African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Charlize Theron
DI; Oscar Winner; Oscar Winner (*Monster*); Oscar-Winning Actress
Maria Alice
Founder
Ana Clara Guerra Marques
Founder
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné
Director
Gadalla Gubara†
Pioneer Director
Henri Duparc
Director & Producer
Kamel Abdeli
Director
Kramo-Lanciné Fadika†
Director & Producer
Manuel Jorge Viola
Director
Maria Alice de Almeida
Ballet Nacional Founder; Founder
Maria João
Director
Prof. Barney Simon†
Founder
Pérola do Canto
Founder
Rui Tavares
Director
Claudia Cardinale
Actress & International Icon
Hend Sabry
Actress & UNHCR Ambassador; Star; Tunisian-Egyptian Star
J. M. Coetzee
Nobel Laureate in Literature
Karim Abdel Aziz
Leading Actor & Producer; Leading Man; Star
Marlene Dumas
DI; Painter & Global Icon
Sharlto Copley
Actor (*District 9*)
Yousra
Icon; Iconic Actress; Iconic Actress & Producer; Star
Adel Imam
Comedy Legend; Icon; Legend; Legendary Actor & National Icon
Ahmed Helmy
Comedian; Comedian & Producer; Star
Alex Haley†
Author of Roots (Gambian ancestry)