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.
Category All
Citizenship All
JB
John Batman Australian Grazier 1801 – 1839
#
33,467
DS
Dick Smith (entrepreneur) Australian Entrepreneur Born 1944
#
201,753
FL
Frank Lowy Australian Business Born 1930
#
325,667
MA
Maria Ann Smith Australian Farmer 1799 – 1870
#
327,613
CB
Charlie Bell (businessman) Australian Manager 1960 – 2005
#
339,166
EW
Edward William Cole Australian Bookseller 1832 – 1918
#
387,839
BC
Ben Cropp Australian Operator Born 1936
#
475,396
JS
John Symond Australian Executive Born 1947
#
504,092
RD
Robyn Denholm Australian Business Born 1965
#
553,244
SZ
Shi Zhengrong Australian Entrepreneur Born 1963
#
577,630
EM
Eric McClintock Australian Business 1918 – 2018
#
579,823
GC
George Coles (entrepreneur) Australian Entrepreneur 1885 – 1977
#
673,495
HV
Hugh Victor McKay Australian Industrialist 1865 – 1926
#
712,930
JH
James Hardy (sailor) Australian Winemaker Born 1932
#
750,649
JM
Jack Miles (political activist) Australian Stonemason 1888 – 1969
#
828,911
EH
Edward Holden Australian Manufacturer 1885 – 1947
#
893,117
DG
Duncan Gillies Australian Business 1834 – 1903
#
902,755
MG
Matthew Gray (archer) Australian Archer Born 1973
#
918,489
MS
Max Schubert Australian Winegrower 1915 – 1994
#
925,602
GG
Gabriel Gaté Australian Chef Born 1955
#
946,779