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Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
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Native Melburnians

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Daevid Allen Christopher David "Daevid" Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015) was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (band), Gong (in France, 1967).McFarlane, 1999, Biograp ...
– musician *
Gordon Allpress Gordon James Allpress (born 12 June 1949) is a New Zealand former professional darts player who competed in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s before retiring in 1992. He eventually made a short comeback in 2003. Allpress finished 5th at the 1985 Worl ...
– darts * Dennis Allen – criminal *
Vanessa Amorosi Vanessa Joy AmorosiSharon Verghis"Back on track" ''The Sun-Herald'', 18 October 2009, Archived fro''the original''on 6 March 2016. (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has sold at least two million units in albums or sin ...
– entertainer * Phil Anderson – cyclist * Bobi Andonov – singer *
Peter Andre Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea; 27 February 1973) is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, and media personality. Born in England to Cypriot parents and raised in Australia, Andre achieved success in the mid-1990s as a singer, topping ...
– entertainer/baddie * Beau Anderson – darts *
Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...
– singer/entertainer *
Asphyxia Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects all the tissues and organs, some more rapidly than others. There are m ...
– puppeteer and children's author *
Tilly Aston Matilda Ann Aston (11 December 1873 – 1 November 1947), better known as Tilly Aston, was a blind Australian writer and teacher, who founded the Victorian Association of Braille Writers, and later went on to establish the Association for the A ...
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Merril Bainbridge Merril Bainbridge (born 2 June 1968) is an Australian pop music singer and songwriter. Her debut was in 1994 with the single, "Mouth", which peaked at number one for six consecutive weeks in Australia and became a top five hit in the United State ...
– local singer *
Dougie Baldwin Dougie Baldwin (born 13 November 1996) is an Australian actor from Frankston, Victoria. He is best known for his starring role in the Netflix comedy television series ''Disjointed''. In 2013, Baldwin became the lead role in Emmy Award winning AB ...
– actor *
Mike Baird Michael Bruce Baird (born 1 April 1968) is an Australian investment banker and former politician who was the 44th Premier of New South Wales, the Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney, Mini ...
– bank manager, former NSW premier *
Eric Bana Eric Martin Andrew Banadinović (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (), is an Australian actor. He began his career in the sketch-comedy series '' Full Frontal'' before gaining notice in the comedy drama '' The Castle'' (199 ...
– comedian and actor *
Adam Bandt Adam Paul Bandt (born 11 March 1972) is an Australian former politician and industrial lawyer who was the leader of the Australian Greens from 2020 to 2025. He previously served as the member of parliament (MP) for the Victoria (state), Victori ...
– politician *
Ron Barassi Ronald Dale Barassi (27 February 1936 – 16 September 2023) was an Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality. Regarded as one of the greatest and most important figures in the history of the game, Barassi was the first player ...
– Australian rules footballer *
Frederick Oswald Barnett Frederick Oswald Barnett (1883–1972) was an Australian social reformer. He was responsible for raising public awareness of inner-city poverty and leading the campaign for improved housing conditions. Early life Born on 28 September 1883 in Bruns ...
– social reformer * Jeremy Barrett – artist *
Max Barry Max Barry (born 18 March 1973) is an Australian author. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including politics. When he published his first novel, ''Syrup'', he spelled his name "Maxx", but subsequently has used "Max". Barry is also the ...
– writer * Kevin Bartlett – Australian rules footballer *
Russell Basser Russell Basser (born 20 March 1960) is an Australian former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is Jewish, and played in the Maccabiah Games in Israel in the 1980s. In 1985 he was named the Australian Jewish Sportsm ...
(born 1960) – Olympic water polo player * Monica Bello – basketball player * John Bertrand – yachtsman *
Travis Blackley Travis Jarred Blackley (born 4 November 1982) is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. ...
– Major League baseballer *
Hamish Blake Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on ...
– comedian *
Cate Blanchett Catherine Élise Blanchett ( ; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognised for Cate Blanchett on screen and stage, her versatile work across stage and scre ...
– actress *
Andrew Bogut Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). Bogut spent the majority of his career in t ...
– NBA basketball player *
Jonah Bolden Jonah Anthony Bolden (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He started his professional career with FMP in Serbia, where he was ...
(born 1996) – NBA basketball player * Anne Fraser Bon – pastoralist, philanthropist, and advocate *
Cris Bonacci Cristina "Cris" Bonacci (born 15 October 1964) is an Australian-born producer, songwriter, and musician. She was the lead guitarist in the British heavy metal band Girlschool (1984 to 1992, 2004) and has also provided session guitar work for ot ...
– musician *
Leigh Bowery Leigh Bowery (26 March 1961 – 31 December 1994) was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, and fashion designer. Bowery's performances featured striking costumes and make-up and were conceptual, flamboyant, outlandish, and sometime ...
– performing artist * David Boyd – artist *
John Brack John Brack (10 May 1920 – 11 February 1999) was an Australian painter, and a member of the Antipodeans group. According to one critic, Brack's early works captured the idiosyncrasies of their time "more powerfully and succinctly than any Aust ...
– artist *
May Brahe Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (née Dickson) (6 November 188414 August 1956) was an Australian composer, best known for her songs and ballads. Her most famous song by far is " Bless This House", recorded by John McCormack, Beniamino Gigli, Lesley Garr ...
– composer * James Bailey – darts *
Mark Bresciano Mark Bresciano ( ; ; born 11 February 1980) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Melbourne, Bresciano played youth football for Bulleen Lions, before moving into the National Soccer League wi ...
– soccer player *
Brigita Brezovac Brigita Brezovac (September 24, 1979) is a retired Slovenian professional bodybuilder. Early life and education Brezovac grew up in Ljutomer, Slovenia. She attended the SETUAŠ school in Murska Sobota, Slovenia, and the University of Maribor ...
– IFBB bodybuilder *
David Bridie David Ross Hope Bridie is an Australian contemporary musician and songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of world music band Not Drowning, Waving which released six studio albums to critical acclaim. He also formed a chamber pop group, ...
– musician *
Damien Broderick Damien Francis Broderick (22 April 1944 – 19 April 2025) was an Australian science fiction and popular science writer and editor of some 74 books. ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' credits him with the first usage of the term ''virtual ...
– science fiction writer *
Havana Brown The Havana Brown was the result of a planned breeding between Siamese cat, Siamese and domestic black cats, by a group of cat fanciers in England, in the 1950s. Early breeders introduced an Oriental Siamese type Russian Blue into their breeding. ...
– DJ/singer * Jordan Brown (born 1996) – footballer *
