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Famous Australians by Description

Can you name these famous people with Australian heritage?
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First submittedDecember 31, 2012
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Australian
"The Crocodile Hunter"
Steve Irwin
Star of the 2023 movie "Barbie"
Margot Robbie
Actor who has played Wolverine in 10 different films
Hugh Jackman
Actor who has played Thor in 8 different films
Chris Hemsworth
She was married from Tom Cruise from 1990–2001
Nicole Kidman
Country singer who was married to the above from 2006–2026
Keith Urban
"Neighbours" actress who sang "Showgirl"
Kylie Minogue
Often considered the greatest cricketer of all time
Donald Bradman
Actor who said "That's not a knife. THAT's a knife!"
Paul Hogan
She won 24 tennis Grand Slam events
Margaret Court
The only man to win all four tennis Grand Slam events in the same year during the Open Era (1969)
Rod Laver
Singer who wanted to get physical... physical
Olivia Newton-John
"Bushranger" who was hanged in 1880 after a gun battle with police in which he wore bulletproof armor
Ned Kelly
He won a posthumous Oscar for his role in "The Dark Knight"
Heath Ledger
Rock band who sang "Back in Black"
AC/DC
Model known as "The Body"
Elle MacPherson
She starred as Galadriel and Queen Elizabeth
Cate Blanchett
Media magnate who gave up his Australian citizenship in 1985 and later founded "Fox News"
Rupert Murdoch
Golfer known as "The Shark"
Greg Norman
Olympic swimmer who was compared to a torpedo
Ian Thorpe
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73 Comments
Ozchris
+2
Level 32
Jan 5, 2013
Good quiz!!! I knew who you meant by "Neighbours actress and singer" but you might be a little more specific. Actually, there's a few of them.
theLAYTshow
+6
Level 41
Mar 12, 2013
Yeah, only about a thousand...I thought of Natalie Imbruglia first...
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Mar 12, 2013
Made the clue more specific. As a non-Australian, I can't really fathom the popularity of Neighbours. :)
giuliano78
+1
Level 59
Jul 4, 2014
I thought Imbruglia first too. Then I typed Minogue thinking of Dannii
mushroomsteve
+5
Level 52
May 11, 2015
Neighbours is popular in other countries too, right?
McLerristarr
+3
Level 62
Oct 16, 2015
As a Sydney-sider, why should you know what is popular elsewhere? I'm fairly sure Neighbours is more popular, particularly in the UK.
bd23
+1
Level 91
Jul 5, 2018
further confusing things, there is a movie called "Neighbors" (US spelling) starring an Australian actress (Rose Byrne)
trebek
+1
Level 68
Aug 29, 2018
And another American movie called neighbors with john belushi and dan aykroyd
McLerristarr
+4
Level 62
Jun 11, 2019
That film is called Bad Neighbours in Australia and the UK to avoid confusion.
DanielJS
+1
Level 55
Aug 25, 2020
It says Showgirl singer, not just singer. Kylie Minogue is the only one that fits that description. And there is a very big clue with the picture!
Findlay
+3
Level 80
Oct 2, 2022
I think the clue was changed for that very reason.
KatM
+5
Level 22
Mar 12, 2013
The good thing that Australia calls the tennis court an 'arena' rather than a court such as of Margaret Court Arena, rather than Margaret Court Court!
Malbaby
+5
Level 70
Oct 7, 2015
Of course Australians call a tennis court a tennis court. Just as the English call a football field a football field not a stadium even though they named Wembley Stadium.
Stoggler
+1
Level 56
Apr 15, 2026
We call it a pitch usually, not a field
undeadwarrior
+2
Level 66
Oct 24, 2017
Actually - it is called Margaret Court Court. They only changed it to Margaret Court Arena very recently.
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Mar 12, 2026
No, before MCA it was Show Court One.
Euphonie
+3
Level 32
Mar 12, 2013
I thought of Delta Goodrem first for Neighbours actor and singer, then Natalie Imbruglia, then remembered dear old Kylie. Might need edit that clue. Perhaps include the word "showgirl"?
mal
+4
Level 64
Apr 6, 2014
a little annoyed at myself- it's Hugh Jackman NOT Huge Ackman.

