Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a New Zealand comedian. He is best known for presenting Insert Video Here on the C4 music televis

Is a New Zealand comedian. He is best known for presenting Insert Video Here on the C4 music television channel, but also performs stand up comedy. Henwood's latest television series is called Roll the Dai, which is based around a journey through New Zeal

Was an Australian writer.After serving in the army during the war, from 1944 to 1949, Stivens was on

Was an Australian writer.After serving in the army during the war, from 1944 to 1949, Stivens was on the staff of the Australian Department of Information. He served in the press office at Australia House in London until 1950. He was Foundation President of the Australian Society of Authors, in 1963[1] and was involved in the creation of the Public Lending Right in 1975.[1]

He has become a cult hero in his adopted country of Wales. He received the nickname "The Chief" (or

He has become a cult hero in his adopted country of Wales. He received the nickname "The Chief" (or "Chiefy") because of his physical resemblance to the Chief Bromden character in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. He achieved this goal, playing for both Wa

An Australian artist.Hickey studied art at Swinburne College of Technology and then held various tea

An Australian artist.Hickey studied art at Swinburne College of Technology and then held various teaching positions including Senior Lecturer in painting at Phillip Institute of Technology (1973-89) before devoting himself full-time to painting. His first solo exhibition was at Toorak Galleries, Melbourne, in 1964. In 1968 he was included in the National Gallery of Victoria exhibition of Australian minimalism, 'The Field', [1], together with Robert Hunter, Robert Jacks, Peter Booth, and Robert Rooney. Hickey has described this early work as being inspired by American critic Clement Greenberg and by pop art[2]. His later work has explored a wide range of styles, constituting, according to critic Christopher Heathcote, "a sustained investigation into the nature of art."[3], [4] He is represented in all major public collections in Australia.

An Australian contemporary artist. Frank was born near Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. He has

An Australian contemporary artist. Frank was born near Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. He has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Australia and internationally since the early 1980s. He has an abstract style with swirling colours. He uses techniques of pouring paint onto canvas, the aspect of pouring the paint being important in his work.Frank worked in Europe and America in the 1980s, then returned to Australia in rural parts of New South Wales and Queensland. He won the 2005 Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize from the Bendigo Art Gallery (Australia's richest painting prize in 2005), worth $50,000.

Is an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football and First-class cricket. Anderson pl

Is an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football and First-class cricket. Anderson played seven games for Victorian Football League club Melbourne during 1953 and 1954, kicking 15 goals. From 1952 to 1964 he appeared in a total of six first-class matches for Tasmania and took 14 wickets with his right-arm fast-medium pace bowling.

Is an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution in the renaissance of the be

Is an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution in the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire in the late 1950s and 1960s. One of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Stupenda by La Fenice audience in 1960 after an Alcina performance. She possessed a voice of great beauty and considerable power, combining extraordinary agility, flawless intonation, a phenomenal trill and amazing upper register. Luciano Pavarotti once described Dame Joan as the Voice of the Century while Montserrat Caballé once described her voice as heaven.

Was a New Zealand-born Australian soprano, singing coach and golfer.Accomplished in many fields, it

Was a New Zealand-born Australian soprano, singing coach and golfer.Accomplished in many fields, it was singing that was Joan Hammond's passion. An encounter with Lady Gowrie, the wife of the then Governor of New South Wales, Lord Gowrie, made the young Joan Hood's dreams of studying in Europe possible. Joan often referred to Lady Gowrie as her "guardian angel". Hammond's fellow golfers in New South Wales raised enough money for her to leave Australia in 1936 to study in Vienna. In addition to studying in Vienna, she studied with Dino Borgioli in London. She toured widely, and became noted particularly for her Puccini roles. She later became a renowned singing teacher.

Is a New Zealand netball coach and administrator, and a former representative netball and basketball

Is a New Zealand netball coach and administrator, and a former representative netball and basketball player. Muir represented New Zealand in two sports, playing with the Tall Ferns from 1952–1962 and the Silver Ferns from 1960–1963. She later became head

Was a British-born Australian Senator for the state of Victoria from 1971 to 1987. She was the secon

Was a British-born Australian Senator for the state of Victoria from 1971 to 1987. She was the second woman to receive a federal ministerial portfolio, after Dame Enid Lyons. Following her retirement she has continued to serve the Australian public throug

Legendary Australian opera soprano and one of the most famous sopranos, was the first Australian to

Legendary Australian opera soprano and one of the most famous sopranos, was the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. She and Dame May Whitty both became the first entertainers to become a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 1918.In 1886, she travelled to Europe with her family in an attempt to begin a musical career. With no success in London (although promised parts by Sir Arthur Sullivan), she continued to Paris where a prominent music teacher, Madame Mathilde Marchesi, agreed to tutor her. Melba's first starring role (as Gilda) was at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels and she returned to London to Lady de Grey's patronage, ensuring her success with the aristocratic audience at Covent Garden.

