Most Famous Australian Writers

Australia has produced 111 notable writers throughout history, led by Julian Assange. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Julian Assange — Australian Journalist (Born 1971) , ranked #298
  2. Colleen McCullough — Australian Novelist (1937–2015) , ranked #8217
  3. Peter Carey (novelist) — Australian Writer (Born 1943) , ranked #12972
  4. Richard Flanagan — Australian Writer (Born 1961) , ranked #15897
  5. Henry Lawson — Australian Writer (1867–1922) , ranked #19440
  6. Shaun Tan — Australian Writer (Born 1974) , ranked #19577
  7. Morris West — Australian Writer (1916–1999) , ranked #21491
  8. Kate Morton — Australian Writer (Born 1976) , ranked #32175
  9. James Aldridge — Australian Writer (1918–2015) , ranked #38659
  10. Miles Franklin — Australian Writer (1879–1954) , ranked #41849
  11. Michael Robotham — Australian Writer (Born 1960) , ranked #45519
  12. David Unaipon — Australian Writer (1872–1967) , ranked #57383
  13. Christina Stead — Australian Writer (1902–1983) , ranked #58179
  14. Jill Ker Conway — Australian Writer (1934–2018) , ranked #66553
  15. Clive James — Australian Writer (1939–2019) , ranked #67955
  16. Katharine Susannah Prichard — Australian Writer (1883–1969) , ranked #74521
  17. David Holmgren — Australian Writer (Born 1955) , ranked #79789
  18. Brady Haran — Australian Journalist (Born 1976) , ranked #96738
  19. Robyn Davidson — Australian Writer (Born 1950) , ranked #103969
  20. Sonya Hartnett — Australian Writer (Born 1968) , ranked #104545