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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

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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 service — 15.6× 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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0003 PAINTER

Arthur Streeton

1867 - 1943

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0006 PAINTER

Edward Atkinson Hornel

1864 - 1933

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0019 POLITICAL

William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)

1861 - 1941

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0027 PAINTER

John Longstaff

1861 - 1941

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0028 MATHEMATICIAN

John Henry Michell

1863 - 1940

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0031 GOLF

Walter Travis

1862 - 1927

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0035 FILM

Charles Tait (film director)

1868 - 1933

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0042 PAINTER

Clara Southern

1861 - 1940

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0086 CRICKET

Frank Laver

1869 - 1919

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0093 TRADE UNION

Rose Summerfield

1864 - 1922

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0108 POLITICIAN

Stanley Argyle

1867 - 1940

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0127 EXPLORER

Arthur Wellesley Bayley

1865 - 1896

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0177 POLITICIAN

William Murray McPherson

1865 - 1932

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0199 FATHER

John Allan (Australian politician)

1866 - 1936

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0208 WIFE OF

Florence Bligh, Countess of Darnley

1860 - 1944

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0214 POLITICIAN

Henry Gregory (politician)

1860 - 1940

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0218 FOOTBALL

Ned Sutton

1868 - 1911

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0235 FOOTBALL

Fred Ball (footballer)

1868 - 1902

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0247 POLITICIAN

George Elmslie (Australian politician)

1861 - 1918

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0256 PHYSICIAN

Edward Henry Embley

1861 - 1924

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0259 CRICKET

Bill Duffy (sportsman)

1866 - 1959

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0260 POLITICIAN

William MacDonald (New Zealand politician)

1862 - 1920

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0267 CRICKET

George Mackay (cricketer)

1860 - 1948

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0270 POLITICIAN

William Watson (Australian politician)

1864 - 1938

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0273 PUBLISHER

Alfred Cecil Rowlandson

1865 - 1922

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0301 FOOTBALL

Bob Campbell (Australian footballer)

1868 - 1946

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0310 POLITICIAN

William Taylor (New South Wales politician)

1862 - 1922

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0330 FOOTBALL

Fred Nomens

1869 - 1953

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0382 ADMINISTRATOR

Frederick William Zercho

1867 - 1953

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0387 ARMY

William Thomas Beck

1865 - 1947

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0395 CRICKET

Frank Richards (cricketer)

1863 - 1926

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0397 CRICKET

John Drysdale (cricketer)

1862 - 1923

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0404 POLITICIAN

Jabez Coon

1869 - 1935

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0411 POLITICIAN

David Andrew

1867 - 1928

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0415 POLITICIAN

Geoffry Hurry

1868 - 1951

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0422 ARCHITECT

Andrew Oswald Wilson

1866 - 1950

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0425 EXPLORER

John McDonald (Western Australian politician)

1869 - 1934

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0435 POLITICIAN

George Bellingham

1862 - 1932

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