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Interesting article in The Herald Sun Digital Edition naming Melbourne's A-Listers for 2020. Melbourne's top party, event and guest list planners have their go-to A-lists. But when party time...
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The band AC/DC that sold 200+ million records worldwide started their career living and working in Melbourne. In the book AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll, manager Michael Browning says: "If it hadn't...
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Formed in Melbourne in 1975, Air Supply are duo Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock. Air Supply with Russell and Graham plus other members over 50 years created sweet ballads and became a staple...
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Listening to his personal and passionate views about Melbourne and Australia show his passion and love for this city. No Andrew, we don't think you're "smashing"the place. Born November 28th...
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Barry Humphries February 17, 1934 - April 22, 2023 Dame Edna Everage in her lilac-coloured hair and over-the-top eyeglasses is a character played by the Melbourne comedian Barry Humphries. Long...
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Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn born in Melbourne is a well known character actor known for playing villains and criminals. Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, 3 April 1969 to Carole Ann...
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Ben Simmons, the kid from Fitzroy who took on the world of basketball and became the NBA's greatest ever first year recruit. Simmons is currently (2018) a basketball player for the Philadelphia...
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In sad news, this Sunday morning (31/10/2021) we wake to the news that Australia's larger than life TV legend, Bert Newton, has died aged 83. Our hearts go out to Patti, Lauren, Matthew and his...
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Melburnian Billy Miller is best known as the lead singer of The Ferrets. Who doesn't remember Don't Fall In Love? Don't Fall In Love was a Number #1 hit in 1977 for The Ferrets. Don't Fall In...
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Like AC/DC, Thorpey came from interstate but maintains his career took off after he moved to Melbourne. William Richard "Billy"Thorpe AM (29 March 1946 - 28 February 2007) was the lead singer of...
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Cadel Evans was the first Australian to win the Tour de France cycling race. Cadel Lee Evans was born 14 February 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory and went to Eltham High School. We now...
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Catherine Elise "Cate"Blanchett was born 14 May 1969 and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe. An Australian actress and theatre director, she has won many awards including an Academy Award,...
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The actor Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne on the 11 August 1983, attended high school at Heathmont College and lived on Phillip Island. He is the middle of three boys; his brothers Luke...
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Client Liaison is an Australian indie pop band formed in Melbourne in 2009 by Geelong Grammar schoolmates Monte Morgan and Harvey Miller They hit our screens after the release of their first...
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Crowded House formed in 1985 with Neil Finn, Paul Hester and Nick Seymour along with Tim Finn, Mitchell Froom and Mark Hart. Between 1985 and 1996 hits included Dont Dream Its Over, Something So...
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In her lifetime, Dame Nellie Melba achieved international recognition as a soprano and enjoyed an unrivalled 'super-star' status within Australia. Dame Nellie Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell...
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Daryl Braithwaite was one of Australia's biggest stars of the 70s and 80s and still one of the best vocalists. The bona fide Aussie is still performing all the hits from his Sherbet and solo...
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Dave Lawson is a popular comedian, actor, TV and radio personality. Dave is best known as the side kick of Stephen Curry appearing in the Toyota Memorable Moments series of tv commercials that...
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David Williamson is one of Australia's most well-known playwrights who has also developed screenplays for film and television. David Keith Williamson was born (19 February 1942) in Melbourne,...
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Dylan Martin Alcott, OAM is an Australian wheelchair basketball player, wheelchair tennis player, radio host and motivational speaker. Dylan Alcott was born on born 4 December 1990 in Melbourne....
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Eddie McGuire is one of television's most familiar faces, a passionate and devoted Collingwood football fan and a huge target for everything he does. Edward "Eddie"Joseph McGuire was born on 29th...
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Sir David Fletcher Jones OBE was an Australian clothing manufacturer and retailer. At the time of his death in 1977, David Fletcher Jones (Senior) together with his staff was one of the largest...
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Costume designer, Fleur Thiemeyer was interviewed by Glen Manton on 3AW's Sunday morning program (17/8/2025) in one of the most fascinating conversations ever. The exploits of this amazing woman...
