List of Famous people born in Australia

Sianoa Smit-McPhee is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her years in Australian soap opera Neighbours as Bree Timmins. Her next role was in the children's television series As the Bell Rings, which aired on the Disney Channel. In 2007, she appeared as Desma, the lead character in the short fantasy film Hugo. From 2009 to 2011, she starred in the HBO series Hung as Darby Drecker. In 2012, Smit-McPhee featured in the TV movie ABC Firelight and the series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The following year, she starred in All Cheerleaders Die. Smit-McPhee and her husband John Rush, a music producer, also wrote and produced the song Take a Bite of My Heart, which was featured in the film and performed by her.

Melissa Hoskins is an Australian former track and road racing cyclist. She topped the general classification in the 2012 Tour of Chongming Island. She was a member of the Australian track cycling team pursuit team that finished in fourth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hoskins announced her retirement from professional cycling on 2 May 2017.

Julie Maree McDonald OAM is an Australian former long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 800-metre freestyle, swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She was often considered to be an outspoken and controversial swimmer, who switched to distance freestyle after starting as backstroker.

John Michael Landy is an Australian retired middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile race. He was also the 26th Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.

Emily Louise van Egmond is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United in the English FA Women's Super League, as well as the Australia national team. She previously played for German side 1. FFC Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, Danish side Fortuna Hjørring in the Elitedivisionen, Chicago Red Stars and Orlando Pride in the NWSL as well as Canberra United, Western Sydney Wanderers, Newcastle Jets and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League.

Michael John Harvey is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Sarah Àlainn is a vocalist, violinist, composer, lyricist, translator, and copywriter from Australia, mostly active in Japan. Known to have a musical range that exceeds three octaves, displays perfect pitch and has synesthesia.

Nathan Paul McGuinness is a creative director and visual effects supervisor. He was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and won a BAFTA Award for his work on the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).

Nicholas David Green OAM is an Australian former rower, a dual Olympic gold medallist and four time World Champion. From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of Australia's prominent world class crew – the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome. Now a sports administrator, since 2014 he has been Chief Executive of Cycling Australia.