Algeria

• Daniel Auteuil, actor
• Albert Camus, writer
• Pierre Chaulet, physician
• Mickaël Fabre, footballer
• Nicole Garcia, actor
• Danièle Minne, activist
• Emmanuel Roblès, writer
• Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer
• Jean Sénac, poet

Angola

• Carlos Alberto Fernandes, footballer
• Hugo Ferreira, rock musician
• Paulo Figueiredo, footballer
• Pepetela, novelist
• João Ricardo, footballer
• Pedro Emanuel, footballer
• Madjer, beach soccer player
• Michelle Larcher de Brito, tennis player
• Ricardo Teixeira, racing driver
• Madilyn Bailey, singer
• Paulo Madeira, footballer
• José Águas, footballer
• Rúben Gouveia, footballer
• Luaty Beirão, rapper and activist

Botswana

• Roy Blackbeard, diplomat
• Ross Branch, motorcyclist
• Christian de Graaff, politician
• James Freeman, swimmer
• Ruth Williams Khama, former first lady
• Derek Jones, politician
• Ian Kirby, attorney general
• John Mackenzie (1835–99), missionary to and advocate for the Tswana people, first governor of British Bechuanaland
• Samantha Paxinos, swimmer
• Hendrik van Zyl (1828–80), notorious trader from Ghanzi who allegedly hid a vast treasure in the cave systems nearby
• Brandon Wilson, football player

Cape Verde

• Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde
• Carlos Lisboa, basketball coach

Cameroon

• Claire Denis, writer
• Michel Gordillo, aviator

Equatorial Guinea

• Nené Ballina, former football player and coach
• Alvaro Cervera, former football player and coach

Eritrea

• Marina Colasanti, writer
• Erminia Dell'Oro, writer
• Bruno Lauzi, singer
• Gianfranco Rosi, documentary filmmaker
• Lara Saint Paul, singer
• Italo Vassallo, footballer
• Luciano Vassallo, footballer
• Luciano Violante, politician and judge

Eswatini

• Richard E. Grant, actor
• Keith Fraser, skier
• Luke Hall, swimmer
• Nathan Kirsh, businessman
• Wickus Nienaber, swimmer
• Franc O'Shea, musician
• Robinson Stewart, athlete
• Robyn Young, swimmer

Gabon

• Lee White, conservationist, Minister of Water, Forests, the Sea, and Environment
• Marcel Lefebvre, bishop
• Sarah Myriam Mazouz, judoka
• Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, first lady

Ghana

• Joyce Bamford-Addo, speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
• William Boyd, writer
• John Collins, musician

Ivory Coast

• Constance Amiot, writer, composer
• Dominique Ouattara, first lady
• Katell Quillévéré, director

Kenya

• Michael Bear, Lord Mayor of London
• Arap Bethke, actor
• Michael Blundell, farmer, politician
• Roger Chapman, golfer
• Jamie Dalrymple, cricketer
• Richard Dawkins, evolutionist
• Ian Duncan, rally driver
• Jason Dunford, swimmer
• David Dunford, swimmer
• Chris Froome, cyclist
• Peter Hain, Labour Party politician
• Louis Leakey, archaeologist
• Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist
• Bruce Mackenzie, politician
• Beryl Markham, aviator
• Eva Monley, film producer
• Derek Pringle, cricketer
• John Spurling, author
• Carl Tundo, rally driver
• Roger Whittaker, singer-songwriter

Malawi

• Patrick Allen, actor
• Tony Bird, singer-songwriter
• Bronte Campbell, Australian swimmer
• Cate Campbell, Australian swimmer
• Lucinda Fredericks, equestrian athlete
• Kit Hesketh-Harvey, musical performer, translator, composer, screenwriter
• Richard Liversidge, naturalist
• Malcolm Ross, guitarist
• James John Skinner, chief justice
• Jan-Jaap Sonke, politician
• Anthea Stewart, field hockey player

Morocco

• Bibiana Fernandez, actress
• Just Fontaine, footballer
• Roberto Lopez Ufarte, footballer
• Olivier Martinez, actor
• Jean Reno, actor
• Richard Virenque, cyclist

Mozambique

• Jorge Cadete, former footballer
• Ricardo Campos, footballer
• Carlos Cardoso, journalist
• Mia Couto, writer
• Roger De Sá, football manager
• Ruy Guerra, director and screenwriter
• Teresa Heinz, philanthropist
• Jojó, footballer
• Carlos Queiroz, football coach
• Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, military officer
• Tasha de Vasconcelos, model
• Carlos Xavier, former footballer
• Al Bowlly, crooner
• Amanda DaCosta, football player
• Paulo Fonseca, football coach

