Category
page 117th-century people from the Dutch Cape Colony
Jan van Riebeeck
Dutch colonial governor (1619–1677)
Simon van der Stel
Dutch explorer (1639-1712)
Maria van Riebeeck
South African settler (1629-1664)
Syekh Yusuf al-Makassari
an Islamic scholar, Sufi master, and anti-colonial figure from South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Aletta Beck
Dutch-South-African poet
Krotoa
The "!Oroǀõas" ("Ward-girl"), spelled in Dutch as Krotoa or Kroket, otherwise known by her Christian name Eva (c. 1643 – 29 July 1674), was a !Uriǁ'aeǀona translator who worked for the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) during the founding of the Cape Colony.
Henrik Bernard Oldenland
South African artist and botanist (1663-1697)