List of people from Bulawayo

The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with or around the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

John H Abeles (born 1945), physician, medical investor, philanthropist
Ignatius Arnoz (1885–1950), Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Percelle Ascott (born 1993), actor and writer
Gift Banda (born 1969), politician
Lewis Banda (born 1982), sprinter
Roy Barbour (born 1935), field hockey player
Leo Baron (1916–1985), lawyer, Royal Air Force officer and contract bridge player
Marshall P. Baron (1934–1977), painter
Tinker Beets (born 1941), field hockey player and cricketer
Berita (born 1991), singer, songwriter and music producer
Mkhululi Bhebhe (born 1984), contemporary gospel music vocalist
Erich Bloch (1939–2014), economist and columnist
Graham Boynton, journalist, consultant, travel writer and editor
Elias Broomberg (1915–1977), businessman and politician
Robin Brown (born 1951), cricketer
Angus Buchan (born 1947), author and evangelist
NoViolet Bulawayo (born 1981), writer
Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947), scout and world-traveling adventurer
David Candler (1924–2008), first-class cricketer, mathematician, educator and clergyman
Warren Carne (born 1975), cyclist
Charlene, Princess of Monaco (born 1978), wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Brian Chikwava (born 1971), writer and musician
Charles Coghlan (1863–1927), lawyer, first Premier of Southern Rhodesia; honoured by burial near Cecil Rhodes's grave, at "World's View" in the Matopo Hills near Bulawayo
David Coltart (born 1957), former Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture (2008–2013)
Charles Coventry (born 1983), cricketer
Kirsty Coventry (born 1983), world-record swimmer
James Cowden (born 1869), politician
Eddie Cross (born 1940), economist and founder member of the mainstream Movement for Democratic Change party led by Nelson Chamisa; currently the Policy Coordinator General
Harry Davies (1878–1957), politician
Harry Elinder Davies (1915–2005)
Chelsy Davy (born 1985), businesswoman, former girlfriend of Prince Harry
Brendon Dawson (born 1967), rugby union footballer
Diana Dean (born 1942), Canadian artist
Luthuli Dlamini (born 1966), film and television actor
Mildred Reason Dube (died 2022), politician
John Eaton (1902–1981), Royal Navy officer
John Edmond (born 1936), folk singer and retired soldier
Graham Edwards (born 1970), cricketer
Chris Ellison (born 1954), lawyer and former politician
Lucia Evans (born 1982), winner of the 2006 Irish TV talent show You're A Star, born in Bulawayo
Stanley Fischer (born 1943), governor of the Bank of Israel
Duncan Fletcher (born 1948), cricketer, former coach of England national cricket team and Indian national cricket team
Roy Garden (born 1961), lawn and indoor bowler
Adrian Garvey (born 1968), rugby union player
Maureen George (born 1955), field hockey player
Norman Geras (1943–2013), professor of political philosophy, University of Manchester; UK blogger (normblog)
Humphrey Gibbs (1902–1990), GCVO, KCMG, farmer, Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia (1959–1970)
Precious Gondwe (born 1987), lawyer and businesswoman
Carole Gray (born 1938), dancer and film actress
Teenage Hadebe (born 1995), footballer
Elizabeth Haran (born 1954), Australian novelist
James G. Haskins (1914–1990), politician and businessman
Charles Helm (1844–1915), missionary
Graeme Hick (born 1966), Zimbabwean-born English cricketer
Jason Hitz (born 1980), cricketer and rugby union player
David Houghton (born 1957), former Zimbabwean cricketer and coach of Zimbabwean cricket team
Derek Hudson (1934–2005), conductor
Susan Huggett (born 1954), field hockey player
Kubi Indi, development activist and businesswoman
Hank Irvine (born 1943), tennis player
Tendayi Jembere, actor
Graham Johnson (born 1950), pianist, recognised as one of the world's leading vocal accompanists; world authority on the song repertoire
Tony Johnstone (born 1956), golfer
Heinrich Karlen (1922–2012), Swiss Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Watson Khupe (1962/1963–2022), activist and politician
Thokozani Khuphe (born 1963), politician, trade unionist and the President of the MDC-T breakaway faction of the Movement for Democratic Change
Giovanni Matteo Konings (died 1929), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Hilda Kuper (1911–1992), social anthropologist
Felisitus Kwangwa (born 1995), netball player
Paul Le Roux (born 1972), programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration
Doris Lessing (1919–2013), novelist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
John Love (1924–2005), Formula One driver and team owner
David Lowe (born 1960), retired butterfly and freestyle swimmer
Precious Lunga (born 1974), epidemiologist, entrepreneur, and CEO/co-founder of Baobab Circle
Hector Macdonald (1915–2011), judge
Phineas Makhurane (1939–2018), academic and chairman of the Zimbabwe National Council for Higher Education
Charles Manyuchi (born 1989), boxer
Dorothy Masuka (1935–2019), singer
Muchadeyi Masunda (born 1952), businessman and politician
Isabella Matambanadzo (born 1973), writer, gender and feminist activist
Judah Mazive (born 1998), rugby league footballer
John McChlery, mayor of Bulawayo and later member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council for Marandellas in the early 20th century
Ian McIntosh (1938–2023), rugby union coach
Patricia McKillop (born 1956), field hockey player
