Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Bennettswood in the Victorian Legis

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Bennettswood in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2002.In 1999 he was elected as the Liberal member for Bennettswood in the Victorian Parliament. In 2001 he was made Opposition

Is an Australian legal academic. He is an expert in labour law, and has served as a Professor and De

Is an Australian legal academic. He is an expert in labour law, and has served as a Professor and Dean of Law at the University of Sydney. He is the first totally blind person to be appointed to a full professorship in any subject at any university in Australia or New Zealand, as well as the first to become a Dean of Law in those countries.

He played 46 matches for the All Blacks including 16 tests from 1953 to 1960. He also played cricket

He played 46 matches for the All Blacks including 16 tests from 1953 to 1960. He also played cricket for the Auckland Aces.

A distinguished Australian lawyer, judge and social activist serving on the High Court of Australia

A distinguished Australian lawyer, judge and social activist serving on the High Court of Australia

He played one test match for the All Blacks in 1931 and he was also a New Zealand cricketer who play

He played one test match for the All Blacks in 1931 and he was also a New Zealand cricketer who played 10 first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in the mid-1930's.

Was an Australian businessman.

Was an Australian businessman.

A highly gifted all rounder, Archer's career was cruelly cut short by a serious knee injury in a gam

A highly gifted all rounder, Archer's career was cruelly cut short by a serious knee injury in a game in Karachi when he was just 23. A permanent fixture in the team from his debut at Melbourne in 1952-53 until stricken by injury in 1956 Archer was a stylish middle order batsman and steady opening bowler. After a slow start he excelled on the West Indian tour of 1954, recording 84 in Trinidad, 98 at Bridgetown and a maiden test hundred at Kingston to finish the series with 364 runs at 60.66. Showcasing his all round talent he took 18 wickets at 25.05 in England in 1956 but fell injured in Pakistan on the way home. [3] He played in 1958-59 as a specialist batsmen but though he averaged over 40 for Queensland his knee would not allow him to continue in the game. [4]After retiring from the playing field he worked as a TV executive, became Cricket Australia's Code of Behaviour Commissioner and officiated as an ICC match referee. He was made a life member of the Queensland Cricket Association for his services to cricket.

Was an Australian Test cricketer who was born in Highgate Hill, Queensland. He played in 19 Tests fr

Was an Australian Test cricketer who was born in Highgate Hill, Queensland. He played in 19 Tests from 1953 to 1956. A permanent fixture in the team from his debut against South Africa at Melbourne in 1952-53 until stricken by injury in 1956 Archer was a stylish middle order batsman and robust opening bowler. He was made a life member of the Queensland Cricket Association for his services to cricket.

Was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player – a dual code rugby international. He repres

Was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player – a dual code rugby international. He represented the Wallabies in 4 tests in 1961 and the Australia national rugby league team in 13 matches on the 1963 Kangaroo tour.

Was an Australian politician and lawyer.As a Member of the Legislative Council, Withnall made a name

Was an Australian politician and lawyer.As a Member of the Legislative Council, Withnall made a name for himself as a fierce advocate of self-determination, and took part in the campaign which ultimately led to the creation of the Assembly in 1974. He ran

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1928 to 1931.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1928 to 1931.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Harvey, a fly-half, was born in Waratah, New Sout

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Harvey, a fly-half, was born in Waratah, New South Wales and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was the Lewis M. Terman Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus of the Space, Telecommunicatio

Was the Lewis M. Terman Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus of the Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience Laboratory at Stanford University until his death on August 12, 2007.From October 1949 to September 1954 Dr. Bracewell was a Senior Research Officer at the Radiophysics Laboratory of the CSIRO, Sydney, concerned with very long wave propagation and radio astronomy. He then lectured in radio astronomy at the Astronomy Department of the University of California, Berkeley from September 1954 to June 1955 at the invitation of Otto Struve, and at Stanford University during the summer of 1955, and joined the Electrical Engineering faculty at Stanford in December 1955.

Is an Australian theatre, film and voice actor. Haddrick was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the

Is an Australian theatre, film and voice actor. Haddrick was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the only son of Olive May (née Gibson) and Alexander Norman Haddrick. During the 1950s Haddrick represented South Australia on three occasions in the Sheffield Shield competition.

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for South Fremantle in the West Aus

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and first-class cricket with Western Australia. A member of the famous Doig family of Fremantle, Ron was a first cousin of George Doig. He made his debut for South Fremantle at the age of just 17 in 1927 and by 1930 was representing Western Australia at interstate football. In the finals of the 1932 season, where he was captain-coach, Doig was seriously injured in a match against East Perth and died as a result. On the cricket field, Doig was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman. He made three first-class cricket appearances for Western Australia, the first of which came in 1926/27 against South Australia. Doig didn't bowl and instead played as a top order batsman, making scores of eight and five.

Was a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tasmania from 1931 until 1952.

Was a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tasmania from 1931 until 1952. He can be considered one of the most outstanding Tasmanian batsman of his era, and was unlucky never to be selected to play test cricket for Australia, despite having toured India with the national side. Morrisby was somewhat surprisingly called up for the Australian team's tour on India in 1935-36, led by Frank Tarrant.

Is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He also made

Is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He also made five one-day cricket appearances for Wellington Firebirds in 2008–09, scoring thirteen runs and claiming three wickets.

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Foo

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Taylor made his debut as a 20 year old in 1953 but didn't have a full season until 1955, when he managed 15 games. In 1955 he kicked th

Is a former cricketer played only one One Day International for New Zealand in 1985. Hart also playe

Is a former cricketer played only one One Day International for New Zealand in 1985. Hart also played for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.

Played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He made his debut for Auckland in first-

Played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He made his debut for Auckland in first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches in the 2006-07 season. He was born in Auckland.

Is a Fiji footballer whose playing position is a defender, and he is currently playing for New Zeala

Is a Fiji footballer whose playing position is a defender, and he is currently playing for New Zealand club Waitakere United. He previously played for Fijian team Ba F.C. and for New Zealander Waitakere City. Kumar made his debut for Fiji at the South Pac

Is a New Zealander footballer who currently plays for English Championship team Plymouth Argyle as a

Is a New Zealander footballer who currently plays for English Championship team Plymouth Argyle as a striker.Fallon started his career at Barnsley, becoming a professional in 1999 after moving up through their trainee programme. He had just began to cement his place in the first-team when he suffered a stress fracture of his foot, which saw him struggle to regain his place.

Is a New Zealand international footballer who currently plays for English Football League One team P

Is a New Zealand international footballer who currently plays for English Football League One team Plymouth Argyle as a striker. He is the son of former New Zealand national coach Kevin Fallon. Despite being born in New Zealand and having a father who coa

Is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Continental team OUCH

Is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Continental team OUCH Pro Cycling Team. In 2007, he won both stages 2 and 3 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, and also finished 2nd in the Australian National Time Trial Champion

Was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered mult

Was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered multiple genres, and books for children as well as adults. She has been described as the first Australian novelist to achieve a significant international reputation.[1]Her father was born in England and went to Sydney in May 1839. He afterwards took up grazing country in Queensland and became a member of the then colony's legislative council. He was postmaster-general in the second Robert Herbert ministry in 1866, in the Robert Ramsay Mackenzie ministry, 1867-8, and the Arthur Hunter Palmer ministry, 1870-4, and was elected chairman of committees in the council in July 1889. After Matilda's death in 1868, he married Nora C. Barton.