List of people from Wollongong
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The following is a list of people from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, as well as its surrounding suburbs:
[edit] Politics
- Rex Connor, Minister for Minerals and Energy in the Whitlam government
- Bryan Green, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- Dr. Stephen Martin, former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
[edit] Arts & Media
- Natalie Bassingthwaighte, actress and singer, lead vocalist of Rogue Traders
- Nikki Gemmell, author
- Steven Jacobs, actor and television presenter
- John Jarratt, actor, Wolf Creek
- Emily Perry, actress, Home and Away
- Nic Testoni, actor, Home and Away
- Richard Tognetti, violinist, current artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra
- Anthony Warlow, opera and musical theatre star
[edit] Sports
- Shaun Boyle, Winter Olympic athlete in skeleton
- Scott Chipperfield, football (soccer) player for FC Basel in Switzerland
- Allan Fitzgibbon, former rugby league player and coach
- Craig Fitzgibbon, rugby league player, captain of the Sydney Roosters
- Wayne Gardner, 500cc motorcycle racing world champion
- Matt Horsley, former football (soccer) player
- Phil Jaques, cricketer
- Brett Lee, Test cricketer
- Shane Lee, former One-Day International cricketer
- Jason Ryles, rugby league player for St George Illawarra Dragons
- Noel Spencer, football (soccer) player for Sydney FC
- Mile Sterjovski, football (soccer) player for FC Basel in Switzerland
- Jacob Timpano, football (soccer) player for Sydney FC
- Dan Hunt, rugby league player
