List of people from Bulawayo
The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with or around the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
- John H Abeles, physician, medical investor, philanthropist
- Ignatius Arnoz, Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Percelle Ascott, actor and writer
- Gift Banda, politician
- Lewis Banda, sprinter
- Roy Barbour, field hockey player
- Leo Baron, lawyer, Royal Air Force officer and contract bridge player
- Marshall P. Baron, painter
- Tinker Beets, field hockey player and cricketer
- Berita, singer, songwriter and music producer
- Mkhululi Bhebhe, contemporary gospel music vocalist
- Erich Bloch, economist and columnist
- Graham Boynton, journalist, consultant, travel writer and editor
- Elias Broomberg, businessman and politician
- Robin Brown, cricketer
- Angus Buchan, author and evangelist
- NoViolet Bulawayo, writer
- Frederick Russell Burnham, scout and world-traveling adventurer
- David Candler, first-class cricketer, mathematician, educator and clergyman
- Warren Carne, cyclist
- Charlene, Princess of Monaco, wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Brian Chikwava, writer and musician
- Charles Coghlan, lawyer, first Premier of Southern Rhodesia; honoured by burial near Cecil Rhodes's grave, at "World's View" in the Matopo Hills near Bulawayo
- David Coltart, former Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture
- Charles Coventry, cricketer
- Kirsty Coventry, world-record swimmer
- James Cowden, politician
- Eddie Cross, economist and founder member of the mainstream Movement for Democratic Change party led by Nelson Chamisa; currently the Policy Coordinator General
- Harry Davies, politician
- Harry Elinder Davies
- Chelsy Davy, businesswoman, former girlfriend of Prince Harry
- Brendon Dawson, rugby union footballer
- Diana Dean, Canadian artist
- Luthuli Dlamini, film and television actor
- Mildred Reason Dube, politician
- John Eaton, Royal Navy officer
- John Edmond, folk singer and retired soldier
- Graham Edwards, cricketer
- Chris Ellison, lawyer and former politician
- Lucia Evans, winner of the 2006 Irish TV talent show You're A Star, born in Bulawayo
- Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel
- Duncan Fletcher, cricketer, former coach of England national cricket team and Indian national cricket team
- Roy Garden, lawn and indoor bowler
- Adrian Garvey, rugby union player
- Maureen George, field hockey player
- Norman Geras, professor of political philosophy, University of Manchester; UK blogger
- Humphrey Gibbs, GCVO, KCMG, farmer, Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia
- Precious Gondwe, lawyer and businesswoman
- Carole Gray, dancer and film actress
- Teenage Hadebe, footballer
- Elizabeth Haran, Australian novelist
- James G. Haskins, politician and businessman
- Charles Helm, missionary
- Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-born English cricketer
- Jason Hitz, cricketer and rugby union player
- David Houghton, former Zimbabwean cricketer and coach of Zimbabwean cricket team
- Derek Hudson, conductor
- Susan Huggett, field hockey player
- Kubi Indi, development activist and businesswoman
- Hank Irvine, tennis player
- Tendayi Jembere, actor
- Graham Johnson, pianist, recognised as one of the world's leading vocal accompanists; world authority on the song repertoire
- Tony Johnstone, golfer
- Heinrich Karlen, Swiss Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Watson Khupe, activist and politician
- Thokozani Khuphe, politician, trade unionist and the President of the MDC-T breakaway faction of the Movement for Democratic Change
- Giovanni Matteo Konings, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Hilda Kuper, social anthropologist
- Felisitus Kwangwa, netball player
- Paul Le Roux, programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration
- Doris Lessing, novelist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
- John Love, Formula One driver and team owner
- David Lowe, retired butterfly and freestyle swimmer
- Precious Lunga, epidemiologist, entrepreneur, and CEO/co-founder of Baobab Circle
- Hector Macdonald, judge
- Phineas Makhurane, academic and chairman of the Zimbabwe National Council for Higher Education
- Charles Manyuchi, boxer
- Dorothy Masuka, singer
- Muchadeyi Masunda, businessman and politician
- Isabella Matambanadzo, writer, gender and feminist activist
- Judah Mazive, rugby league footballer
- John McChlery, mayor of Bulawayo and later member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council for Marandellas in the early 20th century
