Jamestown, Eastern Cape
Jamestown, Eastern Cape ranks 23,311th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chandradwip, Teodelina, and Btourram. Memorable people born in Jamestown, Eastern Cape include John Vorster. Jamestown, Eastern Cape has been the birth place of many politicians. Jamestown, Eastern Cape is located in South Africa.
Jamestown, also known as James Calata, is a town on the N6 national road 58 km south of Aliwal North and 105 km north of Komani in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is at the centre of a fertile sheep, cattle and wheat-farming area and was the terminus of a branch railway line from Molteno. It was named after James Wagenaar, original owner of the farm on which the town was laid out. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1915, Jamestown, Eastern Cape was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including John Vorster.
People Born in Jamestown, Eastern Cape
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Most individuals born in present day Jamestown, Eastern Cape were politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jamestown, Eastern Cape, including John Vorster.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Jamestown, Eastern Cape since 1700.