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The most famous people in New Zealand right now — ranked by the public attention they command across search, news, Wikipedia, and social.

New Zealand2,522 trackedUpdated dailyHow fame is measured

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	—	Lorde	New Zealand	Musicians	84.5	6.9
#2	—	Rosé	New Zealand	Musicians	82.7	0.0
#3	—	Ernest Rutherford	New Zealand	Scientists	82.5	1.4
#4	—	Sam Neill	New Zealand	Actors	81.4	25.0
#5	—	Peter Thiel	New Zealand	Founders	80.5	17.4
#6	—	Edmund Hillary	New Zealand	Scientists	78.8	13.5
#7	—	Russell Crowe	New Zealand	Actors	77.2	5.4
#8	—	Kimbra	New Zealand	Musicians	73.6	0.0
#9	—	Shirley Setia	New Zealand	Musicians	72.1	1.3
#10	—	Elijah Just	New Zealand	Footballers	71.0	25.0
#11	—	Neil Finn	New Zealand	Musicians	70.9	0.0
#12	—	Kiri Te Kanawa	New Zealand	Musicians	70.7	0.1
#13	—	Robert Whittaker	New Zealand	Actors	70.1	3.0
#14	—	Brett Lee	New Zealand	Athletes	69.8	0.0
#15	—	Brooke Fraser	New Zealand	Musicians	69.4	0.0
#16	—	Endy Chow	New Zealand	Musicians	69.4	15.0
#17	—	Jacinda Ardern	New Zealand	Politicians	67.7	0.0
#18	—	Karl Urban	New Zealand	Actors	67.2	0.0
#19	—	Bic Runga	New Zealand	Musicians	67.0	0.5
#20	—	Peter Jackson	New Zealand	Directors	66.8	0.0
#21	—	Gin Wigmore	New Zealand	Musicians	66.0	0.0
#22	—	Chris Wood	New Zealand	Footballers	65.8	25.0
#23	—	Fazerdaze	New Zealand	Musicians	65.6	1.1
#24	—	Jemaine Clement	New Zealand	Directors	64.4	22.9
#25	—	Lucy Lawless	New Zealand	Actors	64.2	12.3
#26	—	Antony Starr	New Zealand	Actors	63.7	0.0
#27	—	Sarpreet Singh	New Zealand	Footballers	63.4	10.0
#28	—	Helen Clark	New Zealand	Politicians	62.9	8.5
#29	—	Thomasin McKenzie	New Zealand	Actors	61.6	9.5
#30	—	Eric Murray	New Zealand	—	61.3	0.0
#31	—	Liam Lawson	New Zealand	Actors	61.3	9.4
#32	—	Brendon Hartley	New Zealand	Actors	61.2	22.9
#33	—	Scott Dixon	New Zealand	Actors	60.9	10.0
#34	—	Maurice Wilkins	New Zealand	Doctors	60.8	15.3
#35	—	Richard Curtis	New Zealand	Writers	60.8	11.3
#36	—	Jonah Lomu	New Zealand	Footballers	60.3	12.7
#37	—	Melanie Lynskey	New Zealand	Actors	60.2	0.0
#38	—	Taika Waititi	New Zealand	Directors	60.0	0.0
#39	—	Rose McIver	New Zealand	Actors	60.0	3.3
#40	—	Bruce McLaren	New Zealand	—	59.9	3.9
#41	—	Hollie Smith	New Zealand	Musicians	59.9	2.2
#42	—	I Indy	New Zealand	Musicians	59.9	0.7
#43	—	Martin Henderson	New Zealand	Actors	59.8	1.8
#44	—	Christopher Luxon	New Zealand	Politicians	59.8	16.8
#45	—	Tommy Smith	New Zealand	Footballers	59.7	25.0
#46	—	Israel Adesanya	New Zealand	Athletes	59.7	0.0
#47	—	Temuera Morrison	New Zealand	Actors	59.6	1.2
#48	—	Jane Campion	New Zealand	Writers	59.6	10.5
#49	—	Rachel Hunter	New Zealand	Actors	59.4	15.0
#50	—	Finn Surman	New Zealand	Footballers	59.2	25.0
#51	—	John Key	New Zealand	Politicians	59.2	1.7
#52	—	Derryn Hinch	New Zealand	Politicians	59.1	1.6
#53	—	Martin Campbell	New Zealand	Directors	59.0	6.1
#54	—	Portia Woodman	New Zealand	Footballers	59.0	10.0
#55	—	Nancy Wake	New Zealand	Journalists	58.9	7.3
#56	—	Lee Tamahori	New Zealand	Directors	58.9	4.9
#57	—	Marton Csokas	New Zealand	Actors	58.6	0.0
#58	—	Zoë Bell	New Zealand	Actors	58.3	2.6
#59	—	Andrew Niccol	New Zealand	Writers	58.1	2.3
#60	—	Cliff Curtis	New Zealand	Actors	58.0	0.0
#61	—	KJ Apa	New Zealand	Actors	58.0	0.0
#62	—	Rhys Darby	New Zealand	Actors	58.0	2.8
#63	—	Andrew Adamson	New Zealand	Directors	57.9	15.0
#64	—	Michael Boxall	New Zealand	Footballers	57.8	25.0
#65	—	Burt Munro	New Zealand	Actors	57.8	2.6
#66	—	Max Crocombe	New Zealand	Footballers	57.8	10.0
#67	—	Katherine Mansfield	New Zealand	Writers	57.5	0.0
#68	—	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	Athletes	57.5	6.3
#69	—	Dan Carter	New Zealand	Footballers	57.5	6.8
#70	—	Joe Bell	New Zealand	Footballers	57.5	10.0
#71	—	Denny Hulme	New Zealand	—	57.4	24.4
#72	—	Tūheitia	New Zealand	Historical Figures	57.4	4.3
#73	—	Sonny Bill Williams	New Zealand	Athletes	57.2	7.6
#74	—	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	—	57.2	6.5
#75	—	Daniel Gillies	New Zealand	Actors	57.1	0.3
#76	—	Charlotte Dawson	New Zealand	Models	57.1	25.0
#77	—	Manu Bennett	New Zealand	Actors	56.8	0.9
#78	—	Kosta Barbarouses	New Zealand	Footballers	56.7	25.0
#79	—	Frankie Adams	New Zealand	Actors	56.7	4.0
#80	—	Pamela Stephenson	New Zealand	Writers	56.6	16.4
#81	—	Hayley Westenra	New Zealand	Musicians	56.5	3.5
#82	—	Chris Amon	New Zealand	—	56.5	8.7
#83	—	Dean O'Gorman	New Zealand	Actors	56.4	18.7
#84	—	Ngaio Marsh	New Zealand	Writers	56.4	2.8
#85	—	Winston Reid	New Zealand	Footballers	56.3	23.4
#86	—	Ben Waine	New Zealand	Footballers	56.2	10.0
#87	—	Keisha Castle-Hughes	New Zealand	Actors	56.1	0.0
#88	—	Rebecca Gibney	New Zealand	Actors	56.1	3.5
#89	—	Alex Paulsen	New Zealand	Footballers	56.0	10.0
#90	—	Alan Dale	New Zealand	Actors	56.0	0.0
#91	—	Lawrence Makoare	New Zealand	Actors	55.9	11.9
#92	—	Ryan Nelsen	New Zealand	Footballers	55.8	19.4
#93	—	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Footballers	55.8	4.3
#94	—	Kerry Fox	New Zealand	Actors	55.7	1.3
#95	—	Fran Walsh	New Zealand	Writers	55.6	0.0
#96	—	Jenny Shipley	New Zealand	Politicians	55.5	11.4
#97	—	Georgina Beyer	New Zealand	Politicians	55.5	8.1
#98	—	Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke	New Zealand	Politicians	55.5	2.8
#99	—	Roger Cook	New Zealand	Journalists	55.5	25.0
#100	—	Lisa Chappell	New Zealand	Actors	55.3	18.6

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