Cele is both a surname and a given name. In

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

it is known as a surname of the

Cele Clan Cele may refer to: Places * Cele - a village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa * Qira County (or Cele County), Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China * Cele, Texas, USA * Célé, river in the Cantal and Lot départements of southwestern France Other ...

Notable people

Notable people with the name include: Surname: *

Bheki Cele Bhekokwakhe "Bheki" Hamilton Cele (born 22 April 1952) has been the South African Minister of Police since February 2018. He was National Commissioner of the South African Police Service for two years, until misconduct allegations led to his su ...

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

Henry Cele Henry Cele () (30 January 1941 – 2 November 2007) was a South African actor noted for his portrayal of the great Zulu Warrior King Shaka kaSenzangakhona in the South African television miniseries ''Shaka Zulu'' (1986) as well as in the telev ...

(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 ...

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