List of Famous people born in Australia

Stephen Mark Hawkins OAM is an Australian former national champion, World Champion and Olympic gold medal winning lightweight rower.

Roger Woodward AC OBE is an Australian who plays the piano.

Peter Lindsay Weir, AM is an Australian film director. He was a leading figure in the Australian New Wave cinema movement (1970–1990), with films such as the mystery drama Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the supernatural thriller The Last Wave (1977) and the historical drama Gallipoli (1981). The climax of Weir's early career was the $6 million multi-national production The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).

Rory Arnold is an Australian professional rugby union player. He plays for the Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 competition, and has represented Australia in test matches. His regular position is lock.

Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, was a senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th Governor of Western Australia from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th Governor-General of Australia, serving from 2003 to 2008.

William Ellis (Bill) Newton, VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to a member of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. He was honoured for his actions as a bomber pilot in Papua New Guinea during March 1943 when, despite intense anti-aircraft fire, he pressed home a series of attacks on the Salamaua Isthmus, the last of which saw him forced to ditch his aircraft in the sea. Newton was still officially posted as missing when the award was made in October 1943. It later emerged that he had been taken captive by the Japanese, and executed by beheading on 29 March.

Deborah Kathleen Watson is an Australian former water polo player. She is one of the greatest female water polo players to ever play the game. She won gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid.

Angus McLaren (born 3 November 1988) is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series Packed to the Rafters as Nathan Rafter and H₂O: Just Add Water as Lewis McCartney.

Gregory Charles Rivers is a Hong Kong actor of Australian heritage.

Marco Leonardi is an Italian actor.