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Dead Australian People Server

Welcome to the Dead Australian People Server, a simple little site inspired by the Dead People Server, the difference of course being this one is a list of only Australian celebrities and their status, living or otherwise. Click on any letter below to jump to celebs with surnames starting with that letter. For a chronological list of deaths, starting with the most recent, click here. Additions, suggestions, corrections or comments can be emailed to me at daps@iprimus.com.au

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Sir Peter Abeles (businessman) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June 25, 1999. Born April 24, 1924. Managing director of TNT, 1968-92.

Peter Adams (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died December 13, 1999. Born May 18, 1938. JJ on Cop Shop.

Patsy Adam-Smith (historian/author) -- Dead. Died September 20, 2001. Born May 31, 1924. Author of The Anzacs.

Larry Adler (businessman) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 13, 1988. Born November 2, 1931. Founder and chief executive of FAI.

James Aldridge (author) -- Alive. Born July 10, 1919. Wrote The True Story of Spit Macphee.

Peter Allen (singer) -- Dead. AIDS related cancer. Died June 18, 1992. Born February 10, 1944. Biggest hit was I Go to Rio.

Tony Alvarez (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died July 21, 1997. Born December 19, 1956. Tony Garcia on Young Doctors.

Jessica Anderson (author) -- Alive. Born September 25, 1916. Author of Tirra Lirra by the River.

Dame Judith Anderson (actress) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died January 3, 1992. Born February 10, 1898.

Bob Ansett (businessman) -- Alive. Born August 8, 1933. Managing director of Budget Rent-A-Car, went bankrupt in 1989. Son of Reg.

Reg Ansett (businessman) -- Dead. Died December 23, 1981. Born February 13, 1909. Founder of Ansett Airlines, father of Bob.

Queenie Ashton (actress) -- Dead. Old age. Died October 19, 1999. Born November 11, 1903.

Thea Astley (author) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died August 17, 2004. Born August 25, 1925. Won the Miles Franklin Award four times, for The Well Dressed Explorer, The Slow Natives, The Acolyte and Drylands.

Jim Bacon (politician) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died June 20, 2004. Born May 15, 1950. Labor Premier of Tasmania, 1998-2004. Resigned just months before his death, when he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Elspeth Ballantyne (actress) -- Alive. Born April 20, 1939. Veteran of numerous TV series, including Prisoner, Bellbird and Neighbours.

Lew Bandt (engineer) -- Dead. Car accident. Died March 18, 1987. Born February 26, 1910. In 1933, while working for Ford, he designed the world's first ute. Died when he crashed his replica 1933 ute en route to the filming of a documentary about his invention.

Peter Barbour (diplomat) -- Dead. Died November 22, 1996. Born October 5, 1925. Director-General of ASIO, 1970-75.

Trevor Barker (footballer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died April 26, 1996. Born October 7, 1956. Legend of the St Kilda Football Club.

Ray Barrett (actor) -- Alive. Born May 2, 1927. Prolific performer, recently seen as Len Taylor in Something in the Air. He was also John Tracy in Thunderbirds.

Sir Garfield Barwick (judge) -- Dead. Died July 14, 1997. Born June 22, 1903. Chief Justice of Australia, 1964-81.

Dame Beryl Beaurepaire (political identity) -- Alive. Born September 24, 1923. Involved in women's rights and Liberal Party politics. Wife of Ian.

Ian Beaurepaire (businessman) -- Dead. Died June 24, 1996. Born September 14, 1922. Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 1965-67. Son of Sir Frank.

Kim Beazley Sr. (politician) -- Alive. Born September 30, 1918. Labor member for Fremantle for 32 years, Education Minister 1972-75, and the father of former Labor leader Kim Beazley (Jr.).

Michael Beecher (actor) -- Dead. Died 1993. Born November 20, 1939. Brian Denham in Young Doctors.

