Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter E

An award winning Australian artist. Smith has won many of Australia's major art prizes multiple time

An award winning Australian artist. Smith has won many of Australia's major art prizes multiple times including the Archibald Prize for portraiture three times; the Wynne Prize twice; the Sulman Prize three times; and the Blake Prize for Religious Art six times.Eric Smith was born and raised in Brunswick, Melbourne.[1] At the age of 17 Smith undertook the study of Commercial Art and Painting at the Brunswick Technical School and joined the Victorian Artists Society. In 1940 Smith joined the Australian Army for the remainder of the Second World War. Upon the end of the war, Smith returned to Melbourne and pursued his artistic ambitions. In 1945, a self portrait painted on an army canvass was runner up for the Archibald Prize.

An Australian scientist who pioneered research into sheep nutrition and wool production.

An Australian scientist who pioneered research into sheep nutrition and wool production.

Was an Australian politician, affiliated with the Australian Labor Party and elected as a member of

Was an Australian politician, affiliated with the Australian Labor Party and elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Bedford won the seat and served as the Member for Fairfield between 1968 and 1981 and then represented the seat of

Was an Australian cricketer. Eric McKenzie represented Western Australia in one first-class match as

Was an Australian cricketer. Eric McKenzie represented Western Australia in one first-class match as a right-handed batsman versus the South African tourists at Perth in October 1931. He also played in grade cricket.

Was an Australian tennis player and doctor. Pockley finished runner-up to Algernon Kingscote at the

Was an Australian tennis player and doctor. Pockley finished runner-up to Algernon Kingscote at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1919.

Is a former international field hockey player who represented Australia at four Olympics Games and n

Is a former international field hockey player who represented Australia at four Olympics Games and numerous other international matches. In his home state of Western Australia, he dominated the game as a striker for 19 years.[1] Eric is one of five intern

Is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul i

Is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the single sculls. Verdonk almost repeated his bronze medal effort at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona finishing a very close fourth.

A New Zealand artist, illustrator and cartoonist.Served New Zealand in the Second World War; Posted

A New Zealand artist, illustrator and cartoonist.Served New Zealand in the Second World War; Posted with the RNZAF No.6 Air Rescue Catalina Squadron, to Halavo Bay Flying Base on the island of Florida, north of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.(1943-45)He was the editorial cartoonist for the Dominion newspaper, from 1964 until 1993 and produced 5 cartoons a week for 28 years. Eric also produced illustrations for over 100 commissioned or collaborative books covering diverse subject matter including but not limited to; New Zealand natural history; Botany, Ferns and Fern Allies: Zoology, Common Insects, Marine Life (over 850 paintings): The Material World, Ships, Trains (Steam and Electric).

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1968 to 1970. He was also a leading Aus

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1968 to 1970. He was also a leading Australian rules footballer with Port Adelaide Football Club. Following his retirement from playing, Freeman was a commentator and statistician on cricket and football for ABC Radio in Adelaide until his retirement in 2010.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1968 to 1970.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1968 to 1970.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in five Tests from 1953 to 1954.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in five Tests from 1953 to 1954.

An Australian singer and model. She is also the wife of Australia's third richest man, James Packer.

An Australian singer and model. She is also the wife of Australia's third richest man, James Packer.[1]She released her debut single, "I Spy" on 14 October 2006 through SonyBMG. Her debut album "Through My Eyes" was released on 28 April 2007 with little success.Erica was born in Gunnedah in North West New South Wales in 1974 and attended high school at the Abbotsleigh School for Girls in Sydney. She dated wannabe pop star Jason Donovan for some time before snaring the eye of a richer man. She later married James Packer on 20 June 2007 after dating on and off for four years. The wedding was at the Antibes town hall, or Hotel de Ville on the French Riviera

Was an Austrian agronomist.von Tschermak is one of three men - see also Hugo de Vries and Carl Corre

Was an Austrian agronomist.von Tschermak is one of three men - see also Hugo de Vries and Carl Correns - who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel's work on genetics. von Tschermak published his findings in June, 1900.By a quirk of history Correns was a student of Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, a renowned botanist with whom Mendel corresponded about his work with peas but who failed to understand how significant Gregor Mendel's work was. Tschermak was a grandson of a man who taught Mendel botany during his student days in Vienna.

Is an Australian footballer of Estonian descent, who currently plays for Brisbane Roar. Paartalu beg

Is an Australian footballer of Estonian descent, who currently plays for Brisbane Roar. Paartalu began his career with Northern Spirit in the National Soccer League, after stints with the Spirit youth team and the New South Wales Institute of Sport. His N

Is a New Zealand netball player. Burgess plays for the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship, havin

Is a New Zealand netball player. Burgess plays for the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship, having previously played for the Western Flyers (2003?06) and Southern Sting (2007) in the National Bank Cup.[1][2][3] A former member of the New Zealand A squa

Is an Australian weightlifter.

Is an Australian weightlifter.

An Australian cricketer. An off spin bowler, she is a current member of the Australia national women

An Australian cricketer. An off spin bowler, she is a current member of the Australia national women's cricket team.She earned her first international call-up ahead of the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup after leading the wicket taking charts in the Women's National Cricket League.[1][2] She has since played ten One Day Internationals, taking 14 wickets at a bowling average of 22.[3]

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Canterbury Magicians in the State League.

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Canterbury Magicians in the State League.

Is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beij

Is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.

Is an Australian professional women's basketball player. In the United States, she currently plays f

Is an Australian professional women's basketball player. In the United States, she currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Adelaide Lightning in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Is a former flyweight boxer from Australia, who was born in Burma. He represented his second country

Is a former flyweight boxer from Australia, who was born in Burma. He represented his second country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round by France's Jérôme Thomas.

Is an Albanian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Partizani Tirana.

Is an Albanian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Partizani Tirana.

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949 unti

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949 until 1965. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (NSW) and held numerous ministerial positions between 1953 and 1962.Wetherell was a member of the gov

Was an Australian politician, elected as an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Leg

Was an Australian politician, elected as an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the western Sydney seat of Wentworthville.Quinn was elected as member for Wentworthville at the age of 36. He held the seat for 26 ye

Was an English-born Australian trade union leader. He was subsequently a construction worker and bec

Was an English-born Australian trade union leader. He was subsequently a construction worker and became a militant unionist. The Great Depression left him unemployed, and this led him to join the Communist Party of Australia (CPA). On 9 August 1934 he mar