List of people on stamps of Australia
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This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Australia.
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2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal winners, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, See also
[edit] New South Wales 1850-1912
- 3rd Baron Carrington (1888)
- James Cook (1888)
- Arthur Phillip (1888)
- Queen Victoria (1851)
[edit] Queensland 1860-1912
- Queen Victoria (1860)
[edit] South Australia 1855-1912
- Queen Victoria (1855)
[edit] Tasmania 1853-1912
- Saint George (1863)
- Queen Victoria (1855)
[edit] Victoria 1850-1912
- King Edward VII (1901)
- Queen Victoria (1850)
[edit] Western Australia 1854-1912
- Queen Victoria (1886)
[edit] Australia 1913-
[edit] A
- Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1945)
- Prue Acton, fashion designer (2005)
- Brett Aitken, cyclist (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Jenny Armstrong, sailing (2000)Olympic gold medal
[edit] B
- Lord Baden-Powell, scout movement founder (1960, 2008)
- Suzanne Balogh, trap-shooter (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist (1970, 1986)
- Jenny Bannister, fashion designer (2005)
- Sir Edmund Barton, prime minister (1951, 1969, 2001)
- George Bass, explorer (1963, 1999)
- Ryan Bayley, cyclist (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Troy Bayliss, motorcycle Grand Prix rider, (2004)
- Daryl Beattie, motorcycle Grand Prix rider, (2004)
- Dale Begg-Smith, skier (2006) Olympic gold medal
- Cate Blanchett, actor (2009)
- Gregory Blaxland, explorer (1963)
- Arthur Boyd, artist (1999)
- Steven Bradbury, short track speed skater (2002) Olympic gold medal
- Sir Donald Bradman, cricketer (1997, 2001)
- Scobie Breasley, jockey (2007)
- Scott Brennan, rower (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Nicholas Brierley, actor The Story of the Kelly Gang, (1995)
- Torah Bright, Winter Olympics gold medallist (2010)
- Sir Norman Brookes, tennis player (1981)
- Graeme Brown, cyclist (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Viscount Bruce, Prime Minister (1972)
- Robert O'Hara Burke, explorer (1983, 2010)
- Sir Macfarlane Burnet, medical scientist (1995)
- Lauren Burns, taekwondo (2000) Olympic gold medal
[edit] C
- Alec Campbell, World War I veteran (2000)
- Alisa Camplin, Aerial (freestyle) skier (2002) Olympic gold medal
- Peter Carey, novelist (2010)
- Sara Carrigan, cyclist (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (2011)
- Charles, Prince of Wales, British Royal (1981)
- Charles Chauvel, film director (1989)
- Ben Chifley, Prime Minister (1975, 1994)
- Caroline Chisholm, social worker and reformer (1968)
- Sir Winston Churchill (1965)
- Marcus Clarke, writer (1973)
- Con Colleano, circus performer (1997)
- David Collins, lieutenant governor (1953)
- Percy Collins, ship's stoker (1995)
- James Cook, explorer (1963, 1970, 1999)
- Sir Joseph Cook, Prime Minister (1972)
- Natalie Cook, beach volleyball (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Margaret Smith Court (2003)
- Bryce Courtenay (2010), literary legend
- Eva Cox, advancing women's equality (2011)
- Edith Cowan, judge and legislator (1975)
- David Crawshay, rower (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Russell Crowe, actor (2009, 2010)
- Bart Cummings, racehorse trainer (2007)
- John Curtin, Prime Minister (1975, 1994)
- Betty Cuthbert, runner (1998)
- Sir Roden Cutler, recipient of the Victoria Cross (2000)
- Members of the Cycling Men's Team Pursuit, Olympic gold medal (2004)
[edit] D
- William Dampier, explorer (1963,1966, 1985, 1999)
- Sir Edgeworth David, geologist (1968)
- Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister (1969)
- Tom Derrick, recipient of the Victoria Cross (1995)
- Michael Diamond, trap-shooter (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Diana, Princess of Wales, British Royal(1981)
- Collette Dinnigan, fashion designer (2005)
