Kaunda is an African surname that may refer to the following notable people:
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Betty Kaunda
Beatrice "Betty" Kaunda (née Kaweche Banda; 17 November 1928 – 18 September 2012), was a Zambian educator and inaugural First Lady of Zambia from 1964 to 1991 as the wife of the country's first president, Kenneth Kaunda. She was known as Mama ...
(1928–2012), First Lady of Zambia, wife of Kenneth
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Billy Kaunda Billy Kaunda is a current member of parliament from Mzimba District. He went to parliament on an independent ticket in the 2009 Parliamentary and presidential elections. He once served in the Malawi Cabinet as Deputy Minister of Youth Development an ...
, Government minister of Malawi
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John Kaunda, Zambian football goalkeeper
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Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissat ...
(1924–2021), first president of Zambia
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Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. The airport has a capaci ...
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Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
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Mxolisi Kaunda
Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda (born 13 September 1972) is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal serving as the Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality since 2019. He was the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison ...
(born 1972), South African politician
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Philemon Kaunda, Zambian football player
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Simon Vuwa Kaunda
Symon Vuwa Kaunda is a Malawian Politician and the former Minister of Environment Tourism and Wildlife in the Republic of Malawi. He has also previously served the ruling Democratic Progressive Party Government as Minister of Lands, Housing and Ur ...
, Malawian politician
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Tilyenji Kaunda Tilyenji Kaunda (b. 1954) is a Zambian politician. Until 5 April 2021 he served as leader of the United National Independence Party (UNIP)
Early life
Tilyeni Kaunda is the son of Kenneth Kaunda, former President of Zambia.
Career
UNIP was led ...
(born 1954), Zambian politician, son of Kenneth
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Yolanda Kaunda
Yolanda Kaunda (née Ndala) (born 1987) is the Malawi's first female aircraft Captain and its second female pilot.
Biography
Kaunda was born in Lilongwe in 1987 and from the age of six she wanted to become a pilot. She completed her secondary ...
(born 1980), Malawian aviator
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