Emily Browning Emily Jane Browning (born December 7, 1988) is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in the television film '' The Echo of Thunder'' (1998), and subsequently appeared in television shows such as '' High Flyers'' (1999), '' Something in ...
– actress/model *
Leigh Broxham Leigh Michael Broxham (born 13 January 1988) is an Australian professional soccer player, currently play for semi-professional club Bentleigh Greens in Victoria Premier League 1. Born in Melbourne, Broxham played youth football at the Victori ...
– soccer player *
Stanley Bruce Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was an Australian politician, statesman and businessman who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929. He held office as ...
– prime minister of Australia * Alice Burdeu – fashion model *
Debra Byrne Debra Anne Byrne (born 30 March 1957), formerly billed as Debbie Byrne, is an Australian pop singer, variety entertainer, theatre and TV actress and writer, director and choreographer of cabaret. From April 1971 to March 1975 she was a founding ...
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John Cain (senior) John Cain (19 January 1882 – 4 August 1957) was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He is the only premier of Vict ...
– premier of Victoria *
Corey Cadby Corey Cadby (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion. Career A native of Tasmania, Cadby began competing in Darts Players ...
– darts *
Ellen Cahill Ellen Cahill (1863 – 1934) was a notable early 20th-century Melbourne street artist known more affectionately as "Killarney Kate". Early life and education Ellen Cahill was born in 1863 in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Ireland. She immigrat ...
- Street singer more commonly known as "Kate Killarney" *
Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli' ...
– tenor/entertainer *
Arthur Calwell Arthur Augustus Calwell King's Counsel, KC (28 August 1896 – 8 July 1973) was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party, Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. He led the party through three federal elections, l ...
– politician *
Liz Cambage Elizabeth Folake "Liz" Cambage ( ; born 18 August 1991) is a British-born Australian professional basketball player for the Sichuan Yuanda of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She won the Women's National Basketball League in 2011 and ...
(born 1991) – basketball player in the
Israeli Female Basketball Premier League The Israeli Women Basketball Premier League or Ligat Athena Winner (Hebrew: ליגת העל בכדורסל נשים), is a women's professional basketball league in Israel. It is currently composed of 11 teams. The league was founded in 1957. Ini ...
* Deirdre Cash (Criena Rohan) – novelist *
Pat Cash Patrick Hart Cash (born 27 May 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in May 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 6 in August 1988. Upo ...
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Steph Catley Stephanie-Elise Catley (born 26 January 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Australia national team. She can play in many positions in defence, such as left- ...
– soccer player for
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
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Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, writer, and actor who fronts the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Known for his baritone voice, Cave's music is characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety ...
– singer/actor * Brian Chambers – cricketer *
Bianca Chatfield Bianca Chatfield (born 2 April 1982) is a former Australia national netball team, Australia netball international. Between 2001 and 2014 she made 59 senior appearances for Australia. Chatfield was a member of the Australia teams that won the go ...
– netball player *
Chris Cheney Christopher John Cheney (born 2 January 1975) is an Australian rock musician, record producer, and studio owner. He is the founding mainstay guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist of the rockabilly band The Living End, which was formed in 199 ...
– musician *
Anna Ciddor Anna Ciddor (born January 1957) is an Australian author and illustrator. Ciddor is an ambassador for Oz Kids, an organisation to promote and support children's literary and artistic talents and was an ambassador for Australia Reads 2021-2023. In ...
– author and illustrator *
Gabriella Cilmi Gabriella Lucia Cilmi ( ; ; born 10 October 1991) is an Australian pop singer and songwriter. A contralto, Cilmi is known for her distinctive raspy singing voice. Her debut album, '' Lessons to Be Learned'', was released in March 2008, becomin ...
– singer *
Mal Cuming Malcolm Cuming (born 23 January 1976) is an Australian professional darts player playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He qualified for the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship. Career In 2018, Cuming qualified for the 2019 BDO ...
– darts * Graeme Clark *
Teale Coco Teale Coco Roiz (born 7 March 1992) is an Australian model, fashion designer, photographer and owner of an eponymous fashion label. Early life and education Teale Coco was born in Melbourne, Australia. "Her interest in photography began at a y ...
– model * Steve Cox – artist *
Vince Colosimo Vincenzo Colosimo is an Australian stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States. He is of Italian descent and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was previously married to Australian actress Jane Hall ...
– actor *
Kate Constable Kate Constable (born 1966) is an Australian author. Her first novel was '' The Singer of All Songs'', the first in the ''Chanters of Tremaris'' trilogy. It was later followed by '' The Waterless Sea'' and ''The Tenth Power''. Biography Constabl ...
– novelist *
Julie Corletto Julie Prendergast (born 31 October 1986) is an Australian international netball player. She played for the Australian Diamonds, Melbourne Vixens and NSW Swifts but has now retired. She usually played in the positions of goal defence and wing d ...
– netball player *
Ryan Corr Ryan Corr is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the Australian drama series ''Packed to the Rafters'', '' Love Child'' and '' Underbelly'', along with film roles in '' Wolf Creek 2'' (2013), '' The Water Diviner'' (2014), '' Holdi ...
– actor *
Peter Costello Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957) is an Australian businessman, lawyer and former politician who served as the treasurer of Australia in Howard government, government of John Howard from 1996 to 2007. He is the longest-serving trea ...
– politician, treasurer of Australia *
Frank Costigan Francis Xavier Costigan, , (14 January 1931 – 13 April 2009) was an Australian lawyer, Royal Commissioner and social justice activist. Costigan is renowned for presiding over the Costigan Commission into organised crime. Background an ...
– lawyer and politician *
Noel Counihan Noel Jack Counihan (4 October 19135 July 1986) was an Australian social realist painter, printmaker, cartoonist and illustrator active in the 1940s and 1950s in Melbourne. An atheist, communist, and art activist, Counihan made art in response to ...
– artist *
Susan Crennan Susan Maree Crennan (née Walsh; born 1945) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Early life and education Susan Maree Crennan was born in 1945 in Melbourne, one of six childr ...
– High Court justice *
Barry Crocker Barry Hugh Crocker (born 4 November 1935
Official Barry Crocker website) is an Australian
Bernard Curry Bernard Curry (born 27 March 1974) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Jake Stewart in '' Wentworth'', Luke Handley in ''Neighbours'' and Hugo Austin in ''Home and Away''. Early life Alongside his actor brothers Stephen and And ...
– actor *
Abraham Cykiert Abraham Cykiert (26 April 1926 – 6 March 2009) was an Australian Holocaust survivor and Melburnian playwright and Zionist activist of the 1970s. Abraham Cykiert was born 26 April 1926 in Łódź, Second Polish Republic. As a child, he was forc ...
