Famous People with Name Uys

Pieter-Dirk Uys            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Pieter-Dirk Uys: a performer, author, and social activist. He is the son of a Calvinist Afrikaner father and Berlin-born Jewish mother and began his dramatic career as a serious playwright, switching to one-man revues at the height of the Apartheid era.Uys is particularly well known for his character Evita Bezuidenhout (also known as Tannie Evita), a white Afrikaner socialite and self-proclaimed political activist. The character was inspired by Australian comedian Barry Humphries's character Dame Edna Everage. Evita is the ambassadress of Bapetikosweti - a fictitious Bantustan or black homeland located outside her home in the affluent, formerly whites-only suburbs of Johannesburg. Evita Bezuidenhout is named in honour of the Argentine political figure and former First Lady, Eva (or Evita) Perón.

Ronnie Uys            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Ronnie Uys: is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings. He played for the Leopards between 2005 and 2007. He then had short spells at the Sharks, Free State Cheetahs and Griffons before joining the Pumas in 2009. After he

Soner Uysal            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Soner Uysal: is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2009, he manages the youth team of Hamburger SV. He also holds Turkish citizenship. He had to retire at just 24 years of age due to chronic knee injury.