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

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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.

  1. Football 147 1.4×
  2. Politician 97 0.9×
  3. Cricket 91 7.4×
  4. Actor 78 1.5×
  5. Player 45 2.4×
  6. Basket 23 1.9×
  7. Swimmer 22 4.7×
  8. Sport 21 1.3×
  1. Polo 12 15.3×
  2. Cricket 91 7.4×
  3. Golf 11 6.8×
  4. Model 15 6.0×
  5. Rower 17 4.8×
  6. Swimmer 22 4.7×
  7. Driver 12 4.0×
  8. Player 45 2.4×
  1. Writer 14 0.5×

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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960 notable people

0901 CRICKET

Robert Blundell

1896 - 1940

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0902 PHYSICIAN

John Yovich

Born 1959

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0903 CRICKET

Rob Kelly (cricketer)

Born 1969

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0904 CRICKET

Giles Bush

Born 1956

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0905 CRICKET

Peter Wishart (cricketer)

Born 1937

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0906 PHYSICIST

David McClelland (physicist)

Born 1956

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0907 JUDGE

John Lavan

1911 - 2006

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0908 CRICKET

Bill Bryant (cricketer)

1906 - 1995

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0909 POLO

Nick O'Halloran

Born 1987

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0910 CRICKET

Hugh Baird (cricketer)

1911 - 1965

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0911 DARTS PLAYER

Damon Heta

Born 1987

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0912 FILMMAKER

Jake Lloyd-Jones

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0913 CRICKET

Geoffrey Forsaith

Born 1931

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0914 CRICKET

Hartley Joynt

Born 1938

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0915 CRICKET

Warren Wishart

Born 1971

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0916 BASEBALL

Andrew McNally (baseball)

Born 1973

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0917 RACER

Doug Underwood

Born 1949

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0918 CRICKET

George Gardiner (cricketer)

1914 - 1989

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0919 NETBALL

Janelle Lawson

Born 1987

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0920 ATHLETIC

Lynda Holt

Born 1972

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0921 BOBSLED

Kylie Reed

Born 1974

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0922 CRICKET

William Miller (cricketer)

1905 - 1974

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0923 BOBSLED

Ted Polglaze

Born 1968

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0924 CRICKET

Gregory Colgan

Born 1953

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0925 COMPOSER

Colin Smith (religious and hymnodist)

1928 - 2005

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0926 HOCKEY

Kieran Webster

Born 1997

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0927 NETBALL

Jasmine Keene

Born 1987

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0928 SPORT

Scott Walker (bobsleigh)

Born 1970

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0929 POLITICIAN

Gary Snook

Born 1947

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0930 HOCKEY

Robert Haselhurst

Born 1992

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0931 POLITICIAN

Charles Wansbrough

1875 - 1939

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0932 POLITICIAN

Richard Hardey

1844 - 1910

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0933 POLITICIAN

Peter Richardson (politician)

Born 1939

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0934 GUITAR

Andrew Goddard

-

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0935 POLITICIAN

David Grayden

1924 - 2003

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0936 FOOTBALL

Amy Knights

Born 1994

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0937 BASEBALL

Jason Hewitt (baseball)

Born 1974

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0938 POLITICIAN

Denis Hinton

Born 1939

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0939 TRADE UNION

Des Dans

1924 - 2014

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0940 NOVELIST

Geraldine Wooller

Born 1941

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0941 POLITICIAN

Ross Mewburn Elliott

1929 - 2000

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0942 POLITICIAN

Bill Thomas (Australian politician)

Born 1950

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0943 BASKET

Nadya Romeo

Born 1971

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0944 POLITICIAN

Frank Guthrie (politician)

1893 - 1955

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0945 TRADE UNION

Arthur Moir

1900 - 1984

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0946 POLITICIAN

Laurie Wilkinson

1903 - 1991

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0947 POLITICIAN

Joe Cooke (politician)

1904 - 1981

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0948 POLITICIAN

Stanley Eskell

1918 - 2000

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0949 POLITICIAN

Samuel James Phillips

1855 - 1920

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0950 FARMER

Jack Stewart (Western Australian politician)

1912 - 1998

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0951 FARMER

Ray Jones (Australian politician)

1909 - 1967

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0952 POLITICIAN

Paul Sulc

Born 1967

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0953 FOOTBALL

Sauro Iozzelli

Born 1957

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0954 ZOOLOGIST

Rhondda Jones

-

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0955 POLITICIAN

John Tozer

1922 - 1990

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0956 DARTS PLAYER

Tim Pusey

Born 1992

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0957 ATHLETE

Thomas Bruins

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0958 FILM

Melissa Hasluck

Born 1965

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0959 SPORT

Rory Stewart (squash player)

Born 1996

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0960 BASEBALL

Shane Tonkin

Born 1972

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