Cultural Production in

Present Day

Auckland (nzl)

New Zealand

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Auckland ranks 175th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tashkent, Buffalo, New York, and Bristol. Memorable people born in Auckland include Edmund Hillary, Bruce McLaren, and Rosé. Memorable people who died in Auckland include William Phillips, Sālote Tupou III, and ʻAkilisi Pōhiva. Auckland has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Auckland is located in New Zealand.

Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,547,200. It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,816,000 as of June 2025. It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-largest city in Oceania. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, Auckland was the birth place of 120 globally memorable people, including Edmund Hillary, Bruce McLaren, and Rosé. Additionaly, 24 globally memorable people have passed away in Auckland including William Phillips, Sālote Tupou III, and ʻAkilisi Pōhiva.

People Born in Auckland

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People Deceased in Auckland

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Auckland were athletes (29), soccer players (21), actors (19), cyclists (6), and politicians (5),  while most who died were politicians (11), athletes (4), economists (1), soccer players (1), and film directors (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Auckland, including Tony Hurt, Hamish Carter, and Laurel Hubbard. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Auckland, including Tony Hurt, Chris Harris, and José Reyes.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Auckland since 1700.