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Cape Town ranks 259th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San José, Costa Rica, Belo Horizonte, and Birmingham, Alabama. Memorable people born in Cape Town include J. M. Coetzee, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, and Abba Eban. Memorable people who died in Cape Town include Eddie Jordan, F. W. de Klerk, and Desmond Tutu. Cape Town has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Cape Town is located in South Africa.

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, Cape Town was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including J. M. Coetzee, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, and Abba Eban. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Cape Town including Eddie Jordan, F. W. de Klerk, and Desmond Tutu.

People Born in Cape Town

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People Deceased in Cape Town

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Cape Town were athletes (18), soccer players (15), actors (11), swimmers (6), and writers (4),  while most who died were politicians (10), writers (4), biologists (2), racing drivers (2), and businesspeople (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cape Town, including Robin Bell, James Thompson, and Bianca Buitendag. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cape Town, including Stefan Mitrović, Robin Bell, and James Thompson.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Cape Town since 1700.