Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Sewell is a right-handed batsman, and a left-handed fast-medium bowler. He has played in only one te

Sewell is a right-handed batsman, and a left-handed fast-medium bowler. He has played in only one test match, where he acquired one run, not out.

is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who made his international senior debut for the nation

is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who made his international senior debut for the national team in 2005 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was a member of The Kookaburras-team that won the golden medal at the 2005 Champ

Is an Australian horse trainer. David Hall was granted a trainer license by the Hong Kong Jockey Clu

Is an Australian horse trainer. David Hall was granted a trainer license by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 2004.

Was an Australian politician.From 1910 to 1922 he was a Leigh Shire Councillor, serving as president

Was an Australian politician.From 1910 to 1922 he was a Leigh Shire Councillor, serving as president from 1911 to 1913. In 1917 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Grenville, a member of the newly political Victorian Far

An Australian concert pianist. He is as well-known for having schizoaffective disorder as he is for

An Australian concert pianist. He is as well-known for having schizoaffective disorder as he is for his piano playing. Helfgott's life inspired the Oscar-winning film Shine.Helfgott was born in Melbourne to Polish-Jewish parents. He became known as a child prodigy after his father started teaching him the piano when he was five. When he was ten years old he studied under Frank Arndt, a Perth piano teacher, and won several local competitions—sometimes alone and sometimes with his elder sister Margaret.

Is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has sat in the Parliament of New Zealand since 1999. He

Is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has sat in the Parliament of New Zealand since 1999. He formerly served as a cabinet minister.In October 1986 Benson-Pope successfully stood for election to the Dunedin City Council. He entered national politic

Is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL. McNamara played with St Kilda as a Centre Half-

Was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL. McNamara played with St Kilda as a Centre Half-Forward. Possibly the longest kick of a football in history, one kick said to have travelled 94.5m. Later played amateur football for Ormond Amateur Footba

A professor of planetary science at Caltech. Originally from New Zealand, he received his Ph.D. from

A professor of planetary science at Caltech. Originally from New Zealand, he received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in physics, where he proposed a model for the interior of Jupiter. He is well-known for applying fluid mechanics and magnetohydrodynamics to understand the internal structure and evolution of planets and moons. In 1984, he received the H. C. Urey Prize awarded by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Is a former cricket player, who represented the Tasmanian Tigers in one first-class match. He played

Is a former cricket player, who represented the Tasmanian Tigers in one first-class match. He played as a right-arm off spin bowler. After solid performances as a junior player, Castle joined the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in 1990 and 1991.

Is a New Zealand international footballer, currently playing for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand

Is a New Zealand international footballer, currently playing for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. Born in England, he made over 180 appearances in the English Football League between 2000 and 2008. He is able to play in both midf

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers and then the Tasman

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers and then the Tasmanian Tigers later on in his career. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, David Saker made his first class debut in the 1994-95 season. He spent 6 years with the Bushrangers before accepting an offer to join the Tasmanian side at the start of the 2000-01 season. As a veteran in a fairly young side he was named as their Player of the Year for 2001-02. Saker was also a handy batsman, making 4 first class half centuries, even opening the batting at times for the Bushrangers at limited-overs level. He retired in 2002-03 with 247 wickets to his name at 30.10. In 2004 he became an assistant coach at Victoria under Greg Shipperd. On 08/04/2010, Saker was appointed as the fast bowling coach of the England Cricket team.

Is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Caulfield in the Victorian Legislative Asse

Is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Caulfield in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.

Is a former Australian state cricketer. He played as a wicketkeeper for New South Wales. An ACB Leve

Is a former Australian state cricketer. He played as a wicketkeeper for New South Wales. An ACB Level Three accredited coach, Moore was appointed the Head Coach of the New South Wales (NSW) women's side in 2001, leading the team to victory in the Women's National Cricket League. As a cricketer, he represented NSW at all levels, from colts to Sheffield Shield between 1983 and 1989. His state under-19 team mates included Steve and Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor, Gavin Robertson and Brad McNamara. In 2002 David Moore was appointed as senior coach of the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy (CBCA). Working alongside the likes of Bennett King and Troy Cooley. He later worked with King as assistant coach of the West Indies. On 03 May 2007 it was confirmed that Moore would be head coach of the West Indies replacing his former boss Bennett King for the upcoming tour of England.

Is an Australian former politician in the state of Tasmania, serving as the 43rd Premier of Tasmania

Is an Australian former politician in the state of Tasmania, serving as the 43rd Premier of Tasmania from May 2008 until January 2011. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison from 2004 to 2011.

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Bathurst in the New South Wales Leg

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Bathurst in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1991.In 1988, he was elected as the Liberal member for the state seat of Bathurst, defeating the sitting Labor member, Mick

A philosopher in the area of philosophy of mind

A philosopher in the area of philosophy of mind

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI in 1972.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI in 1972.

Is an Olympic-level sailor, who has competed for Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972

Is an Olympic-level sailor, who has competed for Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a right-handed batsman

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-spin bowler who represented the team from 1972 until 1979.

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's Nat

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Played 38 tests for New Zealand. He was born in Hokitika.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who captained the under-19 team to three 'Test' draws and three 'O

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who captained the under-19 team to three 'Test' draws and three 'ODI' losses against the Australian under-19 team. A right-hand batsman and leg-break bowler he played 26 first-class matches, scoring 863 runs and taking 42

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at the University of Queensland and th

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at the University of Queensland and the University of Ohio before becoming an accountant. He was Professor of Accounting and Dean of Commerce and Economics at the University of Queensland befor

Is an Australian cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batsman and can also bowl right-arm offbreaks.

Is an Australian cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batsman and can also bowl right-arm offbreaks. His elder brother is Australian Test cricketer Michael Hussey. Hussey's cricketing prowess was perhaps first widely acknowledged after an innings for the Victorian Bushrangers in 2003-04, his first full season of first-class cricket. In February 2008 Hussey made the 2nd fastest Australian domestic one-day hundred, off 60 balls. In 2004 Hussey played for one-day internationals (ODIs) for Australia A scoring a century against the West Indies. Hussey made his international Twenty20 debut for Australia against India at the MCG on February 1, 2008. Hussey was selected for the Kolkata team of the Indian Premier League, the Kolkata Knight Riders, to a contract of $625,000.

An Indian-born Australian science fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. He moved to Australia i

An Indian-born Australian science fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. He moved to Australia in 1967.He began his writing career as a literary critic, and in that vein he is known for his books Style and Meaning, Queensland University Press, 1971 [3], and The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays, Cambridge University Press, 1975. [4]fter arriving in Australia, Lake published poetry in magazines such as Westerly, Southerly, and Makar. In 1971 he published Portnoyad and in 1973 the poetry collection, Hornpipes and Funerals. [5] He began writing science fiction in 1976. He might be best known for a sequence of books, which take a critical stance to the Barsoom novels. John Clute indicates Jungian psychology influences on some of his works. His most known work outside of that sequence is The Man who Loved Morlocks from 1981. As indicated the story is a kind of sequel to The Time Machine He has been essentially inactive in the genre since 1989 with the exception of one award-winning short story. That story, The Truth About Weena, also involved the Time Machine. It won the Ditmar Award in 1999.