List of Namibians
Encyclopedia
Businesspeople
- Dr Frans Aupa IndongoFrans IndongoFrans Aupa Indongo is a Namibian businessman and former politician.-Business career:Indongo opened his first business, which made bricks, in the late 1950s. With the profits from that business, he bought sewing equipment for cloth making, which he sold in Oranjemund...
, Owner, Indongo Toyota, Continental properties. - Gert JoubertGert JoubertGert Joubert is a Namibian businessperson. Joubert was born in South Africa but moved to Namibia during the 1960s. While in university, Joubert was followed as a suspected communist by the secret police of the apartheid regime until he approached the police and explained his support for capitalism...
- Johnny DoesebJohnny DoesebJohnny Doeseb is a Namibian businesperson and owner of Eleven Arrows F.C. in Walvis Bay. Doeseb was born and raised in Omaruru in Erongo Region and attended school in Arandis, from where he graduated from in 1996. Following graduation, he began working for at the Rössing Uranium Mine, where he...
Musicians
- Jackson KaujeuaJackson KaujeuaJackson Kaujeua was a Namibian musician, composer and gospel singer, and a veteran of the Namibian struggle for independence. He sang in various Namibian languages including Afrikaans and English....
, singer - Ras SheehamaRas SheehamaRas Sheehama is a Namibian reggae musician. The political pro-SWAPO stance of his father forced him into exile in 1979 to Angola and Zambia. There he started to develop his love for the reggae-music and begin to play guitar. In Zambia for the first time he got in contact with the Rastafari and...
, singer - The DoggThe DoggMartin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...
, musician, songwriter, producer - GazzaGazza (artist)Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia...
, musician, songwriter - Gal LevelGal LevelGal Level is an award-winning R&B girl duo from Windhoek, Namibia, made up of Daphne Willibard and Frieda Haindaka . They are very popular in Southern Africa, and other African countries. They are produced and managed by continental music producers Ogopa Deejays of Kenya...
, musician - Stefan Ludik, musician
- Sunny Boy, rapper, lyricist, songwriter
- NianellNianellNianell, or formally Sonia Nel, was born in Omaruru, Namibia, is a South African singer, pianist, guitarist and composer. After growing up in Windhoek, Nianell graduated with a 3 year diploma in light music from Pretoria Technikon in South Africa and has also studied classical music at Trinity...
, musician - Lady MayLady May (singer)Lady May is a Namibian singer. Martha claim to fame in 2004 with the release of her first album Kamali which won her her first award at the Sanlam-NBC Music Awards. Martha is one of the most popular female singers in Namibia...
, musician, dancer - JerichoJericho (rapper)Jericho Jerome Gawanab well known as Jericho and nicknamed J-Twizzle, is a Namibian rapper from Katutura, Windhoek. He's one of the most successful and outstanding MC's in Namibia...
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Politicians
- Nahas AngulaNahas AngulaNahas Gideon Angula is the current Prime Minister of Namibia. He entered into office on March 21, 2005, when his appointment was announced by new president Hifikepunye Pohamba during the latter's inauguration. Angula received a master's degree in education from Columbia University.Angula was...
, Prime Minister - Justus GaroëbJustus GaroëbJustus Garoëb is a Namibian traditional leader and politician. He became Chief of Damara in 1982 and founded the United Democratic Front in 1989. He was a staunch opponent of South African rule and led the oppositional Namibia National Front in the late 1970s.Garoëb was born in Omaruru, Erongo...
, chief and politician - Hage GeingobHage GeingobHage Geingob is a Namibian politician who was the first Prime Minister of Namibia following its independence, serving from 1990 to 2002...
, former prime minister - Theo-Ben GurirabTheo-Ben GurirabTheo-Ben Gurirab is a Namibian politician who has been the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2005; previously he was Prime Minister of Namibia from August 27, 2002 to March 19, 2005.-Political career:...
, diplomat and politician, former prime minister - Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi, politician
- Moses Katjikuru Katjiuongua, politician
- Katuutire KauraKatuutire KauraKatuutire Kaura is a Namibian politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2000 to 2005.Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region...
, politician - Fanuel KozonguiziFanuel KozonguiziFanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi was a Namibian politician, activist, lawyer and ombudsman. A leading member of the South West African National Union-Biography:...
, first President of SWANU, first national ombudsman - Nangolo MbumbaNangolo MbumbaNangolo Mbumba is a Namibian politician and educator. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization , Mbumba has been the Minister of Education under Hifikepunye Pohamba since his appointment in March 2005.-Education:Mbumba graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in the...
, Minister of Education - Dirk MudgeDirk MudgeDirk Frederik Mudge is a Namibian farmer and former politician. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and first National Assembly from 1989-1994. He broke with the National Party and sided with the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia...
, politician - Sam NujomaSam NujomaSamuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma is a Namibian politician who was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the South-West Africa People's Organisation in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990...
, 1st Namibian President - Hifikepunye PohambaHifikepunye PohambaHifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...
, 2nd Namibian President - Ngarikutuke TjiriangeNgarikutuke TjiriangeNgarikutuke Ernest Tjiriange is a Namibian politician, a member of the National Assembly and former Secretary General of the ruling SWAPO Party. He is the Minister of Veterans' Affairs in the Namibian cabinet....
