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MELBOURNE

Most Famous People Born in Melbourne, Australia

Notable people
3,404
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1956
Most distinctive
Cricket 8.9×

The cricket capital of the southern hemisphere. Melbourne's most distinctive profession is cricket at almost nine times the global rate, joined by novelists, basketballers, rowers, players, and swimmers — a profile that reads like a sports network's call sheet with a literary annex attached. The notable births start with the 1850s gold rush and barely look back.

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 448 notable births.

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0901 PHYSICIAN

John Billings

1918 - 2007

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0902 PAINTER

Ethel Spowers

1890 - 1947

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0903 ECONOMIST

Barbara J. Spencer

Born 1945

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0904 LAWYER

Clyde Holding

1931 - 2011

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0905 POET

John Forbes (poet)

1950 - 1998

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0906 BISHOP

Christopher Prowse

Born 1953

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0907 JOURNALIST

Ben Naparstek

Born 1986

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0908 FOOTBALL

George Mells

Born 1997

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0909 HOCKEY

Clemens Arnold

Born 1978

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0910 NOVELIST

Lin Van Hek

Born 1944

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0911 POLITICIAN

Michael Sukkar

Born 1981

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0912 ROWER

Robyn Selby Smith

Born 1980

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0913 LIBRETTIST

Louis Nowra

Born 1950

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0914 VIDEO GAME

Steve Fawkner

Born 1965

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0915 ROWER

Jaime Fernandez (rower)

Born 1971

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0916 FILM

Catherine Gund

Born 1965

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0917 JOURNALIST

Godfrey Blunden

1906 - 1996

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0918 PAINTER

Anne Pincus

Born 1961

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0919 SPORT

Alexander Morgan

Born 1994

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0920 POLITICIAN

Russell Trood

1948 - 2017

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0921 ACTOR

Ben Geurens

Born 1979

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0922 PAINTER

Albert Tucker (artist)

1914 - 1999

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0923 FOOTBALL

Adrian Zahra

Born 1990

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0924 SINGER

Paul Dempsey

Born 1976

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0925 POLITICIAN

Louise Asher

Born 1956

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0926 POLITICIAN

Tony Street

Born 1926

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0927 HOCKEY

Georgia Nanscawen

Born 1992

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0928 ARCHITECT

Richard Leplastrier

Born 1939

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0929 FOOTBALL

Warren Spink

Born 1966

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0930 DRIVER

Alex Davison

Born 1979

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0931 ACTOR

Tom Wright (Australian actor)

Born 1983

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0932 ACTRESS

Jasmine Curtis-Smith

Born 1994

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0933 SKATER

Brooke Lochland

Born 1991

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0934 JOURNALIST

Chrissie Swan

Born 1973

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0935 FOOTBALL

John Anastasiadis

Born 1968

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0936 ARCHIVIST

John Treloar (museum administrator)

1894 - 1952

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0937 HELLENIST

Florence Stawell

1869 - 1936

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0938 FOOTBALL

Rashid Mahazi

Born 1992

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0939 ARTIST

Bertram Mackennal

1863 - 1931

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0940 BUSINESS

Janine Allis

Born 1965

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0941 FOOTBALL

Kostas Salapasidis

Born 1978

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0942 FILM

Russell Hagg

Born 1938

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0943 CRICKET

Ted à Beckett

1907 - 1989

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0944 DANCER

Gideon Obarzanek

Born 1966

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0945 POLITICIAN

Ralph Willis

Born 1938

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0946 NATURALIST

Philip Crosbie Morrison

1900 - 1958

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0947 ACTOR

Libby Tanner

Born 1970

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0948 ACTOR

Timothy Conigrave

1959 - 1994

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0949 FOOTBALL

Jack Viney

Born 1994

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0950 HISTORIAN

Peter Cochrane

Born 1950

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0951 BASEBALL

Adam Bright

Born 1984

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0952 POLITICIAN

John Cain (junior)

1931 - 2019

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0953 FOOTBALL

Jobe Watson

Born 1985

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0954 SINGER

Joanne Accom

Born 1978

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0955 BOXER

Bill Lang

1882 - 1952

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0956 POLITICIAN

Neil Brown (Australian politician)

