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85 Notable alumni of Macquarie University

Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees

Macquarie University is ranked #274 in the world and #9 in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 85 notable alumni from Macquarie University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Macquarie University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop

1. Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop

1944-. (aged 82)
scientist
Margaret Ellen Fairbairn-Dunlop CNZM is a Samoan-New Zealand academic. She is the first person in New Zealand to hold a chair in Pacific studies.
Carolyn Allport

2. Carolyn Allport

1950-2017 (aged 67)
historian politician
Carolyn Allport was an Australian historian, unionist and activist.
David Stuart

3. David Stuart

diplomat politician
David Stuart was the Ambassador of Australia to Austria from 2012 to 2016. Prior, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C., between 2007 and 2010. Stuart was appointed to the position in July 2007. Before his role as Deputy Chief of Mission, Stuart served in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,...
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Frances Watts

4. Frances Watts

1970-. (aged 56)
writer children's writer
Frances Watts is the pen-name of Ali Lavau, a Swiss born Australian author, who moved to Sydney, Australia when she was three years old. She has studied English literature at Macquarie University, going on to teach Australian Literature and children's literature. After graduating with a PhD, she obtained her first job in publishing.
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Dana M. Bergstrom

5. Dana M. Bergstrom

1962-. (aged 64)
ecologist
Dana Michelle Bergstrom is an Australian ecologist with specialty in Antarctic and Australian ecosystems. She was a senior researcher at the Australian Antarctic Division for 22 years. She is noted for her work on climate change and other risks to Antarctic and Sub Antarctic Ecosystems, as well leading research identifying widespread ecosystem collapse in Australia and Antarctica and identifying means...
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Caroline Bowen

6. Caroline Bowen

1944-. (aged 82)
speech and language therapist
Caroline Bowen AM is a speech pathologist who was born in New Zealand, and who has lived and worked in Australia most of her life. She specialises in children's speech sound disorders. Her clinical career as a speech-language pathologist spanned 42 years from 1970 to 2011.
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Christine Jensen Burke

7. Christine Jensen Burke

1968-. (aged 58)
mountaineer
Chris Jensen Burke is a New Zealand–Australian mountain climber who was the first New Zealand or Australian woman to reach the summit of K2. Since climbing Mount Everest on 20 May 2011, Burke has climbed nine other eight-thousanders, including K2 on 26 July 2014 and Kanchenjunga on 17 May 2018. She is also the first New Zealand or Australian woman...
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Ross Dawson

8. Ross Dawson

1962-. (aged 64)
motivational speaker stockbroker
Ross Dawson is an Australian author, futurist, entrepreneur and former stockbroker. Best known for his 2002 book 'Living Networks', Dawson founded the futures think tank Future Exploration Network and consults on digital futures to various big organisations such as Ernst & Young, Macquarie Bank, Microsoft and News Corp.
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Frances Šeparović

9. Frances Šeparović

1954-. (aged 72)
biochemist biophysicist chemist
Frances Separovic AO FAA is an Australian biophysical chemist. She is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, where she taught physical chemistry and trained graduate students in her field. She is credited with developing techniques that utilise nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) to study peptides in lipid bilayers, with applications in the study of the structure...
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Andrew Pitman

10. Andrew Pitman

1964-. (aged 62)
climatologist atmospheric scientist
Andrew John Pitman AO FAA is a British-Australian atmospheric scientist.
Bunty Avieson

11. Bunty Avieson

journalist novelist
Carolyn "Bunty" Avieson is an Australian journalist, feature writer, novelist and academic.
Sean Bellerby

12. Sean Bellerby

businessperson
Sean Bellerby is an Australian entrepreneur.
Shayne Mallard

13. Shayne Mallard

1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Maxwell Shayne Mallard is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2015 until 2023. He was formerly a councillor of the City of South Sydney from 2000 to 2004, and of the City of Sydney from 2004 to 2012.
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Peter Doyle

14. Peter Doyle

1951-. (aged 75)
novelist
Peter Doyle is an Australian author, musician, visual artist, and exhibition curator. He is an Honorary Associate Professor in the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature at Macquarie University, and the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Crime Writers Association of Australia.
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Ann Curthoys

