Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an Australian football (soccer) player with Serbian origins and the brother of Michael Petkovic.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player with Serbian origins and the brother of Michael Petkovic. He played as a goalkeeper for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory where he has won two championships with them in 2003 and 2004. Petkovic has also had

Is an Australian former association football player. Polak began his National Soccer League career w

Is an Australian former association football player. Polak began his National Soccer League career with Sydney Olympic in 1989 after having spent three years at the Australian Institute of Sport. In the 1989/90 season Polak spent time with Greek club Pan

In the UK, he has sold in excess of 3 million records, where his debut album Ten Good Reasons was th

In the UK, he has sold in excess of 3 million records, where his debut album Ten Good Reasons was the highest selling album of 1989 with sales of over 1.5 million copies. He has also had four UK no.1 singles, one of which was "Especially for You", his 198

Is an Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania Second XI.

Is an Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania Second XI.

An Australian television actor. He appeared as "Robbie Hunter" on the soap opera Home and Away until

An Australian television actor. He appeared as "Robbie Hunter" on the soap opera Home and Away until 2006. He currently plays Casey, the Red Ranger in Power Rangers: Jungle Fury.Smith was winner of the "Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award" for Favorite TV Star and Favorite Pash (2005).[citation needed] Nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2005 TV week "Logie Awards".[citation needed] He also starred in a Fanta commercial.

Is an Australian football (soccer) right midfielder who currently plays for North Queensland Fury in

Is an Australian football (soccer) right midfielder who currently plays for North Queensland Fury in the A-League.Spagnuolo joined Adelaide United as injury cover towards the end of the 2005-06 season where he made one substitute appearance and earned his

Is a New Zealand middle distance runner.He placed 5th in 800 metres final at the 2006 Commonwealth G

Is a New Zealand middle distance runner.He placed 5th in 800 metres final at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in a time of 1 min 47.72 sec.

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed (crushed termite mound) court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West (the bush) of New South Wales. In 1987, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the World No. 1 junior player. He turned professional later that year, and reached his first tour singles final in 1989 at Livingston, New Jersey.

Is a former Australian footballer. He played primarily as a midfielder, but could also play in defen

Is a former Australian footballer. He played primarily as a midfielder, but could also play in defense. He has played for many clubs, both overseas and locally. He has also represented Australia both at youth and senior level. Van Blerk started his club c

Is an Australian sailor. Together with team mate Steven Thomas, Warren became the 2008 World Champio

Is an Australian sailor. Together with team mate Steven Thomas, Warren became the 2008 World Champion in the 29er boat by finishing in front of fellow Australians Byron White and William Ryan.

Is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his

Is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. From 1992 on, at each appearance the skilled veteran won a medal.

Is a former minor league baseball player for the Gulf Coast Indians. He is the son of Bob Nilsson, a

Is a former minor league baseball player for the Gulf Coast Indians. He is the son of Bob Nilsson, a top Australian league reliever of the 1990s. Jay's uncle David Nilsson was the first Australian All-Star in the major leagues. His other uncles Gary Nilss

A contemporary Australian poet, critic and editor.[1]Savige grew up in Queensland, on Bribie Island

A contemporary Australian poet, critic and editor.[1]Savige grew up in Queensland, on Bribie Island and in Brisbane, boarding at Nudgee College. He attended the University of Queensland, where, after withdrawing from an LLB/BCom, he received a University Medal for his B.A. honours thesis in English on Shakespeare and Keats.His first collection of poetry, latecomers, was awarded the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. Since 2006, he has been the poetry editor of the Australian Literary Review.[2]

Is an Australian politician. She was Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legisla

Is an Australian politician. She was Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Swan Hills. Radisich was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Western Australian pa

An Australian singer and songwriter.Jayney comes from a family steeped in music. Brother Alf Klimek

An Australian singer and songwriter.Jayney comes from a family steeped in music. Brother Alf Klimek was a founding member of The Other Ones / Spliff Radio Show. Her twin Johnny Klimek is a successful Hollywood composer. Cousins Nic Cester and Chris Cester form part of Jet[1].Jayney achieved chart success with The Other Ones[2]. "Holiday" spent 20 weeks in the European Top Ten.

Is a retired female freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1

Is a retired female freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Was a New Zealand aviatrix.Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, in

Was a New Zealand aviatrix.Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally. In 1934 she flew solo from England to Australia. For this achievement and for subsequent record-breaking flights, she was awarded the Harmon Trophy three times from 1935 through to 1937. in 1924 she was enrolled into a secretarial school and studied ballet and piano and at the age of 18 wanted to become a pilot.

Is a former swimmer from New Zealand, who after her marriage in 1957 became known as Jean Hurring. S

Is a former swimmer from New Zealand, who after her marriage in 1957 became known as Jean Hurring. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Northern Districts Spirit in the State League.

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Northern Districts Spirit in the State League.

Is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. She currently serves as co-leader of the Green Par

Is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. She currently serves as co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand alongside Russel Norman who was elected following the death of Rod Donald.

An Australian politician, lobbyist, journalist, and Liberal Senator

An Australian politician, lobbyist, journalist, and Liberal Senator

Was an Australian novelist, teacher and Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) volunteer.Je

Was an Australian novelist, teacher and Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) volunteer.Jeannie Gunn was born in Carlton, Melbourne, the last of five children of Thomas Johnstone Taylor, a Baptist minister who went into business and later worked on the Melbourne Argus.[1] Matriculating through Melbourne University after being educated at home, Gunn ran a school with her sisters between 1889 and 1896, after which she worked as a visiting teacher. In 1901 she married the explorer, pastoralist and journalist Aeneas James Gunn in the Presbyterian Church. Together they travelled to Darwin (then called Palmerston) and then onto an outlying station at Mataranka. Her husband died early in 1903 and Gunn returned to live in Melbourne.

A former intelligence analyst for the Australian Defence Intelligence Organisation

A former intelligence analyst for the Australian Defence Intelligence Organisation

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces. He used to play for the New Zealand unde

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces. He used to play for the New Zealand under-19s.

Is a New Zealand cricketer of Indian origin. Patel is a right arm off spin bowler. He plays domestic

Is a New Zealand cricketer of Indian origin. Patel is a right arm off spin bowler. He plays domestic cricket for the Wellington Firebirds and has represented the New Zealand Black Caps in One Day Internationals, Twenty20 matches, and a Test.