15 Notable alumni of
North-West University
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North-West University is 1936th in the world, 45th in Africa, and 12th in South Africa by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from North-West University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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F. W. de Klerk
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- lawyerpolitician
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Frederik Willem de Klerk OMG DMS was a South African politician who served as state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994 to 1996. As South Africa's last head of state from the era of white-minority rule, he and his government dismantled the apartheid system and introduced universal suffrage. Ideologically a social conservative and an economic liberal, he led the National Party (NP) from 1989 to 1997.
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Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
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- modelbeauty pageant contestant
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Demi-Leigh Tebow is a South African model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2017. She was crowned Miss South Africa 2017, and the second Miss Universe winner from South Africa, following Margaret Gardiner, who was crowned Miss Universe 1978.
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André Brink
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- man of letterslinguistwritertranslatoruniversity teacher
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André Philippus Brink OIS was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town.
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Marike de Klerk
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- politician
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Marike de Klerk was the First Lady of South Africa, as the wife of State President Frederik Willem de Klerk, from 1989–1994. She was also a politician of the former governing National Party in her own right. De Klerk was murdered in her Cape Town home in 2001.
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Pieter Groenewald
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- politician
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Petrus Johannes "Pieter" Groenewald is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Correctional Services since July 2024. He has served as the Leader of the Freedom Front Plus since his election in November 2016. He started his political career by being elected Mayor of Stilfontein in 1988. He relinquished the position in 1989 due to his election to the House of Assembly. Groenewald co-founded the Freedom Front in 1994, and served as a Member of the National Assembly until his election to the North West Provincial Legislature in 1999. He returned to the National Assembly in 2001.
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Mamokgethi Phakeng
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- mathematicianuniversity teacher
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Rosina Mamokgethi Phakeng GCOB OIG is a South African professor of mathematics education who in 2018 became a vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT). She has been the vice principal of research and innovation, at the University of South Africa and acting executive dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at UNISA. In 2018 she was an invited speaker at the International Congresses of Mathematicians. In February 2023 it was announced that she would leave her position as vice-chancellor of UCT and take early retirement. She was succeeded by Professor Daya Reddy on 13 March 2023.
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Pieter Mulder
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- university teacherpolitician
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Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder is a South African politician and the former leader of the Freedom Front Plus. He served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Cabinet of President Jacob Zuma from 2009–14.
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Johan Deysel
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- rugby union player
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Johan Deysel is a Namibian professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Pro D2 club Colomiers and captains the Namibia national team.
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Yvonne Mokgoro
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- judge
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Jennifer Yvonne Mokgoro GOB was a South African jurist who served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa from October 1994 to October 2009. She also chaired the South African Law Reform Commission between 1995 and 2011. She qualified as a lawyer in the former Bophuthatswana and was a legal academic before she was appointed to the bench by President Nelson Mandela.
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Cornell du Preez
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- rugby union player
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Cornell du Preez is a South African-born Scottish rugby union player. He currently plays as a loose forward for Toulon in the Top 14 and represented Scotland internationally.
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Connie Mulder
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- politician
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Cornelius Petrus Mulder was a South African politician and cabinet minister.
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Johan Heyns
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- theologian
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Johan Adam Heyns was an Afrikaner Calvinist theologian and moderator of the general synod of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) in South Africa. He was assassinated at his home in Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria.
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Tomasz Kamusella
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- university teacherhistorianpolitical scientist
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Tomasz Kamusella FRHistS is a Polish scholar pursuing interdisciplinary research in language politics, nationalism, and ethnicity.
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Franco van der Merwe
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- rugby union player
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Franco van der Merwe is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock, although he can also operate as a flanker. Previous clubs include Irish side Ulster in the Pro12, London Irish in Premiership Rugby, the Lions in Super Rugby and the Leopards and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup.
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John Perumbalath
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- teacher
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John Perumbalath is a retired British Anglican bishop. He became Bishop of Liverpool in the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in July 2023. He had previously been Archdeacon of Barking (2013–2018) and the area Bishop of Bradwell (2018–2023), both in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
