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ADELAIDE

Most Famous People Born in Adelaide, Australia

Notable people
1,218
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1960
Most distinctive
Cricket 8.0×

The cricket over-index at 8.0× is Don Bradman's long shadow — the Adelaide Oval is still the sport's most photographed ground. But the city's real surprise sits elsewhere in the stats: Howard Florey isolated the first stable penicillin from a fungus culture here, and Terence Tao was solving international olympiad problems before most kids his age could read cursive.

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 182 notable births.

What Adelaide Is Known For

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Football is Adelaide's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (181).

Adelaide over-indexes on cricket 8.0× the global rate.

Adelaide under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football 181 1.4×
  2. Politician 129 0.9×
  3. Cricket 124 8.0×
  4. Actor 83 1.3×
  5. Basket 55 3.6×
  6. Player 53 2.2×
  7. Sport 47 2.3×
  8. Singer 27 1.1×
  1. Cricket 124 8.0×
  2. Basket 55 3.6×
  3. Rower 13 2.9×
  4. Swimmer 15 2.5×
  5. Sport 47 2.3×
  6. Player 53 2.2×
  1. Writer 19 0.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Adelaide's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Other
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1,218 notable people

0901 SCIENCE

Eroia Barone-Nugent

Born 1959

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0902 SPORT

Tom Kaesler

Born 1995

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0903 FOOTBALL

Mel Brock (footballer)

1915 - 2000

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0904 CRICKET

Arthur G. Jenkins

1887 - 1963

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0905 AVIATOR

Nancy Ellis

1915 - 1982

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0906 SPORT

Michael Papps (sport shooter)

Born 1932

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0907 OFFICER

Arthur Bagot

1888 - 1979

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0908 CRICKET

Darryl Smith (cricketer)

Born 1960

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0909 BASKET

Matt Sutton

Born 1984

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0910 CRICKET

David Lovell

Born 1969

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0911 BASKET

Scott Ninnis

Born 1965

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0912 BUSINESS

Raymond Spencer

Born 1950

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0913 POLICE

Peter McAulay

1932 - 1995

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0914 LAWYER

Colin J. Gillespie

Born 1941

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0915 POLITICIAN

David Ridgway (politician)

Born 1960

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0916 POLITICIAN

Douglas Scott (politician)

1920 - 2012

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0917 CAMPAIGN

Misha Schubert

Born 1973

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0918 PAINTER

Geoffrey Proud

Born 1946

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0919 PRODUCER

Kronic (DJ)

Born 1985

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0920 FOOTBALL

Laurie King (footballer)

1908 - 1992

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0921 MUSIC

Stefania Łukowicz-Mokwa

1892 - 1975

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0922 PLAYER

Christopher McHugh

Born 1989

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0923 SPORT

Rikki Belder

Born 1993

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0924 SURFER

Dion Atkinson

Born 1986

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0925 LAWYER

Ralph Upton

1885 - 1981

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0926 COMPOSER

Gary Turner (musician)

Born 1954

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0927 POLITICIAN

George Cummins Morphett

1876 - 1963

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0928 CRICKET

Mac Evans

1884 - 1977

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0929 WRITER

Kym Lardner

Born 1957

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0930 FOOTBALL

Bill Hickey (footballer, born 1886)

1886 - 1973

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0931 SINGER

Peter Brideoake

Born 1945

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0932 BASKET

David Gould (basketball)

Born 1965

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0933 DIPLOMAT

John Hood (diplomat)

1904 - 1991

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0934 RADIO

Michael Tunn

Born 1974

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0935 ACTOR

Benjamin Maio Mackay

Born 1999

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0936 FOOTBALL

Sam Hay (umpire)

-

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0937 SPORT

John Murphy (sport shooter)

Born 1919

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0938 CRICKET

Harry Blinman

1861 - 1950

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0939 WRITER

Patrea Smallacombe

Born 1961

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0940 FOOTBALL

Mick Dunn

1897 - 1966

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0941 POLITICIAN

James Porter (Australian politician)

Born 1950

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0942 PRESENTER

Zoe Sheridan

Born 1968

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0943 POLITICIAN

John McLeay Jr.

1922 - 2000

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0944 JUDGE

Melissa Perry

Born 1963

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0945 WORLD WAR

Robert McKenzie (aviator)

1895 - 1945

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0946 POLITICIAN

Adrian Pederick

Born 1962

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0947 ROWER

Ted Thomas (rower)

1894 - 1943

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0948 ROWER

Carmen Klomp-Wearne

Born 1975

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0949 BASKET

Julie Russell

Born 1951

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0950 BUSINESS

Carolyn Hewson

Born 1955

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0951 POLITICIAN

Kym Richardson

Born 1958

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0952 LACROSSE

Hannah Nielsen

Born 1987

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0953 FOOTBALL

Katerina Bexis

Born 1988

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0954 CRICKET

Paul Rofe (cricketer)

Born 1981

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0955 FOOTBALL

Jack Kappler

1892 - 1969

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0956 BASEBALL

Mark Peters (sport administrator)

-

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0957 MODEL

Gordon Burford

1919 - 2010

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0958 BASKET

Nicole Romeo

Born 1989

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0959 FOOTBALL

Christian Esposito

Born 1990

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0960 POLITICIAN

John Clark (Australian politician)

1907 - 1984

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0961 CLERK

Lorelle Henderson Corbin

1916 - 1995

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0962 ARMY

Steve Gower

Born 1940

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0963 BASKET

Rachael McCully

Born 1982

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0964 DARTS PLAYER

Rob Modra

Born 1972

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0965 FOOTBALL

John White (footballer, born 1887)

1887 - 1950

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0966 BASKET

Eril Homburg

Born 1936

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0967 LAWYER

Matthew Collins (barrister)

Born 1970

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0968 BADMINTON

Talia Saunders

Born 1986

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0969 CRICKET

Donald Steele

1892 - 1962

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0970 ROWER

Alf Taeuber

1887 - 1961

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0971 FOOTBALL

Rob Dashwood

1882 - 1964

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0972 BASKET

Patricia Hoban

Born 1932

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0973 ROWER

Michael McBryde

Born 1981

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0974 NETBALL

Laura von Bertouch

Born 1981

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0975 SPORT

Connor Fearon

Born 1994

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0976 BANK

Andrew Pridham

Born 1966

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0977 FOOTBALL

Aaron Westervelt

Born 1979

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0978 POLITICIAN

Chris Picton

Born 1983

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0979 FOOTBALL

Renee Harrison

Born 1988

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0980 ADVISOR

David Cappo

Born 1949

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0981 ARCHITECT

Riccardo Tossani

Born 1957

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0982 BASKET

Alex Ciabattoni

Born 1994

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0983 BOOKSELLER

Mary Maydwell Martin

1915 - 1973

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0984 CRICKET

Isabelle Tsakiris

Born 1960

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0985 POLITICIAN

Clarrie Millar

1925 - 2017

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0986 FILMMAKER

Klayton Stainer

Born 1991

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0987 CRICKET

Leonidas Bott

1889 - 1968

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0988 PRODUCER

Mark Alsop

Born 1963

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0989 POLITICIAN

Adam Crouch

Born 1972

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0990 CRICKET

Andrew Sincock

Born 1951

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0991 FOOTBALL

Angela Fimmano

Born 1992

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0992 LAWYER

S. G. Kingston

1848 - 1897

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0993 FARMER

Sam Burston

1915 - 2015

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0994 BASKET

Hannah Bowley

Born 1984

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0995 CRICKET

Henry Hill (Australian cricketer)

1878 - 1906

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0996 MUSIC

Kris Stewart (director and producer)

Born 1974

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0997 POLITICIAN

Steven Griffiths

Born 1962

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0998 ROWER

Bill Dankbaar

1952 - 2013

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0999 FOOTBALL

Merv Leith

1922 - 1987

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1000 VOLLEYBALL

Isaac Kapa

Born 1985

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1001 POLITICIAN

Bernie Kilgariff

1923 - 2010

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1002 BUSINESS

Maurice de Rohan

1936 - 2006

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1003 GYMNAST

Jacqui Dunn

Born 1984

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1004 FOOTBALL

Ashlee Faul

Born 1993

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1005 ARTIST

John F. Davis (artist)

Born 1958

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1006 FOOTBALL

Katherine Ebbs

Born 1993

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1007 ACTOR

Luke O'Loughlin

Born 1985

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1008 DRIVER

Joey Scarallo

Born 1978

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1009 DRIVER

Simon Hodge

Born 1994

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1010 CRICKET

Arthur Hill (Australian cricketer)

1871 - 1936

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1011 SPORT

Norman Rule

Born 1928

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1012 POLITICIAN

Frank Ford (Australian politician)

Born 1936

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1013 POLITICIAN

Noel Hicks

Born 1940

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1014 POLITICIAN

Charles McHugh (politician)

1887 - 1927

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1015 FENCER

Andrea Chaplin

Born 1964

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1016 SPEEDWAY

Robert Branford

Born 1993

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1017 CRICKET

George Bloomfield

1882 - 1958

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1018 CRICKET

Wally Watts

1872 - 1946

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1019 NETBALL

Peta Scholz

Born 1976

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1020 FOOTBALL

Tony Hatzis

Born 1986

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1021 ESTATE AGENT

Cliff Hawkins

1932 - 2016

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1022 NATURALIST

Col Bailey

Born 1937

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1023 CONFECTIONER

William Menz

1849 - 1898

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1024 CRICKET

Royston Simms

1894 - 1978

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1025 LACROSSE

Wes Green

Born 1982

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1026 RACER

Robert Ksiezak

Born 1987

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1027 CRICKET

Ron Ward (cricketer)

1905 - 2000

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1028 PLAYER

Tom Warhurst Sr.

1917 - 2004

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1029 CAMPIONE

Joanne Wilkinson

-

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1030 POLITICIAN

Mathieson Jacoby

1869 - 1915

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1031 POLITICIAN

Richard Gun

Born 1936

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1032 AUTHOR

Peter Crawley (headmaster)

Born 1953

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1033 CRICKET

Luke Reeves

Born 1980

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1034 ROWER

Vaughan Bollen

-

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1035 CRICKET

Bob Blewett (cricketer)

Born 1943

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1036 CRICKET

Allan Frost

Born 1942

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1037 ACADEMIC

Mark Wainwright

Born 1943

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1038 SPORT

Aaron Summers (speedway rider)

Born 1988

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1039 SPORT

Anthony Lane (tennis)

Born 1965

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1040 CRICKET

Dot Laughton

1913 - 1982

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1041 POLITICIAN

Howard Raphael

1900 - 1944

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1042 POLITICIAN

Glen Broomhill

1933 - 2007

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1043 RACER

Shane Bowes

Born 1969

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1044 CRICKET

Harry Simms (cricketer)

1888 - 1942

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1045 EQUESTRIAN

Rosalie Fahey

Born 1958

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1046 POLITICIAN

Doug Padman

1885 - 1970

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1047 COMPOSER

Hermann T. Schrader

1860 - 1934

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1048 MILITAR

Desmond Mueller

Born 1943

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1049 DIPLOMAT

David McNicol (diplomat)

1913 - 2001

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1050 SWIMMER

Marlene Dayman

Born 1949

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1051 ROWING

Brenton Terrell

Born 1961

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1052 POLITICIAN

Joseph Gardiner

1886 - 1965

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1053 FILM

John Hinde (broadcaster)

1911 - 2006

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1054 CRICKET

Michael Quinn (cricketer)

Born 1962

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1055 POLITICIAN

Norm Foster (politician)

1921 - 2006

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1056 PLAYER

Wayne Pascoe

Born 1955

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1057 HOCKEY

David Huxley

Born 1988

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1058 CRICKET

Alfred Haddrick

1868 - 1939

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1059 PLAYER

Nathan Vagg

Born 1983

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1060 POLITICIAN

Reg Bishop

1913 - 1999

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1061 POLITICIAN

David Winderlich

Born 1964

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1062 PLAYER

Melissa Martin

Born 1976

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1063 SPORT

Nicholas Bartlett

Born 1979

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1064 LACROSSE

Peter Inge

Born 1977

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1065 CRICKET

Alexander Addison (cricketer)

1877 - 1935

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1066 CIVIL SERVICE

Laurie Daniels

1916 - 1994

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1067 HOCKEY

Joshua Harding

Born 1985

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1068 CRICKET

Colin Watts

1921 - 2013

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1069 FOOTBALL

Wally Stooke

1895 - 1962

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1070 CRICKET

Charles Backman

1884 - 1915

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1071 POLITICIAN

Arthur Addison

1842 - 1915

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1072 CRICKET

Robert Davenport (cricketer)

