Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Canterbury

The Parker–Hulme murder case began in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, on 22 June 1954, when Honorah Rieper was killed by her teenage daughter, Pauline Parker, and Pauline's close friend, Juliet Hulme. Parker was 16 at the time, while Hulme was 15. The murder has inspired plays, novels, non-fiction books, and films including Peter Jackson's 1994 film Heavenly Creatures.

Brooke Williams is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Eva in The Almighty Johnsons.

Hayden John Parker is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a first five-eighth for the Japanese based HITO-Communications Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Otago in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.

Elliot Christopher Dixon is a professional rugby union player. He represents the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition and Southland in the ITM Cup, playing at number 8. Dixon is best known for his three test appearances for the All Blacks in 2016.

James Francis Courage was a New Zealand novelist, short-story writer, poet and bookseller. He was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand on 9 February 1903.

Elizabeth Hawthorne, es una actriz neozelandesa conocida por su papel de Mrs. Macready en la película de 2005, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe y por la comedia The Frighteners. Hizo de Hera en Young Hercules y de Alcmena en Hercules: The Legendary Journeys en su primera temporada. Interpretó a la jueza Harriet Caldwell en la película de 2004, Raising Waylon.

Tomas Walsh –conocido como Tom Walsh– es un deportista neozelandés que compite en atletismo, especialista en la prueba de lanzamiento de peso.

Hayden David Roulston es un deportista neozelandés que compitió en ciclismo en las modalidades de pista, especialista en las pruebas de persecución, puntuación y madison, y ruta.

Philip John Keoghan es un presentador de televisión, productor y escritor neozelandés. Es conocido por conducir el programa de telerrealidad The Amazing Race, de CBS, desde su estreno en 2001. Es también el creador y anfitrión del programa televisivo No Opportunity Wasted, emitido en los Estados Unidos, en Nueva Zelanda y en Canadá.

Alexander John Wyllie es un exjugador y exentrenador neozelandés de rugby que se desempeñaba como ala.