African Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an Olympic swimmer from the Republic of the Congo. He swam for the Congo at the 2004 and 2008 Oly

Is an Olympic swimmer from the Republic of the Congo. He swam for the Congo at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He was the Congo's flagbearer in 2004.

Is a South African football (soccer) right-back for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and S

Is a South African football (soccer) right-back for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.

Is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut in a Twenty20 International against Ba

Is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut in a Twenty20 International against Bangladesh in Johannesburg on 5 November 2008.

Is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.

Is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.

Was an English painter who visited South Africa in 1935 and stayed.After attending the Manchester Hi

Was an English painter who visited South Africa in 1935 and stayed.After attending the Manchester High School For Girls, she received her training at the Slade School of Art in London and in 1926 won the Prix de Rome for her etching The Adoration of the Shepherds, which was subsequently shown at the Royal Academy. At this time she was living at 40 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, N.W, the same house where Mark Rutherford, the novelist, lived in 1852. When she visited South Africa in 1935, a former teacher at the Slade School, Professor John Wheatley, offered her a teaching post at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, w

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance coming as late as 1997. She won a WTA Tour singles event in Richmond in 1983 and numerous doubles titles, with the highlight being her Grand Slam titles at the 1981 French Open with Tanya Harford and 1983 with Candy Reynolds. She won 317 singles and 472 doubles matches on the tour during her long career.

Is a Gabonese politician, currently serving as the Interim President of Gabon following the death of

Is a Gabonese politician, currently serving as the Interim President of Gabon following the death of long-time President Omar Bongo in June 2009. She constitutionally succeeded Bongo due to her role as President of the Senate, a post to which she was elec

Is a South African writer best known for her work about the immigrants in that country. Born in Oaxa

Is a South African writer best known for her work about the immigrants in that country. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, to Jewish refugees from Lithuania, her family moved to South Africa when she was a young girl. In 1967 Zwi graduated from the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) with a BA (Hons) in English Literature.[1]Zwi lived briefly in Israel, but returned to South Africa until 1988 when she relocated to Australia. She became an Australian citizen in 1992 and now lives in Sydney, New South Wales.

Is a Cameroonian judoka.

Is a Cameroonian judoka.

A Zambian footballer, previously playing for Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa.The striker was signed fr

A Zambian footballer, previously playing for Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa.The striker was signed from fellow South Africans Bloemfontein Celtic and had also played for Mamelodi Sundowns and Power Dynamos in his native Zambia.In September 2001, he was suspendend for 6 months from international football since he tested positive for cannabis use, following a World Cup qualifier against Cameroon. Kilambe was the first African player to be banned by FIFA on doping related charges. The ban denied him the chance of playing at the African Nations Cup Finals in Mali.

Is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing as an attacker for English club Plymouth Argyle. He ca

Is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing as an attacker for English club Plymouth Argyle. He can play in the Midfield or as a Striker.Douala started his career at Saint-Étienne but did not make any league appearances for the French club, moving to Po

Is a retired South African professional footballer.

Is a retired South African professional footballer.

Is a South African footballer player who plays as a Goalkeeper for Arminia Bielefeld in the German S

Is a South African footballer player who plays as a Goalkeeper for Arminia Bielefeld in the German Second Bundesliga and South Africa. He is known for his ability to save penalties and his accurate goal kicks.Rowen Fernández was signed from Wits University along with midfielder Stanton Fredericks by Kaizer Chiefs in 2001 following a great season with The Students. Rowen was to be an understudy to Brian Baloyi who was on the verge of landing a lucrative contract in Europe.

Was a South African cricketer who played in forty Tests from 1951 to 1964. A stroke-playing middle-o

Was a South African cricketer who played in forty Tests from 1951 to 1964. A stroke-playing middle-order batsman, he scored over 2,000 Test runs, but made 11 ducks in 73 Test innings.[1]

Has been an active poet since the early 1990s.He is the founder of Barefoot Press, which started out

Has been an active poet since the early 1990s.He is the founder of Barefoot Press, which started out printing free pamphlets. Five editions were published, with a print run of 20 000 each.

Was a South African poet and satirist. He was considered by T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Edith Sitw

Was a South African poet and satirist. He was considered by T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Edith Sitwell to have been one of the best poets of the period between the First and Second world wars,[1] but he is seldom read today.

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played for Western Province and Transvaal in dom

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played for Western Province and Transvaal in domestic cricket and he spent 1987 until 1989 in England playing for Kent. In both 1983 and 1990 he won the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year

Is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 Wor

Is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. He is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Sánchez.Although born in South Africa, and having a trial with Manchester United in 1980, Wegerle chose to play college soccer in the United States. He spent two season with the University of South Florida in 1982 and 1983 and holds the school's single season scoring record with 21 goals. The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League drafted Wegerle in the first round of the 1984 NASL college draft. He would play 21 games and score 9 goals, adding 17 assists, during the last year of the NASL's existence in 1984

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success whil

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 75 in 1992.

Is an international cricketer who made one One Day International appearance for South Africa nationa

Is an international cricketer who made one One Day International appearance for South Africa national women's cricket team in 2000.

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half for Nata

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half for Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup, the Sharks in the Super 14 and the Springboks. He made his debut for the Springboks in the 2006 Tri-Nations against New Zealand and was a member of the successful 2007 World Cup squad.

Is a Cameroonian professional basketball player. He is a 7'0", 260 lbs center. He attended Georgetow

Is a Cameroonian professional basketball player. He is a 7'0", 260 lbs center. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., U.S., and enjoyed a brief stint in the NBA

Was a South African rugby union player. He played as a flanker (1m87-102kg).Ruben Kruger played for

Was a South African rugby union player. He played as a flanker (1m87-102kg).Ruben Kruger played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1999. In 1995, he played in the Rugby World Cup. During this tournament, he made 5 starts, and scored 1 try, in the controversial semi-final against the France national rugby union team. He also played in the 1999 World Cup.

Was an anti-imperialist Cameroonian leader, slain by the French army on September 13, 1958, near his

Was an anti-imperialist Cameroonian leader, slain by the French army on September 13, 1958, near his natal village of Boumnyebel, in the department of Nyong-et-Kellé in the maquis Bassa. He created on April 10, 1948 the Cameroon's People Union (UPC), whic

Was a former South African cricketer who played seven One Day Internationals in 1997.

Was a former South African cricketer who played seven One Day Internationals in 1997.