| Name | Pretoria |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Gauteng |
| Country | South Africa |
People born here (69) |
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| Heinrich Barnes |  RSA |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | 12 December 1986 | |
| Toby Betts | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1924 | 4 August 1904 | |
| Schalk Booysen | RSA |
ATH | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 1952 | 22 August 1927 | |
| Johan Botha | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 10 January 1974 | |
| Riaan Botha | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 8 November 1970 | |
| Lawrence Brittain | RSA |
ROW | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 9 November 1990 | |
| Allan Brown | RSA |
WPO | Olympics | 1960 | 24 January 1937 | |
| Cameron van der Burgh | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 25 May 1988 | |
| Dirkie Chamberlain | RSA |
HOC | Olympics | 2012—2024 | 3 November 1986 | |
| Jyoti Chetty | RSA |
FEN | Olympics | 2008 | 26 January 1982 | |
| Jason Cook | RSA |
BBL | Olympics | 2000 | 8 July 1975 | |
| Jarred Crous | RSA |
SWM | Olympics/YOG | 2014—2016 | 27 June 1996 | |
| Henry Dafel | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 8 January 1889 | |
| Alistair Davis | RSA |
SHO | Olympics | 2012 | 1 December 1992 | |
| Willie de Beer | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 14 March 1988 | |
| Shaun de Jager | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 28 June 1991 | |
| Gerald Dreyer | RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1948 | 22 September 1929 | |
| Peter Duncan | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 15 April 1935 | |
| Fanie Eloff | RSA |
SKL | Olympics | 1924 | 7 October 1885 | |
| Zus Engelenberg | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 4 January 1909 | |
| Ellis Ferreira | RSA |
TEN | Olympics | 1996 | 19 February 1970 | |
| Shannon Gardiner | RSA |
GRY | YOG | 2014 | 25 October 1999 | |
| Zenéy Geldenhuys | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | 22 May 2000 | |
| Rika Geyser | RSA |
ROW | Olympics | 2008 | 28 August 1978 | |
| Gerald Goddard | RSA |
WPO | Olympics | 1952 | 22 November 1920 | |
| Freddie van der Goes | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 26 November 1908 | |
| Ursula Grobler | RSA |
ROW | Olympics | 2016 | 6 February 1980 | |
| Mel Hains | RSA |
SHO | Olympics | 1996 | 3 March 1951 | |
| Heerden Herman | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 2012 | 20 December 1990 | |
| Hannes Hopley | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 26 January 1981 | |
| David Hunt | RSA |
ROW | Olympics | 2016 | 1 February 1991 | |
| Nico Jacobs |  NAM |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | 26 January 1981 | |
| An-Li Kachelhoffer | RSA |
CRD | Olympics | 2016 | 16 August 1987 | |
| Ernest Keeley | RSA |
SHO | Olympics | 1912 | 26 May 1890 | |
| Maurice Letchford |  CAN |
WRE | Olympics | 1928 | 27 August 1908 | |
| David Lord | RSA |
ROW | Olympics | 1960 | 12 June 1929 | |
| Gideon Louw | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 4 September 1987 | |
| Don McCorkindale | RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1928 | 16 August 1904 | |
| Louis Meintjes | RSA |
CRD | Olympics | 2016 | 21 February 1992 | |
| Karin Melis |  TUR |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 31 May 1983 | |
| Marissa van der Merwe | RSA |
CRD | Olympics | 2008 | 30 August 1978 | |
| Hendrick Mokganyetsi | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 7 September 1975 | |
| Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio | RSA |
CRD | Olympics | 2012—2024 | 9 December 1985 | |
| Gildas Morvan |  FRA |
SAL | Olympics | 1996 | 31 July 1968 | |
| Heleen Muller | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 25 April 1978 | |
| Bertie Phillips | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1908 | 20 June 1883 | |
| Zack Piontek | RSA |
JUD | Olympics | 2016 | 27 January 1991 | |
| Oscar Pistorius | RSA |
ATH | Olympics/Closing Flagbearer | 2012 | 22 November 1986 | |
| Frits Potgieter | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 13 March 1974 | |
| Karel Potgieter | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 29 September 1975 | |
| Louis Raymond | RSA |
TEN | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 28 June 1895 | |
| Elna Reinach | RSA |
TEN | Olympics | 1992 | 2 December 1968 | |