We still haven't worked out what an Ackman is but It looks good!!!

Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Jul 1, 2018
I always thought it was Huge Jacked Man.
Tramp
+2
Level 79
Jul 2, 2018
Huge Act Man
brandybuck96
+3
Level 82
Jul 15, 2018
Huge Yak Man
JamesC79
+1
Level 55
Aug 14, 2018
Hugh Jass

Hugh Mongous

AllenY
+2
Level 68
Jul 16, 2016
As an Australian who got 11... heh.
AllenY
+2
Level 68
Oct 4, 2021
sheeeeeeeeeeeesh i just did it again and got 10
Akula
+4
Level 79
Jul 2, 2018
Keith Urban is a New Zealander. Tired of Aussies endlessly claiming successful NZers as their own.
stubart409
+3
Level 69
Aug 29, 2018
You can have him.
Trackles13
+6
Level 57
Aug 30, 2018
He moved to Australia when he was 2yo. He is an Australian citizen (and American).
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Mar 10, 2026
Crazy to me that when Jacinda Ardern left office, she moved to the United States for 3 years and now lives in Australia.

Everyone who doesn't live in New Zealand wants to move there.

So why do so many people who live there want to leave?

Zupity
+2
Level 67
Mar 12, 2026
NZ is a fabulous place. About 15% of NZers live in Australia, basically because bigger population and bigger economy mean more employment and career opportunities. There has always been temporary and permanent migration between the two countries - we are cousins. Jacinda, I think, is seeking a life with less recognition.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 81
Mar 13, 2026
NZ is a small fish bowl to live in, much fewer opportunities than larger countries can offer, despite being spectacularly scenic.
AuntyV
+1
Level 63
Apr 15, 2026
Jacinda Ardern is much more popular overseas than she is in New Zealand. She left NZ politics in questionable circumstances, made a fortune in the US, and would face constant media and public scrutiny for the state in which her government left our economy if she were to return.
Jezilly
+2
Level 80
Jul 5, 2018
You could easily do a part two. Aussies are everywhere.
PatoPotato
+2
Level 55
Aug 29, 2018
accept Don Bradman?
Dusey456
+1
Level 50
Aug 29, 2018
Yep second that. Commonly referred to as Don Bradman or simply 'The Don'
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 29, 2018
Okay. In the future you can save time by simply typing the last name.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Aug 29, 2018
This was really tough. Australia should work on producing some more famous famous Australians.
Pharley
+13
Level 75
Aug 29, 2018
Or Americans could work on realising there is a world outside of the USA
BobSaget
+2
Level 76
Aug 29, 2018
Fake news.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Aug 29, 2018
Play Freebird!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Aug 29, 2018
a.k.a. waaahhhh my country isn't as well known to everybody in the world as some other countries are and is justifiably viewed as relatively insignificant so I'm going to whine about it on every single quiz I ever take to assuage my injured pride! (though this won't stop me from complaining about the number of questions pertaining to other more well-known countries and implying that it's impossible to know the answers to those questions) All while steadfastly avoiding doing this.
RondoNo2
+9
Level 53
Mar 12, 2026
Were you bullied a lot in your youth?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Aug 30, 2018
Or famous Australians should stop covering their accents when they go to the U.S.A. to get famous.
tooch21
+4
Level 55
Jun 1, 2024
They don't cover their accents. They have to put on an accent to please the American viewers who cannot comprehend any accent other than their own.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Mar 12, 2026
tooch21, 8 years later I discover a dumb reply.
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 87
Mar 14, 2026
"They don't cover their accents. They HAVE to cover their accents."

Yeah, this might be the strangest attempt at a rebuttal I've seen yet on JP.

