List of Famous people born in Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Michael Matthews
Michael James Matthews is an Australian professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.
Jeff Williams
Jeffrey Francis Williams is an Australian-born former left-handed pitcher who played for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. He was a specialist set-up pitcher, or closer.
Agni Pratistha
Agni Pratistha Arkadewi Kuswardono is an Indonesian actress, graphic designer and beauty pageant titleholder who was the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2006 (Miss Universe Indonesia), she representing Indonesia in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant held in Mexico City, Mexico in May 2007, where she ended won Best National Costume award.
Stef Dawson
Stef Dawson is an Australian actress. She portrayed Annie Cresta in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2. She also made a cameo appearance in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Erin McNaught
Erin Gleave is an Australian model, actress, presenter and television personality. McNaught grew up in Australia alongside her older brothers and began playing in a band named "Short Straw" in her teenage years. After starting a career in modelling she represented Australia at the Miss Universe 2006 competition but did not progress well. After her participation McNaught went on to secure more modelling contracts and television jobs. In 2007 she took acting classes and secured a part in the soap opera Neighbours playing the role of Sienna Cammeniti. In 2010 she was employed by MTV and fronted their MTV Hits Weekly Hot30 Countdown show.
Imogen Bailey
Imogen Bailey is an Australian model, actress and singer. As a model she has been featured on the cover of men's magazines, including Ralph, FHM Australia, Black+White. On TV Bailey has appeared in various reality shows, Celebrity Big Brother, Skating on Thin Ice (2005), and Celebrity Survivor (2006), which was set in Vanuatu. In 2008 she portrayed Nicola West on Australian TV soap opera, Neighbours for six months. As a singer her vocals were featured on the 2003 single "If U Want Me" by United Kingdom dance musician, Michael Woods. It peaked at No. 46 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 on the component, UK dance chart; No. 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 5 on its Dance Charts. In August 2012 Bailey participated in the second season of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) TV documentary series, Go Back to Where You Came From. She is an advocate for animal rights and has worked on many People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) campaigns. Bailey is also an advocate for asylum seekers in Australia. She shares her home base between Sydney and Los Angeles.
Christoph M. Schmidt
Christoph Matthias Schmidt is a German economist. He is the president of the RWI Essen and since 2009 chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts. He is also a professor at the University of Bochum. His field of interest is Applied Econometrics, particularly in the context of Labor Economics and Energy Economics.
Josip Šimunić
Josip "Joe" Šimunić is a Croatian former footballer and current manager of the Croatia national under-19 team.
Campbell Newman
Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman is a former Australian Liberal-National Party politician who served as the 38th premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. Newman served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between March 2012 and 31 January 2015. He was the leader of the LNP from 2 April 2011 to 7 February 2015, and was the 15th lord mayor of Brisbane from 27 March 2004 to 3 April 2011.
Richard Tognetti
Richard Leo Tognetti AO is a leading Australian musician recognised internationally as a violin soloist, ensemble player, leader, composer and arranger, conductor and artistic director.