Dunedin
Dunedin ranks 1,667th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eisenach, Granollers, and Surabaya. Memorable people born in Dunedin include Alan Dale, Janet Frame, and Yvette Williams. Memorable people who died in Dunedin include Janet Frame, and James Flynn. Dunedin has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many writers, and political scientists. Dunedin is located in New Zealand.
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Māori, Scottish, and Chinese heritage. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Dunedin was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Alan Dale, Janet Frame, and Yvette Williams. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Dunedin including Janet Frame, and James Flynn.
People Born in Dunedin
Go to all RankingsAlan Dale
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1
Janet Frame
WRITER
1924 - 2004
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 2
Yvette Williams
ATHLETE
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 3
Silvia Cartwright
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4
Alexander Aitken
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1967
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 5
Greg Henderson
CYCLIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 6
Hamish Bond
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.67
Rank: 7
Kelly Brazier
RUGBY PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.52
Rank: 8
Brendon McCullum
CRICKETER
1981 - Present
HPI: 22.26
Rank: 9
Fabiana
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Erika Fairweather
SWIMMER
2003 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Kane Russell
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dunedin
Go to all RankingsKelly Brazier
RUGBY PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.52
Rank: 8
Brendon McCullum
CRICKETER
1981 - Present
HPI: 22.26
Rank: 9
Fabiana
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Erika Fairweather
SWIMMER
2003 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Kane Russell
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Hamish Kerr
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Finn Butcher
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
Hugo Inglis
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Dunedin
Go to all RankingsJanet Frame
WRITER
1924 - 2004
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 1
James Flynn
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1934 - 2020
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dunedin were athletes (7), actors (1), writers (1), politicians (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were writers (1), and political scientists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dunedin, including Yvette Williams, Hamish Bond, and Kane Russell. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dunedin, including Yvette Williams, Hamish Bond, and Fabiana.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Dunedin since 1700.