Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an Australian rugby league player, a national representative of the 1930s whose club career was

Was an Australian rugby league player, a national representative of the 1930s whose club career was played with Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club. He has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Was an Australian journalist and novelist, editor of Melbourne Punch.Dalley was born in Rose Bay, Sy

Was an Australian journalist and novelist, editor of Melbourne Punch.Dalley was born in Rose Bay, Sydney, the second son of William Bede Dalley (1831-1888) and Eleanor Jane, née Long[1]. He was born at Sydney and was educated at St Aloysius' College. Following his fathers death in 1888, John and his brothers wer sent to England by their Uncle and guardian William Alexander Long, where they attended St Augustine's Abbey school at Ramsgate, and Beaumont College. On 1 November 1895, Dalley matriculated from University College, Oxford.[1]

Benaud played first-class cricket for New South Wales for six years, from 1966/67 to 1972/73, becomi

Benaud played first-class cricket for New South Wales for six years, from 1966/67 to 1972/73, becoming captain of the State side. He was selected for 3 Tests in 1972 to 1973. He made his Test debut in the 1st Test against Pakistan at Adelaide over Christmas 1972, making little contribution as Australia won easily. He also played in the 2nd Test at the MCG over the New Year, which Australia won again. He made the top score of 142 in the second innings, in the knowledge that he had been dropped for the 3rd Test. He returned for his third and final Test appearance in the 5th Test against West Indies at Port of Spain, Trinidad, in April 1973. He contributed little with the bat, but bowled four overs to take 2-12 in a drawn match. He was later a selector for the Australian cricket team.

Was an Australian poet and schoolmaster.O'Hara was born at Bendigo, Victoria. His father, Patrick Kn

Was an Australian poet and schoolmaster.O'Hara was born at Bendigo, Victoria. His father, Patrick Knight O'Hara, a primary school teacher in the education department, Victoria, also published two volumes of verse. O'Hara was educated at Carlton College and Ormond College, University of Melbourne, where he had a distinguished career. After winning various exhibitions he graduated with first-class honours in mathematics and physics in 1885. He was appointed lecturer in mathematics and natural philosophy at Ormond College in 1886, and in 1889 resigned to become headmaster of South Melbourne College. In his hands it became the leading private school in Victoria, and its pupils more than held their own in competition with those from the public schools. During a period of eight years, of 28 first-class honours gained by all the schools of Victoria in physics and chemistry, 14 were obtained by pupils from South Melbourne College. O'Hara was an inspiring teacher, and many of his pupils have since held distinguished positions in the universities of Australia.

An Australian author. Birmingham was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia with his p

An Australian author. Birmingham was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia with his parents in 1970.John Birmingham grew up in Ipswich, Queensland and was educated at St Edmunds Christian Brother's College in Ipswich and the University of Queensland in Brisbane. His only stint of full time employment was as a researcher at the Defence Department. After this he returned to Queensland to study law but he did not complete his legal studies, choosing instead to pursue a career as a writer. He currently lives in Brisbane.

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver and bronze medal in the

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver and bronze medal in the 1500 m and 400 m freestyle respectively at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Despite his Olympic results suggesting that he only had a moderate internati

Was an Australian poet.Born in Unley, South Australia on 30 July 1913, Blight was educated at Brisba

Was an Australian poet.Born in Unley, South Australia on 30 July 1913, Blight was educated at Brisbane State High School.[1] During the Great Depression in Australia he tramped the Queensland coast looking for work.[2] In 1939 he became an accountant in Bundaberg, Queensland, and after World War II a part-owner of timber mills in the Gympie, Queensland region. He took up full-time writing in 1973.

