1. Regan West (1979)

Irish Cricketer

Irish former all-rounder who has played internationally for both the Irish and New Zealand national teams. Domestically, he played for teams like the Central District Stags and Wellington Firebirds.

2. Ian Ballinger (1925)

Sport Shooter

Sport shooter who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics. He competed in three consecutive Olympics from 1968 to 1976.

3. Grant Fox (1962)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

First five-eight who helped lead New Zealand to a victory in the first ever Rugby World Cup, in 1987.

4. Craig Innes (1969)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Won the 1996 ARL Premiership with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and represented New Zealand in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.

5. Beauden Barrett (1991)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

New Zealand-born footballer who joined the Wellington Hurricanes in 2011. He became Rugby Player of the Year for the second time in 2017.

6. Melanie Lynskey (1977)

New Zealand Actress

Actress who played Rose on the hit sitcom Two and a Half Men. She was also cast to play Michelle Pierson in the HBO series Togetherness.

7. Jared Turner (1978)

New Zealand Actor

Entrepreneur and social impact business leader known for being the CEO of Amare Global. He also founded the fast casual restaurant Zulu Piri Piri Chicken Grille.

8. Jordie Barrett (1997)

Rugby Player

Rugby fullback and centre who is widely known for his career in the New Zealand Super Rugby league. In September 2016, he signed with the Hurricanes in a two-year deal. 

9. Paige Hareb (1990)

New Zealand Surfer

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour veteran who joined the circuit in 2007. She was the first person (male or female) to qualify for the ASP World Championship Tour...

10. Toni Street (1983)

Television Presenter Sports Comm

Initially known for her sportscasting work with TVNZ (Television New Zealand), this television personality went on to co-host the talk shows Breakfast and Saturday Breakfast for the same network.

11. Rachel Priest (1985)

Cricketer

Rachel Holly Priest is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Central Districts Hinds in the State League. She was born in New Plymouth. She was the wicketkeeper in...

12. Greg Feek (1975)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Gregory Edward Feek is a New Zealand rugby union player who has played 10 tests for the All Blacks between 1999 and 2001 as a prop in addition to 63...

13. Frank van Hattum (1958)

New Zealand Association Football

sco van Hattum is a former New Zealand football player who was a goalkeeper during the country's first World Cup finals tournament in 1982. His international career started in 1980...

14. Tiny Hill (1906)

American Musician

Harry Lawrence “Tiny” Hill was a band leader of the Big Band era. During the height of his career Hill was billed as “America’s Biggest Bandleader” because of his weight...

15. Kane Barrett (1990)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Kane Barrett is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the flanker position. Domestically he represents Taranaki in the ITM Cup. Barrett made his provincial debut in...

16. Gwendoline Taylor (1987)

New Zealand Actress

Gwendoline Taylor is an actress from New Zealand. She first appeared on screen in 2007 in Show of Hands which was filmed in her hometown of New Plymouth. In 2008...

17. Jessica Tuki (1987)

New Zealand Netball Player

Jessica Tuki is a New Zealand netball player. She currently plays for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship and was previously in the Silver Ferns in...

18. Jeremiah Trueman (1987)

New Zealand Basketball Player

Jeremiah Kloeten Trueman is a New Zealand professional basketball player.

19. Bruce Beetham (1936)

New Zealand Politician

Bruce Craig Beetham QSO was an academic and politician from New Zealand whose career spanned the 1970s and early 1980s. A lecturer at Hamilton's University of Waikato and at the...

20. Callum Gibbins (1988)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Callum Gibbins is a rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker for Manawatu in the ITM Cup. Gibbins made his Manawatu Turbos debut in 2009 and he was been...

21. Sydney George Smith (1879)

New Zealand Politician

Sydney George Smith known to his friends as Sid was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party and then the National Party and a cabinet minister.

22. Richmond Hursthouse (1845)

New Zealand Politician

Richmond Hursthouse was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Nelson New Zealand and a cabinet minister. Hursthouse was born in New Plymouth the son of John Hursthouse.

23. Gareth West (1976)

New Zealand Cricketer

Gareth Lawrence West is a former New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts cricket team who played 26 matches in total from 2000-2004.

24. Rhys Marshall (1992)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Rhys Marshall is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays hooker for the Super Rugby franchise the Chiefs. Marshall also plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has...

25. Lee-Ann McPhillips (1964)

New Zealand Distance Runner

Lee-Ann McPhillips is a former long-distance runner from New Zealand. She runs for Hamilton City Hawks Athletic Club. She represented her native country at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2000...

26. Grazia MacIntosh (1955)

Association Footballer

Grazia MacIntosh is a former association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. MacIntosh made her full Football Ferns debut in a 1-2 loss to Australia on...

27. Harry Duynhoven (1955)

New Zealand Politician

Harry James Duynhoven QSO is a New Zealand politician and member of the New Zealand Labour Party. He was the mayor of the city of New Plymouth and surrounding districts...

28. Maryan Street (1955)

New Zealand Politician

Maryan Street is a Member of the New Zealand Parliament for the New Zealand Labour Party. In the 2005 elections she became the first openly lesbian MP elected to the...

29. Henry Okey (Unknow)

New Zealand Politician

Henry James Hobbs Okey was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He won the Taranaki electorate in a 1907 by-election and held it until 1918 when he...

30. Arthur Richmond Atkinson (1863)

New Zealand Politician

Arthur Richmond Atkinson was a New Zealand barrister and solicitor Member of Parliament and Wellington City Councillor.

31. Audrey Ngaere Gale (1909)

Lawyer Local Politician Communit

Audrey Ngaere Gale was a New Zealand lawyer local politician and community leader. She was born in New Plymouth Taranaki New Zealand on 17 March 1909.

32. Derryn Hinch (1944)

Australian Journalist Tv And Rad

Derryn Nigel Hinch is a New Zealand-born Australian-citizen media personality best known for his work on Melbourne radio and television. He was the host of 3AW's Drive radio show until...

33. Warren Wisneski (1969)

New Zealand Cricketer

Anthony Wisneski is a retired cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2000 but no Tests. He retired from all cricket in 2004 and he has...

34. Steven Joyce (1963)

New Zealand Politician

Steven Leonard Joyce is a New Zealand politician who entered the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2008 as a member of the New Zealand National Party. In the same...

35. Melody Cooper (1983)

Olympic Field Hockey Player

Melody Cooper is a New Zealand field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team in the women's event.

36. Jimmy Gopperth (1983)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Leinster Rugby in the Rabo Direct Pro 12. His position is fly-half and he played previously for the Hurricanes...

37. Shaun Treeby (1989)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Shaun Treeby is a professional rugby union player. He plays his provincial rugby for Wellington in the ITM Cup and is a member of the Highlanders Super Rugby squad.

38. Deacon Manu (1979)

Fijian Rugby Union Player

Deacon Tehanakore Manu is a New Zealand-born retired Fijian rugby union footballer. He played as a prop for the Scarlets in the Rabo Direct Pro12 having signed from the Chiefs...

39. Erika Burgess (1984)

New Zealand Netball Player

Erika Burgess is a New Zealand netball player. Burgess plays for the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship having previously played for the Western Flyers and Southern Sting in the...

40. Elizabeth Smither (1941)

New Zealand Poet

Elizabeth Edwina Smither MNZM is a New Zealand poet and writer. She worked as a librarian.

41. Hannah Bromley (1986)

Association Footballer

Hannah Bromley is an association football central defender who played in Australia's W-League for Sydney FC.

42. Jamilah Gupwell (1986)

New Zealand Netball Player

Jamilah Gupwell is a New Zealand netball player. She played three years with the Capital Shakers in the National Bank Cup. She was also a member of the New Zealand...

43. Damon Rampton (Unknow)

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44. Melodie Robinson (1973)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Melodie Robinson is a New Zealand sports journalist and presenter and former international rugby union player for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team. She played 18 tests for...

45. James Stosic (1981)

New Zealand Rugby League Player

James Stosic is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.

46. Jamie How (1981)

New Zealand Cricketer

Jamie Michael How is a cricketer who has played Test match One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. In New...

47. Michelle de Bruyn (1965)

Association Footballer

Michelle de Bruyn is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. De Bruyn made her Football Ferns début in a 0-0 draw with Chinese Taipei...