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Melbourne (aus)

Australia

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Melbourne ranks 49th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kyiv, Montreal, and Dublin. Memorable people born in Melbourne include Rupert Murdoch, Cate Blanchett, and Chris Hemsworth. Memorable people who died in Melbourne include Fred Perry, Ned Kelly, and Hammer DeRoburt. Melbourne has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Melbourne is located in Australia.

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, Melbourne was the birth place of 207 globally memorable people, including Rupert Murdoch, Cate Blanchett, and Chris Hemsworth. Additionaly, 28 globally memorable people have passed away in Melbourne including Fred Perry, Ned Kelly, and Hammer DeRoburt.

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People Deceased in Melbourne

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Melbourne were actors (36), athletes (35), soccer players (24), tennis players (20), and basketball players (14),  while most who died were politicians (6), athletes (5), tennis players (4), writers (2), and mafiosos (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Melbourne, including Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, and Eric Bana. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Melbourne, including Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, and Eric Bana.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Melbourne since 1700.