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: Rower Clear ×
Sarah Tait
1983 - 2016
Karen Bennett
Born 1989
Robert Scott (rower)
Born 1969
Todd Skipworth
Born 1985
Ben Cureton
Born 1981
Stuart Reside
Born 1978
Glen Loftus
Born 1976
Anthony Lovrich
Born 1961
Stefan Szczurowski
Born 1982
Sally Robbins
Born 1981
David McGowan (rower)
Born 1981
Jo Lutz
Born 1980
Natalie Bale
Born 1986
Perry Ward
Born 1987
Rachael Kininmonth
Born 1967
Peter Shakespear
Born 1946
Emmy Snook
Born 1973