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* Isabella Dalgarno (1805-1878) – Scottish born temperance advocate *
Brody Dalle Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson; 1 January 1979) is an Australia, Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. She began playing music at the age of 13 and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18, where she founded the punk rock ban ...
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Tenille Dashwood Tenille Averil Dashwood (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the ring name Emma. She is also known for her time in Ring of Honor (ROH) and Impact Wrestling, where she perfor ...
("Emma") – professional wrestler *
Garry David Garry Ian Patrick David (20 November 1954 – 11 July 1993) (also known as Garry Webb), was an Australian criminal. Early life David's father Rupert David, was a habitual criminal and pedophile, who served time in prison and psychiatric ho ...
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Liam Davison Liam Patrick Davison (29 July 1957 – 17 July 2014) was an Australian novelist and reviewer. He was born in Melbourne, where, until 2007, he taught creative writing at the Chisholm Institute in Frankston. Biography Davison was educated at S ...
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Paul Dawber Paul Dawber is a British born-Australian stage, film and television actor. He attended drama school at National Theatre, Melbourne and graduated in 1987. That same year, he played the role of Todd Buckley in '' Sons and Daughters''. He has ap ...
– actor, ''
Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
'', '' Sons & Daughters'', '' The Novelist'' * Tania de Jong – soprano and entrepreneur (daughter of Eva Duldig, granddaughter of Karl Duldig) *
Emilie de Ravin Emilie de Ravin (; born 27 December 1981) is an Australian actress. She first gained recognition for playing Tess Harding on The WB's science fiction television series ''Roswell (TV series), Roswell'' (2000–2002). She went on to portray Clai ...
– actress *
Alfred Deakin Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919) was an Australian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Australia, prime minister of Australia from 1903 to 1904, 1905 to 1908, and 1909 to 1910. He held office as the leader of th ...
– Prime Minister of Australia *
Paul Dempsey Paul Anthony Dempsey (born 25 May 1976) is an Australian musician. He is best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal lyricist of rock group Something for Kate. Dempsey released his debut solo album, '' Everything Is True'', on 20 A ...
– musician * Catherine Deveny – comedian *
Anthony Di Pietro Anthony Di Pietro (born 15 February 1969) is a businessman from Melbourne, Australia. Di Pietro is most known for his long standing chairmanship of Melbourne Victory FC. Alongside sport, Di Pietro is also the Chief Executive Officer and a board ...
– businessman and soccer promoter *
Helena Dix Helena Dix (born 26 May 1979) is an Australian operatic soprano and specialist in bel canto roles. In 2005 Dix represented Australia in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. She was awarded as an associate of The Royal Academy of Music in 2015 for he ...
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Owen Dixon Sir Owen Dixon (28 April 1886 – 7 July 1972) was an Australian judge and diplomat who served as the sixth Chief Justice of Australia. Many consider him to be Australia's most prominent jurist.Graham Perkin �Its Most Eminent Symbol Hidde ...
– chief justice *
Jason Donovan Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap ''Neighbours'', playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 millio ...
– entertainer *
Eva Duldig Eva Ruth de Jong-Duldig (née Duldig; born 11 February 1938) is an Austrian-born Australian and Dutch former tennis player, and current author. From the ages of two to four, she was detained by Australia in an isolated internment camp, as an enem ...
(born 1938) – tennis player, author *
Karl Duldig Karl (Karol) Duldig (29 December 1902 – 11 August 1986) was a Jewish sculptor. Born in Poland, he and his family fled Vienna in 1938 following the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, eventually settling in Australia. As a sculptor, he was i ...
(1902–1986) – sculptor * Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop – surgeon and war hero *
Judith Durham Judith Mavis Durham (née Cock; 3 July 1943 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1962. The group became the first Australian pop mus ...
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The Seekers The Seekers were an Australian folk music, folk-influenced pop music, pop group originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the Unit ...
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Sir John Eccles Sir John Carew Eccles (27 January 1903 – 2 May 1997) was an Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse. He shared the prize with Andrew Huxley and Alan Lloyd ...
– Nobel laureate, neurophysiologist * Peter Eckersley – computer scientist, computer security researcher, and activist * Matthew Elliott – test cricketer * Jason Ellis – broadcaster * Mark Evans – bassist (AC/DC) *
Dante Exum Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian ...
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John Farnham John Peter Farnham (born 1 July 1949) is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until the mid-1970s, billed as Johnny Farnham. He has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Enc ...
– entertainer *
Brendan Fevola Brendan Fevola (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and radio presenter. He played with the Carlton Football Club, Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fevol ...
– Australian rules footballer *
Jon Finlayson Jon Douglas Finlayson (23 March 1938–12 September 2012) was an Australian stage and screen character actor, radio performer, writer, director, producer and singer Early life Jon Finlayson was born in Coburg, Victoria to Clorine and Ron Finl ...
– actor and artist * John Fitzgerald – tennis player *
Edwin Flack Edwin Harold Flack (5 November 1873 – 10 January 1935) was an Australian athlete and tennis player. Also known as "Teddy", he was Australia's first Olympian, being its only representative in 1896, and the first Olympic champion in the ...
– tennis player *
Flea Flea, the common name for the order (biology), order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by hematophagy, ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult f ...
(born Michael Balzary) – musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) *
Damien Fleming Damien William Fleming (born 24 April 1970) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for the Australian national cricket team and domestic cricket for Victoria. He played in 20 Tests and 88 ODIs from 1994 to 2001 a ...
– test cricketer *
Joel Fletcher Joel Fletcher Allan is an Australian record producer and DJ from Melbourne, who is best known for his 2013 remix of New Zealand rapper Savage's 2005 single " Swing", which charted in Australia and in New Zealand. In 2014, Fletcher was a support ...
– disk jockey *
Debbie Flintoff-King Debra ("Debbie") Lee Flintoff-King, (OAM) (born 20 April 1960) is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Athletics career Flintoff-King was born in Melbourne, the daughter of ...
– Olympic athlete * Amanda Fosang – biomedical researcher *
Lindsay Fox Lindsay Edward Fox (born ) is an Australian businessman. In 1956, Fox founded the Australian logistics company Linfox, where as of 2015 he serves as non-executive chairman. Early life Lindsay Fox was born around 1937 and brought up in Pra ...
– logistics CEO *
Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and is the fourth List of ...
– prime minister of Australia *
