Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Chilean-Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central defender for the A

Is a Chilean-Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory. Rodrigo Vargas started his career at Victorian Premier League side, Springvale City, where he debuted at the age

An Australian painter. Naturalist and zoologist, he is one of the most recognized artists of the und

An Australian painter. Naturalist and zoologist, he is one of the most recognized artists of the underwater world.Roger Swainston was raised in the Western Australian outback surrounded by wildlife. The unique Australian flora and fauna fascinated and inspired him from an early age and he has drawn and painted it since childhood. In the late 70's he travelled and worked around the north coast of Australia on fishing trawlers. The endless variety of undersea life he encountered in their nets encouraged him to undertake further studies and he graduated from the University of W.A. with a degree in Zoology in 1981. He then worked in the fish department of the WA Museum and took part in a variety of scientific expeditions. These included surveying the fish fauna of West Australia's south coast with the WA Museum, the deepwater fauna off the northwest shelf with [CSIRO][1

Was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council fro

Was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1961 until 1981.De Bryon-Faes was a foundation member of the Liberal Party's Manly branch. He continued to be active in his various medical positions unt

Played nine Tests for New Zealand

Played nine Tests for New Zealand

Was an Australian cricketer who played 62 first-class games, mostly in the late 1930s. The majority

Was an Australian cricketer who played 62 first-class games, mostly in the late 1930s. The majority of his appearances were for Oxford University and Worcestershire, although he appeared for the Gentlemen in both 1936 and 1937 (only the latter game being played at Lord's) and for an England XI in 1937. Unusually, he alternated somewhat between keeping wicket and bowling, although his success with the ball was limited.

Is an Australian businessman

Is an Australian businessman

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 21 first-class matches and 16 limited-overs for the Northern

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 21 first-class matches and 16 limited-overs for the Northern Districts Knights in the 1980s. He also played for Poverty Bay in the Hawke Cup.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1983 to 1984. He was a wicket

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1983 to 1984. He was a wicket-keeper, and was Tasmanias first home grown Test Cricket player.

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. Fouhy m

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. Fouhy made his only List A appearance, for Wiltshire, against Herefordshire, during the 1999 season. He scored 1 not out and took bowling figures of 1-34.

Was an Australian politician. In 1975 he succeeded former Prime Minister Sir John Gorton as the Libe

Was an Australian politician. In 1975 he succeeded former Prime Minister Sir John Gorton as the Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Higgins. This electorate he continued to represent until 1990, when he was

Played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, and is widely recognised[who?] as one

Played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, and is widely recognised[who?] as one of New Zealand's finest batsmen of the modern era. Born in England, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in the 1991-2, as it became clear he would struggle to ever force his way into the English side. Twose performed well in New Zealand for several seasons, eventually being selected for a national cap on New Zealand's 1995 tour to India.

An Australian engineer

An Australian engineer

Is a retired cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympic

Is a retired cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he did not finish in the men's individual road race.

Was one of Australia's foremost practitioners of transcendental abstraction. Working in the traditio

Was one of Australia's foremost practitioners of transcendental abstraction. Working in the tradition of Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian and Frantisek Kupka, he developed a system of symbols and motifs which were deployed in his non-figurative paintings so as to reveal cosmic mysteries, striving in particular to explain man's place in a universal order.After 20 years of isolated development and unrecognised innovation, Kemp came to prominence in the 1950s as the leader of a small Melbourne-based avant-garde of Geometric Abstractionists, including Leonard French, George Johnson, Inge King and Leonard Crawford. Increasing attention and critical acclaim saw them vilified by a rival circle of figurative artists associated with the Contemporary Art Society, who formed a controversial exhibiting group, called the Antipodeans, in order to check the spread of abstract art in Australia.

A linguist and anthropologist

A linguist and anthropologist

The author of seven novels, two works of non-fiction, and a number of commissioned novelisations, fi

The author of seven novels, two works of non-fiction, and a number of commissioned novelisations, film and television tie-ins, photography book texts, and television scripts. His first two books were poetry, Citizens of Mist (1969) and Airship (1975), but since that time he has not published poetry.The middle son of a Presbyterian minister, Hugh Fraser McDonald, and a historian, Dr Lorna McDonald, his childhood was spent in the NSW country towns of Bribbaree, Temora, and Bourke, before the family moved to Sydney. He attended The Scots College and the University of Sydney.

A former New Zealand cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1959.

A former New Zealand cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1959.

Is a former Australian Rules football player, tennis player, tennis coach, and tennis commentator of

Is a former Australian Rules football player, tennis player, tennis coach, and tennis commentator of note. He is Australian of Lebanese descent. Rasheed is perhaps best known as the coach of tennis player Lleyton Hewitt from June 2003 until January 2007.

Is an Australian former association football player.Romanowicz played his first full international m

Is an Australian former association football player.Romanowicz played his first full international match for Australia in November 1967 against New Zealand in Saigon. He played two more matches in the same month, the last against Indonesia in Jakarta.

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

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Millner in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1977.

Was a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party, and was formerly its deputy lead

Was a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party, and was formerly its deputy leader.Sowry joined the National Party in 1977, and was active in its youth wing. In the 1987 elections, he unsuccessfully challenged Labour Party MP Margaret

Was an Australian cricketer who played 18 first class matches for Victoria. His father, Maxwell Rays

Was an Australian cricketer who played 18 first class matches for Victoria. His father, Maxwell Rayson, played three matches for Victoria in the 1937/38 season, and his grandfather, William Rayson, played six games for the state between the 1924/25 and 1928/29 seasons.

Is an Australian Rugby League Player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Ahern mad

Is an Australian Rugby League Player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Ahern made his NRL debut in Round 4, 2009.

Is an Australian professional golfer, who currently plays on the Asian Tour.Blizard was a member of

Is an Australian professional golfer, who currently plays on the Asian Tour.Blizard was a member of the Golf Australia National Squad before turning pro at the end of 2008. The highlight of his young career so far came in March 2007 when he claimed the Au

Is an Australian racing cyclist.

Is an Australian racing cyclist.