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PRETORIA

Most Famous People Born in Pretoria, South Africa

Notable people
558
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1978
Most distinctive
Golf 12.7×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 133 notable births.

What Pretoria Is Known For

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Player is Pretoria's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (136).

Pretoria over-indexes on golf12.7× the global rate.

Pretoria under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Player136
  2. Cricket80
  3. Sport42
  4. Football32
  5. Politician23
  6. Actor15
  7. Swimmer12
  8. Golf12
  1. Golf1212.7×
  2. Player13612.5×
  3. Cricket8011.3×
  4. Sport424.5×
  5. Swimmer124.4×
  6. Rower62.9×
  7. Boxer62.7×
  8. Judge72.7×
  1. Politician230.3×
  2. Actor150.5×
  3. Football320.5×
  4. Writer100.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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558 notable people

0001 MAGNATE

Elon Musk

Born 1971

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0002 ACTOR

Glynis Johns

Born 1923

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0003 ACTOR

Arnold Vosloo

Born 1962

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0004 ACTOR

Sharlto Copley

Born 1973

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0005 MATHEMATICIAN

Seymour Papert

1928 - 2016

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0006 PHYSICIST

Michael Levitt

Born 1947

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0007 PHYSICIAN

Max Theiler

1899 - 1972

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0008 FILM

Roger Michell

Born 1956

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0009 ACTOR

Nigel Green

1924 - 1972

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0010 PLAYER

Joost van der Westhuizen

1971 - 2017

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0011 SWIMMER

Cameron van der Burgh

Born 1988

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0012 POET

Eugène Marais

1871 - 1936

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0013 SPORT

Louis Meintjes

Born 1992

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0014 POET

Robert Calvert

1945 - 1988

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0015 WRITER

Es'kia Mphahlele

1919 - 2008

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0016 NATURALIST

Austin Stevens

Born 1950

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0017 CRICKET

AB de Villiers

Born 1984

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0018 PLAYER

Pierre Spies

Born 1985

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0019 NOVELIST

Damon Galgut

Born 1963

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0020 POLITICIAN

Magnus Malan

1930 - 2011

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0021 SWIMMER

Roland Schoeman

Born 1980

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0022 PAINTER

Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef

1886 - 1957

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0023 ENGINEER

Theo de Raadt

Born 1968

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0024 COMPOSER

Vusi Mahlasela

Born 1965

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0025 POLITICIAN

Frederik van Zyl Slabbert

1940 - 2010

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0026 CRICKET

Faf du Plessis

Born 1984

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0027 ACTOR

Steve Hofmeyr

Born 1964

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0028 SPORT

Ashleigh Moolman

Born 1985

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0029 ATHLETIC

Karin Melis Mey

Born 1983

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0030 PLAYER

Fourie du Preez

Born 1982

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0031 POLITICIAN

Lillian Ngoyi

1911 - 1980

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0032 JUDGE

Edwin Cameron

Born 1953

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0033 NOVELIST

Ivan Vladislavic

Born 1957

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0034 SINGER

Bongi Makeba

1950 - 1985

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0035 PLAYER

Ellis Ferreira

Born 1970

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0036 PHILOSOPHER

John Niemeyer Findlay

1903 - 1987

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0037 ARTIST

Judith Mason

1938 - 2016

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0038 PLAYER

Willem Alberts

Born 1984

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0039 FOOTBALL

Roy Wegerle

Born 1964

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0040 WRITER

Can Themba

1924 - 1968

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0041 POLITICIAN

Solomon Mahlangu

1956 - 1979

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0042 PLAYER

Louis Raymond (tennis)

