South Africa

South African anti-apartheid activist who led the Black Consciousness Movement and wrote under the pseudonym Frank Talk

South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist who led the nation to multiracial democracy

English writer and philologist known for creating the high fantasy works 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'

South African activist and politician known as the 'Mother of the Nation' for her anti-apartheid struggle and parliamentary service

South African-American virologist and physician who developed the life-saving vaccine against yellow fever, earning him the Nobel Prize in 1951

South African biologist and Nobel laureate who established <em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em> as a model organism and made significant contributions to the genetic code

British actress and singer known for a career spanning over seven decades, including roles in more than 60 films and winning a Tony Award

MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator who co-invented the Logo programming language and pioneered the constructionist movement in education

South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist known as Mama Africa, a prominent voice against apartheid

South African statesman, military leader, author, and philosopher who served two terms as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa

South African politician and lawyer who served as the final state president, dismantling apartheid and introducing universal suffrage