Famous People of

Australia

 

 

 

 

Evonne Goolagong Cawley Aboriginal tennis player
Captain James Cook British captain who discovered and claimed Australia for Britain.
Margaret Court Professional tennis player
William Dampier British navigator who explored Australia.
Edward Eyre British explorer who explored Australia's wastelands.
Matthew Flinders British mariner who named Australia.
Howard Walter Florey Won Nobel Prize for discovering penicillin.
Errol Flynn Famous actor
Mary Gilmore First female member of Australia Work Union.
Rodney Laver Professional Tennis Player
John Newcombe Professional Tennis Player
Arthur Phillip Founded New South Wales.
Patrick Rafter  Professional Tennis Player
Charles Sturt British soldier who explored Australia's rivers
Abel Janzoon Tasman Dutch mariner who discovered Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).

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