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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.
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.
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Grant Featherston
1922 - 1995
Ernie Carroll
Born 1929
Raymond Jones (architect)
Born 1925
Jack Loney
1925 - 1995
Joan Campbell
1925 - 1997
Alan Hickinbotham
1925 - 2010
Russell Renfrey
1923 - 2018
Bruce Alexander McDonald
1925 - 1993
Russell Mathews
1921 - 2000
Jack O'Halloran (footballer)
Born 1929
Tom Morrow (footballer)
1923 - 2002
Ian Sprague
1920 - 1994
William Salmon (painter)
1928 - 2018
Doug Brown (Australian footballer)
1923 - 2012
Dan Kearney
1921 - 1984
Neil Tompkins
1927 - 1991
Andy Monahan
1927 - 2010
Alan Rayson
1924 - 1982
Merv Richardson
1929 - 1961
George Pike
1923 - 2007
Keith Park (footballer)
1920 - 1994
Jack Muller (footballer)
1920 - 2002
Les Powell (footballer, born 1921)
1921 - 1999
Peter Barbour
1925 - 1996
Jim Kirby (footballer)
Born 1922
Alan Marsham
1920 - 1990
Doug Jerram
1922 - 2012
Gordon Stirling
1924 - 1999
Norman Goff
Born 1921