Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

A multi ARIA award-winning Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her debut single

A multi ARIA award-winning Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her debut single "Sweet About Me", released in Australia in April 2008.At an early age Cilmi developed an interest in a wide range of musical styles including Nina Simone, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, The Sweet, T.Rex and Cat Stevens.[3] Despite her natural aptitude and vocal talent, she was told that she lacked the discipline necessary to pursue a singing career. Idolising Janis Joplin, during this time she sang with a band performing cover songs by Led Zeppelin, Jet, Silverchair and others.[4] Cilmi recorded original songs with writer/producers Barbara and Adrian Hannan of The SongStore.[5]

An Australian novelist noted for the teen novel Puberty Blues which she co-wrote with Kathy Lette. T

An Australian novelist noted for the teen novel Puberty Blues which she co-wrote with Kathy Lette. This novel was the first teenage novel published in Australia that was actually written by teenagers.[1]Carey was born in Sydney, New South Wales and was raised in an atheist, humanist household. While in Ireland in the mid-eighties she converted to the Catholic faith, becoming convinced of the importance of spirituality in everyday life. After a year in Ireland she left and lived for several years in a small village in Mexico, returning to Australia in the early 1990s.Carey has a daughter, Brigid, and a son, Jimmy. She lives in Sydney and is a freelance writer, writing occasional articles for the The Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers.

An Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime.[1] She has published

An Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime.[1] She has published a wide range of writing including reviews, articles, short stories and non-fiction, but she is best known for her psychological thrillers.Lord's first published novel was Fortress, a thriller about the kidnapping of a country school teacher and her students. It was inspired by the Faraday School kidnapping, but takes dramatic licence with the actual events. It was an instant success, was translated into six languages, and was made into a film. Since then she has written many thrillers, including two series: the Gemma Lincoln series about an ex-cop PI, and the Jack McCain series about a forensic scientist.

Was an Australian politician. She served as an Australian Labor Party Member of the New South Wales

Was an Australian politician. She served as an Australian Labor Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1994 until 2003, representing the electorate of Parramatta. Harrison successed her first husband, Andrew Ziolkowski, who died in

Is an Scottish-born, New Zealand-bred, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former

Is an Scottish-born, New Zealand-bred, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former actress

Is an Australian politician

Is an Australian politician

Is a former medley and butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who won a bronze medal in the women's 4x1

Is a former medley and butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who won a bronze medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. She also represented her native country at 1984 Summer Olympics.

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

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

Is a former Australian medley swimmer who raced in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 400 m ind

Is a former Australian medley swimmer who raced in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in world record time.

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2002. The midfielder was a member of the team that finished sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a football (soccer) defender or midfielder who plays for Football League One side Tranmere Rovers

Is a football (soccer) defender or midfielder who plays for Football League One side Tranmere Rovers. He was born in Sydney, Australia.Gareth is married to Jacqui and has three children. His eldest stepson Lucas and two daughters Amelia and Emma. Edds sta

Is a New Zealand cricketer. A Wicket-keeper, he played five One Day Internationals in 2004 after Bre

Is a New Zealand cricketer. A Wicket-keeper, he played five One Day Internationals in 2004 after Brendon McCullum went home from England for the NatWest series. Hopkins made his test debut on 5 June 2008 against England at Trent Bridge, as usual Wicket-ke

Is a former Australian politician from 1978 to 1999 representing the Australian Labor Party, serving

Is a former Australian politician from 1978 to 1999 representing the Australian Labor Party, serving in a number of ministries including Attorney-General and Foreign Minister from 1983 to 1996 in the Hawke and Keating governments. He was president and chi

Is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the U-19 Cricket World Cup in 2000. He plays cricket in Can

Is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the U-19 Cricket World Cup in 2000. He plays cricket in Canada in the off-season. As of 2008, he is playing for Leatherhead and Cobham Cricket Club in the Surrey Championship.

Is a football (soccer) player who plays for Canterbury United and has represented New Zealand at int

Is a football (soccer) player who plays for Canterbury United and has represented New Zealand at international level. Rowe represented New Zealand at under 20 level before making his full All Whites debut as a substitute in a 7-0 win over Papua New Guinea

Played for the New Zealand cricket team in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2000. He later played b

Played for the New Zealand cricket team in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2000. He later played both first-class and List A cricket for Auckland and Otago.

The Attorney-General of Australia (1958-61), Minister for External Affairs

The Attorney-General of Australia (1958-61), Minister for External Affairs

Was an Australian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who was highly successful competing in South-E

Was an Australian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who was highly successful competing in South-East Asia and in Europe. He competed for the last time in Australia in 1952 and the following year accepted a contract to ride in India. Then, in 1954 he sp

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football Lea

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Campbell, noted for his strong disposal skills and pace, was best suited as either a centreman or winger. Essendon won Grand Finals in his first

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Tasmania and Australian rules footbal

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Tasmania and Australian rules football with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Goodrick was born in Tasmania and played his early football at North Hobart and New Town before being recruited by Carlton. He made 21 appearances and kicked five goals for Carlton, over the 1923, 1924 and 1925 VFL seasons. His only first-class cricket match came in February, 1923, before he joined Carlton and took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Playing against Victoria, Goodrick batted in the middle order and made scores of one and 20 in his two innings.

Was a New Zealand businessman, railways manager and politician.He became general manager of New Zeal

Was a New Zealand businessman, railways manager and politician.He became general manager of New Zealand Railways in 1933. During his tenure, Mackley worked hard to improve the standard and range of services provided by the railways. He won approval for th

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. His career was from 1976 unti

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. His career was from 1976 until 1979. Garry Cowmeadow was a useful medium fast bowler with a good economy rate, who proved well suited to the one-day game. 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.

Was a New Zealand politician of the Social Credit Party.He became Member of Parliament for East Coas

Was a New Zealand politician of the Social Credit Party.He became Member of Parliament for East Coast Bays in 1980 when he defeated National candidate Don Brash in the 1980 by-election in East Coast Bays caused by the resignation of the sitting National M

Is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he

Is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won his first round in the Heavyweight (-91 kg) division, before losing to Serguei Dychkov of Belarus.

Is an Australian professional boxer who won the 2009/2010 Contender Boxing Series. He also previousl

Is an Australian professional boxer who won the 2009/2010 Contender Boxing Series. He also previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs & the Balmain Tigers in the NRL.