Namibia

• Jacques Burger, rugby player
• Dan Craven, cyclist
• Tristan de Lange, cyclist
• Maike Diekmann, rower
• Trevor Dodds, golfer
• Till Drobisch, cyclist
• Erik Hoffmann, cyclist
• Adolph Jentsch, artist
• Vera Looser, cyclist
• Gert Lotter, cricketer and rugby player
• Michelle McLean, Miss Universe 1992
• Percy Montgomery, rugby player
• Dirk Mudge, politician
• De-Wet Nagel, musician
• Du Preez Grobler, rugby player
• Oliver Risser, footballer
• Manfred Starke, footballer
• Johannes van der Merwe, cricketer
• Raimar von Hase, farmer
• Anoeschka von Meck, writer
• Arend von Stryk, footballer
• Piet van der Walt, deputy minister
• Behati Prinsloo, model

Nigeria

• Christina Dodwell, adventurer
• Caroline Hawley, journalist
• Fiona Fullerton, actress
• John Godwin and Gillian Hopwood, architects
• Kevin McDaid, photographer
• Cait O'Riordan, musician
• James Reyne, musician
• Edward Stourton, journalist
• Sussan Ley, politician
• Leo Hale Taylor, priest
• Hugo Weaving, actor
• Jeremy Joyner White, educationist

Senegal

• Jean-Pierre Bourhis, canoeist
• Jeanne Boutbien, swimmer
• Marcel-François Lefebvre, archbishop
• Marc Lièvremont, rugby player
• Ségolène Royal, French politician
• Viviane Wade, first lady

Seychelles

• Jean-Paul Adam, Minister of Health and Social Affairs
• James Mancham, first president (1976-1977)
• France-Albert René, second president (1977-2004)
• Gérard Hoarau, opposition leader
• Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, former Minister for Tourism

