45.8361° S, 170.4709° E

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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 58 notable births.

What Dunedin Is Known For

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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.

185018751900192519501975
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Other
Search
Lawyer12
Sort By

Showing 12 of 638 notable people

0065 LAWYER

Ethel Benjamin

1875 - 1943

Preview
0067 LAWYER

Lindsay Merritt Inglis

1894 - 1966

Preview
0207 LAWYER

Thomas Sidey

1863 - 1933

Preview
0219 LAWYER

Martyn Finlay

1912 - 1999

Preview
0274 LAWYER

David Smith (judge)

1888 - 1982

Preview
0281 LAWYER

Wilfrid Sim

1890 - 1974

Preview
0286 LAWYER

Mary Jerram

Born 1945

Preview
0291 LAWYER

John Callan

1882 - 1951

Preview
0305 LAWYER

Frederick Baume

1862 - 1910

Preview
0359 LAWYER

Alf Hanlon

1866 - 1944

Preview
0459 LAWYER

Percy Thomson

1884 - 1962

Preview
0625 LAWYER

Harriette Vine

1878 - 1962

Preview