Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Australian surfer. In 1991 Menczer was narrowly beaten in the world championship by Wendy Both

Is an Australian surfer. In 1991 Menczer was narrowly beaten in the world championship by Wendy Botha, but blitzed the field in 1993 becoming the world champion. To date she has been competing for 20 years and won a total of 20 WCT events and 8 WQS events

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

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Sullivan made her Football Ferns début in a 0-2 loss to Taiwan on 7 October 1982, and finished her international career with 13 caps to her credit.

An Australian pop and R&B singer, who first achieved national recognition as one of the most popular

An Australian pop and R&B singer, who first achieved national recognition as one of the most popular contestants on the first series of Australian Idol. She has released two studio albums, a Christmas EP and five singles over her solo career, including the number one smash hit "Angel Eyes". Her debut album "One Determined Heart" was a platinum selling album and was one of that year's most successful releases. She has also been nominated for numerous ARIA Awards and Urban Music Awards. She was a former member of the multiple platinum selling group Young Divas.

An Australian singer. Her performance style varies widely, performing with several ensembles in diff

An Australian singer. Her performance style varies widely, performing with several ensembles in different genres and in short-run shows. She is perhaps best known for collaborations with avant-garde composer and musician John Rodgers, including their "sex-and-death-cabaret-rock" band Madam Bones Brothel which developed a cult following in Brisbane and Melbourne.

A Spanish boxer whose fame transcended the boxing ring. During the 1970s, he was a media darling in

A Spanish boxer whose fame transcended the boxing ring. During the 1970s, he was a media darling in Spain.

Was an Australian women's Test cricketer, known as the "Girl Grimmett".Antonio was raised in Port Me

Was an Australian women's Test cricketer, known as the "Girl Grimmett".Antonio was raised in Port Melbourne, Victoria, a working class suburb of Melbourne. Her father was a Chilean docker of French and Spanish descent who died when she was 15 months.[1] With the encouragement of her uncle she learnt her cricket from the boys in her neighbourhood streets. As a young girl during the Great Depression, she was lucky enough to find work at a shoe factory in the industrial suburb of Collingwood.[1] The factory was home to a women's cricket team where Antonio came to the attention of Eddie Conlon, a club cricketer with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. With the assistance of Conlon, Antonio developed a rare mix of leg spin and off spin, including a top spinner and a wrong'un.[1]

Is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast.

Is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast.

Is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Le

Is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since October 2005, when she filled a casual vacancy caused by the decision of Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt to move to the Legislati

Is a Fiji footballer defender currently playing for New-Zealand football club YoungHeart Manawatu. F

Is a Fiji footballer defender currently playing for New-Zealand football club YoungHeart Manawatu. Finau made his debut for Fiji at the South Pacific Games 2003 and he has played for them in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.

A Sydney based singer/songwriter and novelist. Her musical career began in 1989 when she cut her tee

A Sydney based singer/songwriter and novelist. Her musical career began in 1989 when she cut her teeth on the workings of the Australian music industry as one half of the widely acclaimed folk-pop duo, Club Hoy. The duo released three EPs and the album 'Thursday's Fortune' (in 1991) before Flanagan went solo.The first single from her debut album, 'Bravado' was 'Lap It Up' which hit #52 in Triple J Hottest 100, 1994. The album was produced by Martin Armiger and featured Paul Hester from Crowded House on drums.

Is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the

Is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Turkish team Fenerbahçe Istanbul in the EuroLeague Women. In September 2006, she led the Australian Women's Basketball team (the Opals) to a gold

Is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the

Is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. In September 2006, she led the Australian Women's Basketball team (the Opals) to a gold medal at the World Championships, winning tournament MVP hono

Australian Labor Party politician, is the current and first Australian Minister for Climate Change a

Australian Labor Party politician, is the current and first Australian Minister for Climate Change and Water

Was an Australian cricketer who played in two Tests in England in 1890.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in two Tests in England in 1890.

Is an Australian former backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian former backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Australian sportsman who played both first-class cricket and Australian rules football. New Z

Was an Australian sportsman who played both first-class cricket and Australian rules football. New Zealand born Wood played his football as a defender and was recruited to the Melbourne Football Club from Melbourne Grammar. He appeared in five games in the 1928 VFL season before moving to Western Australia where he spent some time with West Perth. On the 19th of March 1932 he made his first-class cricket debut in a match for Western Australia against the touring South African national cricket team at the WACA Ground. He was dismissed for six in the first innings by Cyril Vincent and for two in the second by Denys Morkel.

Was an Australian public servant.In November 1916 he was appointed private secretary to Prime Minist

Was an Australian public servant.In November 1916 he was appointed private secretary to Prime Minister Billy Hughes. He was secretary to the Australian delegation to the Versailles Conference, for which he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michae

Was an Australian jurist and university chancellor.

Was an Australian jurist and university chancellor.

Was a cricketer. The brother of Australia captain Clem, Percival Hill was a right-handed batsman. He

Was a cricketer. The brother of Australia captain Clem, Percival Hill was a right-handed batsman. He played one first-class match for South Australia, making just 2 runs in his only innings.

Was an Australian politician.A farmer and soldier prior to entering politics, he was unsuccessful in

Was an Australian politician.A farmer and soldier prior to entering politics, he was unsuccessful in contesting the 1938 Wakefield by-election, but later successful in entering the South Australian House of Assembly for the seat of Stanley from 1941 to 19

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1929 to 1930.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1929 to 1930.

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Hobart and died in

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Hobart and died in Christchurch. Turnbull made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1884-85 season, against Auckland. From the tailend, he scored a singl

Was an Australian rules footballer with Melbourne and first-class cricketer at state level for Victo

Was an Australian rules footballer with Melbourne and first-class cricketer at state level for Victoria. He later became a distinguished journalist, covering both sports for Melbourne's The Age until 1976. Beames became a member of the South Melbourne Cricket Club for the 1929/1930 season. In 1931 he moved to the Melbourne Cricket Club. Beames represented Victoria on 18 occasions between 1933 and 1946, scoring 1186 runs at 51.56. During this time he scored 3 first class centuries with a highest score of 226 not out in 1938 at Launceston. Beames was appointed captain of Victoria for the first post war season in 1945. He, however, left cricket the year after this to concentrate on a career in football. Beames joined Melbourne in 1931 and soon established himself as the club's rover. In his first two seasons he polled well in the Brownlow Medal, finishing equal fifth on both occasions. He was part of their hat trick of premierships that went from 1939–1941 and captain-coached Melbourne from 1942 to 1944.

Was an Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test team in six matches, including the tou

Was an Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test team in six matches, including the tour of England in 1888.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Andersen mad

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Andersen made her Football Ferns debut in a 1-4 loss to Germany on 26 May 1998, and finished her international career with seven caps and 15 goals to her credit, inclu