African Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a South African author of autobiography and romantic adventure novels.She worked initially as a

Was a South African author of autobiography and romantic adventure novels.She worked initially as a free-lance journalist, in 1931 becoming a reporter for London's Daily Express. After this she spent time on radio in Hong Kong as well as a stint writing for British publications in the Balkans. World War II saw her as a broadcaster to South Africa for the BBC, then later working in the Ministry of Information in Egypt, as at Allied Headquarters in Italy. Her travelling was tied up with her marriage to a British admiral, Sir Herbert Packer. When her husband was knighted in the 1950 Honours list Mrs. Joy Packer automatically became known as "Lady Packer", a courtesy title.

Erved as Acting State President of South Africa from 1967 to 1968.A National Party politician for ma

Erved as Acting State President of South Africa from 1967 to 1968.A National Party politician for many years, he served as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs from 1950 to 1954, as Minister of Health from 1954 to 1958, and as Minister of Finance from 1958 to

Is a South African cricketer. He currently plays for the Chevrolet Warriors (formerly known as Easte

Is a South African cricketer. He currently plays for the Chevrolet Warriors (formerly known as Eastern Province), the Kings XI Punjab and South Africa A. He is a right-arm fast bowler and bats right-handed. Theron made his debut for Eastern Province in Oc

Is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at blindside flanker, although he h

Is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at blindside flanker, although he has also played number eight, he plays for the Springboks. He plays for the Vodacom Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup. He is the current captain of the Vodacom Cheetahs.Smith was included in the Springboks squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. He played in four matches at the World Cup and scored a try in the match against Manu Samoa. Although he only played the one Test for South Africa during 2004 - against Wales at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in November, he was capped 10 times for the Springboks the following season.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Free Stat

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Free State. Van Wyk made his first-class debut as an opening batsman against Northerns in October 2008.

Is a Cameroonian soccer goalkeeper. He is currently plays for St. Paul Twin Stars in the United Stat

Is a Cameroonian soccer goalkeeper. He is currently plays for St. Paul Twin Stars in the United States.He has played for the teams Etoile of Essazock, Canon de Yaounde in Cameroon, E.S.S Alegerie, and is currently playing for the St. Paul Twin Stars under

Is a Gabonese politician. He is the President of the Congress for Democracy and Justice (CDJ), an op

Is a Gabonese politician. He is the President of the Congress for Democracy and Justice (CDJ), an opposition party, and is currently a Deputy in the National Assembly of Gabon. He served as a minister in the government from 1976 to 1990, and he was Presid

Is a South African businessman and former chairman of De Beers and Anglo American.Ogilvie Thompson w

Is a South African businessman and former chairman of De Beers and Anglo American.Ogilvie Thompson was educated at Diocesan College in Cape Town and the University of Oxford. In 1957, he became personal assistant to Harry Oppenheimer and joined the Anglo American finance division in 1961. He went on to manage and head this division and also joined the De Beers board in 1966.

Was a South African dancer, whose four decade career included stage, television and film but dancing

Was a South African dancer, whose four decade career included stage, television and film but dancing remained her true love. She was known for her striking beauty, sultry smile and famous long legs.

Is a Sierra Leonean International footballer. He is an striker for Universitatea Craiova in the Roma

Is a Sierra Leonean International footballer. He is an striker for Universitatea Craiova in the Romanian first division and for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team. He signed with Universitatea Craiova on a five year contract woth six mil

Is an amateur Namibian lightweight boxer. Indongo qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by winning

Is an amateur Namibian lightweight boxer. Indongo qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by winning a bronze medal at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in his native Namibia.

Is a football player from Cameroon, his position is striker and plays for Eastern.In AFC Cup 2005, h

Is a football player from Cameroon, his position is striker and plays for Eastern.In AFC Cup 2005, his outstanding performance caught the attention from the coach of Cameroon national football team. He was called for the training squad for African Cup of

Is a Tanzanian footballer who plays club football for Simba SC and international football for Tanzan

Is a Tanzanian footballer who plays club football for Simba SC and international football for Tanzania.

Is a South African football (soccer) player.A midfielder, Junaid Hartley was a former player for Sar

Is a South African football (soccer) player.A midfielder, Junaid Hartley was a former player for Sarawak FA in the Malaysian League , Junaid was known for his hard-working style and highly consistent performances.

Is a Ugandan cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for t

Is a Ugandan cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Uganda national cricket team since 2001. His matches include three first-class matches and seven List A matches. Kwebiha first played for Uganda in 2001

Was a South African lawyer who served as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Afri

Was a South African lawyer who served as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the Supreme Court of Namibia[1], and co-authored the constitution of Namibia.[1]Mahomed was refused admission to the Pretoria bar association, as it was reserved for white lawyers, but was able to join the bar in Johannesburg.[3] However, because of the Group Areas Act, he was banned from getting an office of his own, and was forced to practice out of his colleagues' offices while they were away.[1] In the 1960s he served as a lawyer in Botswana. Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.[3] In 1974 he became the first non-white in South African history to take silk.[3] In 1979 he was appointed to the appeal court of Swaziland and in 1982 was made an Appeal Judge in Lesotho, were he would later become president of the Appeals court.

Was a Beninese politician most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political

Was a Beninese politician most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey they lived. He served as president of the National Assembly of Dahomey from April 1959 to N

Is a South African footballer who operates at full back or centre back. He currently plays for Bidve

Is a South African footballer who operates at full back or centre back. He currently plays for Bidvest Wits.Miller started his professional career at Ipswich Town, but was let go at the end of the 2002-03 season without making a first team appearance.[1] He signed with Leyton Orient, who he had previously been loaned out to. In his four years with the club he racked up 150 league appearances before being released in May 2007.[2]

Is a South African cricketer, who currently plays domestic cricket for the Lions. He has played two

Is a South African cricketer, who currently plays domestic cricket for the Lions. He has played two Tests and 21 One Day International as an all-rounder.

Is a South African rugby union footballer who currently plays in the position of flanker.Melck capta

Is a South African rugby union footballer who currently plays in the position of flanker.Melck captained the Western Province side during the Currie Cup tournament in July 2007.[5]As of the start of 2008 he had secured 31 caps playing for Western Province and 13 caps playing for Super 14 side Stormers.[6]

Is a South African cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for South Africa since the 2000–0

Is a South African cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for South Africa since the 2000–01 season. Kemp is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler. His batting is noted for the high frequency of sixes, particularly those which a

Is a South African first class cricketer for Border. A hard hitting right-handed batsman, Kreusch wa

Is a South African first class cricketer for Border. A hard hitting right-handed batsman, Kreusch was named captain of Border when he was aged just 23, in 2003-04. He had previously captained the Border B team. In March 2006 he took 5 for 31 against the C

Is a South African figure skater. His older sister Abigail Pietersen is also an elite senior-level f

Is a South African figure skater. His older sister Abigail Pietersen is also an elite senior-level figure skater.

Is a South African professional golfer who has won eleven official money events on the Sunshine Tour

Is a South African professional golfer who has won eleven official money events on the Sunshine Tour.