Anna Funder Anna Funder (born 1966) is an Australian author. She is the author of ''Stasiland'', ''All That I Am (novel), All That I Am'', ''Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life'' and the novella ''The Girl With the Dogs.'' Anna’s book ''Wifedom'' w ...
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Anna Galvin Anna Galvin (born 19 October 1969; also credited as Anna Glavan) is an Australian actress. She has appeared in several British, American, and Canadian productions. Her roles include Lex Luthor's assistant, Gina, in ''Smallville'', and Lavender ...
– actress *
Alphonse Gangitano Alphonse John Gangitano (22 April 1957 – 16 January 1998) was an Australian criminal from Melbourne, Victoria. Nicknamed the "Black Prince of Lygon Street", Gangitano was the face of an underground organisation known as the Carlton Crew. ...
– organised crime figure *
Zarah Garde-Wilson Zarah Garde-Wilson (born ) is an Australian criminal defence lawyer known for her involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings and the Lawyer X scandal. She has represented notorious Australian criminals such as Carl Williams, Roberta Willi ...
– attorney *
Helen Garner Helen Garner (née Ford, born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Garner's debut novel, first novel, ''Monkey Grip (novel), Monkey Grip'', published in 1977, immediately established her ...
– novelist *
Andrew Gaze Andrew Barry Casson Gaze (born 24 July 1965) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. He played 22 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Melbourne Tigers from 1984 to 2005, winning the league's MVP ...
– professional basketball player *
Lisa Gerrard Lisa Germaine Gerrard ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer and member of the group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. She is known for her unique singing style technique (glossolalia). She has a ...
– singer/composer *Sir
John Gorton Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Australia, prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the leade ...
– prime minister of Australia *
Gotye Wouter André De Backer (; born 21 May 1980), known professionally as Gotye ( , , ), is a Belgian-born Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbr ...
– musician * Alan J. Gow – motor sports promoter *
Percy Grainger Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 188220 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and ...
– composer/pianist *
Germaine Greer Germaine Greer (; born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer and feminist, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Specializing in English and women's literature, she ...
– writer and feminist *
Vince Grella Vincenzo Grella (born 5 October 1979) is an Australian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Dandenong to Italian immigrants, Antonio and Maria, Grella began his senior career in Australia before moving to Italy, where he spent ov ...
– soccer player *
Rachel Griffiths Rachel Anne Griffiths (born 1968) is an Australian actress. List of awards and nominations received by Rachel Griffiths, Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, three AACTA Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award and four Primetime Em ...
– actress *
Savannah Guthrie Savannah Clark Guthrie (born December 27, 1971) is an Australian-born American broadcast journalist and former attorney. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show '' Today'', a position she has held since July 2012. Guthrie joined ...
– TV broadcaster currently working for
NBC News NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Media Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's various operations r ...
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Joe Hachem Joseph Hachem (; ; born 11 March 1966) is a Lebanese-Australian professional poker player known for being the first Australian to win the World Series of Poker main event, which earned him $7.5 million, then a record for all-time biggest tournam ...
– poker player *
Ross Hannaford Ross Andrew Hannaford (1 December 1950 – 8 March 2016) was an Australian musician, active in numerous local bands. He was often referred to by his nickname "Hanna". Widely regarded as one of the country's finest rock guitarists, he was best kn ...
– musician *
Hanni (singer) Hanni Pham (born 6 October 2004), known mononymously as Hanni (), is an Australian singer based in South Korea. In July 2022, she made her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group NewJeans, under the record label ADOR. Early life Han ...
– member of South Korean girl group NewJeans *
Frank Hardy Francis Joseph Hardy (21 March 1917 – 28 January 1994), published as Frank J. Hardy and also under the pseudonym Ross Franklyn, was an Australian novelist and writer. He is best known for his 1950 novel ''Power Without Glory'', and for his ...
– novelist and political activist *
Colin Hay Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay is a member of the band Ringo Starr & His ...
– musician/actor *
Chris Hemsworth Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, and Bulman, Northern Territory, he rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series ''Home and Away'' (2004� ...
– actor *
Liam Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth (born 13 January 1990) is an Australian actor. He played the roles of Josh Taylor (Neighbours), Josh Taylor in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' and Marcus in the children's television series ''The Elephant Princess''. In American fi ...
– actor *
Luke Hemsworth Luke Hemsworth (born 5 November 1980) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Nathan Tyson in the TV series ''Neighbours'' and as Ashley Stubbs in the HBO sci-fi series ''Westworld''. He is the older brother of actors Chris Hemswo ...
– actor *
Paul Hester Paul Newell Hester (8 January 1959 – 26 March 2005) was an Australian musician and television personality. He was the drummer for the band Split Enz for their last year together from December 1983 to December 1984, and co-founding member an ...
(d. 2005) – musician *
Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison "Missy" Higgins (born 19 August 1983) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her most popular singles include "Scar", " Steer", and " Where I Stood". Her Australian number-one albums are '' The Sound of White'' (2004 ...
– singer, actress and entertainer *
Derryn Hinch Derryn Nigel Hinch (born 9 February 1944) is a New Zealand-born media personality, politician, actor, journalist and published author. He is best known for his career in Australia, on Melbourne radio and television. He served as a Senator for ...
("The Human Headline") – broadcaster *
Peter Hitchener Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener (born 21 February 1946) is an Australian television presenter with a 50-year career with the Nine Network and 58 years of news broadcasting experience. Hitchener is currently weekend presenter of ''Nine News Me ...
– news presenter *
Harold Holt Harold Edward Holt (5 August 190817 December 1967) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until Disappearance of Harold Holt, his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. He held o ...
– prime minister of Australia * Danielle Horvat – actress *
Rowland S. Howard Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party (band), The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career ...
– musician, writer *
Merv Hughes Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia in 53 Test matches between 1985 and 1994, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wicke ...
– test cricketer *
Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He appeare ...
(Dame Edna Everage) – comedian *
Rex Hunt Rex James Hunt (born 7 March 1949) is an Australian television and radio personality. A former Australian rules footballer, he became a commentator known for his habit of making up quirky nicknames for players. He has also been known around th ...
– Australian rules footballer and media personality *Graham Hunt – darts Back to top


