Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-Leagu

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League.[

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Carlisle mad

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Carlisle made her Football Ferns début in a 1-3 loss to China on 21 November 1997, and finished her international career with five caps and one goal to her credit.

Is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finish

Is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.McDonald made her international debut in 1971 and played 192 matches for New Zealand, inclu

A Australian fantasy/ science fiction author. She is also a businesswoman, trainer and business cons

A Australian fantasy/ science fiction author. She is also a businesswoman, trainer and business consultant. Her residence is in Alice Springs, Australia.Jennifer Fallon has written thirteen books across three trilogies and one quadrilogy, all published by Voyager Books in Australia. She is also published by Tor and Random House in the US, Orbit in the UK, ACT in Russia and Heyne in Germany. Jennifer Fallon has also co-authored a tie-in novel, Stargate SG-1: Roswell, with Sonny Whitelaw.

A contemporary Australian psychiatrist, poet and photographer.Born in Liverpool, Sydney Jennifer Har

A contemporary Australian psychiatrist, poet and photographer.Born in Liverpool, Sydney Jennifer Harrison studied medicine and then specialised in psychiatry.[1] Since her first volume of poetry, Michelangelo's Prisoners in 1994, she has published several more, winning the 1995 Anne Elder Award and being short-listed for the 2000 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. Her photography has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria.

After being selected to represent Australia in the internationally televised Miss Universe 2004, Haw

After being selected to represent Australia in the internationally televised Miss Universe 2004, Hawkins sought advice from previous titleholder Ashlea Talbot, and learned basic Spanish prior to travelling to Ecuador.[1] The Miss Universe pageant was held in Quito, Ecuador on 1 June 2004. A week prior to the event, Hawkins was ranked sixth favourite to win the crown.[5] During the final competition, Hawkins became the first Australian to make the semi-finals since Voni Delfos in 1993. She then proceeded to the top ten after competing in the evening gown competition, where she wore an unusual vintage copper gown that was designed by Bora and cost AU$25,000.[6] After the swimsuit competition, Hawkins advanced to the top five,

An Australian actress, most notable for her short role as seductress Paige in Australian Soap Opera/

An Australian actress, most notable for her short role as seductress Paige in Australian Soap Opera/Drama Home And Away.She dreamed about being an actress and when she was 7 years old, began Acting and Drama lessons. When she was 16 she received first place in her Drama school, and consequencly gained a role as Paige on Home And Away. However the role was short lived as Jennifer quit Acting to focus on her studies.

An Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her childr

An Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonym Emily Rodda. She is well known for the children's fantasy series Deltora Quest, Rowan of Rin, Fairy Realm and Teen Power Inc.Rowe was born in Sydney, Australia, was raised with two younger brothers on Sydney's North Shore. She attended the Abbotsleigh School for Girls, on the upper North Shore of Sydney. She attained her Master of Arts in English Literature at the University of Sydney in 1973. Her first job was assistant editor at Paul Hamlyn publishing. She later worked at Angus and Robertson Publishers where she remained for fourteen years as Editor

Is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the South Australian House of A

Is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1977 and 1993, representing the eastern suburbs seat of Coles (Morialta since 2002).

Is an Australian medley swimmer.

Is an Australian medley swimmer.

A contemporary Australian poet.Jennifer Maiden was born in Penrith, New South Wales. She took a BA a

A contemporary Australian poet.Jennifer Maiden was born in Penrith, New South Wales. She took a BA at Macquarie University in the 1970s and has been active in Sydney's poetry scene since then. Aside from writing she runs writers workshops with a variety of literary, community and educational organizations and has co-written (with Margaret Cunningham) a manual on literary workshops.Among Jennifer Maiden's many accolades are two Kenneth Slessor Prizes for Poetry, the C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry and the FAW Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. She has had residencies at the Australian National University, the University of Western Sydney, Springwood High School and the New South Wales Torture and Trauma Rehabilitation Service. The novel Play With Knives has been translated into German.

