Melbourne (aus)

Melbourne

Melbourne ranks 49th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kyiv, Montreal, and Dublin. Memorable people born in Melbourne include Cate Blanchett, Rupert Murdoch, and John Eccles. Memorable people who died in Melbourne include Fred Perry, Ned Kelly, and Francis de Laporte de Castelnau. Melbourne has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Melbourne is located in Australia.

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney.The city's name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. Read more on Wikipedia