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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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Murad Velshi
Born 1935
Geoff Wegerle
Born 1954
Ant Botha
Born 1976
Graeme van Buuren
Born 1990
Werner Lupberger
Born 1975
Thabiso Nkoana
Born 1992
Ernest Keeley
1890 - 1918
Abrie Fourie
Born 1969
Naydene Smith
Born 1987
Nicolaas Jacobus van Warmelo (linguiste)
1904 - 1989
John Francis Thackeray
Born 1952
Jean Droste
Born 1994
Lonell de Beer
Born 1980
Marius Coetzer
Born 1984
Margaret Jacobsohn
-
Pierre Joubert (cricketer)
Born 1978
Louis Moolman
1951 - 2006
Mike Holt
1931 - 2008
George Gristock
1905 - 1940
Sej Motau
Born 1943
Thomas Madigage
1970 - 2012
Corne Bodenstein
Born 1992
Deon Kruis
Born 1974
Bongani Jele
Born 1986
Pauline Lesley Perry
Born 1927
Reine Swart
-
Gildas Morvan
Born 1968
Danzel Becker
1948 - 2017
Doug Meintjes
1890 - 1979
Sipho Sibiya
Born 1971
Sylvaine Strike
-
Helene Muller
Born 1978
Erin Burger
Born 1987
Pieter Conradie
Born 1994
Antoinette Louw
Born 1975
Piet van Wyk de Vries
Born 1972
Niku Kruger
Born 1991
Rouge (rapper)
Born 1992
Martin Senore
Born 1968
André Pretorius
1961 - 1988
Duncan Mahlangu
Born 1983
Hans Huyssen
Born 1964
Nico Pretorius
Born 1984
Shaun-Nick Bester
Born 1991
Jacques van Rooyen
Born 1986
Jyoti Chetty
Born 1982
Rika Geyser
Born 1978
Len Olivier
Born 1986
Eduard Coetzee
Born 1979
Willie Morris (cricketer)
Born 1955
Ruan Ludick
Born 1994
Rynier Bernardo
Born 1991
Ulrich Beyers
Born 1991
Adam Tas (singer)
Born 1981
Dawie Steyn
Born 1984
Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Born 1997
Gabriel Mofokeng
Born 1982
Quinton Immelman
Born 1981
J. Christopher Wagner
1923 - 2000
Markus Wormstorm
Born 1981
Juan Schoeman
Born 1991
Mpho Matsi
Born 1990
Cobus Grobler
Born 1981
Anna Böeseken
1906 - 1997
Solly Msimanga
Born 1980
Rudi van Rooyen
Born 1992
Magnus Myst
Born 1974
George Francis Daniel
Born 1933
Kyle Verreynne
Born 1997
Jacques Deen
Born 1977
Lionel Smit
Born 1982
Nico Lee
Born 1994
Diane Swanton
Born 1979
Luan de Bruin
Born 1993
Gopala Davies
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Tinus de Beer
Born 1996
Ruan van Rensburg
Born 1993
Gerrit Rudolph (cricketer)
Born 1988
Christiaan Roets
Born 1980
Adriaan Fondse
Born 1983
Justin Phillips (rugby union)
Born 1995
Hansie Graaff
Born 1989
Rayno Seegers
Born 1952
Willem van Biljon
Born 1961
Frank Makua
Born 1974
Chad (rapper)
Born 1993
Hugo Van Vuuren
Born 1984
Grove Venter
Born 1993
Stephanus Grobler
Born 1982
Franco Naudé
Born 1996
Kevin Latouf
Born 1985
Carla Gericke
Born 1972
Verashni Pillay
Born 1984
Ilse van Staden
Born 1983
Jaco Coetzee (rugby union, born 1996)
Born 1996
Cameron Lindsay (rugby union)
Born 1991
Danie Brits
Born 1965
Fred Storbeck
1889 - 1970
Yvonne Pope Sintes
Born 1930
Mark Tovey
Born 1955
AJ le Roux
Born 1990
Justin Forwood
Born 1993
Wihan Lubbe
Born 1992
Anton Ferreira
Born 1955
Stefan Nel
Born 1985
Johan de Waal
Born 1949
Murray Hofmeyr
1925 - 2018
Eital Bredenkamp
Born 1993
Siya Mngoma
Born 1988
Günther Janse van Vuuren
Born 1995
Frans Steyn
Born 1982
Ken Hewkins
1929 - 2013
George Lyon (Eishockeyspieler)
Born 1984
Christopher Bosch
Born 1992
Robert Simpson-Anderson
Born 1942
Leus du Plooy
Born 1995
Jacques Momberg
Born 1991
Clinton Ferreira
Born 1968
Heinrich Malan
Born 1981
Pieter Scholtz
Born 1994
Ampie du Preez
Born 1982
Christopher Abrams
Born 1992
Jan van der Merwe (rugby union)
Born 1995
Nozipho Magagula
Born 1994
Vanes-Mari Du Toit
Born 1989
DuPreez Strauss
Born 1978
Elsa Leviseur
Born 1932
Adriaan Engelbrecht
