People of Kimberley

This is a list of the famous and notable people from Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.

A

 * Benny Alexander, who adopted the name Khoisan X, General Secretary of the Pan Africanist Congress
 * Diane Awerbuck, South African novelist.

B

 * Frances Baard, trade-unionist who grew up in Kimberley - and after whom the District Municipality is named.
 * Xenophon Constantine Balaskas, Springbok cricketer, 1930-1939.
 * Barney Barnato
 * Alfred Beit
 * Benjamin Bennett, author.
 * Dr Rudolph Bigalke, director of the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (Pretoria), 1927 to 1962.
 * Rudolph Carl Bigalke, zoologist and one-time director of the McGregor Museum.
 * Charl Bouwer, paralympic swimmer and 2012 gold medallist, born in Kimberley

C

 * Clive Mopeleti, Filmmaker and Philanthropist.

D

 * Clive Derby-Lewis, politician, imprisoned for his role in the assassination of Chris Hani. Born in Cape Town but grew up in Kimberley.
 * Manne Dipico
 * Frank Dobbin, rugby player

G

 * Kgosi Galeshewe, BaTlhaping leader and anti-colonial resistance leader.
 * Henry Richard Giddy, member of the Red Cap Party that led the rush on Colesberg Kopje or 'New Rush', later Kimberley

H

 * Dorian Haarhoff
 * Reeza Hendricks, Professional cricketer for the Highveld Lions and The Proteas.
 * Richard Henyekane, South African football striker.
 * William Benbow Humphreys (1889-1965), politician, founder of and principal benefactor behind Kimberley's William Humphreys Art Gallery, and recipient of the Freedom of the City of Kimberley.

J

 * Dan Jacobson, author.
 * Leander Starr Jameson

K

 * Bronwyn Katz, sculptor and visual artist, and a founding member of iQhiya Collective
 * Victor Khojane, otherwise known as Dr Victor, reggae and R&B musician
 * Aggrey Klaaste, Editor of The Sowetan, grew up in Kimberley.
 * Bernard Klisser, after whom the Kimberley suburb Klisserville is named.
 * Jbe' Kruger, golfer.

L

 * George Labram, De Beers Engineer who designed and built Long Cecil.
 * Richard Liversidge, ornithologist and museum director.

M

 * Gail Nkoane Mabalane, actress, model and singer
 * Phakamile Mabija, anti-apartheid activist.
 * Thebe Magugu, fashion designer.
 * Adolph Malan, better known as Sailor Malan, famed World War II RAF fighter pilot and later leading member of the anti-Apartheid Torch Commando and Springbok Legion in South Africa.
 * Brian Marajh, Bishop of George.
 * Manie Maritz, Boer general.
 * Z.K. Matthews, President of the African National Congress, spent his youth in Kimberley.
 * Sarah Gertrude Millin, author, spent her formative years, 1888–1912, in Kimberley and the nearby Waldeck's Plant.
 * Harold Arthur Morris, Freeman of Kimberley.
 * Karen Muir, Olympic medalist (swimming).

N

 * Gideon "Mgibe" Nxumalo - Jazz pianist, arranger, composer.

O

 * Ernest Oppenheimer
 * Harry Oppenheimer

P

 * Sol Plaatje
 * Dipuo Peters, second Premier of the Northern Cape Province.
 * Frank Templeton Prince, poet.

R

 * Cecil Rhodes
 * J.B. Robinson
 * Dr Donald Ross, cardiac surgeon
 * Bevil Rudd, Olympic medalist (athletics).
 * Charles Rudd

S

 * A.H.M. Scholtz, author.
 * Olive Schreiner, author, who lived in Kimberley 1894-1897.
 * Gert Smal, former rugby union player and coach.
 * Robert Sobukwe, founder of the Pan Africanist Congress.
 * Richard Southey (colonial administrator)
 * Henrietta Stockdale

T

 * Jimmy Tau, football player and Kaizer Chiefs captain
 * William M. Timlin, artist and architect, responsible for many notable Kimberley buildings.

W

 * Charles Warren
 * Maria Wilman