Most Famous Australian Writers

50 Australian Writers in view out of 147

Writing 147
Australia 2,671
Julian Assange
Julian Assange Australian Journalist Born 1971
#298
P. L. Travers
P. L. Travers Australian Poet 1899 – 1996
#4,898
CM
Colleen McCullough Australian Novelist 1937 – 2015
#8,217
PC
Peter Carey (novelist) Australian Writer Born 1943
#12,972
Banjo Paterson
Banjo Paterson Australian Poet 1864 – 1941
#13,881
Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan Australian Writer Born 1961
#15,897
DC
David Chalmers Australian Philosopher Born 1966
#18,236
Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson Australian Writer 1867 – 1922
#19,440
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan Australian Writer Born 1974
#19,577
Morris West
Morris West Australian Writer 1916 – 1999
#21,491
Kate Morton
Kate Morton Australian Writer Born 1976
#32,175
Les Murray (poet)
Les Murray (poet) Australian Poet 1938 – 2019
#36,880
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Oodgeroo Noonuccal Australian Poet 1920 – 1993
#38,429
James Aldridge
James Aldridge Australian Writer 1918 – 2015
#38,659
Miles Franklin
Miles Franklin Australian Writer 1879 – 1954
#41,849
Judith Wright
Judith Wright Australian Poet 1915 – 2000
#44,262
Michael Robotham
Michael Robotham Australian Writer Born 1960
#45,519
William Wentworth
William Wentworth Australian Poet 1790 – 1872
#52,120
David Unaipon
David Unaipon Australian Writer 1872 – 1967
#57,383
CS
Christina Stead Australian Writer 1902 – 1983
#58,179
JK
Jill Ker Conway Australian Writer 1934 – 2018
#66,553
CJ
Clive James Australian Writer 1939 – 2019
#67,955
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Katharine Susannah Prichard Australian Writer 1883 – 1969
#74,521
DH
David Holmgren Australian Writer Born 1955
#79,789
Dorothea Mackellar
Dorothea Mackellar Australian Poet 1885 – 1968
#85,959
Brady Haran
Brady Haran Australian Journalist Born 1976
#96,738
CJ
C. J. Dennis Australian Poet 1876 – 1938
#101,548
RD
Robyn Davidson Australian Writer Born 1950
#103,969
SH
Sonya Hartnett Australian Writer Born 1968
#104,545
Louisa Lawson
Louisa Lawson Australian Writer 1848 – 1920
#105,108
Sean Williams (author)
Sean Williams (author) Australian Writer Born 1967
#105,218
JC
Jon Cleary Australian Novelist 1917 – 2010
#105,695
FM
Frank Moorhouse Australian Writer Born 1938
#111,464
JA
Jessica Anderson Australian Writer 1916 – 2010
#125,605
Dymphna Cusack
Dymphna Cusack Australian Writer 1902 – 1981
#127,473
DP
Doris Pilkington Garimara Australian Writer 1937 – 2014
#129,691
GD
Garry Disher Australian Writer Born 1949
#137,072
AW
Alexis Wright Australian Writer Born 1950
#142,349
Ivan Southall
Ivan Southall Australian Writer 1921 – 2008
#142,836
Colin Thiele
Colin Thiele Australian Writer 1920 – 2006
#144,973
Anne Summers
Anne Summers Australian Journalist Born 1945
#145,189
Margo Lanagan
Margo Lanagan Australian Writer Born 1960
#170,497
Alan Marshall (Australian author)
Alan Marshall (Australian author) Australian Writer 1902 – 1984
#186,503
Val Plumwood
Val Plumwood Australian Philosopher 1939 – 2008
#196,514
James McAuley
James McAuley Australian Poet 1917 – 1976
#212,698
Gavin Long
Gavin Long Australian Historian 1901 – 1968
#221,078
GJ
Gail Jones Australian Novelist Born 1955
#229,347
PG
Peter Goldsworthy Australian Writer Born 1951
#239,167
KG
Kevin Gilbert (author) Australian Poet 1933 – 1993
#251,492
RL
Ray Lawler Australian Playwright Born 1921
#254,184

By the numbers

Inside Australia Writers

147 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous australia writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Australia Writers peaked in the 1930s with 19 people.

What Australia Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Australia Writers's biggest group — 49% of all notables (72).

Australia Writers over-index on novelist — 22.2× the global rate.

  1. Writer72
  2. Poet24
  3. Journalist16
  4. Novelist12
  5. Historian6
  6. Author4
  7. Philosopher3
  8. Playwright3
  1. Novelist1222.2×
  2. Writer7211.8×
  3. Journalist1611.4×
  4. Poet248.3×
  5. Historian63.4×