Sydney
Sydney ranks 37th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Francisco, Istanbul, and Venice. Memorable people born in Sydney include Peter Weir, Hugh Jackman, and V. Gordon Childe. Memorable people who died in Sydney include Patrick White, George Young, and Viktor Saneyev. Sydney has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many tennis players, and swimmers. 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 (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) 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
People
Between 0 and 2006, Sydney was the birth place of 250 globally memorable people, including Peter Weir, Hugh Jackman, and V. Gordon Childe. Additionaly, 58 globally memorable people have passed away in Sydney including Patrick White, George Young, and Viktor Saneyev.
People Born in Sydney
Go to all RankingsPeter Weir
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 1
Hugh Jackman
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 2
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 3
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 4
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 5
Joan Sutherland
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 6
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 7
Edward Cassidy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 8
Thomas Keneally
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 9
John Newcombe
TENNIS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 10
Cassandra Harris
ACTOR
1948 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 11
Michael Hutchence
MUSICIAN
1960 - 1997
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Sydney
Go to all RankingsJoseph Jacobs
WRITER
1854 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 47
Christopher Clark
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 50
Horace Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 58
Leslie Boardman
SWIMMER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 60
Betty McKinnon
ATHLETE
1925 - 1981
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 62
Felix
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 66
Bob Tinning
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2001
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 75
Mary Carter Reitano
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 77
Phil Dent
TENNIS PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 79
Bill Bowrey
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 81
David A. Sinclair
BIOLOGIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 90
Kevin Berry
SWIMMER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 91
People Deceased in Sydney
Go to all RankingsPatrick White
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 1
George Young
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2017
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 2
Viktor Saneyev
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3
Nellie Melba
SINGER
1861 - 1931
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4
Colin Burgess
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 5
Peter Sculthorpe
COMPOSER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 6
Andy Whitfield
ACTOR
1971 - 2011
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 7
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
COMPOSER
1789 - 1856
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 8
Alan Lancaster
SINGER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 9
Banjo Paterson
WRITER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 10
Michael Halliday
LINGUIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 11
Jack Crawford
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Sydney
Go to all RankingsMaria Vicol
FENCER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 18
Marjorie Cox Crawford
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1983
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 23
Elemér Szathmáry
SWIMMER
1926 - 1971
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 31
Margaret Molesworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 39
Mina Wylie
SWIMMER
1891 - 1984
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 44
Dinny Pails
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 1986
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 46
Kevin Berry
SWIMMER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 48
Richie Benaud
CRICKETER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 55
Tony Greig
CRICKETER
1946 - 2012
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 58
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sydney were actors (55), athletes (40), soccer players (35), tennis players (20), and singers (11), while most who died were tennis players (7), swimmers (7), writers (6), athletes (5), and soccer players (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sydney, including Hugh Jackman, Cassandra Harris, and Julian McMahon. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sydney, including Hugh Jackman, Cassandra Harris, and Leo McKern.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Sydney since 1700.