Mbombela
Mbombela ranks 6,620th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baruunturuun, Lunéville, and Tafilalt. Memorable people born in Mbombela include Cliff Drysdale, Lucas Thwala, and Werner Kok. Mbombela has been the birth place of many tennis players, and soccer players. Mbombela is located in South Africa.
Mbombela, formerly Nelspruit, is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, the city lies about 110 km (68 mi) by road west of the Mozambique border, 330 km (210 mi) east of Johannesburg and 82 km (51 mi) north of the Eswatini border. Mbombela was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1941 and 1993, Mbombela was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Cliff Drysdale, Lucas Thwala, and Werner Kok.
People Born in Mbombela
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Cliff Drysdale
TENNIS PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 1
Lucas Thwala
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.13
Rank: 2
Werner Kok
RUGBY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
Katrina Werry
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Mbombela
Go to all RankingsCliff Drysdale
TENNIS PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 1
Werner Kok
RUGBY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
Katrina Werry
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mbombela were tennis players (1), soccer players (1), rugby players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mbombela, including Cliff Drysdale. Whereas, throughout history, tennis players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mbombela, including Cliff Drysdale.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Mbombela since 1700.