Djilas
+3
Level 86
Mar 12, 2026
Australia is an elaborate hoax
camus
+3
Level 80
Aug 30, 2018
I'm afraid that Costa Ricans, Peruvians, Poles, Iraqis, and Gabonese people don't know many Australian celebrities either and are therefore, too, ignorant about the rest of the world.
kitshef
+3
Level 88
Aug 29, 2018
Margaret Court won 64 majors - 24 in singles and another 40 in doubles. Perhaps change the clue to include 'singles'?
stubart409
+3
Level 69
Aug 29, 2018
The best Australian actors are Hugo Weaving, Toni Colette and David Wenham. Hugo Weaving was brilliant as Mr.Smith in The Matrix, but when you see him in other films like 'The Interview', 'V for Vendetta' or 'Mystery Road', you get an idea of his range. Watch David Wenham in 'Gettin' Square', 'The Proposition' and 'The Boys'. And Toni Collette in 'The United States of Tara'.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Aug 29, 2018
I like Weaving as a character actor but I'm not sure what you mean by his range. Most of his stuff seems a bit samey to me.
cmountenay
+1
Level 91
Aug 30, 2018
Toni Collette was amazing in Hereditary.
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Aug 10, 2022
That was certainly an unnerving performance.
Lilylee
+12
Level 79
Aug 29, 2018
Reducing Nicole Kidman to Tom Cruise's ex and Keith Urbans current wife feels a bit strange. I'm sure she's done other things in her life too.
Trackles13
+4
Level 57
Aug 30, 2018
Like win academy awards.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Aug 30, 2018
I can't think of any movie she's been in except the torrid one with Tom Cruise. She looks kind of like she could've been in the famous scene from Basic Instinct.
RobNobody
+6
Level 80
Mar 12, 2026
Moulin Rouge? Batman Forever? The Others? Practical Magic? The Hours?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Mar 12, 2026
Nope
Lilylee
+1
Level 79
Sep 1, 2018
Moulin Rouge, The Hours and Dogville are some notable works, at least. I do think her career has declined though. People are nowadays mostly interested in her strangely wrinkle free and immobilized face, but even that would be a better clue than "Tom Cruise's ex".
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Mar 10, 2026
Lame. We are reducing Keith Urban to Nicole Kidman's husband not the other way around.
Scottie777
+2
Level 99
Mar 12, 2026
ex-husband now
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Mar 12, 2026
Lol. Updated.
cmountenay
+1
Level 91
Aug 30, 2018
So Nick Cave is not here why?
PoetsCorner
+2
Level 87
Dec 24, 2021
Excellent quiz. I usually stay out of the "why didn't you include..." complaints because I appreciate that you can't include EVERY qualified candidate. But I will say that it would have been nice to see some of the great Australian writers here, such as Neville Shute or Banjo Patterson.
W0ND3RlAND
+1
Level 15
Dec 12, 2024
Iggy azalea?
blizzrd33
+2
Level 81
Mar 13, 2026
Got them all. Always interesting to understand who other nationalities find famous about my country. We have plenty of Nobel prize winners but apparently our main exports are all entertainers and sportspeople.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Mar 13, 2026
Ah yes, the famous Australian Nobel Prize winners such as Elizabeth Blackburn and Peter Doherty.

Why would I not include them?

Must be cultural bias against Australians.

blizzrd33
+1
Level 81
Mar 13, 2026
Why would you not include them, obviously because the average American wouldn't know any famous doctors or scientists from another country if their life depended on it.
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 92
Mar 13, 2026
Yeah because Newton, Curie, Copernicus, Barnard, etc, etc, etc weren't Australian. But who's ever heard of an Australian doctor unless it's their own?
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 87
Mar 14, 2026
When I think of Paul Hogan, I don't think of Crocodile Dundee. I think of The Paul Hogan Show. My brothers and I were dying when he "helped" the lady get her cat out of the tree...by shooting it. (dropped like a stone!)

His Dirty Giusseppe in "A Fistful of Ravioli" where he shoots everthing and everyone in sight, including his horse, the narrator and audience members, was hilarious.

EvaR
+1
Level 67
Apr 15, 2026
missing Queen of Denmark
beorming
+1
Level 87
Apr 15, 2026
Always amused by the 'you're missing xyz' posts. Where are the Aussies I've heard of like Mark Little, Ron Barassi, Tony Dorigo, Kitty Flanagan, Harold Holt, Chopper Reed, Mark Samuel Bonnano etcs
reverendmeat
+1
Level 86
Apr 15, 2026
“Married from Tom Cruise”?
Isssa
+1
Level 55
Apr 16, 2026
Oh my, how did I forget Kylie Minogue?
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