Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

"holds the John Gough Chair in the Practice of International Trade at Melbourne Business School.In 1

"holds the John Gough Chair in the Practice of International Trade at Melbourne Business School.In 1987, he was appointed Director at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva, and then in 1995, Director at the World Trade Organisation where he has directed a number of divisions. In 2001 he was appointed Senior Counsellor in the Office of the Director General at the WTO.

He was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from February 2005 to Septemb

He was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from February 2005 to September 2008 representing the electorate of Moore.In January 2008 Snook was appointed as the shadow minister of Agriculture, Food and Local government.

Is NSW Institute of Sport's head cycling coach and a former professional racing cyclist. Sutton was

Is NSW Institute of Sport's head cycling coach and a former professional racing cyclist. Sutton was one of the four men to win gold for Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games along with his brother, Shane Sutton. Shane is currently a track coach for Bri

He grew up in Warradale, South Australia and attended Brighton high school in Adelaide. He later obt

He grew up in Warradale, South Australia and attended Brighton high school in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers' College took up drama.His first role was in low-budget horror film Nightmares. In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable through the on-going role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern in the Crawfords television series The Sullivans.

Is an Australian football (soccer) manager of Dutch heritage who is currently in charge of the Austr

Is an Australian football (soccer) manager of Dutch heritage who is currently in charge of the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program and the Australia national under-17 football team. He is the father of Emily van Egmond. Van Egmond began his pla

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers and the Southern Redbacks. He

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers and the Southern Redbacks. He was a right-handed batsman and very occasional off break bowler who represented Tasmania from 1978 until 1980, before playing for South Australia from 1980–1983 and returning to play for Tasmania until 1993. Goodman is now a Senior Teacher of Health and Physical Education and Coach of the Associated Southern Colleges First X1 Premiership Cricket Team at Marist College Canberra, ACT Australia.

Was an Australian professional cyclist, specialising in six-day racing, and the father of British pr

Was an Australian professional cyclist, specialising in six-day racing, and the father of British professional Bradley Wiggins. He was born in Yallourn, Victoria, 90 miles from Melbourne.He represented his country several times at the UCI Track Cycling Wo

Australian chess player is an International Master of chess.Gary Lane is a professional chess player

Australian chess player is an International Master of chess.Gary Lane is a professional chess player and author. He has written over 20 books including Find the Winning Move and Improve Your Chess in 7 Days. He became an International Master in 1987 and he won the Commonwealth Chess Championship in 1988.

An Orientalist specialising in East Asia who is currently Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Di

An Orientalist specialising in East Asia who is currently Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History of the Australian National University.

Australian politician

Australian politician

Is an Australian former rugby league player of the 1980s and 90s. He played club football in the Bri

Is an Australian former rugby league player of the 1980s and 90s. He played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Fortitude Valley and in the NSWRL premiership for the St. George Dragons and Brisbane Broncos, achieving selection to pl

Was a javelin thrower from New Zealand, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olymp

Was a javelin thrower from New Zealand, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics, (Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996).

A Scottish-born mathematician, and the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney

A Scottish-born mathematician, and the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1959 to 1960.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1959 to 1960.

Is an Australian professional golfer.Coles is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour. He was a me

Is an Australian professional golfer.Coles is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002, 2004 and 2006 and the PGA Tour in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

Was an Australian poet. He was born in Melbourne in 1930. As early as 1943 he had poems appear in th

Was an Australian poet. He was born in Melbourne in 1930. As early as 1943 he had poems appear in the periodical Pertinent. He won three successive poetry competitions sponsored by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and his poems later were widely published, notably in the 'Australian Weekend Book'. He experimented with Surrealism and studied Freud, Lautreamont, Rimbaud and James Joyce for several years. In 1949 he began studying Jung, Dostoyevsky and Ouspensky[1] and the works of Aleister Crowley and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Was a rugby league and rugby union player, who has resided in Wellington for the last 10 years befor

Was a rugby league and rugby union player, who has resided in Wellington for the last 10 years before moving back to Auckland to take a coaching position in the Air New Zealand Cup.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who specialised in the art of economical bowling. He was known pla

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who specialised in the art of economical bowling. He was known playfully by his team mates as "Big Gav", as mentioned in Danny Morrison's biography, Mad As I Wanna Be. He finished his career with an exceptional economy rate in ODI cricket of 3.76 - the norm is usually somewhere between 4 and 4.50 - in his 121 ODIs, stretching over a ten-year span.

Is a former New Zealand footballer and current coach and General Manager of the USL First Division P

Is a former New Zealand footballer and current coach and General Manager of the USL First Division Portland Timbers. As a player, he was known as a strong leader and defender. He played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites and collec

Is an Australian water polo player. He was a member of Australia's Olympic squad at the 2000 and 200

Is an Australian water polo player. He was a member of Australia's Olympic squad at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He plays as a centre-back.His father David is a three-time Olympian (1964, 1968 and 1972) and former coach of the Australian women's tea

Is an Australian country music entertainer and recording artist. Gay used her maiden name in her pro

Is an Australian country music entertainer and recording artist. Gay used her maiden name in her professional career until 1978, when she changed the spelling to Kayler to maintain a consistency of pronunciation.

An Australian-born Canadian writer.

An Australian-born Canadian writer.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She finished eighth in the K-4 500 m

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She finished eighth in the K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1950 to 1953.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1950 to 1953.

Is a Australian association footballer currently playing for Newcastle United Jets.

Is a Australian association footballer currently playing for Newcastle United Jets.