| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Samuel Alexander |
Philosopher |
6-Jan-1859 |
13-Sep-1938 |
Space, Time, and Deity |
| Iggy Azalea |
Rapper |
7-Jun-1990 |
|
Fancy |
| Edmund Barton |
Head of State |
18-Jan-1849 |
7-Jan-1920 |
First Prime Minister of Australia |
| Charlie Bell |
Business |
7-Nov-1960 |
16-Jan-2005 |
CEO of McDonalds, 2004 |
| Claudia Black |
Actor |
11-Oct-1972 |
|
Aeryn Sun on Farscape |
| Bill Bowrey |
Tennis |
25-Dec-1943 |
|
Winner, 1968 Australian Championships |
| Geraldine Brooks |
Novelist |
14-Sep-1955 |
|
March |
| Bryan Brown |
Actor |
23-Jun-1947 |
|
Cocktail |
| Rose Byrne |
Actor |
24-Jul-1979 |
|
The Goddess of 1967 |
| Marion Campbell |
Novelist |
1948 |
|
Lines of Flight |
| Nell Campbell |
Singer |
24-May-1953 |
|
Little Nell |
| Gia Carides |
Actor |
7-Jun-1964 |
|
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| Rachael Carpani |
Actor |
24-Aug-1980 |
|
Jodi Fountain on McLeod's Daughters |
| Bec Cartwright |
Actor |
23-Jul-1983 |
|
Home and Away |
| David Chalmers |
Philosopher |
20-Apr-1966 |
|
Philosopher of Consciousness |
| Gordon Childe |
Archaeologist |
14-Apr-1892 |
19-Oct-1957 |
The Dawn of European Civilisation |
| Manning Clark |
Historian |
3-Mar-1915 |
23-May-1991 |
A History of Australia |
| James Clavell |
Novelist |
10-Oct-1924 |
7-Sep-1994 |
Shogun and The Great Escape |
| Toni Collette |
Actor |
1-Nov-1972 |
|
United States of Tara |
| John Cornforth |
Chemist |
7-Sep-1917 |
8-Dec-2013 |
Stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysts |
| Cicely Courtneidge |
Actor |
1-Apr-1893 |
26-Apr-1980 |
The Ghost Train |
| Jai Courtney |
Actor |
15-Mar-1986 |
|
A Good Day to Die Hard |
| Joel Edgerton |
Actor |
23-Jun-1974 |
|
Owen Lars in Star Wars II and III |
| Leon Errol |
Actor |
3-Jul-1881 |
12-Oct-1951 |
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break |
| Indiana Evans |
Actor |
27-Jul-1990 |
|
Matilda Hunter on Home and Away |
| John Farrow |
Screenwriter |
10-Feb-1904 |
28-Jan-1963 |
Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Jim Ferrier |
Golf |
24-Feb-1915 |
13-Jun-1986 |
Winner, 1947 PGA Championship |
| Peter Garrett |
Musician |
16-Apr-1953 |
|
Frontman, Midnight Oil |
| Daniel Goddard |
Actor |
28-Aug-1971 |
|
Dar on BeastMaster |
| Shane Gould |
Swimmer |
23-Nov-1956 |
|
Swimmer, 5 Olympic Medals in 1972 |
| Elizabeth Grosz |
Educator |
14-Oct-1952 |
|
Volatile Bodies |
| Lew Hoad |
Tennis |
23-Nov-1934 |
3-Jul-1994 |
Winner of 13 Grand Slam titles |
| John Howard |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007 |
| Michael Hutchence |
Musician |
22-Jan-1960 |
22-Nov-1997 |
INXS |
| Hugh Jackman |
Actor |
12-Oct-1968 |
|
X-Men |
| Paul Keating |
Head of State |
18-Jan-1944 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia, 1991-96 |
| Thomas Keneally |
Author |
7-Oct-1935 |
|
Schindler's Ark |
| Miranda Kerr |
Model |
20-Feb-1983 |
|
Australian fashion model |
| Ryan Kwanten |
Actor |
28-Nov-1976 |
|
Jay Robertson on Summerland |
| Daniel Lissing |
Actor |
4-Oct-1981 |
|
Jack Thornton on When Calls the Heart |
| Frederic Manning |
Poet |
1887 |
22-Feb-1935 |
The Middle Parts of Fortune |
| Alan Marshal |
Actor |
29-Jan-1909 |
13-Jul-1961 |
Night Must Fall |
| James McAuley |
Poet |
12-Oct-1917 |
15-Oct-1976 |
Australian poet, Ern Malley hoaxer |
| Jacqueline McKenzie |
Actor |
24-Oct-1967 |
|
The 4400 |
| Leo McKern |
Actor |
16-Mar-1920 |
23-Jul-2002 |
Travelling North, Rumpole of the Bailey |
| William McMahon |
Head of State |
23-Feb-1908 |
31-Mar-1988 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1971-72 |
| Poppy Montgomery |
Actor |
19-Jun-1972 |
|
Without a Trace |
| John Newcombe |
Tennis |
23-May-1944 |
|
Winner of 26 Grand Slam titles |
| Johnny O'Keefe |
Musician |
6-Jan-1935 |
6-Oct-1978 |
King of Australian rock and roll |
| Alex O'Loughlin |
Actor |
24-Aug-1975 |
|
Hawaii Five-O |
| Jamie O'Neal |
Singer |
3-Jan-1966 |
|
When I Think About Angels |
| Kerry Packer |
Business |
17-Dec-1937 |
26-Dec-2005 |
Richest man in Australia |
| Greg Page |
