Adelaide
Adelaide ranks 185th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nice, Salvador, Bahia, and Mannheim. Memorable people born in Adelaide include Lawrence Bragg, Sia, and Elton Mayo. Memorable people who died in Adelaide include Ronald Fisher, Géza Lakatos, and George Szekeres. Adelaide has been the birth place of many actors, and cyclists and the death place of many statisticians, and politicians. Adelaide is located in Australia.
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth and sixth most populous cities in Australia and Oceania, respectively. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna. The area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands is called Tarndanya in the Kaurna language. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1880 and 2001, Adelaide was the birth place of 70 globally memorable people, including Lawrence Bragg, Sia, and Elton Mayo. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Adelaide including Ronald Fisher, Géza Lakatos, and George Szekeres.
People Born in Adelaide
Go to all RankingsLawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 1
Sia
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 2
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 3
Robin Warren
PHYSICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 4
Judith Anderson
ACTOR
1897 - 1992
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 5
Howard Florey
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 6
Terence Tao
MATHEMATICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 7
Ken McGregor
TENNIS PLAYER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 8
Anthony LaPaglia
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 9
Keith Michell
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 10
Lleyton Hewitt
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 11
Darren Cahill
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Adelaide
Go to all RankingsJohn Finnis
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 13
Bill Bruce
ATHLETE
1923 - 2002
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 15
Jonathan LaPaglia
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 33
Craig Goodwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 34
Gillian Rolton
ATHLETE
1956 - 2017
HPI: 30.73
Rank: 44
Wayne Arthurs
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 29.65
Rank: 47
Hannah Davis
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.65
Rank: 55
Brandon Borrello
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 16.62
Rank: 63
Alex Hoberg
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 65
Emily Abbot
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 66
Stephanie Morton
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 67
Jane Claxton
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 68
People Deceased in Adelaide
Go to all RankingsRonald Fisher
STATISTICIAN
1890 - 1962
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 1
Géza Lakatos
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1967
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 2
George Szekeres
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 2005
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 3
Melissa Hoskins
CYCLIST
1991 - 2023
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 4
Gillian Rolton
ATHLETE
1956 - 2017
HPI: 30.73
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Adelaide
Go to all RankingsGeorge Szekeres
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 2005
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 3
Melissa Hoskins
CYCLIST
1991 - 2023
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 4
Gillian Rolton
ATHLETE
1956 - 2017
HPI: 30.73
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Adelaide were actors (14), cyclists (11), athletes (9), soccer players (9), and tennis players (8), while most who died were statisticians (1), politicians (1), mathematicians (1), cyclists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Adelaide, including Anthony LaPaglia, Keith Michell, and Teresa Palmer. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Adelaide, including Judith Anderson, Anthony LaPaglia, and Keith Michell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Adelaide since 1700.