Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Canterbury

Marlon Williams is a New Zealander singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor based in Melbourne, Australia. Primarily known as a solo artist, he works and tours with his backing band The Yarra Benders and first came to attention as front-man of The Unfaithful Ways and for his collaborative work with musician Delaney Davidson.

Ben Robb is a New Zealand professional darts player who plays in the events of Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

James Te Huna es un peleador neozelandés de artes marciales mixtas retirado.

Hoani Matenga is a professional rugby player and musician. He has represented New Zealand in the Maori All Blacks, and has played professionally in France, Japan, Spain and New Zealand. Matenga is also known as a musician, as an early member of the band Six60. He can play electric bass, and in the position of either lock or loose forward.

Derek Francis Quigley is a former New Zealand politician. He was a prominent member of the National Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was known for his support of free market economics and trade liberalisation. Quigley left the National Party after clashing with its leadership, and later co-founded the ACT New Zealand party.

Joanne Marie Kiesanowski is a New Zealand cyclist, who won the silver medal in the women's scratch race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She is married to Jeff Pierce, a former professional cyclist.

Carl Nixon is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer and playwright. He has written four novels and a number of original plays which have been performed throughout New Zealand, as well as adapting both Lloyd Jones' novel The Book of Fame and Nobel prize winner J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace for the stage.

Andrew Fergus McCormick is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union coach and former player.