Bulawayo - Notable Natives and Residents

Notable Natives and Residents

  • Eric Bloch, Economist and columnist

E.Basch, JP and Mayor of Bulawayo 1907-1911. Basch Street, Bulawayo named after him.

  • Mandla Balanda, Footballer, former Highlanders Soccer star.
  • John H Abeles, physician, medical investor, philanthropist
  • Marshall P. Baron, painter
  • Robin Brown, cricketer
  • Warren Carne, cyclist
  • Brian Chikwava, writer and musician
  • Charlene, Princess of Monaco, wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
  • Charles Coghlan, lawyer, first Premier of Southern Rhodesia. (Coghlan was honored by his burial, near Cecil Rhodes's grave, at "World's View" in the Matopo Hills near Bulawayo.)
  • Charles Coventry, cricketer
  • Kirsty Coventry, world-record swimmer
  • Chelsy Davy, former girlfriend of Prince Harry
  • Graham Edwards, cricketer
  • Lucia Evans, winner of the 2006 Irish TV talent show You're A Star, born in Bulawayo
  • Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel
  • Duncan Fletcher, cricketer, former coach of England national cricket team and current coach of Indian national cricket team
  • Humphrey Gibbs, GCVO, KCMG, farmer, Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia (1959–1970)
  • Norman Geras, professor of political philosophy, University of Manchester; writes normblog, a widely read UK blog
  • Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-born English cricketer
  • Kubi Indi, development activist and businesswoman
  • Tendayi Jembere, actor
  • Doris Lessing, novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Cont Mhlanga, playwright and founder of Amakhosi Theater
  • August Musarurwa, composer of the tune "Skokiaan"
  • Benjani Mwaruwari, footballer and current Zimbabwe team captain and also turns out for Blackburn Rovers
  • Peter Ndlovu, footballer, former Zimbabwe team captain and considered to be the best Zimbabwean player of all time
  • Lewin Nyatanga, Zimbabwean-born Welsh footballer
  • Alexander Pines, professor of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
  • Nick Price, former world number one golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame member
  • Ramadu, musician
  • Surendran Reddy, musician, composer and performer
  • Rozalla, dance music performer
  • Ron Sandler, CEO Lloyd's of London; Chairman of Northern Rock bank
  • Shingai Shoniwa, rock musician
  • Alexander McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE, writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
  • Joseph Sonnabend, physician, researcher, part of team to discover interferon
  • Heath Streak, cricketer and former captain and current bowling coach of the Zimbabwe team
  • Yvonne Vera, award-winning author
  • David Coltart Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture. (2008–present)
  • Charles Mhlauri, football coach, former Zimbabwe National Team Coach (Warriors)
  • David Dewar, Professor of Town Planning, University of Cape Town
  • Neil Dewar, Professr of Geography, University of Cape Town
  • Bruce Millar, Actor, singer, radio personality, S African Broadcasting Corporation
  • Freda Keet, Actress, radio announcer at Voice of Israel, public speaker
  • Yolanda Sonnabend, artist, famous London stage and costume designer
  • Deborah Sharon Abeles, well known Swiss artist, with DESSA(de) as artist-name
  • Harold Bodmer

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