Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives s

Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Maranoa, Queensland. He was born in Roma, Queensland, and was a wool and grain grower before entering politic

(born on September 28, 1935) is an Australian professional golfer.

(born on September 28, 1935) is an Australian professional golfer.

Is an Australian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Diyarbakirspor on-loan from Genç

Is an Australian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Diyarbakirspor on-loan from Gençlerbirligi in the Turkcell Super League. Djite was born in the U.S. and moved to Sydney with his parents when he was three years old. His father, an associa

Morrison, who bowled right arm medium pace but was a left handed tail-end batsman[1] first appeared

Morrison, who bowled right arm medium pace but was a left handed tail-end batsman[1] first appeared for his local side, Hutt Valley, in an away game at Nelson in the Hawke Cup (25-27 December 1951) [2].

As his figures show, he was a fine bowler and a useful batsman. His Test career was cut short when,

As his figures show, he was a fine bowler and a useful batsman. His Test career was cut short when, after Doug Ring and Colin McCool were preferred as the leg spin bowlers in the 1948 Australian touring party to England, he came to England to play in the Lancashire League and then qualified by residence to play for Nottinghamshire.

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Footscray in the VFL. Duperouze

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Footscray in the VFL. Duperouzel started his career at WANFL club Claremont, playing 86 games in his five seasons and winning their 1971 Fairest and best award. While in Western Australia he represented his state in five first-class cricket matches.

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Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives

Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives

Was a pianist born in Korumburra, Victoria, Australia.Bruce Hungerford was originally named Leonard

Was a pianist born in Korumburra, Victoria, Australia.Bruce Hungerford was originally named Leonard Hungerford. In an undated manuscript he recounts "When it came to naming me my parents were torn between 'Bruce' and 'Leonard.' I think they really wanted Bruce, but I was such a puny specimen that they hardly felt I fitted the name of the Warrior King of Scotland. Then a day or two before I was to be christened, my grandfather journeyed down to see me. He was a Scotsman to the backbone and after taking one look at me said sadly, "This is no 'Bruce', and so the die was cast, at any rate for my first 35 years." He changed his name to Bruce in 1958.

Was a New South Wales politician, Leader of the Opposition and Leader for the Liberal Party of New S

Was a New South Wales politician, Leader of the Opposition and Leader for the Liberal Party of New South Wales. McDonald was Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales, Australia from 1 June 1981 to 12 October 1981, when he lost the election to Labor Pre

Is a former Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a tradesman in photo engraving and a secre

Is a former Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a tradesman in photo engraving and a secretary of the Printers' Union before becoming Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party 1971-1980. In 1980, he was elected to the Austra

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council represen

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region. Elected to Parliament in the 1993 state election he was a member of the Liberal Party and served until his retirement at the

Was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.His name lives on in Team McLaren which has b

Was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.His name lives on in Team McLaren which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, with McLaren cars and drivers winning a total of 20 world championships.

Is a former Western Australian and Australian cricketer.

Is a former Western Australian and Australian cricketer.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Morrow represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Ol

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Morrow represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian cricket umpire. He was appointed to the 12-man National Umpire Panel in 2003 and in

Is an Australian cricket umpire. He was appointed to the 12-man National Umpire Panel in 2003 and in 2007-08 was named as Cricket Australia's ICC International third umpire. Oxenford played in several first-class matches for Queensland in the 1991/92 and 1992/93 seasons, and has umpired in two Twenty20 International matches between Australia and South Africa in January 2006 and Australia and India In February 2008. Oxenford was involved in the infamous second test of the 2007-08 Australian summer. Oxenford was criticized for his dubious 3rd Umpire decisions in the Controversial Sydney Test between India and Australia.

Is one of Australia’s best known political satirists and cartoonists. He is a regular contributor

Is one of Australia’s best known political satirists and cartoonists. He is a regular contributor to Melbourne's The Age newspaper. He is married to Australian award-winning novelist, Kate Grenville; they live in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wal

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Northern Districts in the State Championship and Northl

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Northern Districts in the State Championship and Northland in the Hawke Cup, he is a slow left-arm orthodox spin. He was born in Whangarei and attended school in Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands. Although Martin

Is a retired tennis player from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer O

Is a retired tennis player from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There the left-hander lost in the second round of the men's doubles competition to Australia's Darren Cahill and John Fitzge

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. His career was from 1972 unti

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. His career was from 1972 until 1978. Doolan was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was a member of the Tasmanian Tigers team which played in the state's first ever Sheffield Shield match in 1977, and was a member of the 1978-79 Gillette Cup winning side.

Scored 105 and took 5-86 for New Zealand on Test debut against India at Calcutta in 1964-65, the onl

Scored 105 and took 5-86 for New Zealand on Test debut against India at Calcutta in 1964-65, the only man to have completed this feat. Taylor, who had never scored a first-class century before, came in at No. 8 and slammed 105 in 158 minutes with 14 fours and three sixes and helped Bert Sutcliffe (151 not out) add 163 for the seventh wicket. He also scored New Zealand's fastest Test century in 1969, his record was broken by Daniel Vettori in 2005.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Battishall, a flanker, was born in Canterbury, Ne

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Battishall, a flanker, was born in Canterbury, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He played 14 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the 1980s. After

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He played 14 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the 1980s. After retiring from playing, Blair went onto coach Northern Districts from 2001 to 2006. He is currently a coaching services advisor at the New Zealand Academy o

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Taafe, a hooker, was born in Melbourne, Victoria

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Taafe, a hooker, was born in Melbourne, Victoria and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

Is a former road cyclist from New Zealand, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1979.He represe

Is a former road cyclist from New Zealand, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1979.He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he came fourth in the men's individual road race. Although Jaime Huelamo