New Zealand
Historical figures born in New Zealand
2,999 notable historical figures were born in New Zealand. These are the most notable:
New Zealand ranks #41 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Israel, Croatia and Portugal.
By era
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 39
By occupation
- Writer/Author: 14
- Screenwriter: 10
- Director/Producer: 9
- Politician: 9
- Actor: 7
- Composer: 5
- Singer/Musician: 5
- Songwriter: 4
- Rosé (born 1997, Arts & Music)
- Russell Crowe (born 1964, Entertainment)
- Peter Jackson (born 1961, Entertainment)
- Jacinda Ardern (born 1980, Politics)
- Edmund Hillary (1919 to 2008, Exploration)
- Ernest Rutherford (1871 to 1937, Science)
- John Money (1921 to 2006, Science)
- Katherine Mansfield (1888 to 1923, Literature)
- Neil Finn (born 1958, Arts & Music)
- Helen Clark (born 1950, Politics)
- Fran Walsh (born 1959, Entertainment)
- Ngaio Marsh (1895 to 1982, Entertainment)
- Maurice Wilkins (1916 to 2004, Science)
- Lorde (born 1996, Arts & Music)
- Jenny Shipley (born 1952, Politics)
- John Clarke (1948 to 2017, Entertainment)
- Laura Dekker (born 1995, Exploration)
- Philippa Boyens (born 1962, Entertainment)
- Laurel Hubbard (born 1978, Sports)
- Niki Caro (born 1967, Entertainment)
- Graeme Revell (born 1955, Arts & Music)
- Keith Holyoake (1904 to 1983, Politics)
- Frank Worsley (1872 to 1943, Exploration)
- Te Atairangikaahu (1931 to 2006, Politics)
- Whina Cooper (1895 to 1994, Literature)
- Richard Pearse (1877 to 1953, Science)
- Witi Ihimaera (born 1944, Literature)
- Vincent Ward (director) (born 1956, Entertainment)
- Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (1775 to 1860, Politics)
- Anand Satyanand (born 1944, Politics)
- Miriama Smith (born 1976, Entertainment)
- Jerry Mateparae (born 1954, Politics)
- Roger Douglas (born 1937, Politics)
- Vaughan Jones (1952 to 2020, Science)
- Alice Snedden (born 1988, Entertainment)
- Alan MacDiarmid (1927 to 2007, Science)
- Syme, Ronald (1903 to 1989, Literature)
- Rosaleen Norton (1917 to 1979, Arts & Music)
- Margaret Mahy (1936 to 2012, Literature)
- Lloyd Geering (born 1918, Religion)
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