Most Famous South African Writers

50 South African Writers in view out of 70

J. M. Coetzee South African Novelist Born 1940

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Nadine Gordimer South African Poet 1923 – 2014

#3,557 Wiki

Alan Paton South African Writer 1903 – 1988

#12,465 Wiki

André Brink South African Novelist 1935 – 2015

#16,903 Wiki

Athol Fugard South African Writer Born 1932

#20,397 Wiki

Peter Abrahams South African Writer 1919 – 2017

#21,429 Wiki

Breyten Breytenbach South African Poet Born 1939

#22,239 Wiki

Laurens van der Post South African Novelist 1906 – 1996

#22,984 Wiki

John McDowell South African Philosopher Born 1942

#29,574 Wiki

Deon Meyer South African Writer Born 1958

#31,195 Wiki

Sol Plaatje South African Journalist 1876 – 1932

#34,396 Wiki

Andrew Murray (minister) South African Writer 1828 – 1917

#36,782 Wiki

John Kani South African Author Born 1943

#38,592 Wiki

Ingrid Jonker South African Poet 1933 – 1965

#40,351 Wiki

Donald Woods South African Journalist 1933 – 2001

#46,669 Wiki

Antjie Krog South African Poet Born 1952

#48,282 Wiki

Karel Schoeman South African Writer 1939 – 2017

#69,853 Wiki

Winston Ntshona South African Playwright 1941 – 2018

#70,538 Wiki

John Langalibalele Dube South African Philosopher 1871 – 1946

#76,239 Wiki

Marlene van Niekerk South African Poet Born 1954

#79,041 Wiki

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven South African Poet 1873 – 1932

#85,922 Wiki

Herman Charles Bosman South African Writer 1905 – 1951

#86,698 Wiki

Mongane Wally Serote South African Poet Born 1944

#103,409 Wiki

Miriam Tlali South African Writer 1933 – 2017

#103,874 Wiki

Uys Krige South African Writer 1910 – 1987

#113,776 Wiki

D. J. Opperman South African Poet 1914 – 1985

#115,696 Wiki

N. P. van Wyk Louw South African Poet 1906 – 1970

#117,981 Wiki

Neville Alexander South African Linguist 1936 – 2012

#118,778 Wiki

Dalene Matthee South African Writer 1938 – 2005

#120,443 Wiki

Zoë Wicomb South African Writer Born 1948

#129,917 Wiki

Tatamkhulu Afrika South African Poet 1920 – 2002

#168,297 Wiki

K. Sello Duiker South African Novelist 1974 – 2005

#181,930 Wiki

Benedict Wallet Vilakazi South African Poet 1906 – 1947

#202,830 Wiki

Allister Sparks South African Journalist 1933 – 2016

#213,069 Wiki

Wilma Stockenström South African Poet Born 1933

#225,583 Wiki

Sarah Millin South African Biographer 1889 – 1968

#228,948 Wiki

Hennie Aucamp South African Poet 1934 – 2014

#251,787 Wiki

Hermann Giliomee South African Historian Born 1938

#252,978 Wiki

Olga Kirsch South African Poet 1924 – 1997

#259,581 Wiki

James Matthews (writer) South African Poet Born 1929

#276,187 Wiki

C. M. van den Heever South African Poet 1902 – 1957

#276,432 Wiki

Noni Jabavu South African Writer 1919 – 2008

#290,141 Wiki

Anoeschka von Meck South African Writer Born 1967

#297,582 Wiki

A.G. Visser South African Poet 1878 – 1929

#298,361 Wiki

Nat Nakasa South African Journalist 1937 – 1965

#306,342 Wiki

Jeanne Goosen South African Poet 1938 – 2020

#323,618 Wiki

H. B. Thom South African Historian 1905 – 1983

#374,087 Wiki

Henry Nxumalo South African Author 1917 – 1957

#381,522 Wiki

Lauretta Ngcobo South African Novelist 1931 – 2015

#437,538 Wiki

Ronelda Kamfer South African Poet Born 1981

#440,772 Wiki

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