Townsville
Townsville ranks 2,086th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Carmarthen, Belfort, and Casilda. Memorable people born in Townsville include Julian Assange, Jack Miller, and Jay Vine. Townsville has been the birth place of many athletes, and journalists. Townsville is located in Australia.
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia. It is unofficially considered the capital of North Queensland. Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1995, Townsville was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Julian Assange, Jack Miller, and Jay Vine.
People Born in Townsville
Go to all RankingsJulian Assange
JOURNALIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 1
Jack Miller
RACING DRIVER
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 2
Jay Vine
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 3
Natalie Cook
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 4
Libby Trickett
SWIMMER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 5
Mitchell Johnson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.39
Rank: 6
John-Patrick Smith
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.04
Rank: 7
Elle Armit
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 14.73
Rank: 8
Stephanie Kershaw
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 12.59
Rank: 9
Breiana Whitehead
ATHLETE
HPI: 1.00
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Townsville
Go to all RankingsJay Vine
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 3
Elle Armit
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 14.73
Rank: 8
Stephanie Kershaw
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 12.59
Rank: 9
Breiana Whitehead
ATHLETE
HPI: 1.00
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Townsville were athletes (3), journalists (1), racing drivers (1), cyclists (1), and volleyball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Townsville, including Elle Armit, and Stephanie Kershaw. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Townsville, including Elle Armit, Stephanie Kershaw, and Breiana Whitehead.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Townsville since 1700.