Brisbane
Brisbane ranks 170th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Toulouse, Neuilly-sur-Seine, and Sparta. The most famous people from Brisbane are Peter C. Doherty, Jonathan Hyde, and Raymond Dart. The most famous people who died in Brisbane are Colin Clark, Charles Walter De Vis, and Joe Bugner. Brisbane has been the birth place of many athletes, and swimmers and the death place of many athletes, and politicians. Brisbane is located in Australia.
People
Between 0 and 2002, Brisbane was the birth place of 114 globally memorable people, including Peter C. Doherty, Jonathan Hyde, and Raymond Dart. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Brisbane including Colin Clark, Charles Walter De Vis, and Joe Bugner.
People Born in Brisbane
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Peter C. Doherty
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1
Jonathan Hyde
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 2
Raymond Dart
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 3
Diane Cilento
ACTOR
1933 - 2011
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 4
Miranda Otto
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 5
Claire Holt
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 6
Lionel Cox
CYCLIST
1930 - 2010
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 7
Norma Croker
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 8
Quentin Bryce
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 9
Margaret Molesworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 10
Ken Fletcher
TENNIS PLAYER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 11
Wendy Turnbull
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Brisbane
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Ian Edmunds
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 34
Darlene Zschech
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 39
Jennifer Kent
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 42
Garth Davis
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 44
Jon Sieben
SWIMMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 51
Bowen Yang
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 61
Scott McNeil
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 62
Josh Lawson
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 63
Ben Lawson
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 65
Lyndsie Fogarty
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 74
Clint Robinson
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 75
Brock Motum
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.57
Rank: 76
People Deceased in Brisbane
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Colin Clark
ECONOMIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1
Charles Walter De Vis
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1915
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 2
Joe Bugner
BOXER
1950 - 2025
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 3
Norma Croker
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 4
Arthur Fadden
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1973
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5
Ken Fletcher
TENNIS PLAYER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 6
Frank Forde
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1983
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 7
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
WRITER
1920 - 1993
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 8
Alfred Bowerman
CRICKETER
1873 - 1947
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 9
Rick Mitchell
ATHLETE
1955 - 2021
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 10
Margo Dydek
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 11
Bill Brown
CRICKETER
1912 - 2008
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brisbane were athletes (29), swimmers (19), actors (17), tennis players (8), and soccer players (8), while most who died were athletes (2), politicians (2), cricketers (2), economists (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brisbane, including Norma Croker, Chilla Porter, and Ian Edmunds. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brisbane, including Norma Croker, Colt Walker, and Chilla Porter.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Brisbane since 1700.
