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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
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What Melbourne Is Known For
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Cricket is Melbourne's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (388).
Melbourne over-indexes on cricket — 8.9× the global rate.
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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Louella Tomlinson
Born 1988
Max Tucker
Born 1991
Bob Jenyns
Born 1944
Nicholas Harrison (athlete)
Born 1970
Alex Buchanan (politician)
1905 - 1985
Jovo Pavlović
Born 1989
Robby Foldvari
Born 1960
Les Vernon
1880 - 1957
Anna O'Byrne
-
Todd Sinnott
Born 1992
John Brown (tennista)
Born 1940
Jason Norris
Born 1972
Brett Rainbow
Born 1975
Paul McCarthy (actor)
Born 1967
Victor Van Someren
1886 - 1976
Hamish Michael
Born 1980
Caitlin Friend
Born 1993
Kim Rubenstein
Born 1965
Tim Nicholls
Born 1965
Tim Blanchard
Born 1987
Gülcan Koca
Born 1990
Mat Stevenson
Born 1969
Neal Drinnan
Born 1964
Shannon Bennett
Born 1975
Dale Wood (racing driver)
Born 1983
Ross Newton
Born 1967
Mark Conroy
Born 1959
Bailey Rice
Born 1997
Belle Bruce Reid
1883 - 1945
Joe Crowl
1883 - 1915
Natasha Johns-Messenger
Born 1970
Tony Staley
Born 1939
Neil Young (judge)
Born 1952
Jonathan Merlo
Born 1998
Annette Ellis
Born 1946
Jacinta Kennedy
Born 1982
Donna Bauer
Born 1970
James Lemke
Born 1988
Steve Fielding
Born 1960
George Wise (Australian politician)
1853 - 1950
Whitley (Musiker)
Born 1984
Jan Cameron
Born 1963
Joel Deane
Born 1969
Leanne Guinea
Born 1985
Barbara Worley
1934 - 2014
Norman Fisher (public servant)
1936 - 1997
Sarah Roberts
-
Adrian Swan
1932 - 2006
John Jess
1922 - 2003
Jennifer Keyte
Born 1960
Heath Spence
Born 1980
Dale Tryon, Baroness Tryon
1948 - 1997
İsyan Erdogan
Born 1982
Ivo Crapp
1872 - 1924
Michael O'Gorman
1874 - 1937
Warwick Draper
Born 1976
Hannah Greenwood
Born 1987
Frank Davis (Australian politician)
1900 - 1980
Samantha Thornton
Born 1966
Paul Bottomley (scientist)
Born 1953
Ante Kovacevic
Born 1974
Stephen Donaghue
Born 1973
Mark Kennedy (musician)
Born 1951
Peter Tammer
Born 1943
Gian Christian
-
Julia Messenger
-
Luke Youlden
Born 1978
Vicki Ward
Born 1969
Vicki Roycroft
Born 1954
Alex Lahey
Born 1992
Andy Dougall
1884 - 1941
Tom Leaper
Born 1975
Dexter Kernich-Drew
Born 1991
Peter Corlett
Born 1944
Herman S. Bachelard
1952 - 2006
Ian Macfarlan
1881 - 1964
Kate Keltie
Born 1986
Robbie Coburn
Born 1994
Andrew Coelho
Born 1987
Margaret Francis Ellen Baskerville
1861 - 1930
Elizabeth Alexander (businesswoman)
Born 1943
Matt Tilley
Born 1969
Allan Percy Fleming
1912 - 2001
Rachel Jessica Huxtable
Born 1985
Harry White (jockey)
Born 1944
Ann Henderson (politician)
1941 - 2002
John Scott (Filmeditor)
Born 1944
Ron Allan
1924 - 1997
Linda Hartley-Clark
Born 1967
Gisella Cozzo
Born 1966
Jacob Kovco
1980 - 2006
Sophie Katinis
Born 1979
Meir Ronnen
1926 - 2009
Donald Laycock (artist)
Born 1931
Michael Noonan (admiral)
Born 1966
Ronald Sackville
-
Erika Feller
Born 1949
Cameron Prosser
Born 1985
Richard Wynne
Born 1955
Jennifer Kanis
Born 1970
Jack Puccini
Born 1999
Brendan McArdle
