Rustenburg
Rustenburg ranks 5,646th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newport, Arkansas, Feltre, and Apatin. Memorable people born in Rustenburg include John Cranko, Pik Botha, and Sunette Viljoen. Rustenburg has been the birth place of many athletes, and dancers. Rustenburg is located in South Africa.
Rustenburg is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa. In 2017, the city's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached ZAR 63.8 billion, accounting for 21.1% of the GDP of the North West Province, and 1.28% of the GDP of South Africa. Rustenburg was one of the official host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, being in close proximity to Phokeng, the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, where the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is located. The England national football team also used this as their base camp for the tournament. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 2000, Rustenburg was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including John Cranko, Pik Botha, and Sunette Viljoen.
People Born in Rustenburg
Go to all RankingsJohn Cranko
DANCER
1927 - 1973
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1
Pik Botha
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 2
Sunette Viljoen
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.42
Rank: 3
Sibusiso Mabiliso
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 4
Esther Toko
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Rustenburg
Go to all RankingsJohn Cranko
DANCER
1927 - 1973
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1
Sibusiso Mabiliso
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 4
Esther Toko
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rustenburg were athletes (2), dancers (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rustenburg, including Sunette Viljoen, and Esther Toko. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rustenburg, including Sunette Viljoen, and Esther Toko.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Rustenburg since 1700.