List of Famous people born in Hamilton, New Zealand

Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. First elected to the House of Representatives as a list MP in 2008, she has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Mount Albert since March 2017.

Warren David Gatland is a New Zealand rugby union coach, formerly the head coach of Wales. While he was coach between 2007 and 2019, Wales won four Six Nations titles, including three Grand Slams, and reached the semi-finals of the 2011 and 2019 Rugby World Cups. Gatland was also head coach of the British and Irish Lions on their 2013 tour of Australia, where they won the Test series 2–1, and 2017 tour of New Zealand, when the series was drawn.

Judith Anne Collins is a New Zealand politician serving as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party since 2020. She is the second female Leader of the National Party, after Jenny Shipley. Collins has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Papakura since 2008 and was MP for Clevedon from 2002 to 2008. She was a government minister in the cabinets of John Key and of Bill English.

Scott Kuggeleijn is a New Zealand international cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Northern Districts.

Nico Porteous is a New Zealand freestyle skier.

Luke Jumeau is a New Zealand mixed martial artist, and he competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Ian Foster is the head coach of the All Blacks and a former rugby union player. During his playing career he made 148 appearances for Waikato, a union record. He also played 28 games for the Chiefs.

Guy Doleman was a New Zealand-born actor.

Helen Elizabeth Clark is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008, and was the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was New Zealand's fifth-longest-serving prime minister, and the second woman to hold that office.