Sipho (given name)

For genus of sea snails, see Sipho.

Sipho is a South African given name. Notable people with the surname include:

• Sipho Binda (1952–2006), South African military commander
• Sipho Burns-Ncamashe (1920–1996), South African poet, short story writer, and Xhosa imbongi (praise poet)
• Sipho Chaine (born 1996), South African soccer player
• Sipho Dlamini, Swazi Olympic middle-distance runner
• Sipho Gcabashe, South African politician and businessman
• Sipho Gumede (1952–2004), South African jazz musician and composer
• Sipho Hlomuka (born 1980), South African politician
• Sipho Jele, member of the banned Swazi political party
• Sipho Mabona, Swiss origami master
• Sipho Mabuse (born 1951), South African singer-songwriter
• Sipho Mashele (born 1987), South African cricketer
• Sipho Mbatha, South African politician
• Sipho Mbule (born 1998), South African professional soccer player
• Sipho Mchunu (born 1951), South African musician
• Sipho Mfundisi (born 1948), South African politician
• Sipho Mngomezulu (born 1982), South African footballer
• Sipho Moyo, Zimbabwean economist
• Sipho Mumbi (born 1983), Zambian retired footballer
• Sipo Mzimela (1935–2013), South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and Christian minister
• Sipho Ndlovu (born 1994), Zimbabwean footballer
• Sipho Ngema (1972–2020), South African actor
• Sipho Ngwenya, the first democratically elected mayor of the Greater City of Durban
• Sipho Nkosi, South African politician
• Sipho Philip Mutsi (1967–1985), regional organiser for the Congress of South African Students (COSAS)
• Sipho Sepamla (1932–2007), South African contemporary poet and novelist
• Sipho Sibiya (born 1971), South African retired soccer player
• Sipho Siboza (born 1964), South African politician
• Sipho Thwala, South African rapist and serial killer
• Sipho William Lubisi, South African politician

Middle name

• Baldwin Sipho Ngubane (1941–2021), South African politician
• Cleopas Sipho Dlamini (born 1952), Liswati business executive
• Clint Sipho Sephadi (born 1973), South African retired professional footballer
• Zakhele Sipho Mkhize (born 1950), South African politician