Most Famous Australian Politicians & Lawyers

50 Australian Politicians & Lawyers in view out of 569

Politics & Law 569
Australia 2,671
Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard Australian Politician Born 1961
#5,456
Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott Australian Politician Born 1957
#5,987
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd Australian Politician Born 1957
#6,579
Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies Australian Politician 1894 – 1978
#6,666
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam Australian Politician 1916 – 2014
#6,965
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke Australian Politician 1929 – 2019
#8,391
John Howard
John Howard Australian Politician Born 1939
#9,486
Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser Australian Politician 1930 – 2015
#10,369
Harold Holt
Harold Holt Australian Politician 1908 – 1967
#11,088
Paul Keating
Paul Keating Australian Politician Born 1944
#13,303
John Curtin
John Curtin Australian Politician 1885 – 1945
#13,902
Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher Australian Politician 1862 – 1928
#22,176
Ben Chifley
Ben Chifley Australian Politician 1885 – 1951
#22,251
William McMahon
William McMahon Australian Politician 1908 – 1988
#26,083
Joseph Lyons
Joseph Lyons Australian Politician 1879 – 1939
#28,125
Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook Australian Politician 1860 – 1947
#35,366
H. V. Evatt
H. V. Evatt Australian Judge 1894 – 1965
#37,196
John McEwen
John McEwen Australian Politician 1900 – 1980
#38,512
EM
Eddie Mabo Australian Politician 1936 – 1992
#43,455
Mark Latham
Mark Latham Australian Politician Born 1961
#44,109
James Scullin
James Scullin Australian Politician 1876 – 1953
#44,298
Arthur Fadden
Arthur Fadden Australian Politician 1894 – 1973
#51,427
Bob Carr
Bob Carr Australian Politician Born 1947
#59,642
Bob Brown
Bob Brown Australian Politician Born 1944
#62,630
Frank Forde
Frank Forde Australian Politician 1890 – 1983
#63,800
Arthur Calwell
Arthur Calwell Australian Politician 1896 – 1973
#72,588
Edith Cowan
Edith Cowan Australian Politician 1861 – 1932
#80,550
Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop Australian Politician Born 1956
#82,112
William McKell
William McKell Australian Politician 1891 – 1985
#95,998
George Pearce
George Pearce Australian Politician 1870 – 1952
#107,654
Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Joh Bjelke-Petersen Australian Politician 1911 – 2005
#112,834
Thomas Playford IV
Thomas Playford IV Australian Politician 1896 – 1981
#115,305
Vida Goldstein
Vida Goldstein Australian Suffragette 1869 – 1949
#125,563
Billy Snedden
Billy Snedden Australian Politician 1926 – 1987
#131,419
SS
Stephen Smith (Australian politician) Australian Politician Born 1955
#133,987
Bill Shorten
Bill Shorten Australian Politician Born 1967
#137,359
Noel Pearson
Noel Pearson Australian Lawyer Born 1965
#148,645
John Lavarack
John Lavarack Australian Politician 1885 – 1957
#151,822
Neville Bonner
Neville Bonner Australian Politician 1922 – 1999
#159,217
DA
Doug Anthony Australian Politician Born 1929
#183,589
John Latham (judge)
John Latham (judge) Australian Lawyer 1877 – 1964
#185,983
RB
Richard Butler (diplomat) Australian Diplomat Born 1942
#187,897
James Whiteside McCay
James Whiteside McCay Australian Politician 1864 – 1930
#190,743
Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy Australian Politician 1750 – 1802
#193,112
Annastacia Palaszczuk
Annastacia Palaszczuk Australian Politician Born 1969
#194,376
King O'Malley
King O'Malley Australian Politician 1854 – 1953
#213,862
Katy Gallagher
Katy Gallagher Australian Politician Born 1970
#223,059
Tim Fischer
Tim Fischer Australian Politician 1946 – 2019
#249,955
Clover Moore
Clover Moore Australian Politician Born 1945
#250,908
LT
Lindsay Thompson Australian Politician 1923 – 2008
#254,910

By the numbers

Inside Australia Politicians & Lawyers

569 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous australia politicians & lawyers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Australia Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1860s with 55 people.

What Australia Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

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Politician are Australia Politicians & Lawyers's biggest group — 84% of all notables (476).

Australia Politicians & Lawyers over-index on civil service25.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician476
  2. Judge13
  3. Lawyer13
  4. Diplomat13
  5. Activist13
  6. Civil Service10
  7. Trade Union7
  8. Minister5
  1. Civil Service1025.4×
  2. Trade Union711.3×
  3. Activist1310.0×
  4. Judge136.8×
  5. Diplomat135.0×
  6. Politician4764.9×

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