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Grand sale, grand sale, grand sale Where? In Bruns(a)wick and a Foot(a)scray. Who can forget these words from Franco Cozzo's iconic television adverts in the 80's. Franco Cozzo is an icon in...
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Frank William Thring was born in Melbourne on 11th May 1926 and became a well-known Australian character actor. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School. His father, Frank W. Thring, was the...
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Melburnian "Fred Schepisi"is an award winning Director, Producer and Writer and one of Australia's most celebrated and successful exports. The son of a car salesman, Fred Schepisi interesting life...
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I remember having a morning ritual in the 80's of scrouring The Sun newspaper cartoon [ Jeff's View ] for a hidden hook. I often complained bitterly that the cartoonist [Sir] Geoff "Jeff"Hook had...
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As much as we'd love to claim the award winning actor Geoffrey Rush as a Melburnian, he was born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Having said that, he has resided in a leafy...
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George Calombaris is a popular chef and restaurateur with a number of restaurants in Melbourne but best known as a judge on MasterChef Australia. His Melbourne restaurant, The Press Club was...
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Germaine Greer is a writer, academic, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later 20th century. Germaine...
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Public speaker - MC - Panelist - Debater - Facilitator - Host! With a diverse background Glenn Manton has the natural ability to empathize with a number of subject matters including - motivation,...
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Possibly the shyest, most modest Melburnian to ever feature on OnlyMelbourne must surely be, the very talented artist, Gotye. Wouter (Wally) De Backer or as we know him, Gotye is a musician and...
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Graham Kennedy was the king of Australian television for 40 years as a talk-show host, game-show presenter, satirist, commentator and iconoclastic jester. 15 February 1934 - 25 May 2005 - Graham...
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Guy Pearce is an English-born actor and musician who moved to Melbourne at the age of 3. Guy Pearce is best known for his roles as Fernand Mondego in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Mike Young...
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Melbourne's (and Australia's) favourite best mates are Hamish & Andy. We always knew they were funny, original, independent, slightly whacky and now Gold Logie winners.. well, Hamish at least,...
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Helen Reddy was Australia's Queen of Pop in the 70's and best known for her hit song I Am Woman. (25 October 1941 - 29 September 2020) Helen Maxine Reddy was born in Melbourne and went to...
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Born Chaja Rubinstein, Rubinstein emigrated from Poland to Australia in 1902 and founded her Helena Rubinstein empire in Melbourne, opening her first salon in Collins Street, selling glamour as a...
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Helmut Neustaedter - Helmut Newton - German-Australian - Photographer. Newton's studio - Flinders Lane, Melbourne: Helmut Newton and Henry Talbot Gallery. Helmut Newton in Australia 1940:...
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We loved the HeraldSun's 40 ways to spot a fake Melburnian. From laneways to public transport: How to spot a fake Melburnian Despite our best efforts to keep out the likes of Sydneysiders and...
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Howard Arkley was a remarkable Melbourne born artist who believed that the rural and suburban culture of Australia influenced its art and was known for his airbrushed paintings of houses,...
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His stamina and endurance in cycling earned Opperman the status of one of the greatest Australian sportsmen. Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman, OBE (29 May 1904 - 24 April 1996), referred to as Oppy...
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As it says on his fan club page: He's our home-grown legend, Molly the Music Guru. Internationally, he is a friend of the famous, respected by the music industry - Ian "Molly"Meldrum "knows his...
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I grew up worshipping Jack Dyer on the Sunday television show, World of Sport. Jack never said much, but when he did it either shut everyone up or brought the house down. Spirit of a true...
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Jack Pompei: Boat Builder and Advocate for Mordialloc Creek. Jack worked tirelessly over the years to protect the Mordialloc Creek. "Take the creek out of Mordialloc and there would be nothing...
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Jacqueline Felgate is a newsreader, reporter, MC and mother on SEVEN in Melbourne. She's loved for her zesty happy personality but even more for being down to earth admitting she came last in a...
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The Janoskians (Just Another Name Of Silly Kids In Another Nation) is a group of pranksters, singers, entertainers and stunt performers based in Melbourne. The Janoskian members: Luke...