Singer |
16-Jan-1972 |
|
Former lead vocals, The Wiggles |
| Michael Pate |
Actor |
26-Feb-1920 |
1-Sep-2008 |
Hondo |
| Thaao Penghlis |
Actor |
15-Dec-1945 |
|
Days of Our Lives |
| Susan Powter |
Fitness Guru |
22-Dec-1957 |
|
Stop the Insanity! fitness guru |
| Ron Randell |
Actor |
8-Oct-1918 |
11-Jun-2005 |
Most Dangerous Man Alive |
| Ann Richards |
Actor |
20-Dec-1917 |
24-Aug-2006 |
Sorry, Wrong Number |
| Cyril Ritchard |
Actor |
1-Dec-1897 |
18-Dec-1977 |
Stage actor, Capt. Hook in Peter Pan |
| Ken Rosewall |
Tennis |
2-Nov-1934 |
|
Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles |
| Jim Sharman |
Film Director |
12-Mar-1945 |
|
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Danielle Spencer |
Singer/Songwriter |
16-May-1970 |
|
Wife of Russell Crowe |
| Rick Springfield |
Musician |
23-Aug-1949 |
|
Jessie's Girl |
| Yvonne Strahovski |
Actor |
30-Jul-1982 |
|
Sarah Walker on Chuck |
| Joan Sutherland |
Singer |
7-Nov-1926 |
10-Oct-2010 |
"La Stupenda" opera soprano |
| Jack Thompson |
Actor |
31-Aug-1940 |
|
Sunday Too Far Away |
| Phoebe Tonkin |
Actor |
12-Jul-1989 |
|
Cleo Sertori on H2O: Just Add Water |
| Malcolm Turnbull |
Head of State |
24-Oct-1954 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia |
| Jacki Weaver |
Actor |
25-May-1947 |
|
Silver Linings Playbook |
| Peter Weir |
Film Director |
8-Aug-1944 |
|
The Truman Show |
| David Wenham |
Actor |
21-Sep-1965 |
|
Faramir in Lord of the Rings |
| Peta Wilson |
Actor |
18-Nov-1970 |
|
La Femme Nikita |
| Rebel Wilson |
Actor |
2-Mar-1980 |
|
Kimmie on Super Fun Night |
| Simon Wincer |
Film Director |
1943 |
|
Free Willy |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Peter Allen |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Feb-1944 |
18-Jun-1992 |
I Go To Rio |
| Clarence G. Badger |
Film Director |
9-Jun-1880 |
17-Jun-1964 |
It |
| Charlie Bell |
Business |
7-Nov-1960 |
16-Jan-2005 |
CEO of McDonalds, 2004 |
| Joseph Cook |
Head of State |
7-Dec-1860 |
30-Jul-1947 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1913-14 |
| Nugget Coombs |
Economist |
24-Feb-1906 |
29-Oct-1997 |
Banker, proponent of aboriginal rights |
| John Gorton |
Head of State |
9-Sep-1911 |
19-May-2002 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1968-71 |
| Tony Hancock |
Radio Personality |
12-May-1924 |
25-Jun-1968 |
Hancock's Half Hour |
| Hazel Hawke |
First Lady |
20-Jul-1929 |
23-May-2013 |
First Lady of Australia, 1983-91 |
| Billy Hughes |
Head of State |
25-Sep-1862 |
28-Oct-1952 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1915-23 |
| Wendy Hughes |
Actor |
29-Jul-1952 |
8-Mar-2014 |
Careful, He Might Hear You |
| Michael Hutchence |
Musician |
22-Jan-1960 |
22-Nov-1997 |
INXS |
| Jack Lee |
Film Director |
27-Jan-1913 |
15-Oct-2002 |
The Wooden Horse |
| Joseph Lyons |
Head of State |
15-Sep-1879 |
7-Apr-1939 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1932-39 |
| William McMahon |
Head of State |
23-Feb-1908 |
31-Mar-1988 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1971-72 |
| Nellie Melba |
Singer |
19-May-1861 |
23-Feb-1931 |
Operatic soprano |
| Kel Nagle |
Golf |
21-Dec-1920 |
29-Jan-2015 |
Winner, 1960 British Open |
| Kerry Packer |
Business |
17-Dec-1937 |
26-Dec-2005 |
Richest man in Australia |
| Chips Rafferty |
Actor |
26-Mar-1909 |
27-May-1971 |
Wake in Fright |
| Granville Ryrie |
Military |
1-Jul-1865 |
2-Oct-1937 |
Soldier, High Commissioner to the UK |
| Billy Thorpe |
Musician |
29-Mar-1946 |
28-Feb-2007 |
Children of the Sun |
| Chris Watson |
Head of State |
9-Apr-1867 |
18-Nov-1941 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1904 |
| Patrick White |
Novelist |
28-May-1912 |
30-Sep-1990 |
Riders in the Chariot |
| Andy Whitfield |
Actor |
17-Jul-1974 |
11-Sep-2011 |
Spartacus: Blood and Sand |
| Gough Whitlam |
Head of State |
11-Jul-1916 |
21-Oct-2014 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1972-75 |
| Googie Withers |
Actor |
12-Mar-1917 |
15-Jul-2011 |
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing |
