100 Important Living Australians

The National Trust's
100 National Living Treasures

White Hat's
100 Important Living Australians

Pioneers & explorers - National Trust

(none)

Pioneers & explorers - White Hat

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

Inventors & engineers - National Trust

[none]

Inventors & engineers - White Hat

• *Andy Thomas (engineer, astronaut)

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
• Dr Harry Butler - naturalist, conservationist
• Professor Ian Frazer - immunologist
   

Science & medicine - White Hat

• Dr Elizabeth Blackburn (scientist) - Australia's only female Nobel Prize winner.

• 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

• Professor Ian Frazer - immunologist whose breakthrough includes creating a vaccine for cervical cancer

• Barry Marshall (medical researcher) - Nobel Prize winner

• Robert May (scientist)

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

• Brian Schmidt (astronomer) - Nobel Prize winner

• Fiona Stanley (epidemiologist)

• Charles (Charlie) Teo (neurosurgeon)

• 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).
• Akshay Venkatesh (mathematician) who in 2018 received the Fields Medal in recognition for his groundbreaking work.
• Geordie Williamson (mathematician)

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

• The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG - (jurist, judge)

Business & philanthropy - National Trust

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

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.

• Dick Smith (businessman, adventurer, philanthropist)

Economists - National Trust

[none]

Economists - White Hat

Politicians - National Trust

• Senator Dr Bob Brown - politician, Greens activist
• 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
• The Hon Tom Uren AO - politician

Politicians - White Hat

• Bob Hawke (Prime Minister)

• *John Howard (Prime Minister)

• The Hon Barry Jones AO - politician

• *Paul Keating (Treasurer, Prime Minister)

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
• Mr Walter Mikac
• 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)

• 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

• Professor Geoffrey Blainey AO - historian

Art - National Trust

• [Dr Margaret Olley AO - died 2011]

Art - White Hat

• John Olsen - artist

Literary - National Trust

• Elizabeth Jolley AO - Author
• David Malouf AO - author
• Dr Germaine Greer - writer, social activist
• Thomas Keneally AO - writer
• David Williamson AO - playwright
• Tim Winton - author

Literary - White Hat

• Geoffrey Atherden (scriptwriter) telling stories of Australians in our own time to Australians in our own time with wit and intelligence.

• 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.

• Kevin Hart (poet, philosopher)

• 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

• Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE - academic, businesswoman

Media & journalism - National Trust

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

Media & Journalism - White Hat

• Ita Buttrose (journalist, publisher)

• Pat Oliphant (cartoonist) - as the most franchised political cartoonist in America has has had a significant effect on social political thinking in that country

• 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
• Garry McDonald AO - actor
• Nicole Kidman AC - actress
• Olivia Newton-John - actor

Theatre & film - White Hat

• Bruce Beresford (film director)

• Cate Blanchett (actress)

• *Judy Davis (actress)

• Mel Gibson (actor, producer)

• Paul Hogan (comedian, actor)

• Baz Luhrmann (director)

• Geoffrey Rush (actor)

• Fred Schepisi (film director)

• Peter Weir (film director)

Music & opera - National Trust

• Richard Tognetti - violinist and conductor
• Roger Woodward OBE - musician
• Simone Young - conductor

Music & opera - White Hat

• James Morrison - jazz musician

• Richard Tognetti - violinist and conductor

• 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
• 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
• Rod Laver - tennis player, businessman
• Kieren Perkins OAM - Olympic swimmer, television commentator
• Pat Rafter - tennis player
• Steve Waugh - cricketer

Sport - White Hat

• Allan Border (cricketer)

• Margaret Court (Margaret Smith) (tennis player)

• Herb Elliott (athlete)
• Dawn Fraser (swimmer)
• Cathy Freeman (athlete)
• Geoff Hunt (squash player)
• Marjorie Jackson (athlete)
• Rod Laver (tennis player)
• *Ken Rosewall - tennis player
• Frank Sedgman (tennis player)

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

• *The Rev Father Frank Brennan AO - social commentator

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
• Kylie Minogue (singer, actress)
• 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)

• Kylie Minogue (singer, actress)