List of Famous people born in New Zealand

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.

Joseph Carbery is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup and for the Ireland national team. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play as a fullback.

Karmichael Neil Matthew Hunt is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup.

Andrea Hewitt is a New Zealand triathlete who placed third at the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships and competed at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Dave Rennie is a New Zealand and Cook Islands professional rugby union coach and former player who is the head coach of the Australia national rugby union team, having previously coached New Zealand sides the Chiefs, Manawatu, Wellington, the New Zealand U20s, as well as Glasgow Warriors in Scotland. Rennie's playing position was Centre.

Teimana Harrison is a rugby union player, born in New Zealand of Maori, Pakeha and European mixed ancestry, who currently plays for Gallagher Premiership side Northampton Saints. He plays as a back row forward.

Rieko Edward Ioane is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who plays as a wing for New Zealand team Blues in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national team. In his youth career, he was selected to play in the 2014 and 2015 Sevens World Series for New Zealand and took part in Auckland Grammar School first XV, the top representative team in secondary school.

Marco Rodrigo Rojas is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Melbourne Victory and the New Zealand national team. During his time in the A-League with Melbourne Victory, Rojas was dubbed the Kiwi Messi by fans for his ability on the ball and goalscoring prowess.

Scott Ludlam is a New Zealand born Australian former politician. A member of the Australian Greens, he was a senator in the Australian Senate from July 2008 to July 2017, and served as Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens. Ludlam represented the state of Western Australia and resigned when it was found that he had been ineligible to sit in the Senate due to holding dual citizenship of New Zealand and Australia.

William "Will" Skelton is an Australian rugby union footballer, who plays as a lock for La Rochelle in the French Top 14 competition. Skelton was born in New Zealand, and he is of Samoan descent; he moved to Australia as a child and qualified for Australia through residency. He won 18 caps for Australia between 2014 and 2016.