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Melbourne Australian singer-songwriter Jess Pickering Building a muscle car and learning guitar We want more... Art Deco - Lana del Rey Cover I've been missing my Lana covers lately -...
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JET is a Melbourne based rock band, whose debut album Get Born (released 2003), has so far sold over 3.5 million copies throughout the world. The band is influenced by groups such as Queen, The...
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You may be surprised to discover, Jimeoin is now considered a "Melburnian". The popular stand-up comedian who is actually English moved to Australia in 1988 and now lives in Melbourne with his...
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John Brack was one of Australia's most outstanding artists, was born in Melbourne in 1920, and his work first achieved prominence in the 1950s. Having painted thousands of paintings, he is best...
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John Farnham, aka Johnny, Farnsy, Whispering Jack and The Voice John Peter Farnham was born on the 1st July 1949 in England and moved to Melbourne at the age of 10 and has lived here ever since. ...
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World Mayor, an annual project organised by City Mayors, aims to raise the profile of mayors worldwide as well as to honour those who have made long-lasting contributions to their communities and are...
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Julian Assange* is best known as the editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks. Julian was born (3 July 1971) in Townsville, Queensland and has lived in several countries but...
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Catherine Yvette Ceberano was born in Melbourne on 17 November 1966 to an American father of Filipino descent and an Australian mother. Kate is an Australian singer, songwriter, performer and...
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Kath & Kim is a satirical Australian television series shown on the ABC network. The series began in 2002, and is has so far aired three seasons. The show was created and written by Jane Turner and...
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Robert Elz should be remembered as the man who connected Australia to the Internet. 'How cool to be known as the father of Australian Internet',, good on ya Rob! Kevin Robert Elz was a...
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Originating in Melbourne in 2010, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is one of the world's most prolific bands having released five studio albums in one calendar year a number of times. In 2016,...
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Awwww, our Kylie Kylie Minogue is one of the most prominent and successful entertainers to have originated from Melbourne, the winner of many awards as a singer, songwriter and actress. Kylie...
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To thousands of Melburnians he was "Lolly", the old man who played the violin seemingly everywhere you went in Melbourne. Lolly played his violin on trams, trains, buses and planes, in...
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Lawrence Mooney is a comedian, actor, writer, television and radio personality. Said to be the second funniest man to come out of Melbourne (Barry Humphries), Mooney held jobs as a cleaner and...
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Little River Band (LRB) was formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after seeing a Little River road sign on the way to Geelong. Little River Band were huge in Australia but also the first...
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Livinia Helen Nixon born 19 March 1975 in Melbourne is an Australian television presenter and actor who has worked on a number of programs appearing on the Nine Network. Livinia is known for her...
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Los Trios Ringbarkus were a fabulous stand up comedy duo from Melbourne. Neill Gladwin and Steve Kearney formed Los Trios Ringbarkus in 1979 at Rusden State College. Their crumpled suits and...
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Mackenzie "Mack"Horton is an Olympic gold medallist, World Championships medallist, and Commonwealth Games medallist. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, he finished first in the...
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Ellis Rowan was a brilliant Australian naturalist, painter and illustrator. Ellis Rowan produced some of the most powerfully arresting flower paintings recorded in Australian art. She painted more...
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Men At Work formed in Melbourne in 1978 by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, and went onto enjoy international success in the 1980s with the #1 album and #1 single in the United States at the same...
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Born and raised in Melbourne Michael Gudinski built his empire including the Mushroom Group and Frontier Touring Company in his hometown.. Melbourne Michael Solomon Gudinski, AM (22 August 1952-1...
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In 2015 Michelle Payne became the first female jockey on Prince of Penzance to win the Melbourne Cup. Immediately entering the hearts of every Australian in a post-race interview beamed live on...
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Miles Lewis is an architectural historian; Professor in the Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning at the University of Melbourne who writes and lectures on the founding and history of...
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Mirka Madeline Mora (18 March 1928 - 27 August 2018) was a French-born Australian visual artist and cultural figure who contributed significantly to the development of contemporary art in...
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Googling Myf Warhurst in January 2008 might have produced 13,800 results but there is only one Myf and Melbourne is home to the adorable Myf Warhurst. The headline "Life looks Bleak for Myf...
