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HAMILTON

Most Famous People Born in Hamilton, Australia

Notable people
450
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1960
Most distinctive
Rugby 25.8×

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

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What Hamilton Is Known For

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Player is Hamilton's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (86).

Hamilton over-indexes on rugby 25.8× the global rate.

  1. Player 86 9.8×
  2. Football 72 1.5×
  3. Politician 48 0.9×
  4. Cricket 31 5.4×
  5. Actor 17 0.7×
  6. Singer 10 1.1×
  7. Sport 10 1.3×
  8. Swimmer 8 3.7×
  1. Rugby 8 25.8×
  2. Player 86 9.8×
  3. Cricket 31 5.4×
  4. Swimmer 8 3.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0019 FILM

Jan Chapman

Born 1950

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0023 PLAYER

Chris O'Neil (tennis)

Born 1956

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0024 SINGER

Jane Comerford

Born 1959

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0027 SURFER

Mark Richards (surfer)

Born 1957

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0047 CRICKET

Greg Matthews

Born 1959

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0065 JOURNALIST

Mark Aarons

Born 1951

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0070 POLITICIAN

Arthur Sinodinos

Born 1957

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0075 HARPSICHORDIST

Peter Watchorn

Born 1957

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0091 FILM

Phillip Avalon

Born 1955

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0121 PLAYER

Steve Docherty

Born 1950

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0122 GUITAR

Ross Hannaford

1950 - 2016

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0143 POLITICIAN

Michael Costa (politician)

Born 1956

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0167 COMPOSER

David Worrall (composer)

Born 1954

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0172 CRICKET

Michael Cox (cricketer)

Born 1957

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0192 NOVELIST

Judith Fox (author)

Born 1959

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0201 POLITICIAN

Sharon Grierson

Born 1951

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0203 BASKET

Jan Smithwick

Born 1952

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0217 JOURNALIST

Monte Dwyer

Born 1958

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0219 PLAYER

Peter Sharp

Born 1954

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0223 POLITICIAN

Sandra Nori

Born 1953

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0227 BISHOP

Brian Mascord

Born 1959

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0233 LIEUTENANT

Davyd Thomas

Born 1956

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0247 POLITICIAN

Patricia Forsythe

Born 1952

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0268 PLAYER

Marty Gurr

Born 1958

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0286 JOURNALIST

Peter Cave

Born 1952

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0306 POLITICIAN

Andrew Fraser (New South Wales politician)

Born 1952

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0308 TRADE UNION

Jeff Lawrence (unionist)

Born 1952

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0355 COMMANDER

Bruce Kafer

Born 1959

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0368 CRICKET

Chris Beatty (cricketer)

Born 1952

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0375 LAWYER

Michael Back

Born 1957

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0384 POLITICIAN

John Hyde (Australian state politician)

Born 1957

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0420 PLAYER

Jeff Shield

1953 - 2009

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0434 POLITICIAN

Wayne Smith (Australian politician)

Born 1952

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