List of Famous people born in Australia

Keith Payne

First Name Keith

Last Name Payne

Born on August 30, 1933 (age 92)

Born in Australia, Queensland

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.

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Timothy Disken

First Name Timothy

Last Name Disken

Born on November 3, 1996 (age 29)

Born in Australia, Victoria

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.

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Steve Hooker

Steven Leslie Hooker

First Name Steve

Last Name Hooker

Born on July 16, 1982 (age 43)

Born in Australia, Victoria

Height 187 cm | 6'2

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.

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Hannah Green

First Name Hannah

Last Name Green

Born on December 20, 1996 (age 29)

Born in Australia, Western Australia

Hannah Green is an Australian professional golfer and winner of the 2019 Women's PGA Championship.

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Cameron McEvoy

First Name Cameron

Last Name McEvoy

Born on May 13, 1994 (age 31)

Born in Australia, Queensland

Height 182 cm | 6'0

Swimmer

Cameron McEvoy is an Australian competitive swimmer who represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Corey Cadby

First Name Corey

Last Name Cadby

Born on March 18, 1995 (age 31)

Born in Australia, Tasmania

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.

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Cate McGregor

First Name Cate

Last Name McGregor

Born on November 30, 1955 (age 70)

Born in Australia, Queensland

Catherine McGregor is a prominent transgender writer, activist, and former senior Australian Defence Force officer.

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Carl Barron

First Name Carl

Last Name Barron

Born on June 11, 1964 (age 61)

Born in Australia, Queensland

Carl Barron is an Australian theatre and television comedian. His style is based on observational humour.

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Ed Kavalee

First Name Ed

Last Name Kavalee

Born on June 30, 1979 (age 46)

Born in Australia

Actor

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.

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Gretel Killeen

First Name Gretel

Born on February 3, 1963 (age 63)

Born in Australia, New South Wales

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.

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