List of Famous people born in Australia
Max Vieri
Massimiliano Vieri is an Italian Australian former football (soccer) player who played as a striker. He is in charge as assistant youth coach for Empoli Primavera.
Duncan Armstrong
Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Armstrong is best remembered for winning a gold and silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Graeme Brown
Graeme Allen Brown OAM is an Australian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the Ceramica Panaria–Navigare, Belkin Pro Cycling and Drapac Professional Cycling teams.
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse is an Australian screenwriter and film director. She has directed films such as Proof, How to Make an American Quilt, A Thousand Acres and The Dressmaker.
Matthew Spiranovic
Matthew Thomas Spiranovic is an Australian soccer player who last played for Perth Glory in the A-League, as well as being an Australian national team representative.
Mark Stockwell
Mark William Stockwell is an Australian former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic medallist. Stockwell is a Queensland native who specialised in freestyle sprint events, and had a successful international swimming career during the mid-1980s including the Olympics, Pan Pacific Championships, and Commonwealth Games. Following his retirement from competitive swimming, he has become a successful business executive and has been active in the administration of national sports organisations in Australia.
Peter Cosgrove
General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, is a retired senior Australian Army officer who served as the 26th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019.
John Pilger
John Richard Pilger is an Australian journalist, writer, scholar, and documentary filmmaker. He has been mainly based in Britain since 1962. He is also currently Visiting Professor at Cornell University in New York.
Lawrence Springborg
Lawrence James Springborg is an Australian politician. He led the National Party in the Queensland Parliament from 2003 to 2006 and again in 2008, before becoming the first leader of the merged Liberal National Party from 2008 to 2009. He led the LNP again from 2015 to 2016 before announcing his retirement. He currently serves as Mayor of Goondiwindi Regional Council, having been elected in March 2020.
Louis Mandylor
Louis Mandylor is an Australian film and television actor.