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AUSTRALIANS
Born 1946
- Ian "Molly" Meldrum, popular music journalist, promoter, producer - 29/1
- Mike Carlton, journalist and former radio 2UE broadcaster - 31/1
- Bob Collins, politician - 8/2
- Jeff Kennett, former Premier of Victoria - 2/3
- Tim Fischer, politician - 3/3
- Colin Coates, ice speed skater - 4/4
- David Graham, golfer - 22/5
- Billy Thorpe, singer
- Jeff St John, singer
- Bon Scott, singer, AC/DC (d. 1980) - 9/7
- John Wood, actor - 14/7
- Brian Cadd, singer songwriter
- Ronnie Burns, singer
- Paul Sheahan, crickter, batsman for Victoria and Australia - 30/6
- Fiona Stanley, epidemiologist - 1/8
- Barry Gibb, singer songwriter, The Bee Gees - 1/9
- Mike Reynolds, Qld Parliament Speaker - 16/9
- Anne Boyd, composer - 10/10
- John Hewson, politician - 28/10
- Alan Jones - Formula 1 motor racing driver - 2/11
- Marilyn Rowe, ballet dancer - 20/8
- Rick McCosker, cricketer, batsman for NSW and Australia - 11/12
- John Bertrand, yachtsman - 20/12
- Lily Brett - novelist, essayist and poet
Born 1947
- Helen Morse, actress - 24/1
- Normie Rowe, singer - 1/2
- Geoffrey Hunt, world champion squash player
- Harry Vanda (born Johannas Vandenberg), founding member, guitarist and songwriter, Easybeats - 22/3
- Graham Goble, guitarist, Little River Band
- Jacki Weaver, actress - 25/5
- James Mason, hockey player - 19/6
- Bryan Brown, actor - 23/6
- Jennie George, politician and trade unionist - 28/8
- Bruce Yardley, cricketer, all-rounder for WA and Australia - 5/9
- Sam Neill, actor - 14/9
- Richard Court, former Premier of Western Australia - 27/9
- Bob Carr, former Premier of New South Wales (1995-2005) - 28/9
- Rod Marsh, cricketer, wicket keeper for WA and Australia - 4/11
- Ross Wilson, singer songwriter, Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock - 18/11
- Peter Raymond Kocan, poet, attempted assassin of federal Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell in 1966 - 4/5
Born 1948
- Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria - 2/3
- Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton (born Alice Lynne Murchinson), mother - 4/3
- Marty Rhone, singer - 7/5
- Lionel Rose, boxer - 21/6
- Russell Morris, singer, songwriter - (?)/7
- Greg Chappell, cricketer for South Australia and Australia, Australian captain - 7/8
- Max Walker, cricketer, bowler for Victoria and Australia - 12/9
- Christopher Skase - businessman - 18/9
- Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress - 26/9
- Denis Burke, politician, Northern Territory - 22/9
- Mike Furber, singer (d. 1973)
- Garry McDonald, stage and screen actor - 30/10
- Beeb Birtles (born Gerard Bertelkamp), musician - 24/11
- Denise Drysdale, television personality - 5/12
- Cheryl Kernot, politician - 5/12
- Kim Beazley, politician - 12/12
- Stevie Wright, lead singer The Easybeats - 20/12
- Alan Wearne - poet
Born 1949
- Daryl Braithwaite, lead singer, Sherbet - 11/1
- Paul Chubb (d. 2002), actor - 14/1
- Simon Crean, trade union leader and politician - 26/2
- Rex Hunt, media personality - 7/3
- Little Pattie (born Patricia Thelma Amphlett), singer - 17/3
- Jon English, singer - 26/3
- Red Symons, musician, media personality - 13/6
- John Farnham, singer - 1/7
- Dennis Lillee, cricketer, fast bowler for Western Australia and Australia - 18/7
- Byron Kennedy (d. 1983), film producer - 18/8
- Rick Springfield, singer and actor - 23/8
- Jim McGinty, politician - 22/9
- Shane Bourne, comedian and actor - 24/11
- Kerry O'Keeffe, cricketer and commentator - 25/11
- Maurice Gibb, musician (The Bee Gees) (d. 2003) - 22/12
- Robin Gibb, musician (The Bee Gees)
- Ted Mulry, singer - 22/12
- Ken Bolton - poet and art critic
- Jennifer Maiden - poet
Born 1950
- Wayne Bennett, rugby league player and coach - 1/1
- Len Pascoe, cricketer, bowler for WA and Australia - 13/2
- Phil Dent, tennis player - 14/2
- Malcolm Blight, Australian Rules football player - 16/2
- Belinda Giblin, actress - 2/3
- Joe Bugner, boxer - 13/3
- Larry Perkins, racing driver - 18/3
- Jim Bacon (d. 2004), Premier of Tasmania - 15/5
- Lynne Randell, singer
- Graham Russell, lead singer, Air Supply - 1/6
- John Paul Young, singer, disc jockey - 21/6
