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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.
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- Field: Player Clear ×
Sid Riley
1878 - 1964
Amber Kani
Born 1991
Aieshaleigh Smalley
Born 1991
James Maguire (rugby union)
1886 - 1966
Tevita Silifou Palu
Born 1981
Atawhai Tupaea
Born 1989
Robert Handcock (rugby union)
1874 - 1956
Ernie Hills
Born 1930
Craig McGrath (rugby union)
Born 1974
Lyn Weston
1892 - 1963
Miguel Start
Born 1987
John Dick (rugby union)
1912 - 2002
Harley Crane
Born 1976
Robert McKenzie (rugby player)
1869 - 1940
Billy Fulton
Born 1977
Arthur Knight (rugby union)
1906 - 1990
William Elliot (rugby union)
1867 - 1958
Hilda Peters
Born 1983
Bill Wright (rugby union)
1905 - 1971
Michael von Dincklage
Born 1978
Esera Puleitu
Born 1975
Patrick Segi
Born 1980
Bill Hadley (rugby union)
1910 - 1992