List of Famous people born in Queensland, Australia

Matt Passmore

First Name Matt
Last Name Passmore
Born on December 24, 1973 (age 52)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

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).

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Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon
First Name Scott
Last Name Dixon
Born on July 22, 1980 (age 45)

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.

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Kenneth Dougall

Kenneth William Dougall
First Name Kenneth
Born on May 7, 1993 (age 32)
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Kenneth William Dougall is an Australian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Blackpool.

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Sonia Kruger

First Name Sonia
Born on August 28, 1965 (age 60)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

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.

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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.

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Graham Staines

First Name Graham
Last Name Staines
Born on January 1, 1941
Died on January 23, 1999 (aged 58)

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.

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Robbie Kruse

Robbie Thomas Kruse
First Name Robbie
Last Name Kruse
Born on October 5, 1988 (age 37)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

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.

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Kristy Hinze

First Name Kristy
Last Name Hinze
Born on October 16, 1979 (age 46)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Kristy Hinze is an Australian model, actress and television host. Hinze has appeared in Sports Illustrated as well as the Victoria's Secret catalogue.

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Emma Snowsill

Emma Laura Snowsill
First Name Emma
Born on June 15, 1981 (age 44)
Height 161 cm | 5'3

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.

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Jonathan Hyde

First Name Jonathan
Last Name Hyde
Born on May 21, 1948 (age 77)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

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.

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