List of white Africans of European ancestry

This is a list of notable White Africans of European ancestry, including both European immigrants who obtained citizenship in an African country and their descendants.

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


 * 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