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Born in Pretoria

Pretoria is one of South Africa's three capital cities and serves as seat of the executive branch of government. The city hosts all foreign embassies and there is a controversy if the official name of the city should be changed to Tshwane. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Pretoria.
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Last updated: November 26, 2022
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Virologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing a vaccine against yellow fever, first African-born Nobel laureate
1899
Max Theiler
Actress, "Mary Poppins" "The Sundowners" "A Little Night Music"
1923
Glynis Johns
Engineer and chief designer for the Ferrari Formula One team from 1996 to 2006
1944
Rory Byrne
Biophysicist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems
1947
Michael Levitt
Actor, "The Mummy" "Blood Diamond" "Darkman"
1962
Arnold Vosloo
Novelist, "The Promise" "The Good Doctor" "In a Strange Room"
1963
Damon Galgut
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Wealthiest person in the world, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter
1971
Elon Musk
Restaurateur and entrepreneur, co-founded a company with his brother and sits on the boards of several of his companies
1972
Kimbal Musk
Co-founder of SolarCity and cousin of the wealthiest person in the world
1977
Lyndon Rive
Retired swimmer and Olympic champion at the 100 metres breaststroke at the 2012 Olympic Games
1988
Cameron van der Burgh
Cyclist who has finished in the Top Ten of the Tour de France on three occasions
1992
Louis Meintjes
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