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Durban (zaf)

South Africa

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Durban ranks 276th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rostov-on-Don, Kyoto Prefecture, and Austin, Texas. Memorable people born in Durban include Navi Pillay, Reggie Walker, and Sid Atkinson. Memorable people who died in Durban include Reggie Walker, Sid Atkinson, and Mad Mike Hoare. Durban has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many athletes, and politicians. Durban is located in South Africa.

Durban is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1998, Durban was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Navi Pillay, Reggie Walker, and Sid Atkinson. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Durban including Reggie Walker, Sid Atkinson, and Mad Mike Hoare.

People Born in Durban

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People Deceased in Durban

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Durban were athletes (10), soccer players (9), actors (7), tennis players (7), and politicians (4),  while most who died were athletes (4), politicians (2), military personnels (1), painters (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Durban, including Bruce Grobbelaar, Mark González, and MacBeth Sibaya. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Durban, including Reggie Walker, Sid Atkinson, and Clarence Oldfield.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Durban since 1700.