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Australia ranks 25th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Korea, Greece, and Norway. Memorable people born in present day Australia include George Lazenby, Lawrence Bragg, and Rod Laver. Memorable people who died in Australia include Truganini, Jack Brabham, and Steve Irwin. Australia has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and athletes.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1565 and 2004, present day Australia was the birth place of 924 globally memorable people, including George Lazenby, Lawrence Bragg, and Rod Laver. Additionaly, 180 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Australia including Truganini, Jack Brabham, and Steve Irwin.
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 1
1890 - 1971
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 2
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 3
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 5
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 6
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 7
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 8
1812 - 1876
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 9
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 10
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 11
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 69
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 216
1896 - 1976
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 222
1889 - 1962
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 231
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 238
1914 - 2010
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 249
1941 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 282
1894 - 1955
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 287
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 295
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 300
1920 - 2001
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 313
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 316
1812 - 1876
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1
1926 - 2014
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 3
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 4
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 5
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 6
1903 - 1948
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 7
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 8
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 9
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 10
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 11
1855 - 1880
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 12
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 39
1912 - 1960
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 63
1912 - 1992
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 66
1896 - 1976
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 85
1914 - 2010
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 96
1938 - 1999
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 108
1894 - 1955
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 116
1911 - 1996
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 119
1885 - 1961
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 124
1920 - 2001
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 130
1942 - 2021
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 141
1929 - 2014
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 148
Most individuals born in present day Australia were actors (179), soccer players (125), athletes (81), tennis players (74), and cyclists (65), while most who died were politicians (38), athletes (21), writers (14), tennis players (12), and explorers (8).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Australia, including George Lazenby, Geoffrey Rush, and Cate Blanchett. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Australia, including George Lazenby, Geoffrey Rush, and Cate Blanchett.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Australia since 1700.