Some of the most famous African personalities include Nelson Mandela who is famous as the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and the country’s first black president, and Nigerian and Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote. Other famous people from Africa include Kenyan 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge, and sports legends Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
The continent has also produced famous actors and actresses who include Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, Lesley-Ann Brandt, and The Mummy star, Arnold Vosloo. Other African legends include musicians Yemi Alade and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, award-winning authors Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, and religious leaders and activists.
Most famous and influential African personalities
Kenyan gospel singer, worship leader whose hit songs include Subiri with Mercy Masika & Emmy Kosgei, and Waweza, Utukufu
Kenyan rapper whose hit songs include Wajinga Nyinyi, Adisia, and actor in Kenyan films and TV shows
2nd president of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995
Moroccan-Canadian YouTuber & online streamer famous for gameplay and commentary livestreams on streaming service Twitch
Sudanese former military officer, politician and Sudan's head of state from 1989 until 2019
Kenyan author, academic, East Africa's leading novelist whose writings include The River Between and landmark play Ngaahika Ndeenda (1977)
Last Prime Minister of South Africa (1978-1984), president of South Africa (1984-1989)
Famous Legends from all the 5 Regions of the continent
There are other countless influential personalities from Africa. The most famous people from Africa have excelled in politics, sports, business, entertainment and history. Moreover, these celebrities from Africa span all the main regions of the continent.
These are North Africa, South Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and the six African Island nations of Madagascar, Mauritius, Cape Verde, Seychelles, Comoros, and Sao Tome and Principe.
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