| Calie Reitz | RSA |
WRE | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 20 February 1927 | |
| Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 2 July 1929 | |
| Roland Schoeman | RSA |
SWM | Olympics/Closing Flagbearer | 2000—2012 | 3 July 1980 | |
| Martin Senore | RSA |
SHO | Olympics | 2004 | 5 June 1968 | |
| Naydene Smith | RSA |
ROW | Olympics | 2012 | 27 August 1987 | |
| Natalie Steward |  GBR |
SWM | Olympics | 1960 | 30 April 1943 | |
| Diane Swanton | RSA |
SHO | Olympics | 2008 | 11 August 1979 | |
| Cherise Taylor | RSA |
CRD | Olympics | 2008 | 6 November 1989 | |
| Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
GLF | Olympics | 2016 | 23 February 1979 | |
| Cam Walker | RSA |
TOW | Olympics | 1904 | 13 October 1877 | |
| Erica Wheeler |  USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 28 November 1967 | |
| Michelle Williams | CAN |
SWM | Olympics | 2016 | 2 January 1991 | |
| Shaun Williams | RSA |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | 5 December 1976 | |
| Hillary Wilson |  RHO |
SWM | Olympics | 1960 | 3 April 1945 | |
| Gerhard Zandberg | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 23 April 1983 | |
| Carina van Zijl | RSA |
HOC | Olympics | 2000 | 20 May 1975 | |
| Thati Zulu | RSA |
HOC | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 14 March 2000 | |
People who died here (33) |
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| Jan Barnard | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 21 October 2012 | |
| Daan Bekker | RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 22 October 2009 | |
| Schalk Booysen | RSA |
ATH | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 1952 | 1 May 2011 | |
| Ferdinand Buchanan | RSA |
SHO | Olympics | 1920 | 14 April 1967 | |
| Gerald Dreyer | RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1948 | 5 September 1985 | |
| Fanie du Plessis | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 13 August 2001 | |
| Fanie Eloff | RSA |
SKL | Olympics | 1924 | 20 November 1947 | |
| Jacques Freitag | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | June 2024 | |
| Freddie van der Goes | RSA |
SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 24 October 1976 | |
| Lennie von Graevenitz | RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1952 | 9 September 2010 | |
| Jannie Greeff | RSA |
WLF | Olympics | 1956 | 12 December 2010 | |
| Eric Grimbeek | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 4 February 1995 | |
| Nevil Hall | RSA |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 9 July 1987 | |
| Erika Hartig | RSA |
PNT | Olympics | 1936 | 6 January 1962 | |
| Danie Jacobs | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1928 | 21 June 1999 | |
| Danie Joubert | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1932 | 2 March 1997 | |
| Ken La Grange | RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1948 | 25 June 2001 | |
| Rudolph Lewis | RSA |
CRD | Olympics | 1912 | 29 October 1933 | |
| Edith Mayne | GBR |
SWM | Olympics | 1928 | 7 May 1953 | |
| Jan van der Merwe | RSA |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 20 January 1999 | |
| Richard Norris | GBR |
HOC | Olympics | 1952 | 25 August 2012 | |
| Jack Oosterlaak | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 5 June 1968 | |
| Harry Passmore | RSA |
CTR | Olympics | 1908 | 8 May 1955 | |
| George Patching | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1912 | 31 March 1944 | |
| Bertie Phillips | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1908 | 5 August 1977 | |
| Arthur Pitt-Marson |  EGY |
ATH | 1906 | 1906 | 28 March 1956 | |
| Calie Reitz | RSA |
WRE | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 26 August 2016 | |
| Clarke Scholtz | RSA |
ATH | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 1936 | 20 February 1989 | |
| Jan Theron | RSA |
WRE | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 24 November 1993 | |
| Okkie van Greunen | RSA |
MPN | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 17 May 1987 | |
| Attie van Heerden | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 14 October 1965 | |
| Michiel Victor | RSA |
SHO | Olympics | 1960 | 21 August 1998 | |
| Willie Welgemoed | RSA |
DIV | Olympics | 1952 | 11 July 1992 | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns, Pretoria (RSA) |
| Northerns Blues, Pretoria (RSA) |
| Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria (RSA) |
| TuksSport, Pretoria (RSA) |
