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Famous Australians
Art
- Howard Arkley, painter
- Charles Blackman, painter
- Sir William Dobell, painter
- Ken Done, painter
- Sir Russell Drysdale, painter
- Donald Friend, painter
- Joy Hester, painter
- Sir Hans Heysen, painter
- Nora Heysen (died 2003), painter
- Robert Hughes, art critic
- Norman Lindsay, painter
- Tracey Moffatt, film and video maker, photographer
- Reg Mombassa
- Albert Namatjira (1902-1959), painter
- Sir Sidney Nolan - painter
- Margaret Preston (1875-1963), modernist painter and woodblock artist
- Tom Roberts, painter
- Martin Sharp, pop artist
- Jeffrey Smart, painter
- Stelarc, performance artist
- Sir Arthur Streeton - painter
- Albert Tucker, painter
- Brett Whiteley, painter
Literature
- Wilfred Burchett, (1911-1983), journalist
- Peter Carey, novelist, twice winner of the Booker Prize
- James Clavell, (1924-1994), British author of Shogun fame
- Nick Earls, novelist
- Dame Mary Gilmore, poet
- A D Hope, poet
- Paul Jennings, children's author
- Henry Lawson - prose and poetry
- Kathy Lette, novelist ('Puberty Blues')
- John Marsden - most popular Australian author for young adults, and writer of the Tomorrow series.
- Sally Morgan
- Oodgeroo Noonuccal (aka Kath Walker)
- Banjo Paterson, (1864-1941), writer, author of Waltzing Matilda and The Man from Snowy River
- Christina Stead, novelist ('The Man Who Loved Children')
- Patrick White, (1912-1990), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
- Tim Winton - Western Australian author of books such as Cloudstreet
- Judith Wright, poet ('South of My Days')
Medical
Military
Movies and TV
- Eric Bana - actor
- Bruce Beresford - filmmaker (Barry McKenzie, Don's Party, Breaker Morant, The Fringe Dwellers, Driving Miss Daisy)
- Cate Blanchett - actor
- Bille Brown - actor
- Bryan Brown - actor
- John Clarke, (born NZ), actor, comedian
- Paul Cox - (born Netherlands) filmmaker
- Russell Crowe, (born NZ 1964), actor
- Judy Davis - actor
- Portia De Rossi - actor
- Ernie Dingo - actor
- Errol Flynn - (1909-1959) actor
- Colin Friels - actor
- Mel Gibson - (born 1956) - actor American born, Australian raised
- Rachel Griffiths - actor
- David Gulpilil - actor & dancer
- Scott Hicks - filmmaker ('Shine', 'Snow Falling on Cedars')
- Paul Hogan - (born 1939) actor
- P J Hogan - film director ('Muriel's Wedding', 'My Best Friend's Wedding', 'Peter Pan')
- Barry Humphries - actor/comedian
- Steve Irwin - (born 1962) The Crocodile Hunter
- Hugh Jackman - actor
- Nicole Kidman - (1967-) actor American born, Australian raised
- Baz Luhrmann - filmmaker
- Phillip Noyce - filmmaker
- Guy Pearce, (born 1967), actor
- Gina Riley - comedian
- Geoffrey Rush - actor (won 1997 Best Actor Oscar for "Shine")
- Fred Schepisi - filmmaker
- Yahoo Serious - comedian, filmmaker
- Jack Thompson - (born 1940)actor
- Sigrid Thornton - actor
- Peter Weir, (born 1944), filmmaker
- David Wenham - actor
Music
A-H
- Christine Anu - singer
- Tina Arena - singer
- Chris Bailey - frontman for punk rock band The Saints
- Jimmy Barnes - singer
- Betty Beath - composer
- Richard Bonynge - conductor, pianist, husband of Dame Joan Sutherland
- Philip Bracanin - composer
- Daryl Braithwaite - singer
- Joan Carden - soprano
- Stuart Challender - conductor
- Peter Dawson - baritone
- Ross Edwards - composer
- Peter Garrett - former lead singer and songwriter of Midnight Oil, currently a political activist
- Lisa Gerrard, (1961?- ) - former Dead Can Dance(1981-1998) member, solo artist and movie score composer
- Andy Gibb, (1958-1988), pop singer
- Percy Grainger, pianist, composer (later became an American citizen)
- Dame Joan Hammond - New Zealand born soprano
- Sir Bernard Heinze - conductor
- Matthew Hindson - composer
- Michael Hutchence, (1960-1997), frontman for INXS
I-U
- Natalie Imbruglia - singer
- Daniel Johns, (born 1978), singer of Silverchair
- Kamahl, (born Malaysia, Sri Lankan descent), singer, actor
- Elena Kats-Chernin - Russian-born composer
- Jeff Lang - guitar virtuoso
- Jimmy Little - singer
- Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor
- Dame Nellie Melba - opera singer
- Kylie Minogue, (born 1968), singer
- Olivia Newton-John, (born UK 1948), singer
- Shannon Noll - singer, runner-up to Guy Sebastian in 2003 Australian Idol
