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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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- Other
Elizabeth Cosson
Born 1958
Joanne Duncan (politician)
Born 1959
Martin Bean
Born 1964
Bill Dalton (footballer)
1876 - 1955
Jack Collins (umpire)
Born 1932
Robert Percival Cook
1906 - 1989
Thomas Faulkner (physicist)
-
Steve Herbert
Born 1954
Kirstin Ferguson
-
Nina Robertson
Born 1996
Mick McLaren (footballer)
1936 - 2014
Sam Mortimer
1892 - 1967
Sam Frost (actress)
Born 1989
Matt Rockman
Born 1968
Es Downey
1923 - 2011
Robert Clark (Australian politician)
Born 1957
Mike Woods (Australian footballer)
1926 - 2017
Raymond Edmunds
Born 1944
Paul Symon
Born 1960
Philip Dalidakis
Born 1976
Dan Keily
1892 - 1967
Fay Marles
Born 1926
Trisha Silvers
Born 1981
Bradley Sheridan
Born 1980
Walter Driver
1922 - 1994
Dan Hall
Born 1978
Mike Panopoulos
Born 1976
Amy Parks
Born 1982
Eve Ash
Born 1951
Reef Ireland
-
Christine White (cricketer)
Born 1952
Wippa
Born 1979
Michelle Kettner
Born 1973
George Lambadaridis
Born 1992
John M. Lovett
1943 - 2003
Frank Lotito
Born 1971
Simona Castricum
-
Fred Sheahan
1870 - 1946
James Toohey (New South Wales politician)
1850 - 1895
Peter Katsambanis
Born 1965
Scott Darlow
Born 1983
Coptic Soldier
Born 1987
Christina Henderson
1861 - 1953
Dave Powell
1876 - 1953
Barry Scott (cricketer)
1916 - 1984
Greg Wilton
1955 - 2000
James Mason (actor)
Born 1989
Dawn Lawrie
Born 1938
Ed Halmagyi
Born 1975
Cliff Ho
Born 1985
Bob Kerr (Australian footballer)
1875 - 1943
Julian Amos
Born 1945
Lloyd Mash
Born 1981
Maria Alexiadis
Born 1975
Hubert Garrett
1885 - 1915
Suzie Wilks
Born 1968
Scott Dooley
Born 1980
Gerald Sheahan
1872 - 1959
Lou Sticca
Born 1960
Kristy Wallace
Born 1996
Marcus Dimanche
Born 1998
Nicolette Fraillon
Born 1960
Andrew Thomson (Australian politician)
Born 1961
Kasey Edwards
Born 1976
Enza Barilla
Born 1991
Shae Brown
Born 1989
Mary Easson
Born 1955
Jill Tabart
Born 1941
Monica Bello (basketball)
Born 1978
Steven Ellery
Born 1974
Billy Mitchell (rugby)
1890 - 1959
Karyn Bailey
Born 1986
Alexander Moncur
1888 - 1976
Kiffy Rubbo
1944 - 1980
Robert James Bell
Born 1975
Gus Hefter
1873 - 1922
Dorothy Berry
Born 1942
Edward John Drake
-
Ted Burke
1877 - 1967
Hakan Anaz
Born 1969
Geoffrey Ricardo
Born 1964
Gavin Marshall
Born 1960
Steve Heather
Born 1969
Graeme Brooke
Born 1963
Dylan Young
Born 1989
Jack Grimsley
1925 - 2015
Rupert Myer
Born 1958
John Frawley (actor)
Died 1999
Carl Recchia
Born 1984
Dick Doran (footballer)
1868 - 1912
Andrew Duffield
Born 1958
Florence Maude Young
1870 - 1920
Bronwyn Thompson (rower)
Born 1973
Bert Lawrence (footballer)
1902 - 1975
Luke Donnellan
Born 1966
Bob Bird (footballer)
1875 - 1946
Scott Goodman (coach)
Born 1960
Kayne Tremills
Born 1987
Bib Stillwell
1927 - 1999
Doug Jennings (politician)
1928 - 1987
