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Pietermaritzburg ranks 2,857th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saijō, Ehime, Sussex, and Fontana, California. Memorable people born in Pietermaritzburg include Alan Paton, Christian Gitsham, and Bessie Head. Memorable people who died in Pietermaritzburg include Cyril Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Barber. Pietermaritzburg has been the birth place of many writers and athletes and the death place of many astronomers and biologists. Pietermaritzburg is located in South Africa.

Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu is the name used for the Umgungundlovu District Municipality. Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg in Afrikaans, English and Zulu alike, and often informally abbreviated to PMB. It is a regionally important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products, as well as the main economic hub of Umgungundlovu District Municipality. The public sector is a major employer in the city due to local, district and provincial government offices located here. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1888 and 1981, Pietermaritzburg was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Alan Paton, Christian Gitsham, and Bessie Head. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Pietermaritzburg including Cyril Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Barber.

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Most individuals born in present day Pietermaritzburg were writers (2), athletes (1), cyclists (1), and cricketers (1),  while most who died were astronomers (1) and biologists (1).

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Pietermaritzburg since 1700.