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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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0040 EXPLORER

Charles Hoadley

1887 - 1947

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0054 CRICKET

Vernon Ransford

1885 - 1958

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0061 MILITAR

Walter Peeler

1887 - 1968

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0083 ATHLETIC

Harvey Sutton

1882 - 1963

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0084 ARTIST

Martin Lewis (artist)

1881 - 1962

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0149 AVIATOR

Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)

1886 - 1945

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0153 GALLANTRY

Albert Borella

1881 - 1968

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0192 FOOTBALL

Mal Williams

1886 - 1917

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0203 FOOTBALL

Jim Bonella

1884 - 1918

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0204 ACADEMIC

Philip Le Couteur

1885 - 1958

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0212 POLITICIAN

Murray Bourchier

1881 - 1937

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0217 FOOTBALL

Mick Madden

1882 - 1943

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0226 FOOTBALL

Tom Baxter (Australian footballer)

1884 - 1959

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0233 FOOTBALL

Dan Feehan

1880 - 1946

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0237 POLITICIAN

Robert Elliott (Victorian politician)

1886 - 1950

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0242 CIVIL SERVICE

Stuart McFarlane

1885 - 1970

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0253 FOOTBALL

Bill Dolphin

1881 - 1969

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0254 POLITICIAN

Jim Sheehan

1885 - 1967

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0263 CIVIL SERVICE

Frank Strahan

1886 - 1976

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0265 FOOTBALL

Len Bowe

1885 - 1954

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0271 FOOTBALL

Charles Suhr

1885 - 1930

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0286 FOOTBALL

Sid O'Neill

1888 - 1915

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0288 PHYSICIAN

Lance Sleeman

1885 - 1968

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0289 FOOTBALL

Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1886)

1886 - 1964

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0298 FOOTBALL

Tom Reardon

1887 - 1943

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0303 CIVIL SERVICE

Jim Brigden

1887 - 1950

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0304 FOOTBALL

Archie McNeel

1882 - 1926

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0308 FOOTBALL

Rupe Benstead

1889 - 1961

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0311 FOOTBALL

Bill J. V. Walker

1886 - 1949

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0313 FOOTBALL

Jim Baxter (Australian footballer)

1887 - 1952

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0314 FOOTBALL

Viv Parkinson

1882 - 1944

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0325 FOOTBALL

Jim Stewart (footballer, born 1888)

1888 - 1939

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0333 FOOTBALL

Ossie Calvert

1880 - 1949

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0334 FOOTBALL

Bill Reeves (footballer)

1888 - 1940

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0338 FOOTBALL

Bill Laver

1888 - 1922

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0341 FOOTBALL

Ern Williamson

1880 - 1967

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0342 FOOTBALL

Artie Bowe

1888 - 1949

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0359 FOOTBALL

Ray Sartori

1885 - 1961

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0369 FOOTBALL

Bert McKnight

1883 - 1961

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0372 ACTOR

Arthur W. Sterry

1883 - 1944

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0375 FOOTBALL

Bobby Rowe (Australian footballer)

1883 - 1958

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0376 FOOTBALL

Charles Rowe (footballer)

1882 - 1959

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0380 FOOTBALL

Lindsay Maine

1887 - 1969

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0436 POLITICIAN

George Robert Hunter

1884 - 1949

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