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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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0007 PLAYER

Brad Thorn

Born 1975

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0019 PLAYER

Byron Kelleher

Born 1976

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0029 PLAYER

Ben Smith (rugby union)

Born 1986

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0030 PLAYER

Chris Laidlaw

Born 1943

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0033 PLAYER

Thomas Ellison

1867 - 1904

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0034 PLAYER

Andrew Hore

Born 1978

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0037 PLAYER

Kelly Brazier

Born 1989

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0038 PLAYER

Paul Griffen

Born 1975

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0046 PLAYER

Clark McConachy

1895 - 1980

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0051 PLAYER

Jon Preston

Born 1967

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0055 PLAYER

Laurie Mains

Born 1946

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0061 PLAYER

Keith Murdoch (rugby union)

1943 - 2018

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0066 PLAYER

Hugh Blake

Born 1992

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0071 PLAYER

Frank Oliver (rugby union)

1948 - 2014

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0073 PLAYER

Andy Dalton (rugby union)

Born 1951

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0074 PLAYER

Jamie Mackintosh

Born 1985

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0081 PLAYER

Charlie Hore

Born 1976

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0082 PLAYER

James Allan (rugby union)

1860 - 1934

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0101 PLAYER

Gary Seear

1952 - 2018

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0110 PLAYER

Bob Stuart

1920 - 2005

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0112 PLAYER

Pelu Taele-Pavihi

Born 1981

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0125 PLAYER

Johnstone Richardson

1899 - 1994

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0128 PLAYER

Massa Johnston

1881 - 1951

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0137 PLAYER

Duncan Robertson

Born 1947

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0145 PLAYER

Doug Bruce (rugby player)

Born 1947

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0146 PLAYER

Alister Hopkinson

1941 - 1999

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0149 PLAYER

Bevan Wilson

Born 1956

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0152 PLAYER

Jimmy Duncan (rugby union)

1869 - 1953

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0155 PLAYER

Steve Casey (All Black)

1882 - 1960

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0156 PLAYER

Lyn Jaffray

Born 1950

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0158 PLAYER

Craig Millar (rugby union)

Born 1990

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0162 PLAYER

Ernie Booth

1876 - 1935

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0164 PLAYER

Frank Glasgow

1880 - 1939

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0168 PLAYER

Russell Watt

Born 1935

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0173 PLAYER

Frank Mitchinson

1884 - 1978

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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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0208 PLAYER

Tinirau Arona

Born 1989

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0210 PLAYER

Justin Ives

Born 1984

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0213 PLAYER

Jackson Garden-Bachop

Born 1994

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0215 PLAYER

Sene Naoupu

Born 1984

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0224 PLAYER

Joe Latta

Born 1992

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0228 PLAYER

Sio Tomkinson

Born 1996

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0230 PLAYER

Josh Renton

Born 1994

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0241 PLAYER

Tom Cross (rugby)

1876 - 1930

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0248 PLAYER

Tom Coughlan (rugby union)

1934 - 2017

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0250 PLAYER

Alex McDonald (rugby union)

1883 - 1967

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0260 PLAYER

Sam Anderson-Heather

Born 1988

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0335 PLAYER

Tom Willis (rugby union)

Born 1979

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0361 PLAYER

Jim Watt (rugby union)

1914 - 1988

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0364 PLAYER

Pelu Taele

Born 1981

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0368 PLAYER

Ian Smith (New Zealand rugby player)

1941 - 2017

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0377 PLAYER

Ted Spillane

1904 - 1991

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0393 PLAYER

Gordon Innes

1910 - 1992

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0397 PLAYER

Ernie Dodd

1880 - 1918

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0400 PLAYER

Rusty Page

1908 - 1985

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0412 PLAYER

Lindsay Clark

Born 1944

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0418 PLAYER

Frederick Vorrath

1908 - 1972

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0424 PLAYER

Frank McAtamney

Born 1934

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0425 PLAYER

Glenn Dickson

Born 1986

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0433 PLAYER

Charles Smith (rugby)

1909 - 1976

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0439 PLAYER

Bill Bremner

1879 - 1961

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0485 PLAYER

Ray Bell

1925 - 2016

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0535 PLAYER

Peter Johnstone (rugby union)

1922 - 1977

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0547 PLAYER

William Fea

1898 - 1988

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0558 PLAYER

Ian Botting

1922 - 1980

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0569 PLAYER

Kevin Stuart (rugby union)

1928 - 2005

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0597 PLAYER

Mayzod Reid

1928 - 2001

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0605 PLAYER

Merv Jaffray

Born 1949

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0612 PLAYER

Bob Bennet

1879 - 1962

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0618 PLAYER

Peter Williams (New Zealand rugby union)

1884 - 1976

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0623 PLAYER

Bill Webb (rugby union)

1868 - 1931

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0630 PLAYER

George Wise (rugby union)

1904 - 1971

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0633 PLAYER

Charlie Sonntag

1894 - 1988

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0636 PLAYER

Lester Harvey

1919 - 1993

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