Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter W

A professional Australian middleweight kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Sunshine Coast,

A professional Australian middleweight kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Is a retired cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2000 but no Tests.

Is a retired cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2000 but no Tests. He retired from all cricket in 2004 and he has played for Taranaki in the Hawke Cup. He was born in New Plymouth.

Is a member of the Otago cricket team, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State T

Is a member of the Otago cricket team, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions. McSkimming, a fast bowler and useful lower order batsman was selected in the 30 man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy 2006 a

is a former New Zealand rower

is a former New Zealand rower

Is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1975 to 1996, representing the National Party.

Is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1975 to 1996, representing the National Party. He has also served as Mayor of Queenstown.Cooper was born in Dunedin, but later moved to Queenstown. He worked as a retailer, a signwriting contractor, an

An Australian politician

An Australian politician

Is a former science teacher and professional footballer (rugby league) with the Western Suburbs Magp

Is a former science teacher and professional footballer (rugby league) with the Western Suburbs Magpies & Balmain Tigers. He now presents weekend radio shows on ABC Local Radio stations across Queensland, Australia, broadcasting from the studios of 612 AB

Played 21 Tests and 31 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1976 and 1983, all as wicket-k

Played 21 Tests and 31 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1976 and 1983, all as wicket-keeper.

Is a former professional Australian snooker player. His best run in a ranking event was to the final

Is a former professional Australian snooker player. His best run in a ranking event was to the final of the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1990, where he lost 10-6 to Steve James. He never managed to get into the top 32, his highest ranking being 35. He qua

Is an Australian soccer player.Moon completed his schooling at Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane. H

Is an Australian soccer player.Moon completed his schooling at Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane. He was signed by Queen of the South on 31 August 2006, after he had an unsuccessful trial spell with Hibernian.He signed for Brisbane Premier League First D

Is an Australian Aboriginal leader and the former National President of the Australian Labor Party (

Is an Australian Aboriginal leader and the former National President of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He is a member of the Bundjalung people.Mundine worked in the New South Wales public service, including a stint as the CEO of the New South Wales Nat

Is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals,

Is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals, and also represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 levels.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, who played for Central Districts

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, who played for Central Districts cricket team from 1962 to 1975. He also played for New Zealand's under-23s – scoring 46 runs from one match at 23.00 – as well as club cricket for Taranaki

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national men's team that f

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national men's team that finished ninth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich after a win against Belgium in the ninth place match.

Is an Australian professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competi

Is an Australian professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1995 to current. Nicknamed the "Warlock" as a play on his given name Warwick.American Bicycle Association (ABA): Early April 1999-April

Is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.[

Is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.[

Is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olymp

Is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-1 event at Beijing in 2008.

Darling is the great-nephew of Joe Darling, and learnt to play cricket at his family's home at Ramco

Darling is the great-nephew of Joe Darling, and learnt to play cricket at his family's home at Ramco on the Murray River. He played for the Salisbury district club in 1970-71, and started his first-class career in 1975-76 with South Australia, winning the Sheffield Shield that season. Darling was given his chance in the Australian Test team through the defection of several players to World Series Cricket, and made his debut as an opener against India in the summer of 1977-78 at Adelaide. Darling made 65 and 56 in his first Test, impressing fans with his fearless style. This performance was enough to earn him a spot on the following tour of the West Indies, where he was also a member of the one-day team. In the overall tour he performed well, making two centuries against spin-based attacks. However, the pace bowling of the West Indies national team found his technical weakness quickly, and he scored just 43 runs in his 6 Test innings on the tour.[

Is an Australian Professor of economics at the Australian National University

Is an Australian Professor of economics at the Australian National University

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches for Auckland across the 1946-47 season. A right-h

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches for Auckland across the 1946-47 season. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Snedden made 92 runs from his two matches at 30.66, largely from one knock of 75. His father, Nessie Snedden and

Was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he cap

Was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he captained Australia in ten Test matches between 1920 and 1921 and was undefeated, winning eight Tests and drawing two. Armstrong was captain of the the 1920–21 Australian team that defeated the touring English 5–0; one of only two teams to win an Ashes series in a whitewash. He made his Test debut in 1902 against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and was selected to tour England later that year where he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. He was involved in several altercations with cricket administrators and was one of the "Big Six" who boycotted the 1912 Triangular Tournament in England after a dispute with the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket.

Is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia in the South Au

Is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 to 2006 inclusive, representing the electorate of Bright.

Was an Australian professional tennis player. He retired after Wimbledon 2007. His serve was his str

Was an Australian professional tennis player. He retired after Wimbledon 2007. His serve was his strongest weapon by far, and had been referred to as the "best in the world" by several of his fellow players, including Jim Courier , Andre Agassi and Thoma

A former Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representin

A former Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorates of Carlingford between 1988 and 1991 and Baulkham Hills between 1991 and 2011 for the Liberal Party of Australia. He was Minister for Jus

Is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He was selected

Is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He was selected to represent Australia and Queensland during his career, which he spent playing for the Gold Coast Seagulls, St. George Dragons and St. George Illawarra D