Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assem

Is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2002 to 2010, representing the Hobart-based electorate of Denison, and from May 2008 until 2010, he was the state Minister for Infrastructure. Stu

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 59 Tests and 83 ODIs from 1978 to 1989. He scored nin

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 59 Tests and 83 ODIs from 1978 to 1989. He scored nine Test centuries in his career and it was a West Australian record until 2001-02 when it was passed by Justin Langer.

Was Chief of CSIRO Atmospheric Research in Australia from 1992 to 2002, and is an international expe

Was Chief of CSIRO Atmospheric Research in Australia from 1992 to 2002, and is an international expert on increasing levels of carbon dioxide and global warming.

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.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1980 to 1981.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1980 to 1981.

Is the former Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives for the electorate o

Is the former Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives for the electorate of Griffith in Queensland from 2 March 1996 to 3 October 1998. He entered parliament when he defeated the Australian Labor Party candidate, Kevin Rudd, for

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers as a right-handed t

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers as a right-handed top order batsman. Vimpani made his debut in 1995-96, opening the batting alongside Matthew Elliott. In his 30 game career he made just the 3 hundreds and struggled to hold down his spot. He eventually lost his place in the side due to interstate top order batsman in Jason Arnberger and Matthew Mott coming into the side.

Is an Australian author and artist of picture books. He is perhaps best known for his second book, A

Is an Australian author and artist of picture books. He is perhaps best known for his second book, Animalia published in 1986, and third book The Eleventh Hour which was released in 1989.

Is an Australian businessman, currently serving as the chairman of the Australian Competition and Co

Is an Australian businessman, currently serving as the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Is an Australian cricket player, who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers. Graeme Cunningham is a useful m

Is an Australian cricket player, who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers. Graeme Cunningham is a useful middle order batsman. More a hard hitting slogger than a stylist, he began his cricketing career with promise, performing well in New South Wales colts and under-age sides. Unable to get into the New South Wales Blues, he tried for the Canberra Comets instead. He played for Canberra until they withdrew from the ING Cup, and then transferred to Tasmania.

Is an Australian professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland

Is an Australian professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland

A Victorian politician representing Frankston

A Victorian politician representing Frankston

Is a New Zealand cricket player who plays first class cricket for Northern Districts Knights as a sp

Is a New Zealand cricket player who plays first class cricket for Northern Districts Knights as a specialist bowler since 1998–99. Aldridge has represented New Zealand A once, on tour of Sri Lanka in 2005–06, but has never earned a full national cap.

Is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Southern Redbacks in Australian domestic cricket. He is

Is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Southern Redbacks in Australian domestic cricket. He is a wicket-keeper and aggressive right-handed batsman who has taken more dismissals than any other South Australian player in One Day domestic cricket. Manou was a successful junior cricketer, who won the Player of the Tournament award when captaining South Australia at the 1997–98 national under-19 carnival. He made his first-class debut on 22 March 1999 playing for the Australian Cricket Academy against a Matabeleland Invitational XI at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. He was named in the 2009 Ashes squad, and subsequently made his Test debut in the 3rd Test at Edgbaston, after Brad Haddin broke his finger during the warm-up; making Brad Haddin the first Australian wicketkeeper to miss a test since Ian Healy broke his thumb in 1994.

Is a former New Zealand Christian leader and politician. He served as the first leader of the now-de

Is a former New Zealand Christian leader and politician. He served as the first leader of the now-defunct Christian Heritage Party, stepping down in 2003. In 2005 he was convicted of multiple sexual offences against girls under 12 years of age, and is cur

Is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler. First selected to pla

Is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler. First selected to play for Australia at age of 19, he toured England in 1961 under Richie Benaud. In his debut match, and the second match of the series at Lord's, McKenzie stood in for an injured Benaud and went on to take the last three English wickets in twelve balls which gave him a card of 5/37 off 29 overs. He went on to play in 60 Tests, until 1971 and was the mainstay of the Australian pace attack following the retirement of Alan Davidson. He continued to play for Western Australia until 1974. He came out of retirement in 1977 to play in Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket. After that, he moved his family to South Africa to play in domestic Limited Overs cricket, before returning to Western Australia.

Is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler. First selected to pla

Is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler. First selected to play for Australia at age of 19, he toured England in 1961 under Richie Benaud. In his debut match, and the second match of the series at Lord's, McKenzie stood in for an injured Benaud and went on to take the last three English wickets in twelve balls which gave him a card of 5/37 off 29 overs. He went on to play in 60 Tests, until 1971 and was the mainstay of the Australian pace attack following the retirement of Alan Davidson. The son of Eric McKenzie, also played cricket for Western Australia, he also represented his state in field hockey. McKenzie was known as Garth among some of his teammates, as his muscular build was similar to that of the well known newspaper cartoon character. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965.

He established himself as the team's first grade fullback and his powerful running style was already

He established himself as the team's first grade fullback and his powerful running style was already a serious danger to all Manly's opponents. Though not excessively tall at just under 180cm, Eadie's solid build of around 97kg (15 stone) gave him abundant pace and so much strength that once he was on the move, few opposing defenders were ever able to stop him when he ran into the backline. At the same time, Eadie was an accurate line kicker and extremely safe under the high ball in an era when the "bomb" was coming into prominence

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 5 Tests and one ODI from 1965 to 1972.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 5 Tests and one ODI from 1965 to 1972.

An Australian figurative and abstract painter.Fransella is known for his abstract figurative paintin

An Australian figurative and abstract painter.Fransella is known for his abstract figurative paintings and prints. His basic iconography of heads and figures has remained constant throughout his work. His work is represented in private and public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Queensland Art Gallery, Parliament House, Canberra, the Print Council of Australia and Saatchi and Saatchi, London.

A former Australian politician, was a Senator for New South Wales from 1983–94 for the Australian

A former Australian politician, was a Senator for New South Wales from 1983–94 for the Australian Labor Party, a senior minister in Hawke and Keating governments, and is now a political lobbyist, public speaker, and media commentator. During his time in p

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is a New Zealand Rugby Union coach, and head coach of the country's national team, the All Blacks. H

Is a New Zealand Rugby Union coach, and head coach of the country's national team, the All Blacks. He played rugby union for the Canterbury Wizards and cricket for the Otago Volts in the Plunket Shield. His first major role was as coach of the successful

Is a former coach of the Australian national football (soccer) team. He was appointed to work as an

Is a former coach of the Australian national football (soccer) team. He was appointed to work as an assistant to Frank Farina in 2000. The two replaced Raul Blanco, who was the interim coach in charge after Terry Venables decided not to renew his contract

Was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, r

Was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the Division of Cowan. Edwards was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1983. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet