List of Famous people born in Australia
Keith Payne
Keith Payne, is an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the presence of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Payne's VC was awarded for his actions during the Vietnam War. Aged 87, he is the last living Australian recipient of the original "Imperial" Victoria Cross.
Timothy Disken
Timothy Malcolm (Disko) Disken, is an Australian paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships and won bronze in the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle S9, a silver medal in the men's S9 50m freestyle and a bronze medal in the men's 200m individual medley SM9.
Steve Hooker
Steven Leslie Hooker OAM is an Australian former pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best, achieved in 2008, is 6.06 m making him the fourth-highest pole vaulter in history, behind Sergey Bubka and Renaud Lavillenie and Armand Duplantis.
Hannah Green
Hannah Green is an Australian professional golfer and winner of the 2019 Women's PGA Championship.
Cameron McEvoy
Cameron McEvoy is an Australian competitive swimmer who represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Corey Cadby
Corey Patrick Cadby is an Australian former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion.
Cate McGregor
Catherine McGregor is a prominent transgender writer, activist, and former senior Australian Defence Force officer.
Carl Barron
Carl Barron is an Australian theatre and television comedian. His style is based on observational humour.
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, radio and television presenter living in Melbourne. He is a recurring panelist on Network 10's Have You Been Paying Attention? with Sam Pang and co-hosts Hughesy & Ed with Dave Hughes on the Hit Network.
Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen is an Australian comedian, television presenter, media personality and author. She is known for being the host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season. Killeen hosted the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards.