Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a leading demographer

Is a leading demographer

Is a former Australian politician.In 1995, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly represe

Is a former Australian politician.In 1995, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Franklin for the Labor Party, following a countback proceeding from the resignation of Michael Aird. Sheppard was defeated in 1996.

Was a Tasmanian Labor politician during the years 1986 to 1999. He is the son of Alfred White (MHA f

Was a Tasmanian Labor politician during the years 1986 to 1999. He is the son of Alfred White (MHA from 1941-1959).White was first elected as a member for Denison in 1986. He held the position of Health Minister during 1989-1992. During 1992-1998 he was S

A concert pianist from New Zealand.In 2004 he became the youngest winner of the Sydney International

A concert pianist from New Zealand.In 2004 he became the youngest winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition. He has a Master of Music from the University of Auckland, where he studied with Rae de Lisle. He has performed with most of the major symphony orchestras of Australia and New Zealand, and has made recordings of Henri Dutilleux and Claude Debussy for Naxos and ABC Classics respectively.

S the Lord Mayor of City of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia

S the Lord Mayor of City of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia

Was an Australian sportsman. As a cricketer he played in one Test, at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1

Was an Australian sportsman. As a cricketer he played in one Test, at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1894. He captained the South Australian cricket team in the Sheffield Shield. Reedman also had success as an Australian rules footballer in the (then) South Australian Football Association (SAFA) / South Australian Football League (SAFL) where he was a magnificent leader, playing in eight premierships as captain and one as coach during the early years of South Australian football.

Was an Australian sportsman. As a cricketer he played in one Test, at the Sydney in 1894. He captain

Was an Australian sportsman. As a cricketer he played in one Test, at the Sydney in 1894. He captained the South Australian cricket team in the Sheffield Shield. Reedman also had success as an Australian rules footballer in the (then) South Australian Football Association (SAFA)/South Australian Football League (SAFL) where he was a magnificent leader, playing in eight premierships as captain and one as coach during the early years of South Australian football.

Was an Australian professional cricketer and team manager who played first-class cricket from 1861–62 to 1879–80. A right-handed batsman (RHB) and a right-arm fast roundarm bowler (RF), Conway was mainly associated with Victoria and made 10 known appearances in first-class matches.[1] He also played for Otago in New Zealand. Conway was better known as a team manager and he organised the successful inaugural Australian tour of England in 1878.

Is a former Australian male tennis player who played on the ATP tour in the 1970s. He achieved a car

Is a former Australian male tennis player who played on the ATP tour in the 1970s. He achieved a career-high ranking of #66 in September 1973. His best results were being the runner-up in 1973 Wimbledon Championships Doubles tournament, as well as a singl

A scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzy

A scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1937 to 1949. His Test opportunities were

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1937 to 1949. His Test opportunities were restricted by New Zealand's limited programme, exacerbated by the occurrence of World War II from 1939 to 1945. Following the 1937 tour of England, Wisden commented: 'Had he been an Australian, he might have been termed a wonder of the age.'[1]

An economist and a key architect of Australia's Post-War growth

An economist and a key architect of Australia's Post-War growth

Is a football (soccer) player. He is currently a goalkeeper coach for the Australian A-League club t

Is a football (soccer) player. He is currently a goalkeeper coach for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners. He became the first Australian to play in Chile and in South America, before Victor Cristaldo and Richard Porta.

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, whe

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members Thomas Anderson and John Shaw.

Is a competitive sailor for New Zealand who won a bronze medal in the Finn Class at the 1988 Olympic

Is a competitive sailor for New Zealand who won a bronze medal in the Finn Class at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He was also selected for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and was a sailing coach for the New Zealand team at the 1996 Summer Olympic

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Counci

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1981 to 1991.In 1981, Matthews was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Liberal member. In 1984 he became Opposition Finance Spok

Is a former New Zealand wrestler and boxer. He represented New Zealand in wrestling at the 1956 Olym

Is a former New Zealand wrestler and boxer. He represented New Zealand in wrestling at the 1956 Olympics and at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. In 1955 he held both the New Zealand Heavyweight Wrestling title and the Auckland Heavyweight B

Was an Australian politician.He was a Sydney City Councillor from 1900 to 1904. In 1915 he was appoi

Was an Australian politician.He was a Sydney City Councillor from 1900 to 1904. In 1915 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving as Vice-President of the Executive Council (1915–19), Minister for Public Health (1916–19), Minist

Is a former Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the elect

Is a former Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Wakehurst from 24 March 1984 to 3 May 1991.Booth was pre-selected as the Liberal candidate for the State seat of Wakehurst in 1983, and was electe

He lived in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.He was a Methodist and Congregational minister

He lived in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.He was a Methodist and Congregational minister and did some religious journalism and general editing. He founded and edited the Australian Christian World from 1886 to 1891 and in 1894 the Australian Field, a weekly agricultural paper.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended Melbourne Grammar School before becomin

Was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended Melbourne Grammar School before becoming an estate agent. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in a 1960 by-election for the seat of La Trobe, representing the Liberal Party

Is a former World No. 1 tennis champion.A natural athlete, as a boy Newcombe played several sports u

Is a former World No. 1 tennis champion.A natural athlete, as a boy Newcombe played several sports until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and became a member of Australia's Davis Cup winning team in 1964. He won his first Grand Slam major in 1965 by taking the Australian Championships doubles title with fellow Australian Tony Roche.

Is a former New Zealand swimming representative. Alongside Trent Bray, Scott Cameron and Danyon Load

Is a former New Zealand swimming representative. Alongside Trent Bray, Scott Cameron and Danyon Loader he was part of the bronze medal winning 4 by 200 metre freestyle relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

An Australian politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Victoria

An Australian politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Victoria

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer of the early 20th century.Campbellwas born

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer of the early 20th century.Campbellwas born in Penrith, New South Wales. A centre, he claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.