List of Famous people born in New Zealand
Erin Boag
Erin Boag is a professional ballroom dancer. She has danced from the age of three, originally starting ballet and later moving into ballroom, Latin and jazz. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, she moved to Australia as a teenager to progress her dancing career, before moving to London in 1996.
Nehe Milner-Skudder
Nehe Rihara Milner-Skudder is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a winger for the Highlanders.
Caleb Clarke
Caleb Daniel Clarke is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is wing. In September 2020 it was announced Caleb had been selected for the 35-man All Blacks squad. He is the son of Eroni Clarke, an All Black from 1992 to 1998, and Siala Clarke.
John Fahey
John Joseph Fahey AC was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1992 to 1995 and as the federal Minister for Finance from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1996 and the federal House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001. Fahey also served as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and later became chancellor of the Australian Catholic University.
Jay White
Jamie White, better known by the ring name Jay White, is a New Zealand professional wrestler, signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). After starting his career in 2013, White joined NJPW the following year as a Young Lion. In June 2016, White left for an overseas excursion, during which he worked for the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and the British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions through NJPW's international partnerships.
Robbie Magasiva
Robbie Joseph Magasiva is a Samoan-New Zealander actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and in theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Zealand's Tagata Pasifika with famed athlete, Beatrice Faumuina. Magasiva is also known for his role on Shortland Street as Dr. Maxwell Avia, which he played from June 2009 to July 2012, and for his current role as Will Jackson on the prison drama series, Wentworth, an adaptation of the iconic women prison drama Prisoner. Magasiva is the only male actor to appear in all 8 seasons.
Michael Dorman
Michael Dorman is a New Zealand actor, best known for his starring roles on the US television series For All Mankind and Patriot, Australian television comedy drama Wonderland, and horror film The Invisible Man. He has also done supporting work on TV shows like The Secret Life of Us and in films including West.
Karne Hesketh
Karne L. Hesketh is a player for the Japan rugby union team.
Ben O'Keeffe
Ben O'Keeffe is a rugby union referee from New Zealand. He currently referees at domestic, Super Rugby and test match level.
Winston Reid
Winston Wiremu Reid is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Brentford, on loan from West Ham United and also captains the New Zealand national team.