List of University of Pretoria alumni

The University of Pretoria is a public university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university in its more than a century of academic service has delivered more than 200,000 alumni. Below is a list of prominent alumni.

Authors and academics

 * Prof Tshilidzi Marwala: academic, engineer
 * Paul Moorcraft: author, BBC commentator
 * Prof Pierre de Villiers Pienaar: author and pioneer of speech therapy in South Africa
 * Prof Calie Pistorius: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, 2001–2009
 * Prof Saurabh Sinha: academic, engineer, author and executive dean
 * Stefan Swanepoel: New York Times best-selling author, public speaker
 * Prof Bettine van Vuuren, zoologist

Arts and entertainment

 * Jana Cilliers: actress
 * Bettie Cilliers-Barnard: fine artist
 * Dr Mimi Coertse: opera singer
 * Ampie du Preez: actor
 * Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi
 * Focalistic: South African Rapper and Amapiano artist
 * Sandra Prinsloo: actress
 * Amanda Strydom: actress
 * Brümilda van Rensburg: actress
 * Verna Vels: voice artist, television director
 * Carrol Boyes: artist and businesswoman

Sport personalities
Springbok captains:
 * Naas Botha
 * Wynand Claassen
 * Victor Matfield
 * Joost van der Westhuizen

Other Springboks:
 * Gary Botha
 * Fanie de Villiers
 * Ernst Dinkelmann
 * Heyneke Meyer
 * Wynand Olivier
 * Danie Rossouw
 * Pierre Spies

Business leaders and entrepreneurs

 * Dr Willem Barnard: CEO, KWV
 * Laurie Dippenaar: FirstRand Bank Chairman
 * Dr Marius Kloppers: international CEO of global mining giant BHP Billitoni
 * Daniel Snzile Ndima, biotechnology entrepreneur
 * Dr Anton Rupert: billionaire, former UP Chancellor and Tukkie of the Century
 * Dr Chris Stals: business leader; former UP Chancellor
 * Giam Swiegers: CEO of Deloitte Australia
 * Elon Musk, a founder, CEO or both of all of: PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, OpenAI, The Boring Company and Neuralink.

Law

 * Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi: former Minister of Public Service and Administration
 * Prof Christof Heyns: United Nations Human Rights Council; Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
 * Judge Johann Kriegler
 * Frans Lourens Herman Rumpff, Chief Justice of South Africa
 * Judge Johann van der Westhuizen: Constitution Court
 * Prof. Kithure A. Kindiki

Health and medicine

 * Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl, physician, radio DJ, columnist, health activist and researcher
 * Prof Flavia Senkubuge, physician, professor of public health medicine, past President of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa

Theologians, welfare, psychology

 * Michael Licona
 * Archbishop Desmond Tutu: social rights activist; winner of Nobel Peace Prize

Others

 * Etienne de Villiers: Executive Chairperson and President, ATP Tennis
 * Elizabeth Voigt: late director of the McGregor Museum, Kimberley
 * Naledi Chirwa: EFF Member of Parliament
 * Shudufhadzo Musida: Miss South Africa 2020
 * Lalela Mswane: Miss South Africa 2021 & Miss Supranational 2022
 * Ndavi Nokeri: Miss South Africa 2022