- Peter C. Doherty, immunologist (2002)
- Jason Donovan, television actor Neighbours, (2006)
- Michael Doohan, motorcycle Grand Prix rider (2004)
- Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop, soldier surgeon (1995)
- Fanny Durack, swimmer (1996)
- Slim Dusty, musician (2001)
[edit] E
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - see under Philip
- Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1947 and many later)
- Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), queen consort (1937)
- Herb Elliott, runner (1998)
- Members of the Equestrian three-day event team (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Elizabeth Evatt, advancing women's equality (2011)
- Dame Edna Everage, character (2006)
- Edward John Eyre, explorer (1991)
[edit] F
- Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister (1975, 1994)
- Lady Mary Fairfax, as philanthropist (2008)
- Simon Fairweather, archer (2000) Olympic gold medal
- William Farrer, plant breeder (1948)
- Members of the Field hockey Women's team, (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Members of the Field Hockey Men's team, (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister (1972)
- Walter Filmer, radiologist (1995)
- Edwin Flack, runner (1996)
- Matthew Flinders, explorer (1963, 1980, 1999)
- Howard Florey, Baron Florey, medical scientist (1995)
- Frank Forde, Prime Minister (1994)
- Alexander Forrest, explorer (1983)
- Sir John Forrest, explorer and politician (1949, 1976)
- Dawn Fraser, swimmer (1998)
- Duncan Free, rower (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Cathy Freeman, athlete (2000, 2003) Olympic gold medal
[edit] G
- Wayne Gardner, motorcycle Grand Prix rider (2004)
- William Gentry, New Zealand military leader; the stamp commemorating the ANZUS treaty (2011)
- Saint George, on gold sovereign (1999)
- King George III (1986)
- King George V (1914)
- King George VI (1937)
- Adam Gilchrist, cricketer (2007)
- Ernest Giles, explorer (1976)
- Dame Mary Gilmore, writer (1973)
- Drew Ginn, rower (2004, 2008) Olympic gold medal
- Stanley Goble, aviator (1994)
- Duke of Gloucester, British royal and Governor-General (1945)
- Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, British royal, wife of Governor-General (1945)
- Leon Goldsworthy, bomb disposal (1995)
- William Gosse, explorer (1976)
- John Gould, ornithologist (1976)
- Dr W. G. Grace, English cricketer (1988)
- Vivean Gray, actor Picnic at Hanging Rock, (1995)
- Germaine Greer, advancing women's equality (2011)
- Walter Burley Griffin, architect (1963)
- Sir Samuel Griffith, first Chief justice of the High Court, (2003)
[edit] H
- Grant Hackett, swimmer (2000, 2004) Olympic gold medal
- Lawrence Hargrave, aviation pioneer (1965, 1994)
- Edward Hargraves gold discoverer (1951)
- Dirk Hartog, navigator (1985)
- Harry Hawker, aviator (1978)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1945)
- Jodie Henry, swimmer (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Roy Higgins, jockey (2007)
- Bert Hinkler, aviator (1978)
- Fred Hollows,ophthalmologist (1995)
- Steven Hooker, pole vaulter (2008) Olympic gold medal
- William Hovell, explorer (1976)
- Sir Neville Howse, recipient of the Victoria Cross (2000)
- Billy Hughes, Prime Minister (1972)
- Hamilton Hume, explorer (1976)
- Barry Humphries, actor (2006)
- Captain John Hunter, second governor of New South Wales (1986)
[edit] I
- Bob Ingham, racehorse owner/breeder (2007)
- Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor-General (1973)
- Akira Isogawa, fashion designer (2005)
[edit] J
- Marjorie Jackson, runner (1998)
- Gwoya Jungarai known as One Pound Jimmy, Aboriginal (1950, 1952)
- Leisel Jones, swimmer (2008) Olympic gold medal
[edit] K
- Private Edward Kenna, recipient of the Victoria Cross (2000)
- Graham Kennedy, television In Melbourne Tonight, (2006)
- Thomas Keneally, novelist (2010)
- Nicole Kidman, actor (2009)
- Phillip Parker King, admiral (1963, 1999) (sic???)
