Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Famous Persons from Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Pari Pari Parkinson - Born on September 12, 1996 - Rugby union player
- Jeremy Marshall-King - Born on December 2, 1995 - Rugby league player
- Beaudein Waaka - Born on January 27, 1994 - Rugby union player
- Danielle Hayes - Born on February 18, 1991 - Model
- Courtney Abbot - Born on November 15, 1989 - Actor
- Sarah Walker - Born on July 10, 1988 - Sport cyclist
- Ryan Wills - Born on January 19, 1988 - Sport cyclist
- Benji Marshall - Born on February 25, 1985 - Rugby league player, and Rugby union player - Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- James McGougan - Born on October 12, 1984 - Rugby union player
- Lavinia Gould - Born on March 15, 1983 - Rugby union player
- David Te Moana - Born on February 16, 1982 - Rugby union player
- Karen Hanlen - Born on March 28, 1980 - Sport cyclist
- Hayden Mexted - Born on March 10, 1979 - Rugby union player
- Keith Cameron - Born on February 3, 1978 - Rugby union player
- Stephen Cunis - Born on January 17, 1978 - Cricketer, and Coach
- JP Tobin - Born on March 22, 1977 - Windsurfer, and Sailor
- Abby Burrows - Born on January 29, 1977 - Cricketer
- Aaron Quinlan - Born on May 14, 1974 - Amateur wrestler
- Robert Hickey - Born on January 12, 1974 - Basketball player
- Greg Broadmore - Born on March 19, 1972 - Sculptor
- Paul Steel - Born on August 15, 1970 - Squash player
- Rex Patrick - Born on May 8, 1967 - Submariner, and Politician
- Wiremu Kieren Maunsell - Born on January 27, 1967 - Submariner, and Politician
- Rob Hamill - Born on January 4, 1964 - Rower, and Politician - New Zealand Order of Merit
- Craig Wickes - Born on February 26, 1962 - Rugby union player
- Gary Reid - Born on October 31, 1960 - Rower
- Lynda Bennett - Born on April 10, 1954 - Bowls player
- Stuart Conn - Born on March 11, 1953 - Rugby union player
- Ken Carrington - Born on September 3, 1950 - Rugby union player
- Mike Moore - Born on January 28, 1949 - Diplomat, and Politician - New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal | Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay | honorary doctor of the Renmin University of China | Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia | Order of the Equatorial Star | Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya | Order of New Zealand | National Order of the Ivory Coast (died: February 2, 2020)
- Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton - Born on March 4, 1948 - Diplomat, and Politician (died: February 2, 2020)
- Malcolm Shaw - Born on October 7, 1947 - Rower (died: May 8, 2014)
- John Rowles - Born on March 26, 1947 - Singer-songwriter - Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (died: May 8, 2014)
- Wira Gardiner - Born on September 4, 1943 - Writer - Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (died: March 17, 2022)
- John Major - Born on August 8, 1940 - Rugby union player (died: March 17, 2022)
- Te Wharehuia Milroy - Born on July 24, 1937 - Academic - Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Queen's Service Order (died: May 7, 2019)
- Margaret Mahy - Born on March 21, 1936 - Novelist, Children's writer, Librarian, Writer, and Screenwriter - Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction) | New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards | Esther Glen Award | Carnegie Medal | Order of New Zealand | Phoenix Award | Hans Christian Andersen Award (died: July 23, 2012)
- Dick Conway - Born on September 11, 1935 - Rugby union player, and Carpenter (died: May 25, 2022)
- Maurice Gee - Born on August 22, 1931 - Novelist, Children's writer, and Writer - Robert Burns Fellowship | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction) | Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature | James Tait Black Memorial Prize (died: May 25, 2022)
- Eric Anderson - Born on April 4, 1931 - Rugby union player (died: July 28, 2014)
- Keith Davis - Born on May 21, 1930 - Rugby union player (died: March 2, 2019)
- J C McNeur - Born on July 12, 1919 - Orthopedic surgeon, and Researcher (died: April 20, 1993)