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35 Famous People from Australia

Can you name 35 famous people from Australia?
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Last updated: December 1, 2023
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First submittedMarch 18, 2021
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Tennis player and former world No. 1 on the ATP rankings
Lleyton Hewitt
Labour Party Prime Minister who made Australia fully independent from the UK
Bob Hawke
Actress who played in Mulholland Drive, The Ring and King Kong
Naomi Watts
Racing driver who compets in Formula One since 2011
Daniel Ricciardo
First Australian Victoria's Secret model
Miranda Kerr
Actor who played in movies Shakespeare in Love, Quills and The King's Speech
Geoffrey Rush
Singer and actress whose sister Dannii is also singer
Kylie Minogue
Greatest batsman in the game of Cricket, arguably the greatest cricketer ever
Sir Don Bradman
Actor best known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series
Hugh Jackman
Filmmaker who directed Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann
The first woman in the Open era to win all four tennis majors in the same year
Margaret Smith Court
Model, actor and tv presenter who appeared on several covers of Sports Illustrated
Elle Macpherson
Actress who won an Oscar for playing Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours
Nicole Kidman
Notorious outlaw and an iconic figure in Australian history, folklore and literature
Ned Kelly
Actress who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator
Cate Blanchett
Second actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond
George Lazenby
Singer known as the leader of rock band The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave
Writer whose The Female Eunuch became an international best seller in 1970
Germaine Greer
Actor, comedian famous for playing in Crocodile Dundee film series
Paul Hogan
Basketball player who was named NBA All-Star in 2019, 2020 and 2021
Ben Simmons
Composer of Waltzing Matilda the unofficial anthem of Australia
Andrew Banjo Paterson
Star of the wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter
Steve Irwin
Female sprinter who lit the Olympic Flame at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney
Kathy Freeman
Singer and actress who starred in the hit musical film Grease
Olivia Newton-John
Editor-in-chief of the controversial whistle-blowing website Wikileaks
Julian Assange
Singer-songwriter, model and actress whose famous song is Torn
Natalie Imbruglia
Tennis player, after whom the main arena of the Australian Open was named
Rod Laver
Flying pioneer who made the first trans-Pacific flight from America to Australia
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Actor who played in Black Hawk Down, Hulk, Troy and Munich
Eric Bana
Swimmer who specialized in freestyle and who won five Olympic gold medals.
Ian Thorpe
Actor who was posthumously awarded an Oscar for playing Joker
Heath Ledger
Actress who played in I, Tonya and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Margot Robbie
Singer whose top songs are Chandelier and Cheap Thrills
Sia
Prime Minister who promoted immigration and who sent troops to Korea and Vietnam
Robert Menzies
Actor most famous for his role as the god Thor in the Avengers film series
Chris Hemsworth
4 Comments
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Level 67
Mar 18, 2021
Nice quiz. I also think this is the first time I've ever beaten 100% of test takers when more than 3 people have taken the quiz.
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Level 53
Mar 18, 2021
Thanks! :)
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Level ∞
Sep 1, 2022
Good quiz.
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Level 72
Sep 2, 2023
Nothing AC/DC related, and also no Megan Gale?