15. Ann Curthoys

1945-. (aged 81)
historian university teacher
Ann Curthoys, AM, FASSA, FAHA is an Australian historian and academic.
Trish Doyle

16. Trish Doyle

politician
Trisha Lee Doyle is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Blue Mountains for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election.
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Catharine Lumby

17. Catharine Lumby

1961-. (aged 65)
academic
Catharine Lumby is an Australian academic, author and journalist, currently Chair of the Department of Media and Communication at University of Sydney.
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Doug Booth

18. Doug Booth

1957-. (aged 69)
Australian rules football player researcher
Douglas George Booth is an Australian academic and former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is dean of the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago.
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Holly Lincoln-Smith

19. Holly Lincoln-Smith

1988-. (aged 38)
water polo player
Holly Jane Young is an Australian former water polo player. Her sister is skeleton competitor Emma Lincoln-Smith. They are the first set of Australian siblings where one competed at the Summer Olympics and the other at the Winter Olympics.
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Richard Bryant

20. Richard Bryant

1960-. (aged 66)
psychologist
Richard Allan Bryant AC FAA is an Australian medical scientist. He is Scientia Professor of Psychology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and director of the UNSW Traumatic Stress Clinic, based at UNSW and Westmead Institute for Medical Research. His main areas of research are posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and prolonged grief disorder. On 13 June 2016 he...
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Rob Hood

21. Rob Hood

1951-. (aged 75)
writer editorial cartoonist
Robert Maxwell Hood is an Australian writer and editor recognised as one of Australia's leading horror writers, although his work frequently crosses genre boundaries into science fiction, fantasy and crime.
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Katherine Belov

22. Katherine Belov

1973-. (aged 53)
geneticist biologist
Katherine Belov is an Australian geneticist, professor of comparative genomics in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Pro Vice Chancellor of Global Engagement at the University of Sydney. She is head of the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group and research expert in the area of comparative genomics and immunogenetics, including Tasmanian devils and koalas, two iconic Australian species that...
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John Foulcher

23. John Foulcher

1952-. (aged 74)
anthologist poet teacher
John Foulcher is an Australian poet and teacher.
Marcus Padley

24. Marcus Padley

stockbroker
Marcus Padley is an English-born stockbroker and writer. He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.
Craig Benjamin

25. Craig Benjamin

historian university teacher
Craig G. Benjamin is an Australian-American historian who is professor of history in the Frederik J. Meijer Honors College at Grand Valley State University, where he teaches East Asian civilization, Big History, ancient Central Asian history, and world history historiography. In 2014 and 2015 he served as president of the World History Association.
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Barry W. Brook

26. Barry W. Brook

1974-. (aged 52)
university teacher scientist ecologist
Barry William Brook is an Australian scientist. He is an ARC Australian Laureate Professor and Chair of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Tasmania in the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology. He was formerly an ARC Future Fellow in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Australia, where he held the Sir Hubert Wilkins...
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Abigail Boyd

27. Abigail Boyd

solicitor politician
Abigail Selina Boyd is an Australian politician living on the Central Coast in New South Wales. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2019, representing the Greens.
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Matt Dunning

28. Matt Dunning

1978-. (aged 48)
rugby union player
Matthew Dunning is an Australian former rugby union footballer. He played as a prop for the Waratahs and Western Force in Super Rugby, and represented Australia. He coached the Balmain rugby club in Sydney 2013/2014.
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Dan Ilic

29. Dan Ilic

1981-. (aged 45)
television director television actor comedian film screenwriter film actor
Dan Ilic is an Australian presenter, comedian and filmmaker. Ilic has been known for his parody work, including videos and Beaconsfield: The Musical, which he wrote, and more recently for his work on the show Hungry Beast. Dan's mother is half Lebanese and half Italian. Dan's father was born in Germany to Serbian parents. He was previously the head of...
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Magdalena Roze

30. Magdalena Roze

1982-. (aged 44)
journalist meteorologist
Magdalena Roze is an Australian meteorologist, weather presenter and journalist who grew up in Greenacre. She also danced with Lajkonik Sydney and performed in PolArt Adelaide 1994.
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George Levendis

