Dinka People - Notable Dinka

Notable Dinka

Among well-known Dinka are:

  • Abel Alier, known as Wal Kwai, the first southerner to be become Vice President of Sudan in 1972
  • Francis Bok, author
  • Manute Bol, former NBA player, one of the two tallest players in the league's history
  • John Bul Dau, one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan", author of God Grew Tired of Us, his autobiography, and subject of the documentary of the same title
  • Majak Daw was the first Sudanese Australian to be drafted by a senior Australian Football League club. Daw was selected with pick 9 in the rookie draft by the North Melbourne Football Club on December 15, 2009. Daw's achievement is all the more notable given he has only been playing the game for four years.
  • Lt. General Dominic Dim Deng, South Sudan's first political officer of SPLA, Minister for SPLA Affairs
  • Francis Deng, author, SAIS research professor
  • Luol Deng, current NBA player
  • Valentino Achak Deng, a former Lost Boy and subject of What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, a biographical novel written by Dave Eggers
  • John Garang, former First Vice President of Sudan and President of South Sudan, Commander in Chief of Sudan People's Liberation Army and Chairman of Sudan People's Liberation Movement
  • Ater Majok, former NBA player
  • Guor Marial, Olympic marathon runner.
  • Lt. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, Dr. Garang's successor as First Vice President of Sudan and President of South Sudan, Commander in Chief of Sudan People's Liberation Army and Chairman of Sudan People's Liberation Movement
  • Alek Wek, a notable fashion model

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