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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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 406 notable births.
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.
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- Field: Boxer Clear ×
Sonny Bill Williams
Born 1985
Joseph Parker (boxer)
Born 1992
Ray Sefo
Born 1971
Doug Viney
Born 1976
Kali Meehan
Born 1970
Torpedo Billy Murphy
1863 - 1939
Shane Chapman
Born 1978
Solomon Haumono
Born 1975
David Aloua
Born 1987
Monty Betham
Born 1978
Charlie Purdy
1905 - 1982
Jayson Vemoa
Born 1971
David Letele
Born 1979
Adrian Taihia
Born 1983
Johnny Hanks
1934 - 2013
John Parker (boxer)
Born 1994
Jason Williams (rugby league, born 1981)
Born 1981
Baby Nansen
Born 1987
Alrie Meleisea
Born 1992
Morrie McHugh
1917 - 2010
Troy Garton
Born 1988
Bruce McTavish
Born 1939
Danny Codling
Born 1979