31. George Levendis

disc jockey television production company television producer music executive
George Levendis is a Global Television and Music Executive and is currently Managing Director of Antenna TV, MAK TV and Antenna Studios for the ANT1 Group, having been promoted from CMO. In this capacity, he plays a pivotal role in leading all operations of the television stations and the ANT1 Studios, overseeing the P&L's and offering strategic guidance to empower...
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Alan Mackay-Sim

32. Alan Mackay-Sim

1951-2023 (aged 72)
university teacher biomedical scientist
Alan Mackay-Sim AM was an Australian biomedical scientist specialising in adult stem cell research, and winner of the 2017 Australian of the Year. Some of his research focused on olfactory ensheathing cells, which are cells in the human nose that interact with the nervous system to cause a sense of smell.
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Pat McCabe

33. Pat McCabe

1988-. (aged 38)
rugby union player
Patrick McCabe is a former professional Australian rugby union player, now practising lawyer. He played for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby, and Warringah in Sydney, and represented Australia at various age grade levels before a senior debut in 2010. He was a utility player, able to cover inside centre, outside centre, winger or fullback.
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Janelle Saffin

34. Janelle Saffin

1954-. (aged 72)
teacher solicitor politician
Janelle Anne Saffin is an Australian politician and a member of the Labor Party. She has been the Member for Lismore in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 23 March 2019. She was the Member for Page in the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995...
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Nadia Wheatley

35. Nadia Wheatley

1949-. (aged 77)
children's writer novelist writer
Nadia Wheatley is an Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history. Perhaps best known for her classic picture book My Place (illustrated by Donna Rawlins), the author's biography of Charmian Clift was described by critic Peter Craven as 'one of the greatest Australian biographies'. Another book by Wheatley is A Banner Bold, a historical novel.
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Jamie Parker

36. Jamie Parker

politician
Jamie Thomas Parker is an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Balmain for the Greens from 2011 until his retirement in 2023. Parker was the first Green to represent his party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
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Joseph Paul Forgas

37. Joseph Paul Forgas

1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher psychiatrist psychologist
Joseph Paul Forgas is an Australian social psychologist, currently Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He was born in Budapest, Hungary and emigrated to Australia at the age of 22. He is married with two children, and lives in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.
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Napoleon Perdis

38. Napoleon Perdis

1970-. (aged 56)
businessperson make-up artist
Napoleon Perdis is an Australian make-up artist and businessman. Perdis launched a small makeup studio in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt in 1992. He created a line of cosmetic products which he sold through his own store in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in 1995 and later through major department stores. By 2011, the brand operated 65 stores across Australia...
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Peter Debnam

39. Peter Debnam

1954-. (aged 72)
naval officer businessperson politician
Peter John Debnam, is a retired Australian former politician and naval officer who served as leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales between 2005 and 2007. He led the Liberal-National Coalition and the Debnam-Stoner shadow ministry to the 2007 state election, losing to the Labor government led by Premier Morris Iemma.
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John Dickson

40. John Dickson

historian musician
John Dickson is an Australian author, Anglican cleric and historian of the ancient world, largely focusing on early Christianity and Judaism. Since 2022, he has been a professor at the graduate school of Wheaton College in the United States. Since 2019 he has hosted the Undeceptions podcast.
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Cameron Murphy

41. Cameron Murphy

1973-. (aged 53)
politician barrister
The Hon. Cameron Lionel Murphy AM MLC is an Australian barrister, civil libertarian and Labor Party member of the NSW Legislative Council.
Russel Norman

42. Russel Norman

1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Russel William Norman is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. He was a Member of Parliament and co-leader of the Green Party. Norman resigned as an MP in October 2015 to work as Executive Director of Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand.
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John Faulkner

43. John Faulkner

1954-. (aged 72)
politician
John Philip Faulkner is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1989 to 2015. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Keating, Rudd and Gillard governments.
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Matt Barrie

44. Matt Barrie

1973-. (aged 53)
business executive
Robert Matthew "Matt" Barrie is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer of Freelancer.com, an online freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace. Barrie is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Sydney, where he has taught classes in computer and network security since 2001 and technology venture creation since 2010.
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Frederick Pitcher

