Informed, Intelligent,
Independent
(and occasionally) Irreverent

The National Trust's
100 National Living Treasures

White Hat's
100 Important Living Australians

Pioneers & explorers - National Trust

• Nancy Bird Walton (aviator)

Pioneers & explorers - White Hat

• Sydney Kirkby (explorer & surveyor) who has possibly explored and mapped more territory than any other living Australian

• Nancy Bird Walton (aviator)

Inventors & engineers - National Trust

[none]

Inventors & engineers - White Hat

• *Andy Thomas (engineer, astronaut)
• Dr Bill Mollison - creator of the Permaculture system
• *David Warren (engineer) - inventor of the Black Box Flight Recorder

Education - National Trust

[none]

Education - White Hat

• *Professor Harry Messel (physicist, educator)

Science & medicine - National Trust

• Professor Peter Doherty AC - physicist, Nobel Prize winner
• Dr Catherine Hamlin - physician
• Dr Basil Hetzel AC - medical researcher, public health advocate
• Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE - scientist
• Professor Fiona Stanley - Physician
• Dr John Yu AC - medical doctor
   

Science & medicine - White Hat

• Dr Elizabeth Blackburn (scientist) - regarded by many in the science community as a strong candidate for the 2007 Nobel Prize for her work in genetics

• Adrienne Clarke (scientist)

• Professor Graeme Clark whose invention has transformed the lives of tens of thousands throughout the world.

• Professor Peter Doherty (scientist) - Nobel Prize winner

• Dr Tim Flannery (scientist, author) whose books such as The Weather Makers have been recognised worldwide as groundbreaking.

• Barry Marshall (medical researcher) - Nobel Prize winner

• Robert May (scientist)

• Sir Gustav ('Gus') Nossal (immunoligist, medical researcher)

• Fiona Stanley (epidemiologist)

• Alan Truonson (IVF researcher)

• Alan Walsh (scientist)

• Robin Warren (medical researcher) - Nobel Prize winner

• Dr Fiona Wood (physician) - inventor of spray-on skin

Mathematics - National Trust

[none]

Mathematics - White Hat

• Dr Terence Tao (mathematician) who is recognised as a mathematical genius and in 2006 received the Fields Medal (the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize).

Legal - National Trust

• Julian Burnside – Queen's Counsel, refugee rights advocate, author
• His Excellency the Hon Sir William Deane AC KBE - former High Court judge and Governor General of Australia
• The Hon Justice Marcus Einfeld AO QC - lawyer, social activist
• The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG - lawyer, judge, social commentator

Legal - White Hat

• Sir Zelman Cowen (lawyer, Governor General)

Business & philanthropy - National Trust

• Dick Smith AO - businessman, social commentator
• Gabi Hollows - social activist, philanthropist
• Janet Holmes a Court AO - business leader, philanthropist

Business & philanthropy - White Hat

• *Janet Holmes a Court (businesswoman, philanthropist)

• *Frank Lowy (businessman) whose company is the world's most successful public mall owner.

• *Alan Moss (banker) who has been a pioneer and world leader of private infrastructure development

• Rupert Murdoch (businessman) and one of the most influential people in the world.

• Dame Elisabeth Mudoch (philanthropist)

• Dick Smith (businessman, adventurer, philanthropist)

Economists - National Trust

[none]

Economists - White Hat

• James Wolffensohn (banker, athlete. musician)

Politicians - National Trust

• Senator Dr Bob Brown - politician, Greens activist
• The Hon Malcolm Fraser  AC CH - former Prime Minister of Australia
• The Hon John Howard - politician, Prime Minister of Australia
• The Hon Barry Jones AO - politician
• Peter Garrett AM MP - politician, singer, social activist
• Jennie George - ACTU trade union leader
• John Hatton AO
• The Hon Paul Keating - former Prime Minister of Australia
• Cheryl Kernot - politician
• Ted Mack - politician, social commentator
• The Hon Tom Uren AO - politician
• The Hon Gough Whitlam AC QC - politician, former Prime Minister of Australia

