- Daniel Vettori
Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending St Paul's Collegiate School, is a cricketer who plays Test cricket for New Zealand. He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996/1997 at the age of 18. Vettori is a slow left-arm orthodox spinner, but he is known for his flight and guile rather than prodigious turn or pinpoint accuracy.
- Hamilton New Zealand Temple
The Hamilton New Zealand Temple is the 13th constructed and 11th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located just outside the city of Hamilton, New Zealand it was built with a modern single-spire design very similar to the Bern Switzerland Temple. The building of an LDS temple in New Zealand was announced by David O. McKay, the ninth president of the LDS Church, on February 17, 1955.
- Simon Travaglia
Simon Travaglia is best known as the author of the Bastard Operator From Hell stories, about a rogue system administrator. He presently works at Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand as ITS Infrastructure Manager.
- Michael Redman
Michael Redman is the former mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. He resigned his position to take up the job of Hamilton City Council CEO in May 2007. His replacement was deputy mayor and former Member of Parliament Bob Simcock. Michael Redman became Hamilton’s youngest-ever Mayor when he was elected in October 2004 aged 38. He received more than 19,000 votes, nearly 12,500 than more than runner up Martin Elliott.
- Bob Simcock
Robert (Bob) Simcock (1947 -) is the mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. His appointment is a temporary one until Local Government elections can be held in October 2007. His appointment follows local media speculation that he was likely to take up the mayoralty after Michael Redman's shock resignation from the position. He had been Deputy Mayor of Hamilton since October 2004. Prior to this, he was an MP from 1996 to 2002, representing the National Party.
- Warren Gatland
Warren David Gatland (born 17 September 1963 in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Waikato University) is a former All Black and the current Coach of the Waikato Air New Zealand Cup team. Gatland's first game as an All Black was in 1988, when he is said to have introduced to their training sessions a part Australian Rules, part Gaelic football game which was well received by the other players.
- Craig Baird
Craig Baird is a race car driver born in Hamilton, New Zealand on 22 July 1970. Baird is a very successul driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles (1990-1992), and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles (1993-1996). Since then Baird has raced in Australian Supertouring Cars (1997), as well as for the Ford team in the British Touring Car Championship (1998).
- Paul Martin
Paul 'The Axeman' Martin is a DJ on the New Zealand rock music radio station called The Rock. It began in Hamilton and later moved to Auckland. Over the years the station has been networked around New Zealand. The station broadcasts the best rock music from "the '80s, '90s and now". Paul is one of The Rock's longest serving jocks, presenting, programming and producing his hugely successful weekly metal show The Axe Attack on the Rock since 1992.
- Howden Ganley
James Howden Ganley (born December 24, 1941 in Hamilton) is a former racing driver from New Zealand. He participated in 41 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 6, 1971, scoring a total of 10 championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.
- Chanel Cole
Chanel Cole (born Chanel Cole Whalley on 13 November 1977 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a musician from Bega, New South Wales. She is a member of the Australian trip hop group Spook. Chanel's fame grew largely from her appearance as a finalist in the second season of Australian Idol (2004). She was eliminated from the competition on 25 October having reached fifth place.
- Jeremy Paul
Jeremy Paul (born 14 March 1977 in Hamilton, New Zealand) plays hooker for the Australian national rugby union team. At the end of 2005, Paul had been capped 63 times for Australia and was awarded the John Eales Medal, receiving 194 votes from his teammates. <sup></sup> He ruptured a tendon during the Wallabies defeat in South Africa and will have to undergoe surgery, forcing him to miss the European tour.
- Malvina Major
Dame Malvina Major DBE (b. 28 January, 1943), was born in Hamilton, New Zealand into a large musical family. As a child she performed at various concerts, singing mainly country and western pop and music from the shows. She received her first classical training in 1955, from Sister Mary Magdalen at Ngaruawahia, north of Hamilton. Sister Febronie continued with her voice training and Sister Liguori gave her piano tuition.
- Josh Sole
Josh Sole (born 15 Feb 1980 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is an Italian rugby player, currently playing for Viadana in the Super 10 club competition. He has also been capped for the Italian national team, making his debut in 2005 against Argentina. His usual position is as a number 8.
