List of people from Melbourne

This is a list of people from Melbourne with some call to fame.

A Melburnian is an inhabitant of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. The word is a demonym.

Native Melburnians

The following were born in Melbourne.

A

• Daevid Allen – musician
• Vanessa Amorosi – singer
• Bobi Andonov – singer
• Tina Arena – singer
• Tilly Aston

B

• Frederick Oswald Barnett
• Max Barry
• Adam Bandt – politician
• Damien Broderick
• Stanley Bruce – Prime Minister of Australia
• Merril Bainbridge – local singer
• Ron Barassi – Australian rules football legend
• Kevin Bartlett – professional Australian rules footballer
• John Bertrand – yachtsman
• Travis Blackley – Major League baseballer
• Andrew Bogut – professional basketballer
• Mark Bresciano – professional Association football player
• David Boyd – artist
• Debra Byrne -Singer

• John Brack – artist
• Michael Balzary – musician (better known as "Flea")
• Eric Bana – comedian and actor
• Cris Bonacci – musician
• Hamish Blake – comedian
• Cate Blanchett – actress
• May Brahe – composer
• David Bridie – musician
• Emily Browning – actress and model
• Sir Macfarlane Burnet – medical scientist

C

• John Cain (senior) – Premier of Victoria
• Anthony Callea – singer
• Arthur Calwell – politician, leader of the Australian Labor Party
• Pat Cash – professional tennis player
• Nick Cave – singer
• Chris Cheney – musician
• Brian Chambers – cricketer
• Bianca Chatfield – netball player

• Gabriella Cilmi – singer
• Vince Colosimo – actor
• Kate Constable
• Barry Crocker – entertainer
• Julie Corletto – netball player
• Peter Costello – politician, longest serving Treasurer of Australia
• Frank Costigan
• Noel Counihan – artist
• Susan Crennan

D

• Garry David – criminal
• Jason Donovan – actor and UK singer
• Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop
• Alfred Deakin – Prime Minister of Australia
• Brody Dalle – singer
• Paul Dempsey – musician
• Owen Dixon

E

• Emilie de Ravin – actress
• Matthew Elliott
• Jason Ellis

F

• John Farnham – singer and entertainer
• Malcolm Fraser – Prime Minister of Australia
• John Fitzgerald
• Debbie Flintoff-King
• Damien Fleming

G

• Alphonse Gangitano – organised crime figure
• Zarah Garde-Wilson
• Helen Garner
• Andrew Gaze – professional basketballer
• Lisa Gerrard
• Percy Grainger – composer and pianist
• Rachel Griffiths – actress
• Germaine Greer

H

• Colin Hay
• Chris Hemsworth
• Liam Hemsworth
• Paul Hester – musician
• Missy Higgins – singer
• Danielle Horvat – actress (Sea Patrol)
• Barry Humphries – comedian
• Rex Hunt – Australian rules footballer and media personality

I

• Steve Irwin
• Isaac Isaacs
• Kyrie Irving- professional NBA basketball player

J

• Isha Judd – author and spiritual teacher

K

• Graham Kinniburgh – criminal
• Marny Kennedy
• Paul Kelly – musician
• Graham Kennedy – comedian and television personality known as "The King"
• Michael Klinger – cricketer
• Lynne Kosky – politician
• Anthony Koutoufides – professional Australian rules footballer

L

• Norman Lacy
• Andy Lee – comedian
• Richard Lowenstein – film director
• Lex Lasry
• Colin Lovitt

Peter Lik

M

• Mark Moran – criminal
• Jason Moran – criminal
• Lewis Moran – criminal
• Frederick McCubbin
• Sharelle McMahon – netballer
• Clement Meadmore
• Vali Myers
• Eddie McGuire – entertainer
• Sir William McKie – musician
• Dame Nellie Melba – opera singer
• Dannii Minogue – popstar
• Kylie Minogue – popstar
• Radha Mitchell – actress

N

• Bert Newton – entertainer
• Olivia Newton-John – singer, entertainer and actress
• Livinia Nixon – television hostess

O

• Scott Owen

P

• John James Parton – Big Brother UK contestant
• Sid Patterson
• Guy Pearce – actor
• Kirk Pengilly – musician
• Mark Philippoussis – professional tennis player
• Jenny Phillips – botanical artist
• Harry "Snub" Pollard – movie comedian
• Bill Ponsford – cricketer
• Richard Pratt
• Clifton Pugh – artist

R

• Chopper Read – criminal
• William Ricketts – potter and sculptor
• Raja Ram
• Helen Reddy
• Anastasia Rodionova – professional tennis player
• Normie Rowe – singer
• Phil Rudd
• Gina Riley – comedian, actress
• Neil Robertson World Champion professional snooker player

S

• James Sorensen
• Fred Schepisi
• Sam Sejavka
• Mark Seymour
• Patricia Shaw
• Daryl Somers – entertainer
• Jesse Spencer
• Caitlin Stasey
• Christine Stephen-Daly

T

• Squizzy Taylor – criminal
• George Tolhurst
• Zoja Trofimiuk
• Albert Tucker
• Eliza Taylor-Cotter
• J. G. Thirlwell
• Geoffrey Tozer
• Zbych Trofimiuk
• John Thwaites – politician
• Anna Torv – actress

V

• Holly Valance – singer
• Steve Vizard – entertainer and businessman
• Mark Viduka – professional Association football player

W

• David Warren
• Ted Whitten – Australian rules football legend
• John Wren
• Carl Williams
• Leigh Whannell – Saw actor, entertainer
• Stan Walker – singer
• Shane Warne – cricketer
• Kathy Watt
• Matt Welsh
• Ross Wilson – singer songwriter

X

• Bohdan X

Z

• Robert Richter

• Catherine Deveny
• Frank Hardy
• Michael Leunig
• John Marsden
• Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
• Elliot Perlman
• Peter Singer
• Nevil Shute
• Christos Tsiolkas
• David Williamson
• Sir John Gorton
• Jeff Kennett
• Norman Lacy
• Kirstie Marshall
• James Scullin
• Graeme Clark
• Sir John Eccles
• Keith Nugent
• Brendan Fevola
• Alan J. Gow
• Vince Grella
• Joe Hachem
• Merv Hughes
• Dean Jones
• Michael Klim
• John Landy
• Andrew Lauterstein
• Bill Lawry
• Walter Lindrum
• Luc Longley
• Katie Mactier
• Mat McBriar
• Scott McDonald
• John Reid McGowan
• Peter McNamara
• Paul McNamee
• Keith Miller
• Lionel Rose
• Archbishop Daniel Mannix
• Noel McNamara
• Sir John Monash
• Leslie Morshead
• Peter Tatchell
• Sydney Lucas
• Alice Burdeu
• Joe Hachem
• Lindsay Fox
• Margaret Jackson
• Solomon Lew
• Rupert Murdoch
• Ron Walker

Non-native Melburnians

These people were not born in Melbourne but are or were well-known for living there.

A

• Phil Anderson – professional cyclist

B

• Steve Bracks – Premier of Victoria

C

• Steve Cox – artist

G

• Julia Gillard – Prime Minister of Australia

H

• Harold Holt – Prime Minister of Australia

M

• Sir Robert Menzies – Prime Minister of Australia

R

• Geoffrey Rush – actor
• Portia de Rossi – actress

S

• John So – Lord Mayor of Melbourne
• Billy Slater – rugby league player