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1922

Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor (died 2014)

Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor (died 2014)

1982

Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper (died 2024)

Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper (died 2024)

1932

Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025)

Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025)

1983

Bryan Habana, South African rugby player

Bryan Habana, South African rugby player

1932

Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer (died 2026)

Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer (died 2026)

1922

Etienne Leroux, South African author (died 1989)

Etienne Leroux, South African author (died 1989)

1892

Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)

Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)

1977

Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer

Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer

1972

Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

1949

Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)

Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)

1991

Siya Kolisi, South African rugby player

Siya Kolisi, South African rugby player

1962

Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor

Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor

1959

Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic

Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic

1972

Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer

Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer

1992

Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer

Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer

1954

Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster

Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster

1934

George Shirley, African-American tenor and educator

George Shirley, African-American tenor and educator

1904

Pigmeat Markham, African-American comedian, singer, and dancer (died 1981)

Pigmeat Markham, African-American comedian, singer, and dancer (died 1981)

1813

James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author (died 1865)

James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author (died 1865)

1932

Slide Hampton, African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021)

Slide Hampton, African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021)