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Born in Johannesburg

Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa and the eighth largest city in Africa. The city is the seat of the Constitutional Court and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The capital of the Gauteng province also hosted the final of the 2010 World Cup. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Johannesburg.
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Last updated: November 26, 2022
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Actor, best known for his role as Sherlock Holmes in fourteen films made between 1939 and 1946
1892
Basil Rathbone
Physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on X-ray computed tomography
1924
Allan MacLeod Cormack
Retired golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time
1935
Gary Player
State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for dismantling the apartheid system
1936
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Former chairman of De Beers diamond mining company and one of the richest man in Africa
1945
Nicky Oppenheimer
President of South Africa since 2018
1952
Cyril Ramaphosa
Former tennis player and winner of the US Open doubles
1956
Ilana Kloss
Former CEO of Glencore and one of the richest South Africans
1957
Ivan Glasenberg
Director, "Ender's Game" "Wolverine" "Tsotsi"
1963
Gavin Hood
Former tennis player and Australian Open Semifinalist
1971
Wayne Ferreira
Actor, "District 9" "Chappie" "Elysium" "Maleficent"
1973
Sharlto Copley
Canadian former point guard and two-time NBA MVP (Suns, Mavericks and Lakers)
1974
Steve Nash
Director, "District 9" "Elysium" "Chappie"
1979
Neill Blomkamp
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Former footballer for Ajax, Dortmund, Everton and the South African national team
1982
Steven Pienaar
Former rugby player and record try scorer of the South African national team
1983
Bryan Habana
Actress, best known for her role as Jenna Marshall in "Pretty Little Liars"
1983
Tammin Sursok
Comedian, host of "The Daily Show" and author of "Born a Crime"
1984
Trevor Noah
Former tennis player, 2018 Wimbledon finalist and 2017 US Open finalist
1986
Kevin Anderson
Actress, best known for her role as Rikki Chadwick in "H2O: Just Add Water"
1988
Cariba Heine
Actress, best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in "Dance Academy"
1989
Dena Kaplan
British tennis player and 2018 Australian Open semifinalist
1995
Kyle Edmund
British tennis player and 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist
1995
Cameron Norrie
Australian singer and YouTuber, "Youth" "My My My!" "Revelation"
1995
Troye Sivan
Actress, best known for her role as Alison DiLaurentis in "Pretty Little Liars"
1996
Sasha Pieterse
Swimmer, she won the gold medal and set the world record in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 2020 Olympic Games
1997
Tatjana Schoenmaker
Racing driver and current DTM champion
1999
Sheldon van der Linde
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