- Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman mini-bio : Nicole Mary Kidman is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of Hollywood's leading actresses. She has also ventured into singing. In 1995, she appeard in To Die For, a satirical comedy that earned her praise from critics and she won a Golden Globe Award for her work in the film. In 2002, Kidman received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Moulin Rouge! and in 2003 she won the Oscar for her work in The Hours. - Michael Jeffery
Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC (born 12 December 1937) is the 24th Governor-General of Australia. General Jeffery was born in Wiluna, Western Australia and was educated at state schools in Perth. One of these schools was Kent Street Senior High School, which he makes a special mention of in many of his speeches. General Jeffery's military service started by attending the Royal Military College, Duntroon where he graduated in 1958. - Gough Whitlam
Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (pronounced "Goff"), is an Australian former politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. After initially falling short of gaining enough seats to win government at the 1969 election, Whitlam led the Labor Party in to government at the 1972 election after 23 years of conservative government in Australia. - Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser was Australia's 22nd Prime Minister, leading the nation from November 1975 to March 1983. He was an Oxford graduate and a grazier when he won the Victorian seat of Wannon for the Liberal Party in December 1955. Entering politics aged just 25, he was the youngest member of the 22nd parliament. His first ten years were spent as a backbencher in the Menzies Government but when Robert Holt became prime minister in 1966, Mr Fraser was appointed as Minister for the Army. - Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929) is a former Australian trade union leader turned politician who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. After a decade as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, he entered politics at the 1980 elections and became Prime Minister within three years. He became by far the longest-serving and most electorally successful Labor Prime Minister, … - John Alexander
John Alexander OAM (born July 4, 1951 in Sydney) is a former professional touring tennis player. During a ATP tour career spanning the late 1960s to mid 1980s, Alexander won 7 singles titles and 27 doubles titles. He achieved a career best singles ranking of "World No. 8" in December 1975. The 6'3, 180 lb (82 kg) Alexander is the youngest player ever to represent Australia in Davis Cup. - Steve Waugh
Stephen Rodger Waugh AO (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. He is the most experienced Test cricketer in history, making 168 appearances. He is known amongst friends as "Tugga", and amongst the public "Iceman" for his ability to remain calm and cool in high-pressure situations throughout his career. - Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born 26 September 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress of Welsh and German descent. Her highly acclaimed vocal musical and acting talents made her a globally recognized name. Olivia Newton-John is also a small business entrepreneur and an avid activist in ecological or environmental issues. - Tim Costello
Tim Costello studied Law and Education at Monash University and is now CEO of Australia's largest aid and development organisations, World Vision. He is a leading spokesperson on issues relating to Australia's response to global poverty. He also continues to speak publicly about issues relating to social justice, social inclusion and strengthening communities. Mr Costello was ordained a Baptist Minister in 1986 and was elected as mayor of St Kilda in 1993. - Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FRS, QC (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving eighteen and a half years. He had a rapid rise to power, but his first term as Prime Minister was a failure. He spent eight years in opposition, during which he founded the Liberal Party. He was re-elected Prime Minister at the 1949 elections, … - Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett AM MP (born 16 April 1953), is an Australian musician and politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, since October 2004. He was appointed as Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment & Heritage, Arts in December 2006. He was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from the 1970s to their disbanding in 2002. - Alan Jones
Alan Belford Jones AO (born 13 April 1941 or 1943) is an Australian radio broadcaster and convicted criminal. He has had a parallel career as a rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator. Before this, he was a teacher at several all-boy private schools, and he later became a speech writer for politicians, including the then-Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. Like his colleague and competitor John Laws, the popularity of Jones' program (a mixture of talkback, … - Michael Kirby
Michael Donald Kirby, AC, CMG, (born 1939), is a Justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. - John Kerr
Sir John Robert Kerr AK, GCMG, GCVO (24 September 1914 - 24 March 1991) was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and 18th Governor-General of Australia. He dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, marking the climax of one of the most significant constitutional crises in Australian history. - Marie Bashir
Professor Marie Roslyn Bashir AC CVO (born 1930) is the current Governor of New South Wales and Chancellor of the University of Sydney. - George Pell
George Cardinal Pell, AC, DD, STL, MEd, DPhil, FACE (born 8 June 1941) is an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Pell currently serves as Archbishop of Sydney and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. Since his appointment to Sydney, Pell has become one of the most well-known Christian leaders in Australia. - Kerry Stokes
Kerry Stokes AO (born on) is the chairman of Seven Network, one of the largest broadcasting corporations in Australia, and a recipient of the Order of Australia recognising his contributions to Australian business. Stokes has great interest in art and was elected to the board of the National Gallery of Australia, and was chairman for five years, from 1996. Stokes is also the sole owner of the Australian & Northern China Caterpillar franchise, WesTrac. - Fred Hollows
Frederick Cossom (Fred) Hollows, AC (April 9 1929 – February 10 1993) was an ophthalmologist who became known for his work in restoring eyesight for countless thousands of people in Australia and many other countries. It has been estimated that more than one million people in the world can see today because of initiatives instigated by Hollows.. The most notable example is The Fred Hollows Foundation. - Allan Border
Allan Robert Border AO (born July 27 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricket captain. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Tests in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh. Border still retains the world record for the number of consecutive Test appearances of 153 and the number of Tests as captain. - Steve Vizard
Stephen William Vizard, born 6 March 1956 in Richmond, Victoria, is an Australian media personality, businessman and philanthropist. - Elizabeth Jolley