- Nick Horsley
Nicholas Keith Woodward Horsley (b. 22 September, 1980) in Hamilton. He is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the 2000 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and he also plays for the Northern Districts Knights in the State Championship and in the State Shield.
- Frank Sargeson
Frank Sargeson (21 March 1903 - 1 March 1982) was the pen name of Norris Frank Davey. He is considered one of New Zealand's foremost short story writers. Like Katherine Mansfield, Sargeson helped to put New Zealand literature on the world map. Born in Hamilton, Sargeson has been credited with introducing New Zealand English into short stories. His technique was to write the story without mentioning the setting.
- David Smail
David Smail (born May 20, 1970) is a professional golfer. He was born in and resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. He won the New Zealand Open in 2001. He has won five titles in Japan Golf Tour.
- John Mills
John Ernest 'Jackie' Mills (born September 3, 1905, Dunedin, Otago, died December 11, 1972, Hamilton, Waikato) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1930 to 1933.
- Guy Doleman
Guy Doleman (b. November 22 1923, Hamilton, New Zealand - d. January 30 1996, Los Angeles) was an New Zealander actor. He is perhaps best known from his role as Count Lippe in the 1965 James Bond film "Thunderball". Guy Doleman died of cancer in 1996 in Los Angeles, aged 72.
- Martin Gallagher
Martin Owen Gallagher is a New Zealand politician and Labour member of Parliament representing the Hamilton West electorate.
- Judith Collins
Judith Anne Collins (24 February 1959 -) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the National Party. Collins was born in Hamilton. In 1977, she studied at Canterbury University, but switched to Auckland University in 1979. From Auckland, she obtained first an LLB and then a LLM. After leaving university, she began work as a lawyer, specialising in employment, property, commercial, and tax law.
- Grant Thomas
Grant Thomas was the MP for Hamilton West from 1990-1993, and a Hamilton City Councillor from 1995 - including as Deputy Mayor. Cllr Thomas was educated at Southwell School and Hamilton Boys' High School. In the 1990 election Thomas stood for the National Party, taking the Hamilton West electorate from Trevor Mallard. However he lost it back to Labour's Martin Gallagher in the 1993 election.
- Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth ("Lizzy") Ryan (born November 10, 1985 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a field hockey striker from New Zealand, who made her "Black Sticks" debut in the year 2005 against the United States. She is a former NZ Secondary School sprinter and also has a very strong shot on goal. Ryan stood out for the NZ Under 21 team which met Australia in late 2004.
- Gene Fairbanks
Gene Fairbanks (born 8 August, 1982 in Goondiwindi, Australia) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at inside centre or fly-half. Fairbanks was educated at Downlands College in Toowoomba and he was invited to join the Reds Rugby College in 1997. He played his senior club rugby for Easts. Fairbanks made his Super 12 debut in 2003, for the Queensland Reds, …
- Sherwin Campbell
Sherwin Legay Campbell (born 1 November, 1970, Belleplaine, Saint Andrew, Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer who played 52 Tests and 90 one-day internationals for the West Indies. He has played a total of 177 first class games between 1990-91 and 2004-05, scoring more than 10,000 first class runs with 26 centuries. Four of those were in Test cricket, with a highest score of 208 against New Zealand in the first Test of the 1995-96 series, …
- Brendon Julian
Brendon Paul Julian (born August 10, 1970, Hamilton, New Zealand) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1993 to 1999. Standing at 6' 5", he was a dangerous left-arm fast-medium bowler and a tremendously hard-hitting left-handed late-middle order batsman, he was regarded as a prospect to become an all-rounder. When on form, his bowling was particularly lethal, with the awkward angle of delivery being a left-armer, the natural swing, …
- Matthew Hart
Matthew Norman Hart (born May 16, 1972, Hamilton, Waikato) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 2002.
- Dennis Rogers
Dennis Rogers was a GP, and latterly the Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand from 1959-1968. He was elected for 3 terms. During his mayorship, he campaigned for the poor and for an international airport to built in Hamilton. He died of a heart attack in 1987. He was well known for his like of gardening, and the Rogers Rose gardens in Hamilton are named after him. Rogers' Brother, Anthony Rogers, was also a well known Hamiltonian political figure.
