Most Famous Australian Poets

Australia has produced 24 notable poets throughout history, led by P. L. Travers. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. P. L. Travers — Australian Poet (1899–1996) , ranked #4898
  2. Banjo Paterson — Australian Poet (1864–1941) , ranked #13881
  3. Les Murray (poet) — Australian Poet (1938–2019) , ranked #36880
  4. Oodgeroo Noonuccal — Australian Poet (1920–1993) , ranked #38429
  5. Judith Wright — Australian Poet (1915–2000) , ranked #44262
  6. William Wentworth — Australian Poet (1790–1872) , ranked #52120
  7. Dorothea Mackellar — Australian Poet (1885–1968) , ranked #85959
  8. C. J. Dennis — Australian Poet (1876–1938) , ranked #101548
  9. James McAuley — Australian Poet (1917–1976) , ranked #212698
  10. Kevin Gilbert (author) — Australian Poet (1933–1993) , ranked #251492
  11. Gwen Harwood — Australian Poet (1920–1995) , ranked #297874
  12. E. J. Brady — Australian Poet (1869–1952) , ranked #319960
  13. Norma Davis — Australian Poet (1905–1945) , ranked #538138
  14. Vincent Buckley — Australian Poet (1925–1988) , ranked #589078
  15. Lhade Namloyak — Australian Poet (Born 1970) , ranked #706902
  16. Zora Cross — Australian Poet (1890–1964) , ranked #861228
  17. Kate Llewellyn — Australian Poet (Born 1936) , ranked #871860
  18. Rex Ingamells — Australian Poet (1913–1955) , ranked #873250
  19. Katherine Gallagher — Australian Poet (Born 1935) , ranked #890209
  20. Bobby McLeod — Australian Poet (1947–2009) , ranked #891618