Politicians - White Hat

• Malcolm Fraser (Prime Minister, elder statesman)

• Bob Hawke (Prime Minister)

• *John Howard (Prime Minister)

• *Paul Keating (Treasurer, Prime Minister)

• Gough Whitlam (Prime Minister, elder statesman)

Social activists - National Trust

• Dr Faith Bandler AM, academic, activist and advocate for Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islander people
• Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC
• Dr Michael James 'Mick' Dodson AM - Indigenous Australian leader
• Pat Dodson - Indigenous Australian activist/leader
• Ted Egan - musician, activist, administrator
• Hazel Hawke AO - social activist, former wife of Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia
• Ian Kiernan AO OAM - businessman, social activist
• Mr Walter Mikac
• Dr Jack Mundey AO - trade union leader
• Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE AM - Indigenous Australian leader
• Dr Pat O'Shane AM - Magistrate, Indigenous Australian leader
• Mary Paton
• Noel Pearson - Indigenous Australian leader
• Mavis Taylor
• Margaret Whitlam AO - social activist, wife of Gough Whitlam
• Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM - Indigenous Australian leader

Other social achievers - White Hat

• *Dame Beryl Beaurepaire

• David Bussau (businessman, social achiever) who has arguably helped more people out of poverty around the world than any other Australian.

• Pat Dodson (Aboriginal advocate)

• John Embling (community worker)

• Jack Mundey (unionist, environmentalist) whose activities saved many heritage buildings in Sydney.

• Lowitja ('Louis') O'Donoghue (Aboriginal achiever)

• Mary Paton

• Noel Pearson (Aboriginal leader)

Philosophy - National Trust

[none]

Philosophy - White Hat

• Peter Singer (philosopher, ethicist, activist) whose work has created both world renown and controversy..

• Jack Smart (philosopher)

Historians - National Trust

• Professor Geoffrey Blainey AO - historian
• Professor Henry A. Reynolds - historian

Historians - White Hat

• Geoffrey Blainey (historian)

Art - National Trust

• Dr Margaret Olley AO

Art - White Hat

• *Jeffrey Smart (painter)

Literary - National Trust

• Robert Hughes AO - art critic
• Elizabeth Jolley AO - Author
• David Malouf AO - author
• Dr Colleen McCullough - author writer
• Les Murray AO - poet
• Dr Germaine Greer - writer, social activist
• Thomas Keneally AO - writer
• David Williamson AO - playwright
• Tim Winton - author

Literary - White Hat

• Peter Carey (author)

• John M, Coetzee (author, Nobel Prize winner) - now an Australian citizen

• Germaine Greer (feminist, writer) whose writings and lectures have a world audience.

• Robert Hughes (writer, art critic)

• Clive James (writer, broadcaster)

• Tom Keneally (writer)

• David Malouf (writer)

• Les Murray (poet) regarded as one of the finest living poets writing in English.

• Peter Porter (poet)

• David Williamson (playwright)

Academic - National Trust

• Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE - academic, businesswoman

Academic - White Hat

[none]

Media & journalism - National Trust

• Phillip Adams (journalist)
• Margaret Fulton OAM - writer, food expert
• Caroline Jones AO - television personality, social commentator
• Michael Leunig - cartoonist, social commentator
• Robyn Williams AM - broadcaster
   

Media & Journalism - White Hat

• Ita Buttrose (journalist, publisher)

• Bruce Petty (cartoonist)

Dance - National Trust

• Graeme Murphy AM

Dance - White Hat

• Graeme Murphy (dancer, choreographer)

Theatre & film - National Trust

• John Bell AM OBE
• Russell Crowe - actor
• Judy Davis - actress
• Barry Humphries AO - entertainer
• Garry McDonald AO - actor
• Nicole Kidman AC - actress

Theatre & film - White Hat

• Bruce Beresford (film director)

