Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth in the WAFL and briefly for Essend

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth in the WAFL and briefly for Essendon in the VFL. He is the younger brother of footballer Wally Buttsworth. Buttsworth started his career with West Perth during the Second World War and was their best and fairest winner in 1944. He joined the navy in 1945 and was posted in Melbourne which gave him a chance to play in the VFL with Essendon, playing 8 games and kicking 9 goals. Buttsworth regularly represented Western Australia at interstate football, winning a Simpson Medal for his performance in the 1947 Carnival. He also represented his state at cricket, appearing in 8 first class matches from 1947/48 to 1949/50.

Is an Australian politician and clergyman. Nile has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative

Is an Australian politician and clergyman. Nile has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1981, except for a period in 2004 when he resigned to contest (unsuccessfully) the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election. Nile was

Was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Victoria and in 2 Tests in 1

Was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Victoria and in 2 Tests in 1887 and 1888 for Australia. He later lived in New Zealand where he was an established cricket umpire.

Australian politician, clergyman and social activist, has been a member of the New South Wales Legis

Australian politician, clergyman and social activist, has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1981, except for a period in 2004 when he resigned to contest (unsuccessfully) the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election. Nile was re-elected for another term at the March 2007 state election.

Was an Australian political activist and trade unionist. A founding member and later secretary of th

Was an Australian political activist and trade unionist. A founding member and later secretary of the Y Club socialist discussion group, he participated in the 1919 Melbourne waterfront strike and helped negotiate a settlement. He married Alice Ann Warbur

Was a British religious polemicist and founder of The Tablet.He was born in Westminster, the second

Was a British religious polemicist and founder of The Tablet.He was born in Westminster, the second son of Samuel Hayhurst Lucas, a London corn-merchant, who was a member of the Society of Friends. He was educated at a Quaker school in Darlington, and then at University College, London. He studied law at Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1835.In 1840, Lucas founded The Tablet, published in London, a progressive international Catholic weekly newspaper, just 11 years before the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. It is the second oldest surviving weekly journal in Britain after The Spectator (which was founded in 1828). It has an international readership of over 55,000.

Was an Australian painter who was prominent in the famous Heidelberg School, one of the most importa

Was an Australian painter who was prominent in the famous Heidelberg School, one of the most important periods in Australia's visual arts history.the third of eight children of a baker, McCubbin worked for a time as solicitor's clerk, a coach painter, and in his family's bakery business while studying art at the National Gallery of Victoria's School of Design, where he met Tom Roberts and studied under Eugene von Guerard. He also studied at the Victorian Academy of the Arts, and in 1876 and from 1879 to 1882 exhibited there, selling his first painting in 1880. In this period, with the death of his father he became responsible for running the family business.

Is a former Western Australian politician who, until April 2007, held the position of deputy chairma

Is a former Western Australian politician who, until April 2007, held the position of deputy chairman of the Australian Native Title Tribunal and is Chair of Desert Knowledge Australia and on the Board of Directors of Reconciliation Australia. He entered

Also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's first and finest pace b

Also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's first and finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century.

Played seven Tests for New Zealand

Played seven Tests for New Zealand

Was an Australian politician.In 1883 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the mem

Was an Australian politician.In 1883 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Sandridge, shifting to Port Melbourne in 1889; he served as Postmaster-General from 1886 to 1890. Subsequently he was president of the Chamber of M

Was an Australian politician. Born in Beverley, Western Australia, he was educated at state schools

Was an Australian politician. Born in Beverley, Western Australia, he was educated at state schools before becoming a goldminer and an official with the Australian Workers' Union. He served in the military 1942-1946. In 1961, he was elected to the Austral

Generally called Frederick Merriman, was a New Zealand politician.Merriman originally practiced as a

Generally called Frederick Merriman, was a New Zealand politician.Merriman originally practiced as a lawyer, having been admitted to the bar in 1844. He was elected to the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853, representing the Suburbs of Auckland electorate

Is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989

Is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1995 and 1998 to 2009.Pitt was elected to state parliament as the member for Mulgrave at the 1989 state election defeating sitting National Party MP Max

Played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1880s and 1890s.

Played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1880s and 1890s.

