New Zealander

Find out more about the greatest New Zealander, including Russell Crowe, Karl Urban, Keith Urban, Anna Paquin and Peter Jackson.

New Zealander

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Whether you are a nature lover, thrill chaser, energetic adventurer or are a lover of the rich and the famous, New Zealand is the place for you. That is true! Agreed no place on Earth can rival New Zealand when it comes to its physical charms. But then, the country boasts of an incredible number of great men and women who stands as a testament to the country’s versatility and superlative talent. These internationally acclaimed New Zealanders inspired, radicalized, and changed the world with the ground-braking thought, actions, and accomplishments, thereby capturing the world’s imagination. From Edmund Hillary, one of the first men to conquer Mt. Everest to Katherine Mansfield, the short story pioneer and from Bruce McLaren, the legendary racecar driver to Richard Pearse, the trailblazing aviator, these Kiwis have stamped excellence in whatever enterprise they took to. Explore the timeline, trivia, and interesting facts on some famous New Zealanders in the biographies below.

Keith Urban
(Musician)

26 October 1967

Russell Crowe
(Actor, Producer, Musician)

07 April 1964

Karl Urban
(Actor)

07 June 1972

Anna Paquin

24 July 1982

Peter Thiel
(Co-founder of PayPal)

11 October 1967

Edmund Hillary
(First person to climb Mt. Everest)

20 July 1919

Daniel Gillies
(Actor)

14 March 1976

Peter Jackson
(Film Director, Producer & Screenwriter)

31 October 1961

Rose McIver
(Actress)

10 October 1988

Ernest Rutherford
(Physicist, Chemist)

30 August 1871

Rachel Hunter
(Model, Actress)

09 September 1969

Jonah Lomu
(Rugby Player)

12 May 1975

Sam Wills
(Comedian)

28 August 1978

Rob Hall
(Mountaineer)

14 January 1961

Kalyn Ponga
(Rugby Player)

30 March 1998

Nancy Wake
(British Secret Agent During World War II)

30 August 1912

Katherine Mansfield

14 October 1888

John Key
(Prime Minister of New Zealand)

09 August 1961

Valerie Adams
(Shot Putter)

06 October 1984

Fred Hollows
(Ophthalmologist)

09 April 1929

Kate Sheppard
(Women's Suffrage Leader)

10 March 1847

Jean Batten
(Aviator Who Made Record Breaking Trans-world Flights)

15 September 1909

Michael King
(Historian & Biographer)

15 December 1945

Fleur Adcock
(Poet)

10 February 1934

Angelo Georgalli
(Chef)

Caito Potatoe
(YouTuber)

16 July 1997

Dolan Dark
(YouTuber)

03 June 1994

Taika Waititi
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter)

16 August 1975

Sam Neill
(Actor, Winegrower)

14 September 1947

Melanie Lynskey
(Actor, Film actor, Television actor)

16 May 1977

Lucy Lawless
(Actor, Film producer, Singer)

29 March 1968

Jemaine Clement
(Stand-up comedian, Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Singer, Voice actor, Comedian, Musician)

10 January 1974

Cliff Curtis
(Actor)

27 July 1968

Marton Csokas
(Actor)

30 June 1966

Mark Hunt
(Boxer, Kickboxer)

23 March 1974

Manu Bennett
(Actor)

10 October 1969

Sonny Bill Williams
(Boxer, Rugby league player, Rugby union player)

03 August 1985

Martin Henderson
(Actor)

08 October 1974

Temuera Morrison
(actor)

26 December 1960

Zoë Bell
(Actor, Taekwondo athlete)

17 November 1978

Neil Finn
(Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist)

27 May 1958

Rhys Darby
(Actor, Comedian)

21 March 1974

Richard Curtis
(Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer, Television producer, Writer)

08 November 1956

Beauden Barrett
(Rugby union player)

27 May 1991

Emma Lahana
(Actor, Film actor)

27 June 1984

Steven Adams
(basketball player)

20 July 1993

Danielle Cormack
(Actor)

26 December 1970

Anna Hutchison
(Actor, Film actor)

08 February 1986

Bret McKenzie
(Actor, Singer, Musician, Screenwriter, Music supervisor)

29 June 1976

Bruce McLaren
(Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver)

30 August 1937

Alan Dale
(Actor)

06 May 1947

Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton

04 March 1948

Craig Parker
(Actor)

12 November 1970

Dan Carter
(Rugby union player, Association football player, Model)

05 March 1982

John Money
(Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Physician, University teacher)

08 July 1921

Keisha Castle-Hughes
(Actor)

24 March 1990

Richie McCaw
(Rugby union player, Helicopter pilot)

31 December 1980

Brooke Fraser
(Singer-songwriter, Singer)

15 December 1983

Kane Williamson
(Cricketer)

08 August 1990

Winston Peters
(Rugby union player, Politician, Diplomat)

11 April 1945

Brendon Hartley
(Racecar driver)

10 November 1989

Pamela Stephenson
(Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Author, Television presenter, Stage actor, Film actor)

04 December 1949

Sala Baker
(Actor, Film actor)

22 September 1976

Burt Munro
(Motorcycle racer, Farmer)

25 March 1899

Brett Lee
(Cricketer)

08 November 1976

Kieran Read
(Rugby union player)

26 October 1985

Scott Dixon
(Racecar driver)

22 July 1980

Aaron Finch
(Cricketer)

17 November 1986

Antony Starr
(Actor)

25 October 1975

Wizard of New Zealand
(Comedian, Teacher, Politician, Stage magician)

04 December 1932

Martin Campbell
(Film director, Film producer)

24 October 1943

Lucky Diamond Rich
(circus performer)

1971 AD

Michael Holding
(Cricketer)

16 February 1954

Bruce Spence
(Actor)

17 September 1945

Hayley Westenra
(Singer, Street artist, Opera singer)

10 April 1987

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