Tarkastad
Tarkastad ranks 27,622nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haut-Intyamon, Puerto Colombia, and Mid-City West, Los Angeles. Memorable people born in Tarkastad include Steve Biko. Tarkastad has been the birth place of many social activists. Tarkastad is located in South Africa.
Tarkastad is a Karoo semi-urban settlement situated on the banks of Tarka River in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Tarkastad is on a plain to the north of the Winterberg mountain range on the R61 between Cradock and Komani and only three hours from Gqeberha. The name Tarkastad is believed to come from the Khoi-Khoi word Traka or the Celtic word Tarka and the Afrikaans word Stad. The fact that the town is overlooked by Martha and Mary; two peaks which look like two women resting after a hard day's work, also lends to the name. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1946, Tarkastad was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Steve Biko.
People Born in Tarkastad
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tarkastad were social activists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, social activists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tarkastad, including Steve Biko. Whereas, throughout history, social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tarkastad, including Steve Biko.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tarkastad since 1700.
