Australian actress, Rebel Wilson, started her acting career with television in Australia and then gained wider recognition after appearing in Hollywood films. Struck by Lightning, Bachelorette, Isn't It Romantic, The Hustle, Cats and Jojo Rabbit are some of the notable films she has acted in. She received critical appreciation for the 2012 film, Pitch Perfect, and subsequently acted in its two sequels.
Award-winning Australian porn actor-director Angela White now mostly works in the US. Part of the AVN Hall of Fame, is a gender studies graduate from the University of Melbourne and has conducted extensive research on pornography. She became the first Fleshlight Girl from Australia and has also been a webcam model.
Aziz Shavershian was a Russian-born Australian personal trainer, bodybuilder, and model. He started posting videos on YouTube in 2007, establishing a cult following. Aziz was the poster boy of aesthetics, a subculture of amateur bodybuilding. Before his death, due to a heart attack, Aziz Shavershian had established a clothing line and his own protein label called Protein of the Gods.
Elle Macpherson is an Australian model, actress, television host, and businesswoman. Best known for her record five appearances on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Macpherson went on to found a series of business ventures, such as The Body and Elle Macpherson Intimates. Also known for her philanthropic work, Macpherson serves as an ambassador for organizations like UNICEF.
Ruby Rose is an Australian actress, model, and TV presenter. After coming out as a lesbian at the age of 12, Ruby faced many difficulties and has experienced suicidal thoughts throughout her life. Despite struggling with mental health issues, Ruby has gone on to establish herself in the field of entertainment, thereby serving as an inspiration to many across the world.
Kalyn Ponga is a rugby league footballer who represents the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL). A multi-skilled sportsperson, Kalyn Ponga played several sports, including soccer, hockey, touch football, golf, and rugby union before becoming a professional rugby league footballer. He even won the under-13 national golf championship in 2010, representing New Zealand.
Retired Australian Ironwoman and professional surf life saver Candice Warner was 14 when she began competing in the sport. She has also appeared on a few reality shows. She is married to Australian cricketer David Warner, and the two, apparently, were introduced to each other through Twitter.
Lucy Fry is an Australian actress known for playing important roles in TV shows, such as Lightning Point, Mako: Island of Secrets, and Wolf Creek. For her portrayal of Eve Thorogood in Wolf Creek, Lucy Fry was nominated at the 2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Award under the Best TV Actress category.
The cofounder of the Australia’s iconic rock band, INXS, Andrew Farriss also serves as its main songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist, and backing vocalist. Opening his first band, Doctor Dolphin, while in high school, he later joined The Farriss Brothers before cofounding The Vegetables, which later became INXS. Winner of many awards, he released his debut album at the age of 62.
Dean Geyer is a South African Australian actor, singer-songwriter, and martial artist. Geyer came into prominence after finishing third in the popular Australian singing competition Australian Idol in 2006. He then released his debut album Rush which peaked at number seven on the ARIA Chart. In 2009, he won the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Award under the Fave Hottie category.
Danny Green is an Australian retired boxer who held several titles like the WBA light-heavyweight title, the WBC interim super-middleweight title, and the IBO cruiserweight title. Green's career inspired a 2006 documentary titled The Fight Game. An avid surfer, Green saved a man's life at Yallingup beach for which he was honored with a bravery award by the Australian Government.
Australian children’s author Merrion Frances Fox, better known as Mem Fox, has penned popular books such as Possum Magic and Time for Bed. She previously taught literacy studies at Flinders University. Her book Guess What? was listed on the U.S. list of the most challenged books.
Born to a math and physics professor in Australia, Sir William Lawrence Bragg later moved to England, where his father was posted for work. He and his father jointly won the Nobel Prize for Physics for their research on X-ray diffraction through crystals. Bragg was an avid shell collector, too.
Former rules footballer Rex Hunt initially played as a key position forward before he switched to center half back. The VFL footballer had kicked 121 goals for the Tigers. He had also previously served as a police officer and owned a restaurant too. Post-retirement, he devoted his life to commentating.
Steve Keen is an Australian author and economist. One of the most important critics of neoclassical economics, Keen's work focuses on modeling American economist Hyman Philip Minsky's financial instability hypothesis. Steve Keen also served as a former associate professor at the University of Western Sydney.
Billy Sing was an Australian soldier who served during the First World War in the Australian Imperial Force. He is best remembered for his role in the Gallipoli Campaign where he was a sniper. Billy Sing is credited with pulling off at least 150 confirmed kills while contemporary evidence suggests that he may have had close to 300 kills overall.
Maude Garrett is an Australian television and radio personality best known for working with popular brands like Red Bull, Nike, Xbox, Kellogg's, Nintendo, and Samsung. After starting her career as a TV host, Maude Garrett went on to work on red carpet events, interacting with and interviewing prominent personalities from various walks of life.
Ben Lexcen was abandoned by his laborer parents in childhood and quit school at 14 to become a locomotive mechanic's apprentice. He later focused on designing sailboats. He later scripted history by designing Australia II, the first non-American yacht to win America's Cup. He also designed the boat’s revolutionary winged keel.
Michael Zerafa is an Australian boxer best known for winning the super-welterweight title of the Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) in 2018. A former Victorian super-welterweight champion, Zerafa is also known as the boxer with whom Dwight Ritchie was sparring when the latter fell dead after receiving a blow to the chest, at the age of 27.
Blake Ferguson is an Australian former rugby league footballer who has represented the national rugby league team. He also represented the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and helped his team win the 2018 NRL Grand Final.