45. Frederick Pitcher

1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Frederick William Pitcher is a Nauruan politician and diplomat who served as the President of Nauru from 10 to 15 November 2011.
Livy Renata

46. Livy Renata

2002-. (aged 24)
Internet celebrity
Livy Renata is an Indonesian content creator and actress of Chinese descent.
Hugh Riminton

47. Hugh Riminton

1961-. (aged 65)
journalist
Hugh Riminton is an Australian foreign correspondent, journalist and television news presenter. He is currently national affairs editor and occasional presenter of 10 News First. He previously co-anchored Ten Eyewitness News with Sandra Sully until February 2017.
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Jane Caro

48. Jane Caro

1957-. (aged 69)
novelist
Catherine Jane Caro AM, known as Jane Caro, is an Australian social commentator, writer, and lecturer.
Rodney Adler

49. Rodney Adler

1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson
Rodney Stephen Adler is an Australian whose family founded the FAI Insurances group, of which he became chief executive in 1989, and which was at one stage Australia's third largest general insurer. Adler became a director of HIH Insurance after the acquisition of that company, and resigned in January 2001, two months before HIH collapsed. He was jailed in 2005...
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Victor Dominello

50. Victor Dominello

1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Victor Michael Dominello, is an Australian former politician who was the New South Wales Minister for Customer Service in the second Berejiklian ministry from April 2019, and in the Perrottet ministry until March 2023. Dominello was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Ryde for the Liberal Party from 2008 until his retirement in...
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Greg Sheridan

51. Greg Sheridan

1956-. (aged 70)
journalist editing staff
Gregory Paul Sheridan AO is an Australian foreign affairs journalist, author and commentator. He has written a number of books on politics, religion and international affairs and has been the foreign editor of The Australian newspaper since 1992. He is a regular commentator on Australian television and radio, including for the ABC and Sky News Australia. The ABC describes Sheridan...
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F. J. Duarte

52. F. J. Duarte

1954-. (aged 72)
physicist inventor
Francisco Javier "Frank" Duarte is a laser physicist and author/editor of several books on tunable lasers.
Mike Kelly

53. Mike Kelly

1942-2016 (aged 74)
businessperson chief executive officer aircraft pilot politician
Colonel Michael Joseph Kelly, AM is an Australian former politician who twice represented the Division of Eden-Monaro in the Parliament of Australia, from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2020. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
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Harini Amarasuriya

54. Harini Amarasuriya

1970-. (aged 56)
academic sociologist politician
Harini Nireka Amarasuriya is a Sri Lankan sociologist, academic, activist, and politician serving as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 2024.
Christine Nixon

55. Christine Nixon

1953-. (aged 73)
police officer
Christine Nixon AO, APM is an Australian former police officer who was the chief commissioner of Victoria Police from 23 April 2001 to 27 February 2009, being the first female chief commissioner in any Australian state police force. After leaving Victoria Police, she was appointed as chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority in February 2009 until she...
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David Tibet

56. David Tibet

1960-. (aged 66)
musician publisher songwriter painter poet
David Tibet is an English musician, poet and songwriter. He is best known as the founder and sole constant member of the neofolk group Current 93, as well as for his contributions to the band Death in June.
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Hugh Mackay

57. Hugh Mackay

1938-. (aged 88)
novelist psychologist journalist
Hugh Clifford Mackay is an Australian psychologist, social researcher and writer, who founded the Australian quarterly research series The Mackay Report 1979–2003, which later became The Ipsos Mackay Report. He was a weekly newspaper columnist for 25 years and is a regularly appearing commentator on radio and television.
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Marty Natalegawa

58. Marty Natalegawa

1963-. (aged 63)
diplomat politician
Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, is an Indonesian diplomat and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He served as Indonesia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 5 September 2007 until his latest appointment and has also served as the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and as a spokesman for the Ministry of...
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David Leyonhjelm