- Ian McIntosh, rugby union coach
- Peter Foster, All round Sportsman - National colours for Rugby, Water Polo, Swimming and Boxing. Including South African Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
- Patricia McKillop, field hockey player
- Dianna Melrose, British diplomat who has served as the British High Commissioner to Tanzania and as the British Ambassador to Cuba
- Mary Metcalfe, politician, educator, and academic
- Keegan Meth, professional cricketer
- Cont Mhlanga, playwright and founder of Amakhosi Theater
- Vusa Mkhaya, singer and songwriter
- Raj Modi, businessman and politician
- Daniel Molokele, pro-democracy human rights lawyer
- Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, Special Envoy for Youth at the African Union Commission
- David Mungoshi, novelist, actor, poet and teacher
- August Musarurwa, composer of the tune "Skokiaan"
- Tsitsi Muzenda, politician, senator of Midlands Province and daughter of the former Vice-President of Zimbabwe, Simon Muzenda
- Benjani Mwaruwari, footballer and former Zimbabwe team captain; also played for Portsmouth FC
- Marvelous Nakamba, footballer in the Premier League for Aston Villa and the Zimbabwe national team; born in Hwange, but raised in Bulawayo
- Cleopas Ncube, wrestler
- Japhet Ndabeni Ncube, politician
- Pius Ncube, Roman Catholic archbishop
- Trevor Ncube, entrepreneur
- Callistus Ndlovu, academic, diplomat, and politician
- Lindela Ndlovu, biochemist and Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology
- Peter Ndlovu, footballer, former Zimbabwe team captain; considered to be the best Zimbabwean player of all time
- Lazarus Nkala, trade union leader, activist, and revolutionary
- John Nkomo, politician
- Ian Noble, rugby union and rugby league footballer
- Lewin Nyatanga, Zimbabwean-born Welsh footballer
- Terence Parkin, swimmer
- Virginia Phiri, feminist writer
- Alexander Pines, professor of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
- Nick Price, former world number one golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame member
- Clive Puzey, racing driver
- Jeremy Railton, art director, costume and production designer
- Zoe Ramushu, writer, director, producer, actress and multimedia journalist
- Surendran Reddy, musician, composer and performer
- Leo Cardwell Ross, Secretary for Information, Immigration and Tourism in the Rhodesian Government 1965–1972
- Daniel Rowland, long-distance trail runner
- Rozalla, dance music performer
- Irene Sabatini, fiction author
- Sabrina, pop singer
- Robin Sampson, archer
- Ron Sandler, CEO of Lloyd's of London; chairman of Northern Rock Bank
- Allan Savory, biologist
- Adolph Schmitt, German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Shingai Shoniwa, rock musician
- Ernest Sibanda, either the first or one of the first black members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in what is today Zimbabwe
- Ryan Sissons, triathlete
- Bobby Skinstad, rugby union player
- Alexander McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE, writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
- David Smith, rugby union footballer
- Joseph Sonnabend, physician, researcher, part of the team which discovered interferon
- Yolanda Sonnabend, theatre and ballet designer and painter, primarily of portraits
- Buffalo Souljah, reggae recording artist and songwriter
- Heath Streak, cricketer and former captain of Zimbabwe team; current bowling coach of the Bangladesh team
- Wally Stuttaford, politician
- Gavin Sutherland, archer
- Robert Clarkson Tredgold, barrister, judge and politician
- Novuyo Tshuma, writer and professor of creative writing
- Zeb Tsikira, real estate entrepreneur living in Canada; author
- Graeme Turner, cricketer
- Yung Tyran, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer
- Deandra van der Colff, swimmer
- Des van Jaarsveldt, rugby union player
- Jaggie van Staden, boxer
- Yvonne Vera, award-winning author
- Wayne Visser, writer, speaker, film producer, academic, editor of poetry, social entrepreneur and futurist focused on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and creating integrated value
- Pat Walkden, tennis player
- Maureen Thelma Watson, politician
- Nicola Watson, accountant and politician
- Mike Williams, rugby player
- Sean Williams, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Zwelibanzi Moyo Williams, chef and restauranteur
- Archibald Wilson, fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II
- Peter Wilson, first-class cricketer and field hockey player
- Nitefreak, DJ and music producer