Influential People in South Africa
Discover the most influential people from South Africa
Bess Nkabinde
Constitutional Court Justice; NW
Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Ex-Public Protector
Desmond Tutu†
Archbishop & Nobel Laureate
Dr. Bongani Mayosi†
Ex-Dean; WC
Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Associate Director; GP
Dr. Thuli Madonsela
Founder
Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa
MP; Presenter & Actress
Johan Froneman
Constitutional Court Justice; EC
Justice Sisi Khampepe
Constitutional Court Justice
Minnie Dlamini
F; GP; TV Presenter & Producer
Patrick Shai†
GP
Thabo Makgoba
Archbishop of Cape Town; WC
Yvonne Mokgoro
Constitutional Court Justice; NW
Babes Wodumo
F; Gqom Pioneer; KZN
Mapula Mafole
F; GP; TikTok Star & Social Influencer
Patrick Shai
Actor†
Zodwa Wabantu
GP; Reality Star & Entrepreneur
Boity Thulo
GP; Rapper
Mahmood Mamdani
DI; Political Theory
Arthur Ashe
DI; Tennis Legend (SA-born)
Auditor-General SA
Chapter 9 Institution
Brenda Fassie†
Queen of African Pop
Commission for Gender Equality
Chapter 9 Institution
Electoral Commission SA
Chapter 9 Institution