Some Significant Melburnians

The following Significant Melburnians are included in our list of 200 Significant Australians:

• Professor Elizabeth Blackburn - Australia's first female Nobel Laureate studied at the University of Melbourne
• Arthur Boyd - artist
• Robin Boyd - architect and writer
• Arthur Calwell - politician
• E. W. Cole of the Book Arcade
• Florrie Forde (popular entertainer and singer) probably Australia's most successful popular singer ever who became one of the best loved music hall entertainers in the world.
• Peggy Glanville-Hicks
• Vida Goldstein
• Adam Lindsay Gordon
• Percy Grainger
• Germaine Greer who grew up in Melbourne, graduated from the University of Melbourne and later became one of the world's most prominent feminists
• Louise Hanson-Dyer
• Barry Humphries
• Sir Isaac Isaacs
• Graham Kennedy
• Walter Lindrum
• Sir Bertram Mackennal
• Archbishop Daniel Mannix
• Dame Nellie Melba
• Keith Miller
• Kylie Minogue
• Sir John Monash was born in Melbourne and spent much of his working life there. In his lifetime he was widely regarded as the greatest living Australian.
• Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
• Sir Gustav Nossal
• Sir Ian Potter
• Tom Roberts
• Nellie Stewart
• Peter Thompson (golfer)
• Shane Warne
• Fred Williams

The following Significant Melburnians are included in our list of Australian Philanthropists:

• George & Annis Bills
• Richard Pratt & Jeanne Pratt

Some Melbourne Prime Ministers:

• Alfred Deakin
• James Scullin
• Sir Robert Menzies
• Harold Holt
• John Gorton

Further significant Melburnians

• Sir Redmond Barry (judge, benefactor)
• John Batman (pioneer, one of Melbourne's founders)
• Clarice Beckett seminal Melbourne artist whose works are only now being fully recognised.
• Cyril Callister (one of the creators of Vegemite)
• John Connell (engineer)
• Tommy Corrigan (steeplechase jockey)
• Noel Counihan (artist and social activist)
• Karl Duldig (sculptor)
• John Pascoe Fawkner (pioneer, one of Melbourne's founders)
• S. T. Gill (artist)
• Sean Godsell (architect)
• Sir James Gobbo (Judge of the Supreme Court)
• Frederick Grimwade (businessman, philanthropist)
• Russell Grimwade (scientist, philanthropist)
• George Johnson (architect)
• David Mitchell (builder)
• Daniel de Niese (soprano)
• 'Mac' Robertson - philanthropist and founder of MacRobertson's confectionary business
• William Strutt (artist)
• Edna Walling (garden designer)
• Hugo Wertheim (businessman)

Seven Journalists of Melbourne - overview

• No.1 - Little Johnny Fawkner

• No.2 - Garryowen

• No.3 - 'Vag'

• No.4 - Keith Murdoch

• No.5 - Edward George Honey

• No. 6 - Bruce Postle - photojournalist

Some attractions and events related to significant Melburnians:

Enterprize Day (Melbourne Day)

An annual event to mark the European settlement of the area that was to become the City of Melbourne.

30th August 2020

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Grainger Museum

Built by arguably Australia's finest musician, Percy Grainger, to house his collection of music-related instruments, scores and other items associated with his life and career. more info > >

13 Royal Parade, Parkville

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