# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/allan-donald
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:18:59.420Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/allan-donald"
name: "Allan Donald"
slug: "allan-donald"
description: "Allan Anthony Donald is a South African former cricketer who is also the former bowling coach of Bangladesh national cricket team. Often nicknamed 'White Lightning' due to his quick bowling, he is considered one of the South Africa national cricket team's greatest pace bowlers of all time. He was an integral member of the South African team in its resurgence into international cricket since readmission and played an influential role as a frontline genuine seam bowler to boost South Africa to new heights. During his playing career, he was known for his bowling speed and aggression on the field. He is also remembered for his infamous runout during South Africa's loss in the 1999 World Cup semi-final match against Australia. Donald is the first South African to take 300 Test wickets."
tagline: "South African cricketer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Allan_Donald.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1966-10-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  232
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump