List of people from Melbourne

This is a list of people from Melbourne with some call to fame.

A Melburnian is an inhabitant of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. The word is a demonym.

Native Melburnians

The following were born in Melbourne.

Famous notables

• John Farnham – entertainer
• Barry Humphries (Dame Edna Everage) – comedian
• Steve Irwin - wildlife expert
• Graham Kennedy – comedian/TV entertainer
• Dame Nellie Melba – opera singer
• Kylie Minogue – pop star

#

• 360 - hip-hop rapper

A

• Daevid Allen – musician
• Dennis Allen – criminal
• Vanessa Amorosi – singer/entertainer
• Bobi Andonov – singer
• Tina Arena – singer/entertainer
• Tilly Aston – rights activist for the blind

B

• Merril Bainbridge – local singer
• Eric Bana – comedian and actor
• Adam Bandt – politician
• Ron Barassi – Australian rules footballer
• Frederick Oswald Barnett – social reformer
• Jeremy Barrett – artist
• Max Barry – writer
• Kevin Bartlett – Australian rules footballer
• John Bertrand – yachtsman
• Travis Blackley – Major League baseballer
• Hamish Blake – comedian
• Cate Blanchett – actress
• Andrew Bogut – basketballer
• Cris Bonacci – musician
• Leigh Bowery – performing artist
• David Boyd – artist
• John Brack – artist
• May Brahe – composer
• Mark Bresciano – association footballer
• Brigita Brezovac – IFBB bodybuilder
• David Bridie – musician
• Damien Broderick – science fiction writer
• Beau Brooks – comedian (The Janoskians)
• Jai Brooks – comedian (The Janoskians)
• Luke Brooks – comedian (The Janoskians)
• Havana Brown – DJ/singer
• Emily Browning – actress/model
• Leigh Broxham – association footballer
• Stanley Bruce – Prime Minister of Australia
• Alice Burdeu – fashion model
• Debra Byrne – entertainer

C

• John Cain (senior) – Premier of Victoria
• Anthony Callea – tenor/entertainer
• Arthur Calwell – politician
• Deirdre Cash (Criena Rohan) – novelist
• Pat Cash – tennis player
• Nick Cave – singer/actor
• Brian Chambers – cricketer
• Bianca Chatfield – netball player
• Chris Cheney – musician
• Gabriella Cilmi – singer
• Graeme Clark
• Vince Colosimo – actor
• Kate Constable – novelist
• Julie Corletto – netball player
• Peter Costello – politician, Treasurer of Australia
• Frank Costigan – lawyer and politician
• Noel Counihan – artist
• Susan Crennan – High Court justice
• Barry Crocker – entertainer
• Bernard Curry – actor

D

• Brody Dalle – singer
• Tenille Dashwood ("Emma") – professional wrestler
• Garry David – criminal
• Liam Davison – novelist
• Emilie de Ravin – actress
• Alfred Deakin – Prime Minister of Australia
• Paul Dempsey – musician
• Catherine Deveny – comedian
• Anthony Di Pietro – businessman and association football promoter
• Erica DiBacco - category manager at DreamWorks and excellent maker of cakes
• Owen Dixon – chief justice
• Jason Donovan – entertainer
• Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop – surgeon and war hero

E

• Sir John Eccles – Nobel laureate neurophysiologist
• Matthew Elliott – test cricketer
• Jason Ellis – broadcaster
• Mark Evans – bassist (AC/DC)
• Dante Exum – basketballer

F

• Brendan Fevola – Australian rules footballer
• Jon Finlayson – actor and artist
• John Fitzgerald – tennis player
• Flea (born Michael Balzary) – musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Damien Fleming – test cricketer
• Joel Fletcher – disk jockey
• Debbie Flintoff-King – Olympic athlete
• Lindsay Fox – logistics CEO
• Malcolm Fraser – Prime Minister of Australia

G

• Anna Galvin – actress
• Alphonse Gangitano – organised crime figure
• Zarah Garde-Wilson – attorney
• Helen Garner – novelist
• Andrew Gaze – professional basketballer
• Lisa Gerrard – singer/composer
• Sir John Gorton – Prime Minister of Australia
• Gotye – musician
• Alan J. Gow – motor sports promoter
• Percy Grainger – composer/pianist
• Germaine Greer – writer and feminist
• Vince Grella – association footballer
• Rachel Griffiths – actress

H

• Joe Hachem – poker player
• Ross Hannaford – musician
• Frank Hardy – novelist and political activist
• Colin Hay – musician/actor
• Chris Hemsworth – actor
• Liam Hemsworth – actor
• Luke Hemsworth – actor
• Paul Hester (d. 2005) – musician
• Missy Higgins – singer, actress and entertainer
• Derryn Hinch ("The Human Headline") – broadcaster
• Peter Hitchener – news presenter (Nine News)
• Danielle Horvat – actress
• Merv Hughes – test cricketer
• Rex Hunt – Australian rules footballer and media personality

I

• Kyrie Irving – NBA basketball player
• Isaac Isaacs – chief justice and Governor-General of Australia

J

• Margaret Jackson – business executive
• Dean Jones – test cricketer
• Vance Joy – singer
• Isha Judd – author and spiritual teacher

K

• Paul Kelly – musician
• Marny Kennedy – actress/singer
• Jeff Kennett – premier of Victoria
• Jennifer Keyte – news presenter (Seven News)
• Graham Kinniburgh – organized crime figure
• Michael Klim – Olympic swimmer
• Michael Klinger – cricketer
• Lynne Kosky – politician
• Anthony Koutoufides – Australian rules footballer

L

• Norman Lacy – politician
• John Landy – Olympic athlete
• Lex Lasry – Supreme Court judge
• Andrew Lauterstein – Olympic swimmer
• Bill Lawry – test cricketer
• Andy Lee – comedian
• Michael Leunig – cartoonist and controversialist
• Solomon Lew – businessman
• Peter Lik – photographer
• Walter Lindrum – billiards player
• Luc Longley – basketballer
• Colin Lovitt – lawyer/QC
• Richard Lowenstein – film director
• Sydney Lucas – centenarian soldier

M

• Katie Mactier – racing cyclist
• Costas Mandylor – actor
• Daniel Mannix – Catholic archbishop of Melbourne
• John Marsden – writer and educationalist
• Kirstie Marshall – politician and aerial skier
• Jessica Mauboy – singer
• John McAll – pianist
• Mat McBriar – American rules footballer
• Frederick McCubbin – painter
• Scott McDonald – Australian rules footballer
• Hal and Jim McElroy – film/television producers
• Brad McEwan – journalist (Ten Eyewitness News)
• John Reid McGowan – boxer
• Eddie McGuire – entertainer
• Sir William McKie – musician
• Sharelle McMahon – netball player
• Noel McNamara – social activist
• Peter McNamara – tennis player
• Paul McNamee – tennis player and sports administrator
• Clement Meadmore – sculptor
• Keith Miller – test cricketer
• Dannii Minogue – pop star
• Kylie Minogue – pop star
• Peter Mitchell – news presenter (Seven News)
• Radha Mitchell – actress
• Sir John Monash – civil engineer and military commander
• Jason Moran – criminal
• Lewis Moran – criminal
• Mark Moran – criminal
• Leslie Morshead – army officer and businessman
• Dame Elisabeth Murdoch – philanthropist
• Sir Keith Murdoch – journalist
• Rupert Murdoch – press magnate
• Vali Myers – artist and dancer

N

• Andrew Nabbout – association footballer
• Bert Newton – entertainer
• Olivia Newton-John – singer/actress
• Livinia Nixon – TV presenter (Nine News)
• Keith Nugent – physicist

O

• Andrew O'Keefe – TV personality
• Ida Rentoul Outhwaite – illustrator
• Scott Owen – bassist

P

• John James Parton – Big Brother UK contestant
• Sid Patterson – track cyclist
• Guy Pearce – actor
• Andreja Pejic – model
• Kirk Pengilly – musician (INXS)
• Elliot Perlman – writer and barrister
• Kath Pettingill – criminal (Pettingill family)
• Mark Philippoussis – tennis player
• Harry "Snub" Pollard – comedian
• Bill Ponsford – test cricketer
• Richard Pratt – businessman
• Clifton Pugh – artist

Q

• Stephen Quartermain – news presenter, Ten Eyewitness News

R

• Raja Ram – musician
• Chopper Read – criminal
• Helen Reddy – singer and activist
• Robert Richter – lawyer and rights activist
• William Ricketts – potter and sculptor
• Gina Riley – comedienne/actress
• Neil Robertson – snooker player
• Anastasia Rodionova – tennis player
• Lionel Rose – boxer
• Ruby Rose – actress
• Normie Rowe – singer
• Phil Rudd – drummer (AC/DC)

S

• Daniel Sahyounie – comedian (The Janoskians)
• Fred Schepisi – film director
• Peter Scully – criminal
• Guy Sebastian – singer
• Sam Sejavka – writer and musician
• Mark Seymour – musician
• Patricia Shaw – novelist
• Peter Siddle – test cricketer
• Ben Simmons – basketball player
• Peter Singer – philosopher
• Clarence Skinner - Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Daryl Somers – entertainer
• James Sorensen – actor/model
• Jesse Spencer – actor/musician
• Caitlin Stasey – actress
• Christine Stephen-Daly – actress
• Graeme "Shirley" Strachan – singer (Skyhooks)

T

• Peter Tatchell – politician and rights campaigner
• Squizzy Taylor – criminal
• Eliza Taylor-Cotter – actress
• J. G. Thirlwell – singer/composer
• John Thwaites – politician
• George Tolhurst – composer
• Anna Torv – actress
• Zbych Trofimiuk – actor
• Zoja Trofimiuk – sculptor
• Christos Tsiolkas – author
• Albert Tucker – artist

V

• Holly Valance – actress
• Mark Viduka – association footballer
• Steve Vizard – entertainer and businessman

W

• Ron Walker – businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne
• Stan Walker – singer
• James Wan – film producer and director
• Sir Joseph Ward - Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Shane Warne – test cricketer
• Kathy Watt – Olympic cyclist
• Matt Welsh – world champion swimmer
• Leigh Whannell – actor/screenwriter
• Jamie Whincup – racing driver
• Ted Whitten – Australian rules footballer
• Carl Williams – criminal
• David Williamson – playwright
• Richard Wilson – businessman and sports promoter
• Ross Wilson – singer/songwriter
• John Wren – businessman and underworld figure

X

• Bohdan X – singer/songwriter

Z

• Feliks Zemdegs – Rubik's Cube speed solver

Non-native Melburnians

These people were not born in Melbourne but are or were well known for living or working there.

A

• Tony Abbott – Prime Minister of Australia
• Phil Anderson – cyclist

B

• Steve Bracks – Premier of Victoria
• Courtney Barnett – singer-songwriter
• Frank Macfarlane Burnet – Nobel laureate virologist

C

• Steve Cox – artist

D

• Portia de Rossi – actress

F

• Tim Ferguson – comedian

G

• Julia Gillard – Prime Minister of Australia

H

• Harold Holt – Prime Minister of Australia

M

• Sir Robert Menzies – Prime Minister of Australia

R

• Geoffrey Rush – actor

S

• Nevil Shute – novelist
• Billy Slater – rugby league player
• John J. Smithies – artist/arts manager
• John So – Lord Mayor of Melbourne
• Dane Swan – Australian rules footballer
• Red Symons – guitarist and radio personality

T

• Archie Thompson – association footballer
• Geoffrey Tozer – pianist

W

• David Warren – inventor

Y

• James Yammouni – comedian (The Janoskians)