List of personalities of the city of Auckland
The list of famous people in the city of Auckland includes people who were born in Auckland as well as people who worked in Auckland but were born elsewhere. The list does not claim to be complete.
Auckland born personalities
To 1900
- Bert Bailey (1868–1953), Australian actor, writer and theater impresario
- Hugh Walpole (1884-1941), writer
1901 to 1920
- Raymond Firth (1901-2002), ethnologist
- Leslie Munro (1901–1974), politician, diplomat and journalist
- Francis John Turner (1904–1985), geologist and petrologist
- Keith Edward Bullen (1906–1976), mathematician, geophysicist and seismologist
- Arthur D. Trendall (1909–1995), classical archaeologist
- George Laking (1912-2008), diplomat
- Evan Graham Turbott (1914-2014), zoologist
- Rosalie Gascoigne (1917–1999), artist
- Arthur Lydiard (1917-2004), athletics coach
- Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), mountaineer
1921 to 1940
- Robert Muldoon (1921–1992), politician
- David Ballantyne (1924–1986), author and journalist
- DP O'Connell (1924-1979), lawyer
- John Holland (1926–1990), track and field athlete
- William Liley (1929-1983), gynecologist and obstetrician
- Cherry Wilder (1930–2002), science fiction and fantasy writer
- John C. Butcher (born 1933), mathematician
- Donald McIntyre (born 1934), opera singer
- Barry Crump (1935-1996), writer
- Wilson Whineray (1935–2012), rugby union player
- Hugh Anderson (born 1936), motorcycle racer
- Denis Browne (born 1937), bishop
- Roger Douglas (* 1937), politician
- Kenneth Keith (* 1937), lawyer
- Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), racing car driver and racing team founder
- Jim Anderton (1938-2018), politician
- Kel Tremain (1938-1992), rugby union player
- Lewis Norman Mander (1939-2020), chemist
- Dave MacRae (* 1940), pianist and keyboardist
- Waka Nathan (born 1940), rugby union player
- Beverly Weigel (* 1940), long jumper and sprinter
1941 to 1960
- Kim Casali (1941–1997), draftsman
- Ian Mune (born 1941), actor and director
- John Nicholson (1941-2017), racing car driver
- Gale Garnett (* 1942), pop music singer, actress and author
- Lisa Harrow (born 1943), actress
- Anand Satyanand (* 1944), politician
- Pauline Gedge (* 1945), writer
- Bruce Spence (born 1945), Australian actor
- Tony Hurt (born 1946), rower
- Susan Moller Okin (1946–2004), philosopher and women's rights activist
- Alan Broadbent (* 1947), jazz pianist, arranger and composer
- Peter Blake (1948–2001), sports sailor and environmentalist
- Murray Cheater (1947-2020), track and field athlete
- Paul Donoghue (born 1949), bishop
- Bruce Farr (* 1949), designer
- Michael Fay (* 1949), banker and entrepreneur
- Pamela Stephenson (* 1949), actress, psychologist, television presenter and author
- Bryan Williams (born 1950), rugby union player
- Chris Carter (* 1952), politician
- Phil Goff (* 1953), politician
- Steve Millen (* 1953), racing car driver
- Brian Houston (born 1954), pastor
- Kim Sinclair (* 1954), production designer and art director
- Peter Godman (1955–2018), Middle Latin philologist and historian
- Graeme Revell (* 1955), industrial pioneer and composer for film music
- Julian Bethwaite (* 1957), Australian designer
- Bill Farmer (* 1959), racing car driver
- Chris Lewis (born 1957), tennis player
1961 to 1980
- Ricki Herbert (* 1961), soccer player and coach
- John Key (born 1961), politician
- Mike Thackwell (* 1961), Formula 1 driver
- Neil Cunningham (1962-2016), racing car driver
- Brian Falkner (* 1962), children's and youth author
- Sean Fitzpatrick (born 1963), rugby union player
- Kevin Smith (1963–2002), film actor and rock musician
- John Kirwan (born 1964), rugby union player
- Michael Jones (born 1965), rugby union player
- Gina Bellman (born 1966), actress
- Andrew Adamson (born 1966), director
- Grant Bowler (born 1968), actor
- Lisa Chappell (* 1968), actress and singer
- Toni Jeffs (* 1968), swimmer
- Lucy Lawless (* 1968), actress, film producer and singer
- Lawrence Makoare (born 1968), actor
- Manu Bennett (* 1969), actor and model
- Liza Hunter-Galvan (* 1969), marathon runner
- Rachel Hunter (* 1969), model and actress
- Brett Steven (born 1969), tennis player
