Melbourne
Melbourne ranks 49th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kyiv, Montreal, and Dublin. The most famous people from Melbourne are Cate Blanchett, Rupert Murdoch, and John Eccles. The most famous people who died in Melbourne are Fred Perry, Ned Kelly, and Francis de Laporte de Castelnau. Melbourne has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Melbourne is located in Australia.
People
Between 0 and 2002, Melbourne was the birth place of 247 globally memorable people, including Cate Blanchett, Rupert Murdoch, and John Eccles. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Melbourne including Fred Perry, Ned Kelly, and Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.
People Born in Melbourne
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Cate Blanchett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 1
Rupert Murdoch
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 2
John Eccles
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1997
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 3
Chris Hemsworth
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 4
Peter Singer
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 5
Lisa Gerrard
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 6
Kylie Minogue
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 7
Alan Jones
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 8
Eric Bana
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 9
Nellie Melba
SINGER
1861 - 1931
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 10
Liam Hemsworth
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 11
David Bruce
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1931
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Melbourne
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Susan Lee
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 116
Charlie Vickers
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 133
Anne Minter
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 137
Savannah Guthrie
JOURNALIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 138
Bianca Censori
ARCHITECT
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 142
Danielle Woodward
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 144
Susan Chapman
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 145
Gary Neiwand
CYCLIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 146
Felix Mallard
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 147
Deniz Akdeniz
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 151
Katie Mactier
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 155
Allison Tranquilli
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 157
People Deceased in Melbourne
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Fred Perry
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 1
Ned Kelly
MAFIOSO
1855 - 1880
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 2
Francis de Laporte de Castelnau
WRITER
1810 - 1880
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 3
David Warren
CHEMIST
1925 - 2010
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4
Hammer DeRoburt
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1992
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 5
Ljubiša Broćić
COACH
1911 - 1995
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 6
Ferdinand von Mueller
PHYSICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 7
Edwin Flack
ATHLETE
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 8
Richard Norton
ACTOR
1950 - 2025
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 9
Nevil Shute
WRITER
1899 - 1960
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 10
Launceston Elliot
ATHLETE
1874 - 1930
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 11
Peter Norman
ATHLETE
1942 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Melbourne
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Melbournewere actors (45), athletes (45), soccer players (25), tennis players (22), and basketball players (20), while most who died were politicians (6), athletes (5), tennis players (4), writers (2), and mafiosos (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Melbourne, including Ron Clarke, Steve Hooker, and Ralph Doubell. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Melbourne, including Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, and Eric Bana.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Melbourne since 1700.
