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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

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

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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Showing 13 of 638 notable people

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Frances Hodgkins

1869 - 1947

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Harold Septimus Power

1877 - 1951

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Charles Wheeler (painter)

1881 - 1977

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Ernest Heber Thompson

1891 - 1971

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Arthur Merric Boyd

1862 - 1940

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Grace Joel

1865 - 1924

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Peter McIntyre (artist)

1910 - 1995

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Grahame Sydney

Born 1948

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Maud Winifred Sherwood

1880 - 1956

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Stewart Bell Maclennan

1903 - 1973

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John McIndoe (artist)

1898 - 1995

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Kathleen Salmond

1895 - 1946

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Nicola Jackson (artist)

Born 1960

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