# The greatest South Africans (SABC3 poll)

The top ten of SABC3's Great South Africans (2004), voted by the public. Nelson Mandela came first.

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- Feb 15, 2022 · Dominic Fletcher
- https://even.best/en/l/1040/the-greatest-south-africans-sabc3-poll

## Top 10

1. **Nelson Mandela** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1918-2013. First president of post-apartheid South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
2. **Christiaan Barnard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1922-2001. Surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant, in 1967.
3. **Mahatma Gandhi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1869-1948. Developed his civil-resistance ideas while living in South Africa.
4. **Nkosi Johnson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1989-2001. Child AIDS activist who died of the disease aged 12.
5. **Winnie Madikizela-Mandela** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1936-2018. Anti-apartheid activist and politician.
6. **Thabo Mbeki** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Born 1942. Second president of post-apartheid South Africa.
7. **Gary Player** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Born 1935. Golfer with nine major titles.
8. **Jan Smuts** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1870-1950. Statesman and co-founder of the League of Nations.
9. **Desmond Tutu** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1931-2021. Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
10. **Hansie Cronje** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1969-2002. Cricket captain.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.