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* Aubri Ibrag – actress, model, Internet personality *
Kyrie Irving Kyrie Andrew Irving ( ; , ; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cav ...
– NBA basketball player *
Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), known as "the Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, Conservation movement, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up ar ...
– wildlife expert *
Isaac Isaacs Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs, (6 August 1855 – 11 February 1948) was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the ninth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1931 to 1936. He had previously served on the High Court of Au ...
– chief justice and governor-general of Australia Back to top


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* Margaret Jackson – business executive *
Christie Jenkins Christie Jenkins (born 26 March 1988) in Melbourne, Victoria is an Australian trampoline gymnast. Jenkins has competed at both Australian national and international level, and has been Australia's top-ranking female trampoline sports athlete.
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trampoline A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched between a steel frame often using many coiled spring (device), springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes. The fabric that use ...
athlete * Stephen Jolly – activist and politician * Alan Jones –
Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...
World Drivers' Champion * Dean Jones – test cricketer *
Vance Joy James Gabriel Keogh (born 1 December 1987), known professionally as Vance Joy, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and former Australian rules footballer. He is best known for his 2013 hit song " Riptide". Joy signed a five-album de ...
– singer * Isha Judd – author and spiritual teacher * Paul Jennings – children's author Back to top


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* Ash Keating – artist * Moira Kelly (humanitarian) – humanitarian aid worker * Paul Kelly – musician *
Graham Kennedy Graham Cyril Kennedy Order of Australia, AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, radio and television host as well as a personality and actor of theatre, television and film. He wa ...
– entertainer *
Marny Kennedy Marny Elizabeth Kennedy is an Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Taylor Fry in the television series ''Mortified,'' Veronica di Angelo #2 on ''The Saddle Club'' and for recent appearances on '' Between Two Worlds' ...
– actress/singer *
Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett (born 2 March 1948) is an Australian former politician who served as the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party from 1982 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1999, and the Member for ...
– premier of Victoria *
Jennifer Keyte Jennifer Anne Keyte (born 21 January 1960) is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Keyte currently presents ''10 News First Melbourne'', and occasional national bulletins. She was previously a news presenter on ''Seven News'' in Melbo ...
– news presenter (''
Seven News Seven News (stylised 7NEWS) is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in South Eveleigh, Sydney, while its flags ...
'') *
Graham Kinniburgh Graham Allen Kinniburgh (20 October 1942 – 13 December 2003) was an Australian organised crime figure from Kew, a suburb of Melbourne. He became a victim of the Melbourne gangland killings, which were dramatised in the drama series '' Under ...
– organized crime figure *
Michael Klim Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s. He is known as the creator of straight-arm freestyle. Early years Klim was ...
– Olympic swimmer *
Michael Klinger Michael Klinger (born 4 July 1980) is an Australian former first-class cricketer, who held the record for the most runs scored in the Big Bash League when he retired in 2019. Until the 2008–09 season, Klinger played for Victoria and for S ...
– cricketer *
Barrie Kosky Barrie Kosky (born 18 February 1967) is an Australian theatre and opera director. Based at the Komische Oper Berlin, he has worked internationally. Biography Kosky was born in Melbourne, the grandson of Jewish emigrants from Europe. He attended ...
– opera director *
Lynne Kosky Lynne Janice Kosky (2 September 1958 – 4 December 2014) was an Australian politician and senior minister in the Government of Victoria. She represented the electoral district of Altona in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Labor Par ...
– politician *
Anthony Koutoufides Anthony Koutoufides (; born 18 January 1973), also known by his nickname of Kouta, is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Considered by many as one of the most ...
– Australian rules footballer * Tori Kewish – darts Back to top


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Norman Lacy Norman Henry Lacy (born 25 October 1941) is an Australian former politician, who was a Minister in the Hamer and Thompson Cabinets of the Victorian Government from May 1979 to April 1982. He grew up in Richmond, Victoria and was educated at N ...
– politician *
John Landy John Michael Landy (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run ...
– Olympic athlete * Elizabeth Langley – Canadian performer, choreographer, teacher * Lex Lasry – Supreme Court judge *
Andrew Lauterstein Andrew George Lauterstein (born 22 May 1987) is an Australian swimmer and a three-time Olympic medalist. Personal Lauterstein grew up in Black Rock, Victoria and attended Brighton Grammar School. He has an elder brother and a younger sister ...
– Olympic swimmer *
Bill Lawry William Morris Lawry (born 11 February 1937) is an Australian former cricketer and commentator who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Test matches, winning nine, losing eight and drawing eight, and led Australia ...
– test cricketer *
Abbey Lee Abbey Lee Kershaw (born 12 June 1987) is an Australian model, actress and musician. Following several years of success leading up to the 2011 fashion seasons, '' V'' magazine dubbed her a supermodel, and Models.com has listed her as an "Indust ...
– actress and model *
Andy Lee Andy Lee may refer to: __NOTOC__ Sportspeople * Andy Lee (American football) (born 1982), American football punter * Andy Lee (boxer) (born 1984), Irish boxer * Andy Lee (footballer, born 1982), English footballer for Bradford City * Andy Lee (footb ...
– comedian * Michael Leunig – cartoonist and controversialist * Simon Lewis – lifeguard *
Sharon Lewin Sharon Ruth Lewin is an Australian infectious diseases expert who is the inaugural Director of The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) and the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics. She is also a Mel ...
– Director of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity *
Solomon Lew Solomon Lew (born 22 March 1945) is an Australian businessman. His principal commercial activities involve importing apparel, toys and other goods into Australia from China and investments, mainly in retail companies. As a teenager, Lew suppli ...
– businessman *
Peter Lik Peter Lik (born 1959) is an Australian photographer best known for his nature and panoramic landscape images. He hosted ''From the Edge with Peter Lik'', which aired for one season on The Weather Channel. Early life Lik was born in Melbourne t ...
– photographer *
Walter Lindrum Walter Albert Lindrum, Order of the British Empire, OBE (29 August 1898 – 30 July 1960), often known as Wally Lindrum, was an Australian professional player of English billiards who held the World Professional Billiards Championship from 1933 ...
– billiards player *
Luc Longley Lucien James Longley (born 19 January 1969) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player. He was the first Australian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played for four teams over 10 seasons. He m ...
– NBA basketball player * Colin Lovitt – lawyer/QC *
Richard Lowenstein Richard Lowenstein (born 1 March 1959) is an Australian Filmmaking, filmmaker. He has written, produced and directed feature films such as ''Strikebound'' (1984), ''Dogs in Space'' (1986) and ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (film), He Died ...
– film director *
Craig Lowndes Craig Andrew Lowndes (born 21 June 1974) is an Australian racing car driver in the Supercars Championship, Repco Supercars Championship racing for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He is also a TV commentator. Lowndes is a three-time V8 Superca ...
– three time
Supercars Championship The Supercars Championship, also known as the Repco Supercars Championship under sponsorship and historically as V8 Supercars, is a touring car racing category in Australia and New Zealand, running as an International Series under Fédération I ...
winner (1996, 1998, 1999) *
Sydney Lucas Sydney Ellen Lucas (born July 11, 2003) is an American actress with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known for her portrayal of Small Alison Bechdel in both the original Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Lisa ...
– centenarian soldier Back to top


