Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in Wes

Is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 19 times in total scoring 4 goals as well as representing NSW.

Was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronz

Was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He was a co-flagbearer with Denise Boyd at the opening ceremony, when Australia marched under

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Brennan in the Northe

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Brennan in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1994. Ortmann defeated sitting CLP MLA Col Firmin both for preselection and when Firmin ran as an Independen

A renowned Australian photographer.Max first met the camera at the age of 13, and 4 years later won

A renowned Australian photographer.Max first met the camera at the age of 13, and 4 years later won the Carter Memorial Prize for Productive Use of Spare Time. He later joined the Photographic Society of NSW, and when he left school, he worked for Cecil Bostock in Sydney, where he started to like photography.In 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, Dupain married Olive Cotton (also a photographer) but they divorced soon after. During the war Dupain served with the Royal Australian Air Force in both Darwin and Papua New Guinea helping to create camouflage.

Was a field hockey player who represented Australia in the sport from 1935 to 1948.[1] From the tiny

Was a field hockey player who represented Australia in the sport from 1935 to 1948.[1] From the tiny wheatbelt town of Moulyinning, her career spanned 50 years as a player, coach, selector and administrator in several Australian states as well as national

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Perth Glory.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Perth Glory.

An Australian rapper and radio announcer.In 2003 she released her first album on Mother Tongues, the

An Australian rapper and radio announcer.In 2003 she released her first album on Mother Tongues, the first label in the world dedicated to developing women in hip hop music.[1Also In 2003, eleven-piece latin/jazz/hip hop band, Son Veneno, asked Maya to accompany them at The Belligen Global Music Festival. The combination have since performed at numerous festivals including Homebake, Bacardi festival and supported Kelis.

Is a cricketer originally from Sri Lanka but currently playing in New Zealand. A fast-medium bowler,

Is a cricketer originally from Sri Lanka but currently playing in New Zealand. A fast-medium bowler, he has played for Wellington and Auckland. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in 1997/98 against Otago. His List-A debut for Auckland came in 1998

Is a New Zealand surfer. A four-time winner of New Zealand's national surfing championships, and 200

Is a New Zealand surfer. A four-time winner of New Zealand's national surfing championships, and 2001 winner on the world pro junior circuit, Quinn is regarded as one of the country's foremost surfers. During the 1990s, Quinn took part in the World Qualif

Is an Olympic swimmer from Australia. She competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 200m backstroke

Is an Olympic swimmer from Australia. She competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 200m backstroke and placed seventh in the final. Nay is the Australian record holder in the 200m backstroke.

A novelist. She was born in Melbourne, Australia and now lives on the East Coast of Scotland.[1] In

A novelist. She was born in Melbourne, Australia and now lives on the East Coast of Scotland.[1] In 2004 she was Writer in Residence in the Management School at St Andrews University, and she now lectures in Creative Writing there.Delahunt's first novel, In the Blue House, won a regional Commonwealth Prize for Best First Book in 2002, the Saltire Award for First Novel, a Scottish Arts Council Book of the year award, was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for Christina Stead Prize for fiction in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.[3]

Is an Australian professional racing cyclist.

Is an Australian professional racing cyclist.

Is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Asse

Is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, representing Kalgoorlie from 1996 to 2001.In 1996 she was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election; she was later Shadow Minister for Fam

Is one of Australia's top event riders, a Silver Medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Is one of Australia's top event riders, a Silver Medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Was an Australian actress and singer, best known for her role as Alice Sullivan in the television dr

Was an Australian actress and singer, best known for her role as Alice Sullivan in the television drama The Sullivans. She won a Silver Logie in 1986 for "Most Popular Australian Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie" in Anzacs (1985).[1]Williams' first major role was as an on-going lead, Ann Watson, in the daily soap opera Class of '74 (1974).[3][4] The long running role of Alice Watkins Sullivan in The Sullivans (1976-1983) followed. A guest role as Carol Canning in The Outsiders (1976) episode 10 "Charlie Cole Esq." (broadcast 1977) had her appearing in a bikini.[5] After The Sullivans ended she continued to act on Australian television, with a guest role in Australian Broadcasting Corporation drama-musical series Sweet and Sour (1984), a Logie Award winning role as Kate Barker in the miniseries Anzacs (1985)

Is an Australian documentary film maker who specializes in the 'guerrilla video' style of documentar

Is an Australian documentary film maker who specializes in the 'guerrilla video' style of documentary portraiture.

Is a female Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the W-L

Is a female Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the W-League.Meghan Archer began her career in her hometown of Devonport, playing senior football at a young age, notably scoring 25 goals for Devonport City as a 16-year-old in the 2004 Northern Premier League. In the same year, Meghan competed for Tasmania in the Under 17 National Championships, where she was identified as one of the players of the tournament, and invited by then NTC coach Harry Chalkitis to train with his squad in Melbourne.

Is a retired Australian soccer player of Bosniak ethnicity. Currently, he is the Head Coach of the M

Is a retired Australian soccer player of Bosniak ethnicity. Currently, he is the Head Coach of the Melbourne Victory National Youth League team. A prominent defender, Mehmet Durakovic was a legend for South Melbourne and Malaysian outfit Selangor FA, whe

Is an actress, best known by her role as the Greek goddess Discord on the popular American TV series

Is an actress, best known by her role as the Greek goddess Discord on the popular American TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and on its two spin-offs û Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules.Desmond also worked as a personal assistant to Ted Raimi during his final appearances on Xena. In addition, she has done a number of New Zealand film and television projects, including the popular TV series Shortland Street.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Pyke made he

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Pyke made her Football Ferns début in a 1-2 loss to Japan on 2 June 2000, and finished her international career with five caps to her credit.

Is an Australian professional poker player, also known as "The Silver Fox" (a nickname he shares wit

Is an Australian professional poker player, also known as "The Silver Fox" (a nickname he shares with fellow poker player Peter Costa). He learned poker at the age of 14 by watching his father play 5-card draw.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Edwards made

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Edwards made her Football Ferns début in a 15-0 World Cup qualifier win over Samoa on 7 April 2003, and made just one further appearance, in a 5-0 win over Papua New G

Is a softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Sum

Is a softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics along with a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is a pitcher for the national team. Pr

An actress best known for starring in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures and for playing Rose on Two

An actress best known for starring in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures and for playing Rose on Two and a Half Men.In 1992, at 15, Lynskey was cast alongside Kate Winslet in Heavenly Creatures, despite never having acted professionally. Directed by Peter Jackson, the film - based on the notorious Parker-Hulme murder case - received worldwide acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Is a former Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler

Is a former Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, she played 5 Test matches for Australia between 1998 and 2003, scoring 251 runs, highlighted by a 131 on debut against England in August 1998. She has also played 61 One Day Internationals for Australia, scoring 1028 runs with an average in the low-twenties.