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Top 100 Politicians in South Africa

The most publicly visible politicians in South Africa.

Most famous

The most famous politicians in South Africa right now — ranked by the public attention they command across search, news, Wikipedia, and social.

South AfricaPoliticians262 peopleHow fame is measured

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	—	Nelson Mandela	South Africa	Politicians	94.3	0.0
#2	—	Thabo Mbeki	South Africa	Politicians	71.5	7.1
#3	—	Jacob Zuma	South Africa	Politicians	66.8	0.0
#4	—	Cyril Ramaphosa	South Africa	Politicians	66.5	0.6
#5	—	F. W. de Klerk	South Africa	Politicians	63.9	0.0
#6	—	Steve Biko	South Africa	Politicians	61.6	0.0
#7	—	Winnie Madikizela-Mandela	South Africa	Politicians	61.4	23.9
#8	—	Graça Machel	South Africa	Politicians	59.1	17.1
#9	—	Albert Lutuli	South Africa	Politicians	58.2	15.0
#10	—	Oliver Tambo	South Africa	Politicians	57.3	11.9
#11	—	P. W. Botha	South Africa	Politicians	56.4	0.0
#12	—	Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd	South Africa	Politicians	56.3	0.4
#13	—	Julius Malema	South Africa	Politicians	55.9	0.0
#14	—	Kgalema Motlanthe	South Africa	Politicians	55.8	0.6
#15	—	D. F. Malan	South Africa	Politicians	55.2	0.5
#16	—	John Vorster	South Africa	Politicians	55.1	0.0
#17	—	Tshepo Motsepe	South Africa	Politicians	55.0	10.0
#18	—	Eugène Terre'Blanche	South Africa	Politicians	55.0	0.0
#19	—	Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka	South Africa	Politicians	54.5	0.4
#20	—	Helen Zille	South Africa	Politicians	54.5	1.5
#21	—	Joe Slovo	South Africa	Politicians	54.0	1.8
#22	—	Marthinus Wessel Pretorius	South Africa	Politicians	54.0	6.6
#23	—	Mangosuthu Buthelezi	South Africa	Politicians	53.9	1.3
#24	—	Grace Mugabe	South Africa	Politicians	53.9	0.0
#25	—	Walter Sisulu	South Africa	Politicians	53.9	1.9
#26	—	Louis Botha	South Africa	Politicians	53.8	0.0
#27	—	Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	South Africa	Politicians	53.8	0.4
#28	—	Denis Goldberg	South Africa	Politicians	53.5	6.3
#29	—	John Steenhuisen	South Africa	Politicians	53.4	17.8
#30	—	James Barry Munnik Hertzog	South Africa	Politicians	53.3	0.2
#31	—	Ruth First	South Africa	Politicians	52.8	1.1
#32	—	Marais Viljoen	South Africa	Politicians	52.7	0.0
#33	—	Govan Mbeki	South Africa	Politicians	52.6	9.8
#34	—	Charles Robberts Swart	South Africa	Politicians	52.6	0.7
#35	—	Mmusi Maimane	South Africa	Politicians	52.5	5.6
#36	—	Helen Suzman	South Africa	Politicians	52.4	0.0
#37	—	Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom	South Africa	Politicians	52.4	0.0
#38	—	Eugene de Kock	South Africa	Politicians	52.3	15.0
#39	—	Johannes Brand	South Africa	Politicians	52.3	4.5
#40	—	Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu	South Africa	Politicians	52.3	0.0
#41	—	Pik Botha	South Africa	Politicians	52.2	0.1
#42	—	Geordin Hill-Lewis	South Africa	Politicians	52.1	10.0
#43	—	Ahmed Kathrada	South Africa	Politicians	52.0	0.0
#44	—	Constand Viljoen	South Africa	Politicians	51.9	1.9
#45	—	Jacobus Johannes Fouché	South Africa	Politicians	51.8	0.6
#46	—	Koos de la Rey	South Africa	Politicians	51.7	0.0
#47	—	Thoko Didiza	South Africa	Politicians	51.5	4.8
#48	—	MM Mandla Mandela	South Africa	Politicians	51.5	15.0
