Mbombela
Mbombela ranks 6,620th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baruunturuun, Lunéville, and Tafilalt. Memorable people born in Mbombela include Cliff Drysdale, Faf de Klerk, and Lucas Thwala. Mbombela has been the birth place of many rugby players, and tennis players. Mbombela is located in South Africa.
Mbombela, formerly Nelspruit, is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, the city lies about 110 km (68 mi) by road west of the Mozambique border, 330 km (210 mi) east of Johannesburg and 82 km (51 mi) north of the Eswatini border. Mbombela was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1941 and 1993, Mbombela was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Cliff Drysdale, Faf de Klerk, and Lucas Thwala.
People Born in Mbombela
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Cliff Drysdale
TENNIS PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 2
Faf de Klerk
RUGBY PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 5
Lucas Thwala
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 3
Werner Kok
RUGBY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.72
Rank: 4
Katrina Werry
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.13
Rank: 1
Newly Added People Born in Mbombela
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Most individuals born in present day Mbombela were rugby players (2), tennis players (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, rugby players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mbombela, including Faf de Klerk, and Werner Kok. Whereas, throughout history, rugby players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mbombela, including Faf de Klerk, and Werner Kok.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Mbombela since 1700.
