33.8678° S, 151.2100° E — 4,382 FAMOUS PEOPLE
SYDNEY
Most Famous People Born in Sydney, Australia
A comprehensive ledger of notable people across arts, science, politics, sport, and public life.
Alan Skinner (rugby union)
Born 1942
Merv Denton
1919 - 1980
Luke Isakka
Born 1980
Steven Riches
Born 1976
Ken Tomkins
1917 - 1990
Adelaide Johnson (netball player)
Born 1986
Ed Rigney
1893 - 1975
Cecil Murphy
1891 - 1935
Bob Outterside
Born 1932
Kelly McCombie
Born 1979
Len Diett
1939 - 2018
Angus Armstrong
Born 1997
Danelle Bergstrom
Born 1957
Steve Hansard
Born 1953
Fred Yakich
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Trevor Levin
-
László Varga (footballer)
Born 1987
Dominic Collins (swimmer)
Born 1977
Billy Bischoff
1912 - 1988
Barry Cox (rugby league)
Born 1949
Thomas Murphy (Australian politician)
1906 - 1978
Nicholas Tooth
1844 - 1913
Lauren Parker
Born 1988
Michelle Mitchell
Born 1982
John Warner (Australian politician)
1923 - 1991
Mick Cremin
1923 - 2011
Brett Boylan
Born 1971
Terry Leabeater
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William Dick (Australian politician)
1865 - 1932
Amy Perrett
Born 1990
Felix Clewett
1836 - 1913
Bill Benson (rugby league)
1893 - 1968
Gregor George
1904 - 1933
Trent Hayes
Born 1969
Joel Werner
Born 1977
John McGhee
1945 - 1975
Chris Chugg
Born 1960
Obi Kyei
Born 1994
Arthur Anderson (politician)
1860 - 1915
Alex Kelly (rugby union)
1871 - 1913
Kevin Hole
Born 1933
William Archibald
1912 - 2001
Eric Ellis (politician)
Born 1942
Arthur Toby
1903 - 1984
Bill McRitchie
1917 - 1990
Vince Heinrich
Born 1934
Cecil Jesson
1899 - 1961
Vince Bruce
Born 1942
John Yeomans
1916 - 1995
Brian Wright (rugby league)
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Matt Smith (Australian politician)
Born 1978
Les Jordan
1896 - 1965
Arthur Finlay (rugby union born 1903)
1903 - 1981
Cornelia Janzon
Born 1981
Mick Neil
Born 1964
William Channing A'Beckett
1846 - 1929
John Carroll (rugby player)
1934 - 1998
Ted Walton
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Mazie Turner
1954 - 2014
Terence Anderson (sport shooter)
Born 1946
Paddy Stokes
1884 - 1945
Craig Freer
-
Larry Newman (rugby union)
1902 - 1963
Clarrie Tupper
1908 - 1985
James Laidley
1823 - 1877
John Hawthorne (politician)
1848 - 1942
Bob McLean (rugby union)
Born 1949
Rodd Partridge
Born 1976
Dennis Beecraft
Born 1968
Lily Brazel
Born 1995
Chas Fennell
1902 - 1970
Duncan Zuur
Born 1974
Ted Magrath
Born 1939
Syd Miller
1869 - 1909
Frank O'Donnell (actor)
1907 - 1956
George Mackay (rugby union)
1906 - 1981
James Hughes (rugby union)
1886 - 1943
Sylvia Walton
Born 1941
John Jones (rugby league)
Born 1966
Percy Bolt
1885 - 1953
Steve Deacon
Born 1967
Richard Simpson (rugby union)
Born 1889
Ernie Lapham
1901 - 2000
Paul Pyers
1935 - 2016
Arthur Jamieson
Born 1901
Laidley Burge
1897 - 1990
Bernard Martin (rugby league)
1910 - 1991
Steve O'Brien (rugby league)
Born 1965
Keith Besomo
Born 1953
Percy McNamara
1870 - 1940
Trevor Stegman
Born 1946