, lawyer and minister - Andimba Toivo ya ToivoAndimba Toivo ya ToivoHerman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo is a Namibian politician who was active in the independence movement. He was a founding member of the Ovamboland People's Congress in 1957, at the beginning of the independence movement....
, former minister; independence leader - Ben UlengaBen UlengaBenjamin Ulenga is a Namibian politician. A member of the National Assembly of Namibia, he is the President of the Congress of Democrats , an opposition political party....
, Opposition Party Leader (COD)- politician - Hendrik WitbooiHendrik WitbooiHendrik Witbooi may refer to:* Hendrik Witbooi * Hendrik Samuel Witbooi * Hendrik Witbooi , deputy prime minister of Namibia...
, former deputy prime minister - Alphues !Naruseb, Minister of Labour
- Immanuel NgatjizekoImmanuel NgatjizekoImmanuel Ngatjizeko is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization, Ngatjizeko has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2000 and member of the Cabinet since May 2003...
, Minister of Trade and Industry - Bernard Esau, Trade Unionist, Independence Activist, Politician
Religious leaders
- Leonard AualaLeonard AualaLeonard Nangolo Auala was a Namibian Lutheran Church leader.-Early life:Auala was born on 25 September, 1908 in Oniipa, Oshikoto Region. He was raised by Lutheran missionaries from Finland...
, ChristianChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Bishop of Evangelical-Lutheran Ovambo-Kavango Church (ELOC)
Sportspeople
- Frankie FredericksFrankie FredericksFrank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...
, OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
runner - Percy MontgomeryPercy MontgomeryPercival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...
, Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Star - Ali Nuumbembe welterweight boxing athlete
- Harry SimonHarry Simon (boxer)Harry Simon is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division.- Amateur Highlights :As an amateur Simon represented Namibia as a welterweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
, boxing athlete - Gaby AhrensGaby AhrensGaby Diana Ahrens is a Namibian sport shooter. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Women's trap event, where she finished in 20th and final place in the qualification round.-References:...
, Olympic Trap Shooter
Writers
- Joseph DieschoJoseph DieschoJoseph Diescho is a Namibian writer and political analyst. In 1988, he wrote Born of the Sun, the first novel by a native-born Namibian author.-Education:...
(born 1955), novelist - Dorian HaarhoffDorian HaarhoffDorian Haarhoff is a South African-Namibian writer and poet. Haarhoff was born in 1944 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, then part of the Cape Province. He is a naturalized citizen of Namibia. He wrote his first poem in 1955 and has been published numerous books. He was also a professor of English at...
, poet - Alfredo Tjiurimo HengariAlfredo Tjiurimo HengariAlfredo Tjiurimo Hengari is a Namibian political scientist and public intellectual.Hengari spent much of his early years in Windhoek under the apartheid system when Namibia was still administered as a colony of South Africa. As a high school student, he participated actively in the student...
, political columnist - Gwen ListerGwen ListerGwen Lister, is a Namibian journalist, publisher, apartheid opponent and press freedom activist.After receiving a bachelor’s degree from the University of Cape Town in 1975, she went to work as a journalist at Namibia's Windhoek Advertiser.In 1978 she co-founded the Namibian weekly Windhoek...
, journalist - Christi WarnerChristi WarnerChristi Warner, is a Namibian R&B singer, songwriter, performance poet, actress, Theatre for development practitioner and Freelance journalist for the . She is probably best known for her role as television presenter "Lady Makhosa" on Soul Makhosa, a Namibian music video show broadcasted on the ...
, performance poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
Other
- Hosea KutakoHosea KutakoChief Hosea Kutako was an early Namibian nationalist leader and member of the South West African People's Organization. Kutako, alongside Rev. Michael Scott led petitions to the United Nations which eventually led to the recognition of Namibia's status as a sovereign country under colonial control...
, liberation hero and Herero chief - Kaire MbuendeKaire MbuendeKaire Mbuende is a Namibian politician and diplomat. Mbuenda has been the Namibian ambassador to the United Nations since his appointment in August 2006. An ethnic Herero, Mbuende has been a high-level member of the ruling SWAPO Party of Namibia since 1974, when he became the information officer...
, diplomat and politician - Michelle McLeanMichelle McLeanMichelle McLean was crowned Miss Universe in 1992. She was19 years old when she represented Namibia and became the first and only woman from Namibia to win the crown.-Miss World:...
, former Miss Universe, charity activist - Mandume Ya NdemufayoMandume Ya NdemufayoMandume Ya Ndemufayo was the last king of the Kwanyama, a subset of the Ovambo people of southern Angola and northern Namibia...
, former King of the Kwanyama - Bridget PickeringBridget PickeringBridget Pickering is a film maker and producer from Namibia. Among other projects, she was an Executive Producer on the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. She is the daughter of Namibian diplomat and trade unionist, Advocate Arthur Pickering....
, film producer - Behati PrinslooBehati PrinslooBehati Prinsloo is a Namibian model. She is known for her work as spokesmodel for the Victoria's Secret sub-brand Pink.-Biography and career:...
, model - Hulda ShipangaHulda ShipangaHulda Kamboi Shipanga was a nurse, midwife, and ministerial adviser to the Namibian Ministry of Health...
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