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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 448 notable births.

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.

  1. Cricket 388 8.9×
  2. Football 338 0.9×
  3. Actor 300 1.7×
  4. Politician 292 0.7×
  5. Player 143 2.1×
  6. Singer 121 1.7×
  7. Basket 117 2.7×
  8. Sport 92 1.6×
  1. Cricket 388 8.9×
  2. Novelist 38 2.8×
  3. Basket 117 2.7×
  4. Rower 34 2.7×
  5. Player 143 2.1×
  6. Swimmer 34 2.1×
  7. Singer 121 1.7×
  8. Actor 300 1.7×

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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Showing 338 of 3,404 notable people

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Alf Gray (Australian footballer)

1874 - 1931

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Kevin Sullivan (footballer)

1922 - 1972

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Wally Gant

1890 - 1957

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Kevin Deagan

1923 - 1999

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Lon Smith

1886 - 1959

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Jim Blair (Australian footballer)

1874 - 1953

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Phil Ryan (footballer, born 1925)

1925 - 1982

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Tomislav Milardovic

Born 1982

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Lindsay McNamara

1918 - 1991

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Mick English

1882 - 1937

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Ray Whitford

1889 - 1970

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Jim Morehouse

1864 - 1914

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Graham March

1925 - 2016

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Jack Cockbill

1880 - 1944

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Percy Smith (Australian footballer)

1887 - 1974

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Ralph Hatch

1876 - 1944

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Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1902)

1902 - 1972

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Tom Moloughney (footballer)

1888 - 1977

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Alby Sheehan

1887 - 1954

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Fred Stewart (Australian footballer)

1875 - 1941

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Jack Borthwick (Australian footballer)

1884 - 1948

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Tommy Kinman

1875 - 1941

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Len O'Shea

1920 - 2016

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Jack Richardson (footballer, born 1886)

Born 1886

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Lambros Honos

Born 1983

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Mick Mornane

1886 - 1939

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Andrew Zinni

Born 1965

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Alby Hosking

1885 - 1953

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Vin Hannaford

1885 - 1919

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Marcus Stergiopoulos

Born 1974

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Tom Handley (Australian footballer)

1885 - 1948

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George Cathie (footballer, born 1876)

1876 - 1958

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Ted Edwards (footballer)

1883 - 1970

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Stacy Christakakis

Born 1964

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Frane Vladislavić

Born 1994

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Tex Richards

1889 - 1918

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Shervin Adeli

Born 1992

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Jordan Brown (Australian soccer)

Born 1996

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