Oamaru
Oamaru ranks 11,316th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cordova, Alaska, Poblet Abbey, and Mequinenza. The most famous people from Oamaru are Richie McCaw, and Genevieve Behrent. Oamaru has been the birth place of many rugby players, and athletes. Oamaru is located in New Zealand.
Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, is the main town of the Waitaki District. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Timaru and 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Dunedin on the Pacific coast; State Highway 1 and the railway Main South Line connect it to both cities. With a population of 14,300, Oamaru is the 28th largest urban area in New Zealand, and the third largest in Otago behind Dunedin and Queenstown. The town is the seat of Waitaki District, which includes the surrounding towns of Kurow, Weston, Palmerston, and Hampden, which combined have a population of 23,200. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1980 and 1990, Oamaru was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Richie McCaw, and Genevieve Behrent.
People Born in Oamaru
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Richie McCaw
RUGBY PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 1
Genevieve Behrent
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.09
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Oamaru
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Most individuals born in present day Oamaru were rugby players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, rugby players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oamaru, including Richie McCaw. Whereas, throughout history, rugby players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oamaru, including Richie McCaw.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Oamaru since 1700.
