Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter D

A best-selling author, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor diagnosed with autism af

A best-selling author, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor diagnosed with autism after being assessed as a psychotic infant in 1965 at age two,[1] tested multiple times for deafness and labeled disturbed throughout childhood, before treatment for gut, immune and sensory perceptual disorders in adulthood.Williams' first book was the autobiographical Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl.[2] It was an international bestseller with fifteen weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.[3] It was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Prize for Literacy in 1992.[4

Was a Brazilian six-time windsurfing champion. Bria was known as a pioneer in Brazilian windsurfing.

Was a Brazilian six-time windsurfing champion. Bria was known as a pioneer in Brazilian windsurfing. She won the national championship six times between 1990 and 1995. At the time of her death she held three South American championship titles. On January

Is a former New Zealand sprinter.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won the silve

Is a former New Zealand sprinter.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won the silver medal in the women's 100 yards.

An Australian author. She is best known for her 1996 book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, a story of

An Australian author. She is best known for her 1996 book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, a story of three Aboriginal girls, among them Pilkington's mother Molly Craig, who escaped from the Moore River Native Settlement in Western Australia and travelled for nine weeks to return to their family. It is considered a powerful example of the mistreatments endured by the Stolen Generation. Her follow-up book, Under the Wintamarra Tree, details her own escape from Moore River. In the three books, Caprice, a Stockman's Daughter, Follow the Rabbit-proof Fence and Under the Wintamarra Tree Pilkington was to document three generations of women in her family.[1]

Played nine Women's Test matches and eight Women's one-day internationals for Australia.

Played nine Women's Test matches and eight Women's one-day internationals for Australia.

An English-born Australian academic, literary critic and poet.

An English-born Australian academic, literary critic and poet.

Was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist, and playwright

Was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist, and playwright

Was an Australian poet.Porter's awards include The Age Book of the Year for poetry, the National Boo

Was an Australian poet.Porter's awards include The Age Book of the Year for poetry, the National Book Council Award for The Monkey's Mask and the FAW Christopher Brennan Award for poetry. Two of her verse novels were shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award: What a Piece of Work in 2000 and Wild Surmise in 2003. In 2000, the film The Monkey's Mask was made of her verse novel of the same name. In 2005 her libretto, The Eternity Man, co-written with composer Jonathan Mills, was performed at the Sydney Festival.[2]

An Australian novelist.Johnston trained as a teacher at the University of Melbourne and later worked

An Australian novelist.Johnston trained as a teacher at the University of Melbourne and later worked as a researcher in the education field.[1] She has lived in Canberra since 1979.

Is an Australian politician.In 1998, she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the m

Is an Australian politician.In 1998, she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Barambah, representing Pauline Hanson's One Nation. She left One Nation in 1999 to sit as an independent. In 2001, her seat of Barambah was aboli

A professional heavyweight boxer and kickboxer from Auckland, New Zealand. He is the K-1 World GP 20

A professional heavyweight boxer and kickboxer from Auckland, New Zealand. He is the K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas champion, who also represented Tonga as a super heavyweight boxer under the name of Ma'afu Hawke at 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1]

Is an Australian swimming coach, perhaps best known as the coach of Ian Thorpe. He has been made an

Is an Australian swimming coach, perhaps best known as the coach of Ian Thorpe. He has been made an "Honor of Life Member" of the Australian Swim Coaches Association and of the Padstow Swim Club, New South Wales.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player most notable for playing for Perth Glory, Walsall, and thr

Is an Australian football (soccer) player most notable for playing for Perth Glory, Walsall, and throughout Asia including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and China.Ithier was a cult figure amongst Perth Glory supporters for his flamboyant, aggress

Is a former racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. He was born in the smal

Is a former racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. He was born in the small town of Cowangie in Victoria. The son of racing driver Eddie Perkins (winner of the 1955 RedeX Round Australia Trial), Larry developed a love for cars fr

Is a retired decathlete from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's decathlon

Is a retired decathlete from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he ended up in 24th place, with a total number of 7961 points.

Was elected to the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party at the 1961 election,

Was elected to the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party at the 1961 election, representing New South Wales. McClelland was the manager of Government Business in the Senate from 9 July 1974, Minister for the Media in the Whitlam Gove

Was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November 1981. His time as Premier coin

Was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania's Gordon River, which would have flooded parts of the Franklin River. The ensuing crisis

Is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Central Districts. He is a right-hand batsman and

Is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Central Districts. He is a right-hand batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace. He is the son of former Test cricketer Brendon Bracewell. In 2008 Bracewell was selected in the New Zealand under-19 squad fo

Is a former Australian National Party politician and briefly government minister.Scott was appointed

Is a former Australian National Party politician and briefly government minister.Scott was appointed by the Parliament of New South Wales on 6 August 1970 to the Australian Senate to fill a casual vacancy created by the death of Colin McKellar and held it

Was an Australian cricketer. Douglas McKenzie represented Western Australia in four first-class matc

Was an Australian cricketer. Douglas McKenzie represented Western Australia in four first-class matches as a right-handed batsman between 1934/1935 and 1945/1946. He also played in grade cricket.

Was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legisla

Was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1964 to 1965, representing the electorate of Wollongong-Kembla.In 1964, local MLA Rex Connor resigned his state seat to run for the fede

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wal

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler. He also plays for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He made his Test debut for Australia on 3 January 2009 in the Third Test against South Africa at the SCG. On 1 May 2009, Bollinger claimed his first ODI five-wicket haul, which came against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. He picked up 5/35 and won his first Man of the Match award. In the 6th ODI versus India at Guwahati, he took 4 wickets and was declared as the Man of the match again. Bollinger has been signed up by Chennai Super Kings for the 2010 Indian Premier League.

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Osborne, a wing, was born in Thames and claimed

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Osborne, a wing, was born in Thames and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

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

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