Most Famous People from New Zealand
People from New Zealand, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.
As of August 29, 2026, Russell Crowe leads iFANN's Famous rankings for New Zealand, ahead of Peter Jackson and Rosé.
Powered by the Global Fame Engine v5.61, which combines multiple worldwide public signals and discloses evidence coverage for each People ranking. Updated daily.
Lorde
187.3K Wikipedia views · 10+ news articles
Karl Urban
274.7K Wikipedia views · 71 news articles
Taika Waititi
340.3K Wikipedia views · 326 news articles
Chris Wood
71.6K Wikipedia views · 143 news articles
Antony Starr
156.3K Wikipedia views · 35 news articles
Jacinda Ardern
114.3K Wikipedia views · 155 news articles
Anna Sawai
109K Wikipedia views · 35 news articles
Lucy Lawless
185.2K Wikipedia views · 5+ news articles
Melanie Lynskey
433.5K Wikipedia views · 259 news articles
Cliff Curtis
105K Wikipedia views · 9 news articles
Thomasin McKenzie
128.1K Wikipedia views · 38 news articles
Jemaine Clement
234.8K Wikipedia views · 16+ news articles
Dan Hooker
65.8K Wikipedia views · 22 news articles
KJ Apa
120.3K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Temuera Morrison
83.8K Wikipedia views · 20 news articles
Marton Csokas
118.4K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Elijah Just
132.4K Wikipedia views · 14 news articles
Graham McTavish
95.3K Wikipedia views · 13+ news articles
Martin Henderson
87.6K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles
Rose McIver
83.3K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Rena Owen
111.5K Wikipedia views · 16 news articles
Tim Payne
42.3K Wikipedia views · 10 news articles
Muttiah Muralitharan
42.5K Wikipedia views · 12+ news articles
Navajo Stirling
92.4K Wikipedia views · 66+ news articles