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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 48 of 638 notable people

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John A. Lee

1891 - 1982

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Arnold Nordmeyer

1901 - 1989

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0094 POLITICIAN

Jeanette Fitzsimons

1945 - 2020

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0134 POLITICIAN

George Gair

1926 - 2015

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0167 POLITICIAN

Fred Waite (politician)

1885 - 1952

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John Findlay (New Zealand politician)

1862 - 1929

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David Benson-Pope

Born 1950

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William Downie Stewart Jr.

1878 - 1949

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David Cox (Australian politician)

Born 1954

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Mary Dreaver

1887 - 1961

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Allan Highet

1913 - 1992

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Warren Cooper

Born 1933

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0239 POLITICIAN

Philip Connolly

1899 - 1970

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Hamish Walker

Born 1985

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0256 POLITICIAN

Michael Woodhouse

Born 1965

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Rachel Reese

Born 1964

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0259 POLITICIAN

Alexander Herdman

1869 - 1953

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Eric Roy

Born 1948

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Margaret Austin

Born 1933

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0299 POLITICIAN

Jim Barnes (politician)

1908 - 1995

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Fred Jones (politician)

1885 - 1966

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Charles Statham

1875 - 1946

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0344 POLITICIAN

Edward Kellett (New Zealand politician)

1864 - 1922

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Alec Neill

Born 1950

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James Wright Munro

1870 - 1945

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Alexander Paterson O'Shea

1902 - 1990

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Matthew Moss

1863 - 1946

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0390 POLITICIAN

Robert Alexander Wright

1853 - 1947

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0394 POLITICIAN

Richard Walls

1937 - 2011

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0407 POLITICIAN

Brian MacDonell

Born 1935

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0411 POLITICIAN

Stuart Sidey

1908 - 2007

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Stan Rodger

Born 1940

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0487 POLITICIAN

Roderick Braithwaite

1901 - 1963

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0491 POLITICIAN

Peter Neilson (politician born 1879)

1879 - 1948

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0540 POLITICIAN

Charles Bowden (politician)

1886 - 1972

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0567 POLITICIAN

Andrew Henson Allen

1877 - 1963

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0571 POLITICIAN

Walter Arthur Hudson

1898 - 1972

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Rob Munro

Born 1946

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Robert Walls (politician)

1884 - 1953

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0609 POLITICIAN

James McLeod (politician)

1882 - 1944

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0616 POLITICIAN

Alfred Ansell

1876 - 1941

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0617 POLITICIAN

Bill Fraser (New Zealand politician)

1924 - 2001

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0622 POLITICIAN

Donald Cameron (mayor)

1877 - 1962

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0624 POLITICIAN

Fred Glasse

1889 - 1977

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0629 POLITICIAN

Gilbert McKay

Died 1955

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0632 POLITICIAN

Charles Gilbert White

1880 - 1966

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0634 POLITICIAN

Brenda Bell

1891 - 1979

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0635 POLITICIAN

Neill Aylmer Rattray

1896 - 1964

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