List of Xhosa people explained

This is a list of notable Xhosa people.

Kings

See main article: King of Xhosas (Gcaleka & Rharhabe).

• King Maxhoba Sandile, Aa! Zanesizwe! - King of the Rharhabe sub-group of the Xhosa nation in Mngqesha Great Palace, King William's Town.
• King Zwelonke Sigcawu, Aa! Zwelonke! - King of the Xhosa nation in Nqadu Great Palace, Willowvale.
• King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, Aa! Zwelibanzi! - King of the abaThembu in Bumbane Great Place, Mthatha.
• King Sabata Dalindyebo, Aa! Jonguhlanga! - King of the abaThembu and father to Buyelekhaya.
• King Zwelenkosi Matanzima, Aa! Zwelenkosi! - King of Western Thembu in Qamata Great Place, Cofimvaba.
• King Ngubengcuka, Aa! Ndaba! - Great King of abaThembu and great-grandfather of Nelson Mandela.

Princes and Princesses

• Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, AmaGwali Prince
• Emma Sandile, AmaRharhabe Princess

Chiefs

See main article: List of Xhosa Chiefs.

• Chief Sipho Mangindi Burns-Ncamashe
• Chief Bhurhu kaKhawuta
• Chief Langa kaPhalo
• Chief Justice Thandathu Jongilizwe Mabandla
• Chief Malashe ka Khawuta
• Chief Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela
• Chief Alphin Mbuso Mqalo
• Chief Falo Mgudlwa
• Chief Ngqeno ka Langa

Religious leaders

• John Knox Bokwe^[1]
• Mvume Dandala
• James Mata Dwane
• Desmond Tutu
• Makhanda^[2]
• Enoch Mgijima
• Malusi Mpumlwana
• Peter Mtuze
• Zithulele Patrick Mvemve
• Sitembele Mzamane
• Njongonkulu Ndungane
• Mlibo Ngewu
• Nongqawuse^[3]
• Nontetha Nkwenkwe^[4]
• Ntsikana^[5]
• Ebenezer Ntlali
• Walter Rubusana^[6]
• Tiyo Soga^[7]
• Desmond Tutu^[8]
• Mpho Tutu van Furth
• Nomalizo Leah Tutu

Academics, scientists and business people

• Hlumelo Biko
• Nonkululeko Gobodo
• Mhlobo Jadezweni
• Nomgcobo Jiba
• AC Jordan
• Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan
• Prudence Nobantu Mabele
• Mbuyiseli Madlanga
• Sindiwe Magona
• Vuyokazi Mahlati
• Archie Mafeje
• Cecilia Makiwane (18801919)
• Thembekile Kimi Makwetu
• Makaziwe Mandela
• Makgatho Mandela
• Ndaba Mandela
  • Ndileka Mandela Zenani Mandela
• Zindzi Mandela (19602020)
• Evelyn Mase
• Mandisa Maya
• Bongani Mayosi
• Abigail Mbalo-Mokoena, chef and restaurateur^[9]
• Thando Mgqolozana
• Nonkosi Mhlantla
• Mandisa Monakali
• Lex Mpati
• Dali Mpofu
• Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
• Peter Mtuze
• Godfrey Mzamane
• Joab Mzamane
• Mbulelo Mzamane
• Bongani Ndodana-Breen
• Andile Ngcaba
• Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
• Dora Nginza
• Wiseman Nkuhlu
• Terence Mncedisi Nombembe
• Loyiso Nongxa
• Dumisa Ntsebeza
• Barney Pityana
• Beryl Rose Sisulu
• Mlungisi Sisulu
• Shaka Sisulu
• Thembile Skweyiya
• Mvuyo Tom
• Zukisa Tshiqi
• Siyabulela Xuza

Military and warriors

• Bhurhu kaKhawuta
• Patrick Duze
• Fumanekile Gqiba
• Nomonde Gogi-Gumede
• Hintsa kaKhawuta
• Malashe ka Khawuta
• Maqoma kaNgqika
• Makhanda
• Qaqambile Matanzima
• Themba Matanzima
• Duma Mdutyana
• Derrick Mgwebi
• Bubele Mhlana
• Luvuyo Nobanda
• Butana Almond Nofomela
• Sandile kaNgqika
• Sarili kaHintsa
• Mbombini Molteno Sihele
• Lindile Yam

