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LAUNCESTON
Most Famous People Born in Launceston, Australia
- Notable people
- 308
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1939
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 25.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Launceston during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Launceston Is Known For
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Cricket is Launceston's biggest profession — 32% of all notables (99).
Launceston over-indexes on cricket — 25.2× the global rate.
Launceston under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Launceston's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Danny Clark (cyclist)
Born 1951
Ian Davies (basketball)
1956 - 2013
Tony Benneworth
1950 - 2018
Martin Flanagan (journalist)
Born 1955
Brent Crosswell
Born 1950
Sonja Bernhardt
Born 1959
Dick Adams (politician)
Born 1951
Philip Brooks
1953 - 2003
Warwick Smith (politician)
Born 1954
David Gatenby
Born 1952
David Anthony Smith
Born 1957
Pixie Jenkins
Born 1957
Mark Shelton
Born 1959
Roger Brown (cricketer)
Born 1959
Gregory Wilson (cricketer)
Born 1958
Michael Norman (Australian cricketer)
Born 1952
Rosemary Armitage
Born 1955
Robert Knight (cricketer, born 1957)
Born 1957
Kevin Badcock
Born 1951
Michael Sellers (cricketer)
Born 1952
Gary Knight (cricketer)
Born 1950
Francis Woolley
Born 1957
Peter Warren (cricketer)
Born 1953
Peter Patmore
Born 1952
Helen Gee (environmentalist)
1950 - 2012