Statistics for Famous People Born in Australia & Oceania

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Born in	Lifespan	Hint	Person	% Correct
NZ	1964–	actor (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Robin Hood, Noah)	Russell Crowe	91%
AU	1979–2008	actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), posthumous Oscar	Heath Ledger	86%
AU	1968–	actor (X-Men series, The Prestige, Van Helsing, Les Misérables)	Hugh Jackman	77%
AU	1983–	actor (Thor & Avengers series, Men in Black: International, Rush)	Chris Hemsworth	73%
NZ	1919–2008	mountaineer & explorer, first to climb Mount Everest	Edmund Hillary	73%
NZ	1961–	director, writer, producer (Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, King Kong)	Peter Jackson	73%
AU	1962–2006	conservationist & TV wildlife presenter (The Crocodile Hunter)	Steve Irwin	73%
AU	1969–	actress (Lord of the Rings, The Aviator, Thor: Ragnarok)	Cate Blanchett	68%
AU	1971–	imprisoned journalist & whistleblower, founder of Wikileaks	Julian Assange	64%
AU	1968–	successful singer & actress called "Princess of Pop"	Kylie Minogue	64%
NZ	1980–	prime minister of New Zealand since 2017 (Labour Party)	Jacinda Ardern	59%
NZ	1871–1937	father of nuclear physics, discovered nucleus, radon, α/β radiation	Ernest Rutherford	55%
AU	1909–1959	hedonistic actor during Golden Age (Robin Hood, Captain Blood)	Errol Flynn	41%
AU	1957–	prime minister of Australia 2007–10 & 2013 (Labor Party)	Kevin Rudd	36%
AU	1890–1971	physicist (X-ray crystallography), 1941 Nobel Prize with his father	Lawrence Bragg	14%
AU	1961–	female unusual singer, composer & musician (Dead Can Dance)	Lisa Gerrard	5%