1852 - 1934

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1073 PATHOLOGIST

Clair du Boulay

-

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1074 POLITICIAN

Rod Sawford

Born 1944

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1075 JOURNALIST

Frank Pangallo

-

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1076 MAYOR

John Allworth Clark

1846 - 1932

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1077 PLAYER

Rebecca Reeve

Born 1994

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1078 HOCKEY

Holly Evans

Born 1987

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1079 HOCKEY

Mitchell Villani

Born 1987

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1080 HOCKEY

Luke Thilthorpe

Born 1981

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1081 PRIEST

John Lewis (Bishop of North Queensland)

1926 - 2015

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1082 CRICKET

Graeme Farrell (South Australia cricketer)

1943 - 2013

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1083 PLAYER

Lauren Aspinall

Born 1998

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1084 CIVIL SERVICE

Pat Galvin (public servant)

Born 1933

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1085 POLITICIAN

Frank Tanti

Born 1949

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1086 MUSIC

Paul Taylor (Musiker)

Born 1958

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1087 HISTORIAN

Lisa Lines

Born 1980

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1088 WORKER

Henry Chesson

1862 - 1948

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1089 CRICKET

David Strudwick

1934 - 2014

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1090 CRICKET

Barry Curtin

Born 1951

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1091 HOCKEY

Cassian Delsar

Born 1982

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1092 CRICKET

Raymond McCormick

1931 - 2013

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1093 HOCKEY

Ben Thilthorpe

Born 1978

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1094 JOURNALIST

Rex Jory

-

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1095 BASKET

Ashleigh Spencer

Born 1992

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1096 HOCKEY

Darren Corstens

Born 1990

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1097 FOOTBALL

Bob Neil

-

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1098 POLITICIAN

William Story (Australian politician)

1857 - 1924

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1099 DIPLOMAT

Graham Feakes

Born 1930

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1100 ACTOR

Ned Lander

Born 1956

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1101 TUFFATORE

Matthew Carter (tuffatore)

Born 2000

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1102 BASKET

Ilze Blicavs

-

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1103 SPORT

Adrian Laidler

Born 1981

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1104 AEROSPACE

John Moten

Born 1933

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1105 HOCKEY

Dean Peterson

Born 1988

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1106 BASKET

Timothy Maloney

Born 1967

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1107 JOURNALIST

Will McDonald (journalist)

Born 1979

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1108 LAWYER

Charles Mann (Australian politician)

1838 - 1889

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1109 POLITICIAN

Fred Katz

1877 - 1960

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1110 CRICKET

David Clarke (Australian cricketer)

Born 1970

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1111 FOOTBALL

Michael Avon

Born 1974

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1112 PHILANTHROPIST

Horrie Knight

1915 - 1990

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1113 POLITICIAN

Thomas Sheehy

1899 - 1984

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1114 CRICKET

Reginald Craig

1916 - 1985

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1115 CRICKET

Albert Bartlett (cricketer)

1900 - 1968

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1116 CRICKET

Harold Fidock

1902 - 1986

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1117 CHEMIST

Milton Hearn

Born 1943

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1118 CRICKET

Peter Clements

Born 1953

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1119 CRICKET

Harry Howard (cricketer)

1885 - 1960

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1120 CRICKET

Walter Hughes (cricketer)

1882 - 1917

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1121 CRICKET

Leonard Packham

1891 - 1958

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1122 CRICKET

Hubba Read

1908 - 2001

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1123 SPORT

Josh Kean

Born 1993

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1124 PRELATE

John Etheridge (Bischof)

1935 - 2002

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1125 CRICKET

Paul Curtin

Born 1954

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1126 CRICKET

William Dunstan (cricketer)

1878 - 1955

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1127 POLITICIAN

Arnold Drury

1912 - 1995

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1128 CRICKET

Bertram Bailey

1874 - 1964

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1129 CRICKET

William Osborne Cooper

1891 - 1930

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1130 SPORT

Daniel Polson

Born 1974

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1131 BASKET

Vicki Daldy

Born 1966

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1132 CRICKET

Barry Causby

Born 1948

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1133 CRICKET

John Beagley (Australian cricketer)

Born 1933

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1134 CRICKET

Jeffrey Barnes (cricketer)

Born 1948

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1135 CRICKET

Evan Arnold (cricketer)

Born 1974

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1136 CRICKET

Peter Curtin (cricketer)

1949 - 2008

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1137 POLITICIAN

Arthur Whyte

1921 - 2014

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1138 ATHLETIC

Benjamin Hall (athlete)

