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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

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What Pretoria Is Known For

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

Pretoria over-indexes on golf — 12.7× 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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Showing 21 of 558 notable people

0002 ACTOR

Glynis Johns

Born 1923

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0005 MATHEMATICIAN

Seymour Papert

1928 - 2016

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0009 ACTOR

Nigel Green

1924 - 1972

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0040 WRITER

Can Themba

1924 - 1968

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0061 BOXER

Gerald Dreyer

1929 - 1985

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0080 WRITER

Moyra Caldecott

1927 - 2015

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0099 FOOTBALL

John Hewie

1927 - 2015

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0105 SPRINT

Daphne Hasenjäger

Born 1929

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0107 POET

Lionel Abrahams

1928 - 2004

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0124 NEUROLOGIST

Frances Ames

1920 - 2002

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0125 FILM

Lionel Ngakane

1920 - 2003

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0163 WRITER

Harold Strachan

1925 - 2020

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0211 JUDGE

Michael Corbett (judge)

1923 - 2007

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0257 SPRINT

Schalk Booysen

1927 - 2011

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0273 FOOTBALL

Alf Ackerman

1929 - 1988

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0325 BOTANIST

Pauline Lesley Perry

Born 1927

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0359 PHYSICIAN

J. Christopher Wagner

1923 - 2000

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0407 PLAYER

Murray Hofmeyr

1925 - 2018

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0412 FOOTBALL

Ken Hewkins

1929 - 2013

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0446 CRICKET

Leon Vlok

1929 - 2015

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0449 ROWER

David Lord (rower)

1929 - 1998

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