List of Famous people born in Queensland, Australia
Katie Noonan
Katie Anne Noonan is an Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, pop, rock and dance, she was the singer in the band George and remains the singer in the band Elixir; performs with her mother Maggie Noonan; and plays with her band The Captains. Noonan was the musical director of and performed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games' opening and closing ceremonies.
Ben Dunk
Ben Robert Dunk is an Australian professional cricketer who last played for the Lahore Qalandars and Melbourne Stars. Previously, he has played for Queensland and Tasmania in Australian domestic cricket as a left-handed batsman. He can also play as a wicket-keeper, and is a capable bowler, bowling right arm off spin.
Kate Cook
Kathryn Dee-Anne Cook was an Australian country singer and Australian Idol (2009) finalist. She had solo chart success with "Give the Girl a Spanner" and "Hit the Highway" from her debut extended play, Come a Long Way. She died on 3 March 2019, aged 36.
Alan Jones
Alan Belford Jones AO is an Australian former radio broadcaster. He is a former coach of the Australia national rugby union team and rugby league coach and administrator. He has worked as a school teacher, a speech writer in the office of the Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and in musical theatre. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, and completed a one-year teaching diploma at Worcester College, Oxford. He has received civil and industry awards.
Madeline Stuart
Madeline Stuart is an Australian model with Down syndrome. She has appeared on the New York Fashion Week catwalk, and has also walked Paris fashion week, London fashion week, Runway Dubai, Russian fashion week, Mercedes Benz fashion week China and many more. She has been described as the world's first professional model with Down syndrome.
Lisa Curry
Lisa Gaye Curry AO MBE, also known by her married name Lisa Curry-Kenny, is an Australian former competition swimmer.
Claire Holt
Claire Rhiannon Holt is an Australian-American actress and model, known for her roles as Emma Gilbert in H2O: Just Add Water, Samara Cook in Pretty Little Liars, Rebekah Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries, and its spinoff series The Originals and Kate in the 2017 survival horror film, 47 Meters Down.
Charlotte Caslick
Charlotte Caslick OAM is an Australian professional representative and Olympic level rugby union player. She represents Australia in Sevens Rugby and in touch football. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Alyssa Sutherland
Alyssa Sutherland is an Australian actress and model.
Jack Miller
Jack Peter Miller is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for being the championship runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 World Championship. Miller won the 2016 Dutch TT on a privateer Honda. In 2020 he signed a factory contract at Ducati for 2021 and 2022 seasons.