Campion, Jane (Waikanae)
The writer and director of The Piano
Famous People from New Zealand
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Crowe, Russell
The Oscar-winning star of Gladiator -
Hillary, Sir Edmund (Auckland)
The first man to climb Mount Everest -
Hunter, Rachel (Auckland)
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and former wife of Rod Stewart -
Jackson, Peter (Pukerua Bay)
The director of the Lord of the Rings movies -
Lawless, Lucy (Auckland)
The titular star of TV's Xena, Warrior Princess -
Lorde (Auckland) (Devonport)
The teen singer of the hit song "Royals" -
Marsh, Ngaio (Christchurch)
New Zealand's "Queen of Crime" mystery novelist -
Phar Lap (Timaru)
Legendary Australian racing champion of the 1930s -
Rutherford, Ernest (Brightwater)
The New Zealand physicist who split the atom -
Urban, Keith (Whangarei)
Australia-to-Nashville singer of "Somebody Like You"