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There are many places in South Africa named after people.




Western Cape


Albertinia – Johannes Rudolph Albertyn
Athlone – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Beaufort West – Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
Bellville – Charles Davidson Bell
Bredasdorp – Michiel van Breda, later first Mayor of Cape Town
Caledon – 2nd Earl of Caledon
Calitzdorp – Calitz family
Camps Bay (Cape Town) – Friedrich von Kamptz
Clanwilliam – 1st Earl of Clanwilliam
Darling – Charles Henry Darling, lieutenant-governor of Cape Colony
Durbanville – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
George – King George III of the United Kingdom
Gordon's Bay – Robert Jacob Gordon
Hermanus – Hermanus Pieters
Hopefield – Col William Hope and William Field
Ladismith – Lady Smith, wife of Sir Harry Smith
Laingsburg – John Laing
Lamberts Bay – Admiral Sir Robert Lambert
Maitland, Cape Town – Sir Peregrine Maitland, governor of Cape Colony
Malmesbury – 1st Earl of Malmesbury
McGregor – Rev Andrew McGregor
Milnerton – Sir Alfred Milner
Montagu – John Montagu
Moorreesburg – Rev Johannes Moorrees
Murraysburg – Reverend Andrew Murray Snr
Napier – Sir George Napier, governor of Cape Colony
Oudtshoorn – Baron Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn, governor of Cape Colony
Parow – Johann Heinrich Parow
Plettenberg Bay – Baron Joachim Ammema van Plettenberg, governor of Cape Colony
Porterville – William Porter, attorney-general of Cape Colony
Prince Albert – Prince Albert
Prince Alfred Hamlet – The Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria
Riebeeck Kasteel – Jan van Riebeeck
Riebeeck West – Jan van Riebeeck
Riversdale – Harry Rivers
Robertson – Rev Dr William Robertson
Saldanha – Antonio de Saldanha
Simon's Town – Simon van der Stel
Somerset West – Lord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of Cape Colony
Stellenbosch – Simon van der Stel, governor of Cape Colony
Swellendam – Hendrik Swellengrebel and his wife Helena Ten Damme
Tulbagh – Ryk Tulbagh, governor of Cape Colony
Vanrhynsdorp – Petrus Benjamin van Rhyn
Wellington – Duke of Wellington
Wolseley – Viscount Wolseley
Worcester – Marquess of Worcester




Eastern Cape


Adelaide – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Alexandria, Eastern Cape – Rev Alexander Smit
Alfred Nzo District Municipality – Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo
Alice – Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria
Aliwal North – Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet of Aliwal
Balfour, Eastern Cape – Robert Balfour, secretary of the Glasgow Missionary Society
Barkly East – Sir Henry Barkly
Bedford – Duke of Bedford
Butterworth – Joseph Butterworth
Chris Hani District Municipality – Chris Hani
Cradock – John Cradock, 1st Baron Howden
Dias Division – Bartolommeo Dias
Elliot – Henry George Elliot
Fort Beaufort – Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
Graaff-Reinet – Cornelis van der Graaff and his wife Hester Reynet
Grahamstown – John Graham
Humansdorp – Johannes Jurie Human and Matthys Gerhardus Human
Jansenville – Jan Willem Janssens
Joe Gqabi District Municipality – Joe Nzingo Gqabi (1929–1981)
Joubertina – Rev W. A. Joubert
King William's Town – King William IV
Kirkwood – James Somers Kirkwood
Lady Grey – Lady Eliza Lucy Grey
Maclear – Thomas Maclear
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality – Nelson Mandela
OR Tambo District Municipality – Oliver Tambo
Philipstown – Sir Philip Wodehouse, governor of Cape Colony
Port Alfred – The Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria
Port Elizabeth – Elizabeth Donkin (wife of acting governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin)
Queenstown – Queen Victoria
Richmond, Eastern Cape – Duke of Richmond
Sarah Baartman District Municipality – Sarah Baartman (1789–1815)
Seymour – Colonel Seymour
Somerset East – Lord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of Cape Colony
Steynsburg – Andries Steyn
Steytlerville – Abraham Isaac Steytler
Stutterheim – Baron von Stutterheim
Uitenhage – Jacob Uitenhage de Mist




Northern Cape


Barkly West – Sir Henry Barkly
Calvinia – John Calvin, from its church dedicated to him
Carnarvon – Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
Cathcart – Sir George Cathcart
Colesberg – Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole
Douglas – Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Douglas
Frances Baard District Municipality – Frances Baard
Jankempdorp – Gen Jan Kemp
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality – John Taolo Gaetsewe
Kimberley – John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Loxton – A.E. Loxton
Molteno – John Charles Molteno, first prime minister of Cape Colony
Port Nolloth – Captain M. S. Nolloth
Pixley ka Seme District Municipality – Dr. Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of African National Congress
Reivilo – Rev A.J. Olivier
Sutherland – Henry Sutherland, pastor who established the church around which the settlement grew
Upington – Thomas Upington
Victoria West – Queen Victoria
Warrenton – Sir Charles Warren
Williston – Colonel Willis
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality – Z. F. Mgcawu (1958-2001), Upington's first post-1994 democratically elected mayor




Free State


Allanridge – Allan Roberts
Brandfort – Johannes Brand, state president of the Orange Free State
Cornelia – Cornelia Mulder, wife of Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State
Dealesville – John Henry Deale
Deneysville – Deneys Reitz
Dewetsdorp – Jacobus de Wet, father of General Christiaan de Wet
Fauresmith – Reverend Phillip Faure and Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
Fezile Dabi District Municipality – Fezile Abram Dabi (1956-1997)
Harrismith – Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
Hennenman – P.F. Hennenman
Hertzogville – James Barry Munnik Hertzog
Hobhouse – Emily Hobhouse
Kestell – Rev Dr J.D. Kestell
Lindley – Rev Daniel Lindley
Paul Roux – Dr Paul Roux
Philippolis – Rev Dr John Philip
Rouxville – Rev Pieter Roux
Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality – Thabo Edwin Mofutsanyana (1899-1995)
Viljoenskroon – Hans Viljoen and his horse 'Kroon'
Villiers – Lourens de Villiers
Warden – Charles Warden, administrator of the Orange River Sovereignty
Zastron – Johanns sibella Zastron, wife of president Johannes Brand




Gauteng


Alexandra – Alexandra Papenfus (wife of farmer)
Benoni – the original name of the Biblical Benjamin
Boksburg – W.E. Bok, state secretary of the South African Republic
Carletonville – Guy Carleton Jones
Johannesburg – Johannes Rissik; Johannes Meyer
Krugersdorp – Paul Kruger
Pretoria – Andries Pretorius
Sharpeville – John Sharpe
Vanderbijlpark – Hendrik van der Bijl




KwaZulu-Natal


Cato Ridge – George Christopher Cato, the first mayor of Durban
Colenso – Bishop John Colenso
Durban – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
Estcourt – Thomas Estcourt
Greytown – George Edward Grey
Harry Gwala District Municipality – Harry Gwala
Hibberdene – C. Maxwell-Hibberd
King Cetshwayo District Municipality – Cetshwayo kaMpande
La Lucia – Lucia Michel
Ladysmith – Lady Smith, wife of Sir Harry Smith
Melmoth – Sir Melmoth Osborne, governor of Zululand
Newcastle – Duke of Newcastle
Paulpietersburg – Paul Kruger and Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Pietermaritzburg – Two theories exist.
In the theory officially accepted today by the city, it bears the name of Voortrekker leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz.
In another theory, the city was originally named after Retief alone, initially "Pieter Mouriets Burg" (after his given names) and transformed to its current form.
Pinetown – Sir Benjamin Pine, governor of Natal
Port Edward – Edward VIII
Port Shepstone – Theophilus Shepstone
Richard's Bay – Frederick Richards
Scottburgh – John Scott, lieutenant-governor of Natal
Westville – Martin West, the first British lieutenant-governor of Natal




Limpopo


Louis Trichardt – Louis Trichardt




Mpumalanga


Balfour – Arthur James Balfour
Barberton – Harry and Fred Barber, pioneer gold prospectors
Breyten – Nicolaas Breytenbach
Carolina – Carolina Coetzee, wife of the owner of the land on which the town was developed
Evander – Evelyn Anderson
Gert Sibande District Municipality – ANC activist Gert Sibande (1907-1987)
Groblersdal – W.J. Grobler
Machadodorp – General Jose Machado
Nelspruit – Andries, Gert and Louis Nel
Piet Retief – Piet Retief
Standerton – A.J. Stander, owner of the farm on which the town was developed
Trichardt – Carolus Johannes Trichardt, son of Louis Trichardt




North West


Brits – Gert Brits, owner of the farm on which the town was developed
Christiana – Christiana Pretorius, daughter of president Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Coligny – Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny
Delareyville – General Jacobus de la Rey
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality – Kenneth Kaunda, First President of Zambia
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality – Ruth Mompati
Klerksdorp – Jacob de Clerq
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality – Dr Silas Molema
Potchefstroom – the first syllable comes from the surname of the town's founder Andries Hendrik Potgieter
Schweizer Reneke – Captain Schweizer and Field Cornet Reneke
Ventersdorp – Johannes Venter, owner of the farm on which the town was developed
Wolmaransstad – J.M.A. Wolmarans
Zeerust – Diederick Coetzee (the town was originally named 'Coetzee-Rust')




Former


Ellisras (Limpopo) was the name of Lephalale – Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus (farm owners)
Pietersburg (Limpopo) was the name of Polokwane – Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Potgietersrus (Limpopo) was the name of Mokopane – Piet Potgieter
Stanger (KwaZulu-Natal) was the name of KwaDukuza – William Stanger (Surveyor-General of Natal)
Verwoerdburg (Gauteng) was the name of Centurion – Hendrik Verwoerd




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