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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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Lisa Gerrard
Born 1961
Jason Donovan
Born 1968
Nellie Melba
1861 - 1931
Tina Arena
Born 1967
Gabriella Cilmi
Born 1991
Vance Joy
Born 1987
Nick Murphy (musician)
Born 1988
Missy Higgins
Born 1983
Vanessa Amorosi
Born 1981
Angry Anderson
Born 1947
Danielle de Niese
Born 1979
Liam Finn
Born 1983
Tash Sultana
Born 1995
Daniel Merriweather
Born 1982
Anthony Callea
Born 1982
Kate Ceberano
Born 1966
Brett Tucker
Born 1972
Russell Hitchcock
Born 1949
JG Thirlwell
Born 1960
Merril Bainbridge
Born 1968
Kate Alexa
Born 1988
Cloves (singer)
Born 1996
Bobby Andonov
Born 1994
Nic Cester
Born 1979
Renée Geyer
Born 1953
Samantha Sang
Born 1951
Stephanie McIntosh
Born 1985
Daryl Braithwaite
Born 1949
Anita Lane
Born 1959
Deborah Conway
Born 1959
Florence Austral
1892 - 1968
Debra Byrne
Born 1957
Normie Rowe
Born 1947
Clare Bowditch
Born 1975
Jasmine Rae
Born 1987
Bella Paige
Born 2001
Nadéah
Born 1980
Natalie Gauci
Born 1981
Jayney Klimek
Born 1962
Ross Wilson (musician)
Born 1947
Zoë Badwi
Born 1986
Kate DeAraugo
Born 1985
Kimberley Chen
Born 1994
Wendy Saddington
1949 - 2013
Bonnie Anderson (singer)
Born 1994
David Lane (musician)
Born 1981
Sarah De Bono
Born 1992
Justine Electra
Born 1978
Jonathan Summers
Born 1946
Tamas Wells
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Harrison Craig
Born 1994
Stephen Cummings
Born 1954
Fatai
Born 1995
Axle Whitehead
Born 1980
Michael Paynter
Born 1986
Paul Dempsey
Born 1976
Joanne Accom
Born 1978
K.Bhta
Born 1961
Jill Perryman
Born 1933
Bruce Woodley
Born 1942
Rebecca Barnard
Born 1960
Theodosia Tsatsou
Born 1969
Ali McGregor
-
Peter Doyle (singer)
1949 - 2001
Johnny Chester
Born 1941
Ronnie Burns (singer)
Born 1946
Mama Kin (musician)
-
Emilie Gassin
Born 1988
Candice Alley
Born 1982
Margret RoadKnight
Born 1943
Glen Tomasetti
1929 - 2003
Cheyne Coates
Born 1970
Toby Martin
Born 1975
Jimi Hocking
Born 1963
Dan Brodie
Born 1974
Harry James Angus
Born 1982
Cris Bonacci
Born 1964
Caroline Kennedy-McCracken
Born 1967
Katie Cole
-
Shelley Segal
Born 1987
Jodi Phillis
Born 1965
Stevie Nicholson
Born 1983
Brian Mannix
Born 1961
Hans Poulsen
Born 1945
Sarah Egglestone
Born 1975
Juanita Stein
Born 1977
Andrew De Silva
Born 1974
Alyce Platt
Born 1963
David Franj
Born 1978
Mic Conway
Born 1951
Pat Carroll (singer)
Born 1946
Karen Knowles
Born 1964
Ráv Thomas
-
Anna O'Byrne
-
Whitley (Musiker)
Born 1984
Julia Messenger
-
Gisella Cozzo
Born 1966
Katja Glieson
Born 1993
Lalla Miranda
1874 - 1944
Ali Barter
Born 1986
Jason Singh
Born 1973
Em Rusciano
Born 1979
Daniel Kelaart
Born 1986
Ron Kingston (musician)
Born 1976
Gretta Ray
Born 1998
Dan Hall
Born 1978
Scott Darlow
Born 1983
Florence Maude Young
1870 - 1920
Tim Watson (musician)
Born 1971
Simon Austin
Born 1966
Tecoma (musician)
Born 1980
Marie Wilson (Australian singer)
Born 1976
Chris Scalzo
Born 1988
G Flip
-
Lloyd Spiegel
Born 1979
Shaun Kirk
Born 1988
Mel Jade
-
Moira Macdonald
-
Woody Pitney
-
Danielle Whalebone
Born 1984
Danielle Matthews
Born 1983