Rising

Rising in South Africa

Public attention is growing.

Rising fastest

People in South Africa on the way up — steady, sustained gains in attention rather than a single viral spike.

South AfricaGaining attentionUpdated dailyHow fame is measured

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#37	2	Siphiwe Tshabalala	South Africa	Footballers	63.1	25.0
#40	2	Abdullah Ibrahim	South Africa	Musicians	62.4	25.0
#57	3	SS Sphephelo Sithole	South Africa	Footballers	59.1	25.0
#74	3	MM Mbekezeli Mbokazi	South Africa	Footballers	57.9	25.0
#75	3	Lucas Radebe	South Africa	Footballers	57.9	25.0
#85	3	Matthew Booth	South Africa	Footballers	57.0	25.0
#93	3	RM Relebohile Mofokeng	South Africa	Footballers	56.6	25.0
#95	3	Itumeleng Khune	South Africa	Footballers	56.5	25.0
#111	3	EM Evidence Makgopa	South Africa	Footballers	55.9	25.0
#124	3	Bongani Khumalo	South Africa	Footballers	55.5	25.0
#129	3	Sibusiso Zuma	South Africa	Footballers	55.4	25.0
#131	3	SN Siyabonga Nomvethe	South Africa	Footballers	55.3	25.0
#142	3	PM Phil Masinga	South Africa	Footballers	55.0	25.0
#151	3	Tsepo Masilela	South Africa	Footballers	54.7	25.0
#162	3	SG Siboniso Gaxa	South Africa	Footballers	54.5	25.0
#177	3	Olwethu Makhanya	South Africa	Footballers	54.0	25.0
#169	3	Bradley Carnell	South Africa	Footballers	54.3	25.0
#143	3	Anele Ngcongca	South Africa	Footballers	55.0	25.0
#82	3	Breyten Breytenbach	South Africa	Writers	57.4	25.0
#133	3	Eudy Simelane	South Africa	Footballers	55.2	24.8
#46	3	Kimbal Musk	South Africa	Founders	61.4	24.6
#164	3	MacBeth Sibaya	South Africa	Footballers	54.4	23.9
#186	3	DC Devon Conway	South Africa	Athletes	53.9	24.8
#72	3	Quinton Fortune	South Africa	Footballers	58.1	22.9
#173	3	Moeneeb Josephs	South Africa	Footballers	54.1	22.4
#174	3	Panagiotis Retsos	South Africa	Footballers	54.1	22.3
#161	3	Thulani Serero	South Africa	Footballers	54.5	21.8
#148	3	Nara Smith	South Africa	Models	54.8	19.7
#94	3	Patrice Motsepe	South Africa	Business Professionals	56.6	19.5
#115	3	Bernard Parker	South Africa	Footballers	55.6	19.4
#168	3	Senzo Meyiwa	South Africa	Footballers	54.3	19.1
#58	3	Jody Scheckter	South Africa	Business Professionals	59.1	41.0
#105	3	Thapelo Maseko	South Africa	Footballers	56.1	19.9
#44	3	Yolandi Visser	South Africa	Musicians	61.6	17.2
#146	3	Bob Hewitt	South Africa	Tennis Players	54.9	33.3
#199	3	Tim Jenkin	South Africa	Writers	53.5	20.5
#53	3	Jan Christiaan Smuts	South Africa	Scientists	59.8	16.3
#7	—	Desmond Tutu	South Africa	Lawyers	74.8	16.1
#130	3	Hansie Cronje	South Africa	Athletes	55.3	18.9
#152	3	Faf de Klerk	South Africa	Footballers	54.6	16.0
#123	3	Hashim Amla	South Africa	Athletes	55.5	19.1
#153	3	Brad Binder	South Africa	—	54.6	15.0
#3	—	Tyla Laura	South Africa	Musicians	84.8	30.0
#21	—	Shekhinah	South Africa	Musicians	68.0	15.6
#77	3	Steven Pienaar	South Africa	Footballers	57.7	28.6
#184	3	Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu	South Africa	Historical Figures	53.9	15.0
#120	3	ZP Theart	South Africa	Musicians	55.6	15.0
#114	3	Wayne Ferreira	South Africa	Tennis Players	55.6	14.2
#170	3	Desiré Wilson	South Africa	—	54.3	12.9
#9	—	Hugh Masekela	South Africa	Musicians	72.1	19.1
#128	3	Siya Kolisi	South Africa	Footballers	55.4	11.8
#160	3	Rory Byrne	South Africa	—	54.5	10.5
#10	—	Costa Titch	South Africa	Musicians	71.9	11.0
#157	3	Cheslin Kolbe	South Africa	Footballers	54.5	9.5
#45	3	Winnie Madikizela-Mandela	South Africa	Politicians	61.4	23.9
#59	3	Cariba Heine	South Africa	Actors	59.1	11.4
#145	3	Eben Etzebeth	South Africa	Footballers	54.9	8.7
#147	3	PI Pierre Issa	South Africa	Footballers	54.8	10.0
#49	3	Dope Saint Jude	South Africa	Musicians	60.7	9.0
#106	3	Mark González	South Africa	Footballers	56.1	17.7
#80	3	Kevin Pietersen	South Africa	Athletes	57.5	7.3
#104	3	Alan Paton	South Africa	Writers	56.1	16.5
#200	3	Denis Goldberg	South Africa	Politicians	53.5	6.3
#1	—	Elon Musk CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, X. Founder of Neuralink, xAI	South Africa	Developers	99.0	18.7
#107	3	Juliet Prowse	South Africa	Actors	56.0	7.4
#180	3	Marthinus Wessel Pretorius	South Africa	Politicians	54.0	6.6
#155	3	Francois Botha	South Africa	Athletes	54.5	15.1
#31	—	Francois Van Coke	South Africa	Musicians	64.6	5.3
#60	3	Graça Machel	South Africa	Politicians	59.1	17.1
#167	3	Louis Oosthuizen	South Africa	—	54.4	4.7
#50	3	Madelaine Petsch	South Africa	Actors	60.5	6.0
#188	3	Antjie Krog	South Africa	Writers	53.9	4.6
#63	3	Kirsten Neuschäfer	South Africa	—	59.0	4.0