Born 1940

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0957 COMPOSER

Allan Zavod

1945 - 2016

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0958 BARRISTER

Julian Burnside

Born 1949

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0959 SWIMMER

Rob Woodhouse

Born 1966

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0960 POLITICIAN

Lyn Allison

Born 1946

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0961 SCREENWRITER

Tom Gleisner

Born 1962

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0962 FOOTBALL

Michael Ferrante

Born 1981

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0963 ATHLETIC

Panagiotis Kontaxakis

Born 1964

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0964 ENGINEER

Edward Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln

1913 - 2001

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0965 SCIENTIST

Penny Whetton

1958 - 2019

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0966 TRADE UNION

Louisa Margaret Dunkley

1866 - 1927

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0967 FOOTBALL

Bradley Norton

Born 1991

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0968 POLITICIAN

Catherine King (politician)

Born 1966

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0969 POET

Jordie Albiston

Born 1961

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0970 FOOTBALL

Cameron Watson (footballer)

Born 1987

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0971 WRITER

Carmen Callil

Born 1938

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0972 RACER

Kirk McCarthy

1966 - 2004

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0973 FREESTYLE

Katya Crema

Born 1988

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0974 ARTIST

Jill Scott (media artist)

Born 1952

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0975 ATHLETIC

Lawrie Peckham

Born 1944

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0976 BADMINTON

Jane Crabtree

Born 1981

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0977 PHOTOGRAPHER

Polly Borland

Born 1959

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0978 ART HISTORIAN

Carl Winter

1906 - 1966

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0979 MUSIC

Joe Chindamo

Born 1961

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0980 PLAYER

Malcolm McArthur

1882 - 1961

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0981 PHOTOGRAPHER

Athol Shmith

1914 - 1990

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0982 FILM

Alfred Rolfe (director)

1862 - 1943

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0983 PRIEST

Patrick Lyons

1903 - 1967

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0984 PLAYER

Warren Maher

Born 1957

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0985 NOVELIST

Geoffrey McGeachin

Born 1949

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0986 PRIEST

Peter John Elliott

Born 1943

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0987 PAINTER

James Peter Quinn

1869 - 1951

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0988 ATHLETE

Simon Thompson (triathlete)

Born 1977

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0989 FOOTBALL

Pasi Schwalger

Born 1982

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0990 ACTOR

Gareth Yuen

Born 1978

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0991 BUSINESS

Christopher Skase

1948 - 2001

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0992 PLAYER

Richard Schlesinger (tennis)

Born 1900

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0993 ACTOR

Rebecca Jackson Mendoza

Born 1973

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0994 HOCKEY

Lliam Webster

Born 1986

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0995 PLAYER

Greg Whitecross

Born 1961

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0996 JUDGE

Percy Joske

1895 - 1981

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0997 CRICKET

Daniel Worrall

Born 1991

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0998 BIOCHEMIST

Edward Slater

1917 - 2016

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0999 FOOTBALL

Tomas Bugg

Born 1993

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1000 ACTOR

Orpheus Pledger

Born 1992

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1001 ACTOR

Anthony Sharpe

Born 1974

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1002 ROWER

Emily Martin (rower)

Born 1979

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1003 HOCKEY

David Bell (field hockey)

Born 1955

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1004 ROWER

Ben Dodwell

Born 1972

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1005 PLAYER

Sarah Cardwell

Born 1991

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1006 NEWS PRESENTER

Peter Mitchell (newsreader)

Born 1960

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1007 SINGER

K.Bhta

Born 1961

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1008 POET

John Manifold

1915 - 1985

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1009 BASKET

Bennie Lewis

Born 1987

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1010 FOOTBALL

Antun Kovacic

Born 1981

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1011 FILM

François Tétaz

Born 1970

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1012 ACTOR

Catherine Mack-Hancock

Born 1986

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1013 POLITICIAN

Glenn Sterle

Born 1960

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1014 FOOTBALL

Mark Thompson (footballer)

Born 1963

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1015 WEIGHTLIFTER

Vern Barberis

1928 - 2005

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1016 SINGER

Jill Perryman

Born 1933

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1017 SINGER

Bruce Woodley

Born 1942

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1018 CHEMIST

Norman Greenwood

1925 - 2012

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1019 CONDUCTOR

Hector Crawford

1913 - 1991

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1020 ACTOR

James Stewart (Australian actor)

Born 1975

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1021 FOOTBALL

Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)

Born 1987

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1022 FOOTBALL

Francesco Stella (footballer)

Born 1991

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1023 JUDO

Andrew Collett

Born 1978

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1024 FILM

John D. Lamond

1947 - 2018

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1025 PLAYER

Paul Price (squash player)

Born 1976

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1026 GRAND PRIX

Jed Metcher

Born 1990

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1027 WRITER

Harry Nicolaides

Born 1967

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1028 FILM

John-Michael Howson

Born 1936

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1029 PLAYER

Mahe Fonua

Born 1992

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1030 BUSINESS

Kerry Stokes

Born 1940

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1031 BUSINESS

Geoffrey Edelsten

Born 1943

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1032 JOURNALIST

George Megalogenis

Born 1964

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1033 ATHLETIC

Donna MacFarlane

Born 1977

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1034 MUSIC

Tony Cohen

1956 - 2017

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1035 ACTOR

Matthew Werkmeister

Born 1992

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1036 FOOTBALL

Chris Scott (Australian footballer)

Born 1976

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1037 ACTOR

Kym Gyngell

Born 1952

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1038 PHYSICIST

Andrew Keith Jack

1885 - 1966

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1039 POLITICIAN

Doris Blackburn

1889 - 1970

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1040 BASEBALL

Brett Roneberg

Born 1979

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1041 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

David Morgan (businessman)

Born 1947

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1042 AUTHOR

Brett McBean

Born 1978

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1043 POLITICIAN

Mary Wooldridge

Born 1967

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1044 BOXER

Tosca Petridis

Born 1966

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1045 PLAYER

Justine Smethurst

Born 1987

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1046 ATHLETIC

Simon Baker (racewalker)

Born 1958

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1047 ACTOR

Helen Dallimore

Born 1971

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1048 PLAYER

Nicole Richardson

Born 1970

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1049 ACTOR

Barbara Angell

Born 1935

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1050 HOCKEY

Stuart Carruthers

Born 1970

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1051 FOOTBALL

Şeyma Erenli

Born 1988

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1052 PLAYER

Adam Hubble

Born 1986

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1053 MUSIC

Brian Brown (musician)

1933 - 2013

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1054 ACTOR

John Ewart

1928 - 1994

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1055 SPORT

Richard Lamb

1907 - 1974

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1056 YACHTSMAN

Jock Sturrock

1915 - 1997

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1057 SCULPTOR

Geoffrey Bartlett

Born 1952

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1058 ACTOR

Steve Mouzakis

Born 1973

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1059 PLAYER

Peter Wallace

Born 1985

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1060 PROFESSOR

Wilga Rivers

1919 - 2007

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1061 FOOTBALL

Dylan Pierias

Born 2000

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1062 ACADEMIC

Pierre Gorman

1924 - 2006

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1063 CARTOONIST

Larry Pickering

1942 - 2018

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1064 ACTOR

Joss Ambler

1900 - 1959

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1065 PROFESSOR

Adrienne Clarke

Born 1938

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1066 ACTOR

Isabella Giovinazzo

Born 1990

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1067 PHOTOGRAPHER

Ashley Gilbertson

Born 1978

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1068 OFFICER

Alan Stretton

1922 - 2012

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1069 FILM

Eva Orner

Born 1969

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1070 JOURNALIST

Caroline Overington

Born 1970

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1071 SWIMMER

Linley Frame

Born 1971

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1072 ACTOR

Alexandra Coppinger

Born 1996

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1073 FOOTBALL

Justin Leppitsch

Born 1975

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1074 SINGER

Rebecca Barnard

Born 1960

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1075 PLAYER

Lum Pao-Hua

1906 - 1965

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1076 PLAYER

Karolina Wlodarczak

Born 1987

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1077 SINGER

Theodosia Tsatsou

Born 1969

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1078 CRICKET

Shaun Graf

Born 1957

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1079 ACTOR

Jan Adele

1936 - 2000

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1080 PRIMERA MUJER

Gaby Kennard

Born 1944

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1081 SPORT

Kelland O'Brien

Born 1998

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1082 OPERA

Nicole Car

Born 1985

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1083 PLAYER

John Fraser (tennis)

