Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is Panasonic Professor of Robotics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is Chief Technic

Is Panasonic Professor of Robotics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is Chief Technical Officer and sits on the Board of iRobot Corp. From July 1, 2003, until June 30, 2007, he was director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelli

Is a professional Australian rugby union footballer. He plays prop for the Melbourne Rebels. He prev

Is a professional Australian rugby union footballer. He plays prop for the Melbourne Rebels. He previously played for Bayonne in France. He is sometimes referred to as Rodzilla. His father Paul is a former Otago flanker. In June 2006, Blake made his debut

Is a linguist and grammarian specializing in the study and description of English.

Is a linguist and grammarian specializing in the study and description of English.

Was a New Zealand politician who co-led the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand along with Jeanette

Was a New Zealand politician who co-led the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand along with Jeanette Fitzsimons.He also served as the Green Party spokesperson on Buy Kiwi Made, Commerce, Electoral reform, Finance and Revenue, Land information, Regional dev

Is a New Zealand cricket player. He scored a century and a fifty in his only Test, against Pakistan

Is a New Zealand cricket player. He scored a century and a fifty in his only Test, against Pakistan in 1972-73, giving him a Test batting average of 81.50. He also played two One Day Internationals. He was picked for the 1973 tour of England, but showed little form, having trouble with his contact lenses, and was not chosen for the Tests.[1] He is the father of Aaron Redmond.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played f

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played first class cricket for Wellington Firebirds. Reid played 13 matches for Wellington from 1958/59 to 1960/61, taking 39 wickets at 26.48 with a best of 6 for

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a former tennis player from Australia who arguably was the World No. 1 player for seven consecuti

Is a former tennis player from Australia who arguably was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years (1964-1970). He is the only tennis player to have twice won all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year

An Australian writer.Hall came to Australia as a child after World War II and studied at the Univers

An Australian writer.Hall came to Australia as a child after World War II and studied at the University of Queensland (1971) [1]. In the 1960s Hall began working as a freelance writer, and a book and film reviewer. He also worked as an actor, and was often engaged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Brisbane. Between 1967 and 1978 he was the Poetry Editor of The Australian. [2] He began publishing poetry in the 1970s and has since published ten novels, including Just Relations and The Island in the Mind. He lived in Shanghai for a period in the late 1980s. From 1990-1993, he served as chair of the Australia Council.[3]

Was an Australian male tennis player.

Was an Australian male tennis player.

Is a New Zealand politician who became leader of the political party ACT New Zealand in 2004. Since

Is a New Zealand politician who became leader of the political party ACT New Zealand in 2004. Since 2005, he has represented the electorate of Epsom as its Member of Parliament. After a deal struck following a National Party election victory in November 2

A physicist, specializing in the field of gauge field theories

A physicist, specializing in the field of gauge field theories

Is a cricket umpire and member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel. He was a cricketer who played briefly

Is a cricket umpire and member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel. He was a cricketer who played briefly for New South Wales from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to Tasmania who he played for from 1987/88 to 1998/99. He was also vice-captain of Tasmania from 1991/92 until 1995/96. He briefly played as Captain/Coach for the Canberra Comets in the 1999/00 season before retiring. A versatile left hand batsman, he scored 5076 first class runs at an average of 36.25, and took 123 first class wickets at 41.40 bowling right arm medium. He played in Tasmania's sides that were twice runners-up in the Sheffield Shield in 1993-94, and 1997-98. After his playing career, Tucker turned to umpiring. He appointed to the ICC International Panel of Umpires in 2008 and was quickly promoted to the ICC Elite Umpire Panel in 2010.

Is a former cricketer who played for Australia, Border, Derbyshire, Eastern Province, Natal, South A

Is a former cricketer who played for Australia, Border, Derbyshire, Eastern Province, Natal, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. He now lives in South Africa. A fast bowler, he played in 11 One Day Internationals in the mid 1980s, and later joined in the South African rebel tours in 1985.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts and Taranaki in the Hawke Cup.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts and Taranaki in the Hawke Cup.

An Australian physicist noted for establishing and running the National Youth Science Forum

An Australian physicist noted for establishing and running the National Youth Science Forum

S a former Victorian and Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler.

S a former Victorian and Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler.

Is a former New South Wales government Minister and the current Chairman of the Sydney Cricket Groun

Is a former New South Wales government Minister and the current Chairman of the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust.In 1978 he was elected member for the state seat of Fuller, which was later to be redrawn as Gladesville, representing the Australian Labor Party.

Is an Australian comedian

Is an Australian comedian

Is an Australian businessman and former director of telecommunications

Is an Australian businessman and former director of telecommunications

Played four Tests and also 33 One Day Internationals and he also played rugby for Canterbury.

Played four Tests and also 33 One Day Internationals and he also played rugby for Canterbury.

Is an Australian baseballer from Dutch descent.Van Buizen represented Australia at the Intercontinen

Is an Australian baseballer from Dutch descent.Van Buizen represented Australia at the Intercontinental Cup in 1999, which was played in Sydney. The Australian's defeated the highly regarded Cuban team in the gold medal game to finish tournament champions

A colourful character, Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australi

A colourful character, Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian season. In 96 Tests, he set a world record of 355 wicketkeeping dismissals, the same as his pace bowling Western Australian team-mate Dennis Lillee. The pair were known for their bowler-wicketkeeper partnership, which yielded 95 Test wickets, a record for any such combination, and made their debuts and retired together. Wisden stated that “Few partnerships between bowler and wicket-keeper have had so profound an impact on the game”.[1] Marsh had a controversial start to his Test career, selected on account of his batting abilities. Sections of the media lampooned Marsh’s glovework, dubbing him “Iron Gloves” after sloppy catching in his debut Test. His keeping improved over time and by the end of his career he was regarded as one of the finest in the history of the sport. He was widely regarded for his sense of team discipline, in particular after Bill Lawry controversially declared the Australian innings closed in Fourth Test of the 1970–71 series with Marsh eight runs short of a century.[2]

Is a former footballer who played one match for the Australia national association football team. Af

Is a former footballer who played one match for the Australia national association football team. After stints at Argentinos Juniors and Club Atlético Lanús in Argentina and Club Toluca in Mexico, Gnavi arrived in Australia in 1974 to play for Pan Helleni

Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman of the department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the NYU Sch

Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman of the department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the NYU School of Medicine