- Johnny O'Keefe - singer 'The Wild One'
- Joseph Post - conductor
- Helen Reddy - singer
- Bon Scott, Malcolm & Angus Young - members of hard rock band AC/DC
- Peter Sculthorpe - composer
- Guy Sebastian - singer, winner of 2003 Australian Idol
- Mark Seymour - lead singer of the Hunters & Collectors
- Dame Joan Sutherland - soprano, known as 'La Stupenda'
- Deniz Tek - of the punk rock band Radio Birdman
- Keith Urban, (born NZ 1967), country musician
V-Y
Politics
- Tony Abbott, Liberal Minister in John Howard's government
- Lance Barnard, Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam
- Sir Edmund Barton, (1849-1920), first Prime Minister of Australia
- Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland
- Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland
- Neville Bonner - politician
- Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria
- Bob Brown - Green leader and Senator
- Brian Burke - WA premier, later Ambassador to the Holy See - jailed for corruption
- Jim Cairns, Treaurer and Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam
- Bob Carr, Premier of NSW
- Ben Chifley, Labour Prime Minister 1945-49
- Peter Costello, Treasurer in John Hiward's government since 1996
- Simon Crean, Opposition Leader to John Howard 2001-03
- Bob Collins - NT politician, Federal Senator, Minister of Hawke government
- Don Dunstan - SA premier
- Herbert Evatt, Labour politician, Opposition Leader to Menzies
- Paul Everingham - first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory; later Federal politician
- Sir Arthur Fadden, record-breaking Treasurer under Menzies
- Tim Fischer, Deputy Prime Minister 1996-1999
- Germaine Greer, (born 1939), feminist, writer, academic (moved to U.K.)
- Nick Greiner, Premier of NSW
- Pauline Hanson - former Senator, controversial founder of the One Nation Party
- Bob Hawke, ALP Prime Minister 1983-91
- Harold Holt, (1908-1967), Prime Minister
- John Howard, (born 1939), Prime Minister
- Paul Keating, ALP Prime Minister 1991-96
- Cheryl Kernot, Leader of the Australian Democrats, defected to ALP and lost seat in 2001
- Mark Latham, Leader of the Opposition (Australian Labor Party) (2003- )
- Sir John McEwen, Country Party leader, briefly Prime Minister after Holt's drowning
- Sir William McMahon, Liberal Prime Minister 1971-72
- Eddie Mabo - political activist
- Clare Martin - first female and first ALP Chief Minister of the NT
- Sir Robert Menzies, (1894-1978), Prime Minister
- Sir Henry Parkes - "father of Federation"
- Peter Reith, Liberal Minister under John Howard
- Wilson Tuckey, controversial Liberal politician
- Gough Whitlam, (1916-), Prime Minister
- Neville Wran, Premier of NSW
Science
Sport
B-K
- Darren Bennett, (born 1965), Australian rules football player turned American football star
- Raelene Boyle, athlete
- Sir Donald Bradman, (1908-2001), cricketer
- Betty Cuthbert, (born 1938), athlete
- Herb Elliott - middle distance runner
- Roy Emerson - tennis player
- Brett Emerton - soccer
- Johnny Famechon - world boxing champion
- Jeff Fenech - (born 1964), world boxing champion
- Dawn Fraser - swimmer
- Cathy Freeman, (born 1973) - athlete
- Evonne Goolagong - tennis player
- Shane Gould, swimmer
- Grant Hackett, swimmer
- Matthew Hayden, cricketer
- Lleyton Hewitt, (born 1981) - tennis player
- Kim Hughes, cricketer
- Marjorie Jackson, athlete, later Governor of South Australia
- Harry Kewell, (born 1978) - soccer
- Michael Klim, swimmer
L-S
- John Landy, athlete, second person to run a mile in under 4 minutes; later Governor of Victoria
- Rod Laver, (born 1938) - tennis player
- Brett Lee, cricketer (fast bowler)
- Ray Lindwall - cricketer
- Luc Longley - basketball player, many NBA teams.
- Lew Hoad - tennis player
- Mal Meninga, Rugby League icon
- Keith Miller - cricketer
- Anthony Mundine - Rugby League, then boxer
- Tony Mundine - boxer
- John Newcombe - tennis player
- Greg Norman, (born 1955), golfer
- Kieren Perkins, swimmer
- Mark Philippoussis, tenis player
- Patrick Rafter - tennis player
- Frank Sedgeman, tennis player
- Matt Shirvington, athlete
- Margaret Smith Court - tennis player
- Shirley Strickland (1925-2004), athlete
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Other
See also: List of people by nationality
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