Famous People

Business

• John Bredenkamp
• Phillip Chiyangwa
• Strive Masiyiwa
• Mutumwa Mawere
• Trevor Ncube
• Joshua Nkomo
• Cecil John Rhodes

Clerics

• Archbishop Pius Ncube - outspoken critic of Mugabe
• Apostle Professor EH Guti - founder and President of ZAOGA Forward In Faith
• Apostle Ernest Paul Mwazha
• Reverend Andrew Wutawunashe

Musicians

• Charles Charamba - gospel music
• Simon Chimbetu
• David Chifunyise
• Stella Chiweshe - dubbed "Queen of Mbira"
• Leonard Dembo
• Alick Macheso - pioneer of a genre called sungura
• Thomas Mapfumo - musician for the chimurenga genre
• Dumisani Maraire - Shona mbira player who died in 1999
• Dorothy Masuka - Zimbabwe born, but best known for work in the South African jazz scene
• Chris Mhlanga - mbira maker and performer
• Rozalla Miller - dance musician from the early 90's
• Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi - popular and traditional music, formerly of "Black Spirits"
• Ephat Mujuru - mbira player, first to popularise Mbira in the West/America
• Fradreck Mujuru - mbira maker and performer
• The Bhundu Boys
• Garikayi Tirikoti - mbira maker and performer since age 7, first to synthesise the seven major tunings of Mbira Dza Vadzimu
• Jonathan Wutawunashe - songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer
• Albert Nyathi- a Ndebele poet, praise singer (Imbongi)
• Zimbabwe tribesmen - Zimbabwean Metal Band

Politicians

• Canaan Banana - Zimbabwe's first President
• Roy Bennett - white MDC politician
• Guy Clutton-Brock - politician and farmer
• Margaret Dongo
• Enoch Dumbutshena
• Chenjerai Hunzvi - war veterans leader
• Emmerson Mnangagwa - Speaker of parliament
• Jonathan Moyo - mercurial Independent, previously ZANU-PF Information minister
• Robert Mugabe - dictator President of Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF Leader
• Joyce Mujuru - Vice President
• Simon Muzenda - ex-Vice president
• Abel Muzorewa
• Welshman Ncube - opposition politician
• Joshua Nkomo - ex-ZAPU leader, affectionately known as father Zimbabwe
• Ndabaningi Sithole
• Ian Smith - first Prime Minister under a white-minority government
• Edgar Tekere
• Garfield Todd
• Josiah Tongogara - independence war hero
• Morgan Tsvangirai - MDC leader

Scientists

• Christopher Chetsanga (1935- ) - discoverer of two DNA repair enzymes
• Rudo Makunike - female pathologist
• Arthur Mutambara (1966- ) - Professor of Robotics MIT, Rhodes Scholar, Politician
• Allan Savory - wildlife biologist and former Member of Parliament
• Joel Jaisi (1980-) - software engineer MCTS, BBSCT (University of Zimbabwe)

Sports

• Byron Black (1969- ) - retired professional tennis player, won grand slams doubles
• Cara Black (1979- ) - active professional tennis player, won grand slams
• Wayne Black (1973- ) - retired professional tennis player, won grand slams doubles
• Tendai Chimusasa (1971- ) - retired long distance runner
• Kirsty Coventry (1983- ) - Olympic champion swimmer
• Duncan Fletcher (1948- ) - former national cricket captain and current England cricket team coach
• Andy Flower (1968- ) - former Test cricketer and national captain
• Bruce Grobbelaar (1957- ) - retired professional football goalkeeper, played for Liverpool FC
• Beast Mtawarira - professional rugby player playing for Natal Sharks
• Waddington Mwayenga (1984 -) cricketer
• Benjani Mwaruwari (1978- ) - active professional footballer playing for Portsmouth FC
• Peter Ndlovu (1973- ) - active professional footballer playing for Mamelodi Sundowns FC, previously played for Coventry City F.C., Birmingham City F.C. and Sheffield United F.C.. In Zimbabwe he played for Highlanders.
• Henry Olonga (1976- ) - retired professional cricketer
• Nick Price (1957- ) - active professional golfer, British Open champion (1994), PGA Champion (1992, 1994), 2005 Bob Jones Award winner, eventual World Golf Hall of Famer
• Vitalis Takawira (1972 -) professional footballer, a product of Dynamos FC
• Kevin Ullyett (1972- ) - active professional tennis player, won grand slams doubles

Writers

• Catherine Buckle
• Shimmer Chinodya winner of 1992 Commonwealth Prize for Literature
• Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959- )
• Chenjerai Hove (1956- )
• Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987)
• Adrian Magombedze-1982 - Writer of college drama Up The Hill, co-writer of TV soap Estate Blues
• Nozipa Maraire (1966- )
• Charles Mungoshi (1947- )
• Stanley Nyamfukudza (1951
• Yvonne Vera (1964-2005)