Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter C

A right handed opening batsman, Spearman made his international debut for New Zealand in a Test Matc

A right handed opening batsman, Spearman made his international debut for New Zealand in a Test Match in December 1995 against Pakistan at Christchurch. He was never able to secure his spot in the side and only scored one Test hundred, an innings of 112 against Zimbabwe.

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player. He is the twin brother of Gareth Naven. Naven playe

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player. He is the twin brother of Gareth Naven. Naven played for NSL club Perth Glory FC and also played for Bayswater Inter, Perth SC and the Perth Kangaroos.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Central Districts Stags in the 1990s. He also p

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Central Districts Stags in the 1990s. He also played for Hawke's Bay in the Hawke Cup.

Is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock group The Vines.During a promotional show f

Is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock group The Vines.During a promotional show for Triple M radio, bass player Patrick Matthews walked off stage after Nicholls bleated at the audience and demanded that the crowd not talk during the performance. Nicholls said to the crowd,"Why the fuck are you laughing? You're all a bunch of sheep. Can you go baa?" Nicholls was even accused of kicking a photographer and charges were pressedAs a result, Patrick Matthews never played with The Vines again (he has since joined Youth Group) and Triple M banned The Vines from being played on their radio station indefinitely.

An Australian artist.In 2004 Ruddy won the Archibald Prize for his charcoal drawing of David Gulpili

An Australian artist.In 2004 Ruddy won the Archibald Prize for his charcoal drawing of David Gulpilil entitled Two Worlds.[1] The portrait of the Aboriginal actor won both the $35,000 Archibald portrait prize and the People's Choice Award in both Sydney and Melbourne.Another artist, Tony Johansen, took legal action against the Art Gallery of NSW Trust over the portrait. Johansen argued that because Ruddy predominantly used charcoal in his work, it was a drawing, not a painting, and therefore was ineligible for the prize. In June 2006 the NSW Supreme Court dismissed Johansen's claim.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player.Scott made his professional debut for Cowdenbeath in the S

Is an Australian football (soccer) player.Scott made his professional debut for Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Football League Third Division in the 2004/05 season as a 16 year old. He managed three matches for Cowdenbeath.

An author based in Fremantle, Western Australia.His novel, Rhubarb, was published by Fremantle Arts

An author based in Fremantle, Western Australia.His novel, Rhubarb, was published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press in 2004. In 2005 Silvey was named as one of The Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Novelists. Rhubarb was selected as the inaugural book for the 'One Book' series of events at the 2005 Perth International Arts Festival. He recently authored a children's book entitled The World According to Warren illustrated by Sonia Martinez and published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press in July 2007.

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's Nat

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was born in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1977 to 1978.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1977 to 1978.

Is an Australian freestyle swimmer specialising in the 400 m. 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events.In 2

Is an Australian freestyle swimmer specialising in the 400 m. 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events.In 2004, Stevens made his Olympic Games debut at Athens. There, he won silver as part of the Australian 4x200 m relay team and also made the final in the 1500 m. He relinquished his place in the 400 m freestyle for World Record Holder Ian Thorpe, who was disqualified in the event at the Australian trials.

Is a field hockey striker from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at t

Is a field hockey striker from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 2000 in Sydney.Victory, nicknamed Jiggy, made his international debut against New Zealand in the Oceania Cup in May 1999. He played his 50th internation

Is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Waitakere United. Wylie holds New Zeala

Is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Waitakere United. Wylie holds New Zealand citizenship, and in January 2006 he received a call-up for the All Whites, the New Zealand national team, for the series against Malaysia, in February 2

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Mosco

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he finished eighth in the K-4 1000 m event.

Is an Australian cricketer. He is a leg-spin bowler, who represents South Australia in the Ford Rang

Is an Australian cricketer. He is a leg-spin bowler, who represents South Australia in the Ford Ranger Cup and Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic cricket competitions. He represents the Sturt club in the Adelaide Grade Cricket competition. Along with fellow South Australian spinner, Dan Cullen, Bailey attended Westminster School in Adelaide where he was coached by Kim Harris, former assistant coach of the Southern Redbacks. Bailey is currently coached by Terry Jenner, the man who advised Shane Warne, and was thought to be a prospect to be the leg-spinner to follow the likes of Warne and Stuart MacGill into the Australian cricket team. He was given a national contract but some poor performances saw his contract not be renewed, and he was later dropped from the state team. To date, Bailey has played 21 first-class matches, taking 63 wickets at an average of 43.31, with best figures of 5/90.

At Hawthorn, Victoria) umpired the historic first Test match played between Australia and England in

At Hawthorn, Victoria) umpired the historic first Test match played between Australia and England in Melbourne on 15 March to 19 March 1877. His colleague was Richard Terry. As a player, Reid was a left-hand batsman and right-arm bowler who played three matches for Victoria from 1869 to 1871. He took 16 wickets at an average of 10.87, with best figures of 6 for 5. Less successful with the bat, he scored 12 runs in 5 innings.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Verge, a fullback, was born in Kempsey, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Verge, a fullback, was born in Kempsey, New South Wales and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 2 July 1904.

Is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Canberra Raiders of the NRL. He plays as a prop. Wh

Is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Canberra Raiders of the NRL. He plays as a prop. While attending Dickson College, Lasscock played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2004.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She was eliminated in the repechage

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She was eliminated in the repechage of the K-2 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Was a New Zealand rower. He won a Silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the cox

Was a New Zealand rower. He won a Silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the coxless pairs with partner Fred Thompson.

Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia.

Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 13 first-class matches for the Canterbury Wizards in the Plun

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 13 first-class matches for the Canterbury Wizards in the Plunket Shield. He also played one match for the All Blacks in 1921.

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Gove, from St Thomas Grammar School, played his early football for the Collegians. A wiry wingman, he played 16 games in the 1914 VFL season and was chosen

Was an Australian soldier and politician.In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Prote

Was an Australian soldier and politician.In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Protectionist Senator for Tasmania. (His brother, Norman Cameron, was elected to the House of Representatives at the same election as a Free Trader.) He was def

Was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative centre who made 57 appeara

Was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative centre who made 57 appearances for the Wallabies, played in 19 Test matches and captained the national side on three occasions in 1937.Towers was selected for the 1927-28 Waratahs t