- Tom King, sailor (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, pilot (1958, 1978)
- John Simpson Kirkpatrick, war hero (with donkey Murphy Duffy Abdul), (1965)
[edit] L
- Thomas Laby, nuclear scientist (1976)
- Peter Lalor, political activist (2004)
- Anne-Louise Lambert, actor Picnic at Hanging Rock, (1995)
- Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, as Governor of Queensland and Lady Lamington (2009) with the eponymous dessert
- Lydia Lassila, Winter Olympics gold medallist (2010)
- Rod Laver, tennis player (2003)
- Henry Lawson, poet (1949)
- Louisa Lawson, journalist (1975)
- William Lawson, explorer (1963)
- Ludwig Leichhardt, explorer (1983)
- John Lennon, musician (1988)
- Walter Lindrum, billiards (1981)
- Roy Longmore, World War I veteran (2000)
- Frank Lowy, philanthropist (2008)
- Lottie Lyell, cinema actor The Sentimental Bloke, (1983, 1989)
- Thomas Lyle, radiologist (1995)
- Dame Enid Lyons, politician (1993)
- Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister (1975)
[edit] M
- Captain John Macarthur, wool pioneer (1934) depicting a merino ram
- Garry McCoy, motorcycle Grand Prix rider (2004)
- Colleen McCullough, literary legend (2010)
- Scott McGrory, cyclist (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Ivor McIntyre, aviator (1994)
- Jean Macnamara,medical scientist (1995)
- David Malouf, writer (2010)
- Anna Meares, cyclist (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Dame Nellie Melba, opera singer (1963, 2009, 2011)
- Sir Robert Menzies, prime minister (1994)
- Paul Mercurio, actor Strictly Ballroom (1995)
- Don Metcalf, medical scientist (2002)
- Flight Sergeant Rawdon Middleton, recipient of the Victoria Cross (1995)
- Professor Nancy Millis, medical scientist (2002)
- Kylie Minogue, as television actor Neighbours, (2006)
- Matthew Mitcham, diver (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Sir Thomas Mitchell (1946)
- Sir John Monash, general (1965)
- Gladys Moncrieff, singer (1989)
- George Moore, jockey (2007)
- Tara Morice, actor Strictly Ballroom, (1995)
- Russell Morris, singer (1998)
- Helen Morse, actor Picnic at Hanging Rock (1995)
- Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, explorer (1948, 1996)
- Darby Munro, jockey (1981)
- Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, philanthropist (2008)
[edit] N
- Albert Namatjira, artist (1968)
- Chantelle Newbery, diver (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Isaac Nichols, first NSW Postmaster (1959, 2009)
- Florence Nightingale, nurse (1955)
- Sir Gustav Nossal, medical scientist (2002)
[edit] O
- Stuart O'Grady, cyclist (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Johnny O'Keefe, Rock'n'Roll (1998)
- Susie O'Neill, swimmer (2000) Olympic gold medal
- John Oxley, explorer (1976)
[edit] P
- Sir Earle Page, Prime Minister (1975)
- Malcolm Page, sailor (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Walter Parker (ANZAC) (1894–2000), World War I veteran (2000)[1]
- Sir Henry Parkes, father of federation (1951, 1989)
- Sydney Parkinson, Scottish botanical illustrator(1986)
- Tessa Parkinson, sailor (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, poet, writer (1968)
- William Paterson, banker (1953)
- Anna Pavlova, ballerina (2009) with the dessert pavlova
- Warrant Officer Class II Keith Payne, recipient of the Victoria Cross (2000)
- George Peppin junior sheep breeder (1997)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1954, 1963)
- Arthur Phillip, first governor (1937, 1986)
- Ricky Ponting, cricketer (2007)
- Kerri Pottharst, beach volleyball (2000) Olympic gold medal
[edit] Q
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[edit] R
- Arthur W. Radford, United States military leader; the stamp commemorating the ANZUS treaty (2011)
- Chips Rafferty, actor (1989)
- Elise Rechichi, sailor (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Sir George Reid, prime minister (1969)
- Ethel Florence Richardson, novelist (as "Henry Handel Richardson"; 1975)
- Roy Rene, comedian (1989)
