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CHRISTCHURCH
Most Famous People Born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Notable people
- 927
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1952
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 16.0×
Canterbury has been quietly producing test cricketers since the 19th century, and the Player bench here runs well above the global baseline — Lancaster Park and Hagley Oval are the relevant landmarks, and Anthony Wilding's tennis lineage still threads through the club scene. The outsized Rower and Swimmer counts round out a Canterbury sporting profile that leans hard on the disciplines you can practice on flat water and flat grass.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Christchurch during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Christchurch Is Known For
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Cricket is Christchurch's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (189).
Christchurch over-indexes on cricket — 16.0× the global rate.
Christchurch under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Christchurch's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Frank Worsley
1872 - 1943
Frances Alda
1879 - 1952
Winter Hall
1872 - 1947
Alfred Dunlop
1875 - 1933
Harry Parker (tennis)
1873 - 1961
Eric Harper
1877 - 1918
Raymond McIntyre
1879 - 1933
Mollie Tripe
1870 - 1939
Annie Elizabeth Kelly
1877 - 1946
Noeline Baker
1878 - 1958
Cecil Wood (architect)
1878 - 1947
Dan Reese
1879 - 1953
John Rolleston (New Zealand politician)
1877 - 1956
Henry Thacker
1870 - 1939
Frank Rolleston
1873 - 1946
Charles Henry Brown
1872 - 1917
Walter Drake
1879 - 1941
Stanley Frankish
1872 - 1909
Hiram Hunter
1874 - 1966
Harry Hugo Tombs
1874 - 1966
Frank Ashbolt
1876 - 1940
William Harris (rugby player)
1876 - 1950
Arthur Corfe
1878 - 1949
James Nelson (cricketer)
1873 - 1950
Alfred Cooke
1870 - 1900
James Lambie (rugby union)
1870 - 1905
Frank Brooker
1875 - 1939