List of Famous people born in Queensland, Australia
Chris Milligan
Christopher Milligan is an Australian actor. From 2008 onwards, he has played Kyle Canning in the television soap opera Neighbours. He initially started out as a recurring cast member, until he was promoted to the regular cast in 2011. Milligan also played the lead role of David in supernatural fantasy show Dead Gorgeous, and made guest appearances in Rush, The Pacific, Winners & Losers, and Arrow. He appeared in the horror film The Gallows Act II, and reprised his Neighbours role after a three-year absence.
Frank Forde
Francis Michael Forde was an Australian politician who served as prime minister of Australia from 6 to 13 July 1945. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1932 to 1946. He served as prime minister in a caretaker capacity after the death of John Curtin, and is the shortest-serving prime minister in Australia's history.
Charles Chauvel
Charles Edward Chauvel OBE was an Australian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter and nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel. He is noted for making the films Forty Thousand Horsemen in 1940 and Jedda in 1955.
Jay McCarthy
Jay McCarthy is an Australian racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.
Anne-Louise Lambert
Anne-Louise Lambert is an Australian actress whose acting career began with her role in Number 96 in 1973.
Michelle Law
Michelle Law is an Australian writer and screenwriter. She completed a Bachelor of Creative Writing at the Queensland University of Technology.
Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen is an Australian Ironman triathlete and former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the Team HTC–Columbia and Lotto–Soudal teams.
John Stanton
John Stanton is an Australian stage, film and television actor and voice-over, with a career spanning over some 50 years. He is known for his deep, rich voice, similar to John Laws.
Gyton Grantley
Gyton Stephen Grantley is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly, for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most Popular Actor for the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards and the 2008 AFI award. Grantley won the 2009 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor.
Raymond Conway Benjamin
Raymond Conway Benjamin was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1949, Benjamin served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville, Australia from 1984 until his retirement in 2000.