List of Famous people born in Victoria, Australia

Matt Toomua

First Name Matt
Last Name Toomua
Born on January 2, 1990 (age 36)
Born in Australia, Victoria
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Matthew Papali'i To’omua is an Australian rugby union professional player who has played over 35 times for Australia since 2013. He plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and his usual position is at fly-half or inside centre. He has previously played for the Brumbies in Australia and for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.

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Bruce William Stillman

First Name Bruce
Last Name Stillman
Born on October 16, 1953 (age 72)
Born in Australia, Victoria

Bruce William Stillman, AO, FAA, FRS is a biochemist and cancer researcher who has served as the Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) since 1994 and President since 2003. He also served as the Director of its NCI-designated Cancer Center for 25 years from 1992 to 2016. During his leadership, CSHL has been ranked as the No. 1 institution in molecular biology and genetics research by Thomson Reuters. Stillman's research focuses on how chromosomes are duplicated in human cells and in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae; the mechanisms that ensure accurate inheritance of genetic material from one generation to the next; and how missteps in this process lead to cancer. For his accomplishments, Stillman has received numerous awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize in 2004 and the 2010 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, both of which he shared with Thomas J. Kelly of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as well as the 2019 Canada Gairdner International Award for biomedical research, which he shared with John Diffley.

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Jill Bilcock

First Name Jill
Born on January 1, 1948 (age 78)
Born in Australia, Victoria

Jill Elizabeth Bilcock is an Australian film editor, a member of the Australian Screen Editors (ASE) guild, as well as the American Cinema Editors (ACE) society, and has edited films such as Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and Road to Perdition. She occasionally gives seminars at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, of which she is an alumna.

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Bianca Chiminello

First Name Bianca
Last Name Chiminello
Born on September 5, 1976 (age 49)
Born in Australia, Victoria

Bianca Chiminello is an Australian model and actress best known for her role as "Jenavian Charto" on the television series Farscape. Chiminello's breakout film performance is in the December 2008 release of David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Chiminello plays Blanchett's best friend.

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Alan Davidson

First Name Alan
Last Name Davidson
Born on June 1, 1960 (age 65)
Born in Australia, Victoria
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Alan Edward Davidson is a former Australian association football player. His father is Australian and his mother is Japanese.

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Robert Doyle

First Name Robert
Last Name Doyle
Born on May 20, 1953 (age 72)
Born in Australia, Victoria

Robert Keith Bennett Doyle is an Australian politician who was the 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne, elected on 30 November 2008 until he resigned on 4 February 2018 amidst allegations of sexual harassment. He was previously Member for Malvern in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria from 1992 to 2006 and Leader of the Victorian Opposition from 2002 to 2006, representing the Liberal Party.

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JG Thirlwell

James George Thirlwell
First Name JG
Born on January 29, 1960 (age 66)
Born in Australia, Victoria

James George Thirlwell, also known as JG Thirlwell, Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles.

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Paul Mercurio

First Name Paul
Last Name Mercurio
Born on March 31, 1963 (age 63)
Born in Australia, Victoria

Paul Joseph Mercurio is an Australian actor, dancer, and TV presenter. Mercurio is best known for his lead role in Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom (1992). His father was the character actor Gus Mercurio.

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John Nicholson

First Name John
Last Name Nicholson
Born on June 22, 1949 (age 76)
Born in Australia, Victoria

John Nicholson is a former cyclist from Australia.

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Frank Howson

First Name Frank
Last Name Howson
Born on January 1, 1952 (age 74)
Born in Australia, Victoria

Frank Michael Howson Melbourne) has had a career in entertainment. He directed Flynn (1996) on the early life of Errol Flynn and Hunting (1991). Howson, with Peter Boyle, helped establish Boulevard Films which produced thirteen films from Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) to Flynn; besides producing for Boulevard Films, Howson often wrote scripts and directed.

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