List of Famous people born in Australia
Tony Burke
Anthony Stephen Burke is an Australian Labor Party politician serving as Manager of Opposition Business since 2013, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Watson since 2004. He was a Cabinet Minister under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2007 to 2013.
Martin Vaughan
Martin Kevin Vaughan is an Australian stage, television and film actor and musician. He played the lead role in the award-winning 26-part 1976 television series Power Without Glory.
Andrew White
David Solari
David Solari is a former cyclist who, in 1985, became the first cyclist in history to be crowned national champion in two different countries. He was Australian Junior pursuit champion and Italian Champion. Solari had dual citizenship and represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics and nine World track Championships. He collected two bronze medals in 1986, a bronze in 1989 and silver in 1990, 91 and 92. Solari also won eight Italian National track championships as well as representing Italy on 158 occasions. Solari was Australian Champion in 1985 and 1992.
Tim Farriss
Timothy William Farriss is an Australian musician, founding member and the lead guitarist of the rock band INXS.
David Tanner
David Tanner is an Australian professional road cyclist, who last rode for Vérandas Willems–Crelan. In December 2014 he was announced as part of the squad for the IAM Cycling team for 2015, alongside fellow Belkin Pro Cycling rider Stef Clement. In September 2016, shortly before the disbanding of the IAM squad, Tanner suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a car whilst training, resulting in him spending three weeks in intensive care. The following year he joined the Vérandas Willems–Crelan team in July, after agreeing a deal to the end of the year with team manager Nick Nuyens, Tanner's former teammate at Saxo Bank–SunGard.
Dan Feuerriegel
Daniel Gregory Feuerriegel is an Australian actor who is based in Los Angeles, California, United States. He has acted in a number of Australian television series and first came to international notice with his role as a gladiator recruit "Agron" in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned. Starting in June 2021, he will be joining the cast of NBC Daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives as EJ DiMera, last portrayed by James Scott.
Morris Iemma
Morris Iemma is a former Australian politician who was the 40th Premier of New South Wales. He served from 3 August 2005 to 5 September 2008. From Sydney, Iemma attended the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney. A member of the Labor Party, he was first elected to the Parliament of New South Wales at the 1991 state election, having previously worked as a trade union official. From 1999, Iemma was a minister in the third and fourth ministries led by Bob Carr. He replaced Carr as premier and Leader of the New South Wales Labor Party in 2005, following Carr's resignation. Iemma led Labor to victory at the 2007 state election, albeit with a slightly reduced majority. He resigned as premier in 2008, after losing the support of caucus, and left parliament shortly after, triggering a by-election. He was replaced as premier by Nathan Rees.
Matt Moran
Matthew Moran is an Australian chef and restaurateur also known for being a guest on various TV cooking shows.
Mirrah Foulkes
Mirrah Foulkes is an Australian director, screenwriter, and film and television actress. She was raised on the Sunshine Coast, in South East Queensland, Australia. She has appeared in films such as Animal Kingdom (2010), Sleeping Beauty (2011), and in the Australian anthology film The Turning (2013).