Frank Roberts (Australian politician)
1913 - 1992
Allie Lampard
1885 - 1984
Mick Sibun
1929 - 2011
Edmund Johnson
1883 - 1955
Philip Dale
Born 1962
Judy Maddigan
Born 1948
Terry Moran (public servant)
Born 1947
Tim Collins (footballer)
1889 - 1971
Fiona Corke
Born 1961
Bertie Tuckwell
1882 - 1943
Emily Thomas
-
Nicholas Kozdra
Born 1996
Jim Warne
1879 - 1958
Alan William Greenwood
1897 - 1981
Jonathan Messer
Born 1976
Lawrence Patrick Moran
1907 - 1970
Chris Eaton (police officer)
Born 1952
Ken Wood (coach)
1929 - 2018
Christie Jenkins
Born 1988
Meagan Warthold
Born 1972
Bob Armstrong (Australian footballer)
1872 - 1951
Robin Gerster
Born 1953
Ruth Webber
Born 1965
Arch Lowe
1875 - 1942
Rupert Myers
1921 - 2019
Simone Wilson (politician)
Born 1976
Jack Reekie
1871 - 1963
Hughie Johns
1867 - 1913
Christopher Chronis
Born 1961
Campbell Rose
Born 1964
James Gatehouse
1883 - 1949
Euan Walters
Born 1970
George King (Australian footballer)
1892 - 1976
Helen Herrman
Born 1947
Madeleine Orr
1914 - 1979
Margaret Ray (Australian politician)
1933 - 2017
John Catarinich
1882 - 1974
Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1873)
1873 - 1941
Domenic Carosa
Born 1974
Allan Iacuone
Born 1973
Penny Pulz
Born 1953
George Wilson (Australian footballer)
1920 - 2014
Pauline Gray
Born 1951
E. W. Tipping
1915 - 1970
Pamela Irving
Born 1960
Tom Parsons (cricketer)
Born 1987
John Farrands
1921 - 1996
Frank Wilkes
1922 - 2015
Jonathan Shier
Born 1947
Keith McGowan
1943 - 2013
Alex Holland (footballer)
1884 - 1933
Jan Kronberg
Born 1947
Beau Anderson
Born 1982
Ken Bryant
1922 - 1990
Sherryl Garbutt
Born 1948
Mark Parnell
Born 1959
Neil O'Reilly
1925 - 1985
Rob Valetini
Born 1998
William Clarke (Australian politician)
1843 - 1903
Robert Persché
Born 1961
Tony Sheehan
Born 1948
William Sambell
1910 - 1974
Leo Baker
-
Daniel Hulme
Born 1979
Neale Burgess
Born 1956
Chris Sumner
Born 1943
Jack Bennett (footballer, born 1910)
1910 - 1975
Sonny Douglas
1884 - 1964
David Haberfeld
Born 1969
Alfred White (politician)
1902 - 1987
Siliva Siliva
Born 1991
Andrew Haug
Born 1973
Edgar Maddox
1878 - 1923
Lorna Volare
1911 - 1998
Richard Larkins
Born 1943
Sarah Blanck
Born 1977
Ian Gompertz
Born 1975
Andrew Powell (politician)
Born 1973
Ernie McDougall
1885 - 1963
Gerard Dowling
Born 1964
Arthur Frederick Peterson
1859 - 1922
Jordan Richards (volleyball)
Born 1993
Albert Palmer (Australian politician)
1859 - 1919
Nick Russell (actor)
Born 1985
Sydney Patterson
1882 - 1960
Cam Rigby
Born 1978
Gregory Garde
Born 1949
Robert Fordham
Born 1942
Sam Cavanagh
-
Tom Re
1913 - 1996
Harry Farnsworth
1885 - 1960
Bob Parry
Born 1953
Anthony Kyle Irvine
Born 1937
Sandi Bowen
Born 1976
Timothy Lang
Born 1985
Bob Isherwood
-
Adam Macrow
Born 1978
Peter Davies (Australian cricketer)
1957 - 2018
Elyse Penaluna
Born 1988
Joseph Santamaria
Born 1948
Greg Bilton
Born 1965
Robert Rowan (cricketer)
