List of Famous people born in Australia
Gordon Mathers
Gordon Glen Mathers is a professional Australian darts player.
Nadya Hutagalung
Nadya Yuti Hutagalung is an Indonesian-Australian model and actress who was one of the first VJs on MTV Asia (1995), TV host, VJ for the USA MTV, MediaWorks artist, painter and jewellery designer. Born on 28 July 1974 in Sydney, her father, Ricky, born 1951, is an Indonesian of Batak descent from Tarutung, and her mother, Dianne, born 1950, is an Australian.
John Farrow
John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS was an Australian-born American film director, producer and screenwriter. In 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Wake Island, and in 1957 he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days. He had seven children by his wife, actress Maureen O'Sullivan, including actress Mia Farrow.
Christoph M. Schmidt
Christoph Matthias Schmidt is a German economist. He is the president of the RWI Essen and since 2009 chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts. He is also a professor at the University of Bochum. His field of interest is Applied Econometrics, particularly in the context of Labor Economics and Energy Economics.
Josip Šimunić
Josip "Joe" Šimunić is a Croatian former footballer and current manager of the Croatia national under-19 team.
Prudence Murdoch
Prudence "Prue" Murdoch MacLeod is an Australian-British non-executive director in the media industry. Murdoch is the eldest child and daughter of Australian-born American billionaire media proprietor Rupert Murdoch. She has held several directorial roles in her father's News Corporation, and is currently a board member of Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News Corporation.
Gretel Packer
Gretel Lees Packer is an Australian billionaire investor and philanthropist.
Lara Worthington
Lara Worthington is an Australian advertising model and media personality. She is known for appearing in the 2006 Tourism Australia advertising campaign So where the bloody hell are you? Her own reality television series, Being Lara Bingle, premiered on Network Ten in June 2012, ending after one season.
Alanna Kennedy
Alanna Stephanie Kennedy is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur in the English FA Women's Super League, as well as the Australia national team. Kennedy is recognized as being a versatile, technical player and is a right-footed free kick specialist. Known on the international level as a centre back, Kennedy also plays in the midfielder position.
Johnny Klimek
Johnny Klimek is an Australian musician, music producer, and composer, best known for his innovative work in the underground electronica music scene and for his film scores.