Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, S

Is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was disqualified in the final of the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team, alongside Kieren Perkins, Duncan Armstrong and Ian Brown.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australi

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

Is a former Australian tennis player who won Junior Wimbledon in 1980.

Is a former Australian tennis player who won Junior Wimbledon in 1980.

Is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. For some t

Is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. For some time Debbie was a high school PE teacher at Mackellar Girls High School, Manly Vale, Sydney - where she greatly expanded the schools' water polo team.

Is an Australian weightlifter. Initially a discus thrower (she won a bronze medal at the 1999 World

Is an Australian weightlifter. Initially a discus thrower (she won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics), she won three silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She also par

Is a former New Zealand football player who represented her country.Pullen made her Football Ferns d

Is a former New Zealand football player who represented her country.Pullen made her Football Ferns debut in a 2-2 draw with Australia on 6 October, 1979 and ended her international career with 40 caps and 6 goals to her credit.

An Australian rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, model and actor who became well known in the 1980s

An Australian rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, model and actor who became well known in the 1980s rock band Do-Ré-Mi (1981–1988)[4] with their surprise hit "Man Overboard".Conway attended Lauriston Girls' School and then University of Melbourne, modelling and singing her way through.[5]Conway joined The Benders in 1979 whilst still at University. Other members included: Dorland Bray, Neville Aresca, Les Barker, John Campbell, Daniel Solowiej and Greg Thomas.[4] They performed mostly in Melbourne and gigged around pubs playing original material (mostly written by Conway and Thomas) and Blondie and Devo covers.[5] Conway also wrote songs with Bray.[2

Is a former New Zealand politician.Morris was an MP from 1996 to 1999, representing the New Zealand

Is a former New Zealand politician.Morris was an MP from 1996 to 1999, representing the New Zealand First party. She was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections as a list MP, and when her party formed a coalition with the National Party, she bec

Was an Australian operatic soprano. Hers is generally regarded as one of the greatest voices ever pr

Was an Australian operatic soprano. Hers is generally regarded as one of the greatest voices ever produced in Australia. She died of cancer at the height of her career, at the age of 50.Riedel was born in Carlingford, New South Wales (in north-western Sydney). She gained a Diploma of Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and taught for some time at Riverstone High School. She joined the chorus of Opera Australia (OA) in 1983. She won a number of important competitions, which enabled her to study overseas. Back in Australia, she sang mezzo roles with Victoria State Opera and West Australian Opera. At OA, her mentor Richard Bonynge guided her transition from mezzo to soprano. She first came to notice when she sang Leila in Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers with Victoria State Opera in 1986

An Australian entertainer.Byrne made her television debut on Brian and the Juniors, an early predece

An Australian entertainer.Byrne made her television debut on Brian and the Juniors, an early predecessor of Young Talent Time, which was hosted by a young Brian Naylor. She stayed with the show for 12 months. In 1971 she was cast as one of the original six Young Talent Time cast members. Byrne proved to be a popular cast member and in 1974 she won the Logie Award for Best Teenage Television Personality and the TV Week Queen of Pop Award.

An Australian writer for film, television, stage, radio and children's fiction

An Australian writer for film, television, stage, radio and children's fiction

Is a former soccer player who represented New Zealand in the 1980s and 90s.Edge made his full All Wh

Is a former soccer player who represented New Zealand in the 1980s and 90s.Edge made his full All Whites debut as a substitute in a 5-0 win over Fiji on 3 June 1985 and ended his international playing career with 26 A-international caps and 1 goal to his

An Australian artist, who won the 2008 Archibald Prize.She studied at the College of Fine Arts of th

An Australian artist, who won the 2008 Archibald Prize.She studied at the College of Fine Arts of the University of New South Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1993. She was later employed at the College as a lecturer.[2]On 7 March 2008, it was announced that Barton had won the 2008 Archibald Prize for portraiture, for You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella, a self-portrait with her two children.[3]

The best-selling author of The Service of Clouds and The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers. She has been des

The best-selling author of The Service of Clouds and The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers. She has been described by Australian critic Peter Craven, in Best Australian Stories 1999, as “the young Australian writer who has arguably done most to put her signature on the literature of this country”. Falconer lives in Sydney. She frequently publishes reviews in newspapers and journals.Falconer studied for her undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney. She was an editor of the literary magazine Hermes in 1986 and lived at Women's College. She completed a PhD at the University of Melbourne.