Charlie Bell (businessman) -- Dead. Colorectal cancer. Died January 7, 2005. Born November 7, 1960. Rose from part-time crew member to become the first non-American CEO of McDonald's.

Sir Phillip Bennett (governor) -- Alive. Born 1928. Governor of Tasmania, 1987-95.

Walter Bethune (politician) -- Alive. Born 1908. Liberal Premier of Tasmania, 1969-72.

Flo Bjelke-Petersen (political figure/pumpkin scone expert) -- Alive. Born August 11, 1920. Married to Sir Joh.

Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (politician) -- Dead. Old age. Died April 23, 2005. Born January 13, 1911. National Party Premier of Queensland, 1968-87.

Geoffrey Blainey (historian) -- Alive. Born March 11, 1930. Author of The Tyranny of Distance.

Wolf Blass (winemaker) -- Alive. Born September, 1934.

Sir Henry Bolte (politician) -- Dead. Died January 4, 1990. Born May 20, 1908. Liberal Premier of Victoria, 1955-72.

Sir Neville Bonner (politician) -- Dead. Cancer. Died February 5, 1999. Born March 28, 1922. First Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament.

Arthur Boyd (painter) -- Dead. Died April 24, 1999. Born July 20, 1920.

Sir Jack Brabham (car racer) -- Alive. Born April 2, 1926. Won the Formula One world championship three times.

John Brack (painter) -- Dead. Died February 11, 1999. Born May 10, 1920.

Sir Donald Bradman (legendary cricketer) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died February 25, 2001. Born August 27, 1908.

John Bromwich (tennis player) -- Dead. Died October 21, 1999. Born November 18, 1918.

June Bronhill (opera singer/actress) -- Dead. Died January 24, 2005. Born June 26, 1929.

Bunney Brooke (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died April 2, 2000. Born January 8, 1920. Flo Patterson on Number 96.

Father John Brosnan (chaplain) -- Dead. Died March 26, 2003. Born April 12, 1919. The Pentridge jail chaplain who became known as an activist against capital punishment.

Bill Brown (cricketer) -- Alive. Born July 31, 1912. The oldest living Australian test cricketer, he was a fine opening batsman and captained the test team.

Ted Bull (union leader) -- Dead. Died December 11, 1997. Born January 29, 1914.

Vivian Bullwinkel (nurse) -- Dead. Died July, 2000. Born December 18, 1915. Sole survivor of a group of Australian nurses machine-gunned by the Japanese in 1942.

Sir Stanley Burbury (judge/governor) -- Dead. Died April 24, 1995. Born December 2, 1909. Governor of Tasmania, 1973-82, having been acting governor three times before.

Sir Macfarlane Burnet (virologist) -- Dead. Died August 31, 1985. Born September 3, 1899. Won the 1960 Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Burnum Burnum (Aboriginal activist) -- Dead. Died August 17, 1997. Born January, 1936. In 1988, he planted an Aboriginal flag on the White Cliffs of Dover and claimed England for the Aboriginal people.

Don Burrows (jazz musician) -- Alive. Born August 8, 1928.

Tim Burstall (film director) -- Dead. Stroke. Died April 19, 2004. Born April 20, 1927. Directed Alvin Purple and Attack Force Z.

Sir Francis Burt (judge/governor) -- Alive. Born 1918. Governor of Western Australia, 1990-93.

Harry Butler (conservationist) -- Alive. Born March 25, 1930. Hosted the ABC TV series, In the Wild.

John Cain (politician) -- Alive. Born April 26, 1931. Labor Premier of Victoria, 1982-90.

Jim Cairns (politician) -- Dead. Died October 12, 2003. Born October 4, 1914. Labor Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Treasurer, 1974-75. Organised moratoriums in the 70s, an integral part of getting Australia out of the Vietnam War.

Sir Walter Campbell (governor) -- Alive. Born 1921. Governor of Queensland, 1985-92.