Born 1984

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1139 CRICKET

Ernest Bailey

1881 - 1966

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1140 POLITICIAN

Henry Tassie

1863 - 1945

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1141 POLITICIAN

Martin Nicholls

1917 - 1983

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1142 CRICKET

William Delaney

1866 - 1921

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1143 CRICKET

William Amos (cricketer)

1860 - 1935

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1144 CRICKET

Herbert Day

1868 - 1947

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1145 SPORT

Justin McDonald (bobsleigh)

Born 1969

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1146 BASKET

Ieva Nagy

Born 1991

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1147 CRICKET

John Causby

1942 - 2019

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1148 CRICKET

Albert Bedford

1932 - 2001

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1149 CRICKET

John Donaldson (Australian cricketer)

Born 1950

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1150 SPORT

Roland Ellis Jacobs

1891 - 1981

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1151 CRICKET

Darren Chyer

Born 1966

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1152 CRICKET

Percy Coombe

1880 - 1947

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1153 CRICKET

Mark Bradshaw (cricketer)

Born 1973

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1154 CRICKET

Tom Birchall (cricketer)

Born 1962

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1155 CRICKET

Robert Christensen

Born 1959

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1156 POLITICIAN

Fred Birrell

1913 - 1985

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1157 CRICKET

Garth Burton

1913 - 1993

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1158 CRICKET

Charles Deverson

1905 - 1945

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1159 CRICKET

Hubert Chinner

1870 - 1953

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1160 SPORT

Andrew Panazzolo

Born 1979

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1161 JUDGE

George Wright (jurist)

1917 - 1975

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1162 CRICKET

Clive Braybrook

1901 - 1985

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1163 CRICKET

Alfred Bailey (Australian cricketer)

Born 1932

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1164 CRICKET

Andrew Eime

Born 1971

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1165 CRICKET

Rex Blundell

Born 1942

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1166 POLITICIAN

Francis Bernard Keogh

1861 - 1927

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1167 CRICKET

Robert Cameron (cricketer)

Born 1938

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1168 CRICKET

John Craigie (cricketer)

1866 - 1948

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1169 POLITICIAN

Graham Maguire

Born 1945

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1170 BASKET

Daryl Taylor (basketball)

Born 1966

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1171 CRICKET

Richard Drewer

Born 1946

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1172 BASEBALL

Andrew Scott (baseball)

Born 1969

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1173 POLITICIAN

Bill Willesee

1911 - 2000

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1174 CRICKET

Wally Catchlove

1907 - 1997

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1175 PLAYER

Rex Harrison (rugby league)

1914 - 1996

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1176 BASKET

Heather Oliver

Born 1987

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1177 CRICKET

Donnell Downey

1907 - 1966

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1178 POLITICIAN

Bruce Kekwick

1910 - 1982

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1179 POLITICIAN

George Foster (Australian politician)

1884 - 1956

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1180 BASEBALL

Tom Becker (baseball)

Born 1975

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1181 DESIGNER

Stuart Candy

Born 1980

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1182 FOOTBALL

Ebony Weidenbach

Born 1991

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1183 LAWYER

Terry McRae

1941 - 2006

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1184 POLITICIAN

Wesley Maley

1857 - 1926

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1185 OFFICER

William Willshire (policeman)

1852 - 1925

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1186 PLAYER

Andrew Hunter

Born 1977

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1187 POLITICIAN

Frank Johnson (mayor)

1855 - 1921

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1188 MILLER

William James Magarey

1840 - 1920

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1189 HERPETOLOGIST

Francis John Mitchell

1929 - 1970

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1190 POLITICIAN

John Ryan (Australian politician)

1890 - 1974

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1191 JUSTICE

John Northmore (judge)

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1192 POLITICIAN

Bob Baker (politician)

1917 - 1985

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1193 POLITICIAN

Douglas Gawler

1860 - 1915

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1194 FOOTBALL

Eric Tassie

1887 - 1936

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1195 TEACHER

Morrell Draper

1921 - 2005

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1196 POLITICIAN

Tom Howard (Australian politician)

1880 - 1949

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1197 CARTOONIST

Spencer Skipper

1848 - 1903

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1198 BASKET

Jean Bain

-

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1199 POLITICIAN

William McNeil

1906 - 1964

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1200 NETBALL

Beth Shimmin

Born 1987

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