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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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0043 POET

Charles Brasch

1909 - 1973

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0045 POLITICIAN

Arnold Nordmeyer

1901 - 1989

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0048 ACTOR

Colin Tapley

1907 - 1995

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0144 CRICKET

George Dickinson

1903 - 1978

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0166 PHYSICIST

Miles Aylmer Fulton Barnett

1901 - 1979

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0172 SWIMMER

Len Moorhouse

1904 - 1970

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0183 PLAYER

John Hore (rugby union)

1907 - 1979

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0188 PLAYER

Neil McGregor (rugby union)

1901 - 1973

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0209 CRICKET

John Mills (New Zealand cricketer)

1905 - 1972

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0249 COMMANDER

Stephen Weir

1904 - 1969

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0265 CRICKET

Don Cleverley

1909 - 2004

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0269 PAINTER

Stewart Bell Maclennan

1903 - 1973

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0299 POLITICIAN

Jim Barnes (politician)

1908 - 1995

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0318 SWIMMER

Kathleen Miller (swimmer)

1909 - 1963

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0336 TEACHER

Douglas Archibald Campbell

1906 - 1969

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0376 POLITICIAN

Alexander Paterson O'Shea

1902 - 1990

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0377 PLAYER

Ted Spillane

1904 - 1991

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0400 PLAYER

Rusty Page

1908 - 1985

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0411 POLITICIAN

Stuart Sidey

1908 - 2007

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0418 PLAYER

Frederick Vorrath

1908 - 1972

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0426 CRICKET

William Priest

1909 - 1972

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0427 BIOLOGIST

Geoffrey Michael William Hodgkins

1902 - 1965

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0431 DIETITIAN

Frances Ida Kain

1908 - 1997

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0433 PLAYER

Charles Smith (rugby)

1909 - 1976

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0487 POLITICIAN

Roderick Braithwaite

1901 - 1963

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0511 GEOLOGIST

Robin Allan

1900 - 1966

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0530 CRICKET

William Douglas (cricketer, born 1903)

1903 - 1981

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0539 CRICKET

Stanley Tomkinson

1907 - 1969

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0542 CRICKET

James Barron (cricketer)

1900 - 1990

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0557 CRICKET

Stuart Duncan (cricketer)

1906 - 1971

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0583 CRICKET

Francis Toomey

1904 - 1992

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0598 SWIMMER

Gladys Pidgeon

1906 - 2002

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0608 ATHLETIC

Ossie Johnson

1906 - 2002

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0620 SPORT

Joe Procter

1906 - 1989

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0630 PLAYER

George Wise (rugby union)

1904 - 1971

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