Politicians and activists

• Ngconde Balfour
• Steve Biko
• Nosimo Balindlela
• Mike Basopu
  • Nqaba Bhanga Nomandla Bloem
• Mongameli Bobani
• Thozamile Botha
• Nomkhitha Boto-Mashinini
• Fort Calata
• James Calata
• Beauty Dambuza
• Nosipho Dastile
• Welcome Duru
• Pumza Dyantyi
• Richard Dyantyi
• Mncedisi Filtane
• Fundile Gade
• Mluleki George
• Sindiswa Gomba
• John Gomomo
• Matthew Goniwe
• Joe Nzingo Gqabi
• Oupa Gqozo
• Siviwe Gwarube
• Alcott Skei Gwentshe
• The Gugulethu Seven
• Chris Hani
• Bantu Holomisa
• Patekile Holomisa
• Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu
• John Tengo Jabavu
• Mac Jack
• Mkhuseli Jack
• Mazibuko Jara
• Irvin Jim
• Mcebisi Jonas
• Pallo Jordan
• Milner Langa Kabane
• Noxolo Kiviet
• Nkosiphendule Kolisile
• Ncumisa Chwayita Kondlo
• Ayanda Kota
• Nqabayomzi Kwankwa
• Lennox Lagu
• Zingiswa Losi
• Andile Lungisa
• Nomfunelo Mabedla
• Phakamile Mabija
• Patrick Mabilo
• Oscar Mabuyane
• Saki Macozoma
• Babalo Madikizela
• Bonginkosi Madikizela
• Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
• Ben Mafani
• Nocawe Mafu
• Vusumzi Make
• Cecilia Makiwane
• Clarence Makwetu
• Richard Majola
• Zollie Malindi
• Nelson Mandela, first president of South Africa
• Winnie Mandela
• Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi
• Gwede Mantashe
• Tozama Mantashe
• Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
• Thandiswa Marawu
• Phumulo Masualle
• George Matanzima
• Kaiser Matanzima
• Qaqambile Matanzima
• Themba Matanzima
• Mangaliso Matika
• Florence Matomela
• Chumani Maxwele
• Moses Mayekiso
• Govan Mbeki, father of Thabo Mbeki
• Monwabisi Kwanda Mbeki
• Moeletsi Mbeki
• Thabo Mbeki, second president of South Africa
• Baleka Mbete
• Nomafrench Mbombo
• A.P. Mda
• Membathisi Mdladlana
• Nomakhosazana Meth
• Nomaindia Mfeketo
• Z.F. Mgcawu
• Raymond Mhlaba, first premier of the Eastern Cape
• Sicelo Mhlauli
• Clarence Mini
• Vuyisile Mini
• Sparrow Mkhonto
• Wilton Mkwayi
• Masizole Mnqasela
• Mandisa Monakali
• Zolile Monakali
• Oscar Mpetha
• Loyiso Mpumlwana
• Ndaba Mtirara
• Alfred Mtsi
• Mlungisi Mvoko
• Griffiths Mxenge
• Victoria Mxenge
• Godfrey Mzamane
• Mbulelo Mzamane
• Mnikelo Ndabankulu
• Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
• Bicks Ndoni
• Andile Ngcaba
• Bulelani Ngcuka
• Smuts Ngonyama
• Dora Nginza
• Looksmart Khulile Ngudle
• Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko
• Gugile Nkwinti
• Duma Nokwe
• Sam Nolutshungu
• Charles Nqakula
• Xolile Nqatha
• Stanley Ntapane
• Thembeni Nxangisa
• Thulas Nxesi
• Alfred Nzo
• Pebco Three
• Zamuxolo Peter
• Sabelo Phama
• Vusi Pikoli
• Barney Pityana
• John Nyathi Pokela
• Mzonke Poni
• Mlibo Qoboshiyane
• Christine Qunta
• Robert Resha
• Walter Rubusana
• Madoda Sambatha
• Charles Sebe
• Lennox Sebe
• Archie Sibeko
• Letitia Sibeko
• Annie Silinga
• Albertina Sisulu
• Walter Sisulu
• Lindiwe Sisulu
• Max Sisulu
• Shaka Sisulu
• Zwelakhe Sisulu
• Stone Sizani
• TD Mweli Skota
• Mcebisi Skwatsha
• Zola Skweyiya
• Robert Sobukwe
• Tiyo Soga
• Mbulelo Sogoni
• Buyelwa Sonjica
• Maggie Sotyu
• Makhenkesi Stofile
• Isaac Bangani Tabata
• Dora Tamana
• Adelaide Tambo
• Dali Tambo
• Oliver Tambo
• Bulelwa Tinto
• Pamela Tshwete
• Steve Tshwete
• Desmond Tutu
• Nomalizo Leah Tutu
• Moses Twebe
• Zwelinzima Vavi
• Zolile Williams
• Fikile Xasa
• Tokozile Xasa
• Lulu Xingwana
• Alfred Xuma
• Yoliswa Yako
• Tony Yengeni
• Vuyolwethu Zungula

