Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for the Northern Districts Knights in

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for the Northern Districts Knights in the 1980s and in the 1990s and he played for Northland in the Hawke Cup. A right-handed batsman, he scored 2982 runs at 28.13 in first class matches. The b

Played two One Day Internationals for New Zealand. Hadlee was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New

Played two One Day Internationals for New Zealand. Hadlee was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. He is a brother of fellow national cricketers Dayle Hadlee and Sir Richard Hadlee and son of Walter Hadlee.

A professional Australian rules footballer. While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Foot

A professional Australian rules footballer. While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known for his playing career at the Sydney Swans AFL club, where he has been a prolific goalkicker and onfield leader who has captained the side on numerous occasions.Nicknamed "Big, Bad, Bustling Barry Hall" (also "Bazza", "Big Bad Barry" or various combinations of these) by media and football fans alike. Hall was a prominent junior boxer training out of his hometown, Broadford, Victoria winning a state title in his early teenage years, but decided to focus on a career in Australian rules football

An Australian historian, poet, journalist and academic.Hill was born in Melbourne, Australia.[1] He

An Australian historian, poet, journalist and academic.Hill was born in Melbourne, Australia.[1] He studied at the University of Melbourne gaining his Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Education (B Ed) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and from there went to London where he gained his Master of Arts (MA) degree from the University of London.Hill has worked in both Melbourne and London. In London he worked for the Times Literary Supplement.[2] Since 1975 Hill has been a full time writer and is currently Poetry Editor of The Australian newspaper.[1]

Is the current Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia.

Is the current Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia.

Is an Australian physician, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, and Professor of Clinica

Is an Australian physician, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Western Australia

Australian physician, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, and Professor of Clinical Micr

Australian physician, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Western Australia.

Is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Coun

Is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 1987, representing the region of South West. He was elected to parliament at a by-election on 24 October 1987 to fill the seat vacated by Vic Fer

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.A contemporary of team-mgh School until 1994, when he took up an appointment as Rector of St Andrews

Who studied arts at the Académie Julian in Paris, was a stage and costume designer of international

Who studied arts at the Académie Julian in Paris, was a stage and costume designer of international renown. In the course of his career, lasting almost four decades, he designed for the ballet, drama and opera alike, working with established directors and choreographers at major theatres and opera houses and their companies worldwide. Kay's emphasis, however, lay in pioneering three-dimensional stage set designs for the ballet. By breaking away from the traditional use of "flat wings" scenery, in designing for the theatre he expanded on the revolutionary ideas of the Russian Constructivists and the Italian Futurists in the early part of the 20th century.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olymp

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1963 to 1965.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1963 to 1965.

Is a former Australian boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 19

Is a former Australian boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 1985 fight against Lester Ellis, which received nationwide television coverage in Australia.

An Australian architect.

An Australian architect.

Was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In singles, he twice reached the semifin

Was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In singles, he twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968. In doubles, he was a quarterfinalist at Australian Championships/Australian Open eight times, and also made the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1972.

Was a successful football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, being part of

Was a successful football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, being part of the 1982 squad that participated at 1982 FIFA World Cup finals where he was the third choice goalkeeper behind Frank van Hattum and Richard Wilson. Picker

Is an Australian politician, Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party

Is an Australian politician, Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Competing in four

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice (1956: K-1 1000 m, 1964: K-4 1000 m).

Is a former Australian politician

Is a former Australian politician

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Roberts, a wing, was born in Sydney, New South Wa

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Roberts, a wing, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 21 Test matches as a specialist batsman. Sinclair score

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 21 Test matches as a specialist batsman. Sinclair scored three of his six first-class centuries in Tests, yet failed to win a single match with New Zealand. He also captained New Zealand in three Tests, and took two Test wickets in ten overs, both in the same match against Pakistan.

Is a business leader in Pakistan who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group and the Pakistan - Britain A

Is a business leader in Pakistan who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group and the Pakistan - Britain Advisory Council. He is the son of the late Haji Ali Mohammad, the memon philanthropist and entrepreneur who introduced Pakistan’s first national branded drink Pakola.

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria. Onyons was originally an Australia

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria. Onyons was originally an Australian rules footballer and played for the Melbourne Football Club in the VFL between 1905 and 1908. He kicked 32 goals from his 37 games, with 16 of them coming in the 1906 season which was the most by a Melbourne player that year. A right-handed batsman who often opened the innings, Onyons made an inauspicious first-class cricket debut, bagging a pair at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the 25th of January 1919 against NSW. He didn't play another first-class match until exactly eight years later when he captained Victoria in a game against Tasmania at the MCG. Despite batting at number eight down the order he made 128.

Was an Australian businessman, citizen soldier and amateur yachtsman. Born as Basil Wilfred Thomas C

Was an Australian businessman, citizen soldier and amateur yachtsman. Born as Basil Wilfred Thomas Catterns in Balmain, Sydney, the son of an English merchant seaman, Wilfred Catterns, and Emily (née Greenwell). An uncle, Basil G. Catterns, for whom he wa

An Australian medical researcher who has made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency

An Australian medical researcher who has made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency