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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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- Field: Cricket Clear ×
Ricky Ponting
Born 1974
David Boon
Born 1960
George Bailey (cricketer)
Born 1982
James Faulkner (cricketer)
Born 1990
Ted McDonald
1891 - 1937
Alex Doolan
Born 1985
Kristen Beams
Born 1984
Greg Campbell (cricketer)
Born 1964
Tony Benneworth
1950 - 2018
Peter Faulkner
Born 1960
Adam Griffith
Born 1978
Stanley McKenzie
1890 - 1915
Troy Cooley
Born 1965
Tim Coyle
Born 1960
Geoffrey Martin (footballer)
1927 - 2020
Scott Mason (cricketer)
1976 - 2005
Allister de Winter
Born 1968
Dane Anderson
Born 1984
David Gatenby
Born 1952
William Kirkman
Born 1961
David Anthony Smith
Born 1957
Gabe Bell
Born 1995
Anthony Humphreys
Born 1971
Peter Gatenby (cricketer)
Born 1949
Scott Kremerskothen
Born 1979
David Castle (cricketer)
Born 1972
Bruce Doolan
Born 1947
Stephen Howard (cricketer)
Born 1949
William Field (cricketer)
1816 - 1890
Katelyn Fryett
Born 1992
Nathan Wegman
Born 1977
Edward Windsor (cricketer)
1869 - 1953
Roger Brown (cricketer)
Born 1959
Brooke Hepburn
Born 1990
Osborne Douglas
1880 - 1918
Bruce Cruse
Born 1967
Scott Plummer
Born 1966
Shannon Tubb
Born 1980
Nicholas Courtney (cricketer)
Born 1967
Geoffrey Martin (cricketer)
1896 - 1968
Gregory Wilson (cricketer)
Born 1958
Richard Soule
Born 1966
Andy Belsak
Born 1971
Michael Norman (Australian cricketer)
Born 1952
Jack Shelton (cricketer)
1924 - 2006
Sydney Frost
1881 - 1952
Robert Hodgson (cricketer)
Born 1973
Edwin Fuller
1850 - 1917
Kevin Miller (cricketer)
Born 1936
Reginald Davis
1892 - 1957
Carl Beal
1887 - 1916
Donald Ellis
1917 - 2001
Henry Barrett (cricketer)
1837 - 1910
Frank Davis (cricketer)
1904 - 1973
Josef Holyman
Born 1970
Kerry Hooper
1942 - 2017
Richard Bennett (Australian cricketer)
Born 1965
Daniel Archer (cricketer)
Born 1939
Arthur Betts (cricketer)
1880 - 1948
James Ferguson (cricketer)
1848 - 1913
Richard Sams
1864 - 1933
Henry Jennings (cricketer)
1849 - 1925
Robert Knight (cricketer, born 1957)
Born 1957
Arthur Davis (Australian cricketer)
1898 - 1943
Basil Reid
1924 - 2000
Max Thomas (cricketer)
1921 - 2001
James Martin (cricketer)
1851 - 1930
Ian Cowley
Born 1937
Bruce John
Born 1937
Gregory Blair (cricketer)
Born 1947
William Beal (cricketer)
1877 - 1964
Neil Davis (cricketer)
1900 - 1974
Kevin Badcock
Born 1951
Henry Evans (Australian cricketer)
Born 1846
Michael Sellers (cricketer)
Born 1952
Graeme Farrell (Tasmania cricketer)
Born 1947
James Walsh (cricketer)
1913 - 1986
Gary Knight (cricketer)
Born 1950
Alfred Wilkes
1922 - 1998
Harry Smith (Australian cricketer)
1887 - 1916
Francis Woolley
Born 1957
Joseph Nicholls (cricketer)
1859 - 1954
Albert Frost (cricketer)
1878 - 1951
Glen Waters
Born 1943
Brian Carney (cricketer)
Born 1931
Graeme Miller (cricketer)
1940 - 2008
Peter Warren (cricketer)
Born 1953
Reginald Broomby
1905 - 1984
Philip Dulling
1909 - 1974
Charles Martin (Tasmania cricketer)
1888 - 1951
Alan Cuff
1908 - 1995
Frederick Haymes
1849 - 1928
George Pennefather
1864 - 1945
Leonard Tumilty
1884 - 1962
Algernon Findlay
1892 - 1956
John Hudson (cricketer)
1882 - 1961
Norman Westbrook
1868 - 1931
Charles Russen (cricketer)
1886 - 1969
Luke Vivian
Born 1981