Was an Australian painter, and a member of the Antipodeans group.Brack's early conventional style ev

Was an Australian painter, and a member of the Antipodeans group.Brack's early conventional style evolved into one of simplified, almost stark, shapes and areas of deliberately drab colour, often featuring large areas of brown. He made an initial mark in the 1950s with works on then contemporary Australian culture, such as the iconic Collins Street, 5 pm (1955), a view of rush hour in post-war Melbourne. Set in a bleak palette of browns and greys, it was a comment on the conformity of everyday life, with all figures looking almost identical. A related painting The Bar (1954) was modelled on Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, and satirised the Six o'clock swill, a social ritual arising from the early closing of Australian bars. Most of these early paintings and drawings were unmistakably satirical comments against the Australian Dream,

Is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer - a dual-code international. He made

Is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer - a dual-code international. He made twelve international representative rugby union appearances with the Wallabies from 1966-68 and six representative rugby league appearances for the Kangar

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1950 to 1951. He was known for his unique "be

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1950 to 1951. He was known for his unique "bent finger" grip, with which he briefly perplexed batsmen across Australia as well as the touring English cricket team. His five Tests were all against England, in the 1950-51 series

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1977 to 1978.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1977 to 1978.

Former Professor of General Philosophy

Former Professor of General Philosophy

Is an Australian former track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in the 4

Is an Australian former track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in the 4000 metre individual pursuit.

Australian Labor Party politician

Australian Labor Party politician

A former boxer from Northern Ireland, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division

A former boxer from Northern Ireland, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Parramatta in the New South Wales L

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Parramatta in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1991.In 1988, Books defeated Labor MP Barry Wilde to win the state seat of Parramatta. He won by less than 300 votes, help

Campbell graduated from Wellington College then Victoria University with a Bachelor of Arts degree w

Campbell graduated from Wellington College then Victoria University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours, and then worked as a share trader, providing a share report to Radio New Zealand's Midday Report. In 1989, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) offered him

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who played a number of years in the National Soccer League

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who played a number of years in the National Soccer League for Perth Glory and the Brisbane Strikers.

An Australian neurophysiologist

An Australian neurophysiologist

An Australian pianist, composer and music therapist who has long been resident in the United Kingdom

An Australian pianist, composer and music therapist who has long been resident in the United Kingdom. One of his best known works is the Concierto Folklorico for piano and string orchestra. His works for piano form much of his musical output, although he composes for many other instruments. His work is described as expressive and lyrical.John Carmichael was born in Melbourne in 1930. He studied piano with Margaret Schofield and in 1947 won a scholarship to the Melbourne Conservatorium, where his teacher was Raymond Lambert. He also studied composition with Dorian Le Gallienne. Moving to Europe, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Marcel Ciampi and in London with Arthur Benjamin and Anthony Milner, a pupil of Mátyás Seiber. He wrote the music for Britain's Festival of Women during this period. He also wrote reviews and critiques for music magazines.

Was an Australian cricketer. Lord was a right-handed batsman. Lord made his first-class debut for Ha

Was an Australian cricketer. Lord was a right-handed batsman. Lord made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1864, which was the clubs first season with first-class status. Lord played his only match for the club against Sussex, which was Hampshire's first first-class match. By 1873, Lord had returned to his native Australia and represented his home state in 1873. Lord played a single match for Tasmania against Victoria.

He played 21 Tests for New Zealand from 1955-72. A spin bowler, he was often partnered at the crease

He played 21 Tests for New Zealand from 1955-72. A spin bowler, he was often partnered at the crease for his provincial side Otago by his brother (and fellow spin-bowler) Gren. Jack currently lives in Alexandra, New Zealand. He also played for Southland i

Is a leading demographer, particularly in the fields of fertility transition and health transition.

Is a leading demographer, particularly in the fields of fertility transition and health transition. He has researched extensively in Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia since 1959. He has had a significant impact on demographic teaching, research and po

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Carroll, a number 8, was born in Sydney, New Sout

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Carroll, a number 8, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1953 to 1955. He was educated at St Patrick's

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1953 to 1955. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat. He played District Cricket firstly for the Melbourne Cricket Club and, later in his career, the St Kilda Cricket Club. He played Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria and Test cricket for Australia.