Born 1935

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1084 ACTOR

Kaarin Fairfax

Born 1959

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1085 POLITICIAN

Michael Danby

Born 1955

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1086 ACTOR

Janet Andrewartha

Born 1952

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1087 ACTOR

Jiordan Tolli

Born 1994

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1088 FOOTBALL

Trent Cotchin

Born 1990

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1089 PLAYER

Thomas Hodges (volleyball)

Born 1994

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1090 POLITICIAN

Ron Walker (Australian businessman)

1939 - 2018

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1091 CRICKET

Lindsay Kline

1934 - 2015

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1092 ACTOR

Brian Nankervis

Born 1956

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1093 HOCKEY

Claire Mitchell-Taverner

Born 1970

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1094 COMPOSER

Ollie Olsen

Born 1958

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1095 HISTORIAN

Hugh Stretton

1924 - 2015

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1096 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Tim Costello

Born 1955

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1097 FOOTBALL

Brendan Fevola

Born 1981

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1098 SINGER

Ali McGregor

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1099 PRIEST

Timothy Costelloe

Born 1954

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1100 BIOGRAPHER

Graeme Blundell

Born 1945

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1101 NOVELIST

James Clancy Phelan

Born 1979

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1102 ACTOR

Tempany Deckert

Born 1978

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1103 SINGER

Peter Doyle (singer)

1949 - 2001

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1104 CHESS

Robert Jamieson (chess player)

Born 1952

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1105 ARCHITECT

Nahum Barnet

1855 - 1931

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1106 FOOTBALL

Dane Swan

Born 1984

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1107 PUBLIC SERVANT

Dennis Trewin

Born 1946

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1108 ROWER

Brian Doyle (rower)

1930 - 2008

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1109 ACTOR

Robin Ramsay (actor)

Born 1937

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1110 POLITICIAN

Steve Irons

Born 1958

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1111 ARCHITECT

Roy Grounds

1905 - 1981

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1112 FOOTBALL

Brianna Davey

Born 1995

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1113 ACTOR

Patsy King

Born 1929

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1114 ACTOR

Nicholas Colla

Born 1986

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1115 FOOTBALL

Peter Zoïs

Born 1978

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1116 FOOTBALL

Steve Pantelidis

Born 1983

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1117 FOOTBALL

Matthew Lloyd

Born 1978

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1118 ACTOR

Harry Allen (actor)

1883 - 1951

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1119 ACTOR

Sachin Joab

Born 1978

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1120 ACTOR

Alex Papps

Born 1969

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1121 BASKET

Carrie Graf

Born 1967

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1122 ACTOR

Chloe Dallimore

-

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1123 ACTOR

Denise Drysdale

Born 1948

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1124 ACTOR

Madeleine Jay

Born 1990

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1125 ARCHITECT

William Pitt (architect)

1855 - 1918

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1126 FOOTBALL

Brad Wing

Born 1991

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1127 ARTIST

Natascha Stellmach

Born 1970

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1128 SINGER

Johnny Chester

Born 1941

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1129 ACTOR

Anne Phelan

1944 - 2019

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1130 FOOTBALL

Adam McPhee

Born 1982

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1131 ACTOR

Thelma Scott

1913 - 2006

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1132 HISTORIAN

Ross Fitzgerald

Born 1944

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1133 EDITOR

Madge Garland

1898 - 1990

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1134 BASKET

Carley Mijović

Born 1994

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1135 PROFESSOR

Julian Alston

Born 1953

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1136 SPRINT

Danielle Perpoli

Born 1968

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1137 COMEDIAN

Peter Rowsthorn (actor)

