Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an Australian politician.He served as a Stawell Shire Councillor and mayor. In 1883 he was elect

Was an Australian politician.He served as a Stawell Shire Councillor and mayor. In 1883 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Nelson Province, serving until 1886. Wettenhall died in 1920 at Toorak.

Is an Australian women's basketball player. She is 190 cm tall, weighs 84 kg and plays in the Centre

Is an Australian women's basketball player. She is 190 cm tall, weighs 84 kg and plays in the Centre position. She was named the WNBL MVP during the 2006-07 season playing for the Bulleen Boomers. During the 2007/08 season she played offshore in the Itali

Is a retired Australian gymnast who was born in Gold Coast, Queensland and began gymnastics at the a

Is a retired Australian gymnast who was born in Gold Coast, Queensland and began gymnastics at the age of four and a half. She started training at the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1998 and was awarded a full scholarship there in 2000. Her favorite apparatus is the balance beam.

A female soul singer from New Zealand. She is of English and Dutch heritage, along with some Apache

A female soul singer from New Zealand. She is of English and Dutch heritage, along with some Apache [1].In 2003, Smith moved to Wellington singing with TrinityRoots. She recorded an album Home, Land and Sea and toured with the band.[2]In 2005 the 5-track Hollie Smith EP was released, featuring her own compositions. In 2006 she released the full length album Long Player. Also in 2006, the single Bathe in the River, set to music by Don McGlashan, was released. Bathe in the River featured on the No.2 film soundtrack and was a top 10 hit for Smith. [2]

Is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 22nd and

Is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 22nd and 12th in her qualification runs. She ranked 19th out of 34 competitors and did not make the final.[1] Crawford also competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics an

Valance's first single as a recording artist was a cover of Turkish singer Tarkan's "Kiss Kiss", rel

Valance's first single as a recording artist was a cover of Turkish singer Tarkan's "Kiss Kiss", released in 2002. The song debuted at #1 in both the Australian Recording Industry Association and UK Singles Charts charts in April/May 2002. The director's cut version of the music video was notable in that Valance appeared to be dancing naked, but in fact she was wearing flesh-colored panties but no top. The footage was then digitally retouched adding strategically placed lighting effects. The song was nominated for 4 ARIA awards.

A two-time ARIA nominated songwriter, singer, guitarist and pianist from Sydney, Australia. She is t

A two-time ARIA nominated songwriter, singer, guitarist and pianist from Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of ABC Classic FM radio presenter Margaret Throsby. She has recently released her third full length album, A Loud Call on Spunk Records.Holly Throsby was raised in Sydney and began studying guitar at the age of 8. She studied classical guitar techniques as a teenager and began composing from the age of 11. After completing a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University, majoring in English, Throsby worked in a cult video store and travelled extensively before recording her debut LP, "On Night".

Was an Australian and South Australia cricketer.

Was an Australian and South Australia cricketer.

Was a noted New Zealand poet of Maori ancestry. He is closely associated with The Catlins in the Ota

Was a noted New Zealand poet of Maori ancestry. He is closely associated with The Catlins in the Otago region of New Zealand, where he lived for the latter part of his life.

Is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who played for the Australian women's national team, th

Is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who played for the Australian women's national team, the Hockeyroos at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Munro currently lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and children. Her younger brother K

Was a former Australian tennis player.

Was a former Australian tennis player.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1933.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1933.

Was an Australian professional snooker and carom billiards player. He was the great grandson of Aust

Was an Australian professional snooker and carom billiards player. He was the great grandson of Australia's first billiards champion, the grandson of the great billiard coach, Frederick William Lindrum II, and nephew of Frederick William Lindrum III and W

Was an Australian pastoralist and politician.In 1852, Wills sold Lexington and moved to Belle Vue in

Was an Australian pastoralist and politician.In 1852, Wills sold Lexington and moved to Belle Vue in Geelong and was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1855.

The younger brother of All Black wing Rico Gear. He plays For The Wellington Hurricanes in the Super

The younger brother of All Black wing Rico Gear. He plays For The Wellington Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition on the Wings.Hosea is 1.89m (6'3) tall and weighs 102kg. He attended Gisborne Boys' High School and he plays for the Hutt Old Boys-Marist rugby club. He has played 25 Super 12/14 matches and has scored 7 tries. He plays for the New Zealand Maori, and is thought to be a future All Black wing. He also used to play for Massey Rugby Club in 2004.His main criticism is that he doesn’t get involved in play enough, hence only scoring 8 tries in 25 games. In rounds 13-14 of the 2008 Super 14

Was an Australian artist, born in Melbourne, known for his airbrushed paintings of houses, architect

Was an Australian artist, born in Melbourne, known for his airbrushed paintings of houses, architecture and suburbia.he hated art when he was 15 years old and for ever seeing an exhibition of the works of Sidney Nolan. Nolan's use of household materials inspired him and abstract artists such as Klee and Kandinsky also appealed to him. After discovering art, Arkley studied at Prahran College of Advanced Education from 1969 to 1972 where he discovered the airbrush, which he subsequently used in his paintings as he desired smooth surfaces.

Is an Australian born footballer currently playing in the Hyundai A-League for Perth Glory. He is on

Is an Australian born footballer currently playing in the Hyundai A-League for Perth Glory. He is one of the 5 youth players in the senior team squad, and but plays most of his football in the Youth League. After playing in Perth's inaugural National Yout

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1968 and a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) . He was the acting Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 3 months in 1962.

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules footbal

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Richmond and Melbourne. Richardson, who was born in Narre Warren, played his early football at Berwick before making his debut for Richmond in the 1915 VFL season. He made sporadic appearances over the next couple of seasons and after not playing at all in 1918 he crossed to Melbourne. Richardson took the field only once at Melbourne and finished his league career with 20 games and 14 goals. At Hobart in 1924, Richardson played his only first-class cricket match with Victoria taking on Tasmania. He was his state's best bowler in the first innings when he took 4/34 and also contributed an unbeaten 29 with the bat.

Is an Australian architect, member of the firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall

Is an Australian architect, member of the firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall

A pharmacologist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine

A pharmacologist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine

Was a New Zealand rower.

Was a New Zealand rower.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Jones, a centre, claimed a total of 3 internation

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Jones, a centre, claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was an Australian politician.In 1902 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Inde

Was an Australian politician.In 1902 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Mersey, leading the Opposition group in the Council from May 1906 to January 1909. In 1924 he was defeated, but he was elected to Meande

Was an Australian politician, holding the division of Werriwa as the Australian Labor Party member f

Was an Australian politician, holding the division of Werriwa as the Australian Labor Party member for most years from 1919 until his death.Lazzarini won the seat of Werriwa in the 1919 election, when it was a rural electorate that included the Southern H