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WELLINGTON
Most Famous People Born in Wellington, New Zealand
- Notable people
- 814
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1956
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 10.8×
Wellington's profile splits clean between cricket and cinema. The Basin Reserve and generations of Black Caps drive an outsized Cricket bench, and a harbor-club Rower scene has produced Olympic medalists out of all proportion to the city's size. The quieter story is the Miramar film industry — Weta Workshop turned Wellington into the southern hemisphere's effects capital, which is why the roster also leans heavily on screenwriters and directors.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Wellington during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Wellington Is Known For
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Player is Wellington's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (167).
Wellington over-indexes on cricket — 10.8× the global rate.
Wellington under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Wellington's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Harold Cazneaux
1878 - 1953
Francis Fisher
1877 - 1960
Billy Wallace
1878 - 1972
Bill Hardcastle
1874 - 1944
William Hardham
1876 - 1928
Francis Earl Johnston
1871 - 1917
Ernest Upham
1873 - 1935
George Spencer (rugby)
1878 - 1950
Thomas Campbell (New Zealand cricketer)
1871 - 1950
Frank Holdsworth
1872 - 1941
Claude Hickson
1878 - 1948
Annie Smyth
1878 - 1942
Charles Gore (cricketer)
1871 - 1913
Walter Warren
1871 - 1944
William Quee
1877 - 1920
Joseph Calnan
1876 - 1947