Wellington
Wellington ranks 345th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nantes, Leuven, and Gunma Prefecture. The most famous people from Wellington are Russell Crowe, Peter Jackson, and Katherine Mansfield. The most famous people who died in Wellington are Peter Fraser, Ernest Marsden, and Edith Farkas. Wellington has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and physicists. Wellington is located in New Zealand.
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1880 and 2002, Wellington was the birth place of 61 globally memorable people, including Russell Crowe, Peter Jackson, and Katherine Mansfield. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Wellington including Peter Fraser, Ernest Marsden, and Edith Farkas.
People Born in Wellington
Go to all RankingsRussell Crowe
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 1
Peter Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
Katherine Mansfield
WRITER
1888 - 1923
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 3
Jane Campion
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 4
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 5
Karl Urban
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 6
Bill Pickering
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 7
Clive Revill
ACTOR
1930 - 2025
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 8
Richard Curtis
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 9
Wynton Rufer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 10
Taika Waititi
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 11
Antony Starr
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wellington
Go to all RankingsAnna Sawai
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 26
Russell Coutts
ARCHITECT
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 28
Murray Chandler
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 32
Chris James
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 37
Daniel McLay
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 41
People Deceased in Wellington
Go to all RankingsPeter Fraser
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1950
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 1
Ernest Marsden
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1970
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 2
Edith Farkas
PHYSICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3
John Ballance
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1893
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 4
Ted Morgan
BOXER
1906 - 1952
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 5
Neroli Fairhall
ATHLETE
1944 - 2006
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 6
Geoff Murphy
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2018
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 7
Harry Atkinson
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1892
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 8
Jim Bolger
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 9
Michael Joseph Savage
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1940
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 10
Keith Holyoake
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11
Georgina Beyer
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2023
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wellington were soccer players (13), athletes (12), actors (11), film directors (7), and politicians (4), while most who died were politicians (7), physicists (1), physicians (1), boxers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wellington, including Wynton Rufer, Michael McGlinchey, and Simon Elliott. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wellington, including Wynton Rufer, Michael McGlinchey, and Simon Elliott.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Wellington since 1700.





























