Wairoa
Wairoa ranks 16,051st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mafra, Portugal, Eastry, and Ōtorohanga. The most famous people from Wairoa are Dudley Storey. Wairoa has been the birth place of many athletes. Wairoa is located in New Zealand.
Wairoa is the largest town in the Wairoa District and the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of Māhia Peninsula. It is 118 kilometres (73 mi) northeast of Napier, and 92 kilometres (57 mi) southwest of Gisborne, on State Highway 2. It is the nearest town to the Te Urewera protected area and former national park, which is accessible from Wairoa via State Highway 38. It is one of three towns in New Zealand where Māori outnumber other ethnicities, with 62.29% of the population identifying as Māori. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1939, Wairoa was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Dudley Storey.
People Born in Wairoa
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wairoa were athletes (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 Wairoa, including Dudley Storey. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wairoa, including Dudley Storey.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wairoa since 1700.
