Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Noosa in the Queensland Legislative

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Noosa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2001. Elected as Noosa's first MP in 1992, he was Shadow Minister for Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Regional Development from 1995 t

(born on October 10, 1937) is an Australian professional golfer

(born on October 10, 1937) is an Australian professional golfer

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a right-handed batsman

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a right-handed batsman who only represented the team briefly in the 1977/78 season.

He was an off-spin bowler who took 126 Test wickets. In 1981/82 he took his Test-best of 7/98 agains

He was an off-spin bowler who took 126 Test wickets. In 1981/82 he took his Test-best of 7/98 against the West Indies at Sydney. He and fellow West Australian Bruce Reid are the only two bowlers to take 100 wickets for Australia without playing in a Test in England.

A New Zealand musician and actor, born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West Sussex, England. His

A New Zealand musician and actor, born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West Sussex, England. His family migrated to New Zealand in 1946, settling in New Plymouth before moving to Wellington in 1948. He spent most of his life in New Zealand and also worked extensively in Australia. Bruno was a renowned jazz drummer, playing drums in many bands, including Blerta, and The Crocodiles. He also acted in many movies, including Goodbye Pork Pie (1981), Smash Palace (1981), The Quiet Earth (1985) , at the time the highest-grossing New Zealand film, and Bridge to Nowhere (1986).

Was an Austrian physicist, a survivor of the Holocaust, and initiator of research on electron-positr

Was an Austrian physicist, a survivor of the Holocaust, and initiator of research on electron-positron colliders.During this period, he worked at the Studiengesellschaft für Elektronengeräte, a company affiliated to Philips, where "drift tubes" - the forerunners of the klystron - were being developed at that time. In 1943, he asked Rolf Wideröe to cooperate with him in building a betatron. When Touschek was arrested by the Gestapo in 1945, Wideroë visited him in prison, and during these meetings they continued to talk about the betatron. In particular, they conceived the idea of radiation damping for electrons circulating in a betatron.

Is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of B

Is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon. In July 2006 he was forced to step down as Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Development and Resources pending an enquiry into deal made wit

Is a cricketer who has played 35 Tests and 74 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He is perhaps

Is a cricketer who has played 35 Tests and 74 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He is perhaps most well known for pocketing the ball after taking a catch while fielding in the slips.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1973 to 1974.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1973 to 1974.

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules footbal

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the VFL with Fitzroy. In the 1924 VFL season, Cosgrave played five games and kicked four goals for Fitzroy. It was his only season and he turned his attention to cricket. He was a right-handed batsman top order batsman and made 178 from his four first-class matches, with 100 of them coming in an innings against Tasmania at Hobart in 1931/32.

S a former rugby league player. He played for the Auckland Warriors, St Helens and Oldham Bears as a

S a former rugby league player. He played for the Auckland Warriors, St Helens and Oldham Bears as a hooker and in the second-row.

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1981 to 1999.In 1981, Vaughan was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member. He was Shadow Minister for Small Business, Ind

Is an Australian astronomer and former Young Australian of the Year

Is an Australian astronomer and former Young Australian of the Year

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize twice, one of which was for a portrait of Australian P

Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize twice, one of which was for a portrait of Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. He was born in Lima in Peru. His first commercial exhibition was in 1969.He won the 1989 Archibald Prize, with 'Portrait of Elwyn Lynn', and the 1992 Archibald Prize with 'Portrait of Paul Keating PM'. It was publicly voted the most realistic painting ever entered into the archibald prize. He married Imogen Doyle in the year 1985 and divorced her for cheating in 1987.

Is a cricketer. He played 17 Test Matches for the New Zealand national team in the 1960's

Is a cricketer. He played 17 Test Matches for the New Zealand national team in the 1960's

Is a professional tennis player from Australia. In her career, she has been World Number 18 for doub

Is a professional tennis player from Australia. In her career, she has been World Number 18 for doubles, winning a total of three titles including one in 2007. But she reached in third round of single at Australian Open 2000. Her best result at a Grand Sl

A South African-born Australian novelist. Born in Johannesburg, he spent most of his early years in

A South African-born Australian novelist. Born in Johannesburg, he spent most of his early years in a small village in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa's Limpopo province.In 1955, while studying journalism in London, Bryce met his future wife, Benita, and eventually emigrated to Australia. They married in 1959 and had three sons, Brett, Adam and Damon. In 1991, Damon had haemophilia and died at age 24 from AIDS, contracted through a blood transfusion

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. McGain made his first-class

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. McGain made his first-class debut in 2002 against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. However, due to other Victorian spinners—Shane Warne and Cameron White—he was unable to hold down a place in the side. He worked in the IT section of a bank and played Victorian Premier Cricket for Prahran Cricket Club before being called up to the Victorian side again. McGain finally made his Test debut at Newlands in Cape Town in the third Test against South Africa in March 2009.

Is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or

Is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or hard. Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard from Tennis Australia for the 2008 Australian O

Is an Australian professional mountain bike racing cyclist for Intense Cycles on a team supported by

Is an Australian professional mountain bike racing cyclist for Intense Cycles on a team supported by Red Bull, Crank Brothers Intense, and run by Bryn and his wife, Jill Kintner. He started cycling at the age of 14 in 1996 and became a professional rider

Is a German-born composer based in Melbourne, Australia.

Is a German-born composer based in Melbourne, Australia.

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. He is a right-handed b

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Raised in Newcastle, NSW, Burt attended school at Callaghan College. As a young cricketer Burt played for the Waratah-Mayfield District Cricket Club. At the age of 17 he made his 1st Grade debut for Waratah-Mayfield. After being selected in the NSW Country Colts and NSW Country sides, Burt moved to Sydney to play for Randwick-Petersham in the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition. In February 2009 he was selected by the Kings XI Punjab franchise of the Indian Premier League for the 2009 season and in November 2009 he was added to Australia's injury-ravaged squad in India, as a replacement for Peter Siddle.

Is a retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders

Is a retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as one half of The Bushwhackers in the WWF.

An Australian film producer best known for the Mad Max series of films.

An Australian film producer best known for the Mad Max series of films.