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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×

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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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0041 PHYSICIST

Eric Burhop

1911 - 1980

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0051 NAVAL

James Ramsay (governor)

1916 - 1986

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0061 CRICKET

Doug Ring

1918 - 2003

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0096 FILM

Hartney Arthur

1917 - 2004

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0107 ARTIST

Loudon Sainthill

1918 - 1969

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0155 PAINTER

Max Angus

1914 - 2017

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0194 CRICKET

Alan Pearsall

1915 - 1944

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0202 FOOTBALL

Gordon Abbott

1914 - 1986

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0219 CRICKET

Ronald Morrisby

1915 - 1995

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0293 DIPLOMAT

Laurence McIntyre

1912 - 1981

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0297 POLITICIAN

Henry Hope (politician)

1912 - 1965

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0302 FOOTBALL

Lionel Hastie

1911 - 1981

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0306 FOOTBALL

Geoff Barwick

1919 - 2004

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0312 CRICKET

Keith Linney

1912 - 1992

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0353 POLITICIAN

John McMahon (Australian politician)

1914 - 1975

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0368 CRICKET

Clifton Jeffery

1913 - 1987

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0393 CRICKET

Bruce Wardlaw

1914 - 1986

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0394 CRICKET

John Rothwell (cricketer)

1913 - 2005

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0401 CRICKET

Donald Clark (cricketer)

1914 - 1994

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0409 CRICKET

Ken Gourlay

1914 - 1999

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0420 CRICKET

Cecil Oakes

1915 - 1994

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0424 CRICKET

Sydney Putman

1912 - 1947

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0425 CRICKET

Trevor Gordon (cricketer)

1915 - 2011

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0434 CRICKET

Clifton Hurburgh

1917 - 2011

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0447 CRICKET

Jack Gardiner (cricketer)

1913 - 1976

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