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Historical figures born in Zimbabwe

596 notable historical figures were born in Zimbabwe. These are the most notable:

• Robert Mugabe (1924 to 2019, Politics)
• Emmerson Mnangagwa (born 1942, Politics)
• Charlene, Princess of Monaco (born 1978, Politics)
• Albert Luthuli (1898 to 1967, Politics)
• Canaan Banana (1936 to 2003, Politics)
• Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948, Literature)
• Constantino Chiwenga (born 1956, Politics)
• Tsitsi Dangarembga (born 1959, Literature)
• Rupiah Banda (1937 to 2022, Politics)
• Phelekezela Mphoko (1940 to 2024, Politics)
• Maggie Chapman (born 1979, Politics)
• Bona Mugabe (born 1988, Business)
• Alex Callinicos (born 1950, Philosophy)
• Kirsty Coventry (born 1983, Politics)
• Dambudzo Marechera (1952 to 1987, Literature)
• Allan Savory (born 1935, Science)
• Joice Mujuru (born 1955, Politics)
• Peter Walls (1927 to 2010, Military)
• Alec Smith (1949 to 2006, Other)
• Tim Noakes (born 1949, Science)
• Fay Chung (born 1941, Politics)
• Clem Tholet (1948 to 2004, Arts & Music)
• Precious Lunga (born 1974, Science)
• Solomon Mujuru (1949 to 2011, Military)
• Michael Gibbs (composer) (born 1937, Arts & Music)
• Ralph Mupita (born 1972, Science)
• Ian Douglas Smith (1919 to 2007, Politics)
• Sibusiso Moyo (politician) (1960 to 2021, Politics)
• Charles Mungoshi (1947 to 2019, Literature)
• Simba Makoni (born 1950, Politics)
• Susan Tsvangirai (1958 to 2009, Politics)
• Tendai Huchu (born 1982, Literature)
• Anne McClintock (born 1954, Politics)
• Vitalis Zvinavashe (1943 to 2009, Politics)

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