Canberra
Canberra ranks 1,210th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hitchin, Slough, and Salerno. Memorable people born in Canberra include Alex O'Loughlin, Mia Wasikowska, and Josip Šimunić. Memorable people who died in Canberra include Colin Groves, John Curtin, and Mark Oliphant. Canberra has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and archaeologists. Canberra is located in Australia.
Canberra is the capital city of Australia and the capital and largest city of the Australian Capital Territory. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city, and the eighth-largest Australian city by population. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2024, Canberra's estimated population was 473,855. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, Canberra was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Alex O'Loughlin, Mia Wasikowska, and Josip Šimunić. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Canberra including Colin Groves, John Curtin, and Mark Oliphant.
People Born in Canberra
Go to all RankingsAlex O'Loughlin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 10
Mia Wasikowska
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 15
Josip Šimunić
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 9
Patty Mills
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 18
Frank Gambale
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12
Nick Kyrgios
TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 17
Ben Williams
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 8
Michael Matthews
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 13
Rory Sutherland
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 14
Jason Geria
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 16
Carl Valeri
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 11
Liv Hewson
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Canberra
Go to all RankingsColin Groves
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - 2017
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 1
John Curtin
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1945
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 4
Mark Oliphant
PHYSICIST
1901 - 2000
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3
Ben Chifley
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1951
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 6
Frank Fenner
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2010
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 2
Judith Wright
WRITER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Canberra were athletes (8), actors (3), soccer players (3), cyclists (3), and basketball players (1), while most who died were politicians (2), archaeologists (1), physicists (1), biologists (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Canberra, including Caleb Antill, Andrew Charter, and Kiri Tontodonati. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Canberra, including Luke Letcher, Caleb Antill, and Andrew Charter.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Canberra since 1700.