List of people from Wellington

This is a list of notable people who were born in Wellington, New Zealand, or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region. (Alphabetically by surname) == The arts == === Comedy === Raybon Kan – comedian === Drag === Pollyfilla (Colin McLean) – drag queen === Drama === Russell Crowe – Oscar-winning actor Kerry Fox – actress Anna Paquin – Oscar-winning actress Antonia Prebble – actress Emmett Skilton – actor Antony Starr – actor Karl Urban – actor === Film === Jane Campion – Oscar winning film-maker Peter Jackson – Oscar-winning film-maker Clive Revill – film and theatre actor Lee Tamahori – film director Richard Taylor – head of film prop and special effects company Weta Workshop; multiple Oscar winner Taika Waititi – film director, screenwriter, actor, and comedian Fran Walsh – Oscar-winning screenwriter === Music === Jemaine Clement – musician, member of Flight of the Conchords Brooke Fraser – multi-platinum selling singer Anthony Jennings – harpsichordist, organist, choral and orchestral director, and academic Andy Kent – bass player for You Am I Ben Lummis – singer, 2004 New Zealand Idol winner Tina Matthews – musician (The Crocodiles), puppeteer, writer Bret McKenzie – musician, member of Flight of the Conchords John Psathas – composer John Charles – composer Eddie Rayner – musician – Crowded House, Split Enz Frankie Stevens – entertainer, singer and judge of New Zealand Idol Jon Toogood – singer and guitarist for the rock band Shihad Rosita Vai – singer, 2005 New Zealand Idol winner === Visual arts === Tom Scott – cartoonist, political commentator === Writing === Ann Shulgin – author Ivan Bootham – novelist, short story writer, poet and composer Neil Cross – writer Richard Curtis – movie and TV writer and director Lauris Edmond – poet Robin Hyde – poet John Gallas – poet and educator Patricia Grace – writer Lloyd Jones – writer Elizabeth Knox – author Katherine Mansfield – writer Bruce Mason – playwright Christopher Pugsley – writer Sydney Goodsir Smith – Scots language poet == Broadcasting == John Campbell – broadcaster and news journalist Selwyn Toogood (dec.) – broadcaster Dan Wootton – broadcaster and news journalist == Business == Mark Dunajtschik – property developer and philanthropist Sam Morgan – founder of online auction site TradeMe Peter Vincent – entrepreneur, founder/CEO of Vincent Aviation Dame Therese Walsh – chief operating officer for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and head of the organising body for the 2015 Cricket World Cup Jack Yan – publisher and graphic designer == Politics and public service == Lettie Annie Allen – public servant and political activist Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon (dec.) – barrister and jurist Francis Fisher – politician, tennis player Jessica Hammond – The Opportunities Party politician Bill Hastings – lawyer, Chief Censor Joe Mack – trade union leader Jack Marshall (dec.) – former Prime Minister Gerald O'Brien – public servant and politician Nancy Wake (dec.) – World War II British agent Fran Wilde – Mayor, Member of Parliament Michael Wilford – diplomat == Religion == Francis Douglas – Catholic missionary priest killed in World War II Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams (1930–2023) – Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023); Fifth Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand (1979–2005) == Science and technology == Rod Drury – technology entrepreneur Alan MacDiarmid (dec.) – scientist Richard Cockburn Maclaurin (dec.) – physicist, foundation professor of Victoria University and president of MIT William Hayward Pickering (dec.) – electrical engineer, former head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California Matt Visser – physicist and mathematician == Sport == Leo Bertos – footballer Jim Cassidy – jockey Murray Chandler – chess grandmaster Russell Coutts – professional sailor Anton Down-Jenkins (born 1999) – diver Phillip Drew (born 1986) – international croquet player Simon Elliott – footballer Chris Killen – footballer Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (born 2002) – Olympic rhythmic gymnast Ezi Magbegor – WNBA center for the Seattle Storm Melissa Moon – two-time world mountain running champion Jeetan Patel – cricketer Wynton Rufer – footballer Jesse Ryder – cricketer Jonathan Sarfati – chess master and author, raised in Wellington Ross Taylor (born 1984) – cricketer Ruby Tui (born 1991) – rugby sevens player.

