Hendrik Hofmeyr
 Hendrik Pienaar Hofmeyr (born 20 November 1957) is a South African composer. Born in Cape Town he furthered his studies in Italy during 10 years of self-imposed exile as a conscientious objector.[citation needed] While there he won the South African Opera Competition with The Fall of the House of Usher. He also received the annual Nederburg Prize for Opera for this work subsequent to its performance at the State Theatre in Pretoria in 1988.