Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg ranks 2,375th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Downey, California, and Peterborough, Ontario. The most famous people from Pietermaritzburg are Alan Paton, Christian Gitsham, and Bessie Head. The most famous people who died in Pietermaritzburg are Mary Elizabeth Barber, and Cyril Jackson. Pietermaritzburg has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers and the death place of many biologists, and astronomers. Pietermaritzburg is located in South Africa.
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1888 and 1995, Pietermaritzburg was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Alan Paton, Christian Gitsham, and Bessie Head. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Pietermaritzburg including Mary Elizabeth Barber, and Cyril Jackson.
People Born in Pietermaritzburg
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Alan Paton
WRITER
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1
Christian Gitsham
ATHLETE
1888 - 1956
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2
Bessie Head
WRITER
1937 - 1986
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 3
David Miller
CRICKETER
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 4
Greg Minnaar
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 5
Thuso Mbedu
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 6
Kevin Pietersen
CRICKETER
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 7
Marc Mundell
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 18.46
Rank: 8
Martin Binedell
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 4.85
Rank: 9
Matthew Guise-Brown
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 2.10
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Pietermaritzburg
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Mary Elizabeth Barber
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1899
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 1
Cyril Jackson
ASTRONOMER
1903 - 1988
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pietermaritzburg were athletes (3), writers (2), cricketers (2), cyclists (1), and actors (1), while most who died were biologists (1), and astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cricketers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pietermaritzburg, including David Miller, and Kevin Pietersen. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pietermaritzburg, including Christian Gitsham, Marc Mundell, and Matthew Guise-Brown.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Pietermaritzburg since 1700.
