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SYDNEY

Most Famous People Born in Sydney, Australia

Notable people
4,402
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1962
Most distinctive
Rugby 25.1×

A harbour city that exports athletes by the boatload. Almost a fifth of Sydney's notable births are professional players of one code or another — rugby league, rugby union, cricket, swimming, rowing — at concentrations no other Australian city quite matches. The non-sport half is dominated by actors and an unusually deep bench of the professional class of a city that has always been the New South Wales capital first and a global one second.

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 720 notable births.

What Sydney Is Known For

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Player is Sydney's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (815).

Sydney over-indexes on rugby 25.1× the global rate.

Sydney under-produces painter — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Player 815 9.5×
  2. Actor 394 1.7×
  3. Politician 354 0.7×
  4. Cricket 305 5.4×
  5. Football 276 0.6×
  6. Singer 125 1.4×
  7. Sport 98 1.3×
  8. Writer 87 0.6×
  1. Rugby 76 25.1×
  2. Player 815 9.5×
  3. Cricket 305 5.4×
  4. Swimmer 73 3.4×
  5. Rower 55 3.4×
  6. Actor 394 1.7×
  1. Painter 54 0.5×
  2. Football 276 0.6×
  3. Writer 87 0.6×
  4. Politician 354 0.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Sydney's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000
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Showing 394 of 4,402 notable people

2143 ACTOR

Anona Winn

1904 - 1994

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2157 ACTOR

Nicholas McAnulty

Born 2002

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2163 ACTOR

Warwick Moss

Born 1947

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2167 ACTOR

Natasha Bassett

Born 1997

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2172 ACTOR

Rodney Afif

Born 1967

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2183 ACTOR

Alice Fraser

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2238 ACTOR

Don Crosby

1924 - 1985

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2262 ACTOR

Raechelle Banno

Born 1993

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2270 ACTOR

John Tate (actor)

1915 - 1979

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2277 ACTOR

Nicholas Gledhill

Born 1975

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2279 ACTOR

Vanessa Downing

Born 1958

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2294 ACTOR

Jano Toussounian

Born 1991

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2295 ACTOR

Grant Dodwell

Born 1952

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2303 ACTOR

Wendy Blacklock

Born 1932

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2308 ACTOR

Rob Shehadie

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2327 ACTOR

Joel Smallbone

Born 1984

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2349 ACTOR

Jabba (presenter)

Born 1973

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2350 ACTOR

Kit Taylor

Born 1942

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2354 ACTOR

Charlie-Rose Maclennan

Born 2000

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2355 ACTOR

Judy McBurney

1948 - 2018

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2385 ACTOR

Paige Houden

Born 1989

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2390 ACTOR

Goran D. Kleut

Born 1975

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2453 ACTOR

Steven Tandy

Born 1952

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2483 ACTOR

Nicole Fantl

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2533 ACTOR

Sarah Vandenbergh

Born 1972

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2571 ACTOR

Michael Long (actor)

1947 - 1991

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2578 ACTOR

Amy Edwards

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2583 ACTOR

John Gaden

Born 1941

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2593 ACTOR

Alexander Bruszt

Born 1983

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2602 ACTOR

Rosalind Speirs

Born 1951

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2605 ACTOR

Jai Koutrae

Born 1975

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2610 ACTOR

Jamie Jackson (actor)

Born 1970

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2611 ACTOR

Bob Baines

Born 1952

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2625 ACTOR

Jacqui Maxwell

Born 1981

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2637 ACTOR

Ania Stepien

Born 1983

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2646 ACTOR

Ben Unwin

1977 - 2019

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2649 ACTOR

Chloe Boreham

Born 1986

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2657 ACTOR

Althea Bridges

Born 1936

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2668 ACTOR

Jade Gatt

Born 1978

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2688 ACTOR

David Austin (actor)

Born 1967

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2692 ACTOR

Jennie Yeamans

1862 - 1906

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2696 ACTOR

Alister Williamson

1918 - 1999

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2716 ACTOR

Darcey Wilson

Born 2001

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2721 ACTOR

Maggie Millar

Born 1941

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2730 ACTOR

Glen Alyn

1913 - 1984

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2746 ACTOR

Ursula Mills

-

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2751 ACTOR

Bridgette Sneddon

-

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2757 ACTOR

Wendy Playfair

Born 1926

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2758 ACTOR

Kate Hood

-

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2780 ACTOR

Philippa Baker (actress)

Born 1931

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2798 ACTOR

Vivienne Garrett

-

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2802 ACTOR

Kylle Hogart

-

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2817 ACTOR

Kim Lewis

Born 1963

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2822 ACTOR

Robert McDarra

1931 - 1975

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2824 ACTOR

Patrick Ward (actor)

1950 - 2019

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2827 ACTOR

Lesley Anne Mitchell

Born 1988

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2833 ACTOR

Jackson Raine

Born 1974

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2847 ACTOR

Tony Naumovski

Born 1977

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2855 ACTOR

John Maxim

1925 - 1990

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2891 ACTOR

Fredric Abbott

1928 - 1996

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2942 ACTOR

Owen Weingott

1921 - 2002

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2968 ACTOR

Gabriel Andrews

-

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2976 ACTOR

Tyler De Nawi

Born 1989

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2979 ACTOR

Mojean Aria

-

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2990 ACTOR

Will McDonald (actor australiano)

Born 1999

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3105 ACTOR

Brad McMurray

Born 1971

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3134 ACTOR

Graeme Squires

Born 1980

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3142 ACTOR

James Peniata

Born 1989

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3154 ACTOR

Matt Hetherington

Born 1970

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3268 ACTOR

Tony Ward (Australian actor)

1924 - 2006

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3280 ACTOR

Andrew Tighe

Born 1955

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3281 ACTOR

Rossi Kotsis

Born 1981

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3292 ACTOR

Roger Leach (actor)

1948 - 2001

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3303 ACTOR

Georgia Woodward

Born 1992

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3341 ACTOR

Darren Yap

Born 1967

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3376 ACTOR

Deborah Coulls

Born 1955

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3450 ACTOR

Trent Baines

Born 1984

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3485 ACTOR

Bianca Biasi

Born 1979

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3491 ACTOR

Dinah Shearing

Born 1928

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3507 ACTOR

Sarah Ellen

Born 1997

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3542 ACTOR

Deborah Galanos

-

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3657 ACTOR

Dorothy Hawtree

1902 - 1981

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3716 ACTOR

George Tarr

1881 - 1968

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3822 ACTOR

Clayton D. Moss

Born 1980

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3845 ACTOR

Sarah Spillane

-

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3846 ACTOR

Hu Xin

Born 1981

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3888 ACTOR

Roger Sciberras

Born 1982

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3896 ACTOR

Minnie Walton

1852 - 1879

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3959 ACTOR

Kerry Norton-Smyser

Born 1927

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4016 ACTOR

Nicholas Cradock

Born 2005

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4026 ACTOR

Jaclyn Albergoni

-

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4103 ACTOR

Sadie Gale

1902 - 1950

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4206 ACTOR

Inez Bensusan

1871 - 1967

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4294 ACTOR

Frank O'Donnell (actor)

1907 - 1956

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