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Australia ranks 22nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Czechia, Belgium, and Argentina. Memorable people born in present day Australia include Lawrence Bragg, Macfarlane Burnet, and Gough Whitlam. Memorable people who died in Australia include Macfarlane Burnet, Gough Whitlam, and Don Bradman. Australia has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and athletes.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2010, present day Australia was the birth place of 1,666 globally memorable people, including Lawrence Bragg, Macfarlane Burnet, and Gough Whitlam. Additionaly, 241 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Australia including Macfarlane Burnet, Gough Whitlam, and Don Bradman.
People Born in Present Day Australia
Go to all RankingsLawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 2
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 3
Don Bradman
CRICKETER
1908 - 2001
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 4
Peter C. Doherty
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 5
George Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 6
Geoffrey Rush
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 7
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 8
Sia
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 9
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 10
Elizabeth Blackburn
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 11
Cate Blanchett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Australia
Go to all RankingsSam Mostyn
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 295
Peter Doohan
TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - 2017
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 472
Graeme Rutjes
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 497
Conan Stevens
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 566
Peter Evans
SWIMMER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 568
Laurie Warder
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 621
Peter Phelps
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 646
Robert Luketic
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 652
Susan Lee
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 656
Peter O'Brien
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 663
Matthew Ryan
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 668
Gia Carides
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 671
People Deceased in Present Day Australia
Go to all RankingsMacfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 1
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 2
Don Bradman
CRICKETER
1908 - 2001
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 3
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 4
Truganini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1812 - 1876
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 5
Jack Brabham
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 6
Patrick White
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 7
Robin Warren
PHYSICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 8
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
ASTRONOMER
1928 - 1997
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 9
Fred Perry
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 10
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 11
Ronald Fisher
STATISTICIAN
1890 - 1962
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Australia
Go to all RankingsVirginia Giuffre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 2025
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 194
Stella Young
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1982 - 2014
HPI: 33.61
Rank: 240
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Australia were athletes (423), actors (238), soccer players (170), tennis players (120), and cyclists (109), while most who died were politicians (33), athletes (28), tennis players (22), writers (18), and swimmers (15).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Australia, including Ron Clarke, Al Lawrence, and Betty Cuthbert. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Australia, including Bobby Pearce, Ron Clarke, and Al Lawrence.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Australia since 1700.


































