African Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Cameroonian football player.He has played for teams in various European countries,OGC Nice (Fra

Is a Cameroonian football player.He has played for teams in various European countries,OGC Nice (France), A.C. Torino (Italy), Rapid Vienna (Austria), Toulouse FC (France), FSV Mainz, TSV 1860 München and LR Ahlen in Germany. At the local level, he played

Was a South African industrialist and financier.Hearing news of the diamond discoveries in Kimberley

Was a South African industrialist and financier.Hearing news of the diamond discoveries in Kimberley, he arrived at the Cape in 1869 and was shortly followed by his cousin Isaac Lewis, also from Neustadt-Sugind, with whom he forged the enduring partnership of Lewis & Marks. Marks started his career as a peddler in the rural districts of the Cape, but soon headed for Kimberley where his rise to prosperity began

Is the Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of Botswana to the United Nations. He presented his cre

Is the Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of Botswana to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 18 October 2005,[1] replacing Alfred M. Dube.

Is a basketball player and sports administrator from the Central African Republic. He competed at th

Is a basketball player and sports administrator from the Central African Republic. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team. He is also head of the National Olympic Committee of the Central African

Is a Ugandan light flyweight boxer. He represented his native African country at the 2000 Summer Oly

Is a Ugandan light flyweight boxer. He represented his native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was defeated in the first round by Lithuania's Ivanas Stapovicius. Nicknamed "Sunday" he won the gold medal in the men

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Bloemfontein Celtic and

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Bloemfontein Celtic and South Africa.

Is a former tennis player from South Africa who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships an

Is a former tennis player from South Africa who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the 1960 Wimbledon final, losing to Maria Bueno 8–6, 6–0. She was the runner-up at the 1959 U.S. Clay Court Championships, losing to Sally Moore in the final.

Is a Cape Verdean footballer who currently represents Vitória Futebol Clube, in the Portuguese firs

Is a Cape Verdean footballer who currently represents Vitória Futebol Clube, in the Portuguese first division. A central midfielder, Sandro also plays for the Cape Verde national football team, and holds a Portuguese passport. Sandro started his career at

Is a Gambian footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Nyassi b

Is a Gambian footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Nyassi began his professional career in 2004 with Gambia Ports Authority of the GFA League First Division. The midfielder remained with the club through the 2007 s

Is a Togolese football Midfielder currently playing for Al-Ittihad.International A at only 16 years,

Is a Togolese football Midfielder currently playing for Al-Ittihad.International A at only 16 years, he participated in a tournament with players such Adébayor, Essien and Muntari. He is a genius of dribbling and passing. He played FIFA U17 Worldcup in Ko

Was a Kimberley, South African-born writer. In her lifetime, she was one of the most popular English

Was a Kimberley, South African-born writer. In her lifetime, she was one of the most popular English-language novelists in South Africa. She also wrote biographies of Cecil Rhodes and General Jan Smuts.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who plays

Is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who plays for KwaZulu Natal. He was born in Pietermaritzburg. Erwee made his List A debut in January 2008, against KZN Inland. As a lower-order batsman, he scored j

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer currently playing at Right back for Mighty Blackpool in

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer currently playing at Right back for Mighty Blackpool in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, and for the Leone Stars squad, as Sierra Leone national football team. His 14 year old younger brother Wesseh ,

Pieterse started acting in 2002, when she was given a role as one of the Davis children on the Warne

Pieterse started acting in 2002, when she was given a role as one of the Davis children on the Warner Brothers's canceled remake of the popular show Family Affair. In 2004, she appeared in Stargate SG-1 as well as Fox's House. In 2005, she appeared in her first film The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. She appeared in a short-lived series called Wanted with her former Family Affair co-star, Gary Cole.Pieterse is an only child. She is home-schooled and wishes to complete studies early to pursue her acting career.[citation needed] Her interests include chatting with her friends, Taylor Dooley and Taylor Lautner, and singing and dancing.[citation needed]

A South African vocalist and composer born in Johannesburg, raised in Cape Town, and now based in Ne

A South African vocalist and composer born in Johannesburg, raised in Cape Town, and now based in New York City.As a youth, Sathima Bea Benjamin first performed popular music in talent contests at the local cinema (bioscope) during intermission. By the 1950s she was singing at various nightclubs, community dances and social events, performing with notable Cape Town pianists Tony Schilder and Henry February, amongst others. She built her repertoire watching British and American movies and transcribing lyrics from songs heard on the radio, where she discovered Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald. These musicians would come to influence her singing style, notably in terms of light phrasing and clear diction.

Is the Minister of Agriculture (Also Known as Agro-Industry) of Mauritius serving in the cabinet of

Is the Minister of Agriculture (Also Known as Agro-Industry) of Mauritius serving in the cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam .He is the 3rd Member of Parliament representing Constituency No 5 ,Triolet & Pamplemousses ,the same constituency of the Prime Minister. H

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

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

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

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national football te

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national football team between 1998 and 2006.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who plays for

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who plays for Northerns. Nowak made his first-class debut for Northerns against Free State in October 2008.

Is a professional golfer from South Africa.Pappas turned professional in January 1990 and played bri

Is a professional golfer from South Africa.Pappas turned professional in January 1990 and played briefly on the Nationwide Tour from 1991-93, where he shot a 59 in the first round of the Hartland Classic.He did not find much success in his early professio

Is a Namibian cricketer. Silver made his cricketing debut for Namibia Under-19s in 2007, when he pla

Is a Namibian cricketer. Silver made his cricketing debut for Namibia Under-19s in 2007, when he played against Kenya in the Africa Under-19 Championship. His debut saw him open with former Namibian Under-15s and Under-17s captain Raymond van Schoor, thou

Is a Beninese midfielder. He currently plays for East Riffa Club.He was part of the Beninese 2004 Af

Is a Beninese midfielder. He currently plays for East Riffa Club.He was part of the Beninese 2004 African Nations Cup team.