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* Katie Mactier – racing cyclist * Melissa Maizels (born 1993) – soccer player *
Costas Mandylor Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He made his film debut with a supporting role in '' Triumph of the Spirit'' (1989) before a lead role as Frank Costello in the crime drama film '' Mobsters'' ...
– actor *
Daniel Mannix Daniel Patrick Mannix (4 March 1864 – 6 November 1963) was an Irish-born Australian Catholic bishop. Mannix was the Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years and one of the most influential public figures in 20th-century Australia. Early lif ...
– Catholic archbishop of Melbourne * John Marsden – writer and educationalist * Kirstie Marshall – politician and aerial skier *
Mangok Mathiang Mangok Mathiang (born 8 October 1992) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the University of Louisville. Early life and ...
(born 1992) – Australian-Sudanese basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
* John McAll – pianist *
Mat McBriar Mat McBriar (born 8 July 1979) is an Australian former professional player of American football who was a Punter (football), punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and the S ...
– American football punter *
Frederick McCubbin Frederick McCubbin (25 February 1855 – 20 December 1917) was an Australian artist, art teacher and prominent member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, McCubb ...
– painter *
Scott McDonald Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer and is the current head coach for National Premier Leagues club Gold Coast Knights. Originally a striker, McDonald could also play as an attacking mi ...
– Australian rules footballer *
Hal and Jim McElroy Hal McElroy and James "Jim" McElroy (born 6 April 1946) are Australian film and television producers. They are twin brothers. They are best known for three films they produced jointly in the 1970s, all directed by Peter Weir at the start of h ...
– film/television producers *
Brad McEwan Brad McEwan (born 28 April 1971) is an Australian television presenter and sports journalist. McEwan has previously been a sport presenter on the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne editions of ''10 News First'' and is best known for his hosting du ...
– journalist (
Ten Eyewitness News 10 News First (set to rebrand as 10 News on 30 June 2025) is an Australian television newscast, produced by Network 10. The network's flagship news program airs at 5PM on weekday evenings covering local, national and world news, including spor ...
) *
John Reid McGowan John Reid "Gentleman Jack" McGowan (4 October 1872 – 18 July 1912) was an Australian boxing champion. During his long career in the ring he fought over 110 battles, and was the first fighter to win three Australian titles at different weights, ...
– boxer *
Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph McGuire (born 29 October 1964) is an Australian television and radio presenter, journalist, Australian Football League commentator and former TV executive. He is also an occasional ''Herald Sun'' newspaper columnist. He hosted C ...
– entertainer *Sir William McKie – musician *
Sharelle McMahon Sharelle Jane McMahon (born 12 August 1977) is an Australian former netball player who captained the Australia national netball team. She played in the goal attack and goal shooter positions. Domestic career Born in Bamawm, Victoria, McMahon ...
– netball player *Noel McNamara – social activist *
Peter McNamara Peter McNamara (5 July 1955 – 20 July 2019) was an Australian tennis player and coach. McNamara won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March ...
– tennis player *
Paul McNamee Paul McNamee (born 12 November 1954) is an Australian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player and prominent sports administrator. Junior career In his hometown, McNamee won the boys' singles tournament at the 1973 Australian Open. Professi ...
– tennis player and sports administrator *
Bryony Marks Bryony Marks is an Australian composer of film scores and theatre music, for which she has won several awards and been nominated for many others. Among her television credits are ''Please Like Me'' and ''Barracuda'', and films include '' Berlin ...
– composer *
Clement Meadmore Clement Meadmore (9 February 1929 – 19 April 2005) was an Australian-American furniture designer and sculptor known for massive outdoor steel sculptures. Biography Born Clement Lyon Meadmore in Melbourne, Australia in 1929, Clement Meadmore ...
– sculptor * Dame
Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 186123 February 1931) was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early twentieth century, and was the f ...
– opera singer *
Ben Mendelsohn Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his break-out role in '' The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987). He gained international attention for his starring role in the crime d ...
– actor *
Keith Miller Keith Ross Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent m ...
– test cricketer *
Dannii Minogue Dannii Minogue (; born 20 October 1971) is an Australian singer, television personality, and actress. As a child, she became known for her appearances on the television talent show ''Young Talent Time'' (1982–1988). She went on to play the r ...
– pop star *
Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fas ...
– pop star *
Peter Mitchell Peter or Pete Mitchell may refer to: Media *Pete Mitchell (broadcaster) (1958–2020), British broadcaster * Peter Mitchell (newsreader) (born 1960), Australian journalist * Peter Mitchell (photographer) (born 1943), British documentary photographe ...
– news presenter (''Seven News'') *
Radha Mitchell Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. She began her career on television, playing Catherine O'Brien on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1996–1997), before transitioning to working i ...
– actress * Anika Molesworth –
agroecology Agroecology is an academic discipline that studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems. Bringing ecological principles to bear can suggest new management approaches in agroecosystems. The term can refer to a science, ...
scientist *Sir
John Monash General (Australia), General Sir John Monash (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the World War I, First World War. He commanded the 13th Brigade (Australia), 13th Infantry Brigade befor ...
– civil engineer and military commander * Jason Moran – criminal *
Lewis Moran Lewis Moran (7 July 1941 – 31 March 2004) was an Australian organized crime figure and patriarch of the infamous Moran family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Notable for his involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings, Moran was shot d ...
– criminal * Mark Moran – criminal *
Bob Morley Robert Alfred Morley (born 20 December 1984) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Bellamy Blake in The CW's ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2014–2020). He first became known as Drew Curtis (Home and Away), Drew Curtis in th ...
– actor *
Leslie Morshead Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead, (18 September 1889 – 26 September 1959) was an Australian soldier, teacher, businessman, and farmer, whose military career spanned both world wars. During the Second World War, he led the Austra ...
– army officer and businessman *Dame Elisabeth Murdoch – philanthropist *Sir
Keith Murdoch Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (12 August 1885 – 4 October 1952) was an Australian journalist and media proprietor who was the founder of the Murdoch media empire. He amassed significant media holdings in Australia which after his death were expan ...
– journalist *
Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian - American retired business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of List of assets owned by News Corp, local, national, a ...
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Andrew Nabbout Andrew Nabbout (born 17 December 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A-League club Melbourne City. Early life Nabbout was born in Melbourne to a family of Lebanese descent. He played youth football for Br ...
– soccer player *
Bert Newton Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie–winning entertainer, and radio, theatre and television personality and compère. Ne ...
– entertainer *
Matthew Newton Matthew Joseph Newton (born 22 January 1977) is an Australian actor, writer, and director, and son of Australian TV personalities Bert and Patti Newton. He made his motion picture debut in 2000 in the Australian film ‘ Looking For Alibrand ...
– actor and son of entertainer
Bert Newton Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie–winning entertainer, and radio, theatre and television personality and compère. Ne ...
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Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the List of best-selling music artists#100 million to 119 million record ...
– singer/actress *
Livinia Nixon Livinia Helen Nixon (born 19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actress. Nixon is the chief weather presenter for '' Nine News Melbourne'' and presenter on travel program '' Getaway''.Keith Nugent – physicist Back to top


