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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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- Film & TV
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Nancy Wake
1897 - 2011
Lowell Yerex
1895 - 1968
Keith Caldwell
1895 - 1980
Harry Wilson (hurdler)
Born 1896
Dorothy Wall
1894 - 1942
Graham Beresford Parkinson
1896 - 1979
Samuel Forsyth
1891 - 1918
Godfrey Clive Miller
1893 - 1964
Umberto Calcinai
1892 - 1963
James Lloyd Findlay
1895 - 1983
Jack Chalmers
1894 - 1982
Noel Pharazyn
1894 - 1980
Helen Simpson (lecturer)
1890 - 1960
John Tate (Australian politician)
1895 - 1977
Herb McGirr
1891 - 1964
Marjory Mills
1896 - 1987
Wilfrid Owen
1898 - 1984
Charles Robinson (New Zealand cricketer)
1892 - 1947
Norman Elder (botanist)
1896 - 1974
Eily Elaine Gurr
1896 - 1996
Eric Anson
1892 - 1969
Edward Roberts (New Zealand cricketer)
1891 - 1972
Norman Richmond
1897 - 1971
Jack Shearer (rugby player)
1896 - 1963
Jim McEwin
1898 - 1979
Beethoven Algar
1894 - 1989
Sydney Shearer
1890 - 1973
George Yerex
1893 - 1967
Alexander Pringle (rugby union)
1899 - 1973
Harold Nicholls
1897 - 1977