Most Famous Australian Politicians

Australia has produced 520 notable politicians throughout history, led by Julia Gillard. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Julia Gillard — Australian Politician (Born 1961) , ranked #5456
  2. Tony Abbott — Australian Politician (Born 1957) , ranked #5987
  3. Kevin Rudd — Australian Politician (Born 1957) , ranked #6579
  4. Robert Menzies — Australian Politician (1894–1978) , ranked #6666
  5. Gough Whitlam — Australian Politician (1916–2014) , ranked #6965
  6. Bob Hawke — Australian Politician (1929–2019) , ranked #8391
  7. John Howard — Australian Politician (Born 1939) , ranked #9486
  8. Malcolm Fraser — Australian Politician (1930–2015) , ranked #10369
  9. Harold Holt — Australian Politician (1908–1967) , ranked #11088
  10. Paul Keating — Australian Politician (Born 1944) , ranked #13303
  11. John Curtin — Australian Politician (1885–1945) , ranked #13902
  12. Lachlan Macquarie — Australian Gouverneur (1762–1824) , ranked #22056
  13. Andrew Fisher — Australian Politician (1862–1928) , ranked #22176
  14. Ben Chifley — Australian Politician (1885–1951) , ranked #22251
  15. William McMahon — Australian Politician (1908–1988) , ranked #26083
  16. Joseph Lyons — Australian Politician (1879–1939) , ranked #28125
  17. Joseph Cook — Australian Politician (1860–1947) , ranked #35366
  18. John McEwen — Australian Politician (1900–1980) , ranked #38512
  19. Eddie Mabo — Australian Politician (1936–1992) , ranked #43455
  20. Mark Latham — Australian Politician (Born 1961) , ranked #44109