Cultural Production in
Present Day
Australia
Australia
Australia ranks 23rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Argentina, Belgium, and Denmark. Memorable people born in present day Australia include Lawrence Bragg, Julian Assange, and George Lazenby. Memorable people who died in Australia include Jack Brabham, Steve Irwin, and Fred Perry. Australia has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and tennis players.
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. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 2002, present day Australia was the birth place of 576 globally memorable people, including Lawrence Bragg, Julian Assange, and George Lazenby. Additionaly, 110 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Australia including Jack Brabham, Steve Irwin, and Fred Perry.
People Born in Present Day Australia
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Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 2
George Lazenby
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 3
Geoffrey Rush
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 4
Rod Laver
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 5
Jack Brabham
1926 - 2014
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 6
Steve Irwin
1962 - 2006
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 7
Elton Mayo
1880 - 1949
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 8
Errol Flynn
1909 - 1959
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 9
Cate Blanchett
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 10
Chris Hemsworth
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 11
Alexander Prokhorov
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Present Day Australia
Go to all RankingsJack Brabham
1926 - 2014
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1
Steve Irwin
1962 - 2006
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 2
Fred Perry
1909 - 1995
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 3
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 4
Patrick White
1912 - 1990
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 5
Malcolm Young
1953 - 2017
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 6
Truganini
1812 - 1876
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 7
Ronald Fisher
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 8
William Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 9
V. Gordon Childe
1892 - 1957
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 10
Tamam Shud case
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 11
Denny Hulme
1936 - 1992
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Australia were actors (105), soccer players (93), tennis players (55), politicians (36), and cyclists (31), while most who died were politicians (27), tennis players (11), writers (10), athletes (8), and racing drivers (5).
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 Errol Flynn.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Australia since 1700.
