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MELBOURNE
Most Famous People Born in Melbourne, Australia
- Notable people
- 3,404
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1956
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 8.9×
The cricket capital of the southern hemisphere. Melbourne's most distinctive profession is cricket at almost nine times the global rate, joined by novelists, basketballers, rowers, players, and swimmers — a profile that reads like a sports network's call sheet with a literary annex attached. The notable births start with the 1850s gold rush and barely look back.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Melbourne Is Known For
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Cricket is Melbourne's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (388).
Melbourne over-indexes on cricket — 8.9× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Melbourne's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1960s Clear ×
Sandra Sdraulig
Born 1963
Sean Oppenheimer
Born 1967
Charlie Chan (composer)
Born 1966
Peter Minack
Born 1961
Chyka Keebaugh
Born 1968
Darren Gauci
Born 1965
Martin Bean
Born 1964
Matt Rockman
Born 1968
Paul Symon
Born 1960
Peter Katsambanis
Born 1965
Suzie Wilks
Born 1968
Lou Sticca
Born 1960
Nicolette Fraillon
Born 1960
Andrew Thomson (Australian politician)
Born 1961
Hakan Anaz
Born 1969
Geoffrey Ricardo
Born 1964
Gavin Marshall
Born 1960
Steve Heather
Born 1969
Graeme Brooke
Born 1963
Luke Donnellan
Born 1966
Scott Goodman (coach)
Born 1960
Philip Dale
Born 1962
Fiona Corke
Born 1961
Ruth Webber
Born 1965
Christopher Chronis
Born 1961
Campbell Rose
Born 1964
Pamela Irving
Born 1960
Robert Persché
Born 1961
David Haberfeld
Born 1969
Gerard Dowling
Born 1964
Greg Bilton
Born 1965
Brett McLeod
Born 1963
Benjamin Mee (scrittore)
Born 1965
Phil Spivey
Born 1961
Shane Robertson (footballer, born 1962)
Born 1962
Luciano Trani
Born 1966
Geoff Allardice
Born 1967
Simon Austin
Born 1966
Andrew Wallace
Born 1968
Craig Atkins
Born 1966
Brian Chambers (cricketer)
Born 1965
Pip Mushin
Born 1963
Warren Ayres
Born 1965
Chris Moraitis
Born 1962
Grant Jordan
Born 1965
Fiona McLeod (barrister)
Born 1964
David Emerson (cricketer)
Born 1961
Andrew Zinni
Born 1965
Mark A. Young
Born 1969
Robert Hanrahan
Born 1969
Josh Marquet
Born 1969
Steve Kons
Born 1962
Anne Cross
Born 1964
Judith Young
Born 1966
Michael Farrell (cricketer)
Born 1968
Wilf Gentzen
Born 1963
Sally-Anne McCormack
Born 1965
Randal Green
Born 1961
Michael Dimattina
Born 1965
Costa Zouliou
Born 1964
Jan Maree Tennent
Born 1960
Ashley Barrow
Born 1962
Michael Crutchfield
Born 1961
Jamie Dunross
Born 1968
Guy Molloy
Born 1965
Carey Smith
Born 1960
Tony Robinson (politician)
Born 1962
Ian Wrigglesworth (cricketer)
Born 1967
Andrew Heath
Born 1969
Ross Williams
Born 1962
Scott Arnold (fencer)
Born 1965
Warren Whiteside
Born 1961
Anthony Amalfi
Born 1967
Shaun Prescott
Born 1966
Kerrie Engel
Born 1966
Richard Herman (cricketer)
Born 1967
Bryan Doyle (cricketer)
Born 1968
Gerard Clarke
Born 1966
Darrin Verhagen
Born 1967
Brendan Ricci
Born 1965
Bruce Moir
Born 1960
Stacy Christakakis
Born 1964
Rohan Larkin
Born 1969
Grant Gardiner
Born 1965
Steve McCooke
Born 1960
Tamara Saulwick
Born 1966
David Harris (Australian cricketer)
Born 1966
Orfeo Cecconato
Born 1969
Stuart Ewin
Born 1967
David Graham (cestista)
Born 1965
Alistair Guss
Born 1965
Richard Biggins
Born 1967
Marilla Guss
Born 1963
Ian Peter-Budge
Born 1968
Richard Vagg
Born 1967
Rita Zammit
Born 1961
Mark Carlyon
Born 1969
Warrick Palmateer
Born 1969
Greg Smith (Western Australian politician)
Born 1960
Matthew Sheldon-Collins
Born 1963