List of Australian of the Year Award recipients
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The Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. The announcement of the award has become a major public event in Australia, and is televised nationwide. The award "offers an insight into Australian identity, reflecting the nation's evolving relationship with world, the role of sport in Australian culture, the impact of multiculturalism, and the special status of Australia's Indigenous people".[1] The award is unique in that it is sponsored by a national government and commands broad public support.
The following is a list of the recipients of the Australian of the Year award.[2][3]
| Year of award |
Name | Post nominals |
Born | Died | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sir Macfarlane Burnet | OM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1899 | 1985 | Virologist; 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-recipient |
| 1961 | Joan Sutherland | CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1926 | 2010 | Opera singer |
| 1962 | Jock Sturrock | 1915 | 1997 | Yachtsman | |
| 1963 | Sir John Eccles | 1903 | 1997 | Neurophysiologist; 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-recipient | |
| 1964 | Dawn Fraser | 1937 | Swimmer; gold medal winner at 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympic Games | ||
| 1965 | Robert Helpmann | CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1909 | 1986 | Actor; ballet dancer; director |
| 1966 | Jack Brabham | OBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1926 | 2014 | Racing driver; Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966 |
| 1967 | The Seekers | N/A | Music group | ||
| 1968 | Lionel Rose | MBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1948 | 2011 | Boxer; first Aboriginal Australian to win world boxing title (1968) |
| 1969 | The Lord Casey | GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, PC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1890 | 1976 | Politician, diplomat, Governor-General of Australia (1965–1969) |
| 1970 | Cardinal Sir Norman Gilroy | KBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1896 | 1977 | Clergyman; first Australian-born Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| 1971 | Evonne Goolagong | 1951 | Tennis player | ||
| 1972 | Shane Gould | 1956 | Swimmer; winner of three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1973 | Patrick White | 1912 | 1990 | Author; 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient | |
| 1974 | Sir Bernard Heinze | 1894 | 1982 | Conductor | |
| 1975 | John Cornforth | AC, CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1917 | 2013 | Scientist; 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient |
| MAJGEN Alan Stretton | AO, CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1922 | 2012 | Australian Army officer; managed Cyclone Tracy cleanup | |
| 1976 | LTCOL Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop | CMG, OBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1907 | 1993 | Military surgeon; World War II prisoner of war |
| 1977 | Raigh Roe | CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1922 | 2014 | President of the Country Women's Association |
| Sir Murray Tyrrell | KCVO, CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1913 | 1994 | Official Secretary to six Governors-General | |
| 1978 | Alan Bond | 1938 | 2015 | Businessman | |
| Galarrwuy Yunupingu | 1948 | Native title activist | |||
| 1979 | Neville Bonner | 1922 | 1999 | First Aboriginal elected to the Parliament of Australia | |
| Harry Butler | OBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1930 | 2015 | Naturalist | |
| 1980 | Manning Clark | AC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1915 | 1991 | Historian |
| 1981 | Sir John Crawford | 1910 | 1984 | Economist | |
| 1982 | Sir Edward Williams | KCMG, KBE, QC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1921 | 1999 | Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland; chairman of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games Foundation |
| 1983 | Robert de Castella | MBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1957 | Marathon runner | |
| 1984 | Lowitja O'Donoghue | CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1932 | Aboriginal health worker; inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1990–1996) | |
| 1985 | Paul Hogan | 1939 | Actor | ||
| 1986 | Dick Smith | 1944 | Entrepreneur | ||
| 1987 | John Farnham | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1949 | Singer, entertainer | |
| 1988 | Kay Cottee | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1954 | First female sailor to perform a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world (1988) | |
| 1989 | Allan Border | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1955 | Australian cricket team captain | |
| 1990 | Fred Hollows | 1921 | 1993 | Ophthalmologist; founder of The Fred Hollows Foundation | |
| 1991 | The Right Reverend and Honourable Peter Hollingworth | AC, OBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1935 | Bishop; Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003) | |
| 1992 | Mandawuy Yunupingu | 1956 | 2013 | Singer, Yothu Yindi | |
| 1993 | No award made: award dating system changed | ||||
| 1994 | Ian Kiernan | OAM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1940 | Environmentalist; founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World | |
| 1995 | Arthur Boyd | AC, OBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1920 | 1999 | Painter |
| 1996 | John Yu | AM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1934 | Paediatrician | |
| 1997 | Peter Doherty | AC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1940 | Veterinarian; immunologist; 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient | |
| 1998 | Cathy Freeman | 1973 | Athlete; also Young Australian of the Year in 1990 | ||
| 1999 | Mark Taylor | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1964 | Australian cricket team captain | |
| 2000 | Sir Gustav Nossal | AC, CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1931 | Biologist | |
| 2001 | LTGEN Peter Cosgrove | AC, MC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1947 |
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| 2002 | Patrick Rafter | 1972 | Tennis player | ||
| 2003 | Fiona Stanley | AC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1946 | Epidemiologist | |
| 2004 | Steve Waugh | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1965 | Australian cricket team captain and humanitarian | |
| 2005 | Fiona Wood | AM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1958 | Plastic surgeon; worked with victims of the 2002 Bali bombings | |
| 2006 | Ian Frazer | 1953 | Immunologist | ||
| 2007 | Tim Flannery | 1956 | Scientist; global warming activist | ||
| 2008 | Lee Kernaghan | OAM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1964 | Singer | |
| 2009 | Mick Dodson | AM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1950 | Indigenous leader | |
| 2010 | Patrick McGorry | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1953 | Psychiatrist[4] | |
| 2011 | Simon McKeon | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1955 | Philanthropist businessman[5] | |
| 2012 | Geoffrey Rush | 1951 | Australian actor and film producer[6] | ||
| 2013 | Ita Buttrose | AO, OBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1942 | Australian journalist and businesswoman, founding editor of Cleo[7] | |
| 2014 | Adam Goodes | 1980 | Australian rules footballer and indigenous community leader | ||
| 2015 | Rosie Batty | 1962 | Domestic violence campaigner[8] | ||
| 2016 | LTGEN David Morrison | AO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1956 | Commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion[9] | |
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See also
- List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients
- List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients
- List of Australian Local Hero Award recipients
- List of South Australian of the Year Award recipients
References
- ↑ http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/the-awards/awards-history/
- ↑ Australian of the Year - Honour Roll
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- ↑ http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&year=2010&recipientID=192
- ↑ http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&year=2011&recipientID=462
- ↑ http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&year=2012&recipientID=882
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