List of Famous people born in Australia
Roger Rasheed
Roger Rasheed is a former Australian rules football player, tennis player, tennis coach and tennis commentator with the Seven Network for 12 years. Rasheed is best known as Grand Slam coach of Australian former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, former World No. 6 Gaël Monfils, former World No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, former World No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov and through his own website ProTennisCoach.com. In addition, Rasheed is a media personality on Channel Seven and is the founder of the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation.
Jennifer Byrne
Jennifer Victoria Byrne is an Australian journalist, television presenter and former book publisher. She currently hosts the monthly ABC television program First Tuesday Book Club, later renamed The Book Club.
Angus Sampson
Angus Sampson is an Australian actor, director, producer and writer. He stars in the Insidious film series, the comedy crime drama film The Mule (2014), the action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and the supernatural horror film Winchester (2018).
Minjee Lee
Minjee Lee is an Australian professional golfer from Perth. She became the number one ranked amateur golfer in February 2014 after winning the Oates Victorian Open, remaining number one until turning professional in September 2014. On 25 July 2021, Lee won her first major championship – the Amundi Evian Championship.
Jaimee Fourlis
Jaimee Fourlis is a professional Australian tennis player of Greek descent. She grew up in Melbourne and attended Northcote High School. Her family origins are from Agrinio, Greece.
Gronya Somerville
Gronya Somerville is an Australian professional badminton player specializing in doubles. She won eight Oceania Championships title, six in the women's doubles and two times in the mixed doubles.
Matt Giteau
Matthew James Giteau is an Australian rugby union player who last played for the Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath. During his career he won 103 test caps for Australia. He was reselected to the national team after several years' absence under a rule known as Giteau's law.
Emily Arthur
Emily Arthur is an Australian snowboarder who competes internationally.
Elise Kellond-Knight
Elise Kellond-Knight is an Australian international football player, who plays for Kristianstads DFF in the Damallsvenskan and the Australian national team. Kellond-Knight is a left footed set piece specialist.
Harrison Craig
Harrison Craig is an Australian singer who won the second series of The Voice Australia. Craig, who lives in Melbourne, was coached in the program by British singer Seal. Craig has had three songs on the ARIA Singles Chart top 10 with his cover of "Unchained Melody" reaching No. 2 and his original song, "More Than a Dream", at No. 3. His debut album titled More Than a Dream was released on 25 June 2013. His second album L.O.V.E was released 11 April 2014, and his third, Kings of Vegas, in November 2016.