Famous People with Name Matthews

Gregory Richard John Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory Richard John Matthews: Matthews played 33 Test matches for Australia between 1983 and 1993. He scored 1,849 runs, hitting 4 centuries at an average of 41 and took 61 wickets with his off spin. He also played in 59 One Day Internationals. Greg is known for his off-beat personality, which possibly shortened his Test Match career.

Thomas James Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Thomas James Matthews: was an Australian Test cricketer. He bowled leg breaks. Prior to becoming a cricketer he played Australian rules football with St Kilda in the VFL.

Wendy Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Wendy Matthews: an Australian-based adult alternative pop singer who has won seven ARIA awards and achieved a number of hit records in the 1990s.Born in 1960 in Montreal. At the age of 15, she joined friends in the Little Benny Blues Band named after Little Benny Park where they used to hang out. Matthews left school at the age of 16 and went busking across North America with a couple of friends. She found herself in Los Angeles where she worked as a session musician.

Brenda Patricia Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Brenda Patricia Matthews: is a former female track and field sprinter and hurdler form New Zealand. She represented her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

James George Facey Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

James George Facey Matthews: was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League. He also played 7 Sheffield Shield matches for South Australia. Matthews was a member of North Adelaide's first three premiership sides, in 1900, 1902 and 1905. He started his career as a forward and topped the club's goalkicking in his debut season before moving into the centre later in his career. Matthews finished his career as a fullback and twice represented South Australia at interstate football. In 1906 he captained North Adelaide, finishing second.