African Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an international cricketer who made two One Day International appearances for South Africa nation

Is an international cricketer who made two One Day International appearances for South Africa national women's cricket team in 1997.

Is a former figure skater. She was the first African American to win a medal at a Winter Olympics, w

Is a former figure skater. She was the first African American to win a medal at a Winter Olympics, winning the bronze medal in ladies figure skating at the 1988 winter Olympics. She is now an orthopedic surgeon.

Is a South African footballer, currently playing for Hanover Park F.C. in the National First Divisio

Is a South African footballer, currently playing for Hanover Park F.C. in the National First Division.

Is an Ethiopian footballer currently playing for Saint-George SA. Debebe is a defender and is part o

Is an Ethiopian footballer currently playing for Saint-George SA. Debebe is a defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career by Arba Minch Textile S People in summer 2004 transferred to Saint-George SA.

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won t

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and finished seventh in the 200 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the

Is a South African football (soccer) player, who was last playing for Anorthosis Famagusta FC.Buckle

Is a South African football (soccer) player, who was last playing for Anorthosis Famagusta FC.Buckley's soccer career began with his local team Butcherfille Rovers Durban, but when he was 17 years old he was signed by German club VfL Bochum. Buckley spent most of his career in Germany, going through Bochum's youth teams and debuting in the Bundesliga in 1995. Buckley finally broke into the first squad in 1998 and remained a starter for much of his time at Bochum.

Is a Gambian footballer (striker) currently playing for FC Honka in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, a.k.a

Is a Gambian footballer (striker) currently playing for FC Honka in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, a.k.a. the Finnish Premier Division. Savage started playing football on the streets of Banjul as a boy. In his school, Saint Mary's, he became a star player. In

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Bar

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-2 500 m event.

Was a Boer Commando, South African soldier and politician.While still in his teens, Deneys Reitz ser

Was a Boer Commando, South African soldier and politician.While still in his teens, Deneys Reitz served in the Boer forces during the Second Boer War. As a commando he fought in both the first conventional phase of the war and the second guerrilla phase.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 16 Tests from 1927 to 1932.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 16 Tests from 1927 to 1932.

Is an academic, businessman, and former politician and diplomat. He was South African ambassador to

Is an academic, businessman, and former politician and diplomat. He was South African ambassador to Australia from 1982 to 1984 and then Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1984 to 1987.[2] He resigned his post in order to return to South Africa and form the liberal anti-apartheid Independent Party with Wynand Malan. He subsequently became one of the three co-leaders of the Democratic Party.Worrall taught at universities in South Africa (University of the Witwatersrand), Nigeria and the United States and edited the first general textbook on the South African government and politics.[2]

Is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town in the Football

Is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town in the Football League. He was born in Benoni, South Africa.[1]

Is a Ugandan football (soccer) goalkeeper for South African Premier Soccer League club Supersport Un

Is a Ugandan football (soccer) goalkeeper for South African Premier Soccer League club Supersport United and Uganda.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1935. He was born in Umtali, Rhodesia (now M

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1935. He was born in Umtali, Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe) and died in Durban, Natal.

Played 19 Tests for South Africa. He later became a cricket referee. His father, Johnny, also played

Played 19 Tests for South Africa. He later became a cricket referee. His father, Johnny, also played Test cricket for South Africa.

S a former South African cricketer who played in five Tests from 1948 to 1950. He was born in Middel

S a former South African cricketer who played in five Tests from 1948 to 1950. He was born in Middelburg, Transvaal.

Is a former South Africa cricketer. She made one Test and 29 Women's One Day International appearanc

Is a former South Africa cricketer. She made one Test and 29 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 1997 and 2002.

Is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays as a striker.

Is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays as a striker.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1970.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1970.

A Zambian football striker who, as of 2007, was playing for AmaZulu.He started his professional care

A Zambian football striker who, as of 2007, was playing for AmaZulu.He started his professional career with Zanaco FC of Zambia in 1989 before leaving for Nchanga Rangers at the beginning of the 1991 season. At Nchanga Rangers he established a midfield partnership with Abeauty Kunda. He later left Nchanga to join Kabwe Warriors after a failed attempt to rejoin Zanaco. At Warriors, he never settled and left after one season to join Konkola Blades.It was at Konkala where the late brother to Kalusha Bwalya, Benjamin transformed Lota from a midfielder to a lethal striker who went on to win the golden boot in 1995 and later became a strong target for international clubs.

Was a South African boxer who won the silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer

Was a South African boxer who won the silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Shepherd died at age 79 in Johannesburg.

Dyer was an opening right-hand batsman who announced himself with an innings of 185 for Natal agains

Dyer was an opening right-hand batsman who announced himself with an innings of 185 for Natal against Western Province in 1939-40, but then lost the next six years to the Second World War. He re-established himself in 1946 with further centuries and much

Is a South African poet. A graduate of the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwate

Is a South African poet. A graduate of the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand, Brutus was formerly on the faculty of the University of Denver and Northwestern University.Dennis Brutus was an activist against the apartheid government of South Africa in the 1960s. He worked to get South Africa suspended from the Olympics; this eventually lead to the country's expulsion from the games in 1970. He joined the Anti-Coloured Affairs Department organisation (Anti-CAD), a group that organised against the Coloured Affairs Department which was an attempt by the government to institutionalise divisions between blacks and coloureds. He was arrested in 1963 and jailed for 18 months on Robben Island.

Was a South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who

Was a South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for South Western Districts. He was born in Oudtshoorn. Ekstraal made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 2006-07 campaign, aga

Is a former South African first class cricketer. Hobson played as a right-handed batsman and legbrea

Is a former South African first class cricketer. Hobson played as a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler for Eastern Province and Western Province. His career lasted from 1970-71 to 1984-85. He played for South Africa in 4 unofficial "Tests" during th