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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 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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0075 POLITICIAN

John Arthur (politician)

1875 - 1914

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0094 POLITICIAN

William Watt (Australian politician)

1871 - 1946

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0108 POLITICIAN

Stanley Argyle

1867 - 1940

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0164 POLITICIAN

Jamie Briggs

Born 1977

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0177 POLITICIAN

William Murray McPherson

1865 - 1932

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Peter Hall (politician)

Born 1952

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Alexander Poynton

1853 - 1935

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0212 POLITICIAN

Murray Bourchier

1881 - 1937

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0214 POLITICIAN

Henry Gregory (politician)

1860 - 1940

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0215 POLITICIAN

Reg Pollard

1894 - 1981

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Walter Barnes (politician)

1858 - 1933

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0237 POLITICIAN

Robert Elliott (Victorian politician)

1886 - 1950

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0247 POLITICIAN

George Elmslie (Australian politician)

1861 - 1918

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Jim Sheehan

1885 - 1967

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0257 POLITICIAN

George Barnes (Australian politician)

1856 - 1949

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0260 POLITICIAN

William MacDonald (New Zealand politician)

1862 - 1920

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William Watson (Australian politician)

1864 - 1938

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0310 POLITICIAN

William Taylor (New South Wales politician)

1862 - 1922

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0312 POLITICIAN

Lorraine Wreford

Born 1961

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0315 POLITICIAN

Daniel McNamara

1876 - 1947

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0374 POLITICIAN

Lynda Heaven

1902 - 1987

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0398 POLITICIAN

Bill Bryson (politician)

1898 - 1973

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0404 POLITICIAN

Jabez Coon

1869 - 1935

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0406 POLITICIAN

Syd Stirling

Born 1951

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0411 POLITICIAN

David Andrew

1867 - 1928

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0414 POLITICIAN

Cornelius Ahern

1871 - 1955

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0415 POLITICIAN

Geoffry Hurry

1868 - 1951

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0417 POLITICIAN

James McDonald (Tasmanian politician)

1877 - 1947

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0420 POLITICIAN

George Lambert (Australian politician)

1879 - 1941

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0423 POLITICIAN

James Isdell

1849 - 1919

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0424 POLITICIAN

John Dunsford

1855 - 1905

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0428 POLITICIAN

Edward Morley (politician)

1873 - 1929

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0429 POLITICIAN

John Marquis Hopkins

1870 - 1912

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0430 POLITICIAN

Hugh Gourley (Australian politician)

Born 1875

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0431 POLITICIAN

John Glowrey

1856 - 1921

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0432 POLITICIAN

William Dunstone

1877 - 1944

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0433 POLITICIAN

Gordon Hockley

1926 - 2002

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0435 POLITICIAN

George Bellingham

1862 - 1932

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0436 POLITICIAN

George Robert Hunter

1884 - 1949

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