Adelaide
Adelaide ranks 185th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nice, Salvador, Bahia, and Mannheim. The most famous people from Adelaide are Lawrence Bragg, Sia, and Robin Warren. The most famous people who died in Adelaide are Ronald Fisher, Géza Lakatos, and George Szekeres. Adelaide has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many statisticians, and politicians. Adelaide is located in Australia.
People
Between 1880 and 2001, Adelaide was the birth place of 80 globally memorable people, including Lawrence Bragg, Sia, and Robin Warren. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Adelaide including Ronald Fisher, Géza Lakatos, and George Szekeres.
People Born in Adelaide
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Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
Sia
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2
Robin Warren
PHYSICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 3
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 4
Howard Florey
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 5
Judith Anderson
ACTOR
1897 - 1992
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 6
Andy Thomas
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 7
Terence Tao
MATHEMATICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
Ken McGregor
TENNIS PLAYER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 9
Mark Oliphant
PHYSICIST
1901 - 2000
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 10
Bill Bruce
ATHLETE
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 11
Darren Cahill
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Adelaide
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Robyn Grey-Gardner
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 44
Kate Slatter
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 50
Juliet Haslam
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 53
Katie Allen
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 54
Kerri Pottharst
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 58
Todd Perry
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 59
Bronson Reed
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 62
Mark Ormrod
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.14
Rank: 67
Geoff Ogilvy
GOLFER
1977 - Present
HPI: 28.04
Rank: 72
Henry Frayne
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.49
Rank: 74
People Deceased in Adelaide
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Ronald Fisher
STATISTICIAN
1890 - 1962
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1
Géza Lakatos
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1967
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 2
George Szekeres
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 2005
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 3
Gillian Rolton
ATHLETE
1956 - 2017
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4
Melissa Hoskins
CYCLIST
1991 - 2023
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Adelaide were athletes (15), actors (14), cyclists (11), tennis players (9), and soccer players (9), while most who died were statisticians (1), politicians (1), mathematicians (1), athletes (1), and cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Adelaide, including Simon Fairweather, Gillian Rolton, and Robyn Grey-Gardner. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Adelaide, including Bill Bruce, Simon Fairweather, and Gillian Rolton.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Adelaide since 1700.
