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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 41 of 588 notable people

0001 PRODUCER

Phil Ramone

1934 - 2013

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0004 RELIGIOUS

Wendy Beckett

1930 - 2018

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0038 AUTHOR

Jan Breytenbach

Born 1933

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0053 ACTOR

Doreen Mantle

Born 1930

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0054 BUSINESS

Raymond Ackerman

Born 1931

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0067 CARTOGRAPHER

Michael Kidron

1930 - 2003

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0097 BARON

Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton

1934 - 2000

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0099 MATHEMATICIAN

Henda Swart

1939 - 2016

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0111 CRIMINAL

Gert van Rooyen

1938 - 1990

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0119 BOTANIST

Edward George Hudson Oliver

Born 1938

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0129 CRICKET

Neil Adcock

1931 - 2013

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0136 ECONOMIST

Hillel Ticktin

Born 1937

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0142 SURGEON

Terence English

Born 1932

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0145 QUEEN

Mokope Modjadji

1936 - 2001

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0161 BISHOP

Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu

1939 - 2013

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0162 BUSINESS

Mark Weinberg

Born 1931

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0163 PHYSICIAN

Joseph Sonnabend

Born 1933

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0198 ATHLETIC

Fanie du Plessis

1930 - 2001

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0248 PLAYER

Joe Kaminer

Born 1934

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0290 ACTIVIST

Sylvia Neame

Born 1937

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0293 CRICKET

Eileen Hurly

Born 1932

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0310 LAWYER

Claire Palley

Born 1931

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0315 ACTOR

Stan Schmidt

1936 - 2019

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0356 ARCHITECT

Adèle Naudé Santos

Born 1938

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0361 CHAMPION

Nick Turvey

1931 - 2006

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0369 WRITER

Morris Krok

1931 - 2005

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0383 LAWYER

Johan D. van der Vyver

Born 1934

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0389 POLITICIAN

Rowan Cronjé

1937 - 2014

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0398 PHILANTHROPIST

Manfred Gorvy

Born 1938

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0430 KARATE

Norman Robinson (karate)

Born 1936

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0465 PLAYER

Sakkie van Zyl

Born 1932

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0469 PLAYER

Louis Schmidt

1936 - 1999

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0476 ALDERMAN

Maureen Prinsloo

1939 - 2017

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0493 PLAYER

Hugo van Zyl

1932 - 2007

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0497 ATHLETE

Okkie van Greunen

1933 - 1987

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0511 PLAYER

Trix Truter

Born 1939

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0523 PLAYER

Jeremy Nel

Born 1934

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0528 LYRICIST

Henry Kemp-Blair

1930 - 1986

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0561 PLAYER

Tiny Naude

1936 - 2006

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0570 FOOTBALL

Hugh Gerhardi

Born 1933

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0573 ACADEMIC

Arthur H. Rubenstein

Born 1937

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