Queensland, Australia
1. Sidney Cotton (1894)
Australian Inventor Photographer
Australian inventor, aviator and photographer who developed one of the earliest processes for color film.
2. Dick Johnson (1945)
Race Car Driver
Five-time Australian Touring Car champion who was an active racer from 1970 to 2000.
3. Zheani (1993)
Rapper
Australian rapper who is best known for her popular hit single "I Won't Sell My Soul" which she released in late 2019. She has a well known Instagram account featuring...
4. Cassi Thomson (1993)
Actress
Actress best known for her roles on HBO's Big Love and ABC Family's Switched at Birth. She has also appeared on Without a Trace, ER, and House, M.D.
5. Jodie Kenny (1970)
Field Hockey Player
World Cup and Olympic field hockey player who plays for Australia's women's national team. She played during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She has scored over 110 career goals in...
6. Anne Geddes (1956)
Australian Photographer
Photographer, clothing designer and businesswoman who gained fame for he stylized photographs of babies, fairies, flowers, and small animals.
7. Brad Backer (1956)
Australian Rugby League Player
Wing who is best known for his time representing Queensland.
8. Mike Goldman (1972)
Australian Television And Radio
A radio and television host known for his work on the Australian version of "Big Brother" and for his interviews with many music legends.
9. Scott Vitale (1985)
Australian Wheelchair Rugby Play
Scott Vitale was a member of the Australian wheelchair rugby team which competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics. Scott Vitale was born to Jill and Phillip Vitale on...
10. Riki Wessels (1985)
Cricketer
Mattheus Hendrik Wessels also known as Riki Wessels is an Australian cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Marylebone Cricket Club and Northamptonshire. He is a wicket keeper...
11. Leo Dynevor (1974)
Australian Rugby League Player
Leo Dynevor was a rugby league footballer of the '90s. He played for the London Broncos in 1996 the Newcastle Knights in 1997 and finally the Western Suburbs Magpies from...
12. Jessica Anderson (1916)
Novelist And Short Story Writer
Jessica Margaret Anderson was an Australian novelist and short story writer. Embarking on her career as a novelist relatively late in life she rose to prominence upon the publication of...
13. Daniel Heenan (1981)
Australian Rugby Union Player
Daniel Heenan is an Australian rugby union footballer. His usual position is at flanker/lock. He used to play for the Brumbies in the Super 14 and has played for the...
14. Lachlan Keeffe (1990)
Australian Rules Footballer
Lachlan Keeffe is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. In 2008 Keeffe was signed by the Collingwood Football Club as an unregistered player and was later drafted...
15. Bert St. John (1879)
Tennis Player
Bert St. John was an Australian tennis player. St.
16. Glenn Patching (1958)
Australian Swimmer
Glenn Patching was an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s who won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres backstroke event at the 1978 Commonwealth...
17. Brad Howard (1987)
Australian Rules Footballer
Brad Howard is an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.
18. Adam Sarota (1988)
Footballer
Adam Sarota is an Australian footballer who plays for FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.
19. Blake Cochrane (1991)
Australian Paralympic Swimmer
Blake Cochrane OAM is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
20. Rob Simmons (1943)
American Politician
Robert Ruhl Rob Simmons is a retired U. S. Army Colonel and former U. S. Congressman from Connecticut. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives...
21. Robyn Thorn (1945)
Australian Swimming Coach
Robyn Thorn Robyn Nock by marriage was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Coming from Kingaroy Queensland...
22. Wayne Bartholomew (1954)
Australian Surfer
'Rabbit' Bartholomew AM is an Australian surfer who won the World Surfing Championship in 1978 1999 and 2003 .
23. Vaughan Somers (1951)
Professional Golfer
Vaughan Somers is an Australian professional golfer. Somers was born in Queensland Australia the son of bookmaker Alan Somers. Somers' had modest success as a professional golfer but did win...
24. Suzie Landells (1964)
Swimmer
Suzanne Ciscele Landells known after marriage as Suzanne Dill-Macky was an Australian individual medley swimmer of the 1980s who won the silver medal in the 400m individual medley at the...
25. Peter Gill (rugby league) (1964)
Australian Rugby League Player
Peter Gill is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. Peter Gill's position of choice was as a loose forward/lock and he could also operate at...
26. Sam Watson (activist) (1952)
Indigenous Australian Activist A
Samuel William Sam Watson is an Australian Aboriginal activist and a socialist politician. He is the grandson of Sam Watson who was of the Birri Gubba tribe. His grandfather worked...
27. Wylie Gibbs (1922)
Australian Politician
Talbot Gibbs was an Australian politician. Born in Queensland he was educated at Ipswich Boys' Grammar School and the University of Queensland before becoming a doctor and grazier. He was...
28. Peter Lochran (1955)
Australian Actor
Peter Lochran is an actor who remains best known for his role as Dr. Peter Holland in the television soap opera The Young Doctors. He also worked prior to acting...
29. Ernest Aderman (1894)
New Zealand Politician
Rev. Ernest Philip Aderman OBE was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
30. Dean Schifilliti (1968)
Australian Rugby League Player
Dean Schifilliti is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s.
31. Janette McBride (1983)
Australian Actor
Janette Heather McBride also known as Janet McBride is a Filipino-Australian actress currently active in the Philippines.
32. Danny Dickfos (1970)
Australian Rules Footballer
Danny Dickfos is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
33. Martin Locke (Unknow)
Writer
34. Brett Voss (1978)
Australian Rules Footballer
Brett Charles Voss is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Lions and the St Kilda Football Club. He was drafted by the Brisbane Bears as a...
35. Damian Humbley (1979)
Australian Actor
Damian Humbley is an Australian singer and actor. Born in Queensland he trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He is best known for his work on the...
36. Toni Redpath (1972)
Ballroom Dance Champion And Chor
Toni Redpath is a professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer.
37. Craig Greenhill (1972)
Australian Rugby League Player
Craig Greenhill is an Australian former rugby league footballer. A member of the Cronulla Sharks rugby league team for most of his career he played in the second row. He...
38. Kenny Habul (1973)
Australian Businessman And Racin
Kenny Habul is an Australian racing driver and businessman. Born in Queensland Australia a former resident of Etobicoke Ontario and a current resident of Mooresville North Carolina he is the...
39. Kym Tollenaere (1979)
Australian Female Softball Playe
Kym Tollenaere is an Australian softball catcher who lives in Queensland whom she represents in national competitions. She has represented Australia as a member of the Australia women's national softball...
40. Laurie Spina (1963)
Australian Rugby League Player
Laurie Spina is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s.
41. Gary Belcher (1962)
Australian Rugby League Player
Gary Belcher is an Australian rugby league football commentator and former player of the 1980s and '90s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative he played club football...