Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Tongan–Australian former rugby league footballer and boxer. He played club football for the M

Is a Tongan–Australian former rugby league footballer and boxer. He played club football for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers and the Northern Eagles in the National Rugby League competition. Hopoate also gained selection in the Australian nat

Was a Canadian-born architect who worked in Sydney, Australia and rural New South Wales from 1863.Hu

Was a Canadian-born architect who worked in Sydney, Australia and rural New South Wales from 1863.Hunt was trained in Boston, Massachusetts but then migrated to Australia and pursued a practice in Sydney. His output was extremely varied and included cathedrals, churches, chapels, houses, homesteads, stables and schools. Probably his first building designed in Australia was the Superintendent's Residence at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, designed in 1863. A few years later he designed the Catherine Hayes Hospital, which was also built at the Prince of Wales Hospital, with the design modified by Thomas Rowe. Hunt's other works include the Convent of the Sacred Heart, now Kincoppal-Rose Bay, School of the Sacred Heart, Sydney, in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse; and Tivoli, now part of Kambala Girls School, in the suburb of Rose Bay. In Armidale, New South Wales, he designed St Peter's Anglican Cathedral and Booloominbah and Trevenna which are now both part of the University of New England.

Was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He is the second-lon

Was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He is the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies.

Was an Australian pioneer, politician and philanthropist.In 1871 he was elected a member of the Sout

Was an Australian pioneer, politician and philanthropist.In 1871 he was elected a member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly for Barossa but resigned in 1875 on account of his health. In 1887 he re-entered politics as a member of the South Austra

Is the current Member for Kalamunda in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. He was elected t

Is the current Member for Kalamunda in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the 34th Parliament in 1993 and has been re-elected at every state election since.Winning preselection for Darling Range following the retirement of sitt

Is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Brighton and died

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Brighton and died in Tuapeka. Huntley made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1912-13 season, against Canterbury. From the lower order, he scored 8 run

Was formerly a player, captain and coach of Fiji's National Football side.

Was formerly a player, captain and coach of Fiji's National Football side.

Was the founder of Crazy John's mobile phone retail chain

Was the founder of Crazy John's mobile phone retail chain

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Forest Hill in the Victorian Legisl

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Forest Hill in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 2002.A member of the Liberal Party, Richardson was elected to the Victorian Parliament for Forest Hill in 1976. In 1982 he beca

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Taylor, a wing, was born in Woollongong, New Sout

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Taylor, a wing, was born in Woollongong, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was a New Zealand athlete, and a 1936 Olympic champion.Born in the town of Crushington (near Reefton

Was a New Zealand athlete, and a 1936 Olympic champion.Born in the town of Crushington (near Reefton) as the son of English immigrants, Lovelock showed a talent for sports while at Timaru Boys' High School. He studied medicine at the University of Otago, while competing for the university team in the New Zealand 1-mile championships. In 1931 he became a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford. He graduated as a medical practitioner.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1887 and 1897.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1887 and 1897.

Was an Australian architect, notable for his grand public buildings and successful design competitio

Was an Australian architect, notable for his grand public buildings and successful design competition entries.During his career, Clark won prizes in 38 of the 47 design competitions which he had entered.Clark had a preference for classical architecture, most of his designs were in the mode of Renaissance revival, Italianate and free classical idioms. He is widely considered to have been one of Australia's best exponent of classical building design.

Was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1950s, who won a silver medal in the 100m backstroke at

Was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1950s, who won a silver medal in the 100m backstroke at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Although he set multiple world records, he never won an Olympic gold medal.

Is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer turned coach. Kirwan, who played at wing, played 96 tim

Is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer turned coach. Kirwan, who played at wing, played 96 times (including 63 test matches) as an All Black from 1984 until 1994.

A Scottish philosopher

A Scottish philosopher

An Australian poet, lawyer, academic

An Australian poet, lawyer, academic

An Australian politician, is a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representin

An Australian politician, is a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Blacktown between 1981 and 1991 and the electorate of Riverstone between 1991 and 2011 for the Australian Labor Party.Between 1986 and

Was an Australian politician.Daly joined the Australian Workers' Union in 1914 and was a member of t

Was an Australian politician.Daly joined the Australian Workers' Union in 1914 and was a member of the executive of the South Australian branch off the Australian Labor Party from 1918 to 1928. He ran unsuccessfully for the South Australian Legislative Co

Was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Warrego in the Queensland Legislative Asse

Was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Warrego in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1969.

Was a British and Australian poet, folk singer, musician, playwright, and theatre director.Born in L

Was a British and Australian poet, folk singer, musician, playwright, and theatre director.Born in London in 1930, Jones first arrived in Australia in 1948. Between 1950 and 1952, he worked briefly in England, Canada, and Fiji, but settled permanently in Australia in 1952. [1] He graduated from University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Anthropology and English (1959).

Is a former Australian politician. Born in Wallsend, New South Wales, he was an organiser of the Fed

Is a former Australian politician. Born in Wallsend, New South Wales, he was an organiser of the Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union before becoming its NSW Secretary and President and eventually the National President. In 1976 he was

Was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Kahibah (1957-71) and the Cha

Was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Kahibah (1957-71) and the Charlestown (1971-72) for the Australian Labor Party.Stewart joined the Australian Labor Party in 1926. He was a member of the Hamilton, Adamstown and Dudley-

Is a former Australian short track speed skater, who represented Australia at the 1992 and 1994 Wint

Is a former Australian short track speed skater, who represented Australia at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics in the relay team. Australia's short track relay team went into the 1992 Olympics as world champions, but they crashed in the semi-finals. The