Is a comedian from Melbourne Australia

Is a comedian from Melbourne Australia

"is a prominent member of the Perl community and exponent of object-oriented programming, and the au

"is a prominent member of the Perl community and exponent of object-oriented programming, and the author of several books. He is also an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.

Is an Australian artistic gymnast who was commemorated on Australian postage stamps following his go

Is an Australian artistic gymnast who was commemorated on Australian postage stamps following his gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Born November 24, 1976 in Darlinghurst, Australia) is a Major League Baseball player

Born November 24, 1976 in Darlinghurst, Australia) is a Major League Baseball player

Was an Australian road bicycle racer, who was born in Wangaratta.In 1992 he was a reserve for four-m

Was an Australian road bicycle racer, who was born in Wangaratta.In 1992 he was a reserve for four-man pursuit team at the Barcelona Olympics, missing out on a medal when the team won silver. He won a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games as part of t

Is an Australian football (soccer) player of Slovenian decent. He was formerly the manager Adelaide

Is an Australian football (soccer) player of Slovenian decent. He was formerly the manager Adelaide City in the South Australian Super League.He established a reputation as a pacy, poaching goalscorer, which is remarkable for a player who started his care

Is an Australian football (soccer) player and former school teacher. He most recently played as a le

Is an Australian football (soccer) player and former school teacher. He most recently played as a left midfielder for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners. On the 2nd June 2008, Damien Brown announced his retirement from football, altho

Is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer

Is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer

Is an Australian cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers and Somerset County Cricket Club

Is an Australian cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers and Somerset County Cricket Club. In 2002 he played in the Scottish cricket team as their one permitted overseas player he also had previous spells in county cricket with Northamptonshire and Glamorgan He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Born in Casino, New South Wales, Wright moved to Tasmania in 1997–98. He made his first-class debut for Tasmania on 15 October 1997 against South Australia, claiming a wicket in each innings and scoring 19 runs in the first-innings. At the close of the 2002–03 season, Wright was selected again to play for Australia A, as they hosted South Africa A. In three 50-over matches, he claimed three wickets, but was more impressive in the three-day match, in which he claimed seven wickets in a draw.

A Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Oliver comes from a racing family; his father Ray Oliver rode wit

A Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Oliver comes from a racing family; his father Ray Oliver rode with success until meeting his death in a race fall at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The younger of two sons, Damien has reached greater heights than his bro

S a former Australian cricketer. He played for the national team sporadically in 1992-1994 before be

S a former Australian cricketer. He played for the national team sporadically in 1992-1994 before becoming a regular ODI player in 1999-2000 and a regular Test player in 2001 until his retirement in late 2006. He was primarily a right-handed middle-order as a batsman with a 'classical' technique, known in particular for his elegant strokemaking square of the wicket on the off-side and through the covers. Martyn was also an occasional medium-pacer and distinguished fieldsman primarily in the covers who was capable of creating spectacular run-outs. He also very occasionally kept wicket at first-class level.

Is an Australian basketballer currently playing in Italy for Aurora Basket Jesi.After starring as a

Is an Australian basketballer currently playing in Italy for Aurora Basket Jesi.After starring as a junior basketballer in Sunbury, Victoria, Ryan began his NBL career with the Canberra Cannons for the 1998/1999 season and he won the Rookie of the Year aw

Fleming's 20 Tests between 1994-95 and 2000-01 returned 75 wickets at an average of 25.89 with best

Fleming's 20 Tests between 1994-95 and 2000-01 returned 75 wickets at an average of 25.89 with best figures of 5/30. He is one of only three men (along with Maurice Allom and Peter Petherick) to have taken a hat-trick on Test debut. Fleming's Test match record is impressive, in the 1999-00 season in six Tests between Pakistan and India he took 31 wickets.

Is a Australian former footballer and now a football coach.

Is a Australian former footballer and now a football coach.