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AUCKLAND
Most Famous People Born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Notable people
- 2,037
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1971
- Most distinctive
- Rugby 27.8×
A Pacific city whose distinctive professions are, more than anywhere else in the dataset, rugby and cricket players with netballers and rowers close behind. More than forty per cent of Auckland's notables are cricketers or other players, and its most famous son is Edmund Hillary. The 19th-century tail only starts in the 1840s — the city itself is younger than its oldest named resident — and the modern bench is filling up with actors from the Peter Jackson pipeline.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Auckland during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Auckland Is Known For
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Player is Auckland's biggest profession — 31% of all notables (623).
Auckland over-indexes on rugby — 27.8× the global rate.
Auckland under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Auckland's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 2000s Clear ×
Leicester Fainga'anuku
Born 2000