Australian Celebrities Born In January

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Liam Hemsworth
(Australian Actor Known for His Role in 'The Hunger Games' Film Series and 'Independence Day: Resurgence')
Liam Hemsworth
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Birthdate: January 13, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Liam Hemsworth is an Australian actor and has starred in Hollywood films like The Last Song, Independence Day: Resurgence, Empire State, The Hunger Games, Isn't It Romantic and Killerman. He has been in the news for his relationship with singer and songwriter, Miley Cyrus. Luke and Chris, his older brothers, are also actors.

 2 
Calum Hood
(Bassist & Social Media Star)
Calum Hood
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 24, 1996
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Calum Hood is best known as part of the Australian pop-rock group 5 Seconds of Summer, which has delivered hits such as She Looks So Perfect. He has also written songs for artists such as Makeout. He quit his plans of pursuing a soccer career to venture into music.

 3 
Malcolm Young
(Musician)
Malcolm Young
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 6, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: November 18, 2017

Malcolm Young was an Australian musician. He is credited with co-founding the popular rock band AC/DC. He is also credited with popularizing the band and was described by many as the leader and the driving force of the band. Widely regarded as one of the best rhythm guitarists ever, Young was a leading exponent of rhythm guitar in rock music.

 4 
Angourie Rice
(Actress)
Angourie Rice
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Birthdate: January 1, 2001
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
 5 
Essie Davis
(Actress)
Essie Davis
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Birthdate: January 7, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hobart, Tasmania

Essie Davis is an Australian singer and actress best known for playing Phryne Fisher in the drama television series, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Over the years, Davis has enjoyed considerable success in the Australian entertainment industry. She has received several prestigious awards, such as the Australian Film Institute Award and AACTA Award.

 6 
Kevin Parker
(Rock Musician Known for his Musical Project 'Tame Impala')
Kevin Parker
12
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 20, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Kevin Parker is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with founding the psychedelic music project, Tame Impala. Over the years, Parker has won several prestigious awards, such as a Brit Award and ARIA Music Awards

 7 
Bruce Kingsbury
(Victoria Cross Winner)
Bruce Kingsbury
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne
Died: August 29, 1942

Bruce Kingsbury was an Australian soldier best remembered for his efforts during the Second World War. Kingsbury lost his life while counter-attacking the Japanese forces during the Battle of Isurava. Kingsbury's counter-attack proved beneficial for the Australians and his bravery during the battle was honored with the Victoria Cross. 

 8 
Orianthi
(Australian Musician and Guitarist Known for His Association With Alice Cooper and Michael Jackson)
Orianthi
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 22, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia

Named one among the 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists by Elle magazine, Australian musician, singer and songwriter Orianthi Penny Panagaris began playing the guitar at the age of three and moved to acoustic by six. At fifteen, she began her professional career, concurrently focusing on songwriting and released her debut independent album at the age of 20. 

 9 
Isabel Lucas
(Actor, Model)
Isabel Lucas
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Birthdate: January 29, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne

Best known for her award-winning role of Tasha Andrews in the Australian series Home and Away, model-actor Isabel Lucas later gained international fame as Alice from the film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. She is an environmental activist, too, and has also represented causes such as breast cancer awareness.

 10 
Rod Taylor
(Australian Actor Known for His Films: ‘The Time Machine’, ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ and ‘Inglourious Basterds’)
Rod Taylor
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Birthdate: January 11, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lidcombe, Australia
Died: January 7, 2015
Australian actor Rod Taylor is best remembered for his roles in films such as Time Machine, The Birds, and Zabriskie Point. He also voiced Pongo in the 1961 film One Hundred and One Dalmatians and appeared on stage, too. His final film role was as Winston Churchill in Inglourious Basterds
 11 
Paul Keating
(Former Prime Minister of Australia (1991 - 1996))
Paul Keating
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 18, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Darlinghurst, Australia

Paul Keating is an Australian politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Australia and was in the office from 1991 to 1996. He previously served as the deputy prime minister of Australia and the treasurer of Australia. His tenure as the prime minister witnessed the enactment of the landmark Native Title Act to enshrine Indigenous land rights.

 12 
Edmund Barton
(1st Prime Minister of Australia)
Edmund Barton
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 18, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glebe, Australia
Died: January 7, 1920

The first prime minister of Australia, Edmund Barton had also been a senior judge at the High Court of Australia. The federation movement leader was also a major force behind the drafting of the constitution of his country. After rejecting the knighthood thrice, he finally accepted the honor in 1902.

