Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is widely regarded as the "father of Australian soccer" (Association football). He was also prominen

Is widely regarded as the "father of Australian soccer" (Association football). He was also prominent in New South Wales (NSW) as a teacher and a magistrate.

Is an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1956. He was the first Western Australia cricke

Is an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1956. He was the first Western Australia cricketer to be picked for a "major" cricket tour and the first to win a Test cap for Australia while playing for his native state.

Is a Melbourne-based architect

Is a Melbourne-based architect

Was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in Sorell and died in Scottsdale. W

Was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in Sorell and died in Scottsdale. Watson made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851-52 season, against Victoria. From the opening order, he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted.

A professional Australian super welterweight kickboxer, boxer and martial artist, fighting out of Bo

A professional Australian super welterweight kickboxer, boxer and martial artist, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Australia. He is the current WMC Muay Thai World champion and a finalist in The Contender Asia.

Is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers. A tall allrounder who combines right-arm fast-medium b

Is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers. A tall allrounder who combines right-arm fast-medium bowling with strong lower-order batting, John Hastings has made a solid start to his state career over the past two seasons. Recruited from New South Wales, Hastings impressed with the ball in his first one-day games and grabbed three wickets in six deliveries on debut in 2007-08 when he was asked to bowl at the death against Queensland.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1960 to 1967.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1960 to 1967.

Was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Newall made h

Was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Newall made his full All Whites debut, a 0-2 loss to New Caledonia on 19 September 1951 and ended his international playing career with 10 A-international caps and an i

Was an Australian documentary filmmaker, who is often described as the father of Australian document

Was an Australian documentary filmmaker, who is often described as the father of Australian documentary film.John Heyer spent the majority of his career producing and/or directing sponsored documentaries, and was active from the 1930s until his death. His most successful film was The Back of Beyond (1954), but many of his films garnered awards at festivals around the world. He was committed to the whole process of filmmaking from the initial research phase to distribution and exhibition. While he was grounded in the British documentary tradition, particularly during his years at the Australian National Film Board working under Ralph Foster and Stanley Hawes, he developed his own style noted for its lyrical quality.

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Played five Tests for New Zealand on their tour of England in 1958.

Played five Tests for New Zealand on their tour of England in 1958.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1967 to 1972.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1967 to 1972.

Is a Fijian former cricketer. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for th

Is a Fijian former cricketer. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for the Fiji national cricket team, against Canterbury in March 1948. Eight years later, he was a key part of the Fijian team that gained an upset 28 run win ove

He played 12 Tests for New Zealand.

He played 12 Tests for New Zealand.

Was a first-class cricketer playing for Surrey and Somerset in England from 1947 to 1957. McMahon wa

Was a first-class cricketer playing for Surrey and Somerset in England from 1947 to 1957. McMahon was an orthodox left-arm spin bowler with much variation in speed and flight who was spotted by Surrey playing in club cricket in North London and brought on to the county's staff for the 1947 season at the age of 29.

Was an Australian politician. He represented the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in the Senate, f

Was an Australian politician. He represented the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in the Senate, for the Liberal Party of Australia, from 1975 until his death in 1981. He was Private Secretary to Billy Snedden, then became a diplomat. He was secretary o

Was an Australian farmer turned politician.John Leckie was a member of the Alexandra Shire Council f

Was an Australian farmer turned politician.John Leckie was a member of the Alexandra Shire Council from 1900 to 1911 and was shire president in 1904-05. During his council service, he ran unsuccessfully for the Anti-Socialist Protectionists for the House

Was an English-born artist active in Australia from 1800. The first professional artist of the colon

Was an English-born artist active in Australia from 1800. The first professional artist of the colony of New South Wales, he illustrated the earliest volumes of Australian natural history.John Lewin planned to travel on the Buffalo for New South Wales in 1799 to record ornithological and entomological life for a British patron, Dru Drury. Somehow he missed this voyage but his wife travelled on it and arrived 3 May 1799. Lewin did travel on the Minerva, arriving 11 January 1800, becoming the first resident professional artist in the colony. The resulting books were intended to fund his passage home, but the fashion for Australian natural wonders was already fading by the time he published Prodromus Entomology, Natural History of Lepidopterous Insects of New South Wales, in 1805. Only six copies of his next book, Birds of New Holland with their Natural History, published in 1808 in London, have survived, which suggests that the remaining copies were somehow lost.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 1 Test in 1912.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 1 Test in 1912.

Nicknamed "Billy", "Bill" or "Jack" was a New Zealand long distance runner from 1926.At the 1930 Bri

Nicknamed "Billy", "Bill" or "Jack" was a New Zealand long distance runner from 1926.At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario he won the six mile race despite stopping over the finish line after what he thought was the last lap, and being tol

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests between 1885 and 1886.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests between 1885 and 1886.

A left-arm spinner who delivered the ball at almost medium pace, Wilson was nicknamed "Chuck" or "Ch

A left-arm spinner who delivered the ball at almost medium pace, Wilson was nicknamed "Chuck" or "Chucker" because of the jerkiness of his action, a legacy of a childhood injury. He played once for his home state before moving to South Australia in 1950-51, playing virtually every first-class match for the state side until 1956-57.

Was the member for Broadmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1985. He was a me

Was the member for Broadmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1985. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.

He 25th Prime Minister of Australia

He 25th Prime Minister of Australia

Is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croyd

Is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.