List of Famous people born in Australia
Anthony Joe
Anthony Joe is an Australian badminton player. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Joy Lai. He also won the bronze medals in the men's singles and doubles event. Joe was awarded a full blue award by the Australian National University, for his excellence and contribution to sport & recreation during the 2016 calendar year.
Brent Owens
Brent Owens is an Australian cook. He is the winner of the sixth series of MasterChef Australia. He gave $50,000 of his $250,000 prize money to fellow contestant Emelia Jackson. He wrote a cook book, Dig In!, for people who come home tired at the end of the day to make a stellar dish with minimal effort. He lives in Melton, Melbourne.
Uwe Schummer
Uwe Schummer is a German politician of the (Christian Democratic Union from Willich who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2002. Since 2014 he has been Commissioner of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group for people with disabilities. He is a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment, where he served as chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group from 2009 to 2014.
Warwick Brown
Warwick Brown is a former racing driver from Australia.
Jared Tallent
Jared Tallent OAM is an Australian race walker and Olympic gold medallist in the 50 km walk from London in 2012. He is a four-time Olympic medallist, three-time World Championship medallist and holds the current Olympic record in the 50 km walk.
Karl Dodd
Karl Dodd is an Australian former professional soccer player, and current manager of the Guam national football team.
Melissa Jaffer
Melissa Jaffer is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles, but has also appeared in many Australian films.
Kellie Lucas
Kellie Louise Lucas is an Australian badminton player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event. She participated at the three consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002, and 2006, and winning a women's team bronze medal in 1998. Lucas was crowned Ballarat's Sportswoman of the Year for the fourth time in her sporting career.
Kevin Michael Manning
Kevin Michael Manning is an Australian retired Roman Catholic bishop. He served as Bishop of Parramatta from 1997 to 2010, and now holds the title Bishop Emeritus. He had previously been a parish priest in the Diocese of Bathurst, and he served as Bishop of Armidale from 1991 to 1997.
Jack Haig
Jack Haig is an Australian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.