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* Joan O'Hagan – novelist *
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, also known as Ida Sherbourne Rentoul and Ida Sherbourne Outhwaite (9 June 1888 – 25 June 1960), was an Australian illustrator of children's books. Her work mostly depicted magical creatures, such as elves and fair ...
– illustrator *
Scott Owen Scott Bradley Owen (born 14 February 1975) is an Australians, Australian musician who currently plays for the punk rock/psychobilly band The Living End. Career After playing the piano for many years, he decided that the keys would not work for ...
– bassist *
Dermot O'Brien Dermot O'Brien (23 October 1932 – 22 May 2007) was an Irish céilí and showband musician and singer, as well as a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Louth senior football team. Gaelic football career ...
– film producer and director Back to top


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* Nikos Pantazopoulos – artist * John James Parton – ''Big Brother'' UK contestant *
Sid Patterson Sydney Patterson (also known as Sid Patterson, 14 August 1927 – 29 November 1999) was a world champion amateur and professional track cyclist from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. While a teenager, Patterson won every Victorian and Austral ...
– track cyclist *
Guy Pearce Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. List of awards and nominations received by Guy Pearce, His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a British Academy Film Aw ...
– actor * Andreja Pejic – model *
Kirk Pengilly Kirk Pengilly ( ; born 4 July 1958) is an Australian musician and member of the Australian rock group INXS. Kirk plays saxophone and guitar, and also performs as a backing vocalist. Early career Pengilly moved to Sydney in 1966, and became best ...
– musician, member of Australian band INXS *
Elliot Perlman Elliot Perlman (born 7 May 1964) is an Australian author and barrister. He has written four novels ('' Three Dollars'', '' Seven Types of Ambiguity'', ''The Street Sweeper'' and ''Maybe the Horse Will Talk''), one short story collection (''The ...
– writer and barrister *
Kath Pettingill Kathleen "Kath" Pettingill (born 27 March 1935) is the matriarch of the Melbourne criminal family, the Pettingill family. Family Pettingill's 10 children are: (with Dennis Ryan) * Dennis Bruce Allen (1951–1987) – a drug dealer, jailed fo ...
– criminal (
Pettingill family The Pettingill family is a Melbourne-based criminal family,Fears of gangland war in ...
) *
Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator and former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Austra ...
– tennis player *
Oscar Piastri Oscar Jack Piastri ( ; born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Piastri has won Formula One Grands Prix across three seasons. Born and raised in Melbourne, Piastri began his career in radio-co ...
– McLaren Formula 1 driver * Harry "Snub" Pollard – comedian *
Bill Ponsford William Harold Ponsford MBE (19 October 1900 – 6 April 1991) was an Australian cricketer. Usually playing as an opening batsman, he formed a successful and long-lived partnership opening the batting for Victoria and Australia with Bil ...
– test cricketer * Richard Pratt – businessman * Jane Price (1860–1948) – painter *
Clifton Pugh Clifton Ernest Pugh (17 December 1924 – 14 October 1990) was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia's Archibald Prize. One of Australia's most renowned and successful painters, Pugh was strongly influenced by German Express ...
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Stephen Quartermain Stephen William Quartermain (born 7 May 1962) is an Australian television personality, journalist and presenter. Quartermain is currently a sport presenter on ''10 News First'' in Melbourne. Early career Quartermain began his career as a cade ...
– news presenter, Ten Eyewitness News Back to top


