Famous People Born In Pretoria

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 1 
Elon Musk
(CEO of Tesla)
Elon Musk
941
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: June 28, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
 2 
Kimbal Musk
(The Founder of 'The Kitchen Restaurant Group' and Co-Founder of 'Big Green' a 501 non profit organization)
Kimbal Musk
36
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: September 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
 3 
Sharlto Copley
(South African Actor Best Known for His Performance in the Science Fiction Film ‘District 9')
Sharlto Copley
9
Birthdate: November 27, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 4 
Arnold Vosloo
(Famous for His Roles as 'Imhotep' in the Movies: 'Mummy' and 'The Mummy Returns')
Arnold Vosloo
12
Birthdate: June 16, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
Joost van der Westhuizen
(South African Professional Rugby Union Player)
Joost van der Westhuizen
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: February 6, 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 6 
Glynis Johns
(Retired Actress, Dancer, Musician and Singer, Known for Her Film ‘The Sundowners’)
Glynis Johns
20
Birthdate: October 5, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 7 
Faf du Plessis
(South African Professional Cricketer)
Faf du Plessis
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 13, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 8 
Oti Mabuse
(Dancer on the British television series, Strictly Come Dancing, and its German equivalent, Let's Dance)
Oti Mabuse
4
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: August 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 9 
Roger Michell
(Film director, Television director, Theatre director)
Roger Michell
1
Birthdate: June 5, 1956
Sun Sign: Gemini
 10 
Nigel Green
(Actor)
Nigel Green
3
Birthdate: October 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: May 15, 1972
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 11 
Neil Wagner
(New Zealand Cricketer)
Neil Wagner
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
 12 
Seymour Papert
(South African-Born American Mathematician and Computer Scientist Who Co-Invented Logo)
Seymour Papert
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 29, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 31, 2016
 13 
Dane van Niekerk
(South African Cricket All-rounder)
Dane van Niekerk
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 14, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
 14 
Fourie du Preez
(South African Former Professional Rugby Union Player)
Fourie du Preez
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 24, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Michael Levitt
(Physicist, Biologist, Bioinformatician, Chemist, Scientist, Educationist, University teacher)
Michael Levitt
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 9, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
 16 
Austin Stevens
(Photographer, Writer)
Austin Stevens
1
Birthdate: May 19, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
 17 
Kotaro Matsushima
(Japanese International Rugby Union Player)
Kotaro Matsushima
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 26, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 18 
Robert Calvert
(Former writer, musician principally known for his role as lyricist, performance poet and lead vocalist of the space rock band Hawkwind)
Robert Calvert
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 9, 1945
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: August 14, 1988
 19 
Magnus Malan
(Former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa)
Magnus Malan
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: July 18, 2011
 20 
Steve Hofmeyr
(Actor, Singer)
Steve Hofmeyr
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 29, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
 21 
Max Theiler
(Virologist)
Max Theiler
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 30, 1899
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: August 11, 1972
 22 
Theo de Raadt
(Computer scientist, Engineer, Network engineer, Programmer)
Theo de Raadt
2
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: May 19, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
 23 
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
(South African Politician)
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 2, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: May 14, 2010
 24 
Mignon du Preez
(Former South African Cricket Batter)
Mignon du Preez
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 13, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
 25 
Pierre Spies
(Retired South African Rugby Union Player)
Pierre Spies
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 8, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 26 
Gerhard de Beer
(American football player)
Gerhard de Beer
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 5, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 27 
Gail Kelly
(Entrepreneur)
Gail Kelly
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
 28 
Can Themba
(Writer)
Can Themba
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: 1968 AD
 29 
Stephan Myburgh
(Dutch-South African Cricketer)
Stephan Myburgh
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 28, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
 30 
Ismail Mahomed
(Judge, Lawyer)
Ismail Mahomed
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 5, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: June 17, 2000
 31 
Christi Viljoen
(Namibian Cricketer)
Christi Viljoen
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 28, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
 32 
Solomon Mahlangu
(Activist)
Solomon Mahlangu
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: July 10, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: April 6, 1979
 33 
Andrew Pattison
(Tennis Player)
Andrew Pattison
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 30, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 34 
Dirkie Chamberlain
(Field hockey player)
Dirkie Chamberlain
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 3, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 35 
Laurie Ackermann
(Former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where he served from 1994 to 2004)
Laurie Ackermann
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 14, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 36 
Mary Benson
(Activist)
Mary Benson
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 8, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: June 19, 2000
 37 
Damiansnp
(South African TikTok Star)
Damiansnp
0
Birthdate: November 14, 2001
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 38 
Leoné Stofberg
(Comedy, Lip-sync, and Dance TikToker)
Leoné Stofberg
0
Birthdate: April 3, 2000
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 39 
Sipho Sibiya
(Retired South African-Canadian Soccer Player)
Sipho Sibiya
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 28, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)