Cultural Production in
Present Day
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand ranks 55th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Latvia, Chile, and Nigeria. Memorable people born in present day New Zealand include Ernest Rutherford, Edmund Hillary, and Russell Crowe. Memorable people who died in New Zealand include Edmund Hillary, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and Thomas Williams. New Zealand has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and athletes.
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and over 600 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, present day New Zealand was the birth place of 478 globally memorable people, including Ernest Rutherford, Edmund Hillary, and Russell Crowe. Additionaly, 71 globally memorable people have passed away in present day New Zealand including Edmund Hillary, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and Thomas Williams.
People Born in Present Day New Zealand
Go to all RankingsErnest Rutherford
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 1
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 2
Russell Crowe
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 3
Maurice Wilkins
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Bruce McLaren
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 5
Peter Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 6
Katherine Mansfield
WRITER
1888 - 1923
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 7
Denny Hulme
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 9
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 10
Helen Clark
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 11
Chris Amon
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day New Zealand
Go to all RankingsCindy Kiro
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 29
Meri Mangakāhia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1920
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 52
Hugh Anderson
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 55
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 63
Chris Hipkins
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 89
Anthony McCarten
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 92
Ross Collinge
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 96
John Hunter
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 100
Tony Hurt
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 105
Trevor Coker
ATHLETE
1949 - 1981
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 113
Warren Cole
ATHLETE
1940 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 127
Christopher Luxon
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 131
People Deceased in Present Day New Zealand
Go to all RankingsEdmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 1
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2000
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 2
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 3
Chris Amon
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 4
Dean Stockwell
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 5
Burt Munro
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 6
Sālote Tupou III
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1965
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 7
Kate Sheppard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1848 - 1934
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 8
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 9
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
EXPLORER
1724 - 1772
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 10
Julius von Haast
GEOLOGIST
1822 - 1887
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 11
Jonah Lomu
RUGBY PLAYER
1975 - 2015
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day New Zealand
Go to all RankingsMeri Mangakāhia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1920
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 19
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 25
Trevor Coker
ATHLETE
1949 - 1981
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 47
Peter Fraser
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1950
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 53
Warren Cole
ATHLETE
1940 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 59
Harry Kerr
ATHLETE
1879 - 1951
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 60
George Forbes
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 62
Walter Nash
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 63
Whina Cooper
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1994
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 66
Malcolm Champion
SWIMMER
1882 - 1939
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 68
Martin Crowe
CRICKETER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 27.93
Rank: 71
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New Zealand were athletes (168), soccer players (60), actors (44), politicians (38), and cyclists (31), while most who died were politicians (26), athletes (10), racing drivers (5), writers (5), and architects (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day New Zealand, including Peter Snell, Hugh Anderson, and Murray Halberg. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Zealand, including Peter Snell, Hugh Anderson, and Murray Halberg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day New Zealand since 1700.