Cultural Production in

Present Day

New Zealand

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New Zealand ranks 55th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Latvia, Chile, and Nigeria. Memorable people born in present day New Zealand include Ernest Rutherford, Edmund Hillary, and Russell Crowe. Memorable people who died in New Zealand include Edmund Hillary, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and William John Swainson. New Zealand has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and athletes.

New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and over 600 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2003, present day New Zealand was the birth place of 490 globally memorable people, including Ernest Rutherford, Edmund Hillary, and Russell Crowe. Additionaly, 72 globally memorable people have passed away in present day New Zealand including Edmund Hillary, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and William John Swainson.

People Born in Present Day New Zealand

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People Deceased in Present Day New Zealand

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day New Zealand were athletes (167), soccer players (62), actors (45), politicians (40), and cyclists (34),  while most who died were politicians (26), athletes (10), racing drivers (5), writers (5), and architects (2).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day New Zealand, including John Walker, Peter Snell, and Warren Cole. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Zealand, including John Walker, Harry Kerr, and Peter Snell.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day New Zealand since 1700.