Ron Casey (sports personality/TV pioneer) -- Dead. Died June 19, 2000. Born December 28, 1927. General manager of Channel 7, wrestling commentator and President of North Melbourne Football Club.

Nancy Cato (writer) -- Dead. Died July 3, 2000. Born March 11, 1917. Author of All the Rivers Run.

Victor Chang (heart surgeon) -- Dead. Murdered. Died July 4, 1991. Born November 25, 1936. Performed Australia's first heart transplant.

Eddie Charlton (snooker player) -- Dead. Died November 7, 2004. Born October 31, 1929.

Gordon Chater (actor) -- Dead. Respiratory Illness. Died December 12, 1999. Born April 6, 1922. Regular on The Mavis Bramston Show.

Paul Chubb (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June 8, 2002. Born January 14, 1949. Most famous for his film roles, including Maurie the pig farmer in Road to Nhill and the title character in The Roly Poly Man.

Manning Clark (historian/author) -- Dead. Died May 23, 1991. Born March 3, 1915. Wrote the five volumes of History of Australia.

Mavis Thorpe Clark (author) -- Dead. Died July 8, 1999. Born June 29, 1909. Children's author, wrote The Min Min.

Magnus Clarke (academic/media personality) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June 8, 2002. Born 1947. A respected commentator on international affairs and a regular writer for the Sunday Herald Sun. Also hosted the quiz show University Challenge during the 1980s.

Ron Clarke (athlete) -- Alive. Born February 21, 1937. He lit the flame at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Bill Collins (race caller) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June 14, 1997. Born September 28, 1928.

Bill Collins (film critic) -- Alive. Born December 4, 1934.

Mal Colston (politician) -- Dead. Cancer. Died August 23, 2003. Born April 5, 1938. Former Labor senator who ended his career in disgrace after the travel rorts scandal.

James Condon (actor) -- Alive. Born September 27, 1923. Veteran of stage and screen, had parts in Number 96, Prisoner and Neighbours. Married to Anne Haddy.

Peter Cook (politician) -- Dead. Melanoma. Died December 3, 2005. Born November 8, 1943. Former Federal Labor senator who held a variety of portfolios in the Hawke and Keating governments, including Trade Minister and Industrial Relations Minister.

Herbert "Nugget" Coombs (political identity) -- Dead. Died October 29, 1997. Born February 24, 1906. Adviser to seven Prime Ministers, campaigner for Aboriginal rights.

Des Corcoran (politician) -- Dead. Died January 3, 2004. Born 1928. Labor Premier of South Austraia, 1979.

Peter Costigan (journalist/politician) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died August 5, 2002. Born June 21, 1935. Lord Mayor of Melbourne, 1999-2001.

Sir Charles Court (politician) -- Alive. Born September 29, 1911. Liberal Premier of Western Australia, 1974-82.

Sir Zelman Cowen (Governor-General) -- Alive. Born October 6, 1919. Governor General, 1977-82.

Ruth Cracknell (actress) -- Dead. Respiratory illness. Died May 13, 2002. Born July 6, 1925. Maggie Beare on Mother and Son.

Michael Craig (actor) -- Alive. Born January 27, 1928. Best known as William Sharp on G. P., also appeared in Grass Roots.

Dorothy Crawford (television producer) -- Dead. Died September 2, 1988. Born March 21, 1911. The sister of Hector, together they formed the production company, Crawfords.

Hector Crawford (TV producer) -- Dead. Died March 11, 1991. Born August 14, 1913. Produced many TV series, including Cop Shop, Homicide and The Sullivans.

Betty Cuthbert (athlete) -- Alive. Born April 20, 1938. Won four Olympic gold medals, but now suffers from multiple sclerosis.

Sir Roden Cutler (war hero/Governor) -- Dead. Died February 21, 2002. Born May 14, 1916. Longest serving Governor of New South Wales, serving from 1966-1981.

Fred Daly (politician) -- Dead. Died August 3, 1995. Born June 13, 1913. One of his early campaign slogans was "Give us our Daly Fred".

