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DURBAN

Most Famous People Born in Durban, South Africa

Notable people
589
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1972
Most distinctive
Surfer 45.2×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Durban Is Known For

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Cricket is Durban's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (113).

Durban over-indexes on surfer — 45.2× the global rate.

Durban under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Cricket113
  2. Player94
  3. Football60
  4. Politician27
  5. Actor24
  6. Sport21
  7. Singer13
  8. Golf10
  1. Surfer745.2×
  2. Cricket11315.1×
  3. Golf1010.0×
  4. Player948.2×
  5. Swimmer103.5×
  6. Sport212.1×
  1. Politician270.4×
  2. Writer100.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 21 of 589 notable people

0001 ACTOR

Cyril Cusack

1910 - 1993

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0029 FILM

Noel Langley

1911 - 1980

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0045 PHYSICIST

Frederick Charles Frank

1911 - 1998

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0103 ACTOR

Olga Lowe

1919 - 2013

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0139 CRICKET

Dudley Nourse

1910 - 1981

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0157 POLITICIAN

Monty Naicker

1910 - 1978

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0164 PLAYER

Vernon Kirby

Born 1911

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0213 CRICKET

Lindsay Tuckett

1919 - 2016

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0224 JOURNALIST

Laurence Gandar

1915 - 1998

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0237 COACH

Izak Van Heerden

1910 - 1973

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0292 MILITAR

Peter Fletcher (RAF officer)

1916 - 1999

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0314 CRICKET

Robert Howden

1917 - 2004

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0336 BOTANIST

Florence Ellen Hewitt

1910 - 1979

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0338 BISHOP

Philip Russell (bishop)

1919 - 2013

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0375 CRICKET

Ossie Dawson

1919 - 2008

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0378 CRICKET

Hubert Freakes

1914 - 1942

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0400 CRICKET

Dennis Dyer

1914 - 1990

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0432 WRITER

Margaret McCord

1913 - 2004

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0547 CRICKET

David Drew (umpire)

1919 - 1976

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0562 WRITER

Ansuyah Ratipul Singh

1917 - 1978

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0586 DIPLOMAT

Alan John Oxley

1919 - 2011

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