Beaufort West
Beaufort West ranks 9,422nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Klis, Denbigh, and Hussein Dey District. Memorable people born in Beaufort West include Christiaan Barnard, and Patricia de Lille. Beaufort West has been the birth place of many physicians, and politicians. Beaufort West is located in South Africa.
Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is the largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and is known as the "Capital of the Karoo". It forms part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality, with 34,085 inhabitants in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1922 and 1951, Beaufort West was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Christiaan Barnard, and Patricia de Lille.
People Born in Beaufort West
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Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 1
Patricia de Lille
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Beaufort West were physicians (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Beaufort West, including Patricia de Lille. Whereas, throughout history, physicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Beaufort West, including Christiaan Barnard.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Beaufort West since 1700.