Sir William Dargie (painter) -- Dead. Old age. Died July 26, 2003. Born August 8, 1912. Particularly noted as a portrait painter, he won eight Archibald Prizes. His subjects included Albert Namatjira and the Queen.

Frankie Davidson (singer) -- Alive. Born January 12, 1934.

Smoky Dawson (country singer) -- Alive. Born March 19, 1913.

Myra de Groot (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died April 6, 1988. Born 1929. Eileen Clarke on Neighbours, also appeared in The Sullivans.

Sir Rohan Delacombe (governor) -- Dead. Died 1991. Born 1906. Governor of Victoria, 1963-74.

Lorrae Desmond (actress) -- Alive. Born October 2, 1932. Shirley Gilroy on A Country Practice.

Ed Devereaux (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died December 17, 2003. Born 1925. Best known as ranger Matt Hammond in Skippy.

John Dingwall (screenwriter/film director) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 3, 2004. Born July 19, 1940. Wrote Sunday Too Far Away.

Sir Russell Drysdale (painter) -- Dead. Died June 29, 1981. Born February 7, 1912.

Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop (soldier) -- Dead. Died July 2, 1993. Born July 12, 1907.

Don Dunstan (politician) -- Dead. Cancer. Died February 6, 1999. Born September 21, 1926. Labor Premier of South Australia, 1967-68 and 1970-79.

Sir Donald Dunstan (governor) -- Alive. Born 1923. Not to be confused with Don Dunstan, the South Australian Premier, he was Governor of South Australia, 1982-91.

Elizabeth Durack (painter) -- Dead. Died May 25, 2000. Born July 6, 1915. Sister of Dame Mary.

Dame Mary Durack (author) -- Dead. Died December 16, 1994. Born February 20, 1913. Wrote Kings in Grass Castles. Sister of Elizabeth.

Slim Dusty (country singer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 19, 2003. Born June 13, 1927. Recorded 100 albums, his best known song is Pub with No Beer.

Bob Dyer (quizmaster) -- Dead. Died January 9, 1984. Born May 22, 1909. Hosted Pick-a-Box for 20 years, 1951-71.

Jack Dyer (footballer) -- Dead. Died August 23, 2003. Born November 5, 1913. Legendary Richmond footballer, Captain Blood.

Sir John Eccles (neurophysiologist) -- Dead. Died May 2, 1997. Born January 27, 1903. Won the 1963 Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Joff Ellen (TV comedian) -- Dead. Died December 24, 1999. Born 1915. Worked for many years with Graham Kennedy.

Herb Elliott (athlete) -- Alive. Born February 25, 1938. Won Olympic gold for the 1500m at the 1960 Olympics.

Sumner Locke Elliott (author) -- Dead. Died June 23, 1991. Born October 17, 1917. Wrote the semi-autobiographical Careful, He Might Hear You.

Nick Enright (writer) -- Dead. Melanoma. Died March 30, 2003. Born December 22, 1950. Playwright and screenwriter nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay for Lorenzo's Oil.

Pat Evison (actress) -- Alive. Born June 2, 1924. New Zealand-born actress best known in Australia as Violet Carnegie on The Flying Doctors.

John Ewart (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died March 8, 1994. Born February 26, 1928.

Willie Fennell (actor/comedian) -- Dead. Died September 8, 1992. Born January 1, 1920.

Noel Ferrier (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died October 17, 1997. Born December 20, 1930.

Maurie Fields (actor) -- Dead. Died December 18, 1995. Born August 4, 1925. Vic Buckley on The Flying Doctors, married to Val Jellay.

Sheila Florance (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died October 12, 1991. Born 1916. Lizzie on Prisoner.

Leneen Forde (governor) -- Alive. Born 1935. Daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Francis Forde, Governor of Queensland, 1992-97.

Dawn Fraser (swimmer) -- Alive. Born September 4, 1937. Won four Olympic gold medals.