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Neil Mitchell celebrated his 30th anniversary as a radio presenter on Melbourne AM talk-back station 3AW in 2017. Mornings with Neil Mitchell - 8:30am - 12noon [weekdays] on 3AW. Mitchell was a...
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Australian snooker champion | Neil Robertson is only the eighth player to win all three of snookers major titles and the first from outside Britain. Neil Robertson was born on the 11th February...
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Nicholas Edward "Nick"Cave was born on the 22nd September 1957 in Warracknabeal. He is best known as a frontman of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1983. Do I like his music, hell...
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Yes, there are 2 spellings of this most woggy name: Giannopoulos & Giannopolous According to Wikipedia it's spelt Giannopoulos Nicholas "Nick"Giannopoulos is a stand-up comedian, actor and...
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For a person to be a true Melburnian, they must have been born in Melbourne (or Victoria) and lived a substantial part of their lives in Melbourne. Most well known Melburnian's are entertainers,...
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Norman John "Normie"Rowe AM was the first and biggest male solo star of Australian pop music in the 1960's. Normie's double-sided hit "Que Sera Ser"/ "Shakin' All Over"is cited as the top-selling...
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26 September 1948 - 8 August 2022 Olivia Newton-John is a singer, songwriter, and actress we proudly call a Melburnian. She is a 4 time Grammy winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other...
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Oscar Piastri - Formula 1 Driver for McLaren Oscar Piastri is a Formula 1 driver representing the McLaren F1 Team, one of the sport's most successful and iconic constructors. Proudly hailing...
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Patrick "Pat"Cash is best known as the Melbourne tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987. Patrick "Pat"Cash was born on the 27th May 1965 and grew up in the eastern...
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Paul Dowsley is one of Melbourne's most popular journalists', currently appearing with Seven News Melbourne. 25+ years' experience in news journalism and media, Paul has worked in radio,...
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One of our favourite Melburnians is Paul Mercurio, star of the fabulous film Strictly Ballroom. Paul was born on 31 March 1963 in Swan Hill. He began ballet at 9 and was Principal Dancer with the...
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Percy Grainger was an internationally renowned composer and pianist who worked under the stage name of Percy Aldridge Grainger. Grainger was born in Brighton, 8 July 1882 - 20 February...
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Peter Geoffrey Brock AM (26 February 1945 - 8 September 2006) otherwise known as Peter Perfect, The King of the Mountain or simply as Brocky was one of Australia's best-known and most successful...
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Peter Janson is one of those enigma's that is very Melbourne known as a socialite and motor racing driver. A true extrovert, Captain Peter Janson in an international socialite and was at one time...
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Well, as the site header says... news, views, stories & opinions on all things that matter.. Phil Cleary is a genuine Australian renaissance man. A champion footballer who entered parliament as an...
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Philip Stuart Brady OAM (16 June 1939 - 11 February 2025 was a popular Australian media personality. Born on 16 June 1939, raised in Kew, he left school at 18 and started working at Channel Nine...
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Ray Lawler was born in Footscray is an actor, producer, and playwright but best known as author of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British...
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Rebecca Judd: A wife, a mother, a model, a television presenter, a speech pathologist. These are the things she loves to share.... Rebecca Judd (nee Twigley) is one of Australia's busiest and best...
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Renee Geyer is a Melbourne-born singer known as Australia's "first lady of soul". Renee Rebecca Geyer was regarded as one of the finest exponents of jazz, soul and R&B with hits It's a Man's Man's...
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Reynolds Mark "Rennie"Ellis (11 November 1940 - 19 August 2003) was an Australian social and social documentary photographer who also worked, at various stages of his life, as an advertising...
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Richard J. Pratt was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately owned cardboard company Visy Industries, president of the Carlton Football Club and a leading figure of Melbourne...
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Ross Stevenson, quintessential Melburnian, Hawthorn supporter, radio presenter, writer, food critic, horse-racing enthusiast and owner. Breakfast with Ross & John is one of Australia's most...
