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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Geelong during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1870s with 65 notable births.

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. Football241
  2. Politician27
  3. Cricket20
  4. Singer9
  5. Actor9
  6. Basket7
  7. Athletic6
  8. Militar6
  1. Football2415.0×
  2. Rower63.7×
  3. Cricket203.5×
  1. Actor90.4×
  2. Politician270.5×

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.

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0009 WRITER

Robert Ingpen

Born 1936

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0015 HISTORIAN

Inga Clendinnen

1934 - 2016

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0017 LAWYER

Barry Jones (Australian politician)

Born 1932

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0034 ARTIST

Ian Burn

1939 - 1993

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0051 SINGER

Barry Crocker

Born 1935

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0052 ROWER

Michael Aikman (rower)

1933 - 2005

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0076 SILVERSMITH

Stuart Devlin

1931 - 2018

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0123 FOOTBALL

Geoff McGivern (footballer)

1930 - 2015

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0139 ARCHITECT

Graeme Gunn

Born 1933

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0150 FOOTBALL

Noel Rayson

1933 - 2003

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0206 ENTREPRENEUR

Frank Costa

Born 1938

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0211 CRICKET

John Shaw (Victoria cricketer)

1932 - 2018

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0271 CRICKET

Ian Quick

Born 1933

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0389 BUSINESS

Don Kendell

1930 - 2001

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0414 CRICKET

John Chambers (Australian cricketer)

1930 - 2017

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