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Historical figures born in Australia
7,926 notable historical figures were born in Australia. These are the most notable:
- Kylie Minogue (born 1968, Arts & Music)
- Heath Ledger (1979 to 2008, Entertainment)
- Julian Assange (born 1971, Literature)
- Rupert Murdoch (born 1931, Business)
- Cate Blanchett (born 1969, Entertainment)
- Margot Robbie (born 1990, Entertainment)
- Chris Hemsworth (born 1983, Entertainment)
- Anthony Albanese (born 1963, Politics)
- Sia (born 1975, Arts & Music)
- Nick Cave (born 1957, Arts & Music)
- Iggy Azalea (born 1990, Arts & Music)
- Geoffrey Rush (born 1951, Entertainment)
- Travis Fimmel (born 1979, Entertainment)
- Terence Tao (born 1975, Science)
- Kevin Rudd (born 1957, Politics)
- John Howard (born 1939, Politics)
- Scott Morrison (born 1968, Politics)
- (born 1968, Entertainment)
- Mary Donaldson (born 1972, Politics)
- William McMahon (1908 to 1988, Politics)
- Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954, Politics)
- Helen Reddy (1941 to 2020, Arts & Music)
- Gough Whitlam (1916 to 2014, Politics)
- Harold Holt (1908 to 1967, Politics)
- Germaine Greer (born 1939, Literature)
- Paul Keating (born 1944, Politics)
- Bob Hawke (1929 to 2019, Politics)
- Peter Singer (born 1946, Philosophy)
- Judy Davis (born 1955, Entertainment)
- John Gorton (1911 to 2002, Politics)
- Robert Menzies (1894 to 1978, Politics)
- Jessica Watson (born 1993, Exploration)
- Malcolm Fraser (1930 to 2015, Politics)
- John Curtin (1885 to 1945, Politics)
- Patrick Brammall (born 1977, Entertainment)
- Greig Fraser (born 1975, Entertainment)
- Edmund Barton (1849 to 1920, Politics)
- Barry Marshall (born 1951, Science)
- David A. Sinclair (born 1969, Science)
- Nellie Melba (1861 to 1931, Arts & Music)
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