Johannesburg

Famous Citizens

Nadine Gordimer (b. 1923), Nobel Prize-winning novelist.

Miriam Makeba (b. 1932), internationally acclaimed vocalist.

Nelson Mandela (b. 1918), black nationalist leader, joint recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, and South Africa's first black president (1994–99).

Cecil Skotnes (b. 1926), painter and printmaker.

Oliver Tambo (b. 1917), political leader and president-in-exile of the African National Congress.

Desmond Tutu (b. 1931), religious and political leader.