29.8579° S, 31.0251° E
DURBAN
Most Famous People Born in Durban, South Africa
- Notable people
- 589
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1972
- Most distinctive
- Surfer 45.2×
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.
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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- Field: Cricket Clear ×
Hashim Amla
Born 1983
Graeme Pollock
Born 1944
Barry Richards
Born 1945
Mike Procter
Born 1946
Nick Compton
Born 1983
Colin Munro
Born 1987
Jason Roy
Born 1990
Lance Klusener
Born 1971
Herbie Taylor
1889 - 1973
Lungi Ngidi
Born 1996
BJ Watling
Born 1985
Dudley Nourse
1910 - 1981
Keshav Maharaj
Born 1990
Trevor Goddard (cricketer)
1931 - 2016
Robin Smith (cricketer)
Born 1963
Trisha Chetty
Born 1988
Andile Phehlukwayo
Born 1996
Chris Smith (cricketer, born 1958)
Born 1958
Hugh Tayfield
1929 - 1994
Chloe Tryon
Born 1994
Lindsay Tuckett
1919 - 2016
Stuart Meaker
Born 1989
Andrie Steyn
Born 1996
John Anderson (Irish cricketer)
Born 1982
Ahmed Amla
Born 1979
Imraan Khan
Born 1984
Preston Mommsen
Born 1987
John Watkins (South African cricketer)
Born 1923
Cameron Delport
Born 1989
Tyron Henderson
Born 1974
Robert Frylinck
Born 1984
Lee Irvine
Born 1944
Friedel de Wet
Born 1980
Herby Wade
1905 - 1980
Ian Smith (South African cricketer)
1925 - 2015
Chris Green (cricketer)
Born 1993
Wayne Madsen (cricketer)
Born 1984
Derek Varnals
Born 1935
Eric Dalton
1906 - 1981
Claude Carter
1881 - 1952
Mark Burmester
Born 1968
Robert Howden
1917 - 2004
Brad Wheal
Born 1996
Colin Wesley
Born 1937
Mike Macaulay
Born 1939
Kyle Hodnett
Born 1986
Dalton Conyngham
1897 - 1979
Gareth Roderick
Born 1991
Mark Sanders
Born 1979
Pat Trimborn
Born 1940
Corbin Bosch
Born 1994
Len Tuckett
1885 - 1963
Peter Cousens (cricketer)
Born 1932
Matthew Dennington
Born 1982
Brian Gessner
Born 1947
Ossie Dawson
1919 - 2008
Hubert Freakes
1914 - 1942
Rivash Gobind
Born 1982
Cyril Robinson (cricketer)
1873 - 1948
Daryn Smit
Born 1984
Justin Coetzee
Born 1984
Daryn Dupavillon
Born 1994
Dennis Dyer
1914 - 1990
Vyash Gobind
Born 1984
Yacoob Omar
Born 1948
Senuran Muthusamy
Born 1994
Charles Barlow (businessman)
1905 - 1979
Cody Chetty
Born 1991
Sidney Martin
1909 - 1988
Calvin Savage
Born 1993
Calvin Dickinson
Born 1996
Gary Watson (cricketer)
Born 1944
Sibonelo Makhanya
Born 1996
Tshepo Moreki
Born 1993
Robin Greene
1931 - 2014
Peter Dodds
Born 1933
Abdul Razak (South African cricketer)
Born 1987
David White (South African cricketer)
Born 1991
Brian Whitfield
Born 1959
Brad Moses
Born 1983
Nadine Moodley
Born 1990
Umesh Valjee
Born 1969
Matthew Friedlander
Born 1979
Anthony Evans (cricketer)
1942 - 2016
Matthew Arnold (cricketer)
Born 1988
Zakhele Qwabe
Born 1988
Kyle Simmonds
Born 1994
Shane Getkate
Born 1991
Brady Barends
Born 1989
Craig Barnsley
Born 1983
Andrew MacKinlay (cricketer)
Born 1967
Gavin Morris
Born 1998
Dennis Smith (South African cricketer)
Born 1971
Luke Schlemmer
Born 1995
George Eaton (cricketer)
1904 - 1938
Zakariya Paruk
Born 1998
Dudu Zondo
Born 1994
Sohail Mahmoud
Born 1996
Lynton Morby-Smith
Born 1936
James Draper (umpire)
1925 - 2013
Lubabalo Gcuma
Born 1976
Albert King (umpire)
1878 - 1946
Brandon Scullard
Born 1991
David Drew (umpire)
1919 - 1976
Simon Roberts (Cambridge cricketer)
Born 1926
Mishkal Ramsaroop
Born 1993
Brendon Reddy
Born 1983
Sithabiso Zungu
Born 1997
Arthur Tayfield
Born 1931
Malcolm Smith (cricketer)
1932 - 2012
Thomas Bryant (cricketer)
1933 - 2012
Mark Logan (cricketer)
Born 1960
John Siedle
1932 - 2008