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* Raja Ram – musician * Diego Ramirez (artist) – artist *
Dean Rankine Dean Rankine is an Australian comics artist, writer and illustrator. Rankine's work has appeared in many comics, books and magazines. Career His early comics appeared in many children's magazines - Mania, Explore, Krash, KidZone and Challenge. ...
– comic artist and writer *
Chopper Read Chopper may refer to: Transportation * A colloquialism for helicopter * Chopper (motorcycle), a type of customized motorcycle ** Chopper bicycle, a customized bicycle modeled after the motorcycle * Nickname for the British Rail Class 20 dies ...
– criminal *
Helen Reddy Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 194129 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a show business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on ra ...
– singer and activist * James Mahmud Rice – sociologist * Jim Richards – racing driver *
Steven Richards Steven James Richards (born 11 July 1972) is a New Zealand-Australian racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship. Richards, the son of seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner Jim Richards (race driver), Jim Ri ...
– racing driver * Robert Richter – lawyer and rights activist * William Ricketts – potter and sculptor *
Gina Riley Gina Riley (born 6 May 1961) is a retired Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian, known for portraying Kim Craig in the television series '' Kath & Kim'', and for her work in musical theatre. Career Television and film Riley became a ...
– comedian/actress * Helen Lothan Robertson - tailor and trade unionist (1848-1937) *
Neil Robertson Neil Alexander Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player, who is a former List of World Snooker Championship winners, world champion and former List of world number one snooker players, world number one. He ...
– snooker player *
Anastasia Rodionova Anastasia Ivanovna Rodionova (; born 12 May 1982) is a Russian-born Australian former professional tennis player. Rodionova has won 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eight singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 16 Au ...
– tennis player * Jodie Rogers – diver *
Rosé (singer) Roseanne Park (born 11 February 1997), known mononymously as Rosé (), is a New Zealand and South Korean singer and songwriter. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Rosé moved to Seoul, South Korea and signed wi ...
– singer, member of South Korean girl group Blackpink *
Lionel Rose Lionel Edmund Rose MBE (21 June 1948 – 8 May 2011) was an Australian professional boxer who competed from 1964 to 1976. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' bantamweight titles from 1968 to 1969, becoming the first Indigeno ...
– boxer *
Ruby Rose Ruby Rose Langenheim (born 20 March 1986) is an Australian actress, television presenter, and model. She gained prominence for her role in Orange Is the New Black season 3, season three of the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2015� ...
– actress *
Normie Rowe Norman John Rowe (born 1 February 1947) is an Australian singer and songwriter. He rose to national prominence in the mid-1960s as a pop star and teen idol, backed by The Playboys. His 1965 double A-side " Que Sera Sera"/" Shakin' All Over" w ...
– singer *
Phil Rudd Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, 19 May 1954) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints (1975–1983, 1994–2015, 2018–present). On the 1977 departure of bass g ...
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Fred Schepisi Frederic Alan Schepisi ( ;Pauline Kael, Kael, Pauline (1984). ''Taking It All In''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His credits include ''The Cha ...
– film director *
Peter Scully Peter Gerard Scully (born 13 January 1963) is an Australian convicted murderer and child sex offender who is imprisoned for life in the Philippines after being convicted of one count of human trafficking and five counts of rape by sexual ass ...
– criminal *
Anna Segal Anna Segal (born 15 August 1986) is an Australian Olympic freestyle slopestyle skier and two-time world champion. Segal won the gold medal for the inaugural Women's Ski Slopestyle at Winter X Games 13 at Buttermilk Mountain on 24 January 2009 ...
– Olympic freestyle skier and two-time world champion * Sam Sejavka – writer and musician *
Phineas Selig Phineas Selig (1856–1941) was a New Zealand journalist, newspaper editor and manager, sports administrator. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising m ...
– journalist *
Mark Seymour Mark Jeremy Seymour (born 26 July 1956) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. He was the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors from 1981 until 1998. Seymour has carved a solo career, releasing his debut solo alb ...
– musician * Patricia Shaw – novelist * Ann Shoebridge – milliner *
Peter Siddle Peter Matthew Siddle (born 25 November 1984) is an Australian former cricketer. He was a specialist right-arm fast bowling, fast-medium bowler who played mostly for Victoria cricket team, Victoria in first-class cricket, first-class and List A ...
– test cricketer *
Ben Simmons Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the LSU Tigers, a ...
– NBA basketball player *
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– philosopher *Jerry Skinner – deputy prime minister of New Zealand *Reuben Solo – comedian *Daryl Somers – entertainer *James Sorensen – actor model *Jesse Spencer – actor, musician *Caitlin Stasey – actress *Christine Stephen-Daly – actress *Russell Stewart – darts *Craig Stott – actor *Graeme Strachan, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan – singer and television presenter, member of Australian rock band Skyhooks *Dane Swan – Australian rules footballer *Red Symons – guitarist, entertainer and radio presenter *Keith Sullivan – darts player Back to top


T

*Peter Tatchell – politician and rights campaigner *Don Tregonning – Australian professional tennis player and coach *Squizzy Taylor – criminal *Eliza Taylor-Cotter – actress *J. G. Thirlwell – singer, composer *Lewis Thorpe – professional baseball pitcher *John Thwaites (Australian politician), John Thwaites – politician *George Tolhurst – composer *Tones and I – singer-songwriter *Anna Torv – actress *Geoffrey Tozer – pianist *Zbych Trofimiuk – actor *Zoja Trofimiuk – sculptor *Anthony Troiano – musician *Christos Tsiolkas – author *Albert Tucker (artist), Albert Tucker – artist Back to top


V

*Holly Valance – actress/singer *Mark Viduka – soccer player *Steve Vizard – entertainer and businessman Back to top


W

*Ron Walker (Australian businessman) – businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne *Stan Walker – singer *James Wan – film producer and director *Sir Joseph Ward – prime minister of New Zealand *Shane Warne – test cricketer *Gordon Watson (squash player) – squash player *Kathy Watt – Olympic cyclist *Jessica Weintraub – rhythmic gymnast *Matt Welsh – world champion swimmer *Leigh Whannell – actor/screenwriter *Jamie Whincup – racing driver *Christian Whitehead – game programmer *Ted Whitten – Australian rules footballer *Carl Williams (criminal) – criminal *David Williamson – playwright *Richard Wilson (businessman) – businessman and sports promoter *Ross Wilson (musician) – singer-songwriter *John Wren – businessman and underworld figure *Wayne Weening – darts player *John Weber (darts player) – darts player *Darren Webster – darts player *Bruce Woodley – entertainer, member of pop group The Seekers Back to top


X

*Bohdan X – singer-songwriter Back to top


Z

*Feliks Zemdegs – Rubik's Cube speed solver Back to top


Non-native Melburnians

These people were not born in Melbourne but are or were well known for living or working there.


A

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B

*Courtney Barnett – singer-songwriter *Paula Bossio – author and illustrator *Steve Bracks – premier of Victoria *Frank Macfarlane Burnet – Nobel laureate virologist Back to top


D

*Portia de Rossi – actress *Peter Doherty (immunologist), Peter Doherty – immunologist and Nobel Prize Laureate Back to top


F

*Tim Ferguson – comedian Back to top


G

*Julia Gillard – prime minister of Australia *Delta Goodrem – actress/singer Back to top


H

*Brent Hobba – professional basketball player Back to top


K

* Josh Katz (judoka), Joshua Katz (born 1997), Olympic judoka * Nathan Katz (judoka), Nathan Katz (born 1995), Olympic judoka * Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (born 2002), Olympic rhythmic gymnast


M

*Sir Robert Menzies – prime minister of Australia Back to top


N

*Sir Gustav Nossal – Australian researcher Back to top


P

*Hoa Pham – writer and psychologist Back to top


R

*Christopher Raja – writer *Geoffrey Rush – actor Back to top


S

*Guy Sebastian – singer *Nevil Shute – novelist *Billy Slater – rugby league player *John J. Smithies – artist/arts manager *John So – Lord Mayor of Melbourne Back to top


T

*Archie Thompson – Association football, soccer Back to top


W

*David Warren (inventor), David Warren – inventor Back to top


Y

*James Yammouni – comedian (The Janoskians) Back to top


See also

*List of people from Adelaide *List of people from Ballarat *List of people from Brisbane *List of people from Darwin *List of people from Frankston *List of people from Fremantle *List of people from Rockhampton *List of people from Sydney *List of people from Toowoomba *List of people from Wagga Wagga *List of people from Wollongong Back to top


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:People From Melbourne Lists of Australian people by populated place, Melbourne People from Melbourne, * Melbourne-related lists Lists of people from Victoria (state), Melbourne