Artists and writers

• Tshawe Baqwa
• Busiswa
• Simphiwe Dana
• Miriam Makeba
• Brenda Fassie
• Trevor Noah
• Bala Brothers
• Amanda Black
• John Kani
• Gibson Kente
• John Knox Bokwe
• Lulu Dikana
• Zonke Dikana
• Thandiswa Mazwai
• Something Soweto
• Welcome Duru
• Johnny Mbizo Dyani
• Nofinishi Dywili
• Emtee
• Ami Faku
• Dumile Feni
• Mongezi Feza
• William Wellington Gqoba
• Mongezi Gum
• Mpura
• iFani
• John Tengo Jabavu
• Noni Jabavu
• Mhlobo Jadezweni
• Ayanda Jiya
• A.C. Jordan
• Milner Langa Kabane
• Atandwa Kani
• Ayanda Mabulu
• Ringo Madlingozi
• Fikile Magadlela
• Sindiwe Magona
• Mzi Mahola
• Zolani Mahola
• Zoleka Mandela
• Billy Mandindi
• Mildred Mangxola
• Nathi Mankayi
• John Matshikiza
• Pumeza Matshikiza
• Todd Matshikiza
• Thandiswa Mazwai
• Nobesuthu Mbadu
• Margaret M'cingana Singana
• Zakes Mda
• Nontsizi Mgqwetho
• Gladys Mgudlandlu
• Gcina Mhlophe
• Anatii Mogweni
• Bulelwa Mkutukana
• Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
• Peter Mtuze
• Godfrey Mzamane
• Mbulelo Mzamane
• Bongani Ndodana-Breen
• Winston Mankunku Ngozi
• Zim Ngqawana
• Tats Nkonzo
• Nomfusi
• Victor Ntoni
• Siphiwo Ntshebe
• Makaya Ntshoko
• Winston Ntshona
• Mamela Nyamza
• Nia Pearl
• George Pemba
• R.L. Peteni
• Sol Phenduka
• Dudu Pukwana
• Percy Qoboza
• Walter Rubusana
• Moonchild Sanelly
• Ncedile Saule
• Mbombini Molteno Sihele
• Mkhanyiseli Siwahla
• The Soil
• Tiyo Soga
• Enoch Sontonga
• Benjamin Tyamzashe
• Andile Yenana
• Zanda Zakuza
• Nicholas Hlobo

Athletes

• Lusapho April
• Lukhanyo Am
• Jonathan Armogam
• Lennox Bacela
• Lusanda Badiyana
• Mlungisi Bali (19902018)
• Brian Baloyi
• Masixole Banda
• Temba Bavuma
• Thembelani Bholi
• Chumani Booi
• Siyabonga Booi
• Mbulelo Botile
• Vuyani Bungu
• Siphamandla Dapo
• Tim Dlulane
• Aphiwe Dyantyi
• Mzo Dyantyi
• Thembinkosi Fanteni
• Aphelele Fassi
• Dumile Feni
• Myolisi Fumba
• Ludumo Galada
• Siphelele Gasa
• Lungile Gongqa
• Lungelo Gosa
• Lizo Gqoboka
• Andile Jali
• Sinethemba Jantjie (19892019)
• Bhongolwethu Jayiya
• Andile Jho
• Somila Jho
• Anaso Jobodwana
• Nkosinathi Joyi
• Ntando Kebe
• Siya Kolisi
• Steve Komphela
• Lubabalo Kondlo
• Watu Kobese
• Luxolo Koza
• Simphiwe Khonco
• Siphamandla Krweqe
• Cecil Lolo (19882015)
• Sisanda Magala
• Sylvian Mahuza
• Dumisa Makalima
• Masibulele Makepula
• Thulani Malinga
• Kaya Malotana
• Luvo Manyonga
• Makazole Mapimpi
• Masonwabe Maseti
• Simphiwe Matanzima
• Pumelela Matshikwe
• Michael Matika
• Siphamandla Mavanda
• Phumza Maweni
• Mark Mayambela
• Mihlali Mayambela
• Athi Mayinje
• Khanyisa Mayo
• Patrick Mayo
• Asavela Mbekile
• Mpho Mbiyozo
• Vuyo Mbotho
• Siya Mdaka
• Xolani Mdaki
• Luvuyo Memela
• Sinethemba Mjekula
• Sphelele Mkhulise
• Thembani Mkokeli
• Thabo Mngomeni
• Thando Mngomeni
• Kuselo Moyake
• Mihlali Mpafi
• Mihlali Mpongwana
• Zintle Mpupha
• Lubabalo Mtembu
• Dumani Mtya
• Lubabalo Mtyanda
• Lwazi Mvovo
• Buhle Mxunyelwa
• Bantu Mzwakali
• Welcome Ncita
• Ace Ncobo
• Bongani Ndulula
• Akona Ndungane
• Odwa Ndungane
• Mfuneko Ngam
• Anele Ngcongca (19872020)
• Nkosi Nofuma
• Thabo Nodada
• Jongi Nokwe
• Luyolo Nomandela
• Siyabonga Nontshinga
• Solo Nqweni
• Makhaya Ntini
• Thando Ntini
• Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya
• Scarra Ntubeni
• Ntsikelelo Nyauza
• Sino Nyoka
• Sibusiso Papa
• Ayanda Patosi
• Zolani Petelo
• Siphesihle Punguzwa
• Luvuyo Pupuma
  • Yaw Penxe Sinethemba Qeshile
• Thabo September
• Malusi Siboto
• Ngazibini Sigwili
• Mzukisi Sikali
• Zithulele Sinqe
• Lutho Sipamla
• Siyabonga Siphika
• Zanele Situ
• Mkhanyiseli Siwahla
• Vukile Sofisa
• Kuhle Sonkosi
• Mzwandile Stick
• Zolani Tete
• Dingaan Thobela
• Mzuvukile Tom
• Thami Tsolekile
• Lonwabo Tsotsobe
• Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe
• Solly Tyibilika
• Simpiwe Vetyeka
• Lindokuhle Welemu
• Mandisa Williams
• Yanga Xakalashe
• Nkosiyabo Xakane
  • Sango Xamlashe Lundi Xhongo
• Xolile Yawa
• Mzolisi Yoyo
• Mzwanele Zito
• Masibusane Zongo

