A LIST OF FAMOUS AUSSIES
By Tim Lambert
A John Antill 1904-1986 Composer Thea Astley 1925-2005 Writer B Eric Bana 1968- Actor Carmel Bird 1940- Writer Cate Blanchett 1969- Actor Allan Border 1955- Cricketer Arthur Boyd 1920-1999 Artist Sir Donald Bradman 1908-2001 Cricketer Sir Frank Burnet 1899-1985 Bacteriologist C Captain Thunderbolt (Fred Ward) 1836- Bushranger Peter Carey 1943- Writer Victor Change 1936-1991 Surgeon John Coates 1945- Mathematician Toni Collette 1972- Actor Sir John Cornforth 1917-2004 Chemist Grace Cossington Smith 1892-1984 Artist Margaret Court 1942- Tennis Player Dymphna Cusack 1902-1981 Writer D Raymond Dart 1893-1988 Anatomist Garry Disher 1949- Writer Sir William Dobell 1899-1970 Artist Peter Doherty 1940- Physiologist Jason Donovan 1968- Singer/actor Robert Drewe 1943- Writer Russell Drysdale 1912-1981 Artist Slim Dusty 1927-2003 Singer E Sir John Eccles 1903-1993 Physiologist Herb Elliott 1938- Runner F Merrill Findlay 1952- Writer Sir Howard Florey 1898-1968 Scientist Errol Flynn 1909-1959 Actor John Forrest 1847-1918 Explorer David Foster 1944- Writer Dawn Fraser 1937- Swimmer G Melissa George 1976- Actor Delta Goodrem 1984- Singer Evonne Goolagong 1951- Tennis player George Percy Grainger 1882-1961 Musician
Kate Grenville 1950- Writer
Germaine Greer 1939- Feminist
Rachel Griffiths 1968- Actor
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Rolf Harris 1930- Entertainer
Lee Harding 1937- Writer
Nicholas Hasluck 1942- Writer
Robert Hawke 1929- Prime Minister
Robert Helpmann 1909-1986 Ballet Dancer
Lleyton Hewitt 1981- Tennis player
Paul Hogan 1939- Actor
Janetter Turner Hospital 1942- Writer
John Howard 1939- Prime Minister
Barry Humphries 1934- Comedian
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David Ireland Writer
J
Hugh Jackman 1968- Actor
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Paul Keating 1944- Prime Minister
Ned Kelly 1855(?)-1880 Bushranger
Paul Kelly 1955- Singer/songwriter
Henry Kendall 1841-1882 Poet
Thomas Michael Keneally 1935- Writer
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Richard Larter 1929- Artist
Rod Laver 1938- Tennis player
Henry Lawson 1867-1922 Writer
Heath Ledger 1979- Actor
Rod Lever 1938- Tennis Player
Lindy Lee 1954- Artist
Dennis Lillee 1949- Cricketer
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Daniel MacPherson 1980- Actor
Elle MacPherson 1964- Model/actress
David Malouf 1934- Writer
roger McDonald 1941- Writer
Sir Douglas Mawson 1882-1958 Explorer
James McAuley 1917-1976 Poet
Frank McCubbin 1855-1917 Artist
Nellie Melba 1861-1931 Singer
Danni Minogue 1971- Actor
Kylie Minogue 1968- Singer/actor
Dan Morgan 1833(?)-1865 Bushranger
Sally Morgan 1951- Artist
Les Murray 1938- Poet
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D'Arcy Niland 1919-1969 Writer
Sidney Nolan 1917-1992 Artist
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Sir Mark Oliphant 1910-2000 Physicist
John Olsen 1928- Artist
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Margaret Preston 1875-1963 Artist
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Tom Roberts 1856-1931 Artist
Geoffrey Rush 1951- Actor
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Peter Singer 1946- Philosopher
Charles Kingsford Smith 1897-1935 Pilot
Danielle Spencer 1970- Singer/actress
Christina Stead 1920-1983 Writer
Joan Sutherland 1926- Singer
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Ian Thorpe 1982- Swimmer
George Turner 1916-1997 Writer
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Shane Warne 1969- Cricketer
Brett Whitely 1939- Artist
Peta Wilson 1970- Actor
Tim Winton 1960- Writer
Judith Wright 1915-2000 Poet