Brakpan
Brakpan ranks 10,366th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kempton Park, South Africa, Três Rios, and Iron Mountain, Michigan. Memorable people born in Brakpan include Desiré Wilson, and George Hunter. Brakpan has been the birth place of many racing drivers, and boxers. Brakpan is located in South Africa.
Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa, approximately 38 kilometres east of Johannesburg. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 1953, Brakpan was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Desiré Wilson, and George Hunter.
People Born in Brakpan
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Desiré Wilson
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 1
George Hunter
BOXER
1927 - 2004
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Brakpan
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Most individuals born in present day Brakpan were racing drivers (1), and boxers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brakpan, including Desiré Wilson. Whereas, throughout history, racing drivers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brakpan, including Desiré Wilson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Brakpan since 1700.
