Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago in the State Championship. He was born in Christchurc

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago in the State Championship. He was born in Christchurch. He is the cousin of Craig McMillan.

Was an Australian politician.In 1876 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the mem

Was an Australian politician.In 1876 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Collingwood, serving until 1886; he was subsequently the member for Williamstown from 1887 to 1889.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who plays for Sydney Olympic.He previously played for the

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who plays for Sydney Olympic.He previously played for the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets.

He is also a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels. He

He is also a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels. He performed the opening fanfare at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and is usually regarded as one of Australia's finest jazz musicians.James comes from a mus

Was an Australian artist. His works are signed J.Muir Auld.Auld studied under J. S. Watkins and Juli

Was an Australian artist. His works are signed J.Muir Auld.Auld studied under J. S. Watkins and Julian Ashton, and began to exhibit at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales around 1906. He contributed black and white drawings to The Bulletin and the Sydney Mail. In 1909 he travelled to London to study the wotk of English painters. There he had work accepted for London Opinion and other journals. Returning to Australia about 1911, he worked in Sydney on landscapes and figure subjects, and also did some portraits. On 1 July 1914 Auld married a divorcee Maggie Kate Kane, née Bell. In 1917 The Broken Vase was bought by the National Art Gallery of New South Wales. At about this time, they also purchased a portrait of the poet Roderic Quinn. He joined the Society of Artists, Sydney about 1920 and frequently exhibited with it. In the 1920s, he joined the well-known commercial art firm,

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory L

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986, representing Gillen until 1983 and Araluen thereafter.

Was a 19th century New Zealand politician. He served in the 1st Parliament, the 3rd Parliament, and

Was a 19th century New Zealand politician. He served in the 1st Parliament, the 3rd Parliament, and the 4th Parliament.He represented two Auckland seats; first the City of Auckland from 1853 to 1855, when he was defeated, and then the Northern Division (t

Was an Australian tennis player. Anderson was the eighth child of James Outram Anderson and his wife

Was an Australian tennis player. Anderson was the eighth child of James Outram Anderson and his wife Patience. He was educated at Camden Grammar School. He is best remembered for his three victories at his home tournament: the Australian Championships in

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Flynn, a centre, was born in Brisbane, Queensland

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Flynn, a centre, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.

Is leader of the Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand Parliament. He has served i

Is leader of the Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand Parliament. He has served in Parliament since 1984. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002.His political career began when he was elected to the Manukau City Council in

Australian politician. Born in Liverpool, he received a primary education before migrating to Austra

Australian politician. Born in Liverpool, he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1903, where he became a miner and shearer. He was an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union and the Sydney Vice-President of the Iron Trades F

Is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislat

Is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1984, representing the electorate of Granville.Flaherty entered state politics at the 1962 state election, when he defeated the i

Is a former Australian cricketer. He is "an attractive left-handed batsman with a clumping cover-dri

Is a former Australian cricketer. He is "an attractive left-handed batsman with a clumping cover-drive". He was first selected to play for Australia in two one-day matches in 1997–98, due to illness and injury respectively to Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh, but his performances were unspectacular.

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. Pattinson played for Dandenong Cricket

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. Pattinson played for Dandenong Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket and also played for Australia in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. On Wednesday the 23rd of December 2009 James broke the record for Victorian One Day cricket by taking 6 for 48 of 10 overs with 1 maiden, despite his efforts Victoria still lost to NSW.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical on loan

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical on loan from Leicester City. He plays in Europe with a Polish passport, having dual nationality. An injury-prone player, Wesolowski has suffered two broken legs an

Was an Australian academic, poet, journalist, literary critic and a prominent convert to Roman Catho

Was an Australian academic, poet, journalist, literary critic and a prominent convert to Roman Catholicism.McAuley was born in Lakemba, a suburb of Sydney. He was educated at Fort Street High School and then attended Sydney University where he majored in English, Latin and philosophy. In 1937 he edited Hermes, the annual literary journal of the University of Sydney Union, in which, many of his early poems were published until 1941.

Was an Australian orchardist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Asse

Was an Australian orchardist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857. In 1856 Pye was elected as one of the two members for Cumberland (North Riding) in the first New South Wales Legis

Was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman who was likened in his youth to V

Was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman who was likened in his youth to Victor Trumper, and was considered unlucky to miss the 1905 Australian tour to England.

Is an Australian cricketer. Hopes plays domestic cricket for Queensland and for Kings XI Punjab in t

Is an Australian cricketer. Hopes plays domestic cricket for Queensland and for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, he has represented Australia in One Day International and Twenty20 cricket. Hopes has opened the batting for Australia in Twenty20 matches and was close to gaining selection in the 2007 World Cup, after being placed on standby for the injured Shane Watson.

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Te

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Generally known as Jim Sutton, was a New Zealand politician from 1984 - 1990 and from 1993 - 2006. H

Generally known as Jim Sutton, was a New Zealand politician from 1984 - 1990 and from 1993 - 2006. He has held a range of ministerial portfolios including Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Affairs, Biosecurity, and Trade Negotiations.

He writes primarily for young adults and children.Roy's parents were Seventh-day Adventist missionar

He writes primarily for young adults and children.Roy's parents were Seventh-day Adventist missionaries to Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Roy has often said that growing up in such an environment was key to his development as a writer.His first novel, Almost

Is an Australian cricketer who is currently a New South Wales Blues squad member. He has scored a fi

Is an Australian cricketer who is currently a New South Wales Blues squad member. He has scored a first class hundred, an innings of 107 against Western Australia and has played in a winning Pura Cup final side. At grade cricket level, he plays for Gordon.

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic Champion.

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic Champion.

Is an Australian water polo player. Stanton was part of Australia's Olympic squad for the 2004 Summe

Is an Australian water polo player. Stanton was part of Australia's Olympic squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was also a member of the Australian squad that finished 10th at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne and won the bronze medal