Most Famous Australian Business People

Australia has produced 52 notable business people throughout history, led by John Batman. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. John Batman — Australian Grazier (1801–1839) , ranked #33467
  2. Dick Smith (entrepreneur) — Australian Entrepreneur (Born 1944) , ranked #201753
  3. Frank Lowy — Australian Business (Born 1930) , ranked #325667
  4. Maria Ann Smith — Australian Farmer (1799–1870) , ranked #327613
  5. Charlie Bell (businessman) — Australian Manager (1960–2005) , ranked #339166
  6. Edward William Cole — Australian Bookseller (1832–1918) , ranked #387839
  7. Ben Cropp — Australian Operator (Born 1936) , ranked #475396
  8. John Symond — Australian Executive (Born 1947) , ranked #504092
  9. Robyn Denholm — Australian Business (Born 1965) , ranked #553244
  10. Shi Zhengrong — Australian Entrepreneur (Born 1963) , ranked #577630
  11. Eric McClintock — Australian Business (1918–2018) , ranked #579823
  12. George Coles (entrepreneur) — Australian Entrepreneur (1885–1977) , ranked #673495
  13. Hugh Victor McKay — Australian Industrialist (1865–1926) , ranked #712930
  14. James Hardy (sailor) — Australian Winemaker (Born 1932) , ranked #750649
  15. Jack Miles (political activist) — Australian Stonemason (1888–1969) , ranked #828911
  16. Edward Holden — Australian Manufacturer (1885–1947) , ranked #893117
  17. Duncan Gillies — Australian Business (1834–1903) , ranked #902755
  18. Matthew Gray (archer) — Australian Archer (Born 1973) , ranked #918489
  19. Max Schubert — Australian Winegrower (1915–1994) , ranked #925602
  20. Gabriel Gaté — Australian Chef (Born 1955) , ranked #946779