Famous People Born In Wellington

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 1 
Russell Crowe
(Actor Best Known for His Roles in the Films 'Gladiator', 'The Insider' and 'A Beautiful Mind')
Russell Crowe
66
Birthdate: April 7, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Karl Urban
(New Zealand Actor Known for His TV Series ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’)
Karl Urban
40
Birthdate: June 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 3 
Antony Starr
(New Zealand Actor Famous for His Portrayal of Twins Van and Jethro West in the Outrageous Fortune)
Antony Starr
12
Birthdate: October 25, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 4 
Thomasin McKenzie
(Actress)
Thomasin McKenzie
43
Birthdate: July 26, 2000
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 5 
Katherine Mansfield
(One of the Most Highly Regarded Short Story Writers of the 20th Century)
Katherine Mansfield
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 14, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 9, 1923
 6 
Bret McKenzie
(Musician, Comedian and Former Actor Best Known as One Half of Musical Comedy Duo ‘Flight of the Conchords’)
Bret McKenzie
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 29, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Nancy Wake
(British Agent who Led the Maquis Groups of the French Resistance - One of the Most Decorated Servicewomen During WW II)
Nancy Wake
14
Birthdate: August 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: August 7, 2011
 8 
Julian Dennison
(Known for His Role as Ricky Baker in the Movie 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople')
Julian Dennison
30
Birthdate: October 26, 2002
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 9 
Lee Tamahori
(Film director, Actor)
Lee Tamahori
6
Birthdate: June 17, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
 10 
Ma'a Nonu
(New Zealand Professional Rugby Union Player)
Ma'a Nonu
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 11 
Sam Hammington
(New Zealander Australian Comedian Who is Primarily Active in South Korea)
Sam Hammington
3
Birthdate: July 31, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 12 
Brooke Fraser
(New Zealand Rock Singer and Songwriter Best Known for Her Hit Single 'Something in the Water')
Brooke Fraser
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 15, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 13 
Richard Curtis
(Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer, Television producer, Writer)
Richard Curtis
6
Birthdate: November 8, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 14 
Niki Caro
(Director known for 2002 film Whale Rider was critically praised and won a number of awards)
Niki Caro
4
Birthdate: September 20, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 15 
Robbie Magasiva
(Actor)
Robbie Magasiva
0
Birthdate: May 21, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
 16 
Jane Campion
(Screenwriter, Film director, Actor)
Jane Campion
12
Birthdate: April 30, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
 17 
Julian Savea
(New Zealand Rugby Union Player)
Julian Savea
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 18 
Sala Baker
(Actor, Film actor)
Sala Baker
2
Birthdate: September 22, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 19 
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)
Fran Walsh
6
Birthdate: January 10, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 20 
Ardie Savea
(New Zealand Rugby Union Player Who Plays as a Flanker)
Ardie Savea
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 14, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 21 
Rachin Ravindra
(New Zealand Cricketer)
Rachin Ravindra
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 18, 1999
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 22 
Antonia Prebble
(Best known for her role as Loretta West in the series Outrageous Fortune)
Antonia Prebble
2
Birthdate: June 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 23 
Kerry Fox
(Actor)
Kerry Fox
6
Birthdate: July 30, 1966
Sun Sign: Leo
 24 
Sally Martin
(Actor)
Sally Martin
5
Birthdate: May 14, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
 25 
Amelia Kerr
(New Zealand Cricket All-rounder)
Amelia Kerr
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 13, 2000
Sun Sign: Libra
 26 
Anouska Hempel
(She is a noted figure in London society)
Anouska Hempel
3
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: December 13, 1941
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 27 
Mako Vunipola
(New Zealander Professional Rugby Union Player)
Mako Vunipola
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 28 
Georgina Beyer
(politician)
Georgina Beyer
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 29 
Willy Moon
(Musician)
Willy Moon
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 2, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
 30 
Lima Sopoaga
(New Zealand Professional Rugby Union Player Who Plays as Fly-Half and Centre)
Lima Sopoaga
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 31 
Liberato Cacace
(New Zealand Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Left-Back)
Liberato Cacace
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 27, 2000
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 32 
Nelson Asofa-Solomona
(New Zealand Professional Rugby League Footballer Who Plays as a Prop)
Nelson Asofa-Solomona
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 29, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 33 
Michala Banas
(Actress notable for her appearances in episodes of Round the Twist and Something in the Air)
Michala Banas
1
Birthdate: November 14, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 34 
Wynton Rufer
(New Zealand Retired Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Wynton Rufer
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 29, 1962
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 35 
Marko Stamenic
(New Zealand Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Marko Stamenic
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 19, 2002
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 36 
Kosta Barbarouses
(New Zealand Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Kosta Barbarouses
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 19, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 37 
Victor Vito
(New Zealand Former Rugby Player and All Black Who Last Played Blindside Flanker)
Victor Vito
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 27, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 38 
Jordan Rapana
(New Zealand Professional Rugby League Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Jordan Rapana
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 15, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 39 
Mose Masoe
(Samoan Former International Rugby League Footballer Who Last Played as a Prop)
Mose Masoe
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 17, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 40 
Ezi Magbegor
(Australian Basketball Player Who Plays at the Center Position)
Ezi Magbegor
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 13, 1999
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 41 
Patricia Grace
(New Zealand Writer)
Patricia Grace
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
 42 
Jeetan Patel
(Former New Zealand International Cricketer)
Jeetan Patel
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 7, 1980
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 43 
David Edward Kirk
(New Zealand Former Rugby Union Player)
David Edward Kirk
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 5, 1960
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 44 
Michael King
(Historian & Biographer)
Michael King
1
Birthdate: December 15, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: March 30, 2004
 45 
Danny Levi
(Rugby league player)
Danny Levi
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 46 
Ruby Tui
(New Zealand Rugby Union Player)
Ruby Tui
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 13, 1991
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 47 
William Hayward Pickering
(New Zealand-Born American Engineer and Physicist Known for His Research on Space Aeronautics)
William Hayward Pickering
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 24, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: March 15, 2004
 48 
Isaac Fe'aunati
(Former Rugby Union Player)
Isaac Fe'aunati
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 23, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 49 
Jack Marshall
(28th Prime Minister of New Zealand)
Jack Marshall
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 5, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: August 30, 1988
 50 
Michael Hardie Boys
(17th Governor-General of New Zealand)
Michael Hardie Boys
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra