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HOBART

Most Famous People Born in Hobart, Australia

Notable people
484
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1933
Most distinctive
Cricket 21.9×

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

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What Hobart Is Known For

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Cricket is Hobart's biggest profession — 28% of all notables (135).

Hobart over-indexes on cricket — 21.9× the global rate.

Hobart under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Cricket 135 21.9×
  2. Politician 105 1.8×
  3. Football 48 0.9×
  4. Actor 14 0.5×
  5. Rower 11 6.2×
  6. Sport 9 1.1×
  7. Player 8 0.8×
  8. Painter 7 0.6×
  1. Cricket 135 21.9×
  2. Rower 11 6.2×
  3. Novelist 5 2.6×
  4. Judge 5 2.2×
  5. Politician 105 1.8×
  1. Actor 14 0.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0108 PAINTER

William Piguenit

1836 - 1914

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0242 POLITICIAN

William Pattison (Queensland politician)

1830 - 1896

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0284 POLITICIAN

Nicholas John Brown

1838 - 1903

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0298 POLITICIAN

Frank Dobson (Australian politician)

1835 - 1895

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0315 SCIENTIST

William Ivey (agricultural scientist)

1838 - 1892

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0412 CRICKET

Joseph Dixon (Australian cricketer)

1836 - 1882

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0427 CRICKET

Thomas Patterson (cricketer)

Born 1839

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0432 CRICKET

Thomas Whitesides

1836 - 1919

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0437 CRICKET

Thomas Westbrook (cricketer)

1832 - 1911

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