Art Howard Arkley, painter Charles Blackman, painter Sir William Dobell, painter Ken Done, painter Sir Russell Drysdale, painter Sir Hans Heysen, painter Nora Heysen (died 2003), painter Reg Mombassa Albert Namatjira, (1902-1959), painter Sir Sidney Nolan - painter Tom Roberts, painter Jeffrey Smart, painter Sir Arthur Streeton - painter Albert Tucker, painter Brett Whiteley, painter Literature Wilfred Burchett, (1911-1983), journalist Peter Carey, novelist, twice winner of the Booker Prize James Clavell, (1924-1994), British author of Shogun fame Nick Earls, novelist Dame Mary Gilmore, poet A D Hope, poet Henry Lawson - prose and poetry Kathy Lette, novelist ('Puberty Blues') John Marsden - most popular Australian author for young adults, and writer of the Tomorrow series. Sally Morgan Oodgeroo Noonuccal (aka Kath Walker) Banjo Paterson, (1864-1941), writer, author of Waltzing Matilda and The Man from Snowy River Christina Stead, novelist ('The Man Who Loved Children') Patrick White, (1912-1990), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Tim Winton - Western Australian author of books such as Cloudstreet Judith Wright, poet ('South of My Days') Movies and TV Eric Bana - actor Bruce Beresford - filmmaker Cate Blanchett - actor Bryan Brown - actor Russell Crowe, (born NZ 1964), actor Judy Davis - actor Portia De Rossi - actor Ernie Dingo - actor Errol Flynn - (1909-1959) actor Colin Friels - actor Mel Gibson - (born 1956) - actor American born, Australian raised Rachel Griffiths - actor David Gulpilil - actor & dancer Scott Hicks - filmmaker ('Shine', 'Snow Falling on Cedars') Paul Hogan - (born 1939) actor P J Hogan - film director ('Muriel's Wedding', 'My Best Friend's Wedding', 'Peter Pan') Barry Humphries - actor/comedian Steve Irwin - (born 1962) The Crocodile Hunter Hugh Jackman - actor Nicole Kidman - (1967-) actor American born, Australian raised Baz Luhrmann - filmmaker Phillip Noyce - filmmaker Guy Pearce, (born 1967), actor Gina Riley - comedian Geoffrey Rush - actor (won 1997 Best Actor Oscar for "Shine") Fred Schepisi - filmmaker Yahoo Serious - comedian Peter Weir, (born 1944), filmmaker Music Tina Arena Chris Bailey - frontman for punk rock band The Saints Jimmy Barnes - singer Betty Beath - composer Richard Bonynge - conductor, pianist, husband of Dame Joan Sutherland Philip Bracanin - composer Daryl Braithwaite - singer Joan Carden - soprano Stuart Challender - conductor Peter Dawson - baritone Ross Edwards - composer Peter Garrett - former lead singer and songwriter of Midnight Oil, currently a political activist Lisa Gerrard, (1961?- ) - former Dead Can Dance(1981-1998) member, solo artist and movie score composer Andy Gibb, (1958-1988), pop singer Percy Grainger, pianist, composer (later became an American citizen) Dame Joan Hammond - New Zealand born soprano Sir Bernard Heinze - conductor Matthew Hindson - composer Michael Hutchence, (1960-1997), frontman for INXS Natalie Imbruglia - singer Daniel Johns, (born 1978), singer of Silverchair Elena Kats-Chernin - Russian-born composer Jeff Lang - guitar virtuoso Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor Dame Nellie Melba - opera singer Kylie Minogue, (born 1968), singer Olivia Newton-John, (born 1948), singer Shannon Noll - singer, runner-up to Guy Sebastian in 2003 Australian Idol Johnny O'Keefe - singer 'The Wild One' Joseph Post - conductor Helen Reddy - singer Bon Scott, Malcolm & Angus Young - members of hard rock band AC/DC Peter Sculthorpe - composer Guy Sebastian - singer, winner of 2003 Australian Idol Mark Seymour - lead singer of the Hunters & Collectors Dame Joan Sutherland - soprano, known as 'La Stupenda' Deniz Tek - of the punk rock band Radio Birdman Keith Urban, (born NZ 1967), country musician Carl Vine - composer Gerard Willems - Dutch-born pianist Simone Young - conductor Mandawuy Yunupingu - singer & political activist Politics Tony Abbott, Liberal Minister in John Howard's government Lance Barnard, Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam Sir Edmund Barton, (1849-1920), first Prime Minister of Australia Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland Neville Bonner - politician Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria Bob Brown - Green leader and Senator Brian Burke - WA premier, later Amassador to the Holy See - jailed for corruption Jim Cairns, Treaurer and Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam Bob Carr, Premier of NSW Ben Chifley, Labour Prime Minister 1945-49 Peter Costello, Treasurer in John Hiward's government since 1996 Simon Crean, Opposition Leader to John Howard 2001-03 Bob Collins - NT politician, Federal Senator, Minister of Hawke government Don Dunstan - SA premier H V 'Bert' Evatt, Labour politician, Opposition Leader to Menzies Paul Everingham - first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory; later Federal politician Sir Arthur Fadden, record-breaking Treasurer under Menzies Germaine Greer, (born 1939), feminist Nick Greiner, Premier of NSW Pauline Hanson - former Senator, controversial founder of the One Nation Party Bob Hawke, ALP Prime Minister 1983-91 Harold Holt, (1908-1967), Prime Minister John Howard, (born 1939), Prime Minister Paul Keating, ALP Prime Minister 1991-96 Cheryl Kernot, Leader of the Australian Democrats, defected to ALP and lost seat in 2001 Mark Latham, Leader of the opposition (Australian Labor Party) (2003- ) Sir John McEwen, Country Party leader, briefly Prime Minister after Holt's drowning Sir William McMahon, Liberal Prime Minister 1971-72 Eddie Mabo - political activist Clare Martin - first female and first ALP Chief Minister of the NT Sir Robert Menzies, (1894-1978), Prime Minister Sir Henry Parkes - "father of Federation" Peter Reith, Liberal Minister under John Howard Wilson Tuckey, controversial Liberal politician Gough Whitlam, (1916-), Prime Minister Neville Wran, Premier of NSW Science Sir William Lawrence Bragg - physicist, Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty - immunologist, Nobel Prize winner Sir John Eccles (born 1903) - Nobel prize physiologist Tim Flannery - zoologist and author Lord Howard Florey - co-discoverer of penicillin Sir Gustav Nossal - immunologist Professor Fiona Stanley - epidemiologist Sport Darren Bennett, (born 1965), Australian rules football player turned American football star Raelene Boyle, athlete Sir Donald Bradman, (1908-2001), cricketer Betty Cuthbert, (born 1938), athlete Herb Elliott - middle distance runner Roy Emerson - tennis player Brett Emerton - soccer Johnny Famechon - world boxing champion Jeff Fenech - (born 1964), world boxing champion Dawn Fraser - swimmer Cathy Freeman, (born 1973) - athlete Evonne Goolagong - tennis player Shane Gould, swimmer Grant Hackett, swimmer Lleyton Hewitt, (born 1981) - tennis player Kim Hughes, cricketer Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, athlete, later Governor of South Australia Harry Kewell, (born 1978) - soccer Michael Klim, swimmer John Landy, athlete, second person to run a mile in under 4 minutes; later Governor of Victoria Rod Laver, (born 1938) - tennis player Brett Lee, cricketer (fast bowler) Ray Lindwall - cricketer Luc Longley - basketball player, many NBA teams. Lew Hoad - tennis player Mal Meninga, Rugby League icon Keith Miller - cricketer John Newcombe - tennis player Greg Norman, (born 1955), golfer Kieren Perkins, swimmer Mark Phillipoussis, tenis player Patrick Rafter - tennis player Frank Sedgeman, tennis player Matt Shirvington, athlete Margaret Smith Court - tennis player Shirley Strickland, athlete Ian Thorpe, (born 1982) - swimmer Michele Timms, (born 1965) - basketball player, Phoenix Mercury WNBA Kostya Tszyu, (born 1969) - world boxing champion, Russian born but Australian citizen. Mark Viduka, (born 1975) - soccer Shane Warne - cricketer Mark Waugh - cricketer Steve Waugh - cricketer Karrie Webb, (born 1974) - golfer Other Daisy Bates - self-proclaimed anthropologist Rev John Flynn - founder of the Royal Flying Doctor's Service Megan Gale - model and actress Rolf Harris - artist, singer and TV personality Fred Hollows - eye doctor; move to List Of New Zealanders Frank Hurley - photographer on Shackleton's ill-fated Antarctica expedition Ned Kelly, (c. 1854-1880), bushranger Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, (1897-1935), aviator Elle MacPherson - model Michael Mansell - Aboriginal activist Sir Douglas Mawson - explorer Peter Singer - philosopher, major influence on animal rights movement. Truganini - so-called last of the Tasmanian Aborigines See also: List of people by nationality