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    Frank Worsley had an eventful life

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    @MN5 said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    @MiketheSnow said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    Graham Henry

    John Walker

    Russel Crowe

    Na, you go down that road then the 25 will all be affiliated with Rugby somehow.

    Meads and Lomu for me, that’s absolutely it

    Huge influence on Wales

    Helped Argentinian rugby too

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    @Nepia said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    @Machpants said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    @Nepia said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    @MN5 said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    @MiketheSnow said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    Graham Henry

    John Walker

    Russel Crowe

    Na, you go down that road then the 25 will all be affiliated with Rugby somehow.

    Meads and Lomu for me, that’s absolutely it

    😠

    Setting aside my bias based on name alone, I genuinely think it's crazy to overlook Nepia who was the first huge NZ and worldwide rugby superstar.

    He was a world wide super star in rugby, lomu was the first star that was famous beyond rugby, I reckon

    Yeah, although, I think Nepia was probably famous beyond rugby for his era, especially in the NH countries, if the history books are anything to go by, but Lomu would have been known throughout a much larger "world".

    But on a list of greatest Kiwis, being the first proper superstar AB should be enough to get you on the list I reckon.

    No disrespect but Nepia wasn’t talked about in my circles growing up

    Or my Dad’s (born in 1935)

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    @MN5 said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    Was gonna throw in a cheeky nomination for Phil Rudd but he was actually born in Australia.

    Shame, AC/DC are way better than Crowded House

    This….is a joke right?

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    @voodoo said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    @MN5 said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    Was gonna throw in a cheeky nomination for Phil Rudd but he was actually born in Australia.

    Shame, AC/DC are way better than Crowded House

    This….is a joke right?

    Interesting, I thought someone from your neck of the woods would agree ?

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    John Money ... or maybe not ...

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    @canefan said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    Anthony Wilding was NZs only Wimbledon champion

    Yeah he definitely has to be there:

    Anthony Wilding - Wikipedia

    Anthony Wilding - Wikipedia
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    James MacDonald

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    Peter Jackson and Peter Beck for accomplishment to their respective fields

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    Rachel Hunter.

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    @Bovidae said in Greatest kiwi lives:

    Ernest Rutherford

    "Yeah, mate. But could he pack down a scrum and sink his piss?" - some Kiwi bloke.

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    Always blow on the pie
    Nek minute

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    @booboo

    Inventor of the tranquilliser gun, the disposable syringe and the child-proof medicine container.

    The greatest ancient historian of the 20th century. His "Roman Revolution" is still used in universities around the world nearly 100 years after publication.

    The greatest political caricaturist and cartoonist of the western world who satirised the Nazis, Stalin and Mussolini. His work, such as "very well, alone", is iconic.

    David Low

    David Low

    A detailed biography of David Low that includes includes images, quotations and the main facts of his life. GCSE Modern World History - Nazi Germany. A-level - Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–1945. Last updated: 8th July, 2022

    Sometimes it's the people who aren't that well known who have had some of the deepest impacts.

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    Nancy Wake.

    Killed Nazis (lots of them) with her bare hands.

    Nancy Wake - Wikipedia

    Nancy Wake - Wikipedia
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    Maurice Wilkins
    Alan MacDiarmid
    Vaughan Jones
    Margaret Brimble

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    Morton Coutts

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    Billy T James

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    Ngaio Marsh

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    Jake the Mus

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