List of Zimbabweans

This is a list of notable Zimbabweans. This list includes people born in Zimbabwe, notably of Zimbabwean descent, or otherwise strongly associated to Zimbabwe.

Artists

• Coster Balakasi (1972- ), sculptor
• Richard Chiwasa (1947- ), sculptor
• Pfungwa Dziike (1972- ), sculptor
• Charles Fernando (1941-1995), artist

Businesspeople

• John Bredenkamp (1940- ), founder of the Casalee Group
• Phillip Chiyangwa (1959- ), founder of the Affirmative Action Group; chair of Native Africa Investments Ltd
• David Hatendi (1953-2012), former CEO of MBCA Bank Ltd and NMB Bank Ltd, founder of Hatendi Private Equity Advisers
• Strive Masiyiwa (1961- ), founder of telecommunications firm Econet Wireless and Botswana's Mascom Wireless
• Mutumwa Mawere (1960- ), multi-industrialist
• Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo (1945-2013), insurance guru, property magnate
• Trevor Ncube (1962- ), newspaper owner
• Gilbert Peters (1988), CEO Spidex
• Divine Ndhlukula, founder SECURICO

Humanitarians

• Chido Govera (1986- ), campaigner for sustainable farming

Musicians

Politicians

Military personnel

• Happyton Bonyongwe (1960- ), retired major general of the Zimbabwe National Army
• Constantino Chiwenga (1956- ), retired general of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and vice president of Zimbabwe since December 2017
• Dumiso Dabengwa (1939- ), former head of Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) intelligence
• Azim Daudpota (1933-2017), Pakistani commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
• Ken Flower (unknown-1987), head of the Central Intelligence Organisation
• Chenjerai Hunzvi (1949-2001), chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association
• Alfred Nikita Mangena (unknown-1978), commander of ZIPRA
• Elson Moyo, former deputy commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe and key figure in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état
• Solomon Mujuru (1945-2011), commander the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
• Perence Shiri (1955- ), retired Air Chief Marshal of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
• Jabulani Sibanda, former ZIPRA soldier, president of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association
• Josiah Tongogara (1938-1979), commander of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA)
• Josiah Tungamirai (1945-2005), military officer and politician
• Norman Walsh (1932/1933-2010), first commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
• Peter Walls (1927-2010), first commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, later exiled
• Vitalis Zvinavashe (1943-2009), first commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces

Sportspeople

• Byron Black (1969- ), retired professional tennis player
• Cara Black (1979- ), professional tennis player
• Wayne Black (1973- ), retired professional tennis player
• Derek Carle (1973- ), cricketer
• Warren Carne (1975- ), cross country mountain cyclist
• Tendai Chimusasa (1971- ), retired long distance runner
• Shane Cloete (1971- ), cricketer
• Kirsty Coventry (1983- ), Olympic swimming medallist and former world record holder
• Brendon de Jonge (1980- ), professional golfer on the PGA Tour
• Duncan Fletcher (1948- ), former national cricket captain and former England cricket team coach
• Andy Flower (1968- ), retired cricketer and captain of the Zimbabwe national cricket team
• Bruce Grobbelaar (1957- ), retired professional footballer
• Justice Majabvi (1984- ), professional footballer playing for XM Vicem Hai phong FC
• Pommie Mbangwa (1976- ), retired cricketer, professional sports commentator
• Tendai Mtawarira (1985- ), professional rugby union player
• Benjani Mwaruwari (1978- ), retired professional footballer
• Waddington Mwayenga (1984- ), cricketer
• Peter Ndlovu (1973- ), retired professional footballer
• Tinashe Nengomasha (1982- ), professional footballer
• Esrom Nyandoro (1980- ), professional footballer
• Henry Olonga (1976- ), retired professional cricketer
• David Pocock (1988- ), Zimbabwe-born Australian rugby player
• Nick Price (1957- ), professional golfer and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee
• Ray Price (1976- ), retired professional cricketer
• Heath Streak (1974- ), retired professional cricketer, head coach of the Zimbabwe national cricket team
• Vitalis Takawira (1972- ), retired professional footballer
• Micheen Thornycroft (1987- ), Olympic rower
• Kevin Ullyett (1972- ), retired professional tennis player

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Writers

• M. K. Asante (c. 1982 - ), Zimbabwe-born American author of Buck: A Memoir
• Catherine Buckle (1957- ), author of children's books and autobiographical non-fiction
• NoViolet Bulawayo (1981- ), author of We Need New Names, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
• Jacob Chikuhwa (1940- )
• Brian Chikwava (1972- ), writer and musician
• Shimmer Chinodya (1957- ), novelist
• Judy Croome (1958- ), writer
• Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959- ), author and filmmaker
• John Eppel (1947- ), writer
• Petina Gappah (1971- ), writer and lawyer
• Peter Godwin (1957- ), author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker
• Chenjerai Hove (1956-2015), writer
• Wiseman Magwa (1962- ), playwright
• Morgan Mahanya (1948- ), writer
• Onesimo Makani Kabweza (1939-1993), journalist and magazine editor
• J. Nozipo Maraire (1966- ), writer, entrepreneur, and doctor
• Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987), writer
• Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948), Zimbabwe-born British author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
• Cont Mhlanga (unknown- ), playwright and theatre director
• Charles Mungoshi (1947- ), writer
• Togara Muzanenhamo (1975- ), poet
• Angus Shaw (1949- ), journalist
• George Shire (unknown- ), scholar, political analyst, and cultural critic
• Wilbur Smith (1933- ), author of historical fiction
• Yvonne Vera (1964-2005), writer

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