List of Afrikaners explained

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^[1]

• 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^[2]

• 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^[2]

• D. F. Malan

Prime Minister of South Africa^[2]

• 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

• 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^[2]

• John Vorster

Prime Minister of South Africa^[3]

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^[4]

• 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

• 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^[5]

• 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^[6]

• 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^[7]

• 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

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 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

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

Politicians

• Christian de Graaff

Minister of Agriculture

Netherlands

• Philippe Sandler

United States

• Embeth Davidtz

Actress

• Dion von Moltke

Race Car Driver

Notes and References

1. News: South Africa denounces figures of its colonial past; several structures defaced. The Indian Express. 14 April 2015.
2. News: Inside South Africa's whites-only town of Orania. BBC. 6 October 2014.
3. Web site: John Vorster. Britannica. 24 February 2024.
4. Book: The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise. Isebell Gauche. 3 February 2012 . Struik Christian Media. 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..
5. News: Charlize Theron's controversial opinion about Afrikaans - 'It's not a very helpful language'. 16 November 2022. news24.com.
6. Web site: Is cricket's future black?. RW Johnson. 11 May 2012. politicsweb.
7. News: The Cricket Monthly. Faf du Plessis: in the skin of a lion. 17 May 2021.