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Notable New Zealanders

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Harry Cecil Alderson Fox, MBE (1886 - 1960)
1951 Birthday Honours (New Zealand): For services to music.
Dr. Rodger Denis Fox, CNZM (1953 - 2024)
Trombonist Rodger Fox founded the Rodger Fox Big Band in 1973 and toured extensively throughout New Zealand and overseas. He was a huge part of the Tauranga Jazz Festival and completed his 50th anniver...
Dene O’Kane (1963 - 2024)
Dene O'Kane became a household name as a quarterfinalist in the World Snooker Championships in 1987 and 1992 and was a three-time World Masters champion. Sources New Zealand Herald: Radio New Zea...
Te Mahanga of Ngāpuhi (c.1785 - d.)
3.4.1 Te Mahanga and Maatara. He Whakaputanga me te Tiriti The Declaration and the Treaty In their growing discovery of european society, Bay of islands Māori were by now beginning to look further afie...
Alexander Turnbull Library. Reference: PUBL-0092-001.

Gottfried Lindauer (1839 - 1926)
Gottfried Lindauer (5 January 1839 to 13 June 1926) was a Czech born New Zealand painter famous for his portraits, including many of Māori. When he was called up for service in the Austro-Hungarian arm...

Kia ora! Welcome. This project is to document the genealogies of notable people who were born in or lived in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Governors

New Zealand Creative Artists

Creative arts include drama or theater, music, film, creative writing, graphic design, photography and visual arts.

Politicians

Media

Religious Leaders

Athletes

Steven Adams (Basketball player)
Valerie Adams (Shot putter)
Leo Bertos (Football player for All Whites and Wellington Phoenix)
Jeremy Brockie (Footballer for All Whites and Wellington Phoenix)
Lisa Carrington (Flatwater canoeist | New Zealand's most successful Olympian ever)
Jeremy Christie (Football player)
Martin Crowe (Former cricketer)
Anton Devcich (New Zealand cricketer)
Mahé Drysdale (Rower)
Robbie Franičević (Former race car driver)
Mate Jakich (Former rugby union player)
Danyon Loader (Former swimmer)
Stefan Marinovic (Football player, Vancouver Whitecaps and New Zealand)
Heremaia Ngata (Former football player)
Winston Reid (Footballer player for All Whites and captain of West Ham Utd)
Alex Rufer (Football player for Wellington Phoenix)
Shane Rufer (Former football player)
Wynton Rufer (Former football player)
Roger Sumich (Former cyclist)
Chris Wood (Footballer for All Whites and Burnley)
William Woolsey (Former rugby league player)

Tangata Whenua O Aotearoa - Notable People of Maori Descent

New Zealand Wars

Scientists and Inventors

Explorers

Entertainment

Literature

Ivy Amelia Batistich
Lyn McConchie, a native of New Zealand, has collaborated with Andre Norton on the Beast Master series.

Feminists

Notorious