- Stephanie Rice, swimmer (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Gina Riley, television actor Kath and Kim (2006)
- Rachel Roberts, actor Picnic at Hanging Rock, (1995)
- Lionel Rose, boxer (2005) (though only his gloves pictured)
- Murray Rose, swimmer (1998)
- Normie Rowe, Rock'n'Roll (1998)
- Sydney Rowell, military leader; the stamp commemorating the ANZUS treaty (2011)
- Geoffrey Rush, actor (2009)
[edit] S
- Joe Saba, fashion designer (2005)
- Santa Claus, (1977)
- Ellen Savage, army nurse (1995)
- Rose Scott, women's rights (1996)
- James Scullin, Prime Minister (1975)
- William Shakespeare, playwright (1988)
- Lieut. John Shortland (1947)
- Joseph Slattery, radiologist (1995)
- Sir Keith Smith, aviator (1994)
- Sir Ross Smith, aviator (1994)
- Victor and Loti Smorgon, as philanthropists (2008)
- Emma Snowsill, triathlete (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Daniel Solander, botanist (1970)
- Catherine Helen Spence, teacher and journalist (1975)
- Sir Sir Walter Spencer, anthropologist (1976)
- Fiona Stanley, epidemiologist (2002)
- Nellie Stewart, actor (1989)
- Dr Emma Constance Stone, physician (1975, 1990)
- Belinda Stowell, sailing (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, Rock'n'Roll (1998)
- Shirley Strickland, runner (1998)
- Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, explorer (1983)
- John McDouall Stuart, explorer (1962)
- Charles Sturt, explorer (1930)
- Anne Summers, advancing women's equality (2011)
- Dame Joan Sutherland, opera singer (2004)
- The Jolly Swagman, sheep thief - the subject of song "Waltzing Matilda", (1980)
- Members of the Swimming Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay team, (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Members of the Swimming Men's 4x200 m freestyle relay team, (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Members of the Swimming Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team, (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Members of the Swimming Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Team, (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Members of the Swimming Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Team, (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Members of the Swimming Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team, (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, British politician (1986)
[edit] T
- Dame Dorothy Tangney, politician (1993)
- John Tapp, horse race caller (2007)
- Abel Tasman, navigator (1963, 1966, 1985, 1999)
- Arthur Tauchert, cinema actor The Sentimental Bloke, (1983, 1989)
- Griffith Taylor, explorer (1976)
- Leonard Teale, television actor Homicide (2006)
- Petria Thomas, swimmer (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Freda Thompson, aviator (1994)
- Billy Thorpe, Rock'n'Roll (1998)
- Ian Thorpe, swimmer (2000, 2004) Olympic gold medal
- James Tomkins, rower (2004) Olympic gold medal
- Libby Trickett, swimmer (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Truganini, Tasmanian aborigine (1975)
- Victor Trumper, cricketer (1981)
- Robert Tudawali, actor Jedda (1995)
- Mark Turnbull, sailor (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Jane Turner, television actor Kath & Kim (2006)
[edit] U
- Charles Ulm, aviator (1978)
[edit] V
- George Vancouver, explorer (1991)
- Jessie Vasey, founder War Widows' Guild of Australia(1995)
- Queen Victoria (1950, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1999, 2000)
- Willem de Vlamingh, navigator (1996)
[edit] W
- Ken Wallace, canoeist (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Peter Warburton, explorer (1976)
- Shane Warne, cricketer (2007)
- Members of the Water Polo Women's team, (2000) Olympic gold medal
- Len Waters, fighter pilot (1995)
- Chris Watson, Prime Minister (1969)
- Mark Webber, Formula One driver, (2009)
- Jacki Weaver, actor Picnic at Hanging Rock, (1995)
- William Wentworth, explorer, journalist (1963, 1973, 1974)
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (2011)
- J. C. Williamson, stage entrepreneur (1989)
- William John Wills, explorer (1983, 2010)
