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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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- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1960s Clear ×
Peter Jackson
Born 1961
Russell Crowe
Born 1964
Kerry Fox
Born 1966
Niki Caro
Born 1967
Andrew Dominik
Born 1967
Wynton Rufer
Born 1962
Dean Wareham
Born 1963
David Kirk
Born 1960
Stephen Hunter (actor)
Born 1968
Murray Chandler
Born 1960
Peter Hambleton
Born 1960
Russell Coutts
Born 1962
Belinda Cordwell
Born 1965
Vroni König-Salmi
Born 1969
Andrew Stroud
Born 1967
John Psathas
Born 1966
Stephen Lovatt
Born 1964
Helen Lowe
Born 1961
Shane Rufer
Born 1960
Katie Hickman
Born 1960
Helen Kelly (trade unionist)
1964 - 2016
Theresa Gattung
Born 1962
Craig Thomson (politician)
Born 1964
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Born 1962
Gareth Farr
Born 1968
Shane Cortese
Born 1968
Gavin Larsen
Born 1962
Armand Marie Leroi
Born 1964
Bruce Anstey
Born 1969
Lisa Walker (jeweller)
Born 1967
Paula Bennett
Born 1969
Rod Drury
Born 1967
Peter Bruntnell
Born 1962
Peter Pokai
Born 1965
Rebecca Perrott
Born 1961
John Lomax (rugby league)
Born 1966
Todd Rippon
Born 1964
Liz Maw
Born 1966
Mark Noble (sportsman)
Born 1962
Poto Williams
Born 1962
Louise Wareham Leonard
Born 1965
David Harland
Born 1962
Lauren Kim Roche
Born 1961
John Campbell (broadcaster)
Born 1964
Sam Stewart (rugby league)
Born 1962
Steve Roche
Born 1964
Matthew Lane
Born 1968
David de Vries
Born 1961
David Coventry
Born 1969
Anne Hare
Born 1964
Lynnette Brooky
Born 1968
Russell Dive
Born 1966
Martin Phillipps
Born 1963
Roger Bradley
1962 - 2017
Anthony Ker
Born 1967
Alastair Scott (politician)
Born 1965
Richard Lockhart
Born 1963
Andy Kent
Born 1969
Jim Cassidy (jockey)
Born 1963
Malcolm Dunford
Born 1963
Paul Devenport
Born 1966
Rachel Barrowman
Born 1963
Blair Telford
Born 1965
Ross Verry
Born 1964
Delwyn Costello
1960 - 2018
Mike Clamp
Born 1961
Marty Berry
Born 1966
Jonathan Millmow
Born 1967
David Molony (cricketer)
Born 1966
Iain Rennie
Born 1964
Pete O'Herne
1961 - 2010
Garth Stirrat
Born 1968
Andrea Daly
Born 1965
David Oakley (cricketer)
Born 1960
Maggie Barry
Born 1960
Brenda Heather-Latu
Born 1961
Stephen Small
Born 1969