- Jeff Thomson, cricketer, fast bowler for NSW and Australia - 1/8
- Bruce Doull, Australian Rules football player - 11/9
- Mick Malone, cricketer for WA and Australia 9/10
- Tom Petty, singer - 20/10
- Bruce Laird, cricketer, batsman for WA and Australia - 21/11
- Graeme L. Murphy, dancer and choreographer
- Gillian Armstrong, film director - 18/12
- John Forbes, poet (d.1998)
Born 1951
- Charles Blunt, politician - 19/1
- Clyde Sefton, road cyclist - 20/1
- Wayne Goss, Premier of Queensland - 26/2
- Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the ACT - 29/4
- John Alexander, tennis player - 4/6
- Geoffrey Rush, actor - 6/7
- Briony Behets, British-born television actress - 21/7
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley, tennis player - 31/7
- John Jarratt, actor - 5/8
- Daryl Somers, television personality - 6/8
- Daniel Clark, track cyclist and road bicycle racer - 30/8
- Raelene Boyle - atheletics
- Rodney Hogg, cricketer, fast bowler for Victoria and Australia
- Maureen Caird, hurdler
- Gary Gilmour, batsman for NSW and Australia
- Barry Marshall, physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
- Delvene Delaney, actress - 26/8
- Alexander Downer, politician - 9/9
- Geoff Gallop, Premier of Western Australia - 27/9
- Doug Mulray, radio personality - 1/12
- Andy Thomas, astronaut - 18/12
- Jan Stephenson, professional golfer - 22/12
- Ania Walwicz - poet and visual artist
- Peter Goldsworthy, author
Born 1952
- Graham 'Shirley' Strachan, lead singer, Skyhooks (d. 2001) - 2/1
- Leigh Matthews, Australian Rules football player and coach - 3/1
- Peter Knights, footballer and coach
- Mike Munro, journalist - 12/4
- Ross Stretton (d. 2005), ballet dancer - 6/6
- Clare Martin, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - 15/6
- Glenn A. Baker, music historian - 28/7
- Tom Maher, basketball coach - 4/9
- Colin Friels, actor - 25/9
- Graham Yallop, cricketer - 7/10
- Trevor Chappell, cricketer - 21/10
- Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland - 18/11
- Elizabeth Gower, artist
- Rick Charlesworth, cricketer, politician, hockey player and coach - 6/12
- Frank Holden, entertainer - 18/12
- Jan Stephenson, golfer
- Amanda Vanstone, politician - 7/12
Born 1953
- Ian Frazer, immunologist - 6/1
- Ray Price, rugby league football player - 4/3
- Margaret Jackson, businesswoman - 17/3
- Peter Garrett, singer and politician - 16/4
- John Brumby, politician - 21/4
- Lynne McGranger, actress, Home & Away
- Malcolm Young, Musician, AC/DC
- Colin Bowles (Colin Falconer), writer
- Gary Cosier, cricketer, batsman for Victoria and Australia - 25/4
- Robert Doyle, politician - 20/5
- Michael Tuck, Australian Rules football player - 24/6
- Ian Davis, cricketer, batsman for NSW and Australia - 25/6
- David Gulpilil, actor - 1/7
- Marcia Hines, singer - 23/7
- Colin Hay, lead singer, Men At Work
- Yahoo Serious (born Greg Pead), actor
- Noni Hazelhurst, actress - 17/8
- Renee Geyer, singer - 11/9
- Graham Eadie, rugby league footballer - 25/11
- Martin Ferguson, politician - 12/12
- David Brooks - author & poet
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Steve Irwin
Jana Wendt
Ian "Molly" Meldrum
Sigrid Thornton
Kevin Rudd
Cate Blanchett
Christopher Skase
Olivia Newton-John
Peter Sterling
John Wood
Belinda Giblin
Jeff Kennett
Pauline Hanson
Merv Hughes
Yvonne Goolagong Cawley
Larry Perkins
Delvene Delaney
Russell Crowe
Jan Stephenson
David Gulpilil
Elle Macpherson
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Born 1954
- Kay Cottee, sailor - 25/1
- Kim Hughes, cricketer, batsman for WA and Australia, Australian captain - 26/1
- Trevor Hohns, cricketer, all-rounder for Qld and Australia, test selector - 23/1
- Dav Whatmore, cricketer, batsman for Victoria and Australia - 16/3
- Peter Garrett, singer (Midnight Oil) and politician - 16/4
- Mark Holden, singer and media personality - 27/4
- Phil , musician - 19/5
- Pauline Hanson, politician - 27/5
- Ray Bright, cricketer, spin bowler for Victoria and Australia - 13/7
- Rob Borbidge, Premier of Queensland - 12/8
- Steve Kilbey, musician - 13/9
- Gai Waterhouse, horse trainer & businesswoman, 2/9
- Carl Vine, composer - 8/10
- Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria - 15/10
