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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×
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.
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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- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
Magnus Malan
1930 - 2011
Judith Mason
1938 - 2016
Marike de Klerk
1937 - 2001
Johnny Hubbard
1930 - 2018
Patrick Cullinan
1933 - 2011
Johann Kriegler
Born 1932
Ismail Mahomed
1931 - 2000
Spokes Mashiyane
1933 - 1972
Tony Maggs
1937 - 2009
John W. de Gruchy
Born 1939
Philip Tabane
1934 - 2018
Laurie Ackermann
Born 1934
Luki Botha
1930 - 2006
Margaret Roberts (herbalist)
1937 - 2017
Julian Bahula
Born 1938
David Spencer Hardy
1931 - 1998
Sydney Burke
Born 1934
Jan Prinsloo
1935 - 1966
Willie van Niekerk
1937 - 2009
Johann Carl Vogel
1932 - 2012
Jackie Botten
1938 - 2006
Avril Malan
Born 1937
Murad Velshi
Born 1935
Mike Holt
1931 - 2008
George Francis Daniel
Born 1933
Yvonne Pope Sintes
Born 1930
Elsa Leviseur
Born 1932
Hans van Heerden
Born 1935
Terence Abernethy
Born 1930
Peter Duncan (swimmer)
Born 1935
Godfrey Steyn
1934 - 2015
Lewis Spitz
Born 1939
Kenneth Saggers
1936 - 2014
Albert Heffer
1933 - 2013
Sidney Stanley (cricketer)
Born 1933
Anthony Mongalo
Born 1936
Brian Galgut
Born 1937
Francis David Tothill
Born 1936