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Ross Wilson is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer best known for one of the great Australian songs of our time, Eagle Rock. In his early years he was front man for Daddy Cool (left) and...
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We are happy to say Russell Morris is a proud Melburnian having lived in Melbourne all his life. Russell Morris was born in Melbourne on the 31 July 1948. Morris' career started in 1966 with the...
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Sam Newman is one of Australia's most popular and controversial stars. Sam Newman was born John Noel William Newman on the 22nd December, 1945 in Geelong. He was recruited from Geelong Grammar...
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Born in Zambia raised in Botswana and now based in Melbourne her upbringing continues to bear an influence on her music. Moving to Australia six years ago the connections she made there have...
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Samuel Johnson was born in Daylesford and educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. Samuel Joseph Johnson OAM (born 1978) is an Australian actor, radio presenter, voiceover artist and philanthropist....
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Anyone with a name that is half Melbourne is a Melburnian.. ladies and genetleman... Shane Bourne! Shane Bourne was born 24 November 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland and is one of Australia's most...
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Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 - 4 March 2022) was the greatest ever leg-spin bowler in cricket history. He was born in Upper Ferntree Gully outside of Melbourne and was never far from the...
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Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM, AC is one of Australia's best-known painters and printmakers. Sidney Nolan was born in Carlton on 22 April 1917. He was a member of Heide Circle, together with John...
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Skyhooks formed in Melbourne in 1973 by Melbourne boys Greg Macainsh, Freddie Strauks, Bongo Starkie and Shirley Strachan with UK import Red Symons. Skyhooks gained a cult following during the...
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Stephanie Alexander AO is regarded as one of Australia's great food educators. Stephanie Ann Alexander AO was born in Melbourne on 13 November 1940 and remains a proud Melburnian. After...
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Is there a more Melbourne actor than Melburnian Stephen Curry? Stephen Curry is an Australian comedian and actor who has appeared in many television drama and comedy series, and feature...
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Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 - 4 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was a conservationist born in Essendon. He achieved world-wide fame from the television program The...
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We reckon Zimbabwean born, RnB, soul songstress Thando is Australia's new Marsha.. Singer, songwriter and actor Thando has quietly spent her time selling out venues and crafting her signature...
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The Seekers were a much-loved folk group that formed in Melbourne in 1962 and went on to over sell over 50 million records. The Seekers enjoyed hits including I'll Never Find Another You, A World...
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The Strangers formed in Melbourne in 1961 playing instrumentals going through several stylistic and personnel changes until breaking up in the mid-70s. The original lineup included Peter Robinson...
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Thomas Wentworth Wills was Australia's first celebrity sportsman, one of Australia's greatest cricketers and founder of Australian rules football. He was the man responsible for the creation of...
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Dr Tim Flannery is one of Australia's best-known scientists as well as being one of our best-selling writers, his views are often provocative, both intellectually and socially. Timothy Fridtjof...
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Melbourne's very own own world star... Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena AM was born in Keilor East on 1 November 1967. She first appeared on Young Talent Time in 1976 and has become...
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Writer and broadcaster Titus O'Reily was born in Melbourne and abandoned within hours of his birth. As a result, he was raised by the Sisters of Collective Misery, a kindly but sombre order who...
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Toni Watson, our very own mega star is better known as Tones and I. We don't know why but personal details including her age and birthdate are scarse but she grew up in Mount Martha on Mornington...
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Tripod is Melbourne's own musical comedy trio, Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven Gates). Tripod emerged from the thriving Melbourne live music pub scene of the mid nineties,...
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Vanessa Amorosi was born in Melbourne on 8 August 1981, going to schools in Emerald. A typical Melburnian beginning, she performed in shopping centres and local venues as well as Young Talent...
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Walter Lindrum was a world champion player of English billiards often referred to as the games greatest player with 57 world records to his credit, many still standing. Walter Albert Lindrum, OBE...
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WEG is best known for his premiership posters of the winning teams of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Grand Final for the Weekend Herald. By 1966 Green's posters had become so popular that...
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The question was posed on morning radio who is the world's best known Melburnian. While the answer is subjective and changeable over time, a few names sprung up: Cate Blanchett - Australian...
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