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 François 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 Cronjé: Second Boer War General
- Andries Petrus Johannes Cronjé: Second Boer War General
- Piet Cronjé: 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
Arts
- Melinda Bam: Miss South Africa 2011
- François Bloemhof: Author
- Lesley-Ann Brandt, Actress
- 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
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
- André Esterhuizen: Rugby Player
- Eben Etzebeth: Rugby Player
- Retief Goosen: U.S. Open (golf) Champion (2001, 2004)
- Faffa Knoetze: Rugby Player
- Francois Pienaar: Rugby Player
- Handré Pollard: Springboks Captain
- Corrie Sanders: WBO World Heavyweight Champion
- Gurthrö Steenkamp: Rugby Player
- Roelof van der Merwe: Cricketer
- Lara van Niekerk: Swimmer
- Duane Vermeulen: Springboks Captain
- Hansie Cronje: Cricketer
Namibia
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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
Sports
- Renaldo Bothma: Rugby Player
- Eneill Buitendag: Rugby Player
- Aranos Coetzee: Rugby Player
- Tinus du Plessis: Rugby Player
- Theuns Kotzé: 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
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Politicians
- Rowan Cronjé: 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
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Politicians
- Christian de Graaff: Minister of Agriculture
Netherlands
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United States
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- Embeth Davidtz: Actress
- Dion von Moltke: Race Car Driver
References
- "South Africa denounces figures of its colonial past; several structures defaced". The Indian Express. 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Inside South Africa's whites-only town of Orania". BBC. 6 October 2014.
- "John Vorster". Britannica. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- Isebell Gauche (3 February 2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise. Struik Christian Media. ISBN 978-1-4153-1626-9.
Famous people: Schalk Willem Burger (1852–1918), Afrikaner Boerleader who was instrumental in the rebuilding of the country after the Anglo-Boer war.
- "Charlize Theron's controversial opinion about Afrikaans - 'It's not a very helpful language'". news24.com. 16 November 2022.
- RW Johnson (11 May 2012). "Is cricket's future black?". politicsweb.
- "Faf du Plessis: in the skin of a lion". The Cricket Monthly. 17 May 2021.
- "Was Hansie Cronje murdered?". The Guardian. 3 August 2003.