Dianna Melrose (born 1952), British diplomat who has served as the British High Commissioner to Tanzania and as the British Ambassador to Cuba
Mary Metcalfe (born 1954), politician, educator, and academic
Keegan Meth (born 1988), professional cricketer
Cont Mhlanga (1957/1958–2022), playwright and founder of Amakhosi Theater
Vusa Mkhaya (born 1974), singer and songwriter
Raj Modi (born 1959), businessman and politician
Daniel Molokele (born 1975), pro-democracy human rights lawyer
Chido Cleopatra Mpemba (born 1988), Special Envoy for Youth at the African Union Commission
David Mungoshi (1949–2020), novelist, actor, poet and teacher
August Musarurwa (born 1968), composer of the tune "Skokiaan"
Tsitsi Muzenda (born 1950), politician, senator of Midlands Province and daughter of the former Vice-President of Zimbabwe, Simon Muzenda
Benjani Mwaruwari (born 1978), footballer and former Zimbabwe team captain; also played for Portsmouth FC
Marvelous Nakamba (born 1994), footballer in the Premier League for Aston Villa and the Zimbabwe national team; born in Hwange, but raised in Bulawayo
Cleopas Ncube (born 1983), wrestler
Japhet Ndabeni Ncube, politician
Pius Ncube (born 1946), Roman Catholic archbishop
Trevor Ncube (born 1962), entrepreneur
Callistus Ndlovu (1936–2019), academic, diplomat, and politician
Lindela Ndlovu (died 2015), biochemist and Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology
Peter Ndlovu (born 1973), footballer, former Zimbabwe team captain; considered to be the best Zimbabwean player of all time
Lazarus Nkala (1927–1975), trade union leader, activist, and revolutionary
John Nkomo (1934–2013), politician
Ian Noble (born 1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer
Lewin Nyatanga (born 1988), Zimbabwean-born Welsh footballer
Terence Parkin (born 1980), swimmer
Virginia Phiri (born 1954), feminist writer
Alexander Pines (born 1945), professor of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Nick Price (born 1957), former world number one golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame member
Clive Puzey (born 1941), racing driver
Zoe Ramushu (born 1990), writer, director, producer, actress and multimedia journalist
Surendran Reddy (1962–2010), musician, composer and performer
Leo Cardwell Ross (1910–1975), Secretary for Information, Immigration and Tourism in the Rhodesian Government 1965–1972
Daniel Rowland (born 1984), long-distance trail runner
Rozalla (born 1964), dance music performer
Irene Sabatini (born 1967), fiction author
Sabrina (born 1969), pop singer
Robin Sampson (born 1940), archer
Ron Sandler (born 1952), CEO of Lloyd's of London; chairman of Northern Rock Bank
Allan Savory (born 1935), biologist
Adolph Schmitt (1905–1976), German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Shingai Shoniwa (born 1981), rock musician
Ernest Sibanda (born 1925), either the first or one of the first black members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in what is today Zimbabwe^[1]
Ryan Sissons (born 1988), triathlete
Bobby Skinstad (born 1976), rugby union player
Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948), CBE, FRSE, writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
David Smith (born 1957), rugby union footballer
Joseph Sonnabend (1933–2021), physician, researcher, part of the team which discovered interferon
Yolanda Sonnabend (1935–2015), theatre and ballet designer and painter, primarily of portraits
Buffalo Souljah (born 1983), reggae recording artist and songwriter
Heath Streak (1974–2023), cricketer and former captain of Zimbabwe team; current bowling coach of the Bangladesh team
Wally Stuttaford, politician
Gavin Sutherland (born 1979), archer
Robert Clarkson Tredgold (1899–1977), barrister, judge and politician
Novuyo Tshuma (born 1988), writer and professor of creative writing
Zeb Tsikira, real estate entrepreneur living in Canada; author
Graeme Turner (born 1964), cricketer
Yung Tyran, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer
Deandra van der Colff (born 1993), swimmer
Des van Jaarsveldt (born 1929), rugby union player
Jaggie van Staden (born 1942), boxer
Yvonne Vera (1964–2005), award-winning author
Wayne Visser (born 1970), writer, speaker, film producer, academic, editor of poetry, social entrepreneur and futurist focused on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and creating integrated value
Pat Walkden (born 1946), tennis player
Maureen Thelma Watson (1925–1994), politician
Nicola Watson (born 1955), accountant and politician
Mike Williams (born 1991), rugby player
Sean Williams (born 1986), Zimbabwean cricketer
Archibald Wilson (1921–2014), fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II
Peter Wilson (born 1944), first-class cricketer and field hockey player
Nitefreak (born 1991), DJ and music producer

References

^ This 1998 Church News article says that Sibanda was the first black member baptized in Zimbabwe, but it also states that he was baptized in 1965, when in fact he was baptized in early 1979. So its accuracy on the matter of Sibanda being the first black person baptized into the Church in Zimbabwe is questionable.

[1] This 1998 Church News article says that Sibanda was the first black member baptized in Zimbabwe, but it also states that he was baptized in 1965, when in fact he was baptized in early 1979. So its accuracy on the matter of Sibanda being the first black person baptized into the Church in Zimbabwe is questionable.

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