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.
List
Algeria
Daniel Auteuil, actor Albert Camus, writer Pierre Chaulet, physician Étienne Daho, singer Mickaël Fabre, footballer Edwige Fenech, actress Nicole Garcia, actor Danièle Minne, activist Emmanuel Roblès, writer Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer Jean Sénac, poet
Angola
Iko Carreira, military officer and diplomat David Carmo, footballer 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 André Matias, rower Pedro Pinotes, swimmer Luís Miguel, football coach and former footballer
Botswana
Lynette Armstrong, accountant Roy Blackbeard, diplomat Ross Branch, motorcyclist Christian de Graaff, politician Russell England, farmer and 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 Jovan Nikolić, footballer Samantha Paxinos, swimmer Adrian Robinson, swimmer David van der Colff, 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 Remo Girone, actor 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
Ethiopia Francesco De Martini, military officer Gabriella Ghermandi, writer and singer
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 Kuki Gallmann author Peter Hain, Labour Party politician Louis Leakey, archaeologist Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist Bruce Mackenzie, politician Beryl Markham, aviator Juliet McMaster, novelist Eva Monley, film producer Derek Pringle, cricketer Bill Schermbrucker, academic John Spurling, author Carl Tundo, rally driver Roger Whittaker, singer-songwriter
Libya Lorenzo Bandini, racing driver Franco Califano, singer, composer and actor Vittorio De Sisti, film director and screenwriter Claudio Gentile, footballer Rossana Podestà, actress Valeria Rossi, singer Mario Schifano, painter Adriano Visconti, flying ace
Malawi
Patrick Allen, actor Tony Bird, singer-songwriter Bronte Campbell, Australian swimmer Cate Campbell, Australian swimmer Annie Chikhwaza, missionary Lucinda Fredericks, equestrian athlete Kit Hesketh-Harvey, musical performer, translator, composer, screenwriter Michael Hill Blackwood, politician Richard Liversidge, naturalist Martin Roseveare, mathematician Malcolm Ross, guitarist James John Skinner, chief justice Jan-Jaap Sonke, politician Anthea Stewart, field hockey player
Mauritius Paul Bérenger, former prime minister J. M. G. Le Clézio, writer Morocco
Bibiana Fernandez, actress Just Fontaine, footballer Élisabeth Guigou, politician Roberto Lopez Ufarte, footballer Olivier Martinez, actor Jean-Luc Mélenchon, politician Luis Navarro, writer 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 Costa Pereira, former footballer Guima, football player
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 Stephan Louw, athlete Michelle McLean, Miss Universe 1992 Percy Montgomery, rugby player Dirk Mudge, politician De-Wet Nagel, musician Du Preez Grobler, rugby player Oliver Risser, footballer Phillip Seidler, swimmer 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 Evelyn O'Callaghan, historian 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) James Michel, third president (2004-2016) Gérard Hoarau, opposition leader Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, former Minister for Tourism
South Africa
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 Dricus Du Plessis, UFC world champion 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 Ben Saraf, basketball player 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, footballer
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 David Myatt, activist Michael Riegels, lawyer Alex Rontos, political adviser Raimund Schelcher, actor Werner Schuster, physician Leslie Scott, businesswoman 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 Katharine Cook, doctor