By Tim Lambert
A
Alexander Aitken 1895-1967 Mathematician
Frances Alda 1879-1952 Singer
Rita Angus 1908-1970 Artist
Nathan Astle 1971- Cricketer
Ian Athfield 1940-2015 Architect
B
James K Baxter 1926-1972 Poet
Jean Batten 1909-1982 Pilot
Don Binney 1940-2012 Artist
C
Chris Cairns 1970- Cricketer
Michael Campbell 1969- Golfer
Jane Campion 1954- Director
Keisha Castle-Hughes 1990- Actor
Russell Crowe 1964- Actor
D
Susan Devoy 1964- Squash player
Dave Dobbyn 1957- Musician
Emily Drumm 1974- Cricketer
F
Gareth Farr 1968- Composer
Neil Finn 1958- Music
Stephen Fleming 1973- Cricketer
Tony Fomison 1939-1990 Artist
Janet Frame 1924-2004 Writer
G
Charles F Goldie 1870-1947 Artist
Patricia Grace 1937- Writer
H
Richard Hadlee 1951- Cricketer
Bill Hamilton 1899-1978 Engineer
Pat Hanly 1932-2004 Artist
Jeffrey Harris 1949- Artist
Martin Henderson 1974- Actor
Edmund Hillary 1919-2008 Mountaineer
Ralph Hotere 1931-2013 Artist
Michael Houston 1952- Musician
Keri Hulme 1947- Writer
J
Peter Jackson 1961- Director
Naomi James 1949- Sailor
K
Kiri Te Kanawa 1944- Singer
L
Lucy Lawless 1968- Actor
Douglas Lilburn 1915-2001 Composer
Elsie Locke 1912-2001 Writer
Jack Lovelock 1910-1949 Athlete
Arthur Lydiard 1917-2004 Coach
Len Lye 1901-1980 Sculptor
Melanie Lynskey 1977- Actor
M
Alan MacDiarmid 1927-2007 Chemist
Margaret Mahy 1936-2012 Writer
Kate Mansfield 188-1923 Writer
Bruce Mason 1921-1982 Playwright
Colin McCahon 1919-1987 Artist
Tex Morton 1916-1983 Singer
Milan Mrkusich 1925-2018 Artist
Colin Murdoch 1929-2008 Pharmacist
P
Richard Pearse 1877-1953 Pilot
William Pickering 1910-2004 Space Engineer
R
Chris Rankin 1983- Actor
Ernest Rutherford 1871-1937 Physicist
S
Kevin Smith 1963-2002 Actor
Michael Smither 1939- Artist
T
Blyth Tait 1961- Equestrian
Mark Todd 1956- Equestrian
Wendy Dawn Thompson 1975- Singer
Beatrice Tinsley 1941-1981 Astronomer
U
Karl Urban 1972- Actor
V
Daniel Vettori 1979- Cricketer
W
John Walker 1952- Athlete
Anthony Wilding 1883-1915
Maurice Wilkins 1916-2004 Biophysicist
Yvette Williams 1929- Athlete
Allan Wilson 1934-1991 Biologist
Toss Woollaston 1910-1998 Artist
Douglas Wright 1956- Dancer
