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10 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were African

Africa is one of the great exporters of legendary people, but you may not know all the celebrities from that wonderful land. Here are 10 people you may not have known are from Africa.

Dave Matthews – He was born in South Africa

Charlize Theron – She’s also born in South Africa

Roger Federer – His mother is South African.

Sienna Miller – Her mother was an African model.

Sasha Pieterse – This actress was born in South Africa before moving to the US when she was three.

Steve Nash – He was also born in South Africa before moving to Canada at 18 months.

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Arnold Vosloo – Yup. Buddy from the Mummy is South African, too.

Dean Geyer – The newest “Glee” star is also from South Africa but he moved to Australia as a kid.

Hugo Weaving – He was actually born in Nigeria…you do know him from the Matrix, right? Riiiiight.

Candice Swanepoel – You guessed it: South Africa.

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