Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter K

An Australian writer.[1] She was born in the Dodoma Region of Tanzania where her parents were Englis

An Australian writer.[1] She was born in the Dodoma Region of Tanzania where her parents were English missionaries, and spent most of her childhood there before moving to England and then Tasmania.[2]Scholes is the author of the international bestsellers Make Me An Idol, The Rain Queen and The Stone Angel. She has also written several children's books including the acclaimed Peacetimes, The Boy and the Whale and a young adult novel The Blue Chameleon, which won a New South Wales State Literary Award. All of her books have been translated into numerous languages. Katherine also works in the film industry. She currently lives in Tasmania with her filmmaker husband Roger Scholes and their two sons.

Is an Australian track and road cyclist. A multiple national champion, Bates has been riding as a pr

Is an Australian track and road cyclist. A multiple national champion, Bates has been riding as a professional since 2002. In 2007, she became the World Points Race Champion on the track. Bates finished sixth in the points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a cross country skier from New Zealand who has competed since 1999. At the 2010 Winter Olympics i

Is a cross country skier from New Zealand who has competed since 1999. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 47th in the individual sprint event and 63rd in the 10 km events while not starting the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events. Ca

Is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.After gr

Is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.After graduating from college in 2003, Hull turned professional, playing on the Duramed FUTURES Tour. She won her very first event as a professional, the Aurora He

A New Zealand cricketer who has played in one women's test match and 30 women's one-day internationa

A New Zealand cricketer who has played in one women's test match and 30 women's one-day internationals. She is currently (2007) playing for the Northern Districts Spirit in the State League.

Is an Australian politician, representing the federal division of Adelaide since 2004 and is current

Is an Australian politician, representing the federal division of Adelaide since 2004 and is currently the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and the Minister for the Status of Women in the Gillard Government.Ellis was elected to the Hous

Served as a New Zealand Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2008. She reached high rank as member of t

Served as a New Zealand Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2008. She reached high rank as member of the National Party, then in opposition. On 1 December 2006, the newly-selected National Party parliamentary leader John Key made her the party's spokesperso

Is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Melbourne Vixens. Knott pre

Is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Melbourne Vixens. Knott previously played with the Melbourne Kestrels (2007) in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Knott was a part of the 2009 Vixens premiership side. She was also a par

Was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer and historian.Tennant

Was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer and historian.Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educated at Brighton College and Sydney University, though she left without graduating. She was a publicity officer for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, as well as working as a journalist, union organiser, reviewer (for The Sydney Morning Herald), a publisher's literary adviser and editor, and a Commonwealth Literary Fund lecturer. She married L. C. Rodd in 1933; they had two children (a daughter, Benison, in 1946 and a son, John Laurence, in 1951).

Is an author, women’s rights and anti-trafficking campaigner. She is a former councillor for the C

Is an author, women’s rights and anti-trafficking campaigner. She is a former councillor for the City of Yarra and was the Greens candidate for the state seat of Richmond in the 2010 Victorian state election.From 1989 to 1990, and 1992–1995, Maltzahn work

Was an Irish - Australian novelist.Kathleen was born in Tipperary, Ireland, daughter of William de V

Was an Irish - Australian novelist.Kathleen was born in Tipperary, Ireland, daughter of William de Vere Hunt, and was related to Aubrey de Vere, the poet. She was educated by English and German governesses and moved to London when about 21 years of age. She trained as a nurse and married in 1879 Stephen Mannington Caffyn, a medical practitioner, and went with him to Sydney in 1880.

Is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (

Is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (gold in the road race, and silver in the pursuit). She was made a life member of Blackburn Cycling Club in 1990.The daughter of marathoner Geoff Watt, Kat

Is a female cricketer of Australia. In the 2005-06 season she played for the Wellington Blaze in th

Is a female cricketer of Australia. In the 2005-06 season she played for the Wellington Blaze in the State League. When asked about the frequent comparisons in the Australian media of the Blackwell twins to male cricketers, she said, "We look up to them a lot, but female cricketers should be recognised for themselves, not as the equivalent of Mark Waugh or Steve Waugh or Matthew Hayden or anybody."

Is an Australian netball player and television presenter. One of the most successful players of her

Is an Australian netball player and television presenter. One of the most successful players of her era, she represented Australia for twelve years (95 caps) in her usual positions of goal defence and wing defence, including four years as captain from 200

An Australian writer, born in Lismore, New South Wales.Heyman is the author of four novels: The Brea

An Australian writer, born in Lismore, New South Wales.Heyman is the author of four novels: The Breaking (1997), Keep Your Hands on the Wheel (1999), The Accomplice (2003) and most recently Captain Starlight's Apprentice (2006). She is also a playwright for theatre and radio and has held a number of creative writing fellowships in the UK and Australia. Her short stories have appeared in a number of collections and also on radio.Heyman's first novel, The Breaking, was longlisted for the Orange Prize, and shortlisted for the Scottish Writer of the Year Award. Her third, The Accomplice, won an Arts Council England Writer's Award and was shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. The Accomplice is a fictional account of the wreck of the Dutch flagship the Batavia off the Australian coast in the 17th century. As a meditation on complicity with evil it has been compared with the work of Joseph Conrad and William Golding.[1]

Is a Tasmanian Labor politician and former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electora

Is a Tasmanian Labor politician and former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass. She was first elected in the 2002 election.Hay was the first woman of Aboriginal descent to be elected in Tasmania (in her maiden speech Ms Hay

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. She played for the Central Coast Mariners in the Australi

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. She played for the Central Coast Mariners in the Australian W-League during the 2008–09 season. Kathryn made her debut against Perth Glory on Saturday, 1 November 2008 after being substituted on for team-mate Trudy Camilleri.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hall made he

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hall made her Football Ferns debut in their first ever international as they beat Hong Kong 2-0 on 25 August 1975 at the inaugural AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1974 to 1984, representing

Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1974 to 1984, representing Queensland, and a member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Moncrieff, Queensland, from 1984 to 2001.[1] She served longer in the Austral

An Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, p

An Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, pop, rock & dance, she sings in the bands george and Elixir, and also duets with her mother, Maggie Noonan.Katie Noonan grew up with a strong background in classical music with her mother Maggie Noonan being a well-known opera singer. She studied opera and jazz at the Queensland Conservatorium.Katie founded the band george with her brother Tyrone, with whom she shares lead vocals, in 1996 to enter a university music competition. After a series of successful independently released EPs, they signed to Festival Mushroom Records, and released the debut album Polyserena in 2002, which entered the ARIA charts at #1. george won the Best New Artist ARIA award in 2003, performing Breathe In Now at the ceremony.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hoyle made her full

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hoyle made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0-3 loss to China on 14 November 2006, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China, where the

Is a utility player for the Australia women's national baseball team. In the 2004 Women's Baseball W

Is a utility player for the Australia women's national baseball team. In the 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup she was named as the designated hitter in the All-Star team. She is married to John Gaynor and has played softball for New South Wales.

Is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who commenced her cycling career in 1999 at the age of

Is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who commenced her cycling career in 1999 at the age of 24. She was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.

An Australian singer-songwriter, best known for being a member of Bardot, winners of the first Austr

An Australian singer-songwriter, best known for being a member of Bardot, winners of the first Australian series of Popstars in 2000. Since departing the group in 2001, she has made numerous guest vocal appearances on dance tracks such as the Disco Montego Top 10 single "Beautiful".In February 1999 in London, Underwood recorded a dance track with UK trance act Terra Ferma, releasing her first single "Don't Be Afraid" through Platipus Records in the UK. She also recorded three more tracks which were included on the Terra Ferma album, released in early 2000.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Melbourne Vic

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory.