| Africa can boast of being the birth place of | | | | be in prison for 27 years. After his release in |
| several famous personalities. These personalities | | | | 1990, he went on to become the first president |
| have excelled in various fields like sports, politics, | | | | of African National Congress. He was also |
| and films among others. | | | | awarded the Nobel peace prize. |
| Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 and | | | | Omar Sharif was born on April 10, 1932 in |
| was the first member in his family to attend | | | | Alexandria, Egypt as Michael Demitri Chalhoub. He |
| school. He later on joined the University College of | | | | graduated and earned a degree in mathematics |
| Fort Hare and was in to politics right from his | | | | from Cairo University. He also converted to Islam |
| student days. He also took part in the | | | | and changed his name to Omar Sharif. He started |
| anti-apartheid movement. Because of this he was | | | | acting in Hollywood movies in 1962 and has since |
| imprisoned on 12 July, 1964 and he continued to | | | | then won many awards for his performances. |