Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a former Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia.From 1981 until his e

Is a former Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia.From 1981 until his election to the Parliament, he was a broadcaster and journalist in radio and TV. During the 1980s he was the host of the "Sundown Rundown" current affairs p

An Australian politician and the current Minister for Broadband, Communications

An Australian politician and the current Minister for Broadband, Communications

Is a former cricketer. Lynch played a total of 24 first-class games for Auckland between 1995/6 and

Is a former cricketer. Lynch played a total of 24 first-class games for Auckland between 1995/6 and 1999/2000. In 1993/4 Lynch captained the New Zealand Under-19 team, drawing three Under-19 Tests against Pakistan.

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by beating title holders The Netherlands in the final.

Is an Australian cricketer and current New South Wales player. O'Keefe made his First-Class debut fo

Is an Australian cricketer and current New South Wales player. O'Keefe made his First-Class debut for New South Wales against Tasmania in November 2005. O'Keefe took 2 wickets and score 10 runs on debut. His first scoring shot was a six.

Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales s

Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales since October 1998, representing the Australian Labor Party.He was a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Executive from 1996 to 1998.

Is a New Zealand cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known a

Is a New Zealand cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, in Test and one-day cricket. Known for his astute tactical abilities, he is New Zealand's most capped test player with 111 appearances, longest-serving and most successful captain [1], having led the side to 28 victories and having won Test match series' against India, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. He retired from international cricket on 26 March 2008. Fleming will continue to play cricket in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings after being signed for US$350,000 [2].

Is an Australian politician, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1986

Is an Australian politician, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1986 to 1988.From 1983 until his retirement in 2001, he was MLA for the seat of Nightcliff. He first became a minister in December 1984 in the Ian Tuxworth gov

Is a professional rugby league football coach and former player. He currently coaches the New Zealan

Is a professional rugby league football coach and former player. He currently coaches the New Zealand national team. As a player he spent most of his career, which spanned from the early 90s to the mid 2000s and included an NRL premiership and a Challenge

Is a former Australian politician and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Cans

Is a former Australian politician and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Cansdell represented Clarence for the National Party of Australia from 2003 to 2011.

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was eliminated in

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same

Is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse.Stephen Tindall founded The Warehouse in 1982 a

Is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse.Stephen Tindall founded The Warehouse in 1982 after 12 years with retailer George Court & Sons as Merchandise Director. He held the position of Managing Director until January 2001, when he became known as the Founder.

Is a former Australian cricketer, and fraternal twin of former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh. Stev

Is a former Australian cricketer, and fraternal twin of former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh. Steve Waugh captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. He is the most capped Test player in history with 168 appearances. He is known amongst friends as "Tugga" (as in tug of war), and amongst the public as "Iceman" for his ability to remain calm and cool in high-pressure situations throughout his career. he made his Test debut against India in the 1985–86 season, in the Second Test at Melbourne. He scored 13 and 5 and took 2/36 in the first innings. Waugh had more success in the one-day format during the season. He made his debut against New Zealand at the MCG and took 1/13 and a catch. He did not bat as the match was washed out. He suffered a form slump during the 1990–91 Ashes series in Australia, and was dropped for the Fourth Test at Adelaide after making only 82 runs at 20.50.[34] He was replaced by his twin Mark, who scored a century on debut.

Is a former Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. H

Is a former Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. He is the most capped Test player in history with 168 appearances. He is known amongst friends as "Tugga" (as in tug of war, and amongst the public as "Iceman" for his ability to remain calm and cool in high-pressure situations throughout his career.[citation needed] He was named Australian of the Year in 2004.

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1950. During his parliamentary career he was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) but sat as an Independent Labor member between March and Ma

Is an Australian former freestyle swimmer of the 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyl

Is an Australian former freestyle swimmer of the 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In a brief and spectacular career, he broke 12 world records and was known as the Super Fish after his coach Lau

Is an Australian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at flyweight.At the 2007 World Ch

Is an Australian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at flyweight.At the 2007 World Championships he still competed at light-flyweight where he lost to Luis Yanez. After moving up a class the 17year old from Victoria qualified for Beijing by

An Australian composer, pianist, teacher and writer on music

An Australian composer, pianist, teacher and writer on music

Is an Australian racing cyclist, an Olympic and thee-time world champion on the track.

Is an Australian racing cyclist, an Olympic and thee-time world champion on the track.

The New Zealand author of nine novels, five history books and several short stories

The New Zealand author of nine novels, five history books and several short stories

Was a rugby league footballer of the '90s who played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby

Was a rugby league footballer of the '90s who played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. After his playing career finished, he went on to enjoy an off-field career with the club in a number of marketing and management roles. He is a re

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Docherty enjoyed most of his tennis success w

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Docherty enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events.

Is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a Right back for Gold Coast Unit

Is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a Right back for Gold Coast United in the A-League. Fitzsimmons was signed by the foundation A-League club New Zealand Knights for the inaugural year of the A-League in what was a largely

Is a former Australian politician. From 1987 to 1993, he was the Lord Mayor of Adelaide before retir

Is a former Australian politician. From 1987 to 1993, he was the Lord Mayor of Adelaide before retiring to stand for state government. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1993 and 2002, representing

Is an Australian racing cyclist, who won the 1978 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal for the 1500 metre

Is an Australian racing cyclist, who won the 1978 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal for the 1500 metres Tandem and placed 12th out of 30 competitors in the 1976 Summer Olympics 1000 metres Individual Time Trial.Goodall lived in Totten Street, in the Bundabe