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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×
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.
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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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Janet Frame
1924 - 2004
Fred Hollows
1929 - 1993
James K. Baxter
1926 - 1972
Joyce McDougall
1920 - 2011
Yvette Williams
1929 - 2019
Ronald Sinclair
1924 - 1992
Robert Wade (chess player)
1921 - 2008
Kevin Skinner (rugby union)
1927 - 2014
Pat Evison
1924 - 2010
John Macdonald (psychiatrist)
1920 - 2007
Lindsay Daen
1923 - 2001
Harold Nelson (athlete)
1923 - 2011
Bob Stuart
1920 - 2005
George Gair
1926 - 2015
Bryan Drake
1925 - 2002
Malcolm Templeton
1924 - 2017
Iain Gallaway
Born 1922
John McCraw
1925 - 2014
Doug Coombs (geologist)
1924 - 2016
Eric Watson (cricketer)
1925 - 2017
Fraser Barron
1921 - 1944
Allan Hubbard (businessman)
1928 - 2011
Donald Burns
1921 - 1987
Shona Dunlop MacTavish
1920 - 2019
Peter Malone (mayor)
1924 - 2006
Ivan Walsh
1924 - 2005
Allan Edwards (New Zealand cricketer)
1920 - 1942
Noeline Gourley
Born 1925
Barry Allan (cricketer)
1928 - 1962
Raymond Hunt
1921 - 1994
Raymond Hesselyn
1921 - 1963
Ian Payne (New Zealand cricketer)
1921 - 2011
William Gough
1929 - 1978
Leonard Watson
1927 - 2013
Leslie Milnes
1922 - 2013
Clive Geary
1922 - 2004
Ray Bell
1925 - 2016
Arthur Berry (cricketer)
1928 - 2016
Murray Muir
1928 - 2004
Stuart Jones (cricketer)
Born 1929
Peter Johnstone (rugby union)
1922 - 1977
Frederick Stanley (cricketer)
1923 - 1993
Lewis Baker (cricketer)
1920 - 1997
Ewen Cameron (cricketer)
1921 - 1997
Ian Botting
1922 - 1980
Kevin Stuart (rugby union)
1928 - 2005
Vernon McArley
1923 - 2019
Colin Graham (New Zealand cricketer)
1929 - 2020
Robert Harwood (cricketer)
1923 - 1992
Mayzod Reid
1928 - 2001
Winifred Lawrence
1920 - 2006
Olga Stringfellow
Born 1923
Bill Fraser (New Zealand politician)
1924 - 2001
Warren Keith Sinclair
1924 - 2014