1895 - 1962

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0043 FOOTBALL

Neil Tovey

Born 1962

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0044 SINGER

Zain Bhikha

Born 1974

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0045 PLAYER

Elna Reinach

Born 1968

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0046 FOOTBALL

Themba Mnguni

Born 1973

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0047 SINGER

Kurt Darren

Born 1970

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0048 GOLF

Branden Grace

Born 1988

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0049 PLAYER

Gary Botha

Born 1981

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0050 PLAYER

Chris Haggard

Born 1971

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0051 BOTANIST

Anna Amelia Obermeyer

1907 - 2001

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0052 PLAYER

Richardt Strauss

Born 1986

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0053 PLAYER

Kotaro Matsushima

Born 1993

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0054 BOXER

Corrie Sanders

1966 - 2012

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0055 ACTOR

Gerald Kyd

Born 1973

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0056 AVIATOR

Maude Bonney

1897 - 1994

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0057 WRITER

Gustav Preller

1875 - 1943

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0058 POLITICIAN

Marike de Klerk

1937 - 2001

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0059 WRITER

Kopano Matlwa

Born 1985

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0060 SCULPTOR

Brett Murray

Born 1961

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0061 BOXER

Gerald Dreyer

1929 - 1985

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0062 ENGINEER

Hendrik van der Bijl

1887 - 1948

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0063 FOOTBALL

Bennett Mnguni

Born 1974

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0064 PAINTER

Alexis Preller

1911 - 1975

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0065 WRITER

Christiaan Bakkes

Born 1965

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0066 HURDLER

Lehann Fourie

Born 1987

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0067 PLAYER

Rudolf Straeuli

Born 1963

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0068 PLAYER

Andrew Pattison

Born 1949

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0069 ORNITHOLOGIST

Austin Roberts (zoologist)

1883 - 1948

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0070 FOOTBALL

Johnny Hubbard

1930 - 2018

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0071 SWIMMER

Gerhard Zandberg

Born 1983

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0072 GOLF

Jaco van Zyl

Born 1979

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0073 AUTHOR

Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot

1897 - 1989

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0074 RESTAURATEUR

Kimbal Musk

Born 1972

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0075 DANCER

Oti Mabuse

Born 1990

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0076 GOLF

George Coetzee

Born 1986

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0077 PLAYER

Annette Van Zyl

Born 1943

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0078 SPORT

Cherise Taylor

Born 1989

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0079 CRICKET

Dane van Niekerk

Born 1993

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0080 WRITER

Moyra Caldecott

1927 - 2015

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0081 ATHLETIC

Willem de Beer

Born 1988

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0082 PLAYER

Quinn Roux

Born 1990

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0083 POET

Patrick Cullinan

1933 - 2011

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0084 PLAYER

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Born 1984

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0085 ARCHITECT

Jaqueline Tyrwhitt

1905 - 1983

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0086 CIVIL RIGHTS

Mary Benson (campaigner)

1919 - 2000

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0087 BOXER

Kallie Knoetze

Born 1953

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0088 ENTREPRENEUR

Gail Kelly

Born 1956

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0089 SINGER

Tutu Puoane

Born 1979

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0090 CRICKET

Chris Morris (cricketer)

Born 1987

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0091 RABBI

Warren Goldstein

Born 1971

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0092 PLAYER

Paul Willemse

Born 1992

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0093 ATHLETIC

Hendrick Mokganyetsi

Born 1975

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0094 GOLF

Richard Sterne (golfer)

Born 1981

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0095 PLAYER

Philip Burger

Born 1980

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0096 ROWER

Lawrence Brittain

Born 1990

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0097 ATHLETIC

Henry Dafel

1889 - 1947

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0098 SPORT

An-Li Kachelhoffer

Born 1987

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0099 FOOTBALL

John Hewie

1927 - 2015

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0100 ENGINEER

Rory Byrne

Born 1944

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0101 FOOTBALL

Keryn Jordan

1975 - 2013

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0102 CRICKET

Neil Wagner

Born 1986

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0103 PLAYER

Johan Roux

Born 1969

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0104 JUSTICE

Johann Kriegler

Born 1932

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0105 SPRINT

Daphne Hasenjäger

Born 1929

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0106 SWIMMER

Michelle Toro

Born 1991

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0107 POET

Lionel Abrahams

1928 - 2004

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0108 JUDGE

Ismail Mahomed

1931 - 2000

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0109 FOOTBALL

Zane Moosa

Born 1968

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0110 RUNNER

Caroline Wöstmann

Born 1983

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0111 SAXOPHONIST

Spokes Mashiyane

1933 - 1972

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0112 PRIEST

Kevin Dowling (bishop)