Born 1952
Katja Glieson
Born 1993
Gina Liano
Born 1967
Giles Hardie
Born 1975
Michael Kroger
Born 1957
Joe Montemurro
Born 1969
Meg Hutchins
Born 1982
Albert Prior
1921 - 1971
Steve Laurie
Born 1982
Alexander Merino
Born 1992
Charles Page (photographer)
Born 1946
Nina Landis
-
Sally Crossing
1946 - 2016
Willie Fraser (footballer)
1929 - 1996
Gregory Day
-
John T. Murray
1886 - 1957
William Wilson (cricketer, born 1912)
Born 1912
Jack Crane
1913 - 1974
Jesse Rosenfeld
Born 1983
Giles Chippindall
1893 - 1969
Bruce Arthur
1921 - 1998
Graham Harris
Born 1937
Andrea Coote
Born 1951
Dan Lepard
Born 1964
Adam Crosthwaite
Born 1984
Trent Lawford
Born 1988
Tracy Grimshaw
Born 1960
Norm Oliver (footballer, born 1922)
1922 - 1944
Robert Menzies (cricketer)
1916 - 1983
Rex Stevenson
Born 1942
Ken Newton
1924 - 2006
Muriel Stott
1889 - 1985
Helen Razer
Born 1968
Veronica Seton-Williams
1910 - 1992
Peter Leahy
Born 1952
Brett Gosper
Born 1959
Matt Shanahan
Born 1976
Hastings Woolley
1884 - 1946
Matt Doran (journalist)
Born 1983
Stewart McArthur
Born 1937
Alastair Nicholson
Born 1938
Jill Hammond
Born 1950
Nicky Diles
Born 1992
Callum Watson (musician)
Born 1997
Steve Price (broadcaster)
Born 1955
Ivan Hutchinson
1928 - 1995
Peter Shannon
Born 1949
Jason Torrens
Born 1975
Charlie Laxton
1890 - 1964
David Bilcock
1937 - 2009
Murray Carter
Born 1931
James Merlino
Born 1972
Jodie Yemm
Born 1967
Ian Cameron (politician)
Born 1938
Oliver John Nilsen
1884 - 1977
Alex McCracken
1856 - 1915
Angie Darby
Born 1987
John Dwyer (medicine)
Born 1939
Harry Coyne
1865 - 1926
Di Ffrench
1946 - 1999
Alan Olle
1924 - 2004
Kellie Wapshott
Born 1981
Lalla Miranda
1874 - 1944
Felicity Hampel
Born 1955
Rob Hulls
Born 1957
Neil Mitchell (radio presenter)
Born 1951
Gavin O'Keefe
Born 1965
Nina Springle
Born 1973
Caroline Curren
Born 1962
Ali Barter
Born 1986
Ethel Bruce
1879 - 1967
Alan Jarman
1923 - 1992
Jaimi Faulkner
Born 1982
Mario Condello
1952 - 2006
James Ryan O'Neill
Born 1947
Nigel Buesst
Born 1938
Adrian Farmer
1895 - 1964
Ted Hill (Australian communist)
1915 - 1988
Sarah-Jane D'Arcy
Born 1977
George Longinidis
Born 1975
Beti Sekulovski
Born 1983
Tim Bain
Born 1978
John Carmody
1938 - 1985
Andrew MacLeod
Born 1966
Walter Manifold
1849 - 1928
Esma Voloder
Born 1992
Esther Hannaford
-
Harry Jenkins
Born 1952
Andrew Maher
Born 1965
Nicola Gobbo
-
Scott Miller (soccer coach)
Born 1981
Andrew Browne (artist)
Born 1960
Jason Singh
Born 1973
Henri L'Estrange
1842 - 1894
Joe Hildebrand
Born 1977
Andrew Refshauge
Born 1949
Anne Judell
Born 1942
Ethel Gray
1876 - 1962
Rowan Downing
Born 1952
Daniel Armstrong
Born 1971
Nicholas Longano
Born 1965
Sophie Tilson
-
Tim Lane (journalist)
Born 1951
Simon Whelan
Born 1954
David Metzenthen
Born 1958
Rachel Alonso
Born 1994
Robert Mascara
Born 1972
Em Rusciano
Born 1979
Bruce Redman
Born 1960
Lana Golja
-
Stephanie Hickey
Born 1985
David Lean (politician)
Born 1945
Daniel Kelaart
Born 1986
Gorgi Coghlan
Born 1975
Saturday Rosenberg
1952 - 1998
Georgie Stone
Born 2000
Chris Richards (footballer)
1882 - 1971
Tony D'Alberto
Born 1985
Sarah Stone (tennis)
Born 1982
Kathleen McGuire
Born 1965
Megan Barnard
Born 1984
Lauren Tesoriero
Born 1986
Mauricio Merino Jr.
