Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a former member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Halden contested the 1986 Western

Is a former member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Halden contested the 1986 Western Australian State election as a candidate for the Australian Labor Party and was elected to Western Australia's Thirty-second Parliament as the Legislative

Was an Australian cartoonist and commercial artist. He often collaborated with his brother, Reginald

Was an Australian cartoonist and commercial artist. He often collaborated with his brother, Reginald Pitt.Pitt's first professional publication was "Anthony Fury", published by Consolidated Press in 1942. He also did Larry Flynn, Detective, Silver Starr f

Was an Australian cricketer. McCabe played 39 Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938, and led

Was an Australian cricketer. McCabe played 39 Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938, and led a noted career as a short, stocky attacking right-handed batsman, described by Wisden as "one of Australia's greatest and most enterprising batsmen" and by Don Bradman as one one of the great batsmen of the game.[1] He was never dropped from the Australian Test team in his career[2] and was known for his footwork, mastery of fast bowling and the hook shot against the Bodyline strategy. He also regularly bowled medium-pace as a part-timer, using an off cutter. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1935.[3]

Was the 1913 Australia Davis Cup team captain. In 1909 he played Wimbledon in doubles with Harry Par

Was the 1913 Australia Davis Cup team captain. In 1909 he played Wimbledon in doubles with Harry Parker. In 1913 he was defeated at Wimbledon by Maurice Evans McLoughlin.

Was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for North Adelaide in the South Australian Hou

Was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for North Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1921 to 1927, and then a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1929 to 1941. From 1930 to 1933 he was Minister for Im

Was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assem

Was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1944 to 1973, representing the electorate of Byron. He served as Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative Societies in the Askin Coaliti

Is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays for Hekari United. He has also represented the senior Solo

Is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays for Hekari United. He has also represented the senior Solomon Islands national football team, making his debut in 2000 and collecting over 30 caps since.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria and later for Australia. He was coached by Ivan Abajiev. Eu

Was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria and later for Australia. He was coached by Ivan Abajiev. European Weightlifting Championships Silver 1987 Reims 110 kg Silver 1988 Cardiff 110 kg Gold 1989 Athens 110 kg Gold 1990 Aalborg 110 kg

Is an Australian minor league baseball player. He is currently a first baseman in the New York Mets

Is an Australian minor league baseball player. He is currently a first baseman in the New York Mets organization.Welch was scouted by Australian national coach Tony Harris in 2005 and eventually signed with the Mets organisation in 2005 at the age of 16 a

Is an Australian performance artist whose works focus heavily on futurism and extending the capabili

Is an Australian performance artist whose works focus heavily on futurism and extending the capabilities of the human body. As such, most of his pieces are centered around his concept that the human body is obsolete.

An Australian performance artist whose works focus heavily on futurism and extending the capabilitie

An Australian performance artist whose works focus heavily on futurism and extending the capabilities of the human body. As such, most of his pieces are centered around his concept that the human body is obsolete. Until 2007 he held the position of Principal Research Fellow in the Performance Arts Digital Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England. He is currently a visiting Professor in the School of Arts at Brunel University, West London. He has two daughters, one of whom (Astra Stelarc), has continued in his footsteps as an artist.

Was an Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botanical Garden of V

Was an Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botanical Garden of Vienna. He was born in Pressburg (Bratislava) and died in Vienna.Endlicher studied theology and received minor orders. In 1828 he was appointed to the Austrian national library to reorganize its manuscript collection. Concurrently he studied Natural History, in particular botany, and East-Asian languages. He wrote the fundamentals of Chinese grammar.In 1840 Endlicher became professor at and director of the Botanical Garden of Vienna. He wrote a comprehensive description of the Plant Kingdom according to a natural system,

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Melbourne Vic

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. She played for the Central Coast Mariners in the Australi

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. She played for the Central Coast Mariners in the Australian W-League during the 2008–09 season. Stephanie made her debut against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008.

Is an Australian professional surfer . She was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on J

Is an Australian professional surfer . She was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on January 29, 1988 and currently resides in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia. Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age 10 when she stood on a bodyboard.

Is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medl

Is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane.

A classical pianist. She has recorded works of Erik Satie, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Franz Liszt, Carl

A classical pianist. She has recorded works of Erik Satie, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Franz Liszt, Carl Maria von Weber, Albéric Magnard, Pierre Boulez, and Iannis Xenakis among others.Stephanie McCallum studied with Alexander Sverjensky and Gordon Watson at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. After further study with Ronald Smith in the UK, she gave a debut concert at the Wigmore Hall in 1982. Returning to Australia in 1985, she became a founding member of contemporary ensembles AustraLYSIS and the Sydney Alpha Ensemble. She has performed as soloist with most of the major Australian symphony orchestras and in ensembles with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, ELISION Ensemble and The Australia Ensemble. In a 1985 Wigmore Hall recital, she gave what is believed to be the first ever complete public performance of Alkan's Three Studies, Opus 76 (for the Left Hand, for the Right Hand, and for the Hands Reunited).

An Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Sky Mangel in the Australian soa

An Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Sky Mangel in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and her music career, which began with the release of her debut album Tightrope in September 2006.McIntosh has two older sisters called Katherine and Olivia and is a half sister of Jason Donovan, himself a former Neighbours star. Her mother Sue McIntosh, is a former newsreader for ABC News. She is currently in a relationship with St Kilda Football player Nick Riewoldt.

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.Puckrin made he

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.Puckrin made her full Football Ferns debut in a 6-1 World Cup qualifying win over Tonga on 9 April 2007, and was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2007 FIFA Women

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. Puckrin made h

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. Puckrin made her full Football Ferns debut in a 6-1 World Cup qualifying win over Tonga on 9 April 2007, and was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China, where they lost to Brazil 0-5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2). Puckrin failed to get playing time at the tournament with Jenny Bindon being first choice goalkeeper.

Is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 200 m and 400 m individual med

Is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australi

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

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.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he rose to become Assistant Federal Director of the Co

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he rose to become Assistant Federal Director of the Country Party National Secretariat. In 1974, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives, defeating Labor member Frank Olley for the seat of Hu

Is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cairns Taipans of the NB

Is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cairns Taipans of the NBL. He made his debut for the Perth Wildcats in 1999 where he played for 5 years, then he moved to Brisbane in 2004 to play for the Brisbane Bullets to play