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Sydney (aus)

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Sydney ranks 38th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Athens, Istanbul, and Detroit. Memorable people born in Sydney include Hugh Jackman, Paul Hogan, and Tamam Shud case. Memorable people who died in Sydney include Viktor Saneyev, Patrick White, and Alan Lancaster. Sydney has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many writers and athletes. Sydney is located in Australia.

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km from the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2023 was 5,450,496, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the "Emerald City" and the "Harbour City". Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1858 and 2004, Sydney was the birth place of 186 globally memorable people, including Hugh Jackman, Paul Hogan, and Tamam Shud case. Additionaly, 49 globally memorable people have passed away in Sydney including Viktor Saneyev, Patrick White, and Alan Lancaster.

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Most individuals born in present day Sydney were actors (50), soccer players (33), athletes (16), tennis players (11), and film directors (8),  while most who died were writers (6), athletes (5), tennis players (4), soccer players (4), and politicians (4).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sydney, including Hugh Jackman, Paul Hogan, and Cassandra Harris. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sydney, including Hugh Jackman, Paul Hogan, and Cassandra Harris.

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