Famous New Zealander

The Most Famous New Zealander
Name	Birthday	Nationality	Bio
Karl Urban	June 7, 1972	New Zealander	Karl Urban is a New Zealand actor, best known for his performance in ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ series
Kalyn Ponga	March 30, 1998	New Zealander	Kalyn Ponga is an Australian professional rugby player
Dianna Fuemana		New Zealander	Dianna Fuemana is a New Zealander-Niuean playwright, screenplay writer, stage actress and director
Anna Paquin	July 24, 1982	New Zealander	Anna Paquin is a Kiwi film, theatre and television actress known for her roles in movies like ‘The Piano’, ‘Fly Away Home’, and ‘X-Men
Jonah Lomu	May 12, 1975	New Zealander	Jonah Lomu was a New Zealand rugby player
Rob Hall	January 14, 1961	New Zealander	Rob Hall was a legendary New Zealand mountaineer, who scaled Mt
Nancy Wake	August 30, 1912	New Zealander	Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was a ‘Special Operations Executive’ agent of the British at the time of the ‘Second World War’
Sam Wills	August 28, 1978	New Zealander	Sam Wills is a prop comic, mime and busker from New Zealand
Keith Urban	October 26, 1967	New Zealander	Keith Urban is a Grammy Award winning country music singer and guitarist
Peter Thiel	October 11, 1967	New Zealander	Peter Andreas Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, philanthropist, and the co-founder of PayPal

Jonah Lomu was a New Zealand rugby player

Jean Gardner Batten was a remarkable aviator from New Zealand

Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was a ‘Special Operations Executive’ agent of the British at the time of the ‘Second World War’

Kate Sheppard was a social activist and an important leader of the women’s suffrage movement in New Zealand

Fred Hollows was a renowned Australian ophthalmologist known for his efforts to provide quality health care for the under privileged

Fleur Adcock is a New Zealand writer who has been one of the most influential poets in Britain for the past 30 years

Rachel Hunter is a New Zealand supermodel and actress

Valerie Adams is a prominent shot putter from New Zealand who is a two-time Olympic champion

John Key is the current Prime Minister of New Zealand who has been in the office since 2008

Russell Crowe is a New Zealand born film actor, producer and musician based in Australia and the U