List of Famous people born in Queensland, Australia

Nathan Jones

First Name Nathan
Last Name Jones
Born on August 21, 1969 (age 56)
Height 208 cm | 6'10

Nathan Jones is an Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman and professional wrestler. He held the WWA World Heavyweight Championship once in World Wrestling All-Stars, and aligned himself with The Undertaker in World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand.

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Rebecca Wilson

First Name Rebecca
Born on December 22, 1961
Died on October 7, 2016 (aged 54)

Rebecca Louise Wilson was an Australian sports journalist, radio and television broadcaster and personality, known for the comic television talk sports show The Fat, in which she appeared regularly with host Tony Squires. She was a panellist on numerous television programs including Beauty and the Beast, Sunrise and The Footy Show. She worked in both the newspaper and television industries for over 20 years and won a Kennedy Award in 2013.

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Pauline Hanson

First Name Pauline
Born on May 27, 1954 (age 71)

Pauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. She has been a Senator for Queensland since 2016.

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Cameron Smith

First Name Cameron
Last Name Smith
Born on June 18, 1983 (age 42)

Cameron Wayne Smith is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker, spending his entire career with the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

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Roy Emerson

First Name Roy
Last Name Emerson
Born on November 3, 1936 (age 89)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam tournament titles. He is the only male player to have completed a career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles, and first of two men to have completed a double career Grand Slam in singles. His 28 major titles are the all-time record for a male player. In 1964, he was ranked world No. 1.

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Will Power

First Name Will
Last Name Power

William Steven Power is an Australian champion motorsports driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske. He was the 2014 IndyCar Series champion, and as of 2015 the most successful road and street course race winner in the series' history with 19 wins tied with Scott Dixon. Power won the 2018 Indianapolis 500.

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Cameron Smith

First Name Cameron
Last Name Smith
Born on August 18, 1993 (age 32)

Cameron Smith is an Australian professional golfer. Partnered with Jonas Blixt, they won the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. His biggest individual successes have been in winning the 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii and the Australian PGA Championship, which he won back-to-back in 2017 and 2018. Smith also was runner up in the 2020 Masters.

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Casey Stoner

Casey Joel Stoner
First Name Casey
Last Name Stoner
Born on October 16, 1985 (age 40)

Casey Joel Stoner is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011. Stoner served as a test and development rider for Ducati from 2016 to 2018.

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Amy Shark

Amy Louise Billings
First Name Amy
Last Name Shark
Born on May 14, 1986 (age 39)

Amy Louise Billings, professionally known as Amy Shark, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer from Gold Coast, Queensland. During 2008 to 2012, her early solo material was released and performed under the name Amy Cushway. Her 2016 single "Adore" peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was also listed at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. Her album Love Monster debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Shark has won 8 ARIA Music Awards from 22 nominations, including winning Best Pop Release three times: in 2017 for her extended play, Night Thinker, 2018 for Love Monster and 2020 for "Everybody Rise". She married Shane Billings, a financial manager, in 2013.

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Kerri-Anne Kennerley

First Name Kerri-Anne
Born on September 22, 1953 (age 72)

Kerri-Anne Kennerley is an Australian television and radio presenter, actress and singer. Kennerley has more than 50 years in the industry, and is an inductee into the Logie Hall of Fame. Kennerley was a co-host on Network 10's Studio 10. She is currently due to star in Pippin at the Sydney Lyric Theatre as Pippin's grandmother, Berthe.

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