Cape Town, Western Cape (RSA)

Details

NameCape Town
Administrative divisionWestern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
NotesAlso known as Kaapstad in Afrikaans.

People born here (119)

Neil Adonis RSA BBL Olympics 2000 1 March 1969
Clint Alfino RSA BBL Olympics 2000 7 August 1968
Francisco Alfino RSA BBL Olympics 2000 1 May 1977
Antonio Alkana RSA ATH Olympics 2016—2020 12 April 1990
Murray Anderson RSA HOC Olympics 1996 17 September 1968
John Anderton RSA ATH Olympics 1952 28 December 1929
Marvin Bam RSA HOC Olympics 2008 12 September 1977
Emille Baron RSA FBL Olympics 2000 17 June 1979
Rob Bell AUS CSL Olympics 2000—2008 16 November 1977
Gary Boddington RSA HOC Olympics 1996 1 May 1967
Bob Bodley RSA SHO Olympics 1912—1920 31 July 1878
Tyler Botha RSA SKN Olympics/Other 2006 3 December 1980
Tarryn Bright RSA HOC Olympics 2008—2012 26 April 1983
Stefan Brits RSA ATH Olympics 2016 19 January 1992
Neil Broad GBR TEN Olympics 1996 20 November 1966
Kyle Brown RSA RU7 Olympics 2016 6 February 1987
Thomas Hamilton Brown RSA BOX Olympics 1936 1 July 1916
Donnie Cech RSA ROW Olympics 2000—2004 2 May 1974
Freedom Chiya RSA VBV Olympics 2012 11 July 1979
Tamsin Cook AUS SWM Olympics 2016—2020 25 December 1998
Lynette Cooper RHO SWM Olympics 1960 14 March 1944
Jerome Damon RSA FBL Referee 2008 4 April 1972
Illse Davids RSA HOC Olympics 2012 26 March 1987
Clifford Davis RSA ATH Olympics 1924 23 April 1900
Wayne Denne RSA HOC Olympics 2004 5 March 1976
Nicholas Dlamini RSA CRD Olympics 2020 12 August 1995
Sean Dollman IRL ATH Olympics 1992—1996 8 December 1968
Timothy Drummond RSA HOC Olympics 2012—2020 5 March 1988
Renate du Plessis RSA SWM Olympics 2000 14 July 1981
George Dustan RSA ATH Olympics 1924 12 June 1900
Daniel Ellensohn NZL FBL Olympics 2008 9 August 1985
Fred Ellis RSA BOX Olympics 1928 22 July 1907
Jody February RSA FBL Non-starter 2016 12 May 1996
Marcello Fiasconaro ITA ATH Non-starter 1972 19 July 1949
Quinton Fortune RSA FBL Olympics 2000 21 May 1977
Harold Fraser RSA WLF Olympics 1960 16 June 1937
Gaston Gaffney RSA WLF Olympics 1956—1960 25 March 1928
Justin Geduld RSA RU7 Olympics 2016—2020 1 October 1993
David George RSA CRD/CTR Olympics 1996—2008 23 February 1976
Elmarie Gerryts RSA ATH Olympics 2000 25 August 1972
Harry Getz RSA WPO Referee 1948—1956 16 January 1909
Grant Goldschmidt RSA VBV Olympics 2012 16 April 1983
Darryl Gonsalves RSA BBL Olympics 2000 10 September 1977
Ian Haley RSA HOC Olympics 2012 17 March 1983
Nevil Hall RSA WRE Olympics 1936 19 October 1915
Lucas Hammond CAN RU7 Olympics 2020 14 November 1993
Lindsay Hanekom RSA ATH Olympics 2016 15 May 1993
Brian Harrell RSA BBL Olympics 2000 5 July 1977
Richard Harrell RSA BBL Olympics 2000 11 May 1980
Les Haupt RSA CTR Olympics 1960 29 March 1939
George Hazle RSA ATH Olympics 1960 3 October 1924
Denis Hegarty RSA SAL Olympics 1956 27 March 1912
Reginald Honey RSA Administrator 1940—1982 4 December 1886
Roger Hudson RSA SAL Olympics 2012—2016 22 March 1978
Karen Hultzer RSA ARC Olympics 2012 16 September 1965
Irene, Princess of Greece GRE Administrator 1965—1968 11 May 1942
Bruce Jacobs RSA HOC Olympics 2004—2008 27 March 1975
Dorian James RSA BDM Olympics 2004—2012 19 June 1981
