Most Famous People from New Zealand
People from New Zealand, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.
As of October 13, 2026, Russell Crowe leads iFANN's Famous rankings for New Zealand, ahead of Peter Jackson and Rosé.
Powered by the Global Fame Engine v5.70, which combines multiple worldwide public signals and discloses evidence coverage for each People ranking. Updated daily.
Lorde
159.5K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Karl Urban
195.4K Wikipedia views · 67 news articles
Taika Waititi
267K Wikipedia views · 152 news articles
Liam Lawson
92.8K Wikipedia views · 477 news articles
Antony Starr
139.9K Wikipedia views · 17 news articles
Lucy Lawless
156.8K Wikipedia views · 11 news articles
Jacinda Ardern
100K Wikipedia views · 231 news articles
Melanie Lynskey
472K Wikipedia views · 112 news articles
Anna Sawai
112.8K Wikipedia views · 39 news articles
Cliff Curtis
84.5K Wikipedia views · 25 news articles
Jemaine Clement
132.8K Wikipedia views · 41 news articles
Marton Csokas
101.7K Wikipedia views · 19 news articles
KJ Apa
99.4K Wikipedia views · 8+ news articles
Thomasin McKenzie
156.6K Wikipedia views · 36 news articles
Dan Hooker
123.8K Wikipedia views · 18 news articles
Rose McIver
109K Wikipedia views · 21 news articles
Martin Henderson
87.2K Wikipedia views · 14 news articles
Temuera Morrison
79.2K Wikipedia views · 12 news articles
Graham McTavish
73.5K Wikipedia views · 15 news articles
Muttiah Muralitharan
40.8K Wikipedia views · 24 news articles
Aravinda de Silva
19.8K Wikipedia views · 9+ news articles