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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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Ngaio Marsh
1895 - 1982
Essie Summers
1912 - 1998
Carl Nixon
Born 1967
Percy Neville Barnett
1881 - 1953
Esther Glen
1881 - 1940
Peter Ellis (childcare worker)
1958 - 2019
Veronica Buckley
Born 1956
Lucy Sussex
Born 1957
Tania Roxborogh
Born 1965
Ged Maybury
Born 1953
David Howard (Dichter)
Born 1959
O. E. Middleton
1925 - 2010
Rachael Craw
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Pip Adam
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