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List of Afrikaners

This list includes notable Afrikaner figures who are notable in their areas of expertise.

South Africa

Politicians

Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff: State President of the Orange Free State
Louis Botha: former Prime Minister of South Africa
P. W. Botha: Executive State President of South Africa
Sir Johannes Brand: State President of the Orange Free State
Thomas FranÃÂ§ois Burgers: State President of the South African Republic
J. B. M. Hertzog: Prime Minister of South Africa
F. W. de Klerk: Executive State President of South Africa
Josias Philip Hoffman: State President of the Orange Free State
Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg: State President of the South African Republic
Paul Kruger: State President of the South African Republic
D. F. Malan: Prime Minister of South Africa
Lucas Johannes Meyer: State President of the Nieuwe Republiek
Andries Pretorius: President of the Natalia Republic
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius: State President of the South African Republic
Marthinus Prinsloo: Commander-in-Chief of the Orange Free State
Marthinus Prinsloo: President of the Republic of Graaff-Reinet
Francis William Reitz: State President of the Orange Free State
Jan Smuts: Prime Minister of South Africa
Hermanus Steyn: President of the Republic of Swellendam
Martinus Theunis Steyn: State President of the Orange Free State
J. G. Strijdom: Prime Minister of South Africa
John Vorster: Prime Minister of South Africa

Military

Christiaan Frederik Beyers: Second Boer War General
Chris Botha: Second Boer War General
Ben Bouwer: Second Boer War & World War I General
Philip Botha: Second Boer War General
Schalk Willem Burger: Second Boer War General
Jan Celliers: Second Boer War General
Andries Petrus CronjÃÂ©: Second Boer War General
Andries Petrus Johannes CronjÃÂ©: Second Boer War General
Piet CronjÃÂ©: Second Boer War General
Jonathan Crowther: Second Boer War General
Koos de la Rey: Second Boer War General
Christiaan de Wet: Second Boer War General
Piet de Wet: Second Boer War General
Sarel du Toit: Second Boer War General
Daniel Jacobus Elardus Erasmus: Second Boer War General
Joachim Ferreira: First Boer War Commandant
Naas Ferreira: Second Boer War General
Christiaan Ernst Fourie: Second Boer War General
Joachim Christoffel Fourie: Second Boer War General
Piet Fourie: Second Boer War General
Francois Gerhardus Joubert: First Boer War General
Piet Joubert: First Boer War General
Jan Kemp: Boer General
Johannes Hermanus Michiel Kock: Second Boer War General
Pieter Hendrik Kritzinger: Second Boer War General
Petrus Johannes Liebenberg: Second Boer War General
Manie Maritz: Second Boer War General
Chris Muller: Second Boer War General
Jan Hendrik Olivier: Boer General
Marthinus Jacobus Oosthuizen: Voortrekker leader
Sarel Oosthuizen: Second Boer War General
Ferdinandus Jacobus Potgieter: Second Boer War General
Hendrik Potgieter: Voortrekker leader
Paul Hendrik Roux: Boer General
Nicolaas Smit: First Boer War General
Tobias Smuts: Second Boer War General
Jacobus Philippus Snyman: Second Boer War General
Ben Viljoen: Second Boer War General, participant in the Mexican Revolution
George de Villebois-Mareuil: Second Boer War General
Wessel Jacobus Wessels: Boer General
Constand Viljoen: SADF Border war General

Arts

J. M. Coetzee: 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature
Charlbi Dean: Actress
Hennie Jacobs: Actor
Karl Kielblock: Author
Rolene Strauss: Miss World 2014
Charlize Theron: Actress
Arnold Vosloo: Actor
Candice Swanepoel: Model

Sports

Francois Botha: Boxer
Gary Botha: Rugby Player
Francois Brummer: Rugby Player
Schalk Burger: Rugby Player
Gerrie Coetzee: Boxer
Lood de Jager: Rugby Player
Faf de Klerk: Rugby Player
AB de Villiers: former Captain of South Africa national cricket team
Giniel de Villiers: 2009 Dakar Rally Champion
Dricus du Plessis: UFC Middleweight Mixed Martial Artist
Faf du Plessis: former Captain of the South Africa national cricket team
Johan du Toit: Rugby Player
Pieter-Steph du Toit: Rugby Player
AndrÃÂ© Esterhuizen: Rugby Player
Eben Etzebeth: Rugby Player
Retief Goosen: U.S. Open (golf) Champion (2001, 2004)
Faffa Knoetze: Rugby Player
Francois Pienaar: Rugby Player
HandrÃÂ© Pollard: Springboks Captain
Corrie Sanders: WBO World Heavyweight Champion
GurthrÃÂ¶ Steenkamp: Rugby Player
Roelof van der Merwe: Cricketer
Lara van Niekerk: Swimmer
Duane Vermeulen: Springboks Captain
Hansie Cronje: Cricketer

Namibia

Politicians

Jan de Wet: Member of Parliament
Leon Jooste: Minister of Public Enterprise
Kosie Pretorius: Member of Parliament
Piet van der Walt: Deputy Minister of National Planning

Science and Technology

Rudie van Vuuren: Physician

Arts

Behati Prinsloo: Model
Chanique Rabe: Miss Supranational 2021

Sports

Renaldo Bothma: Rugby Player
Eneill Buitendag: Rugby Player
Aranos Coetzee: Rugby Player
Tinus du Plessis: Rugby Player
Theuns KotzÃÂ©: Rugby Player
Raoul Larson: Rugby Player
Conrad Marais: Rugby Player
Johann Tromp: Rugby Player
Louis van der Westhuizen: Rugby Player
Torsten van Jaarsveld: Rugby Player
P. J. van Lill: Rugby Player

Zimbabwe

Politicians

Rowan CronjÃÂ©: Minister of Education
P. K. van der Byl: Minister of Foreign Affairs

Arts

Peter Niesewand: Journalist

Sports

Dylan de Beer: Cricketer
Brian van Niekerk: Boxer
Dirk Viljoen: Cricketer

Botswana

Politicians

Christian de Graaff: Minister of Agriculture

Netherlands

Philippe Sandler

United States

Embeth Davidtz: Actress
Dion von Moltke: Race Car Driver

References