Malcolm Fraser (politician) -- Alive. Born May 21, 1930. Liberal Prime Minister, 1975-83.

Neale Fraser (tennis player) -- Alive. Born October 3, 1933.

Norm Gallagher (union official) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died August 26, 1999. Born September 20, 1931.

Rosalie Gascoigne (abstract artist) -- Dead. Died October 23, 1999. Born January 25, 1917.

Maurice Gibb (singer) -- Dead. Heart attack/intestinal blockage. Died January 12, 2003. Born December 22, 1949. One of the Bee Gees, whose biggest hits included Stayin' Alive and How Deep is Your Love?.

Sir Harry Gibbs (judge) -- Dead. Died June 25, 2005. Born February 7, 1917. Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, 1981-87.

Lynda Gibson (comedian) -- Dead. Ovarian cancer. Died January 2, 2004. Born March 21, 1956. Stand-up comic who appeared in the TV series Frontline and the film The Castle.

Sir James Gobbo (judge/governor) -- Alive. Born 1931. Governor of Victoria, 1997-2000.

Sir John Gorton (politician) -- Dead. Respiratory failure. Died May 19, 2002. Born September 9, 1911. Liberal Prime Minister, 1968-71.

Al Grassby (politician) -- Dead. Died April 23, 2005. Born July 12, 1926. Labor Party�s flamboyant immigration minister, 1972-74.

Sir Guy Green (judge/governor) -- Alive. Born July 26, 1937. Governor of Tasmania, 1995-2003, acting Governor General, 2003.

Vi Greenhalf (TV and radio personality) -- Dead. Died December 20, 1999. Born July 5, 192?.

Lucky Grills (actor) -- Alive. Born May 1928. Famous as TV's Bluey, which was resurrected by the D-Generation in the early 1990s as Bargearse.

Reg Grundy (TV producer) -- Alive. Born August 4, 1924. Founder of the Grundy Corporation, which produced Sale of the Century, Neighbours and Prisoner.

Bruce Gyngell (TV executive) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 8, 2000. Born July 8, 1929. First man to appear on Australian TV.

Anne Haddy (actress) -- Dead. Heart & kidney ailments. Died June 6, 1999. Born October 5, 1930. Helen Daniels on Neighbours, married to James Condon.

Janine Haines (politician) -- Dead. Neurological illness. Died November 20, 2004. Born May 8, 1945. Became the first female to lead a federal political party in Australia as leader of the Democrats, 1986-90.

John Halfpenny (union official) -- Dead. Died December 20, 2003. Born April 7, 1935. Trades Hall Secretary, 1987-95.

Ken G. Hall (film director/producer) -- Dead. Died February 8, 1994. Born February 22, 1901. Wrote, directed and produced many Dad & Dave films of the 1930s/40s.

Sir Rupert Hamer (politician) -- Dead. Died March 23, 2004. Born July 29, 1916. Liberal Premier of Victoria, 1972-81.

Dame Joan Hammond (soprano) -- Dead. Died November 26, 1996. Born May 24, 1912.

Lang Hancock (industrialist) -- Dead. Questionable causes. Died March 27, 1992. Born June 10, 1909.

Tommy Hanlon Jr (entertainer) -- Dead. Died October 10, 2003. Born August 11, 1923. American-born circus ringleader and TV personality, who hosted It Could be You and Pot of Gold.

Frank Hardy (author) -- Dead. Died January 28, 1994. Born March 21, 1917. Best known for his novel, Power Without Glory.

John Hargreaves (actor) -- Dead. AIDS. Died January 8, 1996. Born November 28, 1945. Don's Party and many other films.

Max Harris (writer/social critic) -- Dead. Cancer. Died January 13, 1995. Born April 13, 1921. Founded the avant garde magazine Angry Penguins.

Kevin "Pro" Hart (painter) -- Alive. Born May 30, 1928.

