Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from Australia, who won the silver medal in the Men's 1.000m Sp

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from Australia, who won the silver medal in the Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. In the final he was defeated by Italy's Enzo Sacchi.Alongside Australia's champion cycl

Australian bantamweight boxer, now retired, who became the first Aboriginal in boxing history to win

Australian bantamweight boxer, now retired, who became the first Aboriginal in boxing history to win a world title.

An Indigenous Australian poet and political activist.He was born in 1958 at Barambah (now called Che

An Indigenous Australian poet and political activist.He was born in 1958 at Barambah (now called Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve) in Queensland where he grew up. He has been involved in Aboriginal activism from his teenage years, mainly in Southern Queensland on issues such as Land Rights, Aboriginal health and deaths in custody. His brother, Daniel Yock died at the hands of police in 1993. His poetry, while in no way dismissable as simply 'political poetry', can be seen as an extension of these activities on another front. Common themes are the maintenance of traditional aboriginal culture and the everyday realities of European occupation. Among the most 'experimental' of contemporary Australian poetry, his work has sometimes been described as 'surrealist'. Certainly large amounts of Indigenous Language, which white Australians sometimes find confronting, are employed but in part as an attempt to further dialogue between Australian cultures.

An Australian politician

An Australian politician

Was an Australian politician and jurist who served as Attorney-General in the government of Gough Wh

Was an Australian politician and jurist who served as Attorney-General in the government of Gough Whitlam and as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1975 until his death.A member of the Australian Labor Party from an early age, he was elected to the Australian Senate in 1961, and, in 1967, he was elected Opposition Leader in the Senate. In 1969 Labor Leader Gough Whitlam appointed him Shadow Attorney-General, and when Labor won the 1972 election he became Attorney-General and Minister for Customs and Excise.One of Murphy's more dramatic actions as Attorney-General was his unannounced visit to the Melbourne headquarters of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) in March 1973. This came about because ASIO officers were unable to satisfy his requests for information concerning intelligence on Croatian terrorist groups operating in Australia.

Was an Indigenous Australian poet, photographer, activist, spokeswoman, dramatist, comedian and broa

Was an Indigenous Australian poet, photographer, activist, spokeswoman, dramatist, comedian and broadcaster.[1] She was a Minjungbul woman and the niece of Bob Bellear, Australia's fist indigenous judge, and Sol Bellear who helped to found the Aboriginal Housing Corporation in Redfern in 1972.Bellear wrote Dreaming In Urban Areas (UQP, 1996), a book of poetry. She was a founding member of the Ilbijerri Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-op, the longest-running Aboriginal theatre troupe in Australia. Her photography was exhibited at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and at the Melbourne Museum as part of their millennium celebrations.[2]

An all round cricketer who plays for the Australian national women's team, as well as the New South

An all round cricketer who plays for the Australian national women's team, as well as the New South Wales women's cricket team.An integral part of the team, Sthalekar is noted for both her batting and bowling (right arm off break) capabilities. She scored her maiden Test century against England in 2003, and has a Test bowling average of less than 20. She currently serves as vice-captain for her country, and in the 2006-07 season she guided the New South Wales Breakers to their ninth Women's National Cricket League title in 11 years, scoring 83 in the final.

Is a former field hockey forward, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best kno

Is a former field hockey forward, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years later she was on the squad, winning the title once

Is a New Zealand synchronized swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with her sister Nina Danie

Is a New Zealand synchronized swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal with her sister Nina Daniels in the Duet at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

An internationally-acclaimed Australian opera singer.She won the Cardiff Singer of the World competi

An internationally-acclaimed Australian opera singer.She won the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1991, and is a well-known Wagner opera soprano.Lisa studied at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and was a pupil of the esteemed Margaret Nickson. In 1982 she won the Australian Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and in 1984 she was awarded the Covent Garden Scholarship. In the same year she sang in the Queen's 60th Birthday Gala at the Royal Opera House.

Is a former Australian swimmer and is an Australian media personality. Curry-Kenny was the chair of

Is a former Australian swimmer and is an Australian media personality. Curry-Kenny was the chair of the National Australia Day Council from 2000 - 2008. She is also the face of cruise liner P&O Cruises Australia and is known for several Uncle Tobys advert

Gerrard is best known for her deep, haunting contralto voice. Her career began in 1981 and she has b

Gerrard is best known for her deep, haunting contralto voice. Her career began in 1981 and she has been involved in a wide range of projects. Gerrard received a Golden Globe award and an Academy Award nomination for the score for the 2000 film Gladiator o

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-Lea

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League.

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. Lisa made her debut against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008.

An Australian singer-songwriter, who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, entitled Said

An Australian singer-songwriter, who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, entitled Said One To The Other topped iTunes in Australia and on its success brought her to the attention boutique London based publisher, Little Victories a subsidiary of Sony/ATV, with whom she signed in 2007. Subsequently, Mitchell relocated to the UK for much of 2008 where she spent the summer working on songs for her debut studio album. She signed to RCA Records in November and the label will release Mitchell’s debut single, Neopolitan Dreams, on January 19.

An Australian cricketer. She was born on 26 August 1971 in Mudgee, New South Wales and was a right h

An Australian cricketer. She was born on 26 August 1971 in Mudgee, New South Wales and was a right handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler.She played Test match and One Day International cricket from 1994/95-2005 and represented New South Wales Women in the Women's Australia League from 1996/97-2004/05.She played 91 matches in the domestic national cricket league, scoring 3081 runs at 37.12 with 3 centuries, 21 fifties and a highest score of 144*. She also took 10 wickets at 27.6.

Is an Australian gymnast who competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. She is notable as th

Is an Australian gymnast who competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. She is notable as the first Australian gymnast ever to qualify for an individual event final at the Olympic Games.

Is an Australian politician. She is currently an Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania. From 2

Is an Australian politician. She is currently an Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania. From 2006 to 2010, she was a Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the division of Denison.Singh has also served as the President of the YWCA T

Is an Australian football forward currently playing for Washington Freedom of Women's Professional S

Is an Australian football forward currently playing for Washington Freedom of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Australian National Team. De Vanna played four games at the 2004 Olympic Football Tournament

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal with the women's

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal with the women's national team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She also competed with The Black Sticks at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in seventh p

Is a professional cyclist from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, specialising in cross-country mounta

Is a professional cyclist from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, specialising in cross-country mountain bike racing. She started competitive cycling at the age of 13 in 1998 and came to national and international attention in 2002 when she won the U19 cros

Is an Australian tennis player. She played professionally from 1 January 1996 to 2006. She was also

Is an Australian tennis player. She played professionally from 1 January 1996 to 2006. She was also more successful in doubles during her professional career, winning four WTA Tour and 56 ITF doubles events. McShea played at Grand Slam events in three oc

Is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympic

Is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team.

Is a Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World

Is a Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. It was the first ever international medal for American Samoa. The flag bearer for American Samoa at the 2004 Olympic Games in A