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Famous People Born in Australia & Oceania

Can you name the 16 people born in the continent of Australia with over 70 Wikipedia languages as of 2020?
Unfortunately no people from the Pacific island countries made it – the closest were kings George Tupou V & Tupou VI of Tonga at 50 languages.
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Last updated: June 25, 2023
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First submittedDecember 22, 2022
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Person
NZ
1871–1937
father of nuclear physics, discovered nucleus, radon, α/β radiation
Ernest Rutherford
NZ
1919–2008
mountaineer & explorer, first to climb Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary
NZ
1964–
actor (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Robin Hood, Noah)
Russell Crowe
AU
1971–
imprisoned journalist & whistleblower, founder of Wikileaks
Julian Assange
AU
1969–
actress (Lord of the Rings, The Aviator, Thor: Ragnarok)
Cate Blanchett
AU
1968–
successful singer & actress called "Princess of Pop"
Kylie Minogue
AU
1979–2008
actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), posthumous Oscar
Heath Ledger
AU
1968–
actor (X-Men series, The Prestige, Van Helsing, Les Misérables)
Hugh Jackman
AU
1961–
female unusual singer, composer & musician (Dead Can Dance)
Lisa Gerrard
AU
1957–
prime minister of Australia 2007–10 & 2013 (Labor Party)
Kevin Rudd
NZ
1961–
director, writer, producer (Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, King Kong)
Peter Jackson
NZ
1980–
prime minister of New Zealand since 2017 (Labour Party)
Jacinda Ardern
AU
1962–2006
conservationist & TV wildlife presenter (The Crocodile Hunter)
Steve Irwin
AU
1890–1971
physicist (X-ray crystallography), 1941 Nobel Prize with his father
Lawrence Bragg
AU
1983–
actor (Thor & Avengers series, Men in Black: International, Rush)
Chris Hemsworth
AU
1909–1959
hedonistic actor during Golden Age (Robin Hood, Captain Blood)
Errol Flynn
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