Actors, comedians, models, radio and TV personalities

• Masali Baduza
• Amanda Black
• Hlomla Dandala
• Nyaniso Dzedze
• Loyiso Gola
• Tina Jaxa
• Akhumzi Jezile (19892018)
• Asanda Jezile
• Atandwa Kani
• John Kani
• Ama Qamata
• Timmy Kwebulana
• Loyiso Macdonald
• Sindiwe Magona
• Miriam Makeba
• Noxolo Maqashalala
• Senzeni Marasela
• Mac Mathunjwa
• Thembsie Matu
• Lusanda Mbane
• Masasa Mbangeni
• Hlubi Mboya
• Anele Mdoda
• Thembisa Mdoda
• Zenande Mfenyana
• Maxwell Mlilo
• Nambitha Mpumlwana
• Zandile Msutwana
• Vatiswa Ndara
• Brenda Ngxoli
  • Trevor Noah Zola Nombona
• Jet Novuka
• Nomhle Nkonyeni
• Tats Nkonzo
• Ray Ntlokwana
• Thoko Ntshinga
• Winston Ntshona
• Zimkhitha Nyoka
• Chumani Pan
• Thulisile Phongolo
• Soso Rungqu
• Luthando Shosha
• Washington Sixolo
• Zikhona Sodlaka
• Vusi Thanda
• Petronella Tshuma
• Zozibini Tunzi
• Nontsikelelo Veleko
• Zolisa Xaluva

Criminals

• Asande Baninzi
• Bulelani Mabhayi
• Simon Majola
• Luyanda Mboniswa
• Nicholas Lungisa Ncama
• Velaphi Ndlangamandla
• Butana Almond Nofomela
• Khangayi Sedumedi
• Thozamile Taki
• Bulelani Vukwana

See also

• List of current constituent African monarchs
• List of people from the Eastern Cape
• List of South African office-holders
• List of South Africans
• List of Southern Ndebele people
• List of State leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000)
• List of leaders of the TBVC states
• List of Zulu people
• Xhosa clan names
• Xhosa language
• Xhosa language newspapers
• Xhosa people
• Xhosa Wars

Notes and References

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3. Ashforth. Adam. 1991. The Xhosa Cattle Killing and the Politics of Memory. Sociological Forum. 6. 3. 581–592. 10.1007/BF01114479. 684521. 143085706.
4. Book: Edgar, Robert.. African apocalypse : the story of Nontetha Nkwenkwe, a twentieth-century South African prophet. 2000. Ohio University, Center for International Studies. Sapire, Hilary.. 0896802086. Athens, OH. 41572545. registration.
5. Web site: Ross. Dr John S . Ntsikana. Dumisani Theological Institute & Bible School. 15 August 2017.
6. Book: Marika Sherwood

   . Marika Sherwood. Marika Sherwood. Origins of Pan-Africanism: Henry Sylvester Williams, Africa, and the African Diaspora. 26 July 2012. Routledge. 978-1-136-89113-7. 248–.

7. Web site: Tiyo Soga South African author. Encyclopedia Britannica. en. 2019-09-17.
8. Book: John Allen. Rabble-rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu. 2007. Rider. 978-1-84604-064-1.
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