Sir Paul Hasluck (politician/Governor-General) -- Dead. Died January 9, 1993. Born April 1, 1905. Governor-General, 1969-74.

Lindsay Hassett (cricketer) -- Dead. Died June 16, 1993. Born August 28, 1913.

Albert Hawke (politician) -- Dead. Died 1989. Born 1900. The uncle of Prime Minister Bob Hawke, he served as Premier of Western Australia, 1953-59.

Bob Hawke (politician) -- Alive. Born December 9, 1929. Labour Prime Minister, 1983-91.

Hazel Hawke (PM's wife) -- Alive. Born 1929. Ex-wife of Bob Hawke.

Bill Hayden (politician/Governor General) -- Alive. Born January 23, 1933. Labor Party leader, 1977-83. Governor General, 1989-96.

Colin Hayes (horse trainer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died May 21, 1999. Born February 16, 1924. Won two Melbourne Cups, father of trainers David and Peter Hayes.

Peter Hayes (horse trainer) -- Dead. Plane crash. Died March 13, 2001. Born June 7, 1949. Son of Colin Hayes and brother of David.

Sir Robert Helpmann (ballet dancer) -- Dead. Died September 28, 1986. Born April 9, 1909.

Brian Henderson (newsreader) -- Alive. Born 1931. Hosted Bandstand in the 1950s and 60s and was for a long time a newsreader for Channel 9 in Sydney.

Sara Henderson (author) -- Dead. Breast cancer. Died April 29, 2005. Born 1936. Wrote the bestseller From Strength to Strength, an autobiography focusing on her time managing the family�s Bullo River cattle station in the Northern Territory.

Xavier Herbert (author) -- Dead. Died November 10, 1994. Born May 15, 1901. Wrote Poor Fellow My Country.

Sali Herman (painter) -- Dead. Old age. Died April 10, 1993. Born February 12, 1898.

Paul Hester (musician) -- Dead. Suicide. Died March 26, 2005. Born January 8, 1959. Drummer in the band Crowded House, and in the last years of Split Enz.

Dorothy Hewett (poet) -- Dead. Died August 25, 2002. Born 1923.

Syd Heylen (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 4, 1996. Born May 25, 1922. Cookie on A Country Practice.

Lew Hoad (tennis player) -- Dead. Died July 3, 1994. Born November 23, 1934.

Harry Holgate (politician) -- Dead. Cancer. Died March 17, 1997. Born 1933. Labor Premier of Tasmania, 1981-82.

Peter Hollingworth (archbishop/Governor General) -- Alive. Born April 10, 1935. Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane from 1990. Governor General, 2001-03.

Professor Fred Hollows (eye doctor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died February 10, 1993. Born April 7, 1929. Famous for his work in treating those in third world countries.

David Hookes (cricketer) -- Dead. Murdered. Died January 19, 2004. Born May 3, 1955. An exciting batsman who later made a career out of broadcasting. At the time of his death he was coach of the Victorian state team.

A. D. Hope (poet) -- Dead. Died July 13, 2000. Born July 21, 1907.

Donald Horne (author/academic) -- Dead. Died September 8, 2005. Born December 26, 1921. Best known as the author of The Lucky Country.

Robert Hughes (art critic) -- Alive, seriously injured in a car accident in 1999. Born July 28, 1938.

Barry Humphries (entertainer) -- Alive. Born February 17, 1934. Most famous for his alter-egos, Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.

Bill Hunter (actor) -- Alive. Born February 27, 1940. Veteran actor who seems to be in every Australian film - credits include Muriel's Wedding, Strictly Ballroom and Crackerjack.

Michael Hutchence (singer) -- Dead. Apparent suicide by hanging, or possibly stupidity. Died November 22, 1997. Born January 22, 1960. Lead singer of INXS

Ivan Hutchinson (film critic) -- Dead. Died October 7, 1995. Born February 11, 1928.

Frank Ifield (singer) -- Alive. Born November 30, 1937. His hits include I Remember You.

