Cele is both a surname and a given name. In

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

it is known as a surname of the Cele Clan

Notable people

Notable people with the name include: Surname: *

Bheki Cele Bhekokwakhe "Bheki" Hamilton Cele (born 22 April 1952) was the South African Minister of Police from February 2018 to 17 June 2024. He was National Commissioner of the South African Police Service for two years, until misconduct allegations led ...

(born 1952), South African politician * Clara Germana Cele (1890–1912), South African *

Henry Cele Henry Cele () (20 January 1941 – 2 December 2007) was a South African football player and actor. In the 1960s Cele became a goal keeper for the South African Soccer League and played the sport until 1978. In 1981, he was asked to audition for ...

(1949–2007), South African actor *

Siboniso Cele Siboniso Master Cele (born 23 March 1985 in Pietermaritzburg) is a South African slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2010. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in ...

(born 1985), South African canoeist Given name: * Cele Abba (1906–1992), Italian actress {{given name, type=both Zulu-language surnames