List of people from Sydney facts for kids
This is a list of notable inhabitants of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Arts and entertainment
| Name | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ly de Angeles | Author | has written books on witchcraft and tarot to magical realism; grew up in Sydney |
| Iggy Azalea | Rapper | Single "Fancy" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014 and held for seven consecutive weeks; born in Sydney in 1990 |
| Courtney Barnett | Singer, songwriter and musician | Breakthrough Artist and Best Female Artist, 2015 ARIA Music Awards; Songwriter of the Year, 2016 APRA Music Awards; born in Sydney in 1987 |
| Roxy Barton | Actress | Appeared on the London stage with the Companies of F. R. Benson and Otho Stuart and Oscar Asche; born in Sydney in 1879 |
| Claudia Black | Actress and voice actress | Known for Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Pitch Black, and Uncharted; born in Sydney |
| Bryan Brown | Actor | Known for Breaker Morant, The Thorn Birds, Along Came Polly; born in Sydney in 1947 |
| Rose Byrne | Actress | Known for Damages, Bridesmaids, Insidious; born in Balmain in 1979 |
| Toni Collette | Actress | Known for Muriel's Wedding, The Sixth Sense, United States of Tara; born in Blacktown in 1972 |
| Jai Courtney | Actor | Known for Jack Reacher, A Good Day to Die Hard, Terminator Genisys; born in Sydney in 1986 |
| Russell Crowe | Actor | Known for L.A. Confidential, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind; raised in Sydney |
| Lillian Dean | Photographer | Known for photography and local government politician in Darwin; lived in Sydney |
| Joel Edgerton | Actor | Known for Animal Kingdom, Warrior, The Gift; born in Blacktown in 1974 |
| Indiana Evans | Actress, singer-songwriter | Known for Home and Away, , Blue Lagoon: The Awakening; born in Sydney in 1990 |
| Mel Gibson | Actor/director | Known for Mad Max, Lethal Weapon, Braveheart; moved to Sydney at age 12 |
| Delta Goodrem | Singer | Single Sitting on Top of the World reached No.2 ARIA Singles Chart, other notable single Dear Life; born in Sydney in 1984 |
| Ann Howe | Newspaper proprietor | Ran a newpaper in the 1830s; born in Sydney c.1802, died 1842 |
| Hugh Jackman | Actor | Known for X-Men, The Prestige, Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman; born in Sydney in 1968 |
| Claudia Karvan | Actress | Known for The Secret Life of Us, Love My Way, Daybreakers; born in Sydney in 1972 |
| Miranda Kerr | Model | Known for Victoria's Secret angel; born in Sydney in 1983 |
| Nicole Kidman | Actress | Known for Eyes Wide Shut, Moulin Rouge!, The Hours; raised in Sydney |
| Jeanne Little | Australian television personality and singer | Known for Mike Walsh Show |
| Amy Lyons | Internet personality in China | Known for the "Chopstick Legs" video |
| Alex Proyas | Director | Known for The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot; raised in Sydney |
| Ann Shoebridge | milliner | Known for millinery; now lives in Sydney |
| Emma Swift | Singer-songwriter | Born in Sydney; now lives in Nashville, Tennessee |
| Rod Taylor | Actor | Known for The Time Machine, The Birds, One Hundred and One Dalmatians; born in Lidcombe in 1930 |
| Jack Thompson | Actor | Known for The Club, Breaker Morant, The Man from Snowy River; born in Manly in 1940 |
| Bud Tingwell | Actor | Known for King of the Coral Sea, Homicide, The Castle; born in Coogee in 1923 |
| Terry Underwood | Author | Known for In The Middle of Nowhere and Riveren: My home, Our country; raised in Sydney |
| Naomi Watts | Actress | Known for Mulholland Drive, The Ring, King Kong; moved to Sydney at age 14 |
| Jacki Weaver | Actress | Known for Alvin Purple, Animal Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook; born in Sydney in 1947 |
| Peter Weir | Director | Known for The Last Wave, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show; born in Sydney in 1944 |
| David Wenham | Actor | Known for SeaChange, The Lord of the Rings, 300; born in Marrickville in 1965 |
| Rebel Wilson | Actress | Known for Pizza, Bogan Pride, Pitch Perfect; born in Sydney in 1980 |
Musical groups
| Name | Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AC/DC | Hard rock | Most successful Australian band having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988, inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003; formed in Sydney in 1973 |
| The Easybeats | Rock | formed in Sydney in 1964 |
| INXS | Rock | Sold more than 50 million records worldwide, inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001; formed in Sydney in 1977 |
| Midnight Oil | Rock | Inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006; formed in Sydney in 1976 |
| The Vines | Hard rock | formed in Sydney in 1994 |
| Sons of the East | Indie folk | formed in Sydney in 2011 |
| The Wiggles | Children's music | Inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2011; formed in Sydney in 1991 |
| Wolfmother | Hard rock | formed in Sydney in 2000 |
| Northlane | Metal | formed in Sydney in 2009 |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Pop Punk | Formed in Sydney in 2011. made up of Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood. Sold more than nine million album units, sold over two million concert tickets, while the band's songs streams surpass seven billion. |
Politics
| Name | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Barton | Prime Minister of Australia (1901–1903) | |
| Bob Carr | Premier of New South Wales (1995–2005) | |
| Syd Einfeld | politician and Jewish community leader | |
| Bob Hawke | Prime Minister of Australia (1983–1991) | |
| John Howard | Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007) | |
| Morris Iemma | Premier of New South Wales (2005–2008) | |
| Paul Keating | Prime Minister of Australia (1992–1996) | |
| Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018) | |
| Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister of Australia (1972–1975) |
Science
| Name | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Chang | Cardiac surgeon | Pioneer of modern heart transplantation, appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1986; moved to Sydney at age 14 |
| Sir Gustav Nossal | Research biologist | He is famous for his contributions to the fields of antibody formation and immunological tolerance. |
Sports
| Name | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Brabham | Formula One driver | |
| Billel Dib | Boxer | |
| Brad Fittler | Rugby league player | Captained Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters, NSW Blues, and Australia 1989–2004; born in Auburn in 1972 |
| Cassie MacIntosh | Professional wrestler | Also known by her ring name Peyton Royce |
| Jessie McKay | Professional wrestler | Also known by her ring name Billie Kay |
| Tatafu Polota-Nau | Rugby Union player | |
| Tony Roche | Tennis player | |
| Anne Rollo | Tennis player | |
| Mark Taylor | Cricketer | |
| Ian Thorpe | Swimmer | Gold Medal Winner at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and 2004 Athens Olympics; born in Sydney in 1982 |
| Mark Waugh | Cricketer | Played for NSW Blues, and Australia 1985–2002; born in Campsie in 1965 |
| Steve Waugh | Cricketer | Captained NSW Blues, and Australia 1984–2004, named Australian of the Year in 2004, inducted in the Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010; born in Campsie in 1965 |
| Lizzie Welborn | Ironwoman | |
| Todd Woodbridge | Tennis player | |
| Kevin White | Darts player |
Other
| Name | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Castaing | photographer | |
| Marcus Einfeld | Superior Court Judge was | |
| Milton Kent | Industrial and aerial photographer | |
| Peter Dodds McCormick | Composer/stonemason/teacher | Composer of "Advance Australia Fair", Australia's national anthem |
| Michael Mobbs | Author and environmental consultant | |
| Gerard Newcombe | businessperson | |
| Anne-Marie Schwirtlich | Former Director-General of the National Library of Australia | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) |
| Diana Shelstad | Mathematician | |
| Thomas Spohr | Solicitor and prosecutor |
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