Jack Ingham (businessman) -- Dead. Died August 5, 2003. Born June 10, 1928. A major figure in Australia's thoroughbred racing industry and chicken industry.

David Ireland (author) -- Alive. Born August 24, 1927. Wrote The Glass Canoe, winner of two Miles Franklin Awards.

Peter Jackson (rugby league player) -- Dead. Drug overdose. Died November 6, 1997. Born April 19, 1964.

Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (athlete/governor) -- Alive. Born September 13, 1931. She won two gold medals at the 1952 Olympics. Governor of South Australia, 2001-.

Joyce Jacobs (actress) -- Alive. Born April 15, 1922. Esme Watson on A Country Practice.

Michael Jeffery (army officer/Governor General) -- Alive. Born 1937. Major General who served as Governor of Western Australia, 1993-2000 and Governor General, 2003-.

Val Jellay (actress) -- Alive. Born September 25, 1927. Nancy Buckley on The Flying Doctors, married to Maurie Fields.

Albert Victor Jennings (businessman) -- Dead. Died March 3, 1993. Born October 12, 1896. In 1932, he founded the A. V. Jennings Constructions company.

Ian Johnson (cricketer) -- Dead. Died October 9, 1998. Born December 8, 1917. Off-spinner who captained the Australian test team 17 times.

Elizabeth Jolley (author) -- Alive. Born June 4, 1923. Author of Miss Peabody's Inheritance and The Well.

Col Joye (singer) -- Alive. Born April 13, 1938. In the early 90s, suffered serious injuries when he fell from a tree.

Thomas Keneally (author) -- Alive. Born October 7, 1935. Wrote The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and Schindler's Ark.

Gerard Kennedy (actor) -- Alive. Born March 8, 1932. Dual Gold Logie winner who starred in Hunter and Division 4.

Graham Kennedy (TV personality) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died May 25, 2005. Born February 15, 1934. Known as "The King" of Australian television, but also an accomplished actor in films such as The Club.

Sir John Kerr (Governor-General) -- Dead. Died March 24, 1991. Born September 24, 1914. Governor-General, 1974-77. Infamous for his dismissal of the Whitlam government.

Sir James Killen (politician) -- Alive. Born November 23, 1925.

Bernard King (celebrity chef/entertainer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 20, 2002. Born 1934. Best known as the acid-tongued judge on talent show Pot of Gold. In recent years he was a regular on Good Morning Australia.

James Kirk (chief executive) -- Dead. Died July 14, 1997. Born September 25, 1920. Chairman of Australian Bicentennial Authority.

Alwyn Kurts (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died May 4, 2000. Born October 28, 1915. Inspector Colin Fox on Homicide.

John Landy (athlete/governor) -- Alive. Born April 12, 1930. The second man to run a four-minute mile, served as Governor of Victoria, 2001-.

Don Lane (TV personality) -- Alive. Born November 13, 1933. Host of the long-running The Don Lane Show.

Rod Laver (tennis player) -- Alive, recovering from a stroke. Born August 9, 1938. Won the Grand Slam in 1962 and 1969.

Bruno Lawrence (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June 10, 1995. Born February 2, 1941. New Zealand actor best known to Australians as Brian Thompson in Frontline.

Tom Lewis (politician) -- Alive. Born 1922. Liberal Premier of New South Wales, 1975-76.

Ben Lexcen (boat designer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died May 1, 1988. Born March 19, 1936. Designed the first winged-keel yacht.

Bobby Limb (TV personality) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 11, 1999. Born November 10, 1924.

Ray Lindwall (cricketer) -- Dead. Died June 22, 1996. Born October 3, 1921.

Frank Lowy (property developer) -- Alive. Born October 22, 1930. Owner of the chain of Westfield Shopping Centres.

Paul Lyneham (political journalist) -- Dead. Cancer. Died November 24, 2000. Born August 13, 1945.

