Famous Residents
- Kork Ballington, World 250cc and 350cc Motorcycle Champion
- Melissa Carlton, Paralympic swimmer who represented Australia
- Amod Cassimjee, One of the earliest known Indian settlers who arrived in South Africa as a businessman rather than as part of the slave trade. (b. 1871)
- Brendon Dedekind, swimmer (b. 14 February 1976)
- Jon Ekerold, World 350cc Motorcycle Champion
- Brett Evans, (b. 8 March 1982) South African Football (soccer) player attended Merchiston Preparatory School and Maritzburg College and played for Maritzburg City as an amateur
- Adrian Furnham (b. 1953), British-based organisational and applied psychologist and academic
- Jonathan Handley, singer-songwriter (b. 5 June 1954), originally from Springs, founder of The Radio Rats who in 1979 had a hit single "ZX Dan" on Radio 5 (now 5FM).
- Bessie Head, writer, was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1937.
- Butch James, Springbok and Natal Sharks rugby player attended Maritzburg College from 1994 to 2000. He played for Colleges' 3rd team and is now the starting flyhalf for the Springboks.
- Stratford Johns, (b. 22 September 1925 – d. 29 January 2002) popular British stage, film and television actor. Left for Britain in 1948.
- Charlie Llewellyn, cricketer (b. 29 September 1876), first non-White Test cricketer for South Africa.
- Clinton Marius, writer, performer (b. 20 August 1966)
- Cuan McCarthy, fast-bowling Springbok cricketer 1929–2000
- Phyllis McCarthy, noted authority and breeder of Rhodesian Ridgebacks
- Cathcart William Methven (1849–1925), painter, engineer and architect
- Greg Minnaar, three time Downhill World Cup champion (2001, 2005, 2008). He was also crowned Downhill World Champion in 2003. He attended Carter High School.
- Bryce Moon, (b. 6 April 1986) South African Football (soccer) player was born in Pietermaritzburg and played for Pirates (PMB) in his youth
- Shaun Morgan, lead singer of Seether, is a former resident of Pietermaritzburg and attended both Merchiston Preparatory School and Maritzburg College while he lived there.
- Alan Paton, author of Cry the Beloved Country, was born in Pietermaritzburg.
- Kevin Pietersen, cricketer (b. 27 June 1980).
- Jonty Rhodes, national cricketer (b. 27 July 1969)
- Tom Sharpe, novelist, who described the city as "half the size of a New York cemetery and twice as dead".
- Guy Spier, Value Investor (b. Feb, 4th 1966 in Grays hospital)
- Dale Stewart, bassist of Seether, is also a former resident of Pietemaritzburg.
- Kevin Volans, composer (b. 6 July 1949)
- Tim Groenewald, Derbyshire and Warwickshire Cricketer (b. 10 January 1984)
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