Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania ranks 1,262nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Asheville, North Carolina, Derry, and Créteil. Memorable people born in Launceston, Tasmania include Simon Baker, Peter Sculthorpe, and Helen Gourlay. Launceston, Tasmania has been the birth place of many cyclists, and actors. Launceston, Tasmania is located in Australia.
Launceston is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the Launceston urban area has a population of 90,953. Launceston is the second most populous city in Tasmania after the state capital, Hobart. As of 2020, Launceston is the 18th largest city in Australia. Launceston is the fifth-largest inland city and the ninth-largest non-capital city in Australia. Launceston is regarded as the most livable regional city, and was one of the most popular regional cities to move to in Australia from 2020 to 2021. Launceston was named Australian Town of the Year in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1929 and 2000, Launceston, Tasmania was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Simon Baker, Peter Sculthorpe, and Helen Gourlay.
People Born in Launceston, Tasmania
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Simon Baker
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1
Peter Sculthorpe
COMPOSER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2
Helen Gourlay
TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 3
Rachael Taylor
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 4
Allan Stone
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 5
Richie Porte
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.25
Rank: 6
Matthew Goss
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.85
Rank: 7
Michael Grenda
CYCLIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 8
Ricky Ponting
CRICKETER
1974 - Present
HPI: 30.22
Rank: 9
Ariarne Titmus
SWIMMER
2000 - Present
HPI: 26.46
Rank: 10
Daniel Geale
BOXER
1981 - Present
HPI: 23.85
Rank: 11
Nathaniel Atkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 21.01
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Launceston, Tasmania
Go to all RankingsAllan Stone
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 5
Nathaniel Atkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 21.01
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Launceston, Tasmania were cyclists (3), actors (2), tennis players (2), composers (1), and cricketers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Launceston, Tasmania, including Richie Porte, Matthew Goss, and Michael Grenda. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Launceston, Tasmania, including Richie Porte, Matthew Goss, and Michael Grenda.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Launceston, Tasmania since 1700.