Was an Australian politician. Bamford became a publican in Bowen and ran unsuccessfully for the seat

Was an Australian politician. Bamford became a publican in Bowen and ran unsuccessfully for the seat of Bowen in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in December 1895 and March 1899. He was elected to the Bowen municipal council in 1897 and was elected may

Was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party He was the eleventh Speaker of the House of Represe

Was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party He was the eleventh Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1944 to 1946.He was born in Hokitika of Danish parents, and was a lawyer. He married Alice Amelia Peard in 1918; they had two daughters. Ori

Was a successful Adelaide real estate agent and the mayor of Adelaide from 1891 to 1892.He was elect

Was a successful Adelaide real estate agent and the mayor of Adelaide from 1891 to 1892.He was elected councillor for the Gawler ward (which his father had previously represented) with the Adelaide City Council in 1884 and became alderman a year later. He

Was an Australian artist and a member of several well known art societies including the Royal Art So

Was an Australian artist and a member of several well known art societies including the Royal Art Society and the NSW Society of Artists.Leist studied at the Sydney Art School studying under Julian Ashton and beginning work in 1908 as a black-and-white artist for The Bulletin and Sydney Mail newspapers, eventually moving onto the Graphic magazine in London.During the First World War, Leist was one of ten artists resident in England appointed as an official war artist to serve with the Australian Imperial Force in France. He completed numerous paintings during the war and after his war service contributed two large murals for the Australian Exhibition at the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924. As a result of these works Leist popularity increased and he gained several commissions from the United States and toured the south west of America.

Was an Australian industrial worker who rose to prominence for his role and death in the Waihi miner

Was an Australian industrial worker who rose to prominence for his role and death in the Waihi miners' strike. To date he is one of the only two people to die in an industrial dispute in New Zealand's history. Evans was a member of the Waihi Trade Union,

Is a former Australian first class cricketer who played for Queensland. Francke was a leg spinner an

Is a former Australian first class cricketer who played for Queensland. Francke was a leg spinner and played for Ceylon in 1957/58, prior to migrating to Australia. He represented Queensland from 1971/72 to 1985/86, making his debut against a touring World XI side. Francke dismissed Clive Lloyd twice and also took the wickets of captain Rohan Kanhai and Sunil Gavaskar. He went on to take a total of 167 career first class wickets for Queensland with an innings best of 6 for 62 against South Australia in 1974. He appeared to have played his last game in 1980 but made a return 6 years later to play in the 1985/86 Sheffield Shield season.

An English poet and painter. She has published seven children's books and four poetry collections an

An English poet and painter. She has published seven children's books and four poetry collections and had many exhibitions.She moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1988, and later settled in Wooroloo, a small hamlet north of Perth, in 1991, where the Australian landscape became the basis of much of her painting. She returned to the UK to live and work when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1997. Her father died in October 1998. Her only sibling, Nicholas Hughes, committed suicide on March 16, 2009.[1]

An Austrian-born American physicist.Capra earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University

An Austrian-born American physicist.Capra earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Vienna in 1966. He has done research on particle physics and systems theory, and has written popular books on the implications of science, notably The Tao of Physics, subtitled An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism. The Tao of Physics makes an assertion that physics and metaphysics are both inexorably leading to the same knowledge.

Was an Austrian psychologist whose work was related to the Gestalt school. In 1958 he published The

Was an Austrian psychologist whose work was related to the Gestalt school. In 1958 he published The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations, which systematized and expanded upon his creation of balance theory and attribution theory.In 1930, Heider was offered an opportunity to conduct research at the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, which was associated with Smith College, also in Northampton. This prospect was particularly attractive to him because Kurt Koffka, one of the founders of the Gestalt school of psychology, held a position at Smith College (Heider, 1983)

Was an Austrian-Brazilian physician, pathologist and scientist, discoverer of the neurogenic mechani

Was an Austrian-Brazilian physician, pathologist and scientist, discoverer of the neurogenic mechanism of the chronic phase of Chagas disease, a human parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan.In 1952, he received an invitation which would radically change his personal and scientific life. A new medical school was being established by the University of São Paulo in the little-known city of Ribeirão Preto, in the hinterland of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The main objective of the state government was to increase the number of physicians in the rapidly developing hinterland, and its first dean, Dr. Zeferino Vaz, a parasitologist, medical research and professor of the University, wished to create a favorable environment for high quality medical research and teaching in the new school. With this in mind,