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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
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- Field: Football Clear ×
Matthew Spiranovic
Born 1988
Joey Didulica
Born 1977
Eddie Krncevic
Born 1960
Sam Newman
Born 1945
Kris Trajanovski
Born 1972
Ben Cousins
Born 1978
Lelo Sejean
Born 1990
Matthew Primus
Born 1975
Nick Maxwell
Born 1983
Travis Boak
Born 1988
Jimmy Bartel
Born 1983
Jarrod Kayler-Thomson
Born 1985
Matthew Scarlett
Born 1979
Cameron Ling
Born 1981
Laura Spiranovic
Born 1991
Bruce Doull
Born 1950
Ian Nankervis
Born 1948
Scott Thompson (footballer, born 1986)
Born 1986
Andrew Bews
Born 1964
Jayden Pitt
Born 1992
Charlie Ricketts
1885 - 1960
Cliff Rankin
1896 - 1975
Cameron Johnston (footballer)
Born 1992
Chas Brownlow
1861 - 1924
Josh Saunders (Australian footballer)
Born 1994
Jack Grant
1915 - 1982
Alec Eason
1889 - 1956
Bruce Nankervis
Born 1950
Alec Boswell Timms
1872 - 1922
Alan Hickinbotham
1925 - 2010
Geoff McGivern (footballer)
1930 - 2015
Henry Young (footballer)
1873 - 1923
Tim Darcy
Born 1964
Les Hardiman
1911 - 1962
Russell Renfrey
1923 - 2018
Teddy Rankin
1872 - 1944
Teddy Lockwood
1872 - 1953
Tom Hornsey
Born 1989
Mick Donaghy
1877 - 1929
Billy Orchard
1888 - 1965
Rod Blake
Born 1952
Jim Knight (footballer)
1918 - 1943
Gary Cowton
Born 1952
Jack Nicholson (footballer)
1892 - 1967
Noel Rayson
1933 - 2003
Tom Hardiman
1882 - 1967
Harry Pears
1877 - 1912
Bert Rankin
1893 - 1971
Joe McShane
1868 - 1950
Alec Hall (Australian footballer)
1869 - 1953
Don McIntyre
1915 - 2013
William Mahoney (footballer)
1885 - 1939
George Lockwood
Born 1872
Jack O'Halloran (footballer)
Born 1929
Jim Kearney (Australian footballer)
1894 - 1944
Lindsay Lamb
1913 - 1994
Tom Brady (Australian footballer)
1892 - 1945
George Tansing
1884 - 1962
Leigh Ryswyk
Born 1985
Charles Coles (footballer)
1879 - 1942
Archie Sykes
1866 - 1957
Geoff Mahon
1915 - 1971
Peter Hardiman
1905 - 1971
Nick Muller
1914 - 1947
Jack O'Loughlin
1873 - 1960
Billy McCarter
1888 - 1941
Tom Morrow (footballer)
1923 - 2002
Les Roebuck
1885 - 1973
Ted McLean
1893 - 1915
Harold Craven
1895 - 1970
Jack Quinn (footballer, born 1874)
1874 - 1918
Jack Plunkett
1911 - 1985
Jim Munday
1917 - 1971
Ernie Walton
1875 - 1946
Jack Cotter
1915 - 1976
Henry McShane
1873 - 1912
Peter Martin (Australian footballer)
1875 - 1918
Jack Main
1876 - 1945
Les Armstrong
1887 - 1964
Pat Descrimes
1877 - 1939
Max Smith (footballer)
1917 - 1941
Les James
1890 - 1917
Sam Brockwell
1871 - 1945
Jack Lynch (footballer, born 1918)
1918 - 1944
Doug Rankin
1915 - 1987
Jim McShane
1871 - 1946
Jim Wills
1914 - 2007
Bill Anderson (footballer, born 1911)
1911 - 1971
Herb Williams (footballer)
1885 - 1924
Basil Collins
1891 - 1946
Frank Mockridge
1903 - 1990
Doug Brown (Australian footballer)
1923 - 2012
Tom Rankin
1881 - 1958
John Leahy (footballer)
1941 - 1980
Hugh Fitzpatrick
1872 - 1925
David Cervinski
1970 - 2019
George Ricketts
1888 - 1934
Nick Brushfield
1906 - 1993
Mick Lynch
1878 - 1944
Jimmy Palmer (footballer)
1877 - 1947
Bill Munday
1876 - 1944
Ernest Newling
1876 - 1944
Frank Aked Sr.