Born 1944

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0113 BOTANIST

Inez Clare Verdoorn

1896 - 1989

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0114 CRICKET

Mignon du Preez

Born 1989

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0115 DRIVER

Tony Maggs

1937 - 2009

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0116 FILM

Lawrence Ah Mon

Born 1949

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0117 GOLF

Darren Fichardt

Born 1975

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0118 PLAYER

Greig Tonks

Born 1989

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0119 PRESENTER

Nicky Hambleton-Jones

Born 1971

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0120 CRIMINAL

Elias Xitavhudzi

Died 1960

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0121 CHILD

Fanie Eloff

1885 - 1947

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0122 WRITER

Irma Joubert

Born 1947

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0123 PLAYER

Braam van Straaten

Born 1971

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0124 NEUROLOGIST

Frances Ames

1920 - 2002

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0125 FILM

Lionel Ngakane

1920 - 2003

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0126 PLAYER

Robby Brink

Born 1971

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0127 THEOLOGIAN

John W. de Gruchy

Born 1939

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0128 SWIMMER

Natalie Steward

Born 1943

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0129 PLAYER

Marise Kruger

Born 1958

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0130 CRICKET

Simon Harmer

Born 1989

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0131 GUITAR

Philip Tabane

1934 - 2018

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0132 FOOTBALL

Daniel Mudau

Born 1968

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0133 PLAYER

Schalk Ferreira

Born 1984

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0134 COMEDIAN

Stanley Unwin (comedian)

1911 - 2002

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0135 SWIMMER

Freddie van der Goes

1908 - 1976

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0136 ATHLETIC

Riaan Botha

Born 1970

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0137 PLAYER

Gerhard Vosloo

Born 1979

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0138 LAWYER

Laurie Ackermann

Born 1934

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0139 SPORT

Marissa van der Merwe

Born 1978

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0140 PLAYER

Andries Strauss

Born 1984

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0141 PLAYER

Ronnie Cooke

Born 1984

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0142 JUDGE

Dikgang Moseneke

Born 1947

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0143 ACTOR

Ido Drent

Born 1987

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0144 ATHLETIC

Hannes Hopley

Born 1981

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0145 POLITICIAN

James Selfe

Born 1955

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0146 FOOTBALL

George Lebese

Born 1989

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0147 DRIVER

Luki Botha

1930 - 2006

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0148 POET

Johann de Lange

Born 1959

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0149 PLAYER

Paul Bosch

Born 1984

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0150 PLAYER

Willie du Plessis (rugby player born 1990)

Born 1990

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0151 ROWER

Ursula Grobler

Born 1980

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0152 PLAYER

Sean Robinson

Born 1993

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0153 BOXER

Pierre Coetzer

Born 1961

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0154 SINGER

Louis Hendrik Potgieter

1951 - 1994

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0155 SWIMMER

Gideon Louw

Born 1987

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0156 PLAYER

Tucker Vorster

Born 1988

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0157 JUDGE

Quartus de Wet

1899 - 1980

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0158 ENTOMOLOGIST

Gertrud Theiler

1897 - 1986

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0159 FOOTBALL

Kgosi Ntlhe

Born 1994

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0160 PLAYER

Stephan Lewies

Born 1992

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0161 CRICKET

Theunis de Bruyn

Born 1992

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0162 BADMINTON

Jennifer Fry

Born 1989

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0163 WRITER

Harold Strachan

1925 - 2020

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0164 PLAYER

Edwin Hewitt (rugby union)

Born 1983

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0165 CRICKET

Johann Myburgh

Born 1980

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0166 RACEWALKER

Marc Mundell

Born 1983

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0167 PLAYER

Surina De Beer

Born 1978

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0168 NAVY

Arthur Hezlet

1914 - 2007

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0169 GOLF

Tjaart van der Walt

Born 1974

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0170 HERBALIST

Margaret Roberts (herbalist)