59. David Leyonhjelm

1952-. (aged 74)
adviser veterinarian politician
David Ean Leyonhjelm is an Australian former politician. He was a Senator for New South Wales, representing the Liberal Democratic Party from 2014 to 2019. Having been elected at the 2013 federal election, he took office on 1 July 2014, and was re-elected in the 2016 full Senate election. He resigned from the Senate in March 2019 to stand for...
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Jeannette Young

60. Jeannette Young

1963-. (aged 63)
physician health administrator
Jeannette Rosita Young AC PSM is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who is currently Governor of Queensland, since 1 November 2021. Before being sworn in as Governor, Young was Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021.
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Brad Hazzard

61. Brad Hazzard

1951-. (aged 75)
teacher solicitor politician
Bradley Ronald "Brad" Hazzard is a retired Australian politician who served as the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly district of Wakehurst between May 1991 and March 2023.
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Jordon Steele-John

62. Jordon Steele-John

1994-. (aged 32)
politician
Jordon Alexander Steele-John is a British-born Australian politician and disability rights advocate. He is a Senator for Western Australia and a member of the Australian Greens.
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Margaret Pomeranz

63. Margaret Pomeranz

1944-. (aged 82)
producer film critic
Margaret Pomeranz AM is an Australian film critic, writer, producer, and television personality.
Chris Lilley

64. Chris Lilley

1974-. (aged 52)
screenwriter television director television actor composer executive producer
Christopher Daniel Lilley is an Australian comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his creation and portrayal of several characters in the mockumentary television series We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year (2005), Summer Heights High (2007), Angry Boys (2011), Ja'mie: Private School Girl (2013), Jonah from Tonga (2014), and Lunatics (2019). He is a two-time...
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Greg Page

65. Greg Page

1972-. (aged 54)
singer television director film director television actor film actor
Gregory John Page, AM is an Australian singer, musician and actor, best known for being the original lead singer of the children's band The Wiggles from 1991 to 2006 and again in 2012. Since 1998, Page has recorded seven solo albums.
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Adam Hills

66. Adam Hills

1970-. (aged 56)
comedian television presenter
Adam Christopher Hills is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. In Australia, he hosted the music quiz show Spicks and Specks from 2005 to 2011, and again in 2021 onwards, and the talk show Adam Hills Tonight from 2011 to 2013. In the United Kingdom, he has hosted the talk show The Last Leg since 2012. He has been...
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Murray Cook

67. Murray Cook

1960-. (aged 66)
singer television actor guitarist film actor songwriter
Murray James Cook, AM is an Australian musician, actor, and DJ. Cook was one of the founding members of the children's band the Wiggles from 1991 to 2012. Cook provided guitar, vocals, and songwriting in the group, and remained involved with its creative and production aspects after his retirement. In 2013, Cook served as the Wiggles' tour manager. He also...
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Yalda Hakim

68. Yalda Hakim

1983-. (aged 43)
presenter spokesperson journalist
Yalda Hakim is an Afghan-born Australian broadcast journalist, Lead World News presenter for Sky News, and documentary maker. She was one of the chief presenters at BBC News broadcasting in English in the UK and globally. After her family left Afghanistan and settled in Australia in 1986, she grew up in the western Sydney suburb of Parramatta and went on...
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Daniella Rahme

69. Daniella Rahme

1990-. (aged 36)
actor beauty pageant contestant
Daniella Youssef Rahme is a Lebanese Australian actress, dancer, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of the second season of Dancing with the Stars: Raqs Al Noujoum.
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Michael Hooper

70. Michael Hooper

1991-. (aged 35)
rugby union player
Michael Kent Hooper is an Australian former professional rugby union player who is the former captain of the Australia national team, the Wallabies. His primary position is openside flanker.
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Sam Dastyari

71. Sam Dastyari

1983-. (aged 43)
trade unionist politician
Sam Dastyari is an Australian former politician, who from 2013 to 2018 represented New South Wales in the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party. Dastyari was previously General Secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Labor Party. He was the first person of Iranian origin and Azerbaijani descent to sit in the Australian Parliament....
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Anthony Field

