Cape Town ranks 256th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Łódź, Denmark, and Chiba (city). Memorable people born in Cape Town include J. M. Coetzee, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, and Abba Eban. Memorable people who died in Cape Town include Desmond Tutu, F. W. de Klerk, and Wilbur Smith. Cape Town has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many politicians and writers. Cape Town is located in South Africa.
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1829 and 1999, Cape Town was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including J. M. Coetzee, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, and Abba Eban. Additionaly, 24 globally memorable people have passed away in Cape Town including Desmond Tutu, F. W. de Klerk, and Wilbur Smith.
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 2
1915 - 2002
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 4
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 5
1931 - 1986
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 6
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 7
1829 - 1888
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 8
1934 - 2020
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 9
1890 - 1973
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 10
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 11
1933 - 2020
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 12
1829 - 1888
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 8
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 14
1923 - 2007
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 18
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.62
Rank: 24
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 26
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.88
Rank: 29
1967 - Present
HPI: 22.10
Rank: 39
1995 - Present
HPI: 16.91
Rank: 41
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 1
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 2
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 3
1919 - 2007
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4
1935 - 2015
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 5
1901 - 1966
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 6
1915 - 1983
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7
1868 - 1939
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 8
1893 - 1958
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 9
1903 - 1978
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 10
1905 - 1983
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 11
1878 - 1942
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 12
1795 - 1868
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 17
1877 - 1970
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 18
1882 - 1953
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 21
1931 - 2019
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 22
1923 - 2007
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 23
Most individuals born in present day Cape Town were soccer players (11), actors (4), tennis players (4), writers (3), and musicians (2), while most who died were politicians (10), writers (4), biologists (2), religious figures (1), and astronomers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cape Town, including Benni McCarthy, Shaun Bartlett, and Anele Ngcongca. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cape Town, including Benni McCarthy, Shaun Bartlett, and Anele Ngcongca.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Cape Town since 1700.