Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an Australian cricket player, who played two First-class cricket games for Tasmania, and had the

Was an Australian cricket player, who played two First-class cricket games for Tasmania, and had the honour of captaining the team on one of those occasions. A tall round arm bowler who could generate movement off the pitch, he proved an effective opening bowler. In his first match against Victoria, he opened the bowling, taking 4/23 off 11 overs, and in the second innings, he combined with opening partner, Robert McDowall to skittle out the Victorians for a paltry 50 off 18 overs.

Was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was educated at Glasgow before becoming a seaman and m

Was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was educated at Glasgow before becoming a seaman and migrating to Australia in 1887. He was South Australian Secretary and Federal President of the Seamens' Union before entering the South Australian Legislati

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player and represented his country at both sports - a

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player and represented his country at both sports - a dual-code rugby international.Along with Charles McMurtie and Peter Burge, Stuart made his international league debut in a 1911 tour match but did not pla

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Trajkovski began his senior career with Altona befo

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Trajkovski began his senior career with Altona before moving to National Soccer League team Melbourne City. After a season with Melbourne City Trajkovski transferred to Sydney United. He played two season f

Was a notable Austrian physicist.After auditing classes at the University of Vienna, he studied for

Was a notable Austrian physicist.After auditing classes at the University of Vienna, he studied for one year at the Göttingen Institute for physical chemistry, where he again received no degree. This period of study influenced von Lieben greatly; he and his mentor, Nernst, would speak for hours over radiological discoveries and speculate over the future of motorized flight; Nernst, among other things, improved the Wright brothers' aircraft design. Back in Vienna, he started a laboratory.

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Is an Australian former football (soccer) player. Wemyss was a member of the Australian squad at t

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player. Wemyss was a member of the Australian squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics but did not make his debut for the national team until 1958. Wemyss played his only two matches for Australia in 1958, both against

Is a former Australian football player. He went on to make 9 appearances (5 'A' matches) for the Soc

Is a former Australian football player. He went on to make 9 appearances (5 'A' matches) for the Socceroos between 1981 and 1990.

Has played nine Tests and two One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

Has played nine Tests and two One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

Played 19 Tests for New Zealand. One of his highlights in his career was scoring 33 for the last wic

Played 19 Tests for New Zealand. One of his highlights in his career was scoring 33 for the last wicket with Bert Sutcliffe against South Africa in 1953. He will be best remembered for coming in to bat at the fall of the ninth wicket in the aforementioned match in the best interests of his team despite receiving the news of his fiancée's death in a railway accident the previous day. Blair truly epitomized the fighting spirit of his team and his country.He was given a standing ovation by a teary eyed Johannesburg crowd as he walked off. Despite the fact that New Zealand lost the Test ,everyone present at the stadium that day will never forget the tenacity and courage displayed by Blair. In the late 1990's he was coach of the Zimbabwe domestic first class Matabeleland Cricket Team that competed for the Logan Cup.

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He attended the Australian Cr

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He attended the Australian Cricket Academy in 1996, but failed to live up to his early promise, and hasn't played for the Tigers since 1999.

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Seven Hills in the New South Wales Le

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Seven Hills in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 1991.In 1981, he was selected as the Labor candidate for the new seat of Seven Hills, and was elected without difficulty.

Was an Australian rules footballer and administrator who played with West Adelaide in the South Aust

Was an Australian rules footballer and administrator who played with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He also represented the South Australian cricket team at first-class level in the Sheffield Shield. Lee managed 96 senior appearances for West Adelaide but it was his post playing contribution to South Australian football that he is remembered for. From 1966 to 1973 and then from 1979 to 1988 he served as the President of the West Adelaide Football Club. In a brief cricket career he played three first-class cricket matches for South Australia in the late 1950s, as a right-hand batsman specialist batsman. Two of those matches were in the Sheffield Shield competition and in all he made 142 runs at 35.50. The only significant innings of Lee's career was in his debut match, against Tasmania at Hobart when he opened the batting and made 86.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests 1892-93. His brother, Charlie, also played cricket

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests 1892-93. His brother, Charlie, also played cricket for Australia.

Is an Australian football (soccer) who is currently uncontracted. Younis signed for Adelaide in 2008

Is an Australian football (soccer) who is currently uncontracted. Younis signed for Adelaide in 2008 after an impressive two seasons for APIA Leichhardt in the NSW Premier League which saw him net a phenomenal 38 goals in just 43 appearances.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player of Croatian descent. Zabica played as a goalkeeper.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player of Croatian descent. Zabica played as a goalkeeper. Zabica represented the Australian national football team 28 times in 'A' international matches and also represented Western Australia. Zabica started his

An Australian poet and author. Although she is the daughter of a white Australian mother and an Afri

An Australian poet and author. Although she is the daughter of a white Australian mother and an African-American father, she has always identified as, and until recently was accepted as, an indigenous Australian. She has been a life-long campaigner for indigenous land rights, as well as human rights and women's rights.Born Roberta Barkley Patterson in Townsville, Queensland, Sykes was raised by her mother and proportedly never knew her father. Sykes says in her autobiography that his identity is unknown, but her mother, Rachel Patterson, told a reporter in 1973 that Sykes's "father was a Negro soldier... His name was Master Sergeant Robert Barkley of the US Army," presumably one of many African-American servicemen stationed in Townsville during World War II.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy. Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking u

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy. Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played four first-class matches for the Northern Districts Knights a

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played four first-class matches for the Northern Districts Knights and he also played for Poverty Bay in the Hawke Cup.

Is a South African-born, Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing

Is a South African-born, Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at Beijing in 2008.

Was an influential Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator. He, along with Harr

Was an influential Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator. He, along with Harry Seidler, stands as one of the foremost proponents for the International Modern Movement in Australian architecture.Boyd was born into the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia, with many relatives being painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals. He was the younger son of the painter Penleigh Boyd, and his own son, also named Robin, is an architect. Boyd's first commission, in fact, was a backyard studio for his cousin, the painter Arthur Boyd.

Was a discus thrower, who represented New Zealand at two Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972.

Was a discus thrower, who represented New Zealand at two Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972.

Is a singer and songwriter. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, to English parents, the twin brothe

Is a singer and songwriter. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, to English parents, the twin brother of Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees.

A well-known Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New

A well-known Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales and now resides near Melbourne.Several of her books have been short-listed for the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award, including Hating Alison Ashley (also a film starring Delta Goodrem) and Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (filmed as a television series for the Seven Network in 1992)Klein's novel Came Back to Show You I Could Fly won a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 and also won the 1990 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers. It was filmed as Say a Little Prayer in 1993. She wrote her first short story at the age of 16.

Is a former road racing cyclist from Blenheim, New Zealand who was a New Zealand time trial champion

Is a former road racing cyclist from Blenheim, New Zealand who was a New Zealand time trial champion and Olympian. He won the Tour de Pakistan race in 2007.