Polokwane
Polokwane ranks 10,884th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cape of Good Hope, Imereti, and Mafikeng. The most famous people from Polokwane are Caster Semenya, Retief Goosen, and John Smit. Polokwane has been the birth place of many swimmers, and athletes. Polokwane is located in South Africa.
Polokwane, also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. It is the country's largest urban centre north of Gauteng. It was one of the nine host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1969 and 1995, Polokwane was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Caster Semenya, Retief Goosen, and John Smit.
People Born in Polokwane
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Caster Semenya
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 1
Retief Goosen
GOLFER
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 2
John Smit
RUGBY PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 3
Lyndon Ferns
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 4
Bellore Sangala
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 13.56
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Polokwane
Go to all RankingsRetief Goosen
GOLFER
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 2
John Smit
RUGBY PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 3
Lyndon Ferns
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Polokwane were swimmers (2), athletes (1), golfers (1), and rugby players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, swimmers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Polokwane, including Lyndon Ferns, and Bellore Sangala. Whereas, throughout history, swimmers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Polokwane, including Lyndon Ferns, and Bellore Sangala.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Polokwane since 1700.
