31.9559° S, 115.8606° E
PERTH
Most Famous People Born in Perth, Australia
- Notable people
- 960
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1970
- Most distinctive
- Polo 15.3×
The most isolated state capital on earth, and the roster reads like a ledger of wealthy colonial leisure with nowhere else to aim itself — a Polo bench running at better than fifteen times the global baseline, plus a thick Cricket, Golf and Rower culture grown out of the Swan River clubs. Heath Ledger and Judy Davis both left for London or Sydney without ever quite shedding the Perth vowels.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 194 notable births.
What Perth Is Known For
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Football is Perth's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (147).
Perth over-indexes on polo — 15.3× the global rate.
Perth under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Perth's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Basket Clear ×
Andrew Vlahov
Born 1969
Fiona Robinson
Born 1969
Luke Nevill
Born 1986
Sarah Vinci
Born 1991
Natalie Burton
Born 1989
Cody Ellis
Born 1990
Ben Purser
Born 1990
Alex Loughton
Born 1983
Cameron Gliddon
Born 1989
Brad Ness
Born 1974
Greg Hire
Born 1987
James Harvey (basketball)
Born 1979
Shaun Norris
Born 1985
Mike Ellis (basketball)
Born 1958
Sue Harcus
Born 1954
Jarrad Prue
Born 1982
Matt Burston
Born 1982
Gaynor Flanagan
Born 1933
Rhys Vague
Born 1996
Georgia Inglis
Born 1994
Shelly Boston
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Ashleigh Grant
Born 1997
Nadya Romeo
Born 1971