- Nathan Wilmot, sailor (2008) Olympic gold medal
- Margaret Windeyer, women's rights (1996)
- Tim Winton, novelist (2010)
- May Wirth, circus performer (1997)
[edit] X
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[edit] Y
- Blamire Young, stamp designer (1976)
[edit] Z
- Carla Zampatti, fashion designer (2005)
[edit] 2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal winners
- Lynsey Armitage, lawn bowls
- Dina Aspandiyarova, shooting
- Suzanne Balogh, shooting
- Katherine Bates, cyclist
- Natalie Bates, cyclist
- Ryan Bayley, cyclist
- Deserie Baynes, shooting
- Bree Cole, diver
- Matthew Cowdrey, swimmer
- Nathan Deakes, walker
- Michael Diamond, shooting
- Hollie Dykes, gymnast
- Sophie Edington, swimmer
- Joanna Fargus, swimmer
- Sean Finning, cyclist
- Jarrod Fletcher, boxer
- Natalie Grinham, squash
- Rachael Grinham, squash
- Matthew Hayman, cyclist
- Francis Heath, athlete
- Matthew Helm, diver
- Steven Hooker, pole vault
- Kym Howe, pole vault
- Damian Istria, gymnast
- Joshua Jefferis, gymnast
- Leisel Jones, swimmer
- Brad Kahlefeldt, triathlon
- Aleksan Karapetyan, weightlifter
- Kelvin Kerkow, lawn bowls
- Ben Kersten, cyclist
- Joe Kneipp, squash
- Brooke Krueger-Billett, hammer throw
- Libby Trickett, swimmer (as Libby Lenton)
- Deborah Lovely, weightlifter
- Katie Mactier, cyclist
- Lauryn Mark, shooting
- Russell Mark, shooting
- Scott Martin, discus
- Kerryn McCann,marathon athlete
- Lisa McIntosh, athlete (as Elizabeth McIntosh)
- Anna Meares, cyclist
- Danni Miatke, swimmer
- David Moore, shooting
- Karen Murphy, lawn bowls
- Chantelle Newbery, diver
- Nathan O'Neill, cyclist
- Bradley Pitt, boxer
- Jana Pittman, hurdler
- Chris Rae, weightlifter
- Natalia Rahman, shooting
- Stuart Rendell, hammer throw
- Daniel Repacholi, shooting
- Stephanie Rice, swimmer
- Jane Saville, walker
- Jessicah Schipper, swimmer
- Bruce Scott, shooting
- Chloe Sims, gymnast
- Emma Snowsill, triathlon
- John Steffensen, athlete
- Sharleen Stratton, diver
- Bronwyn Thompson, long jump
- Loudy Tourky, diver
- Craig Trembath, shooting
- Benjamin Turner, weightlifter
- Adam Vella, shooting
- Oenone Wood, cyclist
- Lalita Yauhleuskaya, shooting
[edit] Australian Antarctic Territory
- Louis Bernacchi, physicist, astronomer(2001)
- Richard Byrd, aviator (1979)
- James Cook, navigator (1972)
- Edgeworth David, geologist (1959)
- Frank Debenham, geographer (2001)
- Alistair Mackay, polar explorer (1959)
- Sir Douglas Mawson, explorer (1959, 1961, 1982, 1999, 2001)
- Griffith Taylor, geographer (2001)
[edit] Christmas Island 1958-
- Admiral Pelham Aldrich (1978)
- Charles Andrews, naturalist (1978)
- Andrew Clunies Ross, first settler (1977)
- George Clunies Ross, phosphate miner (1977)
- William Dampier, explorer (1977)
- Fam Choo Beng, educator (1977)
- Edmond Halley, astronomer (1986)
- Richard Hanitsch, biologist (1978)
- Sir Rowland Hill, postage stamp pioneer (1979)
- J. J. Lister, naturalist - with Arenga listeri (1978)
- Vice-Admiral John MacLear, (1978) HMS Challenger (1858)
- Sir William May, admiral (1978, 1988)
- Sir John Murray, oceanographer (1978, 1989)
- Victor Purcell, Sinologist (1978)
- Henry Ridley, botanist (1977, 1990)
- Captain Joshua Slocum, yachtsman (1978)
- Sir Harold Spencer Jones, astronomer (1978)
- Queen Victoria (1958)
[edit] Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1963-
- Lord Robert Baden-Powell, scout movement founder (1982)
- Captain Edward Belcher, explorer (1990)
- Charles, Prince of Wales, British Royal (1980, 1981)
- Charles Darwin, naturalist (1981, 1986)
- Diana, Princess of Wales, British Royal (1981)
- Sir Francis Drake, navigator (1980)
- Captain Robert FitzRoy, explorer (1990)
- Captain S. Fremantle, navigator (1982, 1990)
- Captain William Keeling, navigator (1984, 1990)
- Captain P. G. Taylor, aviator (1989)
- Queen Victoria (1982)
[edit] See also
- List of flora on stamps of Australia
- List of people who have appeared on Australian currency
- Australian Legends
- List of people on stamps
[edit] References
- ^ "Previous Australia Post Australian Legends", Australia Post.