South Africa

Brent Cunningham, Cyclist

• Raymond Ackerman, businessman
• Ken Andrew, politician
• Greg Albertyn, World and US Motocross Champion
• John-Lee Augustyn, cyclist
• Hugh Baiocchi, golfer
• Christiaan Barnard, heart surgeon
• David Bateson, actor
• Wendy Beckett, religious sister
• Mike Bernardo, kickboxer
• Brad Binder, MotoGP rider
• Matthew Booth, footballer
• Ricardo Nunes
• Jacobus Boshoff, voortrekker
• Francois Botha, professional boxer
• Louis Botha, politician
• P. W. Botha, former state president
• Pik Botha, diplomat
• Sandra Botha, Democratic Alliance leader
• Leon Botha, rapper and painter
• Sydney Brenner, biologist
• Breyten Breytenbach, anti-apartheid activist
• Jan Breytenbach, soldier
• Bles Bridges, singer
• André Brink, writer
• Schalk Burger, rugby player
• Zola Budd, track athlete
• Rory Byrne, Formula One designer
• Kitch Christie, onetime Springboks coach
• Sarel Cilliers, voortrekker
• Tim Clark, golfer
• Gerrie Coetzee, boxer
• J. M. Coetzee, novelist
• Hansie Cronje, cricketer
• Robyn Curnow, CNN International's anchor of International Desk
• Kevin Curren, tennis player
• Ian Davidson, politician
• Racheltjie de Beer, Afrikaner heroine
• Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, Boer commander
• F. W. de Klerk, former state president; worked towards ending apartheid
• Koos de la Rey, Boer commander
• Casper de Vries, entertainer
• Natalie du Toit, swimmer
• Anri du Toit, actress and rapper
• Os du Randt, rugby player
• Sean Dundee, footballer
• Giniel De Villiers, rally raid champion
• Cromwell Everson, composer
• Schalk Ferreira, rugby player
• Wayne Ferreira, tennis player
• Darren Fichardt, golfer
• Bram Fischer, lawyer
• Mark Fish, footballer
• Mary Anne Fitzgerald, writer and journalist resident in Kenya
• Johnny Flynn, actor
• Bruce Fordyce, marathon athlete
• Jaque Fourie, rugby player
• Mark González, footballer
• Anton Goosen, musician
• Retief Goosen, golfer
• Nadine Gordimer, writer
• Sir Nigel Hawthorne, actor
• J. B. M. Hertzog, politician
• Penelope Heyns, swimmer
• Steve Hofmeyr, singer
• Butch James, rugby player
• Craig Johnston, footballer
• Piet Joubert, Boer commander
• Jacques Kallis, cricketer
• Olaf Kölzig, NHL hockey player
• Johan Kriek, tennis player
• Antjie Krog, writer
• Paul Kruger, politician
• Gé Korsten, singer
• Brett Kebble, businessman
• Alice Krige, actress
• Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, author of South African national anthem
• Chad le Clos, swimmer
• Tony Leon, politician
• Paul Lloyd, Jr, wrestler
• Bobby Locke, former golfer
• Adolph "Sailor" Malan, World War II Flying ace
• Daniel François Malan, former prime minister
• Dawid Malan, cricket player
• Magnus Malan, soldier
• Jeremy Mansfield, radio personality
• Eugene Marais, poet
• Victor Matfield, rugby player
• Dave Matthews, musician
• Elana Meyer, runner
• Shaun Morgan, musician
• Pieter Mulder, politician
• Elon Musk, business magnate
• Steve Nash, basketball player
• Ryk Neethling, swimmer
• Harry Oppenheimer, businessman
• Nicky Oppenheimer, businessman
• Alan Paton, novelist
• Francois Pienaar, rugby player
• Sasha Pieterse, actress
• Kevin Pietersen, cricketer
• Oscar Pistorius, athlete
• Gary Player, golfer
• Graeme Pollock, cricketer
• Andries Hendrik Potgieter, voortrekker
• Andries Pretorius, voortrekker, Pretoria founder
• Piet Retief, voortrekker
• Cecil Rhodes, Cape imperialist
• Justin Rose, golfer
• Anton Rupert, businessman
• Johann Rupert, businessman
• Jody Scheckter, Formula One driver
• Leon Schuster, comedian
• Harry Schwarz, lawyer
• Mark Shuttleworth, space tourist
• Troye Sivan, web star
• Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, politician
• Joe Slovo, South African Communist Party leader
• Jan Smuts, former prime minister
• Andre Stander, career criminal
• Martinus Theunis Steyn, politician
• Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, former prime minister
• Helen Suzman, politician
• Janet Suzman, actress (niece of Helen Suzman)
• Basil Rathbone, actor
• Candice Swanepoel, model
• Charles Robberts Swart, politician
• Roland Schoeman, swimmer
• Michael Tellinger, scientist, author, leader of Ubuntu Party
• Eugène Terre'Blanche, Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging leader
• ZP Theart, singer, vocalist of DragonForce
• Charlize Theron, actress
• J.R.R. Tolkien, writer
• Shaun Tomson, surfer
• Piet Uys, voortrekker
• Pieter-Dirk Uys, comedian
• Bok van Blerk, singer
• Irene van Dyk, netball champion
• Siener van Rensburg, Boer prophet
• Marthinus van Schalkwyk, politician
• Joost van der Westhuizen, rugby player
• Minki van der Westhuizen, model
• Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, former prime minister
• Daniel Vickerman, rugby player
• Constand Viljoen, soldier
• Hans Vonk, footballer
• B. J. Vorster, former prime minister
• Arnold Vosloo, actor
• Jake White, rugby coach
• Watkin Tudor Jones, actor and rapper
• Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape
• Cliff Drysdale, tennis player and announcer
• Ted Toleman, Formula One team owner
• Andrew Surman

Tanzania

• Hilde Frafjord Johnson, Norwegian politician
• Alan Johnston, journalist
• Ricky Bartlett, actor and radio host
• Jane Goodall, British primatologist and anthropologist
• Jon Haylett, novelist
• Nico Ladenis, chef
• Sara Larsson, singer
• Hugo van Lawick, Dutch wildlife filmmaker and photographer
• Tim Macartney-Snape, mountaineer
• Michael Riegels, lawyer
• Alex Rontos, political adviser
• Raimund Schelcher, actor
• Werner Schuster, physician
• Naomi Wilson, Australian politician
• Kai-Uwe von Hassel, German politician

Uganda

• Bob Astles, soldier and colonial officer
• Denis Parsons Burkitt, surgeon
• Sir Albert Cook, doctor
• Katherine Cook, doctor
• Ian Clarke, missionary, physician, Mayor of Makindye Division, Kampala
• Richard Gibson, actor
• Danny Keogh, actor
• Louise Pirouet, teacher
• Marcel Theroux, novelist

