Most Famous South African Religious Figures

17 South African Religious Figures in view out of 17

Religion 17
South Africa 631
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu South African Priest Born 1931
#968
BN
Beyers Naudé South African Theologian 1915 – 2004
#82,916
Wilfrid Napier
Wilfrid Napier South African Priest Born 1941
#100,510
DB
David Bosch South African Theologian 1929 – 1992
#205,728
Farid Esack
Farid Esack South African Theologian Born 1959
#232,941
Njongonkulu Ndungane
Njongonkulu Ndungane South African Priest Born 1941
#325,291
Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns South African Theologian 1928 – 1994
#373,823
MS
Michael Scott (priest) South African Chaplain 1907 – 1983
#783,509
HC
Henry Cotterill South African Priest 1812 – 1886
#852,342
WK
Wolfram Kistner South African Theologian 1923 – 2006
#854,606
PV
Pieter Verhoef South African Theologian 1914 – 2013
#886,581
VM
Vincent Mduduzi Zungu South African Priest Born 1966
#992,237
CH
Charles Helm South African Missionary 1844 – 1915
#1,618,845
MS
Mandla Siegfried Jwara South African Priest Born 1957
#1,749,586
PM
Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana South African Priest Born 1947
#1,781,960
DH
Daniel Heese South African Missionary 1867 – 1901
#1,786,598
BE
Bruce Evans (bishop) South African Priest 1929 – 1993
#2,366,902

By the numbers

Inside South Africa Religious Figures

17 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous south africa religious figures born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among South Africa Religious Figures peaked in the 1920s with 4 people.

What South Africa Religious Figures Are Known For

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Priest are South Africa Religious Figures's biggest group — 47% of all notables (8).

South Africa Religious Figures over-index on theologian — 53.0× the global rate.

  1. Priest8
  2. Theologian6
  3. Missionary2
  4. Chaplain1
  1. Theologian653.0×
  2. Priest816.7×