List of Famous people born in Australia
Kerry Reid
Kerry Melville Reid is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments. Reid was included in the year-end world top 10 rankings for 12 consecutive years (1968–1979). She won at least one tournament annually from 1966 through 1979, except for 1975. Her career-high ranking was World No. 5 in 1971, behind Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong, and Rosie Casals.
Aaron Pedersen
Aaron Pedersen is an Australian television and film actor of Arrernte and Arabana Australian Aboriginal descent.
Nic Berry
Nic Berry is an Australian rugby union referee and a former professional player. He took up refereeing after being forced to retire from playing in 2012 due to a series of concussions. After taking up the whistle he has become one of the few former Super Rugby players to also have refereed a match in Super Rugby.
Drew Ginn
Drew Cameron Ginn OAM, is an Australian five-time world champion rower, a four time Olympian and triple Olympic gold medallist. From 1995 to 1998 he was a member of Australia's prominent world class crew – the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome.
Christopher Doyle
Christopher Doyle, also known as Dù Kěfēng (Mandarin) or Dou Ho-Fung (Cantonese) is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer. He has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films, being best known for his collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai in Chungking Express, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love and 2046. Doyle is also known for other films such as Temptress Moon, Hero, Dumplings, and Psycho. He has won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, as well as AFI Award for cinematography, the Golden Horse awards, and Hong Kong Film Award.
Nathan Deakes
Nathan Deakes is an Australian former race walker. Deakes trained with the Australian Institute of Sport.
Brad Newley
Brad Newley is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). The 199 cm small forward-shooting guard was drafted 54th overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2007 NBA draft. He was a member of the Australian Under-19 junior national team that won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, where he scored 16 points against Lithuania's Under-19 team in the final.
Tracey Moffatt
Tracey Moffatt is an Australian artist who primarily uses photography and video.
Ladybeard
Richard Magarey is an Australian stunt actor, professional wrestler, singer and YouTuber, known for his bearded crossdressing persona named Ladybeard . He is also vocalist of the band Deadlift Lolita, formerly with the band Ladybaby.
Deniz Akdeniz
Deniz Akdeniz is an Australian actor. He was nominated for the "Award for Best Actor" at the 2010 Inside Film Awards, for his role of "Homer" in the Australian box office hit Tomorrow, When the War Began. Akdeniz is also known for his role of "Raff" in the Disney television production As the Bell Rings, Aladdin on Season 6 of the ABC television series Once Upon a Time, and Robb Wellens during the third season of Siren.