29.0003° S, 23.9988° E
DOUGLAS
Most Famous People Born in Douglas, South Africa
- Notable people
- 588
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1962
- Most distinctive
- Killer 74.5×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Douglas during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Douglas Is Known For
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Player is Douglas's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (93).
Douglas over-indexes on killer — 74.5× the global rate.
Douglas under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
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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- Field: Player Clear ×
Breyton Paulse
Born 1976
Daniel Kötze
Born 1987
Rhys M. Thomas
Born 1982
Riaan Viljoen
Born 1983
Laura Rossouw
Born 1946
Piet van Zyl (Namibian rugby union player)
Born 1979
Cameron Wright (rugby union)
Born 1994
Pieter Hendriks
Born 1970
Wylie Human
Born 1979
Gavin Lawless
Born 1970
Marius Goosen
Born 1974
Hazel Redick-Smith
Born 1926
Andrew Wilson (rugby union)
Born 1980
Manuel Francisco
Died 2020
Riaan Swanepoel
Born 1986
Joe Kaminer
Born 1934
Kirk Haygarth
Born 1971
Amos du Plooy
1921 - 1980
Morné van der Merwe
1973 - 2013
Lourens van der Merwe
-
Danie Thiart
Born 1980
Mark Johnson (rugby league)
Born 1969
Japie Krige
1879 - 1961
Scott Zimmerman
Born 1980
Jandrè Mynhardt
Born 1981
Howard Mnisi
Born 1989
David Barends
-
Grant Esterhuizen
Born 1976
Willem Barnard
1923 - 2012
Jaco Booysen
Born 1966
Boela du Plooy
Born 1977
Adri Badenhorst
Born 1978
Retief Uys
Born 1979
Archer Dames
-
Nico Serfontein
Born 1968
Andrew Ballot
Born 1971
Pierre Van Wyke
-
Gerald Williams (rugby league)
Born 1969
Bertus Van der Merwe
1929 - 1971
Nathan Amos
Born 1979
Guy Coombe
-
Hans Mork
1909 - 1960
Kobus Van Deventer
-
Tim O'Shea (rugby league)
Born 1970
Justin Jennings
-
Tristan Tedder
Born 1996
Jaco Van Niekerk
-
Eugene Powell
-
Pro Legoete
Born 1976
Phillip Van Schalkwyk
Born 1980
Errie Claassens
Born 1981
Jaco Webb
-
Jaco Alberts
-
Marlou van Niekerk
Born 1993
Brian Best
-
Quinton De Villiers
-
Thomas Gubb
1908 - 1978
Sakkie van Zyl
Born 1932
Hercules Erasmus
-
Louis Schmidt
1936 - 1999
Alexander Hauck
Born 1988
Jaco Visser
-
Corne Nel
-
Jan Stegmann
1887 - 1984
Richard Louw
-
Willem Boshoff (rugby league)
-
Chris Hurter
-
Leon Barnard
-
Hugo van Zyl
1932 - 2007
Mark Schulze
-
Lodie Britz
Born 1980
Kost Human
-
Gideon Watts
-
Barend Alkema
-
Edwin Ludic
-
Hendrik Mulder
-
Trix Truter
Born 1939
Dikkie Mulder
-
Elmar Lubbe
-
Jan Volschenk
Born 1986
Rudy Joubert
Born 1962
Jeremy Nel
Born 1934
Hoppie van Jaarsveld
1917 - 1980
David Booysen
-
Tony Thoma
Born 1977
Frank Goedeke
-
De Wet Roos
Born 1990
Carl Mork
1906 - 1986
Tiny Naude
1936 - 2006
Andries Venter
Born 1986
Rudi Hasse
-
Jeff Rabkin
Born 1958
Pulane Motloung
Born 1985