Pretoria
Pretoria ranks 395th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bangalore, Taipei, and Hollywood, Los Angeles. Memorable people born in Pretoria include Elon Musk, Max Theiler, and Glynis Johns. Memorable people who died in Pretoria include Steve Biko, Louis Botha, and Marais Viljoen. Pretoria has been the birth place of many athletes, and swimmers and the death place of many politicians, and boxers. Pretoria is located in South Africa.
Pretoria is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Pretoria was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Elon Musk, Max Theiler, and Glynis Johns. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Pretoria including Steve Biko, Louis Botha, and Marais Viljoen.
People Born in Pretoria
Go to all RankingsElon Musk
INVENTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 1
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 2
Glynis Johns
ACTOR
1923 - 2024
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 4
Michael Levitt
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5
Arnold Vosloo
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6
Rory Byrne
ENGINEER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 7
Frances Ames
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2002
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 8
Louis Raymond
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1962
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 9
Rudolph Lewis
CYCLIST
1887 - 1933
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 10
Gerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 11
Tosca Musk
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Pretoria
Go to all RankingsGerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 11
Kimbal Musk
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 15
Daphne Hasenjäger
ATHLETE
1929 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 18
Lillian Ngoyi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1980
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 21
Ellis Ferreira
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 30.29
Rank: 26
Roy Wegerle
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 29
Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 24.46
Rank: 30
Lawrence Brittain
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 15.20
Rank: 34
Daniel Stahl
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 35
Naveen Daries
GYMNAST
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 36
Ignardus Badenhorst
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 37
Duné Coetzee
SWIMMER
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 38
People Deceased in Pretoria
Go to all RankingsSteve Biko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1
Louis Botha
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1919
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2
Marais Viljoen
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 3
Piet Joubert
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1900
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 4
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 5
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
COMPANION
1867 - 1900
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 6
J. B. M. Hertzog
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1942
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 7
Rudolph Lewis
CYCLIST
1887 - 1933
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 8
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2002
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 9
Pik Botha
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 10
Gerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 11
Leabua Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Pretoria
Go to all RankingsGerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 11
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2009
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pretoria were athletes (5), swimmers (4), cyclists (3), biologists (2), and actors (2), while most who died were politicians (8), boxers (2), social activists (1), archaeologists (1), and companions (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pretoria, including Daphne Hasenjäger, Karin Melis Mey, and Lawrence Brittain. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pretoria, including Daphne Hasenjäger, Karin Melis Mey, and Lawrence Brittain.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Pretoria since 1700.