1902 - 1993
Cyril Mulroyan
1907 - 1945
Barney Grecian
1872 - 1919
Bill Landy
1897 - 1916
Len Martin (footballer)
1887 - 1943
Joe Holligan
1886 - 1915
Les Bailiff
1877 - 1948
Bill Moodie
1879 - 1918
Wally Raleigh
1895 - 1960
Bill Getsom
1885 - 1954
Bert Barling
1878 - 1952
Charlie Nicholls
1899 - 1944
Frank Hodgins
1888 - 1966
Jim Pender (footballer, born 1911)
1911 - 1985
Dan Kearney
1921 - 1984
George Saxbee
1881 - 1936
Johnny Keon
1885 - 1921
Tom Shelley
1876 - 1964
Roy Fleming
1901 - 1964
Harry Britter
1891 - 1954
Bill McKinley (footballer)
1882 - 1952
Alf Jones (Australian footballer)
1885 - 1929
John Hurley (footballer)
1884 - 1972
Neil Tompkins
1927 - 1991
Teddy Holligan
1878 - 1964
Jack Davie
1874 - 1922
Jack Murrell
1901 - 1980
Ernie Glenister
1873 - 1942
Vin Maguire
1892 - 1929
Andy Monahan
1927 - 2010
Walter Cooke (footballer)
1876 - 1927
Percy Fletcher (footballer)
1879 - 1946
Rupert Cooper
1886 - 1957
Jack Audsley
1892 - 1942
Jack Knell
1878 - 1952
Fred White (Australian footballer)
1877 - 1907
Dick Walker (Australian footballer)
1872 - 1947
Ossy Armstrong
1892 - 1958
Alf Gough (footballer, born 1884)
1884 - 1952
Ern Everett
1892 - 1967
Bruce Mills
1901 - 1936
Bert Whittington
1885 - 1969
Les Chisholm
1888 - 1923
Bill Bennion
1881 - 1940
Andy Carroll (Australian footballer)
1906 - 1970
Jack Baker Jr.
1891 - 1952
Archibald Middleton
Born 1871
Alan Rayson
1924 - 1982
Alby Palmer
1885 - 1962
Jack Hardiman
1877 - 1955
Tom Gibney (footballer)
1887 - 1973
Arthur Scott (footballer)
1878 - 1957
Les Gell
1886 - 1938
Jack Hassett
1880 - 1956
Horrie Dick
1877 - 1930
Percy Wilmot
1881 - 1950
Ossy Parks
1914 - 1992
Arthur Pincott
1877 - 1935
Neil Freeman (Australian footballer)
1890 - 1961
Vic Buchanan
1899 - 1966
Jack Watt (footballer, born 1890)
1890 - 1964
Billy Gill
1876 - 1930
Charlie Teather
1889 - 1948
Frank Moran (footballer)
1883 - 1949
James Horman
1877 - 1960
Merv Richardson
1929 - 1961
Bob Paterson
1875 - 1960
Duncan Moodie
1897 - 1960
Sam Marron
1884 - 1954
Tim McKeegan
1877 - 1939
Dick Eason
1913 - 1979
George Pike
1923 - 2007
Henry Elkington
1890 - 1963
Mick Glenister
1917 - 2010
Ted Hoppen
1918 - 1990
Jim Mellan
1898 - 1973
Peter McMurrich
1886 - 1960
Edward Potter (footballer)
1878 - 1960
George Doull
1879 - 1962
Keith Park (footballer)
1920 - 1994
George Horman
1883 - 1952
Bill Dyer (Australian footballer)
1917 - 1957
Horrie Weeks
1895 - 1962
Bert Glover
1887 - 1941
Bill Scott (footballer, born 1880)
1880 - 1969
Ernie Leighton
1872 - 1959
Alf Horman
1885 - 1968
Alex Boyd (footballer)
1883 - 1962
Dave Beard (footballer)
1885 - 1965
Edmund Webber
1894 - 1966
Bill Bendle
1897 - 1959
Tom Baird (footballer)
1884 - 1939
Claude Beales
1887 - 1963
Billy Wilton
1889 - 1966
Leo Healy
1890 - 1939
Harold Mahony (footballer)
1900 - 1973
Ned Moran
1876 - 1918
Alwyn Johns
1894 - 1969
Irvan Williams
1908 - 1974
Alf Dupe
1876 - 1950
Alf Pontin
1869 - 1930
George Palmer (Australian footballer)
1879 - 1956
Mick Holligan
1881 - 1948
Reg Digby
1879 - 1958
Paul Clarke (Australian footballer)
1909 - 1969
Johnny Graham (Australian footballer)
1875 - 1946
Norm MacKay
1890 - 1965
Jack Muller (footballer)
1920 - 2002
Robert Ritchie (footballer)
1884 - 1954
Reg Henderson
1910 - 2003
Billy Plunkett
1914 - 1960
Christy Gorman
1889 - 1955
Norm Fletcher (footballer, born 1884)
1884 - 1938
Billy Pincott
1875 - 1955
Jack Lee (Australian footballer)
1878 - 1947
Gavin Morgan (footballer)
1911 - 1991
Bert Schofield
1890 - 1969
Cyril Zimmer
1896 - 1951
Jack Dunstone
1901 - 1980
Les Powell (footballer, born 1921)
1921 - 1999
Herb Hainsworth
1881 - 1955
Jack Rosser
1884 - 1945
Jim Kirby (footballer)
Born 1922
Bill McKay (Australian footballer)
1879 - 1950
Herb Pitman
1881 - 1939
Alf Day (Australian footballer)
1884 - 1968
Alan Marsham
1920 - 1990
Artie Hopkins
1879 - 1961
Joe Kelly (footballer, born 1884)
1884 - 1961
John Holligan
1875 - 1939
Lindsay Meeking
1903 - 1960
Dick Stokes (footballer)
1890 - 1960
Doug Jerram
1922 - 2012
Eric Harrower
1907 - 1996
Alfred Richardson (footballer)
1878 - 1951
Jim Munday Sr.
1887 - 1955
William Richardson (footballer)
1880 - 1903
Sid Smith Sr.
1890 - 1952
Bert Hall (footballer, born 1880)
1880 - 1968