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List of people from Wellington

This is a list of notable people who were born in Wellington, New Zealand, or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region. (Alphabetically by surname) == The arts == === Comedy === Raybon Kan – comedian === Drag === Pollyfilla (Colin McLean) – drag queen === Drama === Russell Crowe – Oscar-winning actor Kerry Fox – actress Anna Paquin – Oscar-winning actress Antonia Prebble – actress Emmett Skilton – actor Antony Starr – actor Karl Urban – actor === Film === Jane Campion – Oscar winning film-maker Peter Jackson – Oscar-winning film-maker Clive Revill – film and theatre actor Lee Tamahori – film director Richard Taylor – head of film prop and special effects company Weta Workshop; multiple Oscar winner Taika Waititi – film director, screenwriter, actor, and comedian Fran Walsh – Oscar-winning screenwriter === Music === Jemaine Clement – musician, member of Flight of the Conchords Brooke Fraser – multi-platinum selling singer Anthony Jennings – harpsichordist, organist, choral and orchestral director, and academic Andy Kent – bass player for You Am I Ben Lummis – singer, 2004 New Zealand Idol winner Tina Matthews – musician (The Crocodiles), puppeteer, writer Bret McKenzie – musician, member of Flight of the Conchords John Psathas – composer John Charles – composer Eddie Rayner – musician – Crowded House, Split Enz Frankie Stevens – entertainer, singer and judge of New Zealand Idol Jon Toogood – singer and guitarist for the rock band Shihad Rosita Vai – singer, 2005 New Zealand Idol winner === Visual arts === Tom Scott – cartoonist, political commentator === Writing === Ann Shulgin – author Ivan Bootham – novelist, short story writer, poet and composer Neil Cross – writer Richard Curtis – movie and TV writer and director Lauris Edmond – poet Robin Hyde – poet John Gallas – poet and educator Patricia Grace – writer Lloyd Jones – writer Elizabeth Knox – author Katherine Mansfield – writer Bruce Mason – playwright Christopher Pugsley – writer Sydney Goodsir Smith – Scots language poet == Broadcasting == John Campbell – broadcaster and news journalist Selwyn Toogood (dec.) – broadcaster Dan Wootton – broadcaster and news journalist == Business == Mark Dunajtschik – property developer and philanthropist Sam Morgan – founder of online auction site TradeMe Peter Vincent – entrepreneur, founder/CEO of Vincent Aviation Dame Therese Walsh – chief operating officer for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and head of the organising body for the 2015 Cricket World Cup Jack Yan – publisher and graphic designer == Politics and public service == Lettie Annie Allen – public servant and political activist Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon (dec.) – barrister and jurist Francis Fisher – politician, tennis player Jessica Hammond – The Opportunities Party politician Bill Hastings – lawyer, Chief Censor Joe Mack – trade union leader Jack Marshall (dec.) – former Prime Minister Gerald O'Brien – public servant and politician Nancy Wake (dec.) – World War II British agent Fran Wilde – Mayor, Member of Parliament Michael Wilford – diplomat == Religion == Francis Douglas – Catholic missionary priest killed in World War II Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams (1930–2023) – Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1983–2023); Fifth Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand (1979–2005) == Science and technology == Rod Drury – technology entrepreneur Alan MacDiarmid (dec.) – scientist Richard Cockburn Maclaurin (dec.) – physicist, foundation professor of Victoria University and president of MIT William Hayward Pickering (dec.) – electrical engineer, former head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California Matt Visser – physicist and mathematician == Sport == Leo Bertos – footballer Jim Cassidy – jockey Murray Chandler – chess grandmaster Russell Coutts – professional sailor Anton Down-Jenkins (born 1999) – diver Phillip Drew (born 1986) – international croquet player Simon Elliott – footballer Chris Killen – footballer Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (born 2002) – Olympic rhythmic gymnast Ezi Magbegor – WNBA center for the Seattle Storm Melissa Moon – two-time world mountain running champion Jeetan Patel – cricketer Wynton Rufer – footballer Jesse Ryder – cricketer Jonathan Sarfati – chess master and author, raised in Wellington Ross Taylor (born 1984) – cricketer Ruby Tui (born 1991) – rugby sevens player.

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