33.8678° S, 151.2100° E
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
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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.
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.
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- Field: Sport Clear ×
Bradley McGee
Born 1976
Caleb Ewan
Born 1994
Stephen Wooldridge
1977 - 2017
Christopher Sutton (cyclist)
Born 1984
Matt White (cyclist)
Born 1974
Selwyn Edge
1868 - 1940
Rachel Neylan
Born 1982
Nathan O'Neill
Born 1974
Katherine Bates
Born 1982
Sean Eadie
Born 1969
Ashlee Ankudinoff
Born 1990
Luke Davison
Born 1990
Callum Watson
Born 1989
Sarah Roy
Born 1986
Aimee Watson
Born 1987
Nick Gates (cyclist)
Born 1972
Anthony Perosh
Born 1972
Robert Stannard (cyclist)
Born 1998
Angus Morton
Born 1989
Luke Madill
Born 1980
Rhys Pollock
Born 1980
Victor Browne
Born 1942
Paul Rowney
Born 1970
Frank Brazier
Born 1934
Alexandra Lisney
Born 1987
Taylor Doyle
Born 1992
Bruce Quick
Born 1959
Juan Manuel Fuentes (cyclist)
Born 1977
Martin Nguyen
Born 1989
Alfred Strom
1916 - 1973
Debbie Spillane
Born 1955
Drew Morphett
1948 - 2017
Sarah Walsh (athlete)
Born 1998
Jonathon Milne
Born 1986
Kevin Curtain
Born 1966
Rohan Chapman-Davies
Born 1991
Warwick Stevenson
Born 1980
Cameron Davis (golfer)
Born 1995
Matthew Formston
Born 1978
David Moore (sport shooter)
Born 1953
John O'Neill (sport administrator)
Born 1951
Clayton Stevenson
Born 1967
Daniel Jocelyn
Born 1970
Bruce Haslingden
1923 - 2007
Brien Cobcroft
1934 - 2010
Sven Coomer
Born 1940
Marcus Culey
Born 1993
Tony Charlton
1929 - 2012
Dan Trist
Born 1992
Terry Hammond
Born 1957
Morgan McDonald
Born 1996
Tim Tszyu
Born 1994
Steve Glasson
Born 1969
Dean Canto
Born 1980
Glenn Doyle
Born 1965
James Elias
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Peter Milostic
Born 1974
Cecil Walker (Radsportler)
1900 - 1969
Trent Wilson
Born 1978
Nathan Antunes
Born 1988
Mehmet Yağcı
Born 1972
Greg Fraine
Born 1962
Abbey McCulloch
Born 1990
John Cann (athlete)
Born 1938
Julie Speight
Born 1966
Wallace Tangiiti
Born 1995
Charlene Todman
1931 - 2018
Jordan Holmes
Born 1997
Alex Carver
Born 1991
Paul Croft
Born 1951
Don Tolhurst
1929 - 2005
Colin Anderson (sport shooter)
Born 1912
Josué Mena
Born 1983
Peter Brooks (cyclist)
Born 1970
Warren Livingstone
Born 1973
Jess Gardiner
Born 1993
John Holt (sport shooter)
Born 1931
Oregon Kaufusi
Born 1999
Gabi Simpson
Born 1992
Mark Pringle
1977 - 2009
Tyler Hogan
Born 1998
Rowena Bright
Born 1980
Michael Dickson (skier)
Born 1975
Hugh Perrett
Born 1982
Craig McCartney
Born 1975
James Walker (alpine skier)
1926 - 1996
Serena Iliffe
Born 1960
Nathan Morcom
Born 1992
Kelly McCombie
Born 1979
Angus Armstrong
Born 1997
Terence Anderson (sport shooter)
Born 1946
Lily Brazel
Born 1995
Graeme Atkins (rugby league)
Born 1956
Paul Mares (rugby league)
Born 1963
Michael Moseley (rugby league)
Born 1960
Stephen Broughton
Born 1957
Scott Tunkin
Born 1974
Mathew Buckley
Born 1973