List of Famous people born in New South Wales, Australia
Tomi Juric
Tomi Juric is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Australian side Adelaide United and the Australian national team. His younger brother, Deni, is also a professional footballer.
Graham Richardson
Graham Frederick Richardson is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1983 to 1994 and served as a Cabinet Minister in both the Hawke and Keating Governments. He is currently a media commentator, public speaker, and political lobbyist.
Graham Arnold
Graham James Arnold is an Australian association football manager and former player. Arnold was appointed to work as an assistant coach of the Australian national football team in 2000. After head coach Frank Farina was sacked in 2005, Arnold worked with Guus Hiddink for the 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign, in which they made the second round of the finals. After Hiddink left, he became interim coach of the Socceroos. Arnold went on to Qualify the U23s for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Arnold then went on to assist Pim Verbeek for qualification of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Arnold went on take the manager role at A-League club the Central Coast Mariners between 2010 and 2013, where he guided the club to two premierships and a championship. He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame. Arnold went on to win two premierships, one championship and an FFA Cup with Sydney FC. In August 2018, Arnold was appointed head coach of the Socceroos.
Laura Tingle
Laura Margaret Tingle is an Australian journalist and author. She is currently the chief political correspondent of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 7.30 current affairs television program and was previously the political editor of Australian Financial Review.
Paterson Clarence Hughes
Paterson Clarence Hughes, DFC was an Australian fighter ace of World War II. Serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was credited with as many as seventeen aerial victories during the Battle of Britain, before being killed in action on 7 September 1940. His tally made him the highest-scoring Australian of the battle, and among the three highest-scoring Australians of the war.
Harry Cooper
Harry Leonard Cooper,, is an Australian veterinarian and television personality who is best known for his media appearances.
Torah Bright
Torah Jane Bright is an Australian professional snowboarder. She is Australia's most successful Winter Olympian, former Olympic gold and silver medalist, two time X Games gold medalist, three time US Open winner, two time Global Open Champion, three time World Superpipe Champion, former TTR World Champion and recipient of the Best Female Action Sports Athlete at the ESPY awards. In 2014 Bright became the first Olympic athlete to qualify for all three snowboarding disciplines; halfpipe, slopestyle and boarder-cross.
Jane Comerford
Jane Comerford is a singer, songwriter, lecturer, and vocal coach working in Germany.
Mitchell Duke
Mitchell Thomas Duke is an Australian international footballer (soccer) who plays for Fagiano Okayama in the J2 League.
Jack Vidgen
Jack Vidgen is an Australian singer, best known for winning the fifth season of Australia's Got Talent as a teenager. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia with his debut single, "Yes I Am", and studio album, of the same name, were released in August 2011. The album debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart, and was certified gold. His second studio album, Inspire, was released in April 2012, reaching number 23 on the ARIA Albums Chart. In 2019 Vidgen auditioned for The Voice , and appeared on America's Got Talent: The Champions. Vidgen has also appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in Australia.