List of Sons and Daughters of the City of Wellington

This is a list of famous people who were born in the New Zealand city of Wellington . The list does not claim to be complete.

1841-1900

James Mills
(1847-1936)

James Mills (1847–1936), businessman and politician
Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull (1868–1918), businessman, book lover and owner of the largest private library in New Zealand of his time
Francis Fisher (1877–1960), politician and tennis player
Arnold Trowell (1887–1966), cellist, composer and music teacher
Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923), New Zealand-British writer

Jack Marshall
(1912–1988)

Nancy Wake
(1912-2011)

Tom Neale (1902–1977), hermit and survivor
Denis Blundell (1907–1984), lawyer and from 1972 to 1977 the 12th Governor General of New Zealand
Richard Barrer (1910–1996), chemist and researcher on membranes
Ralph Gray, Baron Gray of Naunton (1910–1999), British colonial administrator and the last Governor of Northern Ireland
William Hayward Pickering (1910-2004), New Zealand-American space pioneer
Jack Marshall (1912–1988), politician
Nancy Wake (1912–2011), British escape agent and member of the Resistance during the Second World War
Derek Freeman (1916-2001), anthropologist
Ronald L. Meek (1917–1978), political economist and sociologist
Bob Scott (1921–2012), rugby union player
John Forrester (1922-2002), painter
Alexander Grant (1925–2011), ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer
Graeme Allwright (1926-2020), French singer, author, composer, translator and poet
Peter Whittle (* 1927), mathematician
Clive Revill (born 1930), actor
Thomas Stafford Williams (* 1930), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington

Paul Reeves
(1932-2011)

Michael Hardie Boys (* 1931), lawyer and New Zealand's 17th Governor General from 1996 to 2001
Paul Reeves (1932–2011), Minister of the Anglican Church and Governor General of New Zealand
John Beedell (1933-2014), Canadian canoeist
Gerard Francis Loft (1933–2007), Roman Catholic Bishop of Auki
Robin Leamy (* 1934), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Auckland
Patricia Grace (* 1937), author of the Māori Renaissance
Tony Shelly (1937–1998), racing car driver
Geoff Murphy (1938-2018), director and writer
Max Cresswell (* 1939), philosopher and logician
Brian Smith (born 1939), jazz musician
Jonathan Hardy (1940–2012), Australian actor and screenwriter
Graham McRae (* 1940), racing car driver

Kerry Fox
(born 1966)

Vaughan Coveny (born 1971), football player
Jon Toogood (born 1971), musician
Robbie Magasiva (* 1972), actor and comedian
Peter O'Leary (born 1972), football referee
Karl Urban (* 1972), actor
Karyn Ballance (* 1973), triathlete
Joanna Lawn (* 1973), triathlete
James Shaw (* 1973), politician
Garth da Silva (* 1973), boxer
Mark Burton (born 1974), football player
Simon Elliott (* 1974), football player
Sharn Wordley (* 1974), show jumper
Juliane Bray (* 1975), snowboarder
David Stahel (* 1975), military historian
Taika Waititi (* 1975), film director, screenwriter, actor, painter and comedian
Sala Baker (* 1976), actor and stunt coordinator
Bret McKenzie (* 1976), actor, musician, comedian and Oscar winner
Richard Ussher (* 1976), triathlete and multi-athlete
Raf de Gregorio (* 1977), football player
Rachel Howard (born 1977), soccer player
Duncan Oughton (born 1977), football player
Michala Banas (* 1978), actress and singer
Jessica Napier (born 1979), actress
Jacob Tomuri (* 1979), film actor and stuntman

Ma'a Nonu
(* 1982)

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