Notable South African Americans
- Jani Allan, columnist and radio personality
- Caron Bernstein, model and actress
- Rodney Howard Browne, theologian and author
- Mike Connell, professional footballer
- Colin Cowie, lifestyle guru
- Cliff Drysdale, tennis player
- David DeCastro, American football player
- Trevor Denman, thoroughbred race caller
- Arnold Vosloo, actor
- Richard W. Fisher, politician and banker
- Elizabeth Furse, US politician
- Robert Hamerton-Kelly, theologian
- Johan Kriek, tennis player
- Lara Logan, journalist and chief foreign correspondent for CBS News
- Mark Mathabane, author
- Dave Matthews, musician
- Embeth Davidtz, actress
- Elon Musk, entrepreneur
- Daniel Mindel, cinematographer
- Victor Nogueira, soccer goalkeeper
- Andrew Parkinson, soccer player
- Andrew Pattison, tennis player
- Trevor Rabin, musician
- Jonathan Butler, musician, guitarist
- Robert Schneider, musician and producer
- Charlize Theron, model and actress
- Ben Viljoen, Boer general, politician and author
- Roy Wegerle, soccer player
- Goapele, rhythm & blues artist
- Styles P, rapper
- Gary Player, golfer
- Sasha Pieterse, an actress, most known for playing the 'missing' Alison DiLaurentis and Courtney on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars
- Patrick Soon-Shiong, entrepreneur
- Earl Sweatshirt, rapper
- Dave Wittenberg, anime/video games voice actor, born in a hospital in South Africa and raised in Boston.
- Carol Milton, entrepreneur, owner of Hoy P`loy Nail Emporium.
- Nana Meriwether, Miss Maryland USA 2012, 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA 2012.
- Cobus Potgieter, drummer, musician and YouTube sensation
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