Born 1947
George Ashworth Young
1878 - 1920
Jeremy Barrett (artist)
Born 1936
Dick Bryar
1925 - 1968
Brett McLeod
Born 1963
Billy Miller (Australian footballer)
1884 - 1970
John Rush
1910 - 1982
Gina Douglas
Born 1972
Raymond Smith (darts player)
Born 1979
Richard Evans (Australian politician)
Born 1953
Nick Heffernan
Born 1974
Benjamin Mee (scrittore)
Born 1965
Herbert Moore
1888 - 1972
Bob Strachan (footballer, born 1886)
1886 - 1927
Ella Haddad
Born 1978
Tim Watson (musician)
Born 1971
Nick Kelly
Born 1993
Vin Batchelor
1900 - 1981
Tom McMahon (footballer, born 1918)
1918 - 2005
Bill Gillespie (footballer)
1887 - 1927
Alex Smyth
Born 1988
David Charles (Australian politician)
Born 1948
Corey Layton
Born 1979
Peter Hayes (actor)
Born 1957
Phil Spivey
Born 1961
Zack Heart
-
Bruno Grollo
Born 1942
Shane Robertson (footballer, born 1962)
Born 1962
Percy King
1889 - 1967
Michael Meszaros
Born 1945
Arthur Kirk
1878 - 1958
Alan Blair
1915 - 1991
Dan Moriarty (footballer, born 1875)
1875 - 1903
Harry H. Morgan
1871 - 1924
Eddie Byers
1875 - 1949
Jim McKean (footballer)
1884 - 1936
Donald Bailey (architect)
-
Annah Faulkner
-
Jack Denning
1875 - 1949
Keith Kirby
Born 1939
Arthur Legge (footballer)
1881 - 1941
Luciano Trani
Born 1966
John Timothee
1870 - 1901
Eddie Prescott
1880 - 1919
Regan Tamanui
-
Tom Wren
Born 1979
Lucille Lisle
1908 - 2004
Bert Rapiport
1865 - 1913
Kenneth Thomas (cricketer)
Born 1942
Jack Julian
1885 - 1933
Geoff Allardice
Born 1967
Peter Wilson (singer)
Born 1973
Arthur Ferguson (footballer)
1887 - 1969
Ashley Gilbert
Born 1971
Charlie Cameron (footballer, born 1886)
1886 - 1957
Jack Douglas (footballer, born 1872)
1872 - 1905
Simon Austin
Born 1966
Alf Gray (Australian footballer)
1874 - 1931
Andrew Wallace
Born 1968
Don Day
1924 - 2010
Kevin Sullivan (footballer)
1922 - 1972
Frances Bult
1913 - 2008
Eloise Southby-Halbish
Born 1976
Greg Evans (television host)
Born 1953
Wally Gant
1890 - 1957
Craig Atkins
Born 1966
Graham Matthews (cricketer)
Born 1953
Kevin Deagan
1923 - 1999
Tecoma (musician)
Born 1980
Brian Porter
Born 1942
Lon Smith
1886 - 1959
Jim Blair (Australian footballer)
1874 - 1953
James Morris (Schachspieler)
Born 1994
Marjorie Henzell
Born 1948
Phil Ryan (footballer, born 1925)
1925 - 1982
Tomislav Milardovic
Born 1982
Elizabeth Fullerton
-
Marie Wilson (Australian singer)
Born 1976
Lindsay McNamara
1918 - 1991
Malcolm McIntosh
1945 - 2000
Phillip Ean Cohen
-
Dale Wakefield
-
Ian Meredith
Born 1956
Judy Banks
-
Mick English
1882 - 1937
Peter Bainbridge (photographer)
Born 1957
Ray Whitford
1889 - 1970
David Crean
Born 1950
Andrea Wilson
Born 1985
Damien Schumann
Born 1987
Chris Scalzo
Born 1988
Tony Auden
-
Ned Napier
Born 1995
Henry Cohen (politician)
1872 - 1942
Harry Quick
Born 1941
Gulliver Smith
1950 - 2014
Simon Dwight
Born 1976
Brian Chambers (cricketer)
Born 1965
Jim Morehouse
1864 - 1914