- Peter Bakowski, poet - 15/10
- Malcolm Turnbull, politician - 24/10
- Paul McNamee, tennis player - 12/11
- Jacki MacDonald, media personality - 26/11
- Steve Rogers (d. 2006), Rugby league footballer - 29/11
- Kevin Hart, poet and literary critic
Born 1955
- Greg Norman, golfer - 10/2
- Tim Costello, Baptist minister and CEO of World Vision - 4/3
- Angus Young, Scottish-born lead guitarist for AC/DC - 31/3
- Judy Davis, actress - 23/4
- David Hookes, cricketer (d. 2004) - 3/5
- Tommy Emmanuel, musician - 31/5
- Peter McNamara, tennis player - 5/7
- Allan Border, cricketer, batsman for New South Wales and Australia, Australian captain - 27/7
- Robert Flower, footballer - 5/8
- Mary-Anne Fahey, actress and comedienne - 19/8
- Ann Louise Lambert, actress (Picnic at Hanging Rock) - 21/8
- Wilbur Wilde, musician - 5/10
- Paul Lennon, Premier of Tasmania - 8/10
- David Atkins, actor and dancer - 11/12
Born 1956
- Mel Gibson, actor and director - 3/1
- Susan Johnstone, writer
- Tom Burlinson, actor - 14/2
- Jimmy Barnes, musician - 28/4
- Jana Wendt, journalist - 9/5
- Andrew Hilditch, cricketer, batsman for SA and Australia - 20/5
- Terry Alderman, cricketer, fast bowler for Western Australia and Australia - 12/6
- Shane Gould, swimmer - 23/11
Born 1957
- Alan Carpenter, Premier of Western Australia - 4/1
- Robert de Castella, long distance runner - 27/2
- David Foster, axeman - 20/3
- Debbie Byrne, singer - 30/3
- Jamie Redfern, singer - 9/4
- Mark Tonelli, swimmer - 13/4
- Gary Sweet, actor - 22/5
- Wayne Grady, golfer - 26/7
- Peter Costello, politician - 14/8
- Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia - 21/9
- Nick Cave, musician - 22/9
- Tony Abbott, politician - 4/11
- Simon Madden, Australian Rules footballer - 30/12
Born 1958
Born 1959
Born 1960
- Luc Longley, basketball player - 19/1
- Tony Modra, Australian rules football player - 3/3
- Alison Forman, football (soccer) midfielder - 17/3
- Michael Hutchence, musician (INXS) (d. 1997)
- Andrew Denton, television presenter - 4/5
- Hugo Weaving, actor
- Tim Winton, writer
- Michael O'Connor, Rugby League player
- David Boon, cricketer, batsman for Tasmania and Australia
- Bernard Fanning, singer - 15/8
- Dipti Saravanamuttu - poet and academic
Born 1961
- Mark Latham, former politician - 26/2
- Brett Kenny, Rugby League footballer - 16/3
- Dean Jones, cricketer, batsman for Victoria and Australia - 24/3
- Magda Szubanski, comedian - 12/4
- Gina Riley, actor and comedian - 16/5 (Kath & Kim)
- Justin Madden, Australian Rules footballer - 31/5
- Jane Turner, actress and comedian (Kath & Kim) - 7/6
- Peter Sterling, rugby league player - 16/6
- Morris Iemma, former Premier of New South Wales - 21/7
- Terry Lamb, rugby league player - 15/9
- Julia Gillard, politician - 29/9
- Anthony Warlow, stage performer, singer - 18/11
- Merv Hughes, cricketer, all-rounder for Victoria and Australia - 23/11
- Larry Anthony, politician - 17/12
Born 1962
Born 1963
- Simon O'Donnell, AFL footballer, cricketer for Victoria and Australia - 26/1
- Bruce Reid, cricketer, bowler for WA and Australia - 14/3
- Paul Mercurio, actor and dancer - 31/3
- Wally Masur, tennis player - 13/5
- Jeremy Johnson, playwright
- Benny Elias, Rugby League player - 15/11
- Donna Williams, author, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor
- John Kinsella, poet, novelist, critic, essayist and editor
- M. T. C. Cronin, poet, lawyer and academic.
Born 1964
- Elle Macpherson, model - 29/3
- Russell Crowe, actor - 7/4
- Ian Healey, sports commentator and cricketer, wicketkeeper for Queensland and Australia - 30/4
- Jeff Fenech, boxer - 28/5
- John Dyson, cricketer, batsman for NSW and Australia
- Mark Taylor, crickter, batsman for NSW and Australia, Australian captain.
- Rebecca Gibney, actress
- Gia Carides, actress - 7/6
- Jason Dunstall, Australian Rules football player - 14/8
- Dermott Brereton, Australian Rules football player - 19/8
- Eddie McGuire, TV presenter and manager - 29/10
- Jackie Pereira, field hockey striker - 29/10
- Denis Hickey, cricketer, right hand fast bowler for Victoria, South Africa and Glamorgan - 31/12
- Morgan Yasbincek - poet, novelist and academic
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