#49	—	Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi	South Africa	Politicians	51.4	21.3
#50	—	David Mabuza	South Africa	Politicians	51.4	1.5
#51	—	Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs	South Africa	Politicians	51.2	0.0
#52	—	Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri	South Africa	Politicians	50.9	0.0
#53	—	Piet Joubert	South Africa	Politicians	50.8	0.4
#54	—	Dulcie September	South Africa	Politicians	50.5	15.0
#55	—	Lucas Mangope	South Africa	Politicians	50.5	5.5
#56	—	Tokyo Sexwale	South Africa	Politicians	50.4	0.0
#57	—	Patricia de Lille	South Africa	Politicians	50.3	0.0
#58	—	Naledi Nokukhanya Chirwa	South Africa	Politicians	50.2	10.0
#59	—	Pieter Groenewald	South Africa	Politicians	50.1	2.4
#60	—	Paul Mashatile	South Africa	Politicians	50.1	0.0
#61	—	Mamphela Ramphele	South Africa	Politicians	50.0	0.0
#62	—	Trevor Manuel	South Africa	Politicians	50.0	8.1
#63	—	Baleka Mbete	South Africa	Politicians	49.8	0.0
#64	—	Maite Nkoana-Mashabane	South Africa	Politicians	49.8	0.0
#65	—	Pixley ka Isaka Seme	South Africa	Politicians	49.6	4.6
#66	—	Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges	South Africa	Politicians	49.6	0.0
#67	—	Bram Fischer	South Africa	Politicians	49.5	0.0
#68	—	Lillian Ngoyi	South Africa	Politicians	49.3	0.0
#69	—	Manto Tshabalala-Msimang	South Africa	Politicians	49.3	15.0
#70	—	Charlotte Maxeke	South Africa	Politicians	49.1	0.6
#71	—	Danny Jordaan	South Africa	Politicians	49.1	10.0
#72	—	Carel Boshoff	South Africa	Politicians	49.1	6.6
#73	—	Mmamoloko Kubayi	South Africa	Politicians	49.0	20.8
#74	—	Jeff Radebe	South Africa	Politicians	48.9	3.1
#75	—	Frank Chikane	South Africa	Politicians	48.6	15.8
#76	—	Adolph Malan	South Africa	Politicians	48.5	1.5
#77	—	Roelf Meyer	South Africa	Politicians	48.4	0.0
#78	—	Tom Naudé	South Africa	Politicians	48.3	0.0
#79	—	Simon Nkoli	South Africa	Politicians	48.3	13.5
#80	—	Ronnie Kasrils	South Africa	Politicians	48.2	2.2
#81	—	KL Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala	South Africa	Politicians	48.1	10.0
#82	—	Magnus Malan	South Africa	Politicians	47.8	0.5
#83	—	Siviwe Gwarube	South Africa	Politicians	47.8	1.9
#84	—	Allan Boesak	South Africa	Politicians	47.7	0.0
#85	—	Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi	South Africa	Politicians	47.6	9.0
#86	—	Helen Joseph	South Africa	Politicians	47.6	0.0
#87	—	Bheki Cele	South Africa	Politicians	47.5	2.0
#88	—	Steyn von Ronge	South Africa	Politicians	47.5	1.7
#89	—	DZ Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla	South Africa	Politicians	47.4	16.6
#90	—	Marthinus van Schalkwyk	South Africa	Politicians	47.4	0.0
#91	—	Andries Treurnicht	South Africa	Politicians	47.3	1.0
#92	—	Andrew Feinstein	South Africa	Politicians	47.3	0.0
#93	—	Makobo Modjadji VI	South Africa	Politicians	47.1	15.0
#94	—	Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula	South Africa	Politicians	47.1	0.0
#95	—	Gwede Mantashe	South Africa	Politicians	47.0	0.0
#96	—	Mbhazima Shilowa	South Africa	Politicians	47.0	6.7
#97	—	Adelaide Tambo	South Africa	Politicians	47.0	3.4
#98	—	Tito Mboweni	South Africa	Politicians	46.9	0.3
#99	—	Hlengiwe Mkhize	South Africa	Politicians	46.8	15.0
#100	—	JK Jimmy Kruger	South Africa	Politicians	46.7	0.0