 13 
Wengie
(Chinese Australian YouTuber, Vlogger and Pop Singer)
Wengie
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Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: January 9, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Chinese-Australian YouTuber Wengie has earned a phenomenally huge fan base on YouTube with her DIY, beauty, fashion, and prank videos. She has also experimented with music, releasing tracks such as Baby Believe Me. She also manages a channel that is exclusively dedicated to content related to her two cats. 

 14 
John Curtin
(14th Prime Minister of Australia (1941 - 1945))
John Curtin
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 8, 1885
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Creswick, Australia
Died: July 5, 1945

Born to Irish immigrants, John Curtin had witnessed working-class uprisings in his younger days, which led him to join Australia’s Labour Movement. He was the only Australian prime minister with a Western Australian seat. The strenuous job of leading his country during World War II affected his health.

 15 
Cody Simpson
(Australian swimmer, Actor and Singer-songwriter)
Cody Simpson
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gold Coast, Australia
Apart from releasing three pop albums, Australian singer/actor Cody Simpson has also acted in the film The Smiley Face Killers and a Broadway musical. A Part of USC's Trojan Swim Elite team, he has qualified for the trials of the 100m butterfly event of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
 16 
Graham Kerr
(Chef Known for His Television Cooking Show ‘The Galloping Gourmet')
Graham Kerr
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Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: January 22, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
 17 
Madeleine Madden
(First teenager who delivered a speech on the future of Indigenous Australians)
Madeleine Madden
7
Birthdate: January 29, 1997
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Australia

Actor Madeleine Madden is also the great-granddaughter of Australian Aboriginal leader Hetty Perkins and the granddaughter of soccer player Charles Perkins. At 13, she made waves as the first Australian teen to deliver an address to the nation. She made her Hollywood debut with Dora and the Lost City of Gold.  

 18 
Jai Waetford
(Singer, Actor)
Jai Waetford
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 25, 1999
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Australian singer Jai Waetford, best known for his hit single Your Eyes, came under the spotlight after his stint on The X Factor Australia. After his father abandoned the family when Waetford was a child, he was raised by his mother. A self-taught guitarist, too, he writes his own music.

 19 
Paul Kelly
(Singer)
Paul Kelly
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
 20 
Daryl Braithwaite
(Singer)
Daryl Braithwaite
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 11, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne
 21 
Leonard Siffleet
(Australian Commando of World War II)
Leonard Siffleet
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gunnedah, Australia
Died: October 24, 1943

Australian special operations soldier Leonard Siffleet was an avid sports lover in his youth. Although rejected from the police force due to poor vision, he made it to the army. He went down in history for being brutally beheaded by the Japanese army, a photograph of which was later retrieved by American soldiers.

 22 
Ryan Corr
(Actor, Film actor)
Ryan Corr
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Birthdate: January 15, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne
 23 
David Berry
(Actor)
David Berry
1
Birthdate: January 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 24 
Albert Jacka
(Victoria Cross Winner)
Albert Jacka
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 10, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Winchelsea
Died: January 17, 1932

Albert Jacka was the first Australian to be decorated with the Victoria Cross during the First World War. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a young man and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign during the First World War. He became a businessman after the conclusion of the war but never recovered fully from his wartime injuries.  

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Ian Frazer
(Australian scientist)
Ian Frazer
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 6, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Ian Frazer is an immunologist who is credited with developing the technology behind the HPV vaccine. He is also credited with founding the Translational Research Institute, which aims at transforming scientific discoveries into useful applications for practice. Over the years, Frazer has received several prestigious awards, including the Australian Biotechnology Award.     

 26 
Sir John Eccles
(Australian Neurophysiologist Who Won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for His Work on the Synapse)
Sir John Eccles
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 27, 1903
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Died: May 2, 1997

Sir John Eccles was a philosopher and neurophysiologist whose services to physiological research earned him the title of Knight Bachelor in 1958. His work on the synapse earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Alan Lloyd Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley in 1963. The same year, he also received the Australian of the Year Award.

 27 
Catherine Martin
(costume designer, film producer, scenographer)
Catherine Martin
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: January 26, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lindfield

Australian costume and set designer Catherine Martin is best known for her double Academy Award-winning work in both Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby, making her a 4-time Oscar winner. She also won a Tony for La Boheme. She is married to director-producer Baz Luhrmann, whom she had met in college.