Born 1991
Patrick Savage (composer)
Born 1950
Alby Schultz
1945 - 2015
Heather Shimmen
Born 1957
Mark Trevorrow
Born 1959
Allan Hepburn
1896 - 1975
Peter Smith (Australian cricketer)
Born 1968
Leeanne Carey
Born 1959
Craig Henwood
Born 1978
David Johnston (newsreader)
Born 1941
Tony Jones (sports journalist)
Born 1961
Marcus Bastiaan
Born 1990
Abby Sargent
Born 1977
Cherie Ditcham
Born 1981
William Crawshaw
1861 - 1938
Dianne Cook
Born 1951
Cliff Ellen
Born 1936
Christine Campbell (politician)
Born 1953
Aileen Shaw
Born 1945
Anne Edmonds
Born 1981
Selasi Berdie
Born 1986
Charles Kennedy Comans
1914 - 2012
Stephen Hoare
Born 1975
Aaron Teroi
Born 1995
Candice Wyatt
Born 1982
Ruth Struwe
Born 1946
Nancy Atkinson
1910 - 1999
Frank Baker (actor)
1892 - 1980
Ted McNamara
1894 - 1928
Sophie Van Den Akker
Born 1990
Jon Kennedy (baseball)
Born 1995
Harold de Gruchy
1881 - 1901
Richard A. Reyment
1926 - 2016
Peter Toyne
Born 1946
Arnold Seitz
1883 - 1963
Monty Ioane
Born 1994
Tim Holding
Born 1972
Elizabeth Iorns
Born 1980
Hannah Cross (synchronized swimmer)
Born 1997
Frederick Pirani
1858 - 1926
Billy Moxham
1886 - 1959
Samantha Harris (Tennisspielerin)
Born 1995
Julian Davies (author)
Born 1954
Ron Kingston (musician)
Born 1976
Lou Barker
1876 - 1963
Peter Williams (Australian cricketer)
Born 1942
Sandra Sdraulig
Born 1963
Tony Shepherd (businessman)
Born 1944
George Anderson (Australian footballer)
1886 - 1976
Sean Oppenheimer
Born 1967
Gretta Ray
Born 1998
Jo Hall
Born 1958
Charlie Chan (composer)
Born 1966
Matt Scholten
-
Albert Lloyd George Rees
1916 - 1989
Kay Setches
Born 1944
Wayne Andrews (cricketer)
Born 1958
Peter Minack
Born 1961
Shaun Wilson
Born 1972
Lynn-Maree Milburn
-
Robin Scott (politician)
Born 1973
Henry Ritterman
Born 1951
Aerial Manx
Born 1986
Greg Hywood
Born 1954
David Roderick Curtis
1927 - 2017
Chyka Keebaugh
Born 1968
Barry Hodge
Born 1944
Alison Van Eenennaam
-
Darren Gauci
Born 1965
George Lingham
1898 - 1982
Evelyn Halls
Born 1972
Edwin Corboy
1896 - 1950
John Coates (Australian politician)
Born 1944
Peter O'Sullivan (Australian footballer)
1932 - 1972
Bruce Atkinson
Born 1953
John Mangos
Born 1957
Sarah Sauvey
Born 1983