Johannesburg ranks 141st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saitama (city), Osaka, and Portland, Oregon. Memorable people born in Johannesburg include F. W. de Klerk, Miriam Makeba, and Allan MacLeod Cormack. Memorable people who died in Johannesburg include Nelson Mandela, Reza Shah, and Nadine Gordimer. Johannesburg has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and racing drivers. Johannesburg is located in South Africa.
Johannesburg is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international-scale mineral, gold and (specifically) diamond trade. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1892 and 1998, Johannesburg was the birth place of 70 globally memorable people, including F. W. de Klerk, Miriam Makeba, and Allan MacLeod Cormack. Additionaly, 47 globally memorable people have passed away in Johannesburg including Nelson Mandela, Reza Shah, and Nadine Gordimer.
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1
1932 - 2008
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 2
1924 - 1998
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3
1892 - 1967
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 5
1960 - 1994
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 8
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 9
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 10
1909 - 1984
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 11
1911 - 1975
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 12
1911 - 1975
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 12
1928 - 2016
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 17
1904 - 1951
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 28
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 30
1913 - 1989
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 31
1940 - 2007
HPI: 37.05
Rank: 37
1954 - Present
HPI: 29.14
Rank: 52
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.33
Rank: 57
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.53
Rank: 60
1994 - Present
HPI: 24.26
Rank: 61
1980 - Present
HPI: 17.24
Rank: 67
1987 - Present
HPI: 16.40
Rank: 68
1918 - 2013
HPI: 88.40
Rank: 1
1878 - 1944
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 2
1923 - 2014
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 3
1925 - 2005
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 4
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 5
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7
1921 - 1996
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 8
1953 - 2019
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 9
1917 - 1993
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 10
1882 - 1963
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 11
1912 - 2003
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 12
1915 - 2004
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 33
1924 - 2010
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 37
1917 - 1998
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 39
1971 - 2017
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 43
1977 - 2008
HPI: 30.76
Rank: 44
1989 - 2001
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 47
Most individuals born in present day Johannesburg were actors (10), soccer players (7), tennis players (6), politicians (5), and golfers (4), while most who died were politicians (12), racing drivers (5), social activists (4), soccer players (4), and athletes (3).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Johannesburg, including Sharlto Copley, Janet Suzman, and Cariba Heine. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Johannesburg, including Basil Rathbone, Sharlto Copley, and Janet Suzman.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Johannesburg since 1700.