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Alexa Curtis
(Australian Singer, Songwriter and Actress)
Alexa Curtis
14
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 4, 2004
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gold Coast, Australia
 29 
Lawrence Hargrave
(Inventor & Explorer)
Lawrence Hargrave
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 29, 1850
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Greenwich
Died: July 14, 1915
Australian aeronautical engineer Lawrence Hargrave is best remembered for inventing the box kite, or the cellular kite. He went on several expeditions at sea before devoting himself to aeronautics. His initial monoplane models were built after detailed research on the flight of insects and birds.
 30 
Craig Horner
(Television actor, Actor, Film actor)
Craig Horner
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Birthdate: January 24, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brisbane
 31 
Courtney Eaton
(Model & Actress Known for Her Films: 'Line of Duty', 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and 'Gods of Egypt')
Courtney Eaton
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Birthdate: January 6, 1996
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bunbury, Australia

Australian model and actress, Courtney Eaton, began modeling as a teenager, after being spotted by Christine Fox, head of Vivien's Models. She also participated in an acting workshop during her initial years as a model. As a young woman, she has appeared in many films, including the action-thriller In The Line Of Duty! and teen romance Status Update. 

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Maddison Inglis
(Australian Tennis Player)
Maddison Inglis
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 14, 1998
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
 33 
Grace Huang
(Actress best known for her role as the Gemini Female in the RZA directed martial arts film, The Man with the Iron Fists)
Grace Huang
0
Birthdate: January 26, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Taiwan
 34 
Arthur Morris
(One of Australia’s Greatest Left-Handed Batsmen)
Arthur Morris
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bondi, Australia
Died: August 22, 2015
 35 
Mary MacKillop
(Australian Religious Sister Who Has Been Declared a Saint By the Catholic Church)
Mary MacKillop
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Birthdate: January 15, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fitzroy, Australia
Died: August 8, 1909

Mary MacKillop, the first Australian to be made a saint by the Catholic Church, was born to poor Scottish immigrants and had taken up the reins of her family at age 14. She got a pedophile priest dismissed and is thus revered as a patron saint of sexual abuse victims.

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Apostolos Giannou
(Greek-Australian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Apostolos Giannou
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 25, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Naousa, Greece

Apostolos Giannou is a Greek-Australian football player who currently represents the Australia men's national soccer team. He has also played for various clubs, including AEK Larnaca with which he won the Cypriot Cup during the 2017–18 season.

 37 
John Hopoate
(Former Professional Rugby League Player and Boxer)
John Hopoate
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 16, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nuku'alofa, Tonga

John Hopoate is an Australian retired boxer and rugby league player. From 2008 to 2009, he held the Australian heavyweight boxing champion. As a rugby player, Hopoate was banned for 10 years and became known as the most suspended player in the history of the modern era. He is best known for his involvement in sport controversies and personal life.

 38 
Matur Maker
(South Sudanese-born Australian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward)
Matur Maker
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 1, 1998
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: South Sudan
 39 
Megan Washington
(Singer, Songwriter)
Megan Washington
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 7, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Port Moresby
 40 
Tim Flannery
(Biologist, Paleontologist, Zoologist, Environmentalist)
Tim Flannery
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 28, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne

Tim Flannery is an Australian paleontologist, mammalogist, environmentalist, explorer, conservationist, and public scientist. Tim Flannery is credited with discovering over 30 mammal species. He is also credited with co-founding Climate Council, a non-profit organization that aims at providing accurate information on climate change to the Australian public. In 2007, Tim Flannery was named Australian of the Year.

 41 
Pat Dodson
(Senator for Western Australia)
Pat Dodson
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 29, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Broome, Australia

Patrick Dodson is an Australian politician who has been serving as the Senator for Western Australia since 2016. A Yawuru man, Dodson is best known for his association with the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, where he has served as chairman. In 2008, he was honored with the prestigious Sydney Peace Prize. In 2009, he was awarded the John Curtin Medal.

 42 
Angela Thirkell
(Novelist)
Angela Thirkell
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 30, 1890
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Died: January 29, 1961
 43 
James Tedesco
(Australian Professional Rugby League Footballer Who Plays as a Fullback)
James Tedesco
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 8, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
 44 
Roy Cazaly
(Athlete)
Roy Cazaly
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 13, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Albert Park, Australia
Died: October 10, 1963
 45 
Bobbie Houston
(Pentecostal pastor in the Australian Christian Churches)
Bobbie Houston
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 16, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Zealand
 46 
Lincoln Younes
(Actor)
Lincoln Younes
0
Birthdate: January 31, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
 47 
Tim Macartney-Snape
(Mountaineer)
Tim Macartney-Snape
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 5, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tanzania
 48 
GG Magree
(Singer)
GG Magree
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 25, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
 49 
Richard Norton
(Actor, Karateka)
Richard Norton
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Australia
 50 
Abbey Holmes
(Australian Former Rules Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Abbey Holmes
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 7, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Victor Harbor, South Australia