Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Academy Award-winning Australian actor.

Academy Award-winning Australian actor.

Was a New Zealand triple sportsman who as a Kayaker was one of only four New Zealand sportsmen at th

Was a New Zealand triple sportsman who as a Kayaker was one of only four New Zealand sportsmen at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow.

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x1

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics.

Is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from

Is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1995.Irwin was first elected to state parliament at the 1984 state election as the Labor member for the safe seat of Merrylands. His district was a

Was an Australian statistician.Watson was born in Bendigo, Victoria in 1921. He studied at the Unive

Was an Australian statistician.Watson was born in Bendigo, Victoria in 1921. He studied at the University of Melbourne, and received his PhD at the North Carolina State University in 1951. After taking positions at the University of Melbourne, the Austral

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests between 1880 and 1886. ""Joey"" Palmer had an int

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests between 1880 and 1886. ""Joey"" Palmer had an intense career, His Test career was short in years but he toured England 4 times and at his peak he was considered a top medium pace spinner. Palmer had a particular love for the SCG, where his best Test bowling of 7-65 occurred. After returning from the 1886 tour to England he damaged his knee and never played Test cricket again but came to play first class cricket in Australia until the end of 1896/97.

Alexander was a forceful bat and a fast bowler, and also acted as the manager of the Australian team

Alexander was a forceful bat and a fast bowler, and also acted as the manager of the Australian teams that toured England under Billy Murdoch in 1880 and 1884. He also managed the England tour of 1882-83 under Ivo Bligh that went to Australia to retrieve The Ashes.

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL and Subiaco in the WANFL

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL and Subiaco in the WANFL during the 1970s. Before Young came to St Kilda he played 76 WANFL games with Subiaco as well as representing Western Australia at interstate football. His performance at the 1972 Perth Carnival had earned him All-Australian selection. He debuted for St Kilda in 1973 and played his first couple of seasons as a half forward flanker. Young also played two Sheffield Shield matches for the Western Australian cricket team in the 1972/73 Australian cricket season. He was a left-handed batsman and made a century in the second match, an innings of 125 against South Australia at the WACA Ground.

Was a barrister and Australian politician.Maxwell ran unsuccessfully for various Victorian Legislati

Was a barrister and Australian politician.Maxwell ran unsuccessfully for various Victorian Legislative Assembly seats: Collingwood in 1891; Prahran in 1897; Warrnambool in 1900; Carlton in 1902 and Evelyn in 1914. However, he won the Labor-held Australian

Was a renowned New Zealand multi-code footballer of the early 20th century and a dual-code rugby int

Was a renowned New Zealand multi-code footballer of the early 20th century and a dual-code rugby international.

Was a famous Australian painter.He studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School from 1895-

Was a famous Australian painter.He studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School from 1895-1903.[1] and continued his studies in Paris and London in the early 1900s.During World War I he worked first as a teacher and then in a munitions factory. From October 1918 to the end of 1919 he was an official war artist to the 4th Division of the Australian Imperial Force. His major war painting concerning the Battle of Hamel: Dawn at Hamel 4th July 1918, was completed in Australia in 1921 and now hangs in the Australian War Memorial.[1][2]

Known as Brad Hogg, is an retired Australian cricketer. He is primarily a left arm wrist spinner (ch

Known as Brad Hogg, is an retired Australian cricketer. He is primarily a left arm wrist spinner (chinaman) bowler, although he is a handy left-handed batsman as well and is an excellent fielder.

Is a New Zealand rower who currently competes in the pair at international level with Nathan Twaddle

Is a New Zealand rower who currently competes in the pair at international level with Nathan Twaddle.

Is an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Is an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finishe

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He was born in Christchurch.

Was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Sydney and died in Melbourne. Ca

Was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Sydney and died in Melbourne. Cavenagh made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1853–1854 season, against Tasmania. He scored 35 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 10 runs in the second.

Was an Independent Member of Parliament for Motueka, in the South Island of New Zealand.In Parliamen

Was an Independent Member of Parliament for Motueka, in the South Island of New Zealand.In Parliament, George Black refused to support the Finance Bill that proposed cuts to public service salaries [1], and he also opposed the decision to suspend construc

Was a star Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and cricketer who played for the Melbo

Was a star Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and cricketer who played for the Melbourne Cricket Club, Victoria and briefly for Australia

Was a New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, as one of the fe

Was a New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, as one of the few "kiwi" sprinters.

Was an Australian politician.He was elected from 1874 to 1880 as a member of the New South Wales Leg

Was an Australian politician.He was elected from 1874 to 1880 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, for the electoral district of Hume, and elected from 1880 to 1889 for the electoral district of Albury.

Was a New Zealand representative rower.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the gold medal as par

Was a New Zealand representative rower.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed as part of the coxed four again, but the crew did not make the final.

Is an Australian author, journalist, and television presenter who has been hosting the Dateline curr

Is an Australian author, journalist, and television presenter who has been hosting the Dateline current affairs programme for the SBS network since 2005.Negus studied arts and journalism at the University of Queensland and was a high school teacher before

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

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

Tribe played with great success for Victoria immediately after the Second World War and took part in

Tribe played with great success for Victoria immediately after the Second World War and took part in three Test matches under Donald Bradman in 1946-47. An all-rounder, he bowled slow left-arm orthodox and chinamen and batted doggedly and left-handedly, mostly at number six or seven.

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Alice Springs in the

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Alice Springs in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1977.