Famous Writers' 🎂 Birthdays, This Month, South Africa

    
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1 J. R. R. Tolkien

Jan 03, 1892
Bloemfontein
British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works

2 Alan Paton

Jan 11, 1903
Pietermaritzburg
South African writer and activist

3 Albie Sachs

Jan 30, 1935
Johannesburg
South African anti-Apartheid activist leader, author and judge of the Constitutional Court

4 Eugène Marais

Jan 09, 1871
Pretoria
South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer

5 Benedict Wallet Vilakazi

Jan 06, 1906
KwaDukuza
South African Zulu poet, novelist, and educator

6 John Tengo Jabavu

Jan 11, 1859
Fort Beaufort
South African Xhosa newspaper editor

7 Tanya Levin

Jan 08, 1971
Durban
Australian writer

8 Thomas Pringle

Jan 05, 1789
Scotland
Scottish writer, poet, abolitionist (1789-1834)

9 Ceridwen Dovey

Jan 01, 1980
Pietermaritzburg
South African-Australian writer and anthropologist

10 Robin Hyde

Jan 19, 1906
South Africa
New Zealand poet and novelist

11 Jan F. E. Celliers

Jan 12, 1865
Wellington
South African poet

12 Sue Williamson

Jan 21, 1941
Lichfield
South African artist

13 Vic Finkelstein

Jan 25, 1938
Johannesburg
disability activist

14 Dawn Faith

Jan 16, 1982
KwaMashu
author, musician and television host from South Africa

15 Mark Winkler

Jan 29, 1966
Johannesburg

16 Jacob Dlamini (author)

Jan 29, 1973
South African journalist, historian and author

17 Alan Scholefield

Jan 15, 1931
Cape Town
Journalist, Writer

18 Louise Smit

Jan 02, 1940
South African writer

19 Hennie Aucamp

Jan 20, 1934
Dordrecht, Eastern Cape
Afrikaans poet/short story writer/cabaretist/academic

20 Toni Stuart

Jan 21, 1983
Cape Town
South African poet
[Total 24 People]
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