Famous People from Australia

98 notable historical figures from Australia, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.

Julian Assange

1971 – Present

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

Born July 3

Nicole Kidman

1967 – Present

Australian-American actress, producer, and model

Born June 20

Cate Blanchett

1969 – Present

Australian actor and producer (born 1969)

Born May 14

Kylie Minogue

1968 – Present

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

Born May 28

J. M. Coetzee

1940 – Present

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

Born February 9

Julia Gillard

1961 – Present

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

Born September 29

Heath Ledger

1979 – 2008

Australian actor (1979–2008)

Born April 4

Scott Morrison

1968 – Present

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

Born May 13

Patrick White

1912 – 1990

English-born Australian writer

Born May 28

Chris Hemsworth

1983 – Present

Australian actor (born 1983)

Born August 11

William Lawrence Bragg

1890 – 1971

Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer

Born March 31

Rupert Murdoch

1931 – Present

Australian-American business magnate (born 1931)

Born March 11

Margot Robbie

1990 – Present

Australian actress (b. 1990)

Born July 2

Steve Irwin

1962 – 2006

Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962–2006)

Born February 22

Lisa Gerrard

1961 – Present

Australian musician, singer and composer

Born April 12

Tony Abbott

1957 – Present

Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015

Born November 4

John Howard

1939 – Present

Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007

Born July 26

Anthony Albanese

1963 – Present

31st prime minister of Australia since 2022

Born March 2

Germaine Greer

1939 – Present

Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)

Born January 29

Elizabeth Blackburn

1948 – Present

Australian-American biological researcher

Born November 26

Geoffrey Rush

1951 – Present

Australian actor (born 1951)

Born July 6

Malcolm Turnbull

1954 – Present

Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018

Born October 24

Errol Flynn

1909 – 1959

Australian actor (1909–1959)

Born June 20

Olivia Newton-John

1948 – 2022

British-Australian singer (1948-2022)

Born September 26

Sam Worthington

1976 – Present

Australian actor born 1976

Born August 2

Peter Singer

1946 – Present

Australian moral philosopher (born 1946)

Born July 6

Brian Schmidt

1967 – Present

American-born Australian astrophysicist

Born February 24

Claire Holt

1988 – Present

Australian actress (born 1988)

Born June 11

Barry Marshall

1951 – Present

Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology

Born September 30

Mark Webber

1976 – Present

Australian professional racing driver

Born August 27

Iggy Azalea

1990 – Present

Australian rapper (born 1990)

Born June 7

Tim Cahill

1979 – Present

Australian association football player

Born December 6

Frank Macfarlane Burnet

1899 – 1985

Australian virologist (1899-1985)

Born September 3

Natalie Imbruglia

1975 – Present

Australian-British singer and actress

Born February 4

Daniel Ricciardo

1989 – Present

Australian racing driver

Born July 1

Yanis Varoufakis

1961 – Present

Greek economist and politician

Born March 24

Margaret Court

1942 – Present

Australian tennis player

Born July 16

Isla Fisher

1976 – Present

Australian actress and author (born 1976)

Born February 3

Jack Brabham

1926 – 2014

Australian racing driver (1926–2014)

Born April 2

Gough Whitlam

1916 – 2014

Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (1916–2014)

Born July 11

Edmund Barton

1849 – 1920

Australian politician, first Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High Court of Australia (1849-1920)

Born January 18

Guy Pearce

1967 – Present

English-born Australian actor (born 1967)

Born October 5

John Eccles

1903 – 1997

Australian neurophysiologist (1903–1997)

Born January 27

Bob Hawke

1929 – 2019

Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)

Born December 9

Samantha Stosur

1984 – Present

Australian tennis player (born 1984)

Born March 30

Robin Warren

1937 – 2024

Australian microbiologist and Nobel Laureate (1937–2024)

Born June 11

Alfred Deakin

1856 – 1919

Australian politician (1856–1919)

Born August 3

James Wan

1977 – Present

Malaysian-Australian director, producer, screenwriter, and comic book writer

Born February 26

Paul Keating

1944 – Present

Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Born January 18

Mark Milligan

1985 – Present

Australian association football player

Born August 4

Colleen McCullough

1937 – 2015

Australian author (1937-2015)

Born June 1

Nick Vujicic

1982 – Present

Australian evangelist and motivational speaker

Born December 4

Lleyton Hewitt

1981 – Present

Australian tennis player and tennis coach

Born February 24

Ashleigh Barty

1996 – Present

Australian tennis player

Born April 24

P. L. Travers

1899 – 1996

Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996)

Born August 9

Terence Tao

1975 – Present

Australian-American mathematician

Born July 17

Don Bradman

1908 – 2001

Australian cricketer (1908–2001)

Born August 27

Kyrie Irving

1992 – Present

American basketball player

Born March 23

Troye Sivan

1995 – Present

Australian singer-songwriter and actor

Born June 5

Mark Schwarzer

1972 – Present

Australian association football player

Born October 6

Simon Baker

1969 – Present

Australian actor and director (born 1969)

Born July 30

Lucas Neill

1978 – Present

Australian association football player

Born March 9

Avraam Papadopoulos

1984 – Present

Greek association football player

Born December 3

Vere Gordon Childe

1892 – 1957

British prehistorian archaeologist (1892–1957)

Born April 14

Elle Macpherson

1964 – Present

Australian model and actress

Born March 29

Abbie Cornish

1982 – Present

Australian actress (1982-)

Born August 7

Malcolm Fraser

1930 – 2015

Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1930-2015)

Born May 21

Oscar Piastri

2001 – Present

Australian racing driver

Born April 6

Peter Weir

1944 – Present

Australian film director (born 1944)

Born August 21

Bon Scott

1946 – 1980

Australian singer (1946–1980)

Born July 9

Anna Torv

1979 – Present

Australian actress (born 1979)

Born June 7

Joshua Kennedy

1982 – Present

Australian association football player

Born August 20

Harold Holt

1908 – 1967

Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (1908-1967)

Born August 5

Billy Hughes

1862 – 1952

Australian politician (1862–1952), 7th Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923

Born September 25