Most Famous Living People from New Zealand
People from New Zealand, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.
As of September 18, 2026, Russell Crowe is the most famous living person in New Zealand in iFANN's rankings, 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
178.4K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles
Karl Urban
264.6K Wikipedia views · 64 news articles
Taika Waititi
325.6K Wikipedia views · 281 news articles
Liam Lawson
74.7K Wikipedia views · 647 news articles
Lucy Lawless
187.8K Wikipedia views · 15 news articles
Antony Starr
145.4K Wikipedia views · 20 news articles
Melanie Lynskey
496K Wikipedia views · 178 news articles
Jacinda Ardern
103.3K Wikipedia views · 180 news articles
Anna Sawai
112.6K Wikipedia views · 39 news articles
Jemaine Clement
166.6K Wikipedia views · 120 news articles
Cliff Curtis
91.9K Wikipedia views · 10 news articles
Thomasin McKenzie
150.9K Wikipedia views · 144 news articles
Dan Hooker
129.9K Wikipedia views · 87 news articles
KJ Apa
117.6K Wikipedia views · 7+ news articles
Temuera Morrison
83.7K Wikipedia views · 29 news articles
Marton Csokas
108.6K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Rose McIver
88.6K Wikipedia views · 12 news articles
Graham McTavish
85.3K Wikipedia views · 5+ news articles
Martin Henderson
88.7K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Muttiah Muralitharan
44.7K Wikipedia views · 13+ news articles
Navajo Stirling
95.8K Wikipedia views · 4+ news articles
Aravinda de Silva
17.5K Wikipedia views · 17+ news articles