Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National W

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National Women's Field Hockey Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

A New Zealand politician, has represented the Green Party in the New Zealand Parliament since first

A New Zealand politician, has represented the Green Party in the New Zealand Parliament since first becoming a Member of Parliament as a list MP in the 1999 elections. She won re-election in the 2002 and 2005 elections. She currently[update] fills the 3rd

Is a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council

Is a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages o

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages of K-2 500 m event the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

An Australian author, teacher, scriptwriter, editor and documentary film-maker.Woolfe was raised in

An Australian author, teacher, scriptwriter, editor and documentary film-maker.Woolfe was raised in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and completed tertiary studies at the University of Sydney and the University of New England. Her first novel Painted Woman was runner-up in the ABC Bicentennial Awards. Later she adapted the novel for stage and radio.

Was an Australian (later American) novelist.Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Helena Sumner L

Was an Australian (later American) novelist.Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Helena Sumner Locke (1881-1917) and the journalist Henry Logan Elliott. His mother died of eclampsia one day after his birth.[1] Elliott was raised by his aunts, who had a fierce custody battle over him, fictionalized in Elliott's autobiographical novel, Careful, He Might Hear You.Elliott became an actor and writer with the Independent Theatre. He was drafted into the Australian Army in 1942, but instead of being posted overseas, he worked as a clerk in Australia. He used these experiences as the inspiration for his controversial play, Rusty Bugles. The play toured extensively throughout Australia and achieved the notoriety of being closed down by the Chief Secretary's Office for obscenity.

Is a former New Zealand athlete and track cyclist. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games she won th

Is a former New Zealand athlete and track cyclist. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games she won the silver medal in the women's 800 metres. A rare athlete who was successful in more than one sport. Golder as a track cyclist won the bronze medal in the w

Was an Australian Liberal Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Kingston

Was an Australian Liberal Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Kingston from 1996 to 1998. She won the seat from Gordon Bilney in the 1996 general election where the Liberal party took power from the Labor party. She was then d

Was an Australian mountain climber, passionate supporter of the Fred Hollows Foundation and a 2005 r

Was an Australian mountain climber, passionate supporter of the Fred Hollows Foundation and a 2005 recipient of the Order of Australia medal in the Queen's birthday honours. Her life and climbing career is illustrated in the book Fear No Boundary: The Roa

A contemporary Australian poet, short story writer and editor.Susan Hampton was born in Inverell.[1]

A contemporary Australian poet, short story writer and editor.Susan Hampton was born in Inverell.[1] She has a diploma from the Newcastle Teacher's College and a BA from Sydney University. Having worked as a teacher she is currently an editor and has worked on books such as Stravinsky's Lunch, Gilgamesh, and The Poison Principle. Six volumes of her poetry and short stories have been published.Hampton has been the poetry editor for The Canberra Times and edited the anthology Penguin Book of Australian Women Poets.[2] Her collection, The Kindly Ones, was short listed for the 2006 C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry and Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry.[3] [4]

Is an Australian former marathon swimmer. She was first recognised as a long-distance swimmer in 198

Is an Australian former marathon swimmer. She was first recognised as a long-distance swimmer in 1989 when she achieved third place in the Australian Marathon Swimming Championship for Women, aged 14. In 1990 she became the first person to swim from Manly

Australian judge, is a Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian c

Australian judge, is a Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy

An Australian educator who served as a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory

An Australian educator who served as a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory

Is an Australian politician, and Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.Pennicuik won a

Is an Australian politician, and Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.Pennicuik won a seat for the Greens in the Southern Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council in the 2006 state election, elected as the fourth member of th

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National W

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National Women's Field Hockey Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was born in London, England.

Is an Australian netball player, who plays goal attack or goal shooter. She has been a member of the

Is an Australian netball player, who plays goal attack or goal shooter. She has been a member of the Australian national team since 2006, replacing the likes of Eloise Southby-Halbish, Megan Dehn, and Cynna Kydd. Prior to this she was quite an experienced

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was e

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a silver medal for New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in t

Is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a silver medal for New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's road race. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she again won a silver medal in the cross country discipline.

Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Repre

Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives

Is an Australian water polo player, who joined the Women's National Team in 2005.

Is an Australian water polo player, who joined the Women's National Team in 2005.

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the White Ferns and the Otago Sparks in the State Leagu

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the White Ferns and the Otago Sparks in the State League as well as for her national team. She currently holds the highest score and highest batting average in the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 cricket team.

Is a former softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2

Is a former softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. Sue is now a professional golfer sponsored by Australian company, Club Hart.

Was an Australian individual medley swimmer of the 1980s, who won the silver medal in the 400m indiv

Was an Australian individual medley swimmer of the 1980s, who won the silver medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Is a field hockey striker from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national tea

Is a field hockey striker from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team in 2002 during a Six Nations International Tournament. Nicknamed Wongy she was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece,

Was an Australian Labor Party Senator for New South Wales. She was appointed to the Senate in Februa

Was an Australian Labor Party Senator for New South Wales. She was appointed to the Senate in February 1987 following the resignation of Douglas McClelland. Defeated at election later that year, she returned to the Senate in 1990 and was re-elected in 199