Tasmania - Notable People

Notable People

Notable people from Tasmania include:

  • actor Errol Flynn
  • Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Mary Donaldson)
  • Joseph Lyons, former Prime Minister of Australia
  • his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman member of the House of Representatives
  • Elizabeth Blackburn, first woman from Australia to win a Nobel Prize
  • author Christopher Koch
  • author and permaculturalist Bill Mollison, Right Livelihood Award, 1981
  • actor Simon Baker, star of The Mentalist
  • actress Rachael Taylor
  • dancer and choreographer Graeme Murphy
  • composer Don Kay
  • composer Peter Sculthorpe
  • Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia Phillip Aspinall
  • world champion woodchopper David Foster
  • Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting
  • Australian cricketer—David Boon
  • Truganini, last surviving full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigine
  • Retired V8 Supercar driver John Bowe (1995 champion)
  • Former V8 Supercar and current NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose (2003–2004 champion of V8 Supercar)
  • F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955)—originator of the Alexander Technique
  • John Gellibrand, founder of Legacy
  • Cyclist Luke Ockerby
  • Cyclist Richie Porte
  • drummer Dave Haley from technical death metal band Psycroptic and black metal band Ruins (metal band)
  • Bob Clifford—Owner and founder of Incat
  • David Walsh—Owner and founder of MONA

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