Graaff-Reinet
Graaff-Reinet ranks 2,444th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Târgu Mureș, Maisons-Laffitte, and Heidenheim an der Brenz. Memorable people born in Graaff-Reinet include Andries Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, and Andrew Murray. Graaff-Reinet has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers. Graaff-Reinet is located in South Africa.
Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the oldest town in the province and the fifth oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam. The town was the centre of a short-lived republic in the late 18th century. The town was a starting point for Great Trek groups led by Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief and furnished large numbers of the Voortrekkers in 1835–1842. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1798 and 1989, Graaff-Reinet was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Andries Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, and Andrew Murray.
People Born in Graaff-Reinet
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Andries Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2
Andrew Murray
WRITER
1828 - 1917
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3
J. L. B. Smith
CHEMIST
1897 - 1968
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 4
Robert Sobukwe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1978
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 5
Thomas François Burgers
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1881
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 6
Sulette Damons
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Graaff-Reinet
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Most individuals born in present day Graaff-Reinet were politicians (4), writers (1), chemists (1), and athletes (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 Graaff-Reinet, including Robert Sobukwe. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Graaff-Reinet, including Andries Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, and Robert Sobukwe.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Graaff-Reinet since 1700.
