African Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a professional Cameroonian footballer, who played as a striker for Neftchi Baku PFC.Atem played f

Is a professional Cameroonian footballer, who played as a striker for Neftchi Baku PFC.Atem played formerly for the German club SV Wehen-Wiesbaden since July 2007. Before he had signed a contract there, he played for Eintracht Braunschweig. In 2003 he rep

Is a Chadian professional football player, who plays for Tourbillon de N'Djamena. He has played for

Is a Chadian professional football player, who plays for Tourbillon de N'Djamena. He has played for the Chad national football team.

Is a Cape Verdean international footballer who plays professionally as a midfielder for Portuguese s

Is a Cape Verdean international footballer who plays professionally as a midfielder for Portuguese side Santa Clara. He formerly played for Batuque in the Cape Verde, and made his international debut in 2009.

Is the Minister of Education of Mauritius, having taken office from 13 September 2008 serving in the

Is the Minister of Education of Mauritius, having taken office from 13 September 2008 serving in the Cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam. He has held the office of Minister of Finance from November 1996 to September 2000 and also Minister of Labour from 2005 to 20

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Highveld Lions as a left-handed batsman and occasiona

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Highveld Lions as a left-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He has represented his country at under-nineteen level. He was selected for the one-day international leg of the South African cricket team

Was the Minister of External Relations of Angola from 1992 until a government reshuffle in January 1

Was the Minister of External Relations of Angola from 1992 until a government reshuffle in January 1999 shortly before his death.

Is a French weightlifter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he represented Cameroon, and was flag bearer of

Is a French weightlifter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he represented Cameroon, and was flag bearer of the Cameroonian team at the opening ceremony.[2] In the Olympic tournament he ranked 5th in the 69 kg category, with a total of 327.5 kg.[3] He represents

Is a South African cricketer. A right-handed allrounder, he has previously represented his country a

Is a South African cricketer. A right-handed allrounder, he has previously represented his country at under 19 level. He plays for Western Province in South African domestic cricket. On 21 January 2007 he was a victim of an armed robbery along with severa

Is an athlete from Mauritius who competes in archery. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Marrier

Is an athlete from Mauritius who competes in archery. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Marrier D'Unienville finished her ranking round with a total of 605 points. This gave her the 53rd seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Aida

Was an African-American jazz trombonist. Dickenson's career started out in the 1920s and led him thr

Was an African-American jazz trombonist. Dickenson's career started out in the 1920s and led him through musical partnerships with such legends as Count Basie(1940-41), Sidney Bechet(1941) and Earl Hines . Also a soloist of wide acclaim, Vic Dickenson was known for the distinctive sound he coaxed out of the trombone.

Was a South African boxer and former undisputed World bantamweight champion.Toweel was the first Sou

Was a South African boxer and former undisputed World bantamweight champion.Toweel was the first South African to hold a world title. Victor Anthony Toweel was born on the January 12, 1929 in Benoni, South Africa . He was the second eldest of six brothers

Is a sociology and history author, and adult film writer, director, and website administrator. He is

Is a sociology and history author, and adult film writer, director, and website administrator. He is a co-author of The Dominant Man: The Pecking Order in Human Society, a sociology book which has been translated into five languages, and the sole author of The Nero Prediction, a historic novel about Emperor Nero and astrology, which won the 2006 Independent Publisher Book Award for "Best Historical Fiction."

Is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as the Blue Bulls in the

Is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Bulls franchise in the Super 14. He is widely regarded as the best lock in the world[citation needed] and has had a long successful partnership with Springbok and Blue Bulls teammate Bakkies Botha.Besides almost always winning his own line-out ball, Matfield is known for his exceptional skill at disrupting opposition line-outs - this skill was a cornerstone of their 2007 World Cup success - and his speed around the field led former Australian coach Eddie Jones to comment that he should be an Olympic sprinter instead.[citation needed]He also possesses good upper body strength,

Is an Angolan professional basketball player. A member of the Angola national basketball team, Muzad

Is an Angolan professional basketball player. A member of the Angola national basketball team, Muzadi was a member of the squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, FIBA Africa Championship 2005 and FIBA Africa Championship 2007.

Is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer Lea

Is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. futsal team which took second place at the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship, and he is the father of University of North Carolina and United States forward Casey Nogueira.

Was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Trained as a nurse and midwife, she began practising la

Was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Trained as a nurse and midwife, she began practising law.She became more politically active after her husband Griffiths, who had been banned earlier and detained by the National Party government, was murdered by the Apartheid government agents led by Dirk Coetzee in Umlazi township south of Durban. He had multiple stab wounds and his body was found near the soccer field in Umlazi.

Is a Namibian professional boxer from Aminius. Vikapita Meroro began his first fighting experience w

Is a Namibian professional boxer from Aminius. Vikapita Meroro began his first fighting experience with professionals opposed to Elijah Kwenaetsile. He beat Kwenaetsile with a points victory. He encountered Ukrainian Stanislav Kashtanov for the WBC Youth

Is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province and Transvaal. Follo

Is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province and Transvaal. Following his retirement from cricket, Barnes became a coach and was in charge of South Africa's Under-19s from 1997 to 1999. He was then appointed as the coach

Is a Togolese football player, who is currently playing for Étoile Sportive du Sahel. The defender

Is a Togolese football player, who is currently playing for Étoile Sportive du Sahel. The defender began his career by Maranatha F.C. and joined on 15 January 2010 to Étoile Sportive du Sahel who signed an two years contract. Bossou was part of the Togol

Was a Gabonese playwright and Minister.Following the sudden and suspicious death of Leon Mba, Vice P

Was a Gabonese playwright and Minister.Following the sudden and suspicious death of Leon Mba, Vice President Omar Bongo took over as head of state. When Vincent de Paul Nyonda refused to join the new government, one he deemed illegitimate, Omar Bongo orde

Is a Namibian rugby union fullback. He played with the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2003

Is a Namibian rugby union fullback. He played with the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Is a retired South African football midfielder. He last plays for the South Africa national team and

Is a retired South African football midfielder. He last plays for the South Africa national team and works currently as head of development by Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.

Is a Gabonese politician. He served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Small and Medium Sized

Is a Gabonese politician. He served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, the Social Economy, and the Fight Against Poverty from 2007 to 2009.

Is the portfolio manager for social media at Vodacom, a South African mobile telecommunications oper

Is the portfolio manager for social media at Vodacom, a South African mobile telecommunications operator. Previously he was the strategist at the Mail & Guardian Online, in Johannesburg South Africa and the founder of the political blog Thought Leader and blog aggregator Amatomu.com.After obtaining a B. Journ degree from Rhodes University, Maher started his career in 1997 at VWV Interactive, the then leading South African web development company. He pioneered use of several technologies on the South African web, including early versions of Macromedia Flash (then FutureSplash).

Is an Ugandan international footballer currently playing with FK Srem in the Serbian First League. K

Is an Ugandan international footballer currently playing with FK Srem in the Serbian First League. Kayizi started playing in Ugandan Super League club Kampala City Council FC. In the season 2006/07 he had a spell in the leading Rwandan football club APR FC. In January 2009 he moved to Europe to play in Serbian First League (Serbian second tier) club FK Srem Sremska Mitrovica, known simply as FK Srem, a club that is pioneer in Europe in bringing other Ugandan players, like Nestroy Kizito and Phillip Ssozi. Kayizi plays in the Uganda national football team since 2004, and by July 2009, has 19 caps and one goal scored.