Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an Austrian botanist well-known for his extensive work on the aroids (Family Araceae).He was a p

Was an Austrian botanist well-known for his extensive work on the aroids (Family Araceae).He was a participant in the Austrian Brazil Expedition from 1817 to 1821. In 1845 he succeeded Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin as Director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace.

Is an Australian Labor Party Senator for the state of Tasmania, since 1 July 2005.Before entering th

Is an Australian Labor Party Senator for the state of Tasmania, since 1 July 2005.Before entering the federal government Polley was an advisor to two Labor Premiers of Tasmania; Jim Bacon and Paul Lennon. She was elected to the Senate in 2004 and her term

An Australian theatre, TV, movie actress and singer. She appeared as "Savannah Nix" in the film Mad

An Australian theatre, TV, movie actress and singer. She appeared as "Savannah Nix" in the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003.

An Australian physician and anti-nuclear advocate

An Australian physician and anti-nuclear advocate

An Australian columnist and writer. In 1993, Darville was awarded The Australian/Vogel Literary Awar

An Australian columnist and writer. In 1993, Darville was awarded The Australian/Vogel Literary Award for her novel The Hand That Signed the Paper which was later revealed to be a literary hoax[1][2]. Darville wrote the novel under the pseudonym Helen Demidenko while studying English literature at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.Darville's debut novel The Hand that Signed the Paper tells the story of Australian student Fiona and the discovery of her family's bleak wartime history. Both her father and uncle were peasants in Ukraine and witnessed the death of their family and the destruction of their homes under Stalinism. 'Liberated' by the Nazi invasion one became a member of Nazi Einsatzgruppen death squads and is implicated in the massacre of Jews at Babi Yar, while the other becomes a concentration camp guard. At the end of the war, the family emigrates to Australia.

Is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley rela

Is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She won an individual silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth.

An Australian-born, American-based opera singer.She started singing at the age of seven, after winni

An Australian-born, American-based opera singer.She started singing at the age of seven, after winning an eisteddfod. She was trained at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music and a Graduate Diploma in Opera. While at university, she performed in many shows, including Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe as Phyllis.

S a retired Australian politician.

S a retired Australian politician.

Is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. She is New Zealand's second female Prime Mini

Is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. She is New Zealand's second female Prime Minister and has been in office since December 1999, entering her third successive term in 2005. In 2007 Forbes magazine ranked her as the 38th most powerful woman in the world. Clark grew up as the eldest of four daughters of a Waikato farming family. Her mother, Margaret, of Irish birth, worked as a primary-school teacher. Her father, George, a farmer, supported the National Party at the 1981 election. Clark studied at Te Pahu Primary School, at Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland and at the University of Auckland, where she majored in politics and graduated with an MA (Honours) in 1974. Her thesis research focused on rural political behaviour and representation.

Is an award-winning Australian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist.

Is an award-winning Australian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist.

Was a female tennis player from Australia.Cawley reached the singles final of two Grand Slam tournam

Was a female tennis player from Australia.Cawley reached the singles final of two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the 1971 French Open and the December 1977 Australian Open to countrywoman Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

Is a Chinese-born Australian politician.In 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislati

Is a Chinese-born Australian politician.In 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor Party member, representing Mining and Pastoral Region. Her term commenced on 22 May 2009.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages o

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages of K-2 500 m event the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2008,

Is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2008, representing the state of Victoria. She was the Victorian state president of the Liberal Party from 2003 to 2006, and oversaw the rebuilding of the Libera

Has played 43 women's one-day internationals for New Zealand. She was a member of New Zealand when t

Has played 43 women's one-day internationals for New Zealand. She was a member of New Zealand when they won the Women's Cricket World Cup in Lincoln in 2000. She was born in Ashburton, New Zealand.

Was a field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and

Was a field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004.Clarke earned a record 166 caps for her country and received an ONZM in 2005. She was also a member of the National Women's Hockey Team at the 1998 C

Is an Australian politician and was a member of the multi-member single constituency second Australi

Is an Australian politician and was a member of the multi-member single constituency second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Szuty sought election on a party ticket with Michael Moore, called the 'Moore Independents Group', at the 1992 g

Australian medical doctor

Australian medical doctor

Is a New Zealand swimming competitor.

Is a New Zealand swimming competitor.

An Australian-born particle physicist. She went to school in Victoria, Australia, and entered colleg

An Australian-born particle physicist. She went to school in Victoria, Australia, and entered college at the University of Melbourne before moving to the USA and transferring to Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford in 1967, at a time when less than 2% of physicists were women. She did her postdoctoral work at the DESY (the German Synchrotron Laboratory) in Hamburg, Germany. She next spent seven years at Harvard University before returning to Stanford where she is now a professor of physics at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.

Is an Australian/American singer/songwriter

Is an Australian/American singer/songwriter

Is an Australian philosopher and bioethicist

Is an Australian philosopher and bioethicist

An Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Veronica diAngelo on The Saddle

An Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Veronica diAngelo on The Saddle Club. She's English on her father's side of the family and she's Estonian on her mother's side of the family. Unlike her character Veronica, Heli Simpson has two brothers. During her VCE studies, Simpson managed to achieve the maximum percentile ranking of 99.95. Heli graduated from Lauriston Girls School in 2005. In 2005, Simpson was selected for the Australian team for the International Biology Olympiad in Beijing, winning a bronze medal. Simpson currently taking a break from her university studies in medicine and living in France. Heli and Kia Luby are featured on the original sound tracks for "The Saddle Club

Was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women.Newton attended the

Was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women.Newton attended the Heinrich-von-Treitschke-Realgymnasium and the American School in Berlin. Interested in photography from the age of twelve when he purchased his first camera, he worked for the German photographer Yva (Else Neulander Simon) from 1936. The increasingly oppressive restrictions placed on Jews by the Nuremberg laws meant that his father lost control of the factory in which he manufactured buttons and buckles; he was even briefly interned in a concentration camp. ‘Kristallnacht’ on 9 November 1938 compelled the family to leave Germany. Newton's parents fled to Chile. He was issued with a passport just after turning 18, and left Germany on 5 December 1938. At Trieste he boarded the 'Conte Rosso' (along with about two hundred others escaping the Nazis) intending to journey to China.

Was an Australian professional road bicycle racer who retired from competition at the conclusion of

Was an Australian professional road bicycle racer who retired from competition at the conclusion of the 2008 season, which he rode with the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team. He is now director sportif of the Fly V-Successful Living team.