1
Anna Paquin
(Canadian-born New Zealand Actress and the Second Youngest Winner in Oscar History)
118
72
Birthdate: July 24, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
2
Lorde
(Known for Her Unconventional Musical Styles and Introspective Songwriting)
142
53
Birthdate: November 7, 1996
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
3
Roseanne Park
(Korean-New Zealand Singer and Dancer Known for Her Single ‘On the Ground’)
363
103
Birthdate: February 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
4
Jacinda Ardern
(40th Prime Minister of New Zealand)
75
53
Birthdate: July 26, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hamilton, New Zealand
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
5
Lucy Lawless
(New Zealand Actress Best Known for Her Role as 'Xena' in the Television Series 'Xena: Warrior Princess')
72
37
Birthdate: March 29, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
6
Thomasin McKenzie
(Actress)
71
44
Birthdate: July 26, 2000
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
7
Rose McIver
(Actress)
63
18
Birthdate: October 10, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
8
Melanie Lynskey
(New Zealand Actress Known for Playing Quirky, Soft-Spoken but Headstrong Characters)
21
18
Birthdate: May 16, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
9
Stella Maxwell
(Fashion Model and Former Victoria's Secret Angel)
34
30
Birthdate: May 15, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
10
Katherine Mansfield
(One of the Most Highly Regarded Short Story Writers of the 20th Century)
26
6
Birthdate: October 14, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wellington
Died: January 9, 1923
11
Shirley Setia
(Singer, Actress)
16
7
Birthdate: July 2, 1995
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Daman, India
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
12
Lydia Ko
(World's youngest LPGA tour winner who took the Women's Open at Ienbee Park, Canada, at 15 years of age)
16
7
Birthdate: April 24, 1997
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
13
Benee
(Singer-songwriter)
54
18
Birthdate: January 30, 2000
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
14
Valerie Adams
(Retired New Zealand Shot Putter and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medallist)
79
13
Birthdate: October 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
15
Dakota Kai
(New Zealand Professional Wrestler)
17
14
Birthdate: May 6, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
16
Rachel Hunter
(New Zealand Actress and Model)
22
21
Birthdate: September 8, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
17
Kerry Bishé
(Known for Her Role as ‘Donna Clark’ in the TV Series ‘Halt and Catch Fire’)
8
5
Birthdate: May 1, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Zealand
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
18
Nancy Wake
(British Agent who Led the Maquis Groups of the French Resistance - One of the Most Decorated Servicewomen During WW II)
95
14
Birthdate: August 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Died: August 7, 2011
19
Luciane Buchanan
(Actress)
4
2
Birthdate: July 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Zealand
20
Anna Hutchison
(Actress and Producer)
14
9
Birthdate: February 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
21
Kiri Te Kanawa
(Opera singer)
15
8
Birthdate: March 6, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gisborne, New Zealand
22
Zoë Bell
(Stuntwoman and Actress)
10
10
Birthdate: November 17, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
23
Anna-Louise Plowman
(Actress)
11
10
Birthdate: May 9, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Napier, New Zealand
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
24
Rebecca Gibney
(Actor)
13
6
Birthdate: December 14, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Levin
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
25
Jessica Watson
(Australian Sailor Who Attempted a Solo Global Circumnavigation at the Age of 16)
9
9
Birthdate: May 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gold Coast, Australia
26
Hayley Westenra
(New Zealand Classical Crossover Singer Best Known as Member of Irish Folk Group 'Celtic Woman')
6
3
Birthdate: April 10, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
27
Michelle Ang
(Actress known for her work on Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462)
4
3
Birthdate: October 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
28
Brooke Fraser
(New Zealand Rock Singer and Songwriter Best Known for Her Hit Single 'Something in the Water')
4
4
Birthdate: December 15, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
29
Jean Batten
(Aviator Who Made Record Breaking Trans-world Flights)
39
2
Birthdate: September 15, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand
Died: November 22, 1982
30
Emma Lahana
(Actor, Film actor)
8
4
Birthdate: June 27, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Auckland
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
31
Patsy Reddy
(21st Governor-General of New Zealand)
3
2
Birthdate: May 17, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Matamata, New Zealand
32
Helen Clark
(37th Prime Minister of New Zealand)
6
6
Birthdate: February 26, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Te Pahu, New Zealand
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
33
Brooke Williams
(Actress)
7
5
Birthdate: January 3, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
34
Niki Caro
(Director known for 2002 film Whale Rider was critically praised and won a number of awards)
4
4
Birthdate: September 20, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
35
Kate Sheppard
(The Most Prominent Member of the Women's Suffrage Movement in New Zealand)
57
11
Birthdate: March 10, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: July 13, 1934
36
Ngaio Marsh
(Writer, Theatre director, Novelist, Autobiographer, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor)
4
3
Birthdate: April 23, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Christchurch
Died: February 18, 1982
37
Alexia Barlier
(Actress)
6
4
Birthdate: December 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
38
Ladyhawke
(singer, songwriter)
5
4
Birthdate: July 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Masterton
39
Janet Frame
(Novelist, Essayist, Poet, Writer, Short Story Writer)
1
1
Birthdate: August 28, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dunedin
Died: January 29, 2004
40
Bic Runga
(New Zealand Pop Singer Known for Her Hit Single ‘Sway')
3
1
Birthdate: January 13, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
41
Robyn Malcolm
(Actress)
3
1
Birthdate: March 15, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ashburton, New Zealand
42
Monica Galetti
(Chef)
4
5
Birthdate: August 26, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Samoa
43
Wing
(Singer whose singing style has drawn comparisons to Florence Foster Jenkins and Mrs. Miller)
2
2
Birthdate: 1960 AD
Birthplace: Hong Kong
44
Jenny Shipley
(36th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1997 - 1999))
3
1
Birthdate: February 4, 1952
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gore, New Zealand
45
Dianna Fuemana
(New Zealand Pacific Writer, Director and Performer)
25
3
Birthdate: 1973 AD
Birthplace: New Zealand
46
Antonia Prebble
(Best known for her role as Loretta West in the series Outrageous Fortune)
3
2
Birthdate: June 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
47
Rose Matafeo
(Writer and performer on the NZ late-night comedy sketch show Funny Girls)
4
5
Birthdate: February 25, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
48
Lesley-Ann Brandt
(Film actress)
5
8
Birthdate: December 2, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
49
Emily Barclay
(New Zealand AFI award winning actress)
5
5
Birthdate: October 24, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
50
Lisa Carrington
(Canoeist)
5
2
Birthdate: June 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tauranga, New Zealand
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