- Chris Zoricich (* 1969), soccer player
- Aaron Jeffery (born 1970), actor
- Rhona Robertson (* 1970), badminton player
- Paul Snowden (* 1970), action artist and designer
- Antonio Te Maioha (born 1970), actor
- Jason Batty (* 1971), soccer goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach
- Hamish Carter (* 1971), triathlete
- Helen Clarke (born 1971), hockey player
- Ray Sefo (* 1971), martial artist
- Joel Tobeck (* 1971), actor
- Cameron Brown (born 1972), triathlete
- Sean Douglas (born 1972), football player
- Nicholas Tongue (* 1973), swimmer
- Gavin Wilkinson (* 1973), football player and coach
- Beatrice Faumuina (* 1974), discus thrower
- Martin Henderson (born 1974), actor
- Mark Hunt (* 1974), mixed martial arts fighter
- Kieren Hutchison (born 1974), actor
- Leilani Rorani (* 1974), squash player
- Che Bunce (* 1975), football player
- Danny Hay (* 1975), football player
- Jonah Lomu (1975-2015), rugby union player
- Callan Mulvey (born 1975), Australian actor
- Lianne Shirley (* 1975), badminton player
- Dean O'Gorman (born 1976), actor
- Sarah Ulmer (* 1976), racing cyclist
- Ivan Vicelich (* 1976), football player
- Shane Chapman (* 1978), Thai boxer and K-1 fighter
- Noah Hickey (* 1978), soccer player
- Doug Howlett (born 1978), rugby union player
- Daniel Bedingfield (* 1979), pop singer
- Aidan Burley (* 1979), British politician
- Matt Halliday (* 1979), racing car driver
- Gavin Williams (* 1979), New Zealand-Samoan rugby union player
- Jeremy Vennell (born 1980), racing cyclist
From 1981
- Dwayne Cameron (born 1981), actor
- Samuel Holloway (* 1981), composer
- Daniel James (* 1981), actor and voice actor
- Jay Ryan (born 1981), actor
- Ali Williams (born 1981), rugby union player
- Renee Flavell (* 1982), badminton player
- Juliette Haigh (* 1982), rower
- Anthony Tuitavake (born 1982), rugby union player
- John Afoa (born 1983), rugby union player
- Chris Rankin (born 1983), actor
- Jonny Reid (* 1983), racing car driver
- Paul Williams (* 1983), New Zealand-Samoan rugby union player
- Dana Wilson (1983-2011), rugby league player
- Beth Allen (born 1984), actress
- Wade Cunningham (* 1984), racing car driver
- Fleur Saville (born 1984), actress
- Rudi Wulf (* 1984), rugby union player
- Rebecca Tegg (* 1985), soccer player
- Calum Gittins (born 1986), actor
- Gin Wigmore (* 1986), singer and songwriter
- J. Williams (* 1986), R&B singer
- Lauren Boyle (born 1987), swimmer
- Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu (* 1987), actress
- Emma Kete (* 1987), soccer player
- Matthew Sillars (* 1987), racing cyclist
- Jose Statham (* 1987), tennis player
- Mikal Statham (* 1987), tennis player
- Michael Boxall (* 1988), football player
- Sarah Major (* 1988), actress and voice actress
- Rose McIver (born 1988), actress
- Nneka Okpala (* 1988), triple jumper
- Cole Peverley (born 1988), football player
- Winston Reid (* 1988), Danish-New Zealand soccer player
- Amini Fonua (* 1989), Tongan swimmer
- Natasha Hansen (* 1989), cyclist
- Kirstie James (* 1989), cyclist
- Aaron Gate (* 1990), cyclist
- Finn Tearney (born 1990), tennis player
- Myron Simpson (* 1990), cyclist
- Annalie Longo (* 1991), soccer player
- Stefan Marinovic (* 1991), soccer goalkeeper
- Sue Maroroa (* 1991), chess player
- Olivia Tennet (* 1991), actress
- Chris Wood (born 1991), soccer player
- Rosie White (* 1993), soccer player
- Michael Brake (* 1994), rower
- Nick Cassidy (* 1994), racing car driver
- Mitch Evans (* 1994), racing car driver
- Jacko Gill (* 1994), athlete
- Chlöe Swarbrick (* 1994), politician
- Erin Routliffe (* 1995), tennis player
Known Auckland residents
- Barry Magee (born 1934), athlete
- Jabez Bryce (1935-2010), Bishop
- Mike Ryan (born 1941), long-distance runner
- Graeme Hart (* 1955), entrepreneur
- Ngila Dickson (* 1958), costume designer
- Michael Hester (* 1972), football referee
- Jodie Rimmer (* 1974), film and theater actress
- Celia Kuch (* 1978), German professional triathlete
- Jacob Tomuri (* 1979), film actor and stuntman
- Yazmeen Acikgoez-Baker (born 1979), actress
- Joe Rokocoko (born 1983), rugby union player
- Lorde (* 1996), musician
- KJApa (born 1997), actor