1937 - 2017

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0171 MODEL

Claudia Henkel

Born 1983

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0172 DRUMMER

Julian Bahula

Born 1938

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0173 PLAYER

Gary van Aswegen

Born 1990

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0174 PLAYER

Lappies Labuschagné

Born 1989

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0175 CRICKET

Richie Berrington

Born 1987

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0176 FOOTBALL

Edward Motale

Born 1966

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0177 SPORT

Jamie Ball

Born 1979

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0178 OFFICER

Neil Wheeler

1917 - 2009

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0179 GOLF

Dale Hayes

Born 1952

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0180 PLAYER

Louis Fouché (rugby union)

Born 1990

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0181 PLAYER

Deon Fourie

Born 1986

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0182 PLAYER

Francois Brummer

Born 1989

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0183 POLITICIAN

Graham McIntosh

Born 1944

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0184 SPORT

Riaan Manser

Born 1973

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0185 MODEL

Nana Meriwether

Born 1985

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0186 PLAYER

Julian Redelinghuys

Born 1989

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0187 JUDO

Zack Piontek

Born 1991

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0188 CRICKET

Tiger Lance

1940 - 2010

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0189 MODEL

Melinda Bam

Born 1989

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0190 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Eileen Krige

1905 - 1995

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0191 CONDUCTOR

Gérard Korsten

Born 1960

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0192 WRESTLER

Maurice Letchford

1908 - 1965

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0193 PLAYER

Nico Janse van Rensburg

Born 1994

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0194 FOOTBALL

Thulasizwe Mbuyane

Born 1983

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0195 CRICKET

Stephan Myburgh

Born 1984

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0196 FOOTBALL

Steve Wegerle

Born 1953

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0197 WRESTLER

Shaun Williams (wrestler)

Born 1976

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0198 ATHLETE

Hendrik de Villiers

Born 1981

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0199 BUSINESS

Roelof Botha

Born 1973

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0200 ACTOR

Nico Panagio

Born 1971

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0201 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Lyndon Rive

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0202 PLAYER

Marius Delport

Born 1985

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0203 POLITICIAN

Bernard Friedman

1896 - 1984

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0204 HOCKEY

Dirkie Chamberlain

Born 1986

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0205 SPORT

Charl du Toit

Born 1993

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0206 PLAYER

Raynor Parkinson

Born 1988

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0207 ATHLETIC

Irmgard Bensusan

Born 1991

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0208 GOLF

Jake Roos

Born 1980

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0209 SPORT

Lise Olivier

Born 1983

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0210 FOOTBALL

Motjeka Madisha

Born 1995

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0211 JUDGE

Michael Corbett (judge)

1923 - 2007

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0212 ARTIST

A-Reece

Born 1997

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0213 PLAYER

Tian Viljoen

Born 1961

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0214 PIANIST

Petronel Malan

Born 1976

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0215 PLAYER

Piet van Zyl (rugby player, born 1989)