Is the sitting Labor member for the electoral district of Wright, first won in 1997. She is also the

Is the sitting Labor member for the electoral district of Wright, first won in 1997. She is also the current Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for the Northern Suburbs, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, and Minister for Disability.

Was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from December 1997 to December 1999, the first woman to hold t

Was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from December 1997 to December 1999, the first woman to hold this office and the first and to date only woman to serve as leader of the National Party.

Was a 20th century Australian poet and playwright.[1] Rankin was born in and grew up in Sydney and w

Was a 20th century Australian poet and playwright.[1] Rankin was born in and grew up in Sydney and went to Ravenswood Methodist School. She then studied English and Psychology at University of Sydney and completed a Diploma of Education at UNE in 1968. She worked mainly in education in Australia and England.Her first surviving poems date from 1969, her first play, untitled, from 1973. Some of her plays, there are eight in all, were produced for stage and radio during her lifetime. She received an Australia Council Senior Literary Fellowship in 1978 and had two books of poems published. Her Collected Poems was edited posthumously by Judith Rodriguez and published in 1990.

Is an Australian basketball player. Until 2005 she played for the Adelaide Lightning. Her position i

Is an Australian basketball player. Until 2005 she played for the Adelaide Lightning. Her position is Guard. She was on the silver medal winning team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A contemporary Australian poet and academic.Jennifer Strauss was born in Heywood, Victoria and educa

A contemporary Australian poet and academic.Jennifer Strauss was born in Heywood, Victoria and educated at various boarding schools and Melbourne University.[1] Working in academia she has published several books of criticism and literary autobiography as well as editing anthologies and several volumes of her own poetry. The current president of the Australian Federation of University Women Strauss is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of English at Monash University.

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion.

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.Bindon made her

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.Bindon made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0-2 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,w

Was an Australian poet, playwright, and editor.Jenny Boult was born in Warwickshire, England in 1951

Was an Australian poet, playwright, and editor.Jenny Boult was born in Warwickshire, England in 1951 and migrated to Western Australia with her family in 1967. Jenny Boult's family consisted of her mother Molly Boult (maiden name Elliot), father Dean Boult, younger brother Dean Boult Jr, and younger sister Christine Boult. Jenny Boult attended Applecross Senior High School in Perth. She lived for a time in Sydney and in Melbourne before moving to Adelaide with her baby son, Dan in 1977.

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia, who turned professional in 1987 and retired f

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia, who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were World No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and World No. 27 in doubles (in 1988). Her career prize-money totalled US$515,140.

Is a New Zealand yachtswoman. She competed for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, wi

Is a New Zealand yachtswoman. She competed for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, with Melinda Henshaw in the Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470) class.

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National T

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Is an Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She is currently the Victorian Parliamen

Is an Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She is currently the Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, and a Member of the Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan, Victoria.[1]

Is an Australian freestyle skier currently living in Freshwater, New South Wales. Owens competed in

Is an Australian freestyle skier currently living in Freshwater, New South Wales. Owens competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Alpine, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Freestyle, 2 x FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, 6 years on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

who arrived in Australia in 1948. Her family moved to Australia when the power of Chairman Mao beca

who arrived in Australia in 1948. Her family moved to Australia when the power of Chairman Mao became apparent. After being expelled from East Sydney Tech, Jenny moved to New York to study at Franklin School of Art. She won the Wynne Prize in 2005 with The road to Utopia. Her paintings have also been finalists in the Archibald Prize, with True Stories - Helen Garner a finalist in 2003, and she was given a highly commended for the Archibald in 2003 and 2001. She has entered the Archibald at least 15 times, and been hung at least 14 times. She received a highly commended in the Wynne Prize in 1999 with The Leichhardt. At the age of 52, Jenny Sage began full time painting. She was a freelance writer and illustrator for Vogue Australia until the 1980s before starting painting full time in 1985. She has also been hung in the Blake Prize and Dobell Prize. She won the Portia Geach Memorial Prize twice.