- Mark Orchard
Mark Geoffrey Orchard (b. 8 November, 1978) in Hamilton. He is a New Zealand cricket player. In 2005-06 he and Joseph Yovich added 322 for the sixth wicket against Central Districts in Napier for the sixth wicket record. He has just been given a player's contract for Northern Districts for the 2006-07.
- Steve Gray
Steven Gray is a New Zealand television presenter who appears on the weekday morning show, "Good Morning" as film and DVD reviewer and gossip columnist. He is one of New Zealand's longest serving and foremost film reviewers. He was raised in Hamilton, New Zealand. He worked as a barman, actor, fence builder, painter, singing telegrammer and nanny, before branching into film and media. He began his career reviewing film and video on student radio station bFM in 1996, …
- Robert Hart
Robbie Hart (born December 2 1974, Hamilton, Waikato) is a New Zealand cricketer. He was the first choice Test wicket keeper for the New Zealand cricket team after the retirement of Adam Parore. Hart played 11 Tests for his country and took 29 catches and one stumping before retiring in August 2004. He didn't feature much at international level with the bat but scored a solitary fifty against the West Indies.
- Willard Price
Willard DeMille Price (28 July 1887 - 14 October 1983) was a Canadian-born American natural historian and author of children's fiction. Price was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and his family subsequently moved to the United States when he was four. He acquired his MA and Litt.D from Columbia University, before going on to edit the journals "Survey" and "World Outlook".
- Mark Bailey
Mark Bailey (born 26 November, 1970) is a cricket player in Hamilton, New Zealand. He played one one-day international for the New Zealand cricket team.
- Richard Gorringe
Dr. Richard Warwick Gorringe, MB, ChB, of Hamilton, New Zealand, was found guilty of "Professional Misconduct" and "Disgraceful Conduct" in 2003, by the Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand in Wellington, which drew upon expert witnesses to consider the application of complementary and alternative medicine.
- Shane Thomson
Shane Alexander Thomson (born 27 January, 1969 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played 19 Tests and 56 one-day internationals for New Zealand. He was dropped by the national selectors after the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
- Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker is an Australian and New Zealand actor. Walker was born on 11 May 1984 in Hamilton, New Zealand Towards the end of high school, Walker was cast in the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and "Dark Night". After school, he completed a business and arts degree at Wellington's Victoria University, majoring in marketing, and theatre and film. In 2001 he travelled to Melbourne after backpacking around Asia where he auditioned for, …
- Aaron Hopa
Aaron Remana Hopa (13 November, 1971 in Hamilton, New Zealand, Waikato - 8 December, 1998 at sea) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was an All Black in 1997 where he played four matches and played for Waikato in provincial level including the Ranfurly Shield winning team in 1997 and he also played for the Chiefs in the Super 14.
- Jonathan Perry
Jonathan Perry (born November 22, 1976 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a Defender. He is 188cm tall. He played for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites, collecting 28 caps (2 goals) in official FIFA internationals. He played his last game for New Zealand against Solomon Islands in July 2002.
- Melvin Day
Melvin (Pat) Day is a New Zealand artist. Day was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. At the age of eleven he began taking Saturday morning classes at Elam School of Art, University of Auckland. In 1939, he went on to study as a full-time student at Elam, graduating with a Preliminary Diploma in Fine Arts two years later. Apart from a brief period at Auckland Teachers’ Training College, …
- Graeme Cairns
Graeme Cairns is a New Zealand musician, artist, and political candidate. He is perhaps best known for his role as "Laird McGillicuddy", chief of the Clan McGillicuddy, and as the only-ever leader of the Clan's satirical McGillicuddy Serious political party. The party was founded in 1984, a year after Cairns unsuccessfully stood for Mayor of Hamilton. It became one of the better-known political parties in New Zealand, although it never won seats in Parliament.
- Anton Devcich
Anton Paul Devcich (born 28 September, 1985 in Hamilton) is a New Zealand cricketer. While at Hamilton Boys' High School he won the Gillette Cup twice and he played in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004. His family is of Croat origin.