Masterton
Masterton ranks 4,150th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ciudad Bolívar, San Justo, Buenos Aires, and Sumgait. Memorable people born in Masterton include Alan MacDiarmid, Jemaine Clement, and Ladyhawke. Masterton has been the birth place of many chemists, and comedians. Masterton is located in New Zealand.
Masterton is a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Remutaka ranges. It stands on the Waipoua stream between the Ruamāhunga and Waingawa Rivers – 100 kilometres north-east of Wellington and 40 kilometres south of Eketāhuna. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 1989, Masterton was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Alan MacDiarmid, Jemaine Clement, and Ladyhawke.
People Born in Masterton
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Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1
Jemaine Clement
COMEDIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 2
Ladyhawke
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 25.50
Rank: 3
Marcus Daniell
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.41
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Masterton were chemists (1), comedians (1), musicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chemists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Masterton, including Alan MacDiarmid. Whereas, throughout history, chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Masterton, including Alan MacDiarmid.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Masterton since 1700.
