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: Polo Clear ×
Gemma Beadsworth
Born 1987
Bridgette Gusterson
Born 1973
Danielle Woodhouse
Born 1969
Aaron Younger
Born 1991
Zoe Arancini
Born 1991
Jamie Beadsworth
Born 1985
Kelly Heuchan
Born 1980
Belinda Brooks
Born 1977
Tom Hoad
Born 1940
Tim Neesham
Born 1979
Luke Quinlivan
Born 1985
Nick O'Halloran
Born 1987