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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 77 of 588 notable people

0010 EDUCATION

David Benatar

Born 1966

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0016 NEUROSCIENTIST

Henry Markram

Born 1962

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0019 PHYSICIST

Michele Dougherty

Born 1962

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0024 RUNNER

Elana Meyer

Born 1966

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0031 ACTOR

Justine Shapiro

Born 1963

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0035 PSYCHOANALYST

Mark Solms

Born 1961

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0041 ACTOR

Ashley Gardner

Born 1964

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0058 COMEDIAN

Casper de Vries

Born 1964

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0061 AUTHOR

Mark Gevisser

Born 1964

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0070 FOOTBALL

Linda Buthelezi

Born 1969

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0077 FOOTBALL

August Makalakalane

Born 1965

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0082 PRODUCER

Jeff Nelson (musician)

Born 1962

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0084 CRIMINAL

Cedric Maake

Born 1965

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0092 ACTOR

Camilla Waldman

Born 1968

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0101 FOOTBALL

Alex Bapela

Born 1969

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0123 FOOTBALL

Andrew Tucker

Born 1968

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0146 ATIVISTA

Madge Bester

1963 - 2018

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0152 OPERA

Michelle Breedt

Born 1967

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0154 BOXER

Johnny du Plooy

1964 - 2013

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0172 DESIGNER

Collette Dinnigan

Born 1965

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0181 LAWYER

Gerrie Nel

Born 1961

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0192 KILLER

Jimmy Maketta

Born 1964

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0195 FILM

Xoliswa Sithole

Born 1967

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0199 ARTIST

Charles van Sandwyk

Born 1966

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0206 MANAGER

Markus Jooste

Born 1961

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0211 ARISTOCRAT

Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl

Born 1960

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0216 KILLER

Jack Mogale

Born 1960

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0221 ENTREPRENEUR

Errol Damelin

Born 1969

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0227 BUSINESS

Bridgette Radebe

Born 1960

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0234 OUVRIER

Mr Pearl

Born 1962

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0242 JOURNALIST

Ian Katz

Born 1967

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0256 STRONGMAN

Wayne Price

Born 1968

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0266 CONGRESS

Mark Dubowitz

Born 1968

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0270 MODEL

Andrea Stelzer

Born 1960

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0272 BUSINESS

Jonathan Oppenheimer

Born 1969

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0287 KILLED

Hastings Ndlovu

1961 - 1976

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0288 POLITICIAN

Ayanda Dlodlo

Born 1963

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0291 ENTREPRENEUR

Steven H. Collis

Born 1961

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0299 BUSINESS

Gareth Penny

Born 1962

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0301 POLITICIAN

Claudia Nielsen

Born 1962

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0303 FOOTBALL

Peter Gordon (South African footballer)

Born 1963

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0304 FOOTBALL

Benjamin Reed

Born 1961

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0314 RUNNER

Zithulele Sinqe

1963 - 2011

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0316 PLAYER

Mark Johnson (rugby league)

Born 1969

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0329 ARCHITECT

Laura Kurgan

Born 1961

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0330 ARTIST

Steven Cohen (artiste)

Born 1962

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0333 POLITICIAN

Jason Lewis (Massachusetts politician)

Born 1968

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0335 BUSINESS

Dudu Myeni

Born 1963

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0336 ACTOR

Tshamano Sebe

Born 1960

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0343 PLAYER

Jaco Booysen

Born 1966

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0348 FOOTBALL

Ian Muller

Born 1965

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0349 DARTS PLAYER

Wynand Havenga

Born 1965

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0351 FILM

Steve Pasvolsky

Born 1966

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0360 JOCKEY

Robbie Fradd

Born 1964

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0368 FOOTBALL

Mark Anderson (South African footballer)

Born 1962

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0370 EVANGELIST

Paseka Motsoeneng

Born 1968

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0376 FOOTBALL

Calvin Petersen

Born 1961

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0386 FOOTBALL

Wade du Plessis

Born 1967

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0396 BOWLER

Gerald Baker (bowls)

Born 1960

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0408 PLAYER

Nico Serfontein

Born 1968

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0418 PLAYER

Gerald Williams (rugby league)

Born 1969

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0425 BUSINESS

Irene Charnley

Born 1960

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0433 KILLER

David Randitsheni

1964 - 2009

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0440 FOOTBALL

Fetsi Molatedi

Born 1960

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0445 FOOTBALL

Michael Araujo

Born 1968

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0467 KILLER

Samuel Sidyno

Born 1962

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0473 POLITICIAN

Brian Tee (politician)

Born 1969

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0478 BUSINESS

Yashoda Naidoo

Born 1963

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0483 VORSITZENDER

Roland Boekhout

Born 1963

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0498 FOOTBALL

Derek Backman

Born 1966

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0508 COMPOSER

Clare Loveday

Born 1967

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0512 MISSING

David McPherson

Born 1960

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0522 PLAYER

Rudy Joubert

Born 1962

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0534 SWIMMER

Annette Cowley-Nel

Born 1967

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0536 DARTS PLAYER

Nolan Arendse

Born 1968

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0559 FOOTBALL

Roger Links

Born 1963

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0572 BOWLER

Shaun Addinall

Born 1969

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