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BRISBANE
Most Famous People Born in Brisbane, Australia
- Notable people
- 1,331
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1967
- Most distinctive
- Legislative 60.5×
A Queensland capital whose bench is extraordinarily athletic and extraordinarily parliamentary at the same time. Brisbane's distinctive professions are legislative-assembly members at sixty times the global rate, rugby players, players of every other code, racers, swimmers, judges, and cricketers — a profile that reflects the city's role as the state capital plus one of the strongest sporting programmes in the country. The Bee Gees, Geoffrey Rush, and Kevin Rudd all belong to this bench, and the 20th century accounts for almost the entire list.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Brisbane Is Known For
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Player is Brisbane's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (310).
Brisbane over-indexes on legislative — 60.5× the global rate.
Brisbane under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Brisbane's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
Charles Powers
1853 - 1939
John Appel
1859 - 1929
Mary Emelia Mayne
1858 - 1940
Andrew Lang Petrie
1854 - 1928
William Henry Piddington
1856 - 1900
John Dunmore Campbell
1854 - 1909
George Blocksidge
1855 - 1944
William O'Connell (politician)
1852 - 1903