African Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics. His personal best ju

Is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics. His personal best jump is 8.28 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Athens. This is the Mauritian record. He is also a sprinter and competes mainly in the 60 metres. He holds th

Is a South African soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division

Is a South African soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division.Greenfield moved to the United States in 2004, and has since divided his time playing both outdoor and indoor soccer, for Milwaukee Wave United and Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division, and for Milwaukee Wave, Detroit Ignition and Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the National Indoor Soccer League.

Is a male professional boxer from Lima, Peru. On 2009-09-06 he became the first Peruvian boxer to ev

Is a male professional boxer from Lima, Peru. On 2009-09-06 he became the first Peruvian boxer to ever enter World Ranking. He is now the holder of Latin American lightweight title. Silver medalist: Bolivarian Games (Ambato, ECUADOR 2001)/ Silver medalist

Is a former South African Test and One Day International cricketer who played for the South African

Is a former South African Test and One Day International cricketer who played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003. Rhodes was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. As a right-handed batsman he was noted for his quick running, howeve

As a right-handed batsman he was noted for his quick running. He was also especially noted for his f

As a right-handed batsman he was noted for his quick running. He was also especially noted for his fielding, particularly ground fielding and throwing from his most common position of backward point. A report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showed that

Fellows-Smith, nicknamed "Pom Pom", was an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a useful

Fellows-Smith, nicknamed "Pom Pom", was an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a useful right-arm medium pace bowler who played the bulk of his cricket in England. Appearing first as a student for Oxford University in 1953, he won his Blue th

Is a South African writer, actor, voice-over artist and comedian who has been active for over 20 yea

Is a South African writer, actor, voice-over artist and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous South African and international films and television shows including Blood Diamond, Crusoe,[1] and Wild At Heart.

Is a Burkinabé footballer. He plays for German club Hamburger SV, whom he joined from SC Freiburg.

Is a Burkinabé footballer. He plays for German club Hamburger SV, whom he joined from SC Freiburg. Before he played for Planete Champion in his native Burkina Faso until 2004. He scored his first goal for Freiburg in a 3-3 draw with Greuther Fürth on 22 September 2006.

Is a South African cartoonist, famous as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African public

Is a South African cartoonist, famous as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally on many occasions. He is the nephew of British magician David Berglas and cousin to Marvin Berglas director of Marvin's Magic.Jonathan started out as the editorial cartoonist of South in 1987. In 1988 Jonathan was detained shortly before leaving on a Fulbright Scholarship to study media arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York. There he studied under the comics masters Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman.

Is a South African football (soccer) winger for Vodacom League club Milano United The Cape Town nati

Is a South African football (soccer) winger for Vodacom League club Milano United The Cape Town native, who made his professional debut in 1994 at Hellenic, spent the last two years struggling with injury at Celtic starting in just three cup games in his time there.

Is a naturalized Togolese football player, who plays for Villemomble Sports. He was invited to repre

Is a naturalized Togolese football player, who plays for Villemomble Sports. He was invited to represent Togo instead of France.

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Springboks at international

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Springboks at international level, the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition. He has also represent

Is a South African writer and scholar. In the mid-1990s he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and stud

Is a South African writer and scholar. In the mid-1990s he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Oxford University's Balliol college, from which he graduated with a doctorate in political theory. He returned to South Africa in 1998 and worked for the national daily newspaper Business Day, writing on the Constitutional Court and the police. He left Business Day to write the book Midlands, which explores racial conflict in the post-apartheid countryside through an account of an unsolved murder.

Is a South African cricketer. Born in Johannesburg, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm med

Is a South African cricketer. Born in Johannesburg, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made his Hampshire debut in 2005, and while he is not playing English cricket he played for Western Province in South Africa. He helped

Is a South African professional surfer competing on the World Championship Tour (WCT). In 2007 Smith

Is a South African professional surfer competing on the World Championship Tour (WCT). In 2007 Smith won surfing's World Qualifying Series , the second-tier tour which leads to qualification for the WCT. Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J-Bay competitio

Is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player. After he retired, he became a manager and currentl

Is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player. After he retired, he became a manager and currently is with Once Municipal however afte a one all draw with UES he was sacked as manager.

Was a Cape Verdean poet and writer. He collaborated in various reviews and Portuguese and Cape Verde

Was a Cape Verdean poet and writer. He collaborated in various reviews and Portuguese and Cape Verdean journals. The publication of his poetry anthology Arquipélago (Archipelago) in 1935 marked the beginning of Capeverdean poetry. He was, along with Baltazar Lopes da Silva and Manuel Lopes one of the three founders of the literary journal Claridade ("Clarity") in 1936, which marked the beginning of modern Cape Verdean literature.

Was a popular singer from South Africa.In 1945 he met Rosa de Miranda and they teamed up, performing

Was a popular singer from South Africa.In 1945 he met Rosa de Miranda and they teamed up, performing for more than 30 years as "Marais and Miranda", recording many South African traditional folk ballads and original songs such as Zulu Warrior.

Was a Burundian politician. Bamina was Prime Minister from 26 January to 30 September 1965. He was a

Was a Burundian politician. Bamina was Prime Minister from 26 January to 30 September 1965. He was assassinated.

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 200

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.

Is a former welterweight boxer from Cameroon.In 1965, Bessala won the All-Africa Games in Brazzavill

Is a former welterweight boxer from Cameroon.In 1965, Bessala won the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. He twice won the African Championships in welterweight: in 1966 in Lagos, Nigeria, (prevailing over Ghanaian, Eddie Blay in the f

Was a Burundian, hutu politician who for a short time led his country as it was gaining its independ

Was a Burundian, hutu politician who for a short time led his country as it was gaining its independance from Belgium.[1] He belonged to the political party known as UPP (Union des Partis Populaires). He led the government from 26 January 1961 to 28 Septe

Also known in Turkey as Desire Yosuef, is a Cameroonian footballer playing for Kasimpasa in the Turk

Also known in Turkey as Desire Yosuef, is a Cameroonian footballer playing for Kasimpasa in the Turkish Super League.He scored 2 goal in 11 matches in this season

Is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. His pre

Is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. His preferred position is left back, but he has also played as left midfielder. He was at loan at the danish club AC Horsens in 2008, but since Brøndby IF hired Ho

Is a senior United Nations official working for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).In Janua

Is a senior United Nations official working for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).In January 2006, Secretary-General Kofi Annan also appointed him as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, as successor t