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Sydney (aus)

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Sydney ranks 37th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Francisco, Istanbul, and Venice. Memorable people born in Sydney include Tamam Shud case, John Cornforth, and Scott Morrison. Memorable people who died in Sydney include Lionel Cox, David Malet Armstrong, and Fanny Durack. Sydney has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many swimmers, and tennis players. 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 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 2024 was 5,557,233, 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 251 globally memorable people, including Tamam Shud case, John Cornforth, and Scott Morrison. Additionaly, 58 globally memorable people have passed away in Sydney including Lionel Cox, David Malet Armstrong, and Fanny Durack.

People Born in Sydney

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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 swimmers (7), tennis players (7), writers (6), athletes (5), and politicians (4).

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.