Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Australian politician.He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1992 t

Is an Australian politician.He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 1995, representing the district of Mount Ommaney. Pyke entered state parliament at the 1992 state election by winning the newly created seat of Mount Omm

Was an Australian author and playwright.He came to Australia with his family as a child.[1] He atten

Was an Australian author and playwright.He came to Australia with his family as a child.[1] He attended state school in Sydney and Sydney Technical College, where he studied agriculture. He "farmed, clerked, woolled, gardened, landscaped, chemicalled", and did other things before settling into his writing career.In 1961 he married and went to Europe to live in a cork forest in France. His two daughters were born in London. From 1964 he worked in Britain and Europe as a researcher. His first writing appeared in the early 1960s,[1] and in 1967 he took up a writing fellowship in the United States and returned to Australia in the following year.

Is an Australian Test cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 2004 Siddle att

Is an Australian Test cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 2004 Siddle attended the Australian Cricket Academy and made his first-class debut playing for Victoria against a touring West Indian side at Melbourne in November 2005. He made his Test debut at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on 16 October 2008. He picked up 3/114 in the first innings, finishing with match figures of four for 176. Siddons also played 2 games for the Sydney Swans Australian rules football club in 1984. On 28 October 2007 Siddons was named the coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.

Is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s, who won four Olympic medals, most notably

Is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s, who won four Olympic medals, most notably a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as part of the Quietly Confident Quartet. He also won consecutive bronze medals in the 100

He was one of the all-time great halfbacks and a major contributor to Parramatta Eels' dominance of

He was one of the all-time great halfbacks and a major contributor to Parramatta Eels' dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1980s. He gained his experience by playing at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. Many rate him as

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1973 to 1981.In 1973, McMahon was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he served until 1981. In 1982 he was made a member of the

Is a retired Australian tennis player.He who won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his

Is a retired Australian tennis player.He who won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 14, 1983 when he became World number 7.

An Australian academic, and the current Provost of the University of Melbourne

An Australian academic, and the current Provost of the University of Melbourne

Is an Australian footballer player who currently plays for Australian NSW Premier League side Sydney

Is an Australian footballer player who currently plays for Australian NSW Premier League side Sydney Olympic. McPherson made one appearance for A-League side Newcastle Jets, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 5-1 defeat to Perth Glory in Octobe

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers and Western Australia. He was

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers and Western Australia. He was a Right-handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler who represented Tasmania from 1980 until 1984, and played for the Western Warriors until 1986.

(born December 12, 1978 in Attadale, Australia) is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves in Major

(born December 12, 1978 in Attadale, Australia) is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball.

Toohey was one of the cricketers who came to the fore when the bulk of Australia's top cricketers de

Toohey was one of the cricketers who came to the fore when the bulk of Australia's top cricketers defected to Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. During that defection period, Toohey was probably the mainstay of the Australian batting lineup, along with Graham Yallop and Graeme Wood.

Was an Australian politician. Born in London, England, he was educated at the University of Melbourn

Was an Australian politician. Born in London, England, he was educated at the University of Melbourne and served in the military 1946-49. On his return, he was assistant registrar at the University of Melbourne. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian H

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1980 to 1984.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1980 to 1984.

Was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Wellington electorate of Miramar

Was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Wellington electorate of Miramar in Parliament from 1981 to 1990, when he was defeated by Graeme Reeves.

Is an Australian sportsman who competed in five Olympic Games. He competed in the modern pentathlon

Is an Australian sportsman who competed in five Olympic Games. He competed in the modern pentathlon at all five Olympics from 1960 to 1976 and in fencing at the 1968 Olympics.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at Duntroon Military College and the

Was an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at Duntroon Military College and the Australian National University in Canberra before serving in the military from 1954 to 1975. In 1977, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembl

A musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet (alongside his brother Chris aka Reg Mombassa) and forme

A musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet (alongside his brother Chris aka Reg Mombassa) and formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything. He is also a recognised fine artist specialising in still life.Although he never attended Art school, unlike the other members of the Mentals, he eventually became the most prolific artist of the five, and second most acclaimed after his brother Chris. He left the Mentals in 2000 to concentrate fulltime on his art. Both Peter and his wife Susan are prolific artists, Peter himself specialises in still lifes and built landscapes. He has entered the Archibald Prize numerous times with many of his works making the Salon des Refusés.

Is a former Australian football (soccer) forward who represented Australia 55 times between 1974 and

Is a former Australian football (soccer) forward who represented Australia 55 times between 1974 and 1977 scoring 20 goals. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and also represented Victoria. He was recently named as Head

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

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Eight years later Daji ended up in eight position at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelon

Is an Australian golfer.He turned professional in 1977 and won the Australian Open in 1983. He has s

Is an Australian golfer.He turned professional in 1977 and won the Australian Open in 1983. He has spent a large part of his career playing on the European Tour, where he made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1993, with a

Is an Australian former association football player.Raskopoulos made his debut in a B-International

Is an Australian former association football player.Raskopoulos made his debut in a B-International for Australia at the 1980 OFC Nations Cup. He captained Australia in his full international debut for Australia in August 1981 against Indonesia national f

Bourne lived in Pukekohe, Auckland, near his workshop. He lived with his wife, Peggy Bourne, and thr

Bourne lived in Pukekohe, Auckland, near his workshop. He lived with his wife, Peggy Bourne, and three children, Taylor, Spencer, and Jazlin. Bourne earned his nickname, "Possum", the night he crashed his mother's Humber 80, while trying to avoid a possum in the middle of the road.His autobiography, Bourne to Rally was completed just days before his untimely death. A bronze memorial statue of Possum, unveiled a year after his death, now stands overlooking the event he loved the most. In 2005, Peggy Bourne entered Race to the Sky, despite having had no formal rally driving experience, as a tribute to her late husband.

Australian author and poet, is remembered in Australia for his attempt to assassinate federal Opposi

Australian author and poet, is remembered in Australia for his attempt to assassinate federal Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell in 1966.Kocan was born Peter Raymond Douglas in Newcastle, New South Wales and raised in Melbourne. His father, an engineer, was killed in a car accident three months before his birth. Kocan's mother then moved to Melbourne and remarried, but the marriage failed so Peter, his mother and younger brother moved to Sydney. Escaping a childhood of loneliness, disadvantage and family violence, Kocan left school at fourteen to work in country New South Wales as a labourer and station-hand, before returning to Sydney, where he gained work as a factory-hand in a dye factory.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played 14 Tests for Australia between 1979 and 1990. He was a l

Is a former Australian cricketer who played 14 Tests for Australia between 1979 and 1990. He was a leg spinner who was in and out of the team, rarely playing two games in succession, though after taking ten wickets in the 1986–87 Ashes he was retained for the next four Tests after the series before falling out of favour again. The 1986–87 series which included his best bowling figures in a Test innings, five for 72 in the second innings as England failed to chase 320 for the win. However, Sleep was part of an Australian generation of spinners with bowling averages above 40 (for comparison, the first choice leg spinners in 2006, Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill, both averaged below 30 with the ball), also including Tom Hogan, Murray Bennett and Tony Mann, and the cricket website Cricinfo summed up his career as a "relatively anodyne slow bowler".