41.4443° S, 147.1377° E
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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Lance Barnard
1919 - 1997
Jeremy Ball
1968 - 2014
David Bushby
Born 1965
Michelle O'Byrne
Born 1968
Kathryn Hay
Born 1975
Richard Dry
1815 - 1869
Dick Adams (politician)
Born 1951
Peter Jones (Australian politician)
1933 - 2017
Allan Guy
1890 - 1979
Warwick Smith (politician)
Born 1954
Eric Hutchinson (politician)
Born 1965
Guy Barnett (Australian politician)
Born 1962
John Watson (Australian politician)
Born 1937
Burford Sampson
1882 - 1959
Ross Hart (politician)
Born 1960
Jacquie Petrusma
Born 1966
Norman Cameron (politician)
1851 - 1931
Jean Hearn
1921 - 2017
Gill James
Born 1934
Peter Rae
Born 1932
John Frederick Tasman Hassell
1839 - 1919
Jeremy Buckingham
Born 1973
William Trenwith
1846 - 1925
Robert Sadler
1846 - 1923
Robert Holt
1914 - 1985
Max Burr
Born 1939
Jonathon Duniam
Born 1982
Davis Hughes
1910 - 2003
John Orchard (Australian politician)
1906 - 1995
Hope Gibbons
1856 - 1947
Justin O'Byrne
1912 - 1993
Mark Shelton
Born 1959
Frederick Grubb (politician)
1844 - 1923
John Clemons
1862 - 1944
Alexander Evans (Australian politician)
1881 - 1955
Brian Wightman
Born 1976
Rosemary Armitage
Born 1955
Neville Oliver
Born 1944
William Aikenhead
1842 - 1902
Greg Hall (politician)
Born 1948
Alan Bird
1906 - 1962
Llewellyn Atkinson
1867 - 1945
Carmel Holmes
Born 1945
Josh Willie
Born 1984
Michael Barnard (politician)
1942 - 1999
Peter Patmore
Born 1952
Jonathan Best
1840 - 1913
Arthur Beck
1892 - 1965
Vic Sullivan
1918 - 1993
Jennifer Houston
Born 1971
Syd Jackson (politician)
1889 - 1941
James Guy (Australian politician)
1860 - 1921
Max Bushby
1927 - 1994
Richard Darcey
1870 - 1944
Eric Bessell
1923 - 1979
George Shields
1854 - 1933
Peter Pike (Australian politician)
1879 - 1949
David Farquhar (politician)
1927 - 2009
Frank King (Australian politician)
1912 - 1981
John Madden (Tasmanian politician)
1896 - 1971
James Wilson Henty
1909 - 1995
William Connell (Australian politician)
1891 - 1945