• *Judy Davis (actress)

• Mel Gibson (actor, producer)

• Paul Hogan (comedian, actor)

• Barry Humphries (satirist)

• Baz Luhrmann (director)

• Geoffrey Rush (actor)

• Fred Schepisi (film director)

• Bud Tingwell (actor)

• Peter Weir (film director)

Music & opera - National Trust

• Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE - opera singer
• Richard Tognetti - violinist and conductor Don Burrows AO MBE - musician
• Professor Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE - musician, compose
• Roger Woodward AC OBE - musician

Music & opera - White Hat

• *Don Burrows (jazz musician)

• Lauris Elms (singer)

• Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)

• Peter Sculthorpe (composer) whose music speaks with a distinctly Australian voice.

• Dame Joan Sutherland (singer )who for several decades dominated the world of bel canto opera

• Barry Tuckwell (horn player, conductor) - an outstanding instrumentalist.

• John Williams (guitarist)

• Roger Woodward (pianist)

Architecture - National Trust

[none]

Architecture - White Hat

• Glenn Murcutt (architect) - often known as 'The Tin Man'.

Sport - National Trust

• Ken Rosewall - tennis player
• Gai Waterhouse - horse trainer
• John Newcombe AO OBE - tennis player, television commentator
• Greg Norman AM - golf player, businessman
• Raelene Boyle MBE - Olympic runner, media
• Bart Cummings AM - horse trainer
• Betty Cuthbert AM MBE - Olympic runner
• Herb Elliott AC MBE - Olympic runner
• Dawn Fraser AO MBE - Olympic swimmer
• Cathy Freeman OAM - Indigenous Australian sportsperson, Olympic runner
• Evonne Goolagong Cawley AO MBE - Indigenous Australian tennis player
• Shane Gould MBE - Olympic swimmer
• His Excellency John Landy, AC, MBE - Governor of Victoria, olympic athlete
• Rod Laver - tennis player, businessman
• Kieren Perkins OAM - Olympic swimmer, television commentator
• Pat Rafter - tennis player
• Steve Waugh - cricketer

Sport - White Hat

• Richie Benaud (cricketer, sports commentator) - whose unique style of commentary has entertained and educated millions

• Allan Border (cricketer)

• Sir Jack Brabham (racing driver)

• Margaret Court (Margaret Smith) (tennis player)

• Herb Elliott (athlete)
• Dawn Fraser (swimmer)
• Cathy Freeman (athlete)
• Geoff Hunt (squash player)
• Marjorie Jackson (athlete)
• John Landy (athlete, sportsman)
• Rod Laver (tennis player)
• Lionel Rose (boxer)
• Murray Rose (swimmer)
• *Ken Rosewall - tennis player
• Bill Roycroft (horseman)
• Frank Sedgman (tennis player)
• Peter Thomson (golfer)
• Shane Warne (cricketer) who had a major impact on the style of modern cricket

Religious - National Trust

• The Rev Father Frank Brennan AO - social commentator
• The Rev Tim Costello - social activist / commentator
• The Rev Bill Crews AM - social activist
• The Most Rev Peter Hollingworth AO OBE - former Governor General of Australia

Religious - White Hat

[none]

Popular & light entertainment - National Trust

• Ernie Dingo AM - Indigenous Australian television personality
• John Farnham AO - entertainer
• Rolf Harris AM OBE - entertainer
• Jimmy Little OAM - Indigenous Australian singer
• Anthony Warlow - singer

Popular & light entertainment - White Hat

• Robyn Archer (performer) who as artistic director has been responsible for some of Australia's most satisfying arts festivals

• John Farnham (singer)

• *Reg Grundy (producer, entrepreneur) - the originator of many television programs which are now successful worldwide

• Rolf Harris (entertainer) whose entertainment appeal has spanned a number of decades and whose art programs has been one of the most popular and influential art programs ever produced by the BBC

• Kylie Minogue (singer, actress)