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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.
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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Christopher Koch
1932 - 2013
Neil Davis (cameraman)
1934 - 1985
John B. Biggs
Born 1934
Henry Reynolds (historian)
Born 1938
Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)
1933 - 2018
Adrian Leo Doyle
Born 1936
Ian McDougall (geologist)
1935 - 2018
Gerda Nicolson
1937 - 1992
William Cox (governor)
Born 1936
Dennis Miller (Australian actor)
Born 1937
Michael Hodgman
1938 - 2013
Vivian Smith (poet)
Born 1933
Tim Bowden
Born 1937
Peter Heerey
Born 1939
David M. Brink
Born 1930
Neil Batt
Born 1937
Stephen FitzGerald (diplomat)
Born 1938
Fran Bladel
Born 1933
Harry Smith (Australian soldier)
Born 1933
Ivan Trayling
Born 1936
Bruce Goodluck
1933 - 2016
Neil Conlan
1936 - 1978
Brian Patterson (cricketer)
Born 1937
Adrian Gibson
1935 - 2015
Adrian Cruickshank
1936 - 2010
Donald Broughton
1931 - 1987
Michael Townley (Australian politician)
Born 1934
Brian Richardson (cricketer)
1932 - 2020
Ray Heffernan (cricketer)
1935 - 2014
David McGuire (cricketer)
1931 - 2007
Michael Dakin
Born 1933
Brian Sheen (cricketer)
Born 1938
Tony Fletcher (politician)
1934 - 2020
Roger Groom
Born 1936