List of Famous people born in Victoria, Australia
Louise Adler
Louise Adler is a prominent figure in Australian publishing.
Jean Macnamara
Dame Annie Jean Macnamara, was an Australian medical doctor and scientist, best known for her contributions to children's health and welfare. She was honored as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.
Marcus Bontempelli
Marcus Bontempelli is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He grew up in Melbourne while attending Marcellin College, where his sporting abilities earned him the title of Sport captain and placed him in the 1st XVIII football team in 2013. He played top-level junior football with the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup and Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships.
Flea
Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is best known as a founding member and the bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and has appeared on every album released by the band. Flea briefly appeared as the bassist for such bands as What Is This?, Fear, and Jane's Addiction. He has performed with rock supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and collaborated with the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, and Young MC. Flea also performed live with Nirvana in 1993 playing the trumpet.
David Helfgott
David Helfgott is an Australian concert pianist whose life inspired the Academy Award-winning film Shine, in which he was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor and Alex Rafalowicz.
Felix Mallard
Felix Mallard is an Australian actor, musician, and model. From 2014 until 2019, he played Ben Kirk in the television soap opera Neighbours. Mallard starred in the American comedy series Happy Together as Cooper. In 2020, he played Lucas Caravaggio in the Netflix series Locke & Key.
Ollie Wines
Oliver Wines is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Wines received a nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star award in Round 1 of the 2013 season, his debut match. He served as Port Adelaide co-captain in the 2019 season. Wines' standout 2021 season earned him a Brownlow Medal with a record-tying 36 votes.
Danté Exum
Dante Exum is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He chose to bypass college and was ultimately selected by the Utah Jazz with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
Mike Baird
Michael Bruce Baird is an Australian investment banker and former politician who was the 44th Premier of New South Wales, the Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister for Western Sydney, and the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party from April 2014 to January 2017.
Em Rusciano
Emelia Rusciano is an Australian comedian, writer, singer and radio presenter.