Athol Jennings RSA ATH Olympics 1952 19 November 1930
Kevin Johnson RSA BBL Olympics 2000 27 October 1969
David Kannemeyer RSA FBL Olympics 2000 8 July 1977
Tiaan Kannemeyer RSA CRD Olympics 2004 14 December 1978
Jacques le Roux RSA HOC Non-starter 2012 27 October 1988
Mandy Leach ZIM SWM Olympics 2000 20 August 1979
Simon Lessing GBR TRI Olympics 2000 12 February 1971
Morne MacKay RSA BBL Olympics 2000 28 October 1973
Edna Maskell RSA ATH Olympics 1952 13 April 1928
Liall Mauritz RSA BBL Olympics 2000 18 February 1970
Dick Mayhew RSA SAL Olympics 1992—1996 15 December 1970
Benni McCarthy RSA FBL Olympics 2000 12 November 1977
Tim Melvill GBR POL Olympics 1920 13 February 1877
Carl Michaels RSA BBL Olympics 2000 21 May 1981
Abbubaker Mobara RSA FBL Olympics 2016 18 February 1994
Alfred Mole RSA ATH Non-starter 1908 4 July 1885
Tashreeq Morris RSA FBL Olympics 2016 13 May 1994
Darren Murray RSA SWM Olympics 2012 2 April 1991
Richard Murray RSA TRI Olympics 2012—2016 4 January 1989
Brian Myburgh RSA HOC Olympics 1996 3 April 1973
Blanche Nash RSA SWM Olympics 1920 30 July 1902
Wayde van Niekerk RSA ATH Olympics/Other 2016—2020 15 July 1992
Anders Nielsen GBR BDM Olympics 1992 24 February 1967
Lloyd Norris-Jones RSA HOC Olympics 2012 4 February 1986
Anton Obholzer GBR ROW Olympics 1988 29 June 1968
Rupert Obholzer GBR ROW Olympics 1992—1996 27 March 1970
Alan Phillips RSA BBL Olympics 2000 17 June 1956
Geraldine Pillay RSA ATH Olympics 2004 25 August 1977
Sarah Poewe GER
RSA
SWM Olympics 2000—2012 3 March 1983
Nick Porzig AUS ROW Olympics 1996—2000 1 July 1972
Dominique Provoyeur RSA SAL Olympics 2008 3 March 1977
Mari Rabie RSA TRI Olympics 2008—2016 10 September 1986
Paula Reto RSA GLF Olympics 2016 3 May 1990
Clive Roberts GBR ROW Olympics 1984 19 March 1958
Karen Roberts RSA HOC Olympics 2000 10 June 1967
Gershon Rorich RSA VBV Olympics 2004 23 October 1973
Eric Rose-Innes RSA HOC Olympics 2004—2008 8 April 1981
Doug Ryder RSA CRD Olympics 1996 26 November 1971
Dylan Sage RSA RU7 Olympics 2016 24 January 1992
Penny Sage RSA FSK Olympics 1960 26 March 1943
Gideon Sam RSA Administrator 2008—2019 19 August 1949
Stephanie Sandler RSA GRY Olympics 2004 9 October 1987
Dominique Scott-Efurd RSA ATH Olympics 2016—2020 24 June 1992
Peter Scott RSA ALP Olympics 2010 27 November 1990
Vaughn Scott NZL TKW Olympics 2012 11 January 1990
Jermaine Seoposenwe RSA FBL Olympics/Non-starter 2012—2016 12 October 1993
Nocawe Skiti RSA FBL Non-starter 2012 13 May 1989
Austin Smith RSA HOC Olympics 2008—2020 20 May 1985
Rudi Swiegers CAN FSK Olympics 2014 31 August 1987
Tania Tallie RSA JUD Olympics 2000 7 December 1975
Karl Otto Thaning RSA SWM Olympics 2004 9 May 1977
Simon Thirsk RSA SWM Olympics 2000 15 May 1977
James Thompson RSA ROW Olympics 2012—2016 18 November 1986
Natalie du Toit RSA OWS Olympics/Other 2008 29 January 1984
Lungile Tsolekile RSA HOC Olympics 2008 19 April 1984
Marina van der Merwe CAN HOC Coach 1984—1992 7 February 1937
Marius van der Westhuizen RSA RU7 Referee 2016 6 January 1984
Jean van der Westhuyzen AUS CSP Olympics 2020 9 December 1998
Pieter de Villiers RSA ATH Olympics 2008 13 July 1982
Elinda Vorster RSA ATH Olympics 1992 8 September 1965
Freddie Williams CAN ATH Olympics 1992 24 February 1962

