List of Famous people born in Queensland, Australia
Matt Passmore
Matthew Passmore is an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters (2006–2009), Blue Heelers (2003), Last Man Standing (2005), and his first American television show, The Glades (2010–2013).
Scott Dixon
Scott Ronald Dixon is a professional racing driver from New Zealand. Competing for Chip Ganassi Racing since joining IndyCar, Dixon has won the championship six times: in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020. He also won the 92nd Indianapolis 500 in 2008 from pole position. With 50 wins, Dixon is the third most successful driver in American Championship Cars history, and his 50 wins leads all active drivers in the current IndyCar Series. He is also a three-time overall winner and one-time GTLM winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Alongside his six series' titles, Dixon won at least one race for sixteen consecutive seasons between 2005 and 2020, and shares with Foyt the all-time record of winning a race in 18 seasons. He is the only driver to win the IndyCar championship in his inaugural year in the series.
Kenneth Dougall
Kenneth William Dougall is an Australian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Blackpool.
Sonia Kruger
Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter and media personality, who has been a prominent figure in the media for over 20 years. Kruger is currently the host of Big Brother Australia and a judge on Australia's Got Talent.
Valentine Holmes
Valentine Holmes is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. A fullback or winger, he is an Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative.
Graham Staines
Graham Stuart Staines was an Australian Christian missionary, who along with his two sons, Philip and Timothy, was burnt to death in India by members of a Hindu fundamentalist group named Bajrang Dal. In 2003, Bajrang Dal activist Dara Singh was convicted of leading the murderers and was sentenced to life in prison.
Robbie Kruse
Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Melbourne Victory and the Australian national team. He played his junior football with Albany Creek in the Pine Rivers district to the near north of Brisbane and began his professional career with A-League side Brisbane Roar and later Melbourne Victory before moving to Germany in 2011.
Kristy Hinze
Kristy Hinze is an Australian model, actress and television host. Hinze has appeared in Sports Illustrated as well as the Victoria's Secret catalogue.
Emma Snowsill
Emma Laura Snowsill OAM is an Australian professional triathlete and multiple gold medalist in the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. She won the gold medal in triathlon at the 2008 Olympics. Snowsill is married to the 2008 Olympic champion in men's triathlon, Jan Frodeno.
Jonathan Hyde
Jonathan Stephen Geoffrey King, known professionally as Jonathan Hyde, is an Australian-born actor, known for roles such as Herbert Cadbury in Richie Rich, J. Bruce Ismay in the 1997 film Titanic, Culverton Smith in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Warren Westridge in Anaconda, Sam Parrish and Van Pelt in Jumanji, and Eldritch Palmer in the FX TV series The Strain. He has lived in the United Kingdom since 1969.