Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former women's cricketer for New South Wales and Australia whose playing career ran from 1972 u

Is a former women's cricketer for New South Wales and Australia whose playing career ran from 1972 until 1978, becoming an international in 1975. A right-handed batsman, Lumsden scored one century against England on July 24, 1976.

Is an Australian-born novelist and short story writer

Is an Australian-born novelist and short story writer

Known after marriage as Janice Thornett, was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1950s, who won a

Known after marriage as Janice Thornett, was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1950s, who won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly and a silver medal in the 4 &ntimes;  m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics. However, she was unfortunately best kn

Is an Australian politician

Is an Australian politician

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s. She won a silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle rel

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s. She won a silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

A writer and novelist, and art critic and historian.After growing up in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Per

A writer and novelist, and art critic and historian.After growing up in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, she graduated from Melbourne University with an Arts Degree in 1974. She subsequently completed a Master of Arts degree at LaTrobe University in 1983 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Deakin University in 2001. She was a founding member of the feminist art journal Lip. She currently lives in Melbourne.

Australian politician, was the first female federal parliamentary leader of an Australian political

Australian politician, was the first female federal parliamentary leader of an Australian political party. An Australian Democrat, she was also the first member of that party to enter the federal parliament after the party's formation. She was pivotal in

Is an Australian netball player.She has been a frequent member of the Australian national team, play

Is an Australian netball player.She has been a frequent member of the Australian national team, playing in her usual positions of goal keeper and goal defence, since being first selected in 1995. Ilitch has also been a key member of the Melbourne Kestrels

Is an Australian politician.Freeman holds a Bachelor of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Occupationa

Is an Australian politician.Freeman holds a Bachelor of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety and a Certificate IV in Financial Services (Superannuation). Freeman has spent her career representing working people and their familie

Is an Australian cyclist who has represented Australia BMX, 4x (four cross) and DH (downhill) mounta

Is an Australian cyclist who has represented Australia BMX, 4x (four cross) and DH (downhill) mountain biking.He attended Concordia College, Toowoomba. In 2006, he finished second in the mountain bike 4x world cup series. In 2008 he finished second in the

Is an Australian professional female tennis player of Slovak origin.By March 7, 2006, aged just eigh

Is an Australian professional female tennis player of Slovak origin.By March 7, 2006, aged just eighteen, she stood within touching distance of the threshold of the Top 100 in the WTA Tour rankings, at World No. 106, after a year of great improvement, although she had already established a well-founded reputation as a child prodigy.

Is an Australian professional female tennis player. Her career high rank was #41, achieved on Septem

Is an Australian professional female tennis player. Her career high rank was #41, achieved on September 20, 2010. Before obtaining Australian citizenship, Groth competed for Slovakia. In the Australian Open junior competition, 2004, she reached semifinal

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He has yet to play a first-class game for the New South Wales Blues.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for the A-League club Newcastle Jets.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for the A-League club Newcastle Jets. He is also a twin.

Is an Australian amateur boxer who won the Commonwealth Games 2006 at middleweight.Fletcher is from

Is an Australian amateur boxer who won the Commonwealth Games 2006 at middleweight.Fletcher is from Hervey Bay, Queensland. His brothers Rob and Glen Fletcher were both Australian junior champions, he started boxing at age 10. He lost only four of 80 cont

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He captained New Zealand in three Under-19 Tests against England in 1998

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He captained New Zealand in three Under-19 Tests against England in 1998/9, winning one and losing one. He is a right-handed batsmen

Is a New Zealand professional basketball player. The 1.87 metres (6 ft) tall point guardwas selected

Is a New Zealand professional basketball player. The 1.87 metres (6 ft) tall point guardwas selected to join the Tall Blacks squad on 16 July 2009.

Is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He is a former captain of the New Zeal

Is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team. McCracken is the son of New Zealand rugby league international, Ken McCracken.

Is a New Zealander footballer who plays for Hawke's Bay United in the ASB Premiership. Smith played

Is a New Zealander footballer who plays for Hawke's Bay United in the ASB Premiership. Smith played on New Zealand's Under-20 and under-23 teams, and was part of the New Zealand U-23 side narrowly beaten to Oceania's spot at 2004 Athens Olympics by Austra

Was a cult figure in the Australian performance poetry scene. He worked much of his life in Melbourn

Was a cult figure in the Australian performance poetry scene. He worked much of his life in Melbourne Board of Works and began writing poetry in 1966. He was influenced by Dada, Expressionism and experimental movements. He writes "I started performing poems as a timid person with a stutter but the spirit of the times soon converted me into a bellowing bull."During the 60s he travelled in to the UK and Europe and participated in the underground publishing and filmaking scenes in Brighton and London. Returning to Australia in 1972 he worked as a draughtsman and continued publishing and performing, writing a novel about his travels entitled Destiny Wood.[1]

Is an Australian netball player, primarily in the position of goal shooter. She is the daughter of A

Is an Australian netball player, primarily in the position of goal shooter. She is the daughter of Australian rules football player Laurie Keene, who played for the West Coast Eagles.

A professional Samoan born New Zealand Heavyweight kickboxer and 6 time Muay Thai World champion fig

A professional Samoan born New Zealand Heavyweight kickboxer and 6 time Muay Thai World champion fighting out of Elite Thai Kickboxing Gym in Auckland, New Zealand.

Is an Australian first class cricketer. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he played one day cricket wit

Is an Australian first class cricketer. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he played one day cricket with the Canberra Comets in 1998/99. Voros was signed by Sussex in 2004, qualifying as a non-overseas player as his parents are Hungarian. He played just one first class game, against the Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence. He took 4 for 40 in his first innings and added another victim in his second.

Is a retired, successful New Zealand football goalkeeper who frequently represented his country in t

Is a retired, successful New Zealand football goalkeeper who frequently represented his country in the 1990s. He later coached Dartmouth College in the U.S. and served as the Director of Goalkeeping for Texas Premier SC.

Is a former rugby league player. His position of preference was at Five Eighth.A Parramatta junior,

Is a former rugby league player. His position of preference was at Five Eighth.A Parramatta junior, Bell made his first grade debut in 1989. He played fifty three games for the Eels before transferring to North Sydney at the start of the 1993 season. Howe