Elizabeth Jolley, AO (4 June, 1923 - 13 February, 2007) was an English-born multi-award-winning author notable in Australian literature for her critically acclaimed novels based upon the alienated characters and the nature of loneliness and entrapment. She wrote 15 novels and 4 short story collections, and won many awards during her career. She was also a teacher of creative writing whose students went on to win many awards. - Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AM (born February 10, 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's number one ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He is nicknamed "The Great White Shark", or simply, "The Shark", a reference to a shark inhabiting Australian waters as well as Norman's size and blond locks. - Peter Cosgrove
General Peter John Cosgrove, AC, MC (born 28 July 1947) is an Australian general. He was the Chief of the Australian Defence Force from 3 July 2002 to July 2005, when he retired from active service. He was educated at Waverley College - Barry Humphries
John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television "alter egos" Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. Humphries is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, … - Richard Pratt
Richard J. Pratt, AC (born 1934) is a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately owned cardboard company Visy Industries, president of the Carlton Football Club and a leading figure of Melbourne society. He is married to Jeanne Pratt and currently lives in Raheen, in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. As of 2005, Pratt's personal fortune was valued at A$4.7 billion, and he was Australia's third richest man. - Bill Hayden
William George Hayden AC (born 23 January 1933), Australian politician and 21st Governor-General of Australia, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of an American-born sailor of Irish descent. Bill Hayden was educated at Catholic schools and served in the Queensland Police Force from 1953 to 1961. He furthered his education through private study, completing an economics degree at the University of Queensland. - Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 - 26 December 2005), son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon who owned the Nine Network. He was famous for his outspoken nature, wealth, expansive business empire and clashes with the Australian Taxation Office and the Costigan Commission. At the time of his death, Packer was the richest and one of the most influential men in Australia. - Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales), also known as the "Thorpedo" or "Thorpey", is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and in 2001 he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds, the second-highest number of any swimmer. - William Deane
Sir William Patrick Deane, AC, KBE (born 4 January 1931), Australian judge and 22nd Governor-General of Australia, was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He was educated at Catholic schools including St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and at the University of Sydney, where he graduated in arts and law. In addition, he also attended the Hague Academy of International Law. After graduation he worked in the federal Attorney-General's Department in Canberra, … - Quentin Bryce
Quentin Alice Louise Bryce, AC (born 1942 in Longreach, Queensland) is Governor of Queensland, Australia. She is only the second woman since 1859 to become Governor of Queensland. She grew up in Ilfracombe, Queensland, and studied at Moreton Bay College, Brisbane, and later at the University of Queensland, where she was graduated with a bachelor of arts and laws. In 1965, she was one of the first Queensland women to be admitted to the bar of that state. - Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan AO (born 1936), Australian journalist, was the first woman to become editor of an Australian metropolitan daily newspaper. Specialising in political journalism, Grattan has written and edited for many significant Australian newspapers. - James Morrison
James Morrison AM (born 11 November 1962 in Boorowa, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments, but is best known for his trumpet playing. He is a true multi-instrumentalist, capable of performing on the trombone, euphonium, flugelhorn, tuba, saxophone, and piano. He is also a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels. He performed the opening fanfare at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, … - Ian MacFarlane
Ian Macfarlane AC (born 22 June, 1946), Australian economist, and Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australia's central bank, from 1996 to September 17, 2006. He is also former Chairman of the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank and Chairman of the Council of Financial Regulators. Macfarlane was educated at Monash University, Melbourne and tutored in economics there before joining the RBA in 1970. - Fiona Stanley
Professor Stanley is the Founding Director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research; Executive Director of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth; and Professor, School of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia. Professor Stanley was also Australian of the Year in 2003. - Fiona Wood
Fiona Wood AM is a plastic surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia. She is the director of the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit and the Western Australia Burns Service. In addition, Dr Wood is also a Clinical Professor with the School of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia and Director of the McComb Research Foundation. - Peter Doherty
Prof. Peter C. Doherty AC (born 15 October 1940) is an Australian Veterinary Surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996, and was named Australian of the Year in 1997. He grew up with his younger brother named Ian. Ian now teaches physics to a group of ground-breaking students at the highly acclaimed Hillbrook Anglican School. - Phillip Adams
Phillip Adams AO (born 26 July, 1939) is an Australian broadcaster, film producer, writer, humanist, social commentator and satirist. - Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman AC (27 August, 1908-25 February, 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer, administrator and writer universally acknowledged to be the greatest batsman of all time. He is one of Australia's most popular sporting heroes, and one of the most respected past players in other cricketing nations, as was demonstrated upon the occasion of his death. - Zelman Cowen
Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC (born 7 October 1919), 19th Governor-General of Australia, was born in Melbourne. He was educated at the University of Melbourne, and served in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. He then went as a Rhodes Scholar to New College, Oxford, where he completed the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law and jointly won the Vinerian Scholarship. From 1947 to 1950 he was a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, … - Cathy Freeman
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman OAM (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete who is particularly associated with the 400 m race. As an Aboriginal Australian, she is regarded as a role model for her people, and by many in the non-Aboriginal community as a symbol of national reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. She was born in Mackay, Queensland. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, …
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