Laurie Tully
1917 - 1981
John Holdsworth (rugby union)
Born 1884
John Francis Lovering
Born 1930
Max Nixon
1911 - 1992
Cecil Rhodes (rugby league)
1901 - 1966
Phillip Sullivan
1858 - 1921
Graeme Atkins (rugby league)
Born 1956
Dick See
Died 2018
Geoff Dwyer
-
Jessica Mansell
Born 1989
Don Logan (rugby union)
Born 1931
Roy Chambers
Born 1894
Bert Zara
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Jack Spencer (Australian rugby league)
Died 1998
William Smyth (Australian politician)
1846 - 1899
Danny Crnkovich
Born 1968
Norm Mingay
1899 - 1955
Charles Melbourne
1838 - 1891
George Wilson (Australian politician)
1895 - 1942
Clarrie Horder
1890 - 1960
William Henson (Australian politician)
1826 - 1903
Mick Delroy
Born 1965
Philip Graham (rugby league)
Born 1960
Myrtle Meggy
1887 - 1959
Fred Fry
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Steve Edmed
Born 1968
Ruthven Blackburn
1913 - 2016
Paul Mares (rugby league)
Born 1963
Michael Moseley (rugby league)
Born 1960
Wal Ives
1906 - 1983
Arch Boyd
1872 - 1905
Adam Confoy
Born 1971
John Manning (rugby union)
Born 1880
Thomas Hicks (tennis)
1869 - 1956
Reg Schuman
1909 - 1974
James Angus (scientist)
Born 1949
Tom Killiby
1897 - 1963
Nick Gibbs
Born 1980
John Nuumaalii
Born 1985
Tom Leggo
1892 - 1958
Peter Rheuben
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William Holborow
1841 - 1917
Peter Carlsson (skeppsredare)
Born 1937
Phillip Myers
1839 - 1881
Phil Morwood
Born 1982
Llewellyn Jones (Australian politician)
1855 - 1912
Iris Dexter
1907 - 1974
Sid Kaufman
-
John Driscoll (jockey)
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May Summerbelle
1867 - 1947
Chick Donnelley
1923 - 1998
George McGowan (rugby league)
1891 - 1970
Arthur Surridge
1884 - 1963
Jack McPherson
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Stephen Broughton
Born 1957
Harold Angus
1892 - 1979
John Gannon (Australian politician)
1830 - 1887
Wal Rigney
1898 - 1965
Charlie Cubitt
1891 - 1968
Bob Linklater
1893 - 1953
Sonny King (artist)
Born 1940
Gordon Stettler
1900 - 1951
George Carter (New South Wales politician)
1841 - 1891
William Judd (politician)
1847 - 1929
Fōteinī Volonakī
Born 1975
Amelia Farrugia
-
John Crakanthorp
Born 1902
Ben McNeill
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Tom Barry (rugby league)
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William A. Munro
Born 1992
Stan Robinson (rugby league)
1911 - 1995
Fred Hume (rugby league)
1898 - 1978
Ray Gartner
1934 - 1983
Frederick Augustus Cooper
1834 - 1908
Ed Courtney Jr.
1905 - 1986
Sally Gearin
Born 1949
James Hull
1852 - 1961
Mark Ireland
Born 1960
Wally Dymant
1888 - 1969
Steve MacArthur
Born 1973
John McArthur (Rugby League)
Born 1964
Debbie Martin (cricketer)
Born 1955
Judith Laing
Born 1957
William Day (Australian politician)
-
Jonathan Gilbert (diplomat)
Born 1977
Alan Arkey
Died 2006
Wilbur Sampson
1914 - 1958
Scott Tunkin
Born 1974
Mathew Buckley
Born 1973
Brett Oliver
Born 1983
Dan Flannery (rugby league)
1891 - 1968