Born 1989

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0216 ARTIST

Wayne Barker

Born 1963

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0217 BOTANIST

David Spencer Hardy

1931 - 1998

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0218 PLAYER

Johannes van Heerden

Born 1986

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0219 SPRINT

Emile Erasmus

Born 1992

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0220 PLAYER

Moaner van Heerden

Born 1951

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0221 CRICKET

Michael Neser

Born 1990

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0222 CRICKET

Rassie van der Dussen

Born 1989

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0223 ATHLETIC

Frits Potgieter

Born 1974

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0224 SPORT

Keagan Girdlestone

Born 1997

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0225 DANCER

Keo Motsepe

Born 1985

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0226 PLAYER

Johan de Beer

Born 1972

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0227 CRICKET

Sydney Burke

Born 1934

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0228 COMPOSER

Niel van der Watt

Born 1962

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0229 RADIO

Gareth Cliff

Born 1977

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0230 PLAYER

Ivan van Zyl

Born 1995

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0231 PLAYER

Jason Jenkins

Born 1995

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0232 GOLF

Oliver Bekker

Born 1984

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0233 ACTOR

Gérard Rudolf

Born 1966

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0234 PLAYER

Uli Schmidt

Born 1961

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0235 POLITICIAN

Kenneth Meshoe

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0236 PHYSICIAN

Alexander Lipmann-Kessel

1914 - 1986

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0237 SPORT

Zander Lombard

Born 1995

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0238 DRIVER

George Fouché

Born 1965

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0239 CRICKET

Charlize van der Westhuizen

Born 1984

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0240 PLAYER

Danie Poolman

Born 1989

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0241 PLAYER

Jan Prinsloo

1935 - 1966

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0242 POLITICIAN

Natasha Mazzone

Born 1979

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0243 ACTOR

Anel Alexander

Born 1979

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0244 BOTANIST

Lucy Katherine Armitage Chippindall

1913 - 1992

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0245 CRICKET

Daleen Terblanche

Born 1969

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0246 FOOTBALL

Joas Magolego

1971 - 2014

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0247 GOLF

Connie Chen

Born 1992

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0248 SONGWRITER

Duncan Faure

Born 1956

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0249 BUSINESS

Giam Swiegers

Born 1956

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0250 GOLF

Desvonde Botes

Born 1974

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0251 POLITICIAN

Paul Mashatile

Born 1961

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0252 SONGWRITER

Robbie Klay

Born 1986

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0253 ARTIST

Minnette Vári

Born 1968

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0254 PLAYER

Ruan Ackermann

Born 1995

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0255 CRICKET

Heinrich Klaasen

Born 1991

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0256 PLAYER

Tian Schoeman

Born 1991

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0257 SPRINT

Schalk Booysen

1927 - 2011

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0258 WRESTLER

Nico Jacobs

Born 1981

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0259 ATHLETE

Marcel Laponder

Born 1978

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0260 CRICKET

Sean Nowak

Born 1987

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0261 ARCHITECT

Margaret Casson

1913 - 1999

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0262 GOLF

Michiel Bothma

Born 1973

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0263 MAGAZINE

Phat Joe

Born 1974

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0264 SWIMMER

Heerden Herman

Born 1990

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0265 SPORT

Alistair Davis

Born 1992

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0266 INVESTOR

Etienne de Villiers

Born 1949

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0267 PHYSICIAN

Willie van Niekerk

1937 - 2009

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0268 PLAYER

Robbie Coetzee

Born 1989

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0269 CRICKET

Christi Viljoen

Born 1987

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0270 LAWYER

Vernon Berrangé

1900 - 1983

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0271 WRITER

Antony Trew

1906 - 1996

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0272 PLAYER

Lourens Erasmus

Born 1993

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0273 FOOTBALL

Alf Ackerman

1929 - 1988

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0274 WRESTLER

Heinrich Barnes

Born 1986

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0275 ATHLETIC

Shaun de Jager

Born 1991

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0276 CRICKET

Mario Olivier

Born 1982

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0277 PLAYER

Eduan van der Walt

Born 1987

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0278 CRICKET

Mathew Pillans

Born 1991

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0279 PUBLISHER

David F. Kessler

1906 - 1999

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0280 CRICKET

Pierre de Bruyn

Born 1977

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0281 CRICKET

Louis Klazinga

Born 1985

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0282 BALLET

Deanne Bergsma

Born 1941

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0283 SINGER

Hennie Jacobs

Born 1981

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0284 FOOTBALL

Boy-Boy Mosia

1985 - 2016

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0285 CRICKET

Jim Christy (cricketer)

1904 - 1971

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0286 BIOLOGIST

David Mark Richardson

Born 1958

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0287 FOOTBALL

Japie Motale

Born 1979

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0288 CRICKET

Yulandi van der Merwe

Born 1977

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0289 PLAYER

Ruan Snyman

Born 1987

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0290 ACADEMIC

Johann Carl Vogel

1932 - 2012

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0291 PLAYER

Dan van Zyl

Born 1971

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0292 POLITICIAN

Anchen Dreyer

Born 1952

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0293 ROWER

David Hunt (rower)

Born 1991

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0294 CRICKET

Jackie Botten

1938 - 2006

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0295 PLAYER

Avril Malan

Born 1937

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0296 COMPOSER

Carlo Mombelli

Born 1960

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0297 PAINTER

Luc Andrié

Born 1954

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0298 AUTHOR

Tanja Jeschke

Born 1964

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0299 POLITICIAN

Mabel Malherbe

1879 - 1964

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0300 PLAYER

Myer Rosenblum

1907 - 2002

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