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DOUGLAS

Most Famous People Born in Douglas, South Africa

Notable people
588
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1962
Most distinctive
Killer 74.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Douglas during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 79 notable births.

What Douglas Is Known For

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Player is Douglas's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (93).

Douglas over-indexes on killer74.5× the global rate.

Douglas under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Player93
  2. Football68
  3. Actor47
  4. Politician21
  5. Business19
  6. Cricket18
  7. Sport13
  8. Killer13
  1. Killer1374.5×
  2. Netball671.3×
  3. Player938.1×
  4. Business193.2×
  5. Botanist62.5×
  6. Cricket182.4×
  7. Film121.7×
  8. Academic91.5×
  1. Politician210.3×
  2. Writer80.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Douglas's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 20 of 588 notable people

0014 AUTHOR

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa

1921 - 2020

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0091 ACTOR

Neville Phillips

Born 1927

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0100 ACTOR

Louie Ramsay

1929 - 2011

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0153 ARCHITECT

Gerald Abramovitz

1928 - 2011

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0165 FILM

Emil Nofal

1926 - 1986

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0177 BOTANIST

Mary E. White

1926 - 2018

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0194 PLAYER

Hazel Redick-Smith

Born 1926

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0241 BUSINESS

Nthato Motlana

1925 - 2008

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0253 TRADE UNION

Wilton Mkwayi

1923 - 2004

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0255 PLAYER

Amos du Plooy

1921 - 1980

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0259 CHOREOGRAPHER

Graham Tainton

Born 1927

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0332 POLITICIAN

Anna Elizabeth Botha

1922 - 1997

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0338 PLAYER

Willem Barnard

1923 - 2012

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0411 ACADEMIC

Paul A. D. de Maine

1924 - 1999

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0424 PLAYER

Bertus Van der Merwe

1929 - 1971

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0451 POLITICIAN

Eli Louw

Born 1927

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0463 BOTANIST

Ray Charles Littlewood

1924 - 1967

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0539 POLITICIAN

George Getzel Cohen

Born 1927

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0558 PHYSICIAN

Maurice McGregor

Born 1920

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0587 MUSIC

David Fine (Musikmanager)

1929 - 2005

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