Eddie Mabo (land rights activist) -- Dead. Died January 21, 1992. Born June 29, 1936.

George Mallaby (actor) -- Dead. Died July 12, 2004. Born November 4, 1939. Last seen on our TV screens as Colonel Mustard in Cluedo, he's probably best known for his role as Peter Barnes in Homicide.

Sir David Martin (governor) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died August 10, 1990. Born 1933. Governor of New South Wales, 1989-90.

Monica Maughan (actress) -- Alive. Born September 15, 1938. Veteran actress whose credits include Prisoner, Cop Shop and the film Road to Nhill.

William McBride (obstetrician) -- Alive. Born May 25, 1927. Established Foundation 41 to study foetal development.

Davis McCaughey (governor) -- Dead. Died March 25, 2005. Born July 12, 1914. Minister of religion who served as Governor of Victoria, 1986-92.

"Diamond" Jim McClelland (politician/judge) -- Dead. Died January 16, 1999. Born June 3, 1915. Controversial Labor senator and judge.

Campbell McComas (humourist/speechmaker) -- Dead. Leukemia. Died January 8, 2005. Born May 2, 1952.

David McComb (singer) -- Dead. Heroin toxicity. Died February 2, 1999. Born February 17, 1962. Singer for The Triffids, and also for The Blackeyed Susans.

Brett McDonald (quiz show champ) -- Dead. Car accident. Died November 25, 2000. Born 1966. Won $250,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and five months later died in the car he bought with his winnings.

Pat McDonald (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died March 10, 1990. Born August 1, 1922. Played Dorrie Evans in Number 96 and Fiona Thompson in Sons and Daughters.

Sir John McEwen (politician) -- Dead. Died November 21, 1980. Born March 29, 1900. Country party Prime Minister, 1967-68.

Richard McGarvie (judge/governor) -- Dead. Died May 24, 2003. Born May 21, 1926. A former Justice of the Victorian Supreme Court and Governor of Victoria, 1992-1997.

Leo McKern (actor) -- Dead. Died July 23, 2002. Born March 16, 1920. Horace Rumpole in Rumpole of the Bailey.

Sir William McMahon (politician) -- Dead. Died March 31, 1988. Born February 23, 1908. Liberal Prime Minister, 1971-72.

Kevin "Big Kev" McQuay (businessman) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 5, 2005. Born 1949. Cleaning products entrepreneur known for his catchcry "I'm excited!"

Clement Meadmore (sculptor) -- Dead. Died April 19, 2005. Born February 9, 1929.

John Meillon (actor) -- Dead. Liver disease. Died August 11, 1989. Born May 1, 1934. Walter Reilly in Crocodile Dundee, countless other films.

Max Meldrum (actor) -- Dead. Died February 8, 1991. Born 1931. He had roles in the TV series Rush and Number 96.

Dame Pattie Menzies (PM's wife) -- Dead. Died August 30, 1995. Born March 2, 1899. Married to Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies for nearly 60 years.

Gus Mercurio (actor) -- Alive. Born August 10, 1928. The father of Paul Mercurio, his many TV and movie credits include Five Mile Creek and The Man from Snowy River.

Keith Miller (cricketer) -- Dead. Died October 11, 2004. Born November 28, 1919. Probably the best allrounder Australia has produced.

Dame Roma Mitchell (Governor/judge) -- Dead. Bone cancer. Died March 5, 2000. Born October 2, 1913. Governor of South Australia, 1991-96.

Laurie Morgan (equestrian) -- Dead. Died August 15, 1997. Born February 5, 1915. Winner of two gold medals at the 1960 Olympics.

Arthur Morris (cricketer) -- Alive. Born January 19, 1922. An opening batsman during the 1940s and 50s, he twice captained the Australian test team.

Jim Muirhead (judge) -- Dead. Died July 20, 1999. Born April 24, 1925. Judge in the trial of Lindy Chamberlain.

Ted Mulry (singer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 1, 2001. