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DUNEDIN

Most Famous People Born in Dunedin, New Zealand

Notable people
638
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1924
Most distinctive
Cricket 26.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Dunedin during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Dunedin Is Known For

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Cricket is Dunedin's biggest profession — 34% of all notables (217).

Dunedin over-indexes on cricket — 26.7× the global rate.

Dunedin under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Cricket217
  2. Player75
  3. Politician48
  4. Football16
  5. Sport13
  6. Painter13
  7. Athletic12
  8. Lawyer12
  1. Cricket21726.7×
  2. Geologist68.0×
  3. Player756.0×
  4. Rower83.4×
  5. Swimmer92.9×
  6. Athletic121.7×
  1. Football160.2×
  2. Actor90.3×
  3. Politician480.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Dunedin's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0139 SUFFRAGETTE

Anna Stout

1858 - 1931

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0216 JOURNALIST

Louisa Alice Baker

1856 - 1926

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0312 ENGINEER

James Edward Fulton

1854 - 1928

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0316 HORTICULTURIST

Henry John Matthews

1859 - 1909

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0357 SUFFRAGETTE

Lizzie Frost Rattray

1855 - 1931

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0390 POLITICIAN

Robert Alexander Wright

1853 - 1947

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0488 CRICKET

Robert Brown (New Zealand cricketer)

1850 - 1934

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0526 CRICKET

Alexander Morris (cricketer)

1858 - 1918

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0554 CRICKET

John Allen (cricketer, born 1850)

1850 - 1897

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0561 CRICKET

William Webb (cricketer)

1851 - 1913

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0578 CRICKET

Adam Glen

1853 - 1937

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0587 CRICKET

Charles Kettle (cricketer)

1850 - 1918

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0600 TRADE UNION

John Jenkinson (New Zealand politician)

1858 - 1937

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0637 ENGINEER

George Murray (engineer)

1859 - 1947

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