Born 1990
Pieter Johannes Vorster
Born 1945
Erica Wheeler (athlete)
Born 1967
Len Massyn
Born 1997
Jean Bredenkamp
Born 1993
Matthys Stoltz
Born 1972
Lesley Rochat
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Jacques Snyman
Born 1994
Brandon Topham
Born 1971
Lawrence Betts
1904 - 1984
Bart le Roux
Born 1994
Conway Pretorius
Born 1992
Thomas Kaber
Born 1992
JP Eloff
Born 1991
Neil Claassen
Born 1992
Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1971)
Born 1971
William Henderson (cricketer)
1917 - 1995
Monica Reinach
Born 1966
Leon Vlok
1929 - 2015
Gerhard Engelbrecht
Born 1991
Marné Coetzee
Born 1993
David Lord (rower)
1929 - 1998
Hans van Heerden
Born 1935
Etienne de Swardt
Born 1970
Craig Kirsten
Born 1994
Danru Ferns
Born 1994
Sello Maduma
Born 1987
Gareth Williams (tennis)
Born 1975
JJ Breet
Born 1991
Jaco Fourie
Born 1975
Willie Engelbrecht
Born 1992
Gerrit Smith (rugby union)
Born 1988
Kevin Winterbottom
1955 - 1976
Daniel du Plessis
Born 1982
Terence Abernethy
Born 1930
Willie Odendaal
Born 1990
Dandré van der Westhuizen
Born 1991
George Tossel
Born 1988
Elizabeth Triegaardt
Born 1972
Lerato Kgoatle
Born 1993
Shaun Meiklejohn
Born 1961
Martin van Niekerk
Born 1989
Jean Marais (cricketer)
Born 1992
Michael Brink
Born 1996
Roald Badenhorst
Born 1991
Barend Potgieter
Born 1994
Jan Lechaba
Born 1960
Friedle Olivier
Born 1992
Joe van der Hoogt
Born 1991
Beyers de Villiers
Born 1992
Nathan Sacks
Born 1959
Francois Willie Cloete
Born 1989
Barnie Boonzaaier
Born 1992
Emile Kriek
Born 1989
Peter Duncan (swimmer)
Born 1935
Koos van Ellinckhuijzen
1942 - 2016
Cameron Birrell
Born 1990
Michael O'Haughey
Born 1947
Henry Grimes (rugby à XV)
Born 1980
Gregory Mahlokwana
Born 1994
Stephan Malan
Born 1994
Basil Malan
1911 - 1967
Jack Valadas
Born 1985
Ruan Jacobs
Born 1988
Tailor (Musikerin)
Born 1986
Stefan Klopper
Born 1996
Conrad Stoltz (rugby à XV)
Born 1974
Benjamin Loader
Born 1978
Ofentse Boloko
Born 1992
Michael Kumbirai
Born 1996
Kimberley Le Court
Born 1996
Henno Jordaan
Born 1988
John Christopher Smuts
1910 - 1979
Niell Jacobs
Born 1988
Thelma Van Rensburg
Born 1969
Ruan Sadler
Born 1992
Jakkals Keevy
Born 1917
Victor Mahlangu
Born 1990
Riel de Kock
Born 1983
Driaan Bruwer
Born 1995
Godfrey Steyn
1934 - 2015
Nicolaas Pretorius
Born 1989
Johann Kupferburger
-
Mornay Smith
Born 1998
Reinach Venter
Born 1995
Siphelele Gasa
Born 1984
Luan Nieuwoudt
Born 1995
Hillary Wilson
Born 1945
Zus Engelenberg
1909 - 1984
Werner Lourens
Born 1990
Hassen Dawood
Born 1976
Lewis Spitz
Born 1939
Piet Krause
Born 1973
Ronald Edwards (cricketer)
1917 - 2013
Kenneth Saggers
1936 - 2014
Richardt Frenz
Born 1992
Jan-Henning Campher
Born 1996
Albert Heffer
1933 - 2013
Sidney Stanley (cricketer)
Born 1933
Christopher Engelbrecht
Born 1985
Ronnie Uys
Born 1979
Fumani Marhanele
Born 1982
Dirk de Vos
Born 1975
Henco Vorstman
Born 1996
Jacob van Schalkwyk
Born 1979
Danie Schutte
Born 1947
Bianca Kriel
Born 1985
Anthony Mongalo
Born 1936
André Fourie
Born 1944
Nicolaas Pretorius
Born 1984
Myra Manganye
Born 1986
JJ van der Mescht
Born 1999
Anton Greyling
Born 1977
Brian Galgut
Born 1937
Wilmar Arnoldi
Born 1994
Marco Labuschagné
Born 1998
Nardus Erasmus
Born 1995
Morné Joubert
Born 1996
Arthur Reed (RAF officer)
Born 1898
Danie Erasmus
1899 - 1975
Andy Turner (arbitre)
Born 1963
Margaret Keay
1911 - 1998
Lysle Turner
Born 1989
Louis Venter
Born 1994
Louis Conradie
Born 1996
Nico du Plessis
Born 1993
Willem Eduard Bok Jr.
1880 - 1956
Ruben de Villiers
Born 1997
Esme Kruger
Born 1971
Francis David Tothill
Born 1936
Steph Vermeulen
Born 1994