Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

1. Jade Close (1987)

Australian Female Field Hockey P

Australian women's field hockey player who has represented Australia at events like the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is also famous for her time in the Australian Hockey League as a...

2. Ben Cross (1947)

British Actor

Actor who starred as athlete Harold Abrahams in the British film Chariots of Fire. In 2004, he appeared in Exorcist: The Beginning and in 2009, he played Sarek in Star Trek.

3. Alex Blackwell (1983)

Cricket Player

Specialist batsman and Australian captain who made her test debut in 2003 against England.

4. Wayne Carey (1971)

Australian Rules Footballer

Australian rules footballer nicknamed "The King" who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever, earning seven All-Australian selections and four Syd Barker Medals as North Melbourne's best...

5. Michael Slater (1970)

Australian Cricketer

Former cricketer who made a name for himself in the media as the co-host of television's "The Footy Show" and "The Cricket Show." During his playing days, he led Australia...

6. Nathan Sharpe (1978)

Australian Rugby Union Player

Australian rugby union player who became known as a lock and captain for the Western Force from 2006 to 2011.

7. Mathew Head (1982)

Australian Rugby League Player

Mathew Head is an Australian professional rugby league player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and Hull in...

8. Jack Littlejohn (1991)

Australian Rugby League Player

Jack Littlejohn is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays five-eighth halfback centre and fullback.

9. Linda Kerridge (Unknow)

Actress

10. Tony Roche (1945)

Australian Tennis Player

Anthony Tony Dalton Roche AO MBE is a former professional Australian tennis player native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga....

11. Rory Arnold (1990)

Australian Rugby Player

Rory Arnold is an Australian rugby union player that played with Griquas in the South African Currie Cup competition in 2013 as well as Gold Coast Breakers in the Queensland...

12. Jim Lenehan (1938)

Australian Rugby Union Player

Jim Lenehan is a former Australian rugby union footballer. A state and national representative versatile back he played twenty-four matches for Australia once as captain. His national representative career spanned...

13. Wal Fife (1929)

Australian Politician

Clyde Fife is a former Australian politician. Fife was born in Wagga Wagga New South Wales and was educated at Gurwood Street public school Wagga Wagga and Canberra Grammar School....

14. Rex Jackson (1928)

New South Wales Politician

Rex Frederick Jackson was an Australian politician elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and subsequently imprisoned for conspiracy.

15. George Hannan (1910)

Australian Politician

George Conrad Hannan was an Australian politician. Born in Wagga Wagga New South Wales he was educated at Catholic schools and then the University of Melbourne. He became a barrister...

16. Charles Oakes (1861)

Australian Politician

Charles William Oakes was an Australian politician. Born in Wagga Wagga New South Wales he was educated at state schools in Sydney after which he became a jeweller and watchmaker....

17. Charles Hardy (Australian politician) (1898)

Australian Politician

Charles Hardy was an Australian politician. Born in Wagga Wagga New South Wales he was educated at Geelong Grammar School before serving in the military 1917-1919. He returned to become...

18. Allen Taylor (1864)

New South Wales Businessman And

Sir Allen Arthur Taylor was an Australian businessman and New South Wales state politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.

19. Matt Suckling (1988)

Australian Rules Footballer

Matt Suckling is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League. Suckling is known as a player with precision kicking and link-up play from...

20. Jason Wild (1976)

Actor

21. Brad Seymour (1976)

Australian Rules Footballer

Brad Seymour is a former Australian rules footballer. A defender from Wagga Wagga Seymour spent his entire ten year career with the Sydney Swans and played in the 1996 AFL...

22. Lex Marinos (1949)

Actor

Alexander Lex Marinos OAM is an Australian media personality of Greek descent. He is a television actor director and writer. Notable for his acting role as 'Bruno' the Italian son-in-law...

23. Adam Commens (1976)

Field Hockey Player

Adam David Commens is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

24. Nathan Hines (1976)

Scottish Rugby Union Player

Nathan Hines is an Australian rugby union player who has played internationally for Scotland and the British and Irish Lions. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne....

25. John Pitura (1950)

Australian Rules Footballer

John Pitura is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne and Richmond Football Clubs in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s. Pitura was born in...

26. Chris Mortimer (1959)

Australian Rugby League Player

Chris Mortimer is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs Penrith Panthers New South Wales and for the Australian national side. Chris Mortimer was the youngest...

27. Brett Scott (1962)

Australian Rules Footballer

Brett Scott is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Football Club in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s. Scott played his early football with The...

28. Andrew Saxton (1964)

Canadian Politician

Andrew Saxton is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the electoral district of North Vancouver in the 2008 Canadian federal election and re-elected in 2011. He is a...

29. Andrew Gee (1970)

Australian Rugby League Player

Andrew Gee is an Australian rugby league administrator and the current football operations manager at the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL. A former player with the club he was a...

30. Michael McCormack (Australian politician) (1964)

Australian Politician

Michael Francis McCormack an Australian federal politician is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the seat of Riverina New South Wales for the National Party of Australia...

31. Paul Hawke (1964)

Australian Rules Footballer

Paul Hawke is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Sydney and Collingwood Football Clubs in the Australian Football League. A versatile ruck-rover from the Wagga Tigers...

32. Carl Limberger (1964)

Tennis Player

Carl Limberger is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Limberger won one doubles title and reached eight doubles finals when on the ATP Circuit. His highest singles ranking was...

33. Colin Hounsell (1955)

Australian Rules Footballer

Colin Hounsell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne/Sydney Football Club in the Victorian Football League. Hounsell came from Collingullie a small town near Wagga...

34. Ken Lorraway (1956)

Australian Triple Jumper

Kenneth John Lorraway was an Australian triple jumper who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1984 and Commonwealth Games: 1978 and 1982. His best Olympic...

35. Greg Brentnall (1956)

Australian Rugby League Player

Greg Brentnall is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative fullback and winger he played for Canterbury-Bankstown in...

36. Steve Mortimer (1956)

Australian Rugby League Player

Steve Mortimer OAM nicknamed Turvey after Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga New South Wales where he hailed from is an Australian former rugby league halfback. Mortimer played a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs...

37. Rob Phillis (1956)

Australian Motorcycle Racer

Rob Phillis is a retired motorcycle road racer from Australia. He began his motorcycling career competing in dirt bike and motocross events before crossing over to road racing in 1974.

38. Tom Bull (1905)

Australian Politician

Thomas Louis Tom Bull was an Australian politician. Born in Wagga Wagga New South Wales he was educated at Wesley College in Melbourne after which he returned to New South...

39. Nigel Plum (1983)

Australian Rugby League Player

Nigel Plum is a Rugby League player who plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He is known for his tackling technique.

40. Kate Blackwell (1983)

Cricketer

Kathryn Anne Blackwell is an Australian cricketer. Blackwell was born in Wagga Wagga but raised in Yenda a small rural town outside of Griffith NSW. She and her identical twin...

41. James Catts (1877)

Australian Politician

James Howard Catts was an Australian politician unionist and businessman.

42. Patrick Dwyer (ice hockey) (1983)

American Ice Hockey Player

Patrick Pat Dwyer is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in...

43. Simon Gleeson (1977)

Australian Actor

Simon Gleeson is an Australian actor in the United Kingdom who has performed in plays at The Royal National Theatre and in the West End of London. He has appeared...

44. Raelene Castle (Unknow)

unknow

45. Jeremy Doyle (1983)

Australian Paralympic Wheelchair

Jeremy JD Doyle was an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He became paraplegic due to being run over by a car and competed in the 2009 Paralympic World Cup and the...

46. Cameron Mooney (1979)

Australian Rules Footballer

Cameron Mooney is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Geelong Football Clubs in the Australian Football League.

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