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CASTLEMAINE

Most Famous People Born in Castlemaine, Australia

Notable people
440
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1911
Most distinctive
Civil Service 15.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Castlemaine during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 58 notable births.

What Castlemaine Is Known For

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Football is Castlemaine's biggest profession — 40% of all notables (176).

Castlemaine over-indexes on civil service15.6× the global rate.

Castlemaine under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football176
  2. Politician39
  3. Cricket19
  4. Actor13
  5. Sport10
  6. Player10
  7. Singer8
  8. Militar7
  1. Civil Service615.6×
  2. Explorer57.3×
  3. Rower74.3×
  4. Football1763.7×
  5. Cricket193.4×
  1. Actor130.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Castlemaine's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 13 of 440 notable people

0001 BUSHRANGER

Ned Kelly

1855 - 1880

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0065 PLAYER

James Bevan

1858 - 1938

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0205 POLITICIAN

Alexander Poynton

1853 - 1935

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0225 BOXER

Bill Farnan

1851 - 1891

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0227 POLITICIAN

Walter Barnes (politician)

1858 - 1933

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0239 NATURALIST

Francis George Allman Barnard

1857 - 1932

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0257 POLITICIAN

George Barnes (Australian politician)

1856 - 1949

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0332 HORTICULTURIST

John West (horticulturist)

1856 - 1926

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0385 ADMINISTRATOR

Janet Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton

1850 - 1923

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0396 CRICKET

Edward Turner (cricketer)

1858 - 1893

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0409 CRICKET

Rowland Holle

1859 - 1929

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0424 POLITICIAN

John Dunsford

1855 - 1905

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0431 POLITICIAN

John Glowrey

1856 - 1921

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