Paarl
Paarl ranks 9,381st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cowra, Boscawen, New Hampshire, and Kvutzat Kinneret. The most famous people from Paarl are Deon Meyer, Elsa Joubert, and Chester Williams. Paarl has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers. Paarl is located in South Africa.
People
Between 0 and 1996, Paarl was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Deon Meyer, Elsa Joubert, and Chester Williams.
People Born in Paarl
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Deon Meyer
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1
Elsa Joubert
WRITER
1922 - 2020
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 2
Chester Williams
RUGBY PLAYER
1970 - 2019
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 3
Ruswahl Samaai
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 4
Kurt-Lee Arendse
RUGBY PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.72
Rank: 5
Wang Na
ATHLETE
HPI: 26.83
Rank: 6
Lee-Anne Pace
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 18.14
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Paarl
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Most individuals born in present day Paarl were athletes (3), writers (2), and rugby players (2), 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 Paarl, including Chester Williams, and Kurt-Lee Arendse. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paarl, including Ruswahl Samaai, Wang Na, and Lee-Anne Pace.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Paarl since 1700.
