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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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Alan Dale
Born 1947
Juliet Marillier
Born 1948
Chris Laidlaw
Born 1943
Glenn Turner
Born 1947
Silvia Cartwright
Born 1943
Laurie Mains
Born 1946
Keith Murdoch (rugby union)
1943 - 2018
Paul Ackerley
1949 - 2011
Frank Oliver (rugby union)
1948 - 2014
Jeanette Fitzsimons
1945 - 2020
Colin Campbell (New Zealand bishop)
Born 1941
Roger Johnson (hurdler)
Born 1943
Robin Tait
1940 - 1984
Peter Petherick
1942 - 2015
Duncan Robertson
Born 1947
Grahame Sydney
Born 1948
Doug Bruce (rugby player)
Born 1947
Alister Hopkinson
1941 - 1999
Stewart Guthrie
1948 - 1990
Patricia Payne (mezzo-soprano)
Born 1942
Bob McKerrow
Born 1948
Peter Welsh (athlete)
Born 1943
Eric Roy
Born 1948
Gerald Garrick Cunningham
1945 - 2019
Dougal Stevenson
Born 1942
John Campbell (runner)
Born 1949
Mary Jerram
Born 1945
Keith Campbell (cricketer)
Born 1943
Bruce Robertson (judge)
Born 1944
Pat Carrick
Born 1941
Wayne Blair (cricketer)
1948 - 2019
Raymond Skinner
Born 1940
Russell Stewart (cricketer)
Born 1946
Barry Milburn
Born 1943
John Grenell
Born 1944
Ray Hutchison (cricketer)
Born 1944
Ian Smith (New Zealand rugby player)
1941 - 2017
Graham Fortune
1941 - 2016
Lindsay Clark
Born 1944
Barry Freeman
Born 1948
Frank Torley
1940 - 2016
Lawrence Anderson (cricketer)
Born 1947
Eion Edgar
Born 1945
Stan Rodger
Born 1940
Carlson Dickel
Born 1946
Colin McDonald (New Zealand cricketer)
1948 - 2005
Graeme Powell
Born 1947
Nicholas Smith (cricketer)
Born 1946
Peter Semple
Born 1941
John Flaherty (cricketer)
Born 1942
Raymond Stewart (cricketer)
Born 1944
Ronald Haley
Born 1941
Donald McKechnie
Born 1944
Ronald Murdoch
Born 1945
Bob Stenhouse
Born 1944
William Robertson (Otago cricketer)
Born 1940
Rob Munro
Born 1946
Merv Jaffray
Born 1949