Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Has played nine Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s. He died suddenly in 1973.

Has played nine Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s. He died suddenly in 1973.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Wesley College and the Universit

Was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Wesley College and the University of London before becoming a doctor and farmer near Warrnambool. In 1902, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Villiers an

Was an American-Australian politician and Premier of South Australia. In June 1886 he was elected a

Was an American-Australian politician and Premier of South Australia. In June 1886 he was elected a member of the house of assembly for East Adelaide and in 1887 transferred to the Sturt electorate, and represented it for several Years. In March 1891 he b

Was a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played

Was a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played first class cricket for Auckland. He played 25 matches for Auckland Aces in the Plunket Shield from 1960/61 to 1969/70, scoring 1086 runs at an average of

Was the 29th Premier of South Australia.Gunn's success with the Carters and Driver's Union led to hi

Was the 29th Premier of South Australia.Gunn's success with the Carters and Driver's Union led to his election as President of the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia in 1911 and, as his star continued to rise, he was elected to Adelaide C

Was Government Statistician[1] of New Zealand from 1980 to 1984 and a member of the 1985–1986 Roya

Was Government Statistician[1] of New Zealand from 1980 to 1984 and a member of the 1985–1986 Royal Commission on the Electoral System which recommended MMP.[2][3] He was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the New Zealand Statistical Association in 2005.

Also known as John Dinwoodie, was an Australian politician. In 1878 he was elected to the Queensland

Also known as John Dinwoodie, was an Australian politician. In 1878 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie and supported Thomas McIlwraith's conservative group. In 1883 he changed seat to Cook, winning the election amid allegatio

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

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.He followed the so called royal line, from Christchurch Boys High, into the University club team, the

A former Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representin

A former Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Myall Lakes between 1988 and 2011 for the National Party of Australia.[

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test at Adelaide in 1895.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test at Adelaide in 1895.

Was born in Hobart, Tasmania and is an Australian poet, literary critic and novelist.Educated at the

Was born in Hobart, Tasmania and is an Australian poet, literary critic and novelist.Educated at the University of Tasmania and Cambridge University, Harwood has worked as an academic at Flinders University in South Australia.[1] He left Flinders University in 1997[2] to become a full time writer.While he is better known for his writing on poetry, Harwood made an impact with his first novel, The Ghost Writer, which was commended in literary awards in Australia and which was a winner of a major International Horror award.

Was a former Australian male tennis player.

Was a former Australian male tennis player.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Jamestown, South Australia, he was educated at Prince Alfred C

Was an Australian politician. Born in Jamestown, South Australia, he was educated at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide before becoming a bank clerk, and a farmer at Port Lincoln. In 1918, he was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as the Cou

Was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of James McGo

Was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of James McGowen and William Holman. From 1912 to 1914 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 26 years

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dowse, a fly-half, was born in Mackay, Queensland

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dowse, a fly-half, was born in Mackay, Queensland and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was an Australian politician.Keating stood unsuccessfully for the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat o

Was an Australian politician.Keating stood unsuccessfully for the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of George Town in 1900. In the 1901 election, he was elected to the Australian Senate as the youngest member of the Parliament, where he supported the Prote

N Australian artist. Olsen's primary subject of work is landscape.In 1957 a Sydney businessman paid

N Australian artist. Olsen's primary subject of work is landscape.In 1957 a Sydney businessman paid for John Olsen to go to Majorca and paint. The businessman sold most of the paintings for a profit and Olsen was transformed by the influences of European art and the Mediterranean. Olsen returned to Sydney in 1960. He wanted to represent Australian culture in such a way that the world would see the diversity in the changing seasons.In 1968 Olsen set up and ran the Bakery Art School, and in 1972-73 he painted 'Salute to Five Bells', inspired by Kenneth Slessor's poem. Olsen's work has been marked by a deep engagement with the Australian landscape, and he has lived for long periods in different parts of the country and travelled widely in it. He has served on the boards of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Art Gallery.

Chief Federal Magistrate of Australia and Deputy Chancellor

Chief Federal Magistrate of Australia and Deputy Chancellor

Is a contemporary Australian playwright

Is a contemporary Australian playwright

Is a New Zealand media personality and former politician. He served as a Cabinet minister in the gov

Is a New Zealand media personality and former politician. He served as a Cabinet minister in the governing Labour Party from August 2002 to 3 November 2004.

Was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s. He was the World No. 1 player for 1933.Crawford won a

Was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s. He was the World No. 1 player for 1933.Crawford won a number of major championship titles, although he is best known, perhaps, for something he did not do - complete the tennis Grand Slam five years before Don Budge accomplished the feat for the first time.

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1915

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1915 to 1933.

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.Hill's first p

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.Hill's first professional club was Glentoran in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He moved to New Zealand in 1975, where he played for Gisborne City from 1980 until 1982.

Is a former rugby union player who played and captained the Australian national team (Wallabies). He

Is a former rugby union player who played and captained the Australian national team (Wallabies). He played the majority of his career at scrum half. Hipwell's Wallaby career spanned 14 season, from 1968 to 1981.

In 1932 he was a member of the New Zealand boat which was eliminated in the repêchage of the eights

In 1932 he was a member of the New Zealand boat which was eliminated in the repêchage of the eights competition. At the opening ceremony of the 1932 Summer Games he was the flag bearer for New Zealand.