Is a multi ARIA Award winning Australian singer-songwriter, pianist and Logie Award winning actress.

Is a multi ARIA Award winning Australian singer-songwriter, pianist and Logie Award winning actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the popular Australian soap Neighbours as Nina Tucker, and this assisted her in establishing an international music career.[

An Australian actor and television presenter.The beauty pageant winner found fame on Australian tele

An Australian actor and television presenter.The beauty pageant winner found fame on Australian television in the 1970s, initially as a weather presenter on Brisbane television. She followed this with stints in soap operas The Box as Penny O'Brien in 1974, and The Young Doctors as nurse Jojo Adams in 1976 - 1977.Though both these serials were popular, Delaney became better known as a recurring cast member of The Paul Hogan Show in the late 1970s. She also made regular appearances as a panel member on the top-rated Blankety Blanks in 1977-1979. In the early 1980s she was co-presenter on the popular quiz show Sale of the Century.

Is a former Australian politician. Born in Greece, he migrated to Queensland where he was a research

Is a former Australian politician. Born in Greece, he migrated to Queensland where he was a research chemist and then a marketing economist with the Department of Primary Industries. In 1977, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the La

Was an Australian First Class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a left-handed to

Was an Australian First Class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a left-handed top order batsman, who spent much of his career opening the batting alongside Jamie Cox. He currently works as a batting coach for the England and Wales Cricket Board. Commentator Darren Berry regarded Hills as one of the better players never to have played test cricket. After attending the Australian Cricket Academy in 1989, Dene Hills made his debut for Tasmania against Western Australia at Hobart in the summer of 1991-92. Hills had limited success in List A cricket, but truly shone as a batsman in the Sheffield Shield. In August 2008, he was named as a new batting coach for the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Is a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League

Is a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. His position of choice is second row or lock however he can also play in the centre. Halatau is of Niuean descent[1]

Is a professional snooker player from New Zealand. He reached the quarter-finals of the World Champi

Is a professional snooker player from New Zealand. He reached the quarter-finals of the World Championships in 1987 and 1992. He made his World Championship debut in 1985, losing to David Taylor in the first round. He appeared in the world championships s

He played three Tests for New Zealand in their 1937 tour of England. He was killed in the Second Wor

He played three Tests for New Zealand in their 1937 tour of England. He was killed in the Second World War.

Is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played for Canterbury and Central Districts betwee

Is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played for Canterbury and Central Districts between 1976/77 and 1983/84. He later became coach of Canterbury during the 1990s before being appointed coach of New Zealand in 2001, replacing David Trist.

Was a New Zealand car racer, the 1967 Formula One World Champion for the Brabham team.Hulme later we

Was a New Zealand car racer, the 1967 Formula One World Champion for the Brabham team.Hulme later went on to race for McLaren in Formula One, the Canadian-American Challenge Cup series (for Group 7 sports cars), and at Indianapolis. He was CanAm champion in 1968 (driving the McLaren M8A) and 1970 (driving the McLaren M8D "Batmobile").

Is an Australian politician. A former soldier, he served as a Country Liberal Party member of the No

Is an Australian politician. A former soldier, he served as a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 2005. He spent two years as Chief Minister after succeeding Shane Stone, but oversaw the CLP's defeat at the 2001 election, ending 27 years of continuous CLP government in the Northern Territory. Burke later served as Opposition Leader from 2001 to 2003 before being toppled, but was re-elected as leader in 2005.

S a Professor in the Research School of Chemistry

S a Professor in the Research School of Chemistry