Victoria University Of Wellington
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Discover the notable alumni of Victoria University Of Wellington. The list includes people like Karl Urban, Fred Hollows, Michael King, Fleur Adcock & Sam Neill. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, writers, intellectuals & academics, physicians and musicians etc.
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Taika Waititi(Filmmaker Best Known for His Films: 'Boy', 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' and 'What We Do in the Shadows')
Birthdate: August 16, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Raukokore, Waihau Bay, New Zealand
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
2
Karl Urban(New Zealand Actor Known for His TV Series ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’)
Birthdate: June 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
3
Sam Neill(Actor, Director and Producer Known for His Role as ‘Dr. Alan Grant’ in ‘Jurassic Park’ Film Series)
Birthdate: September 14, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Omagh, Northern Ireland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Costa Ronin(Best Known for His Roles in the TV Series: ' East West 101', 'The Americans' and 'Homeland')
Birthdate: February 3, 1979
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kaliningrad, Russia
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Michelle Ang(Actress known for her work on Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462)
Birthdate: October 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Melanie Lynskey(New Zealand Actress Known for Playing Quirky, Soft-Spoken but Headstrong Characters)
Birthdate: May 16, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: April 27, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Inverness
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Fred Hollows(New Zealand-Australian Ophthalmologist and Philanthropist)
Birthdate: April 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dunedin, New Zealand
Died: February 10, 1993
Birthdate: April 30, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
10
Antonia Prebble(Best known for her role as Loretta West in the series Outrageous Fortune)
Birthdate: June 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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John Money(Psychologist Known for His Research into Sexual Identity and Biology of Gender)
Birthdate: July 8, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Morrinsville, New Zealand
Died: July 7, 2006
12
Fran Walsh(Screenwriter, film producer who has won three Academy Awards for the final film of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Birthdate: January 10, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Eleanor Catton(New Zealand Novelist and the Youngest Winner of the Booker Prize)
Birthdate: September 24, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, Canada
Birthdate: May 17, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Matamata, New Zealand
Birthdate: October 12, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hawera
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: April 29, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Apia, Samoa
Birthdate: 1979 AD
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
18
Christine Leunens(Known for Bestselling Novels Such as 'Primordial Soup' and 'Caging Skies')
Birthdate: December 29, 1964
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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John Clarke(Former Comedian known predominantly for his long-running collaboration with fellow satirist, Bryan Dawe)
Birthdate: July 29, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died: April 9, 2017
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: April 21, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nelson, New Zealand
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
21
Ibrahim Omer(Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list)
Birthdate: 1980 AD
Birthplace: Eritrea
Birthdate: December 15, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wellington
Died: March 30, 2004
23
Claire Szabó(Chief executive officer and has been President of the New Zealand Labour Party since 2019)
Birthdate: 1979 AD
Birthplace: New Zealand
Birthdate: April 14, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Masterson, New Zealand
Died: February 7, 2007
Birthdate: August 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Birthdate: February 7, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gisborne, New Zealand
Birthdate: March 11, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Eltham, New Zealand
Died: September 4, 1989
Birthdate: March 5, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Died: August 30, 1988
Birthdate: February 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Papakura, New Zealand
Birthdate: 1958 AD
Birthplace: Levin, New Zealand
Birthdate: October 1, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ararat, Australia
Birthdate: July 20, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Taumarunui, New Zealand
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: August 19, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Whanganui, New Zealand
Died: March 24, 2012
Birthdate: 1950 AD
Birthplace: Perth
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Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon(Former Judge widely considered one of New Zealand's most influential jurists, and is the only New Zealand judge to have sat in the House of Lords)
Birthdate: May 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Died: August 30, 2006
36
John Psathas(Classical composer who has work in the repertoire of such high-profile musicians)
Birthdate: 1966 AD
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
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Emelihter Kihleng(First ever Micronesian to publish a collection of poetry in the English language,[1] and is one of few published Micronesian poets)
Birthdate: October 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Apia, Samoa
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Adaljiza Magno(Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of East Timor since 2020)
Birthdate: January 7, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baguia, Timor-Leste
Birthdate: 1963 AD
Birthplace: Kiribati
Birthdate: 1940 AD
Birthplace: Pahiatua, New Zealand
Birthdate: December 16, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nonouti Island, Kiribati
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Lydia Wevers(Literary historian whose research focussed on New Zealand literature and print culture, as well as Australian literature)
Birthdate: March 19, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hengelo, Netherlands
Died: September 4, 2021
