Famous People Born In Johannesburg

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 1 
Trevor Noah
(Comedian & Host Of The Daily Show)
Trevor Noah
71
Birthdate: February 20, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 2 
Troye Sivan
(Australian Singer-Songwriter, Actor and YouTuber)
Troye Sivan
66
Birthdate: June 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Gemini
 3 
Dave Matthews
(Lead Vocalist, Songwriter and Guitarist of the 'Dave Matthews Band')
Dave Matthews
14
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 9, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 4 
Sasha Pieterse
(Actress, Singer and Songwriter)
Sasha Pieterse
13
Birthdate: February 17, 1996
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 5 
Gary Player
(One of the Greatest Golfers of All Time)
Gary Player
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 6 
Watkin Tudor Jones
14
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 26, 1974
Sun Sign: Libra
 7 
Justin Rose
(One of Only Five Golfers to Win Official Tournaments on All Six Continents on Which Golf is Played)
Justin Rose
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 30, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 8 
Kagiso Rabada
(South African International Cricketer Who Has Taken Hat-Trick In All Three Formats of Cricket)
Kagiso Rabada
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 9 
Kevin Carter
(South African Photojournalist and Member of the ‘Bang-Bang’ Club)
Kevin Carter
24
Birthdate: September 13, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: July 27, 1994
 10 
Ernie Els
(South African Professional Golfer)
Ernie Els
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 17, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 11 
Kevin Anderson
(South African Former Professional Tennis Player)
Kevin Anderson
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 12 
F. W. de Klerk
(1st Deputy President of South Africa)
F. W. de Klerk
12
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 18, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: November 11, 2021
 13 
Basil Rathbone
(British Actor Who Portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 14 Hollywood Films)
Basil Rathbone
4
Birthdate: June 13, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: July 21, 1967
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 14 
Neill Blomkamp
(Director Known for the Science Fiction Films ‘District 9’, ‘Elysium’ and ‘Chappie')
Neill Blomkamp
5
Birthdate: September 17, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 15 
Miriam Makeba
10
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: March 4, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: November 10, 2008
 16 
Manfred Mann
(jazz musician, pianist, record producer, composer)
Manfred Mann
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 21, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
 17 
Cariba Heine
(Actress and Dancer Known for Her Role as ‘Rikki Chadwick’ in the TV Show ‘H2O: Just Add Water’)
Cariba Heine
5
Birthdate: October 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 18 
Beth Tweddle
(Retired British Artistic Gymnast)
Beth Tweddle
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 19 
Graeme Smith
(Former Opening batsman cricketer)
Graeme Smith
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 1, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 20 
Ilana Kloss
(Former South African Professional Tennis Player)
Ilana Kloss
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 22, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
 21 
Cameron Norrie
(British Professional Tennis Player)
Cameron Norrie
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 22 
Dean Geyer
(South African-Australian Singer-Songwriter and Actor)
Dean Geyer
6
Birthdate: March 20, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 23 
Bryan Habana
(South African Former Professional Rugby Union Player Who Played as an Outside Centre)
Bryan Habana
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 12, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 24 
Andrew Strauss
(Former Captain of English Cricket Team)
Andrew Strauss
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 2, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 25 
Sid James
(Actor)
Sid James
18
Birthdate: May 8, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: April 26, 1976
 26 
Kgalema Motlanthe
(Politician)
Kgalema Motlanthe
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
 27 
Gregory Alan Isakov
(Singer-songwriter, Musician)
Gregory Alan Isakov
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 19, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
 28 
Mickey Arthur
(South African-Australian Cricket Coach, Commentator and Former Cricketer)
Mickey Arthur
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 17, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
 29 
Kelly Hoppen
(interior designer, author)
Kelly Hoppen
0
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
 30 
Kyle Edmund
(Tennis player)
Kyle Edmund
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 8, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 31 
Ken Oosterbroek
(Former photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club)
Ken Oosterbroek
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 14, 1962
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: April 18, 1994
 32 
Keorapetse Kgositsile
(Poet, Journalist, Political activist)
Keorapetse Kgositsile
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 19, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: January 3, 2018
 33 
Steven Pienaar
(Association football player)
Steven Pienaar
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 17, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 34 
Justine Waddell
(Actor, Film actor)
Justine Waddell
0
Birthdate: November 4, 1976
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 35 
William Kentridge
(Film director, Artist, Painter)
William Kentridge
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
 36 
Zindzi Mandela
(Diplomat)
Zindzi Mandela
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: July 13, 2020
 37 
Trevor Rabin
(South African Musician, Guitarist and Former Member of the Progressive Rock Band 'Yes')
Trevor Rabin
2
Birthdate: January 13, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 38 
Gavin Hood
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter)
Gavin Hood
2
Birthdate: May 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
 39 
Craig Johnston
(Australian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as Midfielder)
Craig Johnston
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 25, 1960
Sun Sign: Cancer
 40 
Jessica Marais
(Australian Actress Best Known for Her Roles in the TV Series 'Packed to the Rafters' and 'Love Child')
Jessica Marais
4
Birthdate: January 29, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 41 
Helen Zille
(Politician, Journalist)
Helen Zille
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 9, 1951
Sun Sign: Pisces
 42 
Charl Schwartzel
(Golfer)
Charl Schwartzel
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 31, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 43 
Bryce Courtenay
(One of Australia's Best-Selling Authors, Known for His Book ‘The Power of One’)
Bryce Courtenay
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 14, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: November 22, 2012
 44 
Devon Conway
(Cricket batsman)
Devon Conway
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 8, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 45 
Nora En Pure
(DJ)
Nora En Pure
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 20, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
 46 
Shannon Kook
(South African Actor Known for His Role as 'Zane Park' on the Teen Series 'Degrassi: The Next Generation')
Shannon Kook
5
Birthdate: February 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 47 
Greg Joseph
(American Football player)
Greg Joseph
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 4, 1994
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 48 
Ivan Glasenberg
(Business executive known as former CEO of Glencore)
Ivan Glasenberg
4
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 7, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 49 
Brian Murray
(Former actor and theatre director who was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2004)
Brian Murray
1
Birthdate: September 10, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: August 20, 2018
 50 
Ivan Gazidis
(Lawyer, Businessperson)
Ivan Gazidis
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 13, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo