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GEELONG

Most Famous People Born in Geelong, Australia

Notable people
442
Peak decade
1870s
Median birth year
1910
Most distinctive
Football 5.0×

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

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What Geelong Is Known For

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Football is Geelong's biggest profession — 55% of all notables (241).

Geelong over-indexes on football — 5.0× the global rate.

Geelong under-produces actor — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football 241 5.0×
  2. Politician 27 0.5×
  3. Cricket 20 3.5×
  4. Singer 9 1.0×
  5. Actor 9 0.4×
  6. Basket 7 1.3×
  7. Athletic 6 1.2×
  8. Militar 6 1.1×
  1. Football 241 5.0×
  2. Rower 6 3.7×
  3. Cricket 20 3.5×
  1. Actor 9 0.4×
  2. Politician 27 0.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Geelong's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975
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0007 JOURNALIST

George Ernest Morrison

1862 - 1920

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0038 EXPLORER

Bertram Armytage

1869 - 1910

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0095 PAINTER

Kate Sperrey

1862 - 1893

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0109 FOOTBALL

Chas Brownlow

1861 - 1924

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0156 FOOTBALL

Joe McShane

1868 - 1950

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0157 FOOTBALL

Alec Hall (Australian footballer)

1869 - 1953

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0162 PHYSICIAN

Edward Brockbank

1866 - 1959

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0175 FOOTBALL

Archie Sykes

1866 - 1957

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0176 HISTORIAN

Edmund la Touche Armstrong

1864 - 1946

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0230 POLITICIAN

James Ashton (politician)

1864 - 1939

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0317 JOCKEY

Peter St. Albans

1864 - 1900

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0354 FOOTBALL

Alf Pontin

1869 - 1930

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0393 PLAYER

Reginald Morrison

1864 - 1941

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0394 CRICKET

William Lockwood (Australian cricketer)

1868 - 1953

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0427 CRICKET

John O'Connor (Australian cricketer)

1868 - 1952

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0431 POLITICIAN

John Best (Canadian politician)

1861 - 1923

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0433 MILITAR

Alan Currie

1868 - 1942

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0434 LEGISLATIVE

Kenneth Grant (politician)

1866 - 1922

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0435 POLITICIAN

Charles Sommers

1862 - 1922

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