Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an Australian cyclist known as a roughhouse velodrome rider with a string of dramatic crashes an

Was an Australian cyclist known as a roughhouse velodrome rider with a string of dramatic crashes and broken bones over 20 years.He was known as the Iron Man. He specialised in six-day races but rode races from 200m sprints to 100 km endurance races. He r

Was an Australian politician who served as leader of the Australian Liberal Party in Tasmania from 1

Was an Australian politician who served as leader of the Australian Liberal Party in Tasmania from 1950 to 1956. He also played first-class cricket for the Tasmanian cricket team in his younger years. As Tasmania didn't compete in the Sheffield Shield at the time of his cricketing career, Townley's appearances for his state were limited to matches against touring sides such as the Marylebone Cricket Club and South Africa as well as out of season first-class fixtures against other Australian states.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 22 Tests between 1902 and 1905.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 22 Tests between 1902 and 1905.

Was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. King was part

Was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. King was part of the 1954 New Zealand side which toured Australia. After being left out of the starting XI for the first game against a State side, he was given his cha

Was an Australian politician, a Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania from 1950 to 1978. Wright was bor

Was an Australian politician, a Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania from 1950 to 1978. Wright was born in Central Castra, Tasmania and educated at Devonport High School and the University of Tasmania, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of La

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match against England in 1886-87.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match against England in 1886-87.

Was a Australian country and western singer who won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than f

Was a Australian country and western singer who won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than five hundred songs in his fifty-year music career.Born in the Sydney suburb of Waverley in 1929, Reg was two years of age when his father gave him a harmonica which he quickly mastered. He then learned how to play the banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle. His career ambition was to become a stockman but in 1951 he won a Sydney radio talent quest which launched his career as a singer-songwriter.[1] In a music career of over 50 years he wrote more than 500 songs and hosted various TV shows including The Reg Lindsay Country Hour in 1964 which ran for eight years, followed by his own TV program, Country Homestead, which ran for four years and earned him four Logie Awards.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Lane, a wing, was born in Paddington, New South W

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Lane, a wing, was born in Paddington, New South Wales and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia.

Was an Australian athlete, sports promoter and film actor, who was born in Surry Hills, an inner-cit

Was an Australian athlete, sports promoter and film actor, who was born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. He died in Los Angeles, California, United States

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules footbal

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His cricket career began over seven years after he played his last VFL game and he was aged 36 when he made his first-class debut against Tasmania. The Victorian opening pair in the first innings of Fred Baring and Basil Onyons were also league footballers as was their wicket-keeper Stuart King. Ellis came in at three and made just the one run before being dismissed but made amends in the second innings with a century. His even hundred allowed Victoria to chase their fourth innings target of 182 with five wickets in hand. Ellis went on to represent Victoria in the 1928/29 and 1929/30 Sheffield Shield seasons. He finished with 355 runs from his seven first-class matches at an average of 29.58. His only other century came in a Shield encounter against Queensland at the MCG in 1928 when he made an unbeaten 107. Ellis also took three wickets in his career, including Test player Alan Fairfax.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Ferguson, a lock, was born in Sydney, New South W

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

Is an Australian former association football player. Colusso played his early football for Marconi S

Is an Australian former association football player. Colusso played his early football for Marconi Stallions in the New South Wales State League. In 1975 he made his only full international appearance for Australia in a match against China. Colusso had s

An Australian cricketer. A fast-medium pace bowler, she is a current member of the Australia nationa

An Australian cricketer. A fast-medium pace bowler, she is a current member of the Australia national women's cricket team.Farrell was first called into the Australian squad during the 2007 Rose Bowl series, as cover for the injured pair of Lisa Sthalekar and Clea Smith.[1] Making her debut in the fourth match of the series, Farrell took three middle-order wickets in a two-run victory.[2] She was a regular during Australia's fourth-place finish at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking seven wickets at an average of 19.42.[3]

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide Unit

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide United.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.She was included in

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.She was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games, appearing as a substitute in both the 2-2 draw with Japan and the 0-1 loss to Norway.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the Aus

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the Australian W-League. Renee made her debut against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008. Renee then made her scoring debut in Round 2 against Perth Glory, scoring a double to assist the Mariners to a 3-1 win at home.

Is a former field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey

Is a former field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medals at the 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian professional female tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles an

Is an Australian professional female tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at three successive Olympic Games.

Is a Nauruan weightlifter. At the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 he finished in third plac

Is a Nauruan weightlifter. At the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 he finished in third place in the 77 kg weight class. However, this was later upgraded to a silver medal after Indian Satheesha Rai was disqualified due to doping.

Is a professional vertical skateboarder from Melbourne, Australia. Renton Millar (born 20/06/75) is

Is a professional vertical skateboarder from Melbourne, Australia. Renton Millar (born 20/06/75) is a professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Australia, sponsored by XEN skateboards, Billabong, Mountain Dew, Globe, Oakley, TSG, Independent, Modus, Musas

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts. A right-hand bat and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Hooton played 19 first-class matches from 1968 until 1980, and enjoyed some success with both th

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Tasmanian Football League an

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Tasmanian Football League and first-class cricket for Tasmania during the 1950s. Best known for his exploits on the football field, Garwood is the only person in history to have won three William Leitch Medals. He was mostly used as a ruck rover but could also play in key positions such as centre half-forward. Garwood played five first-class matches for Tasmania between the 1952/53 and 1955/56 Australian cricket seasons. He was a top order batsman but didn't manage to score a half century in his career, with a best of 49 which came against Victoria in 1953-54. In all he scored 189 runs at 18.90 and took five wickets at 32.00.

Was an Australian tennis player. He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: In 1954 with Mervyn Rose and

Was an Australian tennis player. He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: In 1954 with Mervyn Rose and in 1955 with Lew Hoad. In 1953 he also won the doubles and in 1953 and 1954 the mixed doubles in Melbourne. In 1953 he won the doubles at the US Champions

Is a yachtman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and

Is a yachtman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Was a New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts and Wellington between 1946 and 1955, in a total o

Was a New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts and Wellington between 1946 and 1955, in a total of 17 first class cricket matches. A legbreak spin-bowler, he took 45 wickets at 37.08, and contributed 98 runs in the lower order. Challies was both born a