page_title: List of South Africans
section_title: Colonial and Union Governors
hierarchical_section_title: List of South Africans / Political / Colonial and Union Governors
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck. Pendant of File:Maria Quevellerius or Maria Scipio.jpg.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable and famous South Africans who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles.
context_section_description: George Grey, Cape governor (1812–1898)
  Jan Willem Janssens, Cape Governor (1762–1838)
  Benjamin d'Urban, Cape Governor (1834–1837)
  Benjamin Pine, Natal governor (1809–1891)
  Harry Smith, Cape governor 1847–52 (1787–1860)
  Andries Stockenström, governor of British Kaffraria (1792–1864)
  Simon van der Stel, first Cape governor (1639–1712)
  Willem Adriaan van der Stel, second Cape governor (1664–1723)
  Jan van Riebeeck, founder of Cape settlement (1619–1677)
  Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General (1873–1960)
caption: Jan van Riebeeck
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