72. Anthony Field

1963-. (aged 63)
television director musician film producer film actor drummer
Anthony Donald Joseph Field AM is an Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the leader of the children's group the Wiggles and a member of the 1980s and 1990s pop band the Cockroaches. While still a teenager, he helped found the Cockroaches with his brothers, Paul and John. The Cockroaches recorded two albums and enjoyed...
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Patricia Holmes

73. Patricia Holmes

diplomat lawyer politician
Patricia Ann Holmes is an Australian diplomat and is an officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Zoe Naylor

74. Zoe Naylor

1977-. (aged 49)
model film director actor film actor
Zoe Naylor is an Australian actress, journalist and television presenter.
Tanya Plibersek

75. Tanya Plibersek

1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Tanya Joan Pliberšek is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Social Services since 2025 and the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Sydney since 1998. Previously, she served as the Minister for the Environment and Water from 2022 to 2025, deputy leader of the Labor Party from 2013 to 2019, and held...
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Glenn Diesen

76. Glenn Diesen

1979-. (aged 47)
political pundit political scientist
Glenn Eric Andre Diesen is a Norwegian political scientist, political commentator and politician currently serving as a professor at the Department of Business, History and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway.
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Tim Robards

77. Tim Robards

1982-. (aged 44)
actor television actor model
Timothy Robards is an Australian actor, chiropractor, model, and television personality. Robards worked as a chiropractor for seven years, before he was cast in the first season of The Bachelor Australia. He chose Anna Heinrich in the finale. The couple later appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2015. Robards took part in the fifteenth season of...
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Stephen R. Kane

78. Stephen R. Kane

1973-. (aged 53)
astronomer
Stephen Kane is a full professor of astronomy and planetary astrophysics at the University of California, Riverside who specializes in exoplanetary science. His work covers a broad range of exoplanet detection methods, including the microlensing, transit, radial velocity, and imaging techniques. He is a leading expert on the topic of planetary habitability and the habitable zone of planetary systems. He...
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Geraldine Doogue

79. Geraldine Doogue

1952-. (aged 74)
television presenter radio personality journalist
Geraldine Frances Doogue AO is an Australian journalist and radio and television presenter, known for her work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Since January 2024, she has been co-host of ABC Radio National's Global Roaming current affairs programme.
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Geoff Lee

80. Geoff Lee

1967-. (aged 59)
politician member of legislative assembly
Geoffrey Lee is a former Australian politician. He was the Minister for Corrections in the second Perrottet ministry between December 2021 and March 2023. He has previously served as the Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education in the second Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries between April 2019 and December 2021. Lee was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative...
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Gregory Retallack

81. Gregory Retallack

1951-. (aged 75)
botanist geologist university teacher paleontologist
Gregory John Retallack is an Australian paleontologist, geologist, and author who specializes in paleopedology, the study of fossil soils. He is a professor emeritus at University of Oregon and his research is primarily concerned with the fossil record of soils though Earth history. His research has included investigations into climate change, the extinction of dinosaurs, the origins of upright walking...
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Pete Bethune

82. Pete Bethune

1965-. (aged 61)
explorer
Captain Peter James Bethune is a New Zealand ship's captain with 500 ton master licence, published author, producer of The Operatives TV show, and public speaker. He is the founder of Earthrace Conservation. He works assisting countries in Asia, Central America and Africa with fisheries enforcement and anti-poaching. He is the holder of the world record for circumnavigating the globe...
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Sam Hibbins

83. Sam Hibbins

1982-. (aged 44)
social worker politician
Samuel Peter Hibbins is an Australian politician who served as the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 2014 and 2024. He served as the co-deputy leader of the Victorian Greens from April 2024 until resigning from the party to sit as an independent in November 2024.
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Manuel Aston

84. Manuel Aston

1961-. (aged 65)
playwright
Manuel 'Manny' Aston is an Australian playwright and academic best known for his 1993 play, Fossils.
Graham Joseph Hill

85. Graham Joseph Hill

1969-. (aged 57)
academic non-fiction writer university teacher theologian
Graham Joseph Hill is an Australian theologian who is a former associate professor of the University of Divinity. Since 2024, he works as a mission catalyst for the Uniting Church in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Hill is a research associate with the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts,...
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