# List of University of Pretoria alumni

The University of Pretoria is a public university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university in its more than a century of academic service has delivered more than 200,000 alumni. Below is a list of prominent alumni.

## Authors and academics

* Prof Tshilidzi Marwala: academic, engineer
* Paul Moorcraft: author, BBC commentator
* Prof Pierre de Villiers Pienaar: author and pioneer of speech therapy in South Africa
* Prof Calie Pistorius: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, 2001–2009
* Professor Fransjohan Pretorius: historian of the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)
* Prof Saurabh Sinha: academic, engineer, author and executive dean
* Prof Bettine van Vuuren, zoologist

## Arts and entertainment

* Jana Cilliers: actress
* Bettie Cilliers-Barnard: fine artist
* Dr Mimi Coertse: opera singer
* Ampie du Preez: actor
* Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi
* Focalistic: South African Rapper and Amapiano artist
* Sandra Prinsloo: actress
* Amanda Strydom: actress
* Brümilda van Rensburg: actress
* Verna Vels: voice artist, television director
* Carrol Boyes: artist and businesswoman

## Sport personalities

Springbok captains:
* Naas Botha
* Wynand Claassen
* Victor Matfield
* Joost van der Westhuizen
Other Springboks:
* Gary Botha
* Fanie de Villiers
* Ernst Dinkelmann
* Heyneke Meyer
* Wynand Olivier
* Danie Rossouw
* Pierre Spies
Other rugby internationals:
* Duhan van der Merwe (represents Scotland)
MMA:
* Dricus du Plessis

## Business leaders and entrepreneurs

* Dr Willem Barnard: CEO, KWV
* Laurie Dippenaar: FirstRand Bank Chairman
* Dr Marius Kloppers: international CEO of global mining giant BHP Billitoni
* Daniel Snzile Ndima, biotechnology entrepreneur
* Dr Anton Rupert: billionaire, former UP chancellor and Tukkie of the Century
* Dr Chris Stals: business leader; former UP chancellor
* Giam Swiegers: CEO of Deloitte Australia
* Elon Musk, a founder, CEO or both of all of: PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, OpenAI, The Boring Company and Neuralink.

## Law

* Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi: former Minister of Public Service and Administration
* Prof Christof Heyns: United Nations Human Rights Council; Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
* Judge Johann Kriegler
* Frans Lourens Herman Rumpff, Chief Justice of South Africa
* Judge Johann van der Westhuizen: Constitution Court
* Prof. Kithure A. Kindiki, former Tharaka-Nithi senator, Cabinet Secretary of Interior and National Administration of Kenya.

## Health and medicine

* Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl, physician, radio DJ, columnist, health activist and researcher
* Prof Flavia Senkubuge, physician, professor of public health medicine, past president of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa

## Theologians, welfare, psychology

* Michael Licona
* Archbishop Desmond Tutu: social rights activist; winner of Nobel Peace Prize

## Others

* Etienne de Villiers: executive chairperson and president, ATP Tennis
* Elizabeth Voigt: late director of the McGregor Museum, Kimberley
* Naledi Chirwa: EFF Member of Parliament
* Shudufhadzo Musida: Miss South Africa 2020
* Lalela Mswane: Miss South Africa 2021 & Miss Supranational 2022
* Ndavi Nokeri: Miss South Africa 2022