Zambia

• Greg Aplin, Australian politician
• Robin Auld, musician
• Wallie Babb, hurdle athlete
• Tina Beattie, theologian
• Craig Brown , canoeist
• Stewart Gore-Browne, soldier, politician
• Angus Buchan, evangelist
• Cecil Dennistoun Burney, businessman
• Jean Jacques Corbeil, missionary
• Norman Carr, conservationist
• Dan Crawford, missionary
• Joseph Dupont, bishop
• Phil Edmonds, cricketer
• John Edmond, singer
• Gabriel Ellison, co-designer of Zambian national flag
• David Fairbairn, painter
• Stanley Fischer, economist
• Ralph Goveia, swimmer
• Tawny Gray, sculptor
• A. C. Grayling, philosopher
• Trevor Haynes, runner
• Dafydd James, rugby player
• V. M. Jones, author
• Corné Krige, rugby player
• David Livingstone, physician, missionary
• Robert John "Mutt" Lange, music producer
• Edna Maskell, hurdle athlete
• Tilka Paljk, swimmer
• Daran Ponter, New Zealand politician
• Lindsay Reeler, cricketer
• Alan Rusbridger, journalist
• Charlotte Harland Scott, first lady
• Guy Scott, president
• Jeffery Smith, sprinter
• Peter Stimpson, cricketer
• Guus Til, football player
• Stevie Vann, singer

Zimbabwe

• Miles Anderson, actor
• Roy Bennett, politician
• Macauley Bonne, footballer
• Byron Black, tennis player
• Cara Black, tennis player
• Don Black, tennis player
• Wayne Black, tennis player
• Erich Bloch, economist
• John Bredenkamp, businessman
• Catherine Buckle, writer
• Ryan Cairns, golfer
• Mike Campbell, farmer
• Marc Cayeux, golfer
• Maggie Chapman, Scottish politician and lecturer
• Liz Chase, field hockey player
• David Coltart, politician
• Rick Cosnett, actor
• Kirsty Coventry, swimmer
• Christopher Cowdray, hotel manager
• Sean Crocker, golfer
• Eddie Cross, politician
• David Curtis, rugby player
• Chelsy Davy, onetime girlfriend of Prince Harry
• Lucia Evans, singer
• Brendon de Jonge, golfer
• Clifford Dupont, former Rhodesian president
• Andy Flower, cricketer
• Humphrey Gibbs, politician
• Peter Godwin, writer
• Bruce Grobbelaar, footballer
• Ernest Guest, politician
• Vangelis Haritatos, politician
• Ken Harnden, track and field coach
• Graeme Hick, cricketer
• Heidi Holland, journalist
• Nicholas van Hoogstraten, businessman and real estate magnate
• John Houghton, politician
• Richard Hope Hall, politician
• Graham Johnson, musician
• Timothy Jones, cyclist
• Iain Kay, farmer and politician
• Jock Kay, farmer and politician
• Bruce Keogh, surgeon
• Sam Levy, businessman and property developer
• Tony Johnstone, golfer
• Nigel Lamb, aviator
• Doris Lessing, novelist
• Rusty Markham, politician
• Mark McNulty, golfer
• Thomas Meikle, businessman
• Sebastian Negri, rugby player
• Denis Norman, farmer and minister
• Andrew Peebles, rower
• Nick Price, golfer
• Peter Purcell-Gilpin, rower
• Billy Rautenbach, businessman
• Conrad Rautenbach, rally driver
• Ronald Reid-Daly, soldier; leader of the Selous Scouts
• John Robinson, footballer
• Glen Salmon, footballer
• Alexander McCall Smith, writer
• Ian Smith, former Rhodesian prime minister
• Timothy Stamps, politician
• Trudy Stevenson, politician
• Gavin Sutherland, archer
• Wrex Tarr, entertainer
• Clem Tholet, singer
• Micheen Thornycroft, rower
• Garfield Todd, former Rhodesian prime minister
• Kevin Ullyett, tennis player
• Mark Vermeulen, cricketer
• Scott Vincent, golfer
• Peter Walls, soldier
• General Michael Dawson Walker, British soldier
• Nicola Watson, politician
• Roy Welensky, former Rhodesia and Nyasaland prime minister
• Peter Wetzlar, swimmer
• Guy Whittall, cricketer

Others

• Adeline André, Ubangi-Shari-born fashion designer
• Steve Barker, Lesotho-born former footballer
• Paul Bérenger, former prime minister of Mauritius
• Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian actress
• Claudio Gentile, Italian Libya-born footballer
• Gabriella Ghermandi, Ethiopia-born writer and singer
• Gerardo Miranda, French West Africa-born footballer
• Mário Palma, Guinea-Bissau-born basketball coach