Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an Australian former association footballer.Ilott was briefly on the books of Football League Div

Is an Australian former association footballer.Ilott was briefly on the books of Football League Division Two team Leyton Orient before playing for a number of English non-league teams.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) midfielder. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World C

Is an Australian former football (soccer) midfielder. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented the country 60 times in total for 10 goals between 1967 and 1975 as well as representing Queensland and New South

Is a former professional tennis player. Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1969 and 197

Is a former professional tennis player. Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1969 and 1975, and a quarter-finalist in 1968, 1970 and 1977. In 1978, partnering with Billie Jean King in mixed doubles competition, Ruffels placed second at Wimbledo

Australian writer for the Fightnews internet boxing website. Wheatley is also a former professional

Australian writer for the Fightnews internet boxing website. Wheatley is also a former professional boxer, former IBF/USBA referee and judge, and currently one of the vice-presidents of the IBF/USBA.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1936.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1936.

Was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the fi

Was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first fight of the middleweight fighting jamboree after losing his wife to Ben Funk.

Is a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia

Is a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Bowden, a lock, was born in Walcha, New South Wal

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Bowden, a lock, was born in Walcha, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Is a former Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and to

Is a former Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and toured with the Australian national cricket team. He was also a successful Australian rules football coach and acted as both Reserves and Under-19s coach at various clubs in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Jordon took a total of 230 dismissals in the Sheffield Shield and 283 for all first-class matches. His tally at both Shield and first-class level remained a Victorian record until surpassed by his replacement Richie Robinson, who himself was later bettered by Darren Berry.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Elliott, a flanker, was born in Sydney, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Elliott, a flanker, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 13 international rugby caps for Australia.

Is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played in England for Warwickshire. Hitchcock play

Is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played in England for Warwickshire. Hitchcock played two games for Canterbury before moving to England. He scored 12269 runs for Warwickshire and took 182 wickets.

Played first-class cricket for New South Wales. Flockton was a Sydney traffic policeman, who also pl

Played first-class cricket for New South Wales. Flockton was a Sydney traffic policeman, who also played first-class cricket. He was an all-rounder. He was inadvertently caught up in a controversial incident, when Sid Barnes made way in the side for Flockton for a match at the Adelaide Oval. Barnes then acted as twelfth man, and appeared in a suit (rather than 'whites'), carrying unnecessary items such as cigars, iced towels, a mirror and comb, a radio and a clothes brush.

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the VFL. After making his debut

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the VFL. After making his debut for Richmond in the 1946 season, Stokes went on to play with the club for six years. He played in the midfield, as either a centreman or on the wing. Stokes had been recruited from Burnie in Tasmania and he returned there after leaving Richmond and became their coach. He represented the Tasmanian interstate side at the 1953 Adelaide and 1956 Perth carnivals. Stokes was also a good cricketer and played first-class cricket for Tasmania. A left-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches in total, scoring 323 runs at 24.84 with a highest score of 83.

A left-arm orthodox spin bowler and useful lower order right-handed batsman, Bright made his first-c

A left-arm orthodox spin bowler and useful lower order right-handed batsman, Bright made his first-class debut for Victoria at eighteen years of age, against New South Wales in Sydney in the 1972-1973 domestic season

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight first-class matches for the Wellington Firebirds in the

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight first-class matches for the Wellington Firebirds in the State Championship.

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL. Launceston born Ray Bi

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL. Launceston born Ray Biffin went to the mainland in 1968 and joined Melbourne after starting his career in the NTFA. He was known for his physical approach to the game and played most games at either full-forward or fullback. Biffin topped Melbourne's goalkicking in 1976 with 47 goals and when he left the club after the 1979 season he became coach of Dandenong. In the 1967/68 Sheffield Shield season he played a first-class match for Tasmania, making 10 runs and taking two wickets.

An Australian chemistry professor and university administrator

An Australian chemistry professor and university administrator

Was an Australian-born architect and interior designer who for the greater part of his career was Pr

Was an Australian-born architect and interior designer who for the greater part of his career was Principal Architect for the Office of Public Works in Ireland.[1]he studied English and architecture at Sydney University, graduating in 1926.[1] He then moved to England to take up a fellowship at Clare College, Cambridge, during which Mansfield Forbes had McGrath redecorate the interior of the College's house Finella, a large Victorian house on the backs in Cambridge now belonging to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. McGrath's bold modernist remodelling of Finella made adventurous use of materials, with copper clad doors, an aluminium walled bathroom, mirrored ceilings and a rubberised floor decorated with Pictish motifs.

Was a cricketer who represented Australia in 61 Tests from 1946 to 1960. An right-arm fast bowler of

Was a cricketer who represented Australia in 61 Tests from 1946 to 1960. An right-arm fast bowler of express pace, Lindwall was widely regarded as the greatest pace bowler of his era and one of the finest of all time. Together with Keith Miller, Lindwall formed a new-ball pairing regarded as one of the greatest to have played cricket. Lindwall was known for his classical style, with a smooth and rhythmic run-up and textbook side-on bowling action, from which he generated his trademark outswinger which moved away late at high pace. Lindwall mixed his outswinger with a searing yorker, subtle changes of pace and an intimidating bouncer that skidded at the heads of opposing batsmen

Was a champion apprentice jockey in New Zealand, and, moving to Australia in the late-1980s, he quic

Was a champion apprentice jockey in New Zealand, and, moving to Australia in the late-1980s, he quickly established himself as one of the country's best riders. He gained national prominence with his win on Tawrrific in the 1989 Melbourne Cup, and won the

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Canterbury between 1949 and 1957. A r

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Canterbury between 1949 and 1957. A right-handed batsman, he played 24 games – scoring 1,147 runs at 30.18 including one century, 122 against Auckland on January 7, 1955. Born in New Brighton,

An Australian photographer, pilot, and politician.

An Australian photographer, pilot, and politician.

Was a sculptor who worked in Australia.Returning from the trenches following the War he enrolled in

Was a sculptor who worked in Australia.Returning from the trenches following the War he enrolled in the Royal College of Art in London studying under Francis Derwent Wood for three years. In 1922, Hoff won the Prix de Rome which allowed him the opportunity to study in Rome. There he did little work in sculpture beyond making sketch models, but drew much and mentally studied the many examples of classical and Renaissance art to be found in that country. In May 1923, on the recommendation of Sir George Frampton, R.A., and F. Derwent Wood, R.A., he became director of sculpture and drawing at the East Sydney Technical College (Australia) and set up his private studio. In 1933, he was named the head of the ESTC Art School.

Is a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold

Is a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the others being Marcus Stephen and Yukio Peter.

Is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer. Brown gained national exposure in March 1994 when, at 1

Is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer. Brown gained national exposure in March 1994 when, at 16 years of age, she broke Anita Nall's 200 metre breaststroke world record by 0.59 seconds in Brisbane. In the aftermath of that swim, she was feted as Aus