People who died here (26)

Issy Bloomberg RSA WLF Olympics 1948—1952 1 December 2000
Eric Bongers RSA SAL Olympics 1956 7 August 2002
Gordon Burn-Wood RSA SAL Olympics 1960 8 October 1981
John Durr RSA SWM Olympics 1952 11 March 2010
Ron Eland GBR WLF Olympics 1948 12 February 2003
Fred Ellis RSA BOX Olympics 1928 31 December 1963
Abe Geldenhuys RSA WRE Olympics 1956—1960 17 September 1998
Giuseppe Gobbato ITA ATH Olympics 1936 4 September 1990
Denis Hegarty RSA SAL Olympics 1956 16 February 1998
Brian Hewson GBR ATH Olympics 1956—1960 13 September 2022
Theunis Jonck RSA WLF Olympics 1952 6 April 2012
Howard Kinsman RSA ATH Olympics 1924—1928 10 January 1960
Cyril Martin RSA WRE Olympics 1952 29 September 2007
Dimitrios Petrokokkinos GRE TEN Olympics 1896 10 May 1942
Edgar Reinhardt GER HBL Olympics 1936 11 January 1985
Gershon Rorich RSA VBV Olympics 2004 3 April 2023
Harry Schmidt RSA MPN Olympics 1952—1956 13 February 1977
Tommy Shardelow RSA CTR Olympics 1952—1956 3 July 2019
Walter Skeeles GBR GAR Olympics 1908 21 October 1972
Eric Tapscott RSA TEN Olympics 1912 7 July 1934
William Turpin ZIM HOC Olympics 1964 27 January 2011
Desmond Tutu RSA Other 26 December 2021
Marius van Heerden RSA ATH Olympics 1996 22 January 2021
Jack Wells RSA GAR Olympics 1952—1956 2 April 2010
Norman Whitley GBR LAX Olympics 1908 12 April 1957
Solly Yach RSA WPO Olympics 1952 30 May 1993

Affiliations

Cape Town Roses, Cape Town (RSA)
Cape Town Spurs, Cape Town (RSA)
City Cycling & Athletic Club, Cape Town (RSA)
Olympic Sports Club, Cape Town (RSA)
RCYC, Cape Town (RSA)
Santos FC, Cape Town (RSA)
The Stormers , Cape Town (RSA)
Thistle, Cape Town (RSA)
University of Cape Town, Cape Town (RSA)
University of the Western Cape, Cape Town (RSA)
Western Province, Cape Town (RSA)
ZVYC, Cape Town (RSA)