Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party He was the twelfth Speaker of the House of Represen

Was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party He was the twelfth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1947 to 1950.He was born in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. He migrated to New Zealand in 1909, and worked in coal mines and a grocery sto

Is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. The 1992 Olympian now rides for the Drapac Pors

Is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. The 1992 Olympian now rides for the Drapac Porsche Development Program and a two-time series champion of the UCI Oceania Tour.

Is an Australian first-class cricketer who played for Western Australia. He is a right-hand batsman

Is an Australian first-class cricketer who played for Western Australia. He is a right-hand batsman and occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He showed great promise as a junior cricketer - being a skillful middle-order batsman and handy bowler. He was represented the Australian Under 19 side in 1993 and 1994 (as captain) and attended the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in 1994. Baker was the first Western Australian to take a hat-trick in a domestic one-day match.

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player who is the Football Operations Manager for the North

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player who is the Football Operations Manager for the North Queensland Fury in the A-League.

The current Australian Ambassador to the United Nations and a former Australian politician

The current Australian Ambassador to the United Nations and a former Australian politician

Was a swimmer from Australia. Nay competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but failed to reac

Was a swimmer from Australia. Nay competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but failed to reach the finals. His daughter Meagen Nay, competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, coming seventh in the 200 m backstroke.

Is a former Australian cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963.

Is a former Australian cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement. An attacking left-handed batsman, sharp fielder and occasional off-spin bowler, Harvey was the senior batsman in the Australian team for much of the 1950s and was regarded by Wisden as the finest fielder of his era. One of six cricketing brothers, four of whom represented Victoria,

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the VFL and First-class cricket

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the VFL and First-class cricket during the 1970s. Following a car accident in 1974 he became a quadriplegic. His brother, Peter Rose, wrote a memoir about what happened to Robert Rose, titled Rose Boys (2001). Bob was a Copeland Trophy winning footballer with, and coach of, Collingwood and a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame while his uncles Kevin, Ralph and Bill also played for Collingwood. Rose was also a talented cricketer and played as a right-handed middle order batsman for Victoria. He was a regular in their 1972/73 and 1973/74 Sheffield Shield teams and from 19 first-class games managed 981 runs at 30.65. Another career highlight was when he scored 67 against New Zealand who were touring the country.

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is an Australian footballer currently playing for Perth SC as an attacking midfielder.Puca played th

Is an Australian footballer currently playing for Perth SC as an attacking midfielder.Puca played three seasons in the NSL with Gippsland Falcons, later known as Eastern Pride. Playing at Perth SC, he is regarded by some as one of the most naturally talen

Is a rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in England. His junior club was the Te Atatu Roos

Is a rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in England. His junior club was the Te Atatu Roosters in West Auckland. He has previously represented the New Zealand national side. His position of choice is at scrum-half. Robbie is the younger brother

Is an English-Australian football (soccer) player. He is a centre back or right full back who curren

Is an English-Australian football (soccer) player. He is a centre back or right full back who currently plays for Adelaide United in the Australian A-League. ornthwaite signed for United for the inaugural A-League season and spent the majority of his firs

Was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both

Was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports. He was one of Australia's early dual-code rugby internationals. He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal at th

Won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs

Won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs

Is an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and author.

Is an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and author.

Is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a left-handed

Is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Langer's first-class career extended from 1973–1974 until 1981–1982. In 1977, he signed to play World Series Cricket for the WSC Australian team and spent the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons with WSC. Langer is the uncle of former Australian Test batsman and current Somerset captain, Justin Langer.

Was an Australian socialist journalist, trade unionist, and agitator best known as the editor of a s

Was an Australian socialist journalist, trade unionist, and agitator best known as the editor of a series of political magazines associated with the Australian labour movement in the 1890s and early 1900s.

Was a union leader and later Minister of Public Works for the first Labour Government of New Zealand

Was a union leader and later Minister of Public Works for the first Labour Government of New Zealand.To avoid the blacklist Semple moved to the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. By 1907 he was president of the Runanga Miner's Union and earned

Was an Australian politician. Born in Warracknabeal, Victoria, he attended Carey Grammar School in M

Was an Australian politician. Born in Warracknabeal, Victoria, he attended Carey Grammar School in Melbourne before serving in the military 1940-45. He returned to Warracknabeal as a farmer and grazier, and became an official of the Victorian Country Part

Is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Austral

Is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Australia aged 13 and took residency. Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit. However, he has enjoyed some success on the A

Played 20 Test matches for New Zealand. His son Stephen plays cricket for Canterbury. Test Match Spe

Played 20 Test matches for New Zealand. His son Stephen plays cricket for Canterbury. Test Match Special commentator Alan Gibson once commented, "This is Cunis at the Vauxhall End. Cunis, a funny sort of name: neither one thing nor the other."[1]

An Austrian-American biostatistician and anthropologist. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Sta

An Austrian-American biostatistician and anthropologist. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the State University of Stony Brook, New York, Sokal is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has pioneered the use of statistics in biology and co-founded the field of numerical taxonomy, together with P. H. A. Sneath.Robert Reuben Sokal escaped with his family to China when the Nazis seized power in Austria. He earned his bachelor degree at St. John's College in Shanghai and from there moved with his wife Julie to the University of Chicago, where he also worked as a librarian to complement his scholarship. Under the influence of Sewall Wright, who supervised his dissertation work, Sokal developed an interest for statistics and quantitative biology.

Is an Australian footballer, who is currently signed to Panathinaikos.Stambolziev lived in Melbourne

Is an Australian footballer, who is currently signed to Panathinaikos.Stambolziev lived in Melbourne's North where he played youth football for the Preston Lions, but was overlooked by the club for their Senior and Reserve sides.Robert was a part of the E

Was the 32nd Premier of South Australia.Elected to the Electoral district of Wallaroo (which covered

Was the 32nd Premier of South Australia.Elected to the Electoral district of Wallaroo (which covered Moonta) in the South Australian House of Assembly at the 1918 election, Richards quickly gained a reputation in parliament for his leadership and debating

Was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He was the first umpire to stand in 100 ODIs. Steve Dunne was born

Was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He was the first umpire to stand in 100 ODIs. Steve Dunne was born in Dunedin, Otago. He is married with two sons. Before becoming an umpire, he played in one first-class match for New Zealand Under-23s in March 1966 and