Rockhampton
Rockhampton ranks 3,542nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baden, Switzerland, Morón, Buenos Aires, and Huntingdon. Memorable people born in Rockhampton include Rod Laver, Mark Knowles, and Jamie Dwyer. Memorable people who died in Rockhampton include Selena Rocky Malone. Rockhampton has been the birth place of many athletes, and tennis players and the death place of many social activists. Rockhampton is located in Australia.
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is 'Rocky', and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1938 and 1994, Rockhampton was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Rod Laver, Mark Knowles, and Jamie Dwyer. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Rockhampton including Selena Rocky Malone.
People Born in Rockhampton
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Rod Laver
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1
Mark Knowles
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 2
Jamie Dwyer
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.54
Rank: 3
Duncan Armstrong
SWIMMER
1968 - Present
HPI: 28.23
Rank: 4
Storm Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 24.45
Rank: 5
Carolina Wikström
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Rockhampton
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TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 24.45
Rank: 5
Carolina Wikström
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Rockhampton
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rockhampton were athletes (3), tennis players (2), and swimmers (1), while most who died were social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rockhampton, including Mark Knowles, Jamie Dwyer, and Carolina Wikström. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rockhampton, including Mark Knowles, Jamie Dwyer, and Carolina Wikström.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Rockhampton since 1700.