Born 1963

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1138 ILLUSTRATOR

Michael Atchison

1933 - 2009

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1139 PAINTER

Gareth Sansom

Born 1939

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1140 ACADEMIC

Neal Ashkanasy

Born 1945

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1141 NOVELIST

James Cowan (author)

1942 - 2018

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1142 CRICKET

Jack Saunders (Australian cricketer)

1876 - 1927

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1143 ATHLETE

Christopher Legh

Born 1972

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1144 GRANDSON

Robert Menzies (actor)

Born 1955

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1145 FOOTBALL

Stephen Silvagni

Born 1967

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1146 CRICKET

James Muirhead (cricketer)

Born 1993

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1147 POLITICIAN

Dan Tehan

Born 1968

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1148 BASEBALL

Andrew Utting

Born 1977

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1149 ASTRONOMER

Thomas R. Kaiser

1924 - 1998

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1150 FOOTBALL

Billy Stretch

Born 1996

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1151 ACTOR

Ian Turpie

1943 - 2012

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1152 FOOTBALL

Michael Reda

Born 1972

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1153 WRITER

Judy Horacek

Born 1961

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1154 BASKET

Jordan Vandenberg

Born 1990

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1155 ETHNOLOGIST

Arthur John Newman Tremearne

1877 - 1915

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1156 SINGER

Ronnie Burns (singer)

Born 1946

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1157 SPORT

Jim Nevin

1931 - 2017

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1158 FOOTBALL

Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu

Born 1984

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1159 PAINTER

Jason Benjamin

Born 1971

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1160 BUSINESS

John Elliott (businessman)

Born 1941

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1161 WRITER

Brett King (businessman)

Born 1968

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1162 BASKET

Daniel Dillon (basketball)

Born 1986

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1163 ENGINEER

Bernard Callinan

1913 - 1995

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1164 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jeff Carter (photographer)

1928 - 2010

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1165 COMPOSER

Cameron Allan

1955 - 2013

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1166 ACTOR

Mitchell Hope

Born 1994

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1167 LINGUIST

Daniel Kane (linguist)

Born 1948

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1168 JOURNALIST

Sheridan Jobbins

Born 1959

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1169 ACTOR

Jared Daperis

Born 1990

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1170 ACTOR

Katherine Hicks

-

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1171 FOOTBALL

Justin Madden

Born 1961

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1172 HIGH JUMP

Doris Carter

1912 - 1999

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1173 NOVELIST

K. C. Groom

1872 - 1954

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1174 BIOGRAPHER

Veronica Brady

1929 - 2015

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1175 FOOTBALL

Tendai Mzungu

Born 1986

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1176 PAINTER

George Pitt Morison

1861 - 1946

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1177 WRITER

C. S. Pacat

-

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1178 HISTORIAN

Ken Inglis

1929 - 2017

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1179 SINGER

Mama Kin (musician)

-

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1180 COMEDIAN

Peter Helliar

Born 1975

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1181 PAINTER

Norma Bull

1906 - 1980

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1182 ACTOR

Dougie Baldwin

Born 1996

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1183 JOURNALIST

Jana Wendt

Born 1956

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1184 POLITICIAN

John Kaye (politician)

1955 - 2016

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1185 SINGER

Emilie Gassin

Born 1988

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1186 ROWER

David Douglas (rower)

Born 1947

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1187 ENGINEER

John Harry Grainger

1854 - 1917

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1188 PRIEST

Joseph Peter O'Connell

1931 - 2013

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1189 ACTOR

Jeremy Kewley

Born 1960

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1190 ATHLETE

Charlie Booth

1903 - 2008

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1191 GOLF

Bob Shearer

Born 1948

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1192 CURATOR

Suzanne Cotter

Born 1961

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1193 THERAPIST

Sydney James Van Pelt

1908 - 1976

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1194 PLAYER

Peta Edebone

Born 1969

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1195 POLITICIAN

Andrew Giles

Born 1973

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1196 HUMANITARIAN

Hugh Evans (humanitarian)

Born 1983

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1197 POLITICIAN

Julian Hill

Born 1973

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1198 FOOTBALL

Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1988)

Born 1988

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1199 ACTOR

Ben Steel

Born 1975

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1200 PAINTER

Robert Jacks

Born 1943

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