Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui

1. Terence Bayler (1930)

New Zealand Actor

Notable for his roles as Gregory and The Bloody Baron in the respective films Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), he is...

2. Pat Crowley (1933)

Actress

Famous during the 1950s for her roles in films such as Money from Home and Hollywood or Bust, this screen actress later starred in the television shows Please Don't Eat...

3. Jerry Mateparae (1954)

Governor-general Of New Zealand

Politician who began serving as Governor-General of New Zealand in 2011. He had previously served from 2006-2011 as Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force.

4. Glenn Dods (1958)

New Zealand Association Football

Glenn Laurence Dods was a successful New Zealand association football player who represented the New Zealand national football team 22 times from 1976 to the 1982. He was part of...

5. Earl Bamber (1990)

New Zealand Racing Driver

Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.

6. William Hughes Field (1861)

New Zealand Politician

Hughes Field was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand; first for the Liberal Party then Independent and then for the Reform Party. He made a significant contribution to the...

7. Lucy van Dalen (1988)

New Zealand Distance Runner

Lucy van Dalen is a New Zealand middle-distance runner who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 1500 metres. Along with her twin sister Holly Lucy attended Stony...

8. William Dartnell Johnson (1870)

Australian Politician

Dartnell Johnson was a Labor politician from Western Australia.

9. Brian Talboys (1921)

New Zealand Politician

Sir Brian Edward Talboys CH KCB AC PC was a New Zealand politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister for the first two terms of Robert Muldoon's premiership. If the...

10. Ron Cribb (1976)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Ronald Te Huia Cribb is a real estate agent and former New Zealand rugby union player. A very talented loose forward the 1. 94 m 110 kg Cribb is a...

11. Alan McIntyre (1949)

Field Hockey Player

Alan McIntyre is a former field hockey player from New Zealand who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in...

12. Simon Owen (1950)

Professional Golfer

Simon Owen is a professional golfer from New Zealand. Owen was born in Wanganui. He turned professional in 1971 and has won several tournaments in Australasia. He played on the...

13. Andy Haden (1950)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Andrew Maxwell Haden is a former New Zealand rugby union player who was a lock-forward for Auckland and New Zealand in the 1970s and 1980s.

14. Gillian McConway (1950)

Cricketer

Gillian Elizabeth McConway played 14 test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1984 and 1987.

15. Dick Tonks (1951)

Rower

Richard William Tonks MNZM is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Along with Ross Collinge Dudley Storey and...

16. Peter Belliss (Unknow)

New Zealand Lawn Bowls Competito

Peter James Belliss MBE is a former lawn bowls player for New Zealand.

17. Carl Crafar (1964)

New Zealand Cricketer

Carl Antony Crafar is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Central Districts Stags in the 1986-87. He also played for Wanganui in the Hawke Cup.

18. Rana Waitai (1942)

New Zealand Politician

Rana Donald Waitai is a former New Zealand politician. He was a member of parliament from 1996 to 1999.

19. Tony Friedlander (1944)

New Zealand Politician

Anthony Peter David Friedlander QSO is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party. He represented the New Plymouth electorate in Parliament from 1975 to 1987 when he was...

20. Edwin Meachen (1895)

New Zealand Politician

Edwin Purcell Meachen was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Meachen was born in Wanganui. He represented the Marlborough electorates of Wairau from 1935 to 1938 and then...

21. Henry Augustus Field (Unknow)

New Zealand Politician

Henry Augustus Field was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

22. Stu Gillespie (1957)

New Zealand Cricketer

Stuart Ross Gillespie is a former New Zealand cricketer who played one Test and 19 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand cricket team. He played as a specialist seam...

23. Don Brash (1940)

New Zealand Politician

Donald Don Thomas Brash a New Zealand politician was Leader of the Opposition parliamentary leader of the National Party from 28 October 2003 to 27 November 2006 and the leader...

24. Catherine Cheatley (1983)

Olympic Cyclist

Catherine Cheatley is a retired New Zealand professional road and track cyclist. She won two New Zealand championship titles in both road race and individual track pursuit and later represented...

25. Heremaia Ngata (1971)

New Zealand Association Football

Heremaia Ngata is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder.

26. Hoani Tui (1984)

New Zealand Rugby Union Player

Hoani Tui is a rugby union player. Hoani is playing for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. Hoani's position of choice is prop. When playing for Wellington Hoani was called...

27. Fabian Soutar (1986)

New Zealand Rugby League Player

bian Soutar is a rugby league player who is currently with the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup. His usual position is prop/second row.

28. Megan Compain (1975)

Olympic Basketball Player

Megan Compain is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

29. Dayna Edwards (1985)

Australian Rugby Player

Dayna Edwards is a rugby union player from Australia. He is a Prop and plays for FC Grenoble. He previously played for the Queensland Reds.

30. Jodi Brown (1981)

New Zealand Netball Player

Jodi Brown is a New Zealand netball player. Brown was a member of the New Zealand national netball team the Silver Ferns from 2002–07 earning 28 caps. She has also...

31. Max Brown (actor) (1981)

English Actor

Max Brown is an English actor. He was born in Ilkley Yorkshire and spent most of his childhood in the town of Shrewsbury Shropshire which he refers to as his...

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