African Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a DR Congolese football player who is playing for FC 105 Libreville. He was part of the Congolese

Is a DR Congolese football player who is playing for FC 105 Libreville. He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-

Is known as one of South Africa's greatest writers.Pauline Smith was born on 2 April 1882 in Oudtsho

Is known as one of South Africa's greatest writers.Pauline Smith was born on 2 April 1882 in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, and grew up in the Little Karoo. At the age of thirteen she was sent to boarding school in England and never lived permanently in South Africa again, though throughout her life she made a number of extended visits to the country. Her extended visit of 1913-1914, and the journal that she kept, formed the basis of many stories of "the Little Karoo" and her novel "The Beadle."

Is a Cape Verdean soccer midfielder who played two seasons with the New England Revolution in Major

Is a Cape Verdean soccer midfielder who played two seasons with the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer, four seasons in the USISL and six seasons in Norway.

is a musician from Angola. He was born in Luanda and spent some of his childhood in Lisbon. His mus

is a musician from Angola. He was born in Luanda and spent some of his childhood in Lisbon. His music is mostly written in Portuguese though some is in the Kimbundu language. His music is often political dealing with the hardships of Angolan life, the war, and corruption. His Angolan style of music is known as Semba. Some of his music was featured in the French film La Grande Ourse.

Served as the Foreign Minister of Angola from 1976 to 1984.

Served as the Foreign Minister of Angola from 1976 to 1984.

Is a Namibian welterweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Silent Assassin", Nuumbembe is a former Commonwealt

Is a Namibian welterweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Silent Assassin", Nuumbembe is a former Commonwealth champion who represented Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Nuumbembe came to prominence in April 2005, when he fought

Is a Namibian boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a Namibian boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a Namibian professional lightweight boxer. He is the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight w

Is a Namibian professional lightweight boxer. He is the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight world champion. His fighting record stands at 26-1-1 with 17 knockouts. He fought against the WBA Lightweight champion Yusuke Kobori, He won the fight by po

Is a South African Rugby Union player. He is a loose forward. Wannenburg plays for the Bulls in the

Is a South African Rugby Union player. He is a loose forward. Wannenburg plays for the Bulls in the southern hemisphere Super 14 competition.Wannenburg made his provincinal debut in 2001 against the Golden Lions Rugby Union. In 2002 Wannenburg made his Super 12 (now, Super 14) debut against the ACT Brumbies. Also in that year, Wannenburg went on to make his first test appearance for the Springboks in a match against France.

Is an Angolan author best known for his novels about contemporary Angolan life. He is also known for

Is an Angolan author best known for his novels about contemporary Angolan life. He is also known for writing several essays about the civil war.

Is a former Olympic swimmer from Angola. He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992. Lima participated i

Is a former Olympic swimmer from Angola. He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992. Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m Freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 1

Known simply as Pelé, is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who currently plays as a centre

Known simply as Pelé, is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk. Pelé started playing professionally for local Imortal Desportivo Clube, moving to Algarve neighbours S.C. Fa

Has enjoyed a highly successful musical career in South Africa spanning more than 15 years, during w

Has enjoyed a highly successful musical career in South Africa spanning more than 15 years, during which time she has been one of the few white entertainers who has crossed cultural barriers and been loved by both black and white audiences alike. P.J. Powers has recorded 15 albums and is well known for her UK chart hit World In Union (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) in 1995.Penelope born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal joined the all-girl group called Pantha as front singer when it was formed in 1979. She later became the lead singer for the rock band Hotline, which formed in Johannesburg in 1980. The band changed their style to afro-rock in 1983. Hotline disbanded in 1987. PJ Powers then started her solo career.

Is a South African cricketer, who has played first-class cricket for Boland, Cape Cobras and Sussex.

Is a South African cricketer, who has played first-class cricket for Boland, Cape Cobras and Sussex. He signed for Sussex on a one-year at the start of the 2009 season. In June 2009, he came to prominence by taking three top-order wickets for Sussex again

Was a South African-born footballer and football club manager.He joined Coventry City in the summer

Was a South African-born footballer and football club manager.He joined Coventry City in the summer of 1919 as Coventry began their first season in the Football League. However, he played just once before moving to Halifax Town later that year. Halifax were elected to the football league in 1921 and Mackrill played in their first ever league game, a 2-0 defeat away to eventual runners-up Darlington on August 27, 1921.

Was a South African cricketer who played in thirteen Tests from 1951 to 1955.

Was a South African cricketer who played in thirteen Tests from 1951 to 1955.

Twentyman-Jones played for Western Province from 1898 to 1905 as a right-handed batsman. He scored 3

Twentyman-Jones played for Western Province from 1898 to 1905 as a right-handed batsman. He scored 33 and 50 (out of a total of just 80) against the touring Australian cricket team on a bad pitch and was picked for the third Test match at Cape Town. But h

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1913.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1913.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 13 Tests from 1906 to 1911.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 13 Tests from 1906 to 1911.

A Zambian football midfielder.He was part of the Zambian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished

A Zambian football midfielder.He was part of the Zambian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also took part at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Is a South African novelist.His father was from Ethiopia and his mother was a mixed race person, a "

Is a South African novelist.His father was from Ethiopia and his mother was a mixed race person, a "Kleurlinger" (Coloured). He was born in Vrededorp, nearby Johannesburg, but left South Africa in 1939. He worked first as a sailor, and then as a journalist in London, at which time, he lived with his wife, Daphne, at Loughton. Whilst in London, he met several important black leaders and writers, such as Jomo Kenyatta. He then settled in Jamaica in 1956.[1] One of South Africa's most prominent black writers,[2] his work deals with political and social issues, especially with racism. His novel, Mine Boy (1946), one of the first works to bring him to critical attention,

Played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This m

Played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This made him one of the first foreign managers in English football.A wing-half, former underground surveyor Hauser made 83 Football League appearances (scoring 10 goals) for Blackpool between 1955 and 1962, before dropping out of professional football and joining Cheltenham Town.

Is a Ugandan former professional soccer player, active primarily in the United States, who played as

Is a Ugandan former professional soccer player, active primarily in the United States, who played as a striker. Byaruhanga was attached to the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in the 2000 and 2001 seasons, making six appearances. Byaruhanga also made one appearance for the Carolina Dynamo of the USL D3-Pro League in the 2002 season.

Is a Cape Verdean American professional basketball player with Kouvot of the Finnish Korisliiga. Als

Is a Cape Verdean American professional basketball player with Kouvot of the Finnish Korisliiga. Also a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team, Cipriano was born in 1983 in New Jersey, United States. Cipriano joined Cape Verde after they won a

Is a highly accomplished and versatile visual South African artist, working across a broad spectrum

Is a highly accomplished and versatile visual South African artist, working across a broad spectrum of media. But he also has a literary side as an internationally acclaimed writer and poet. Of these three roles, he jokes: "Had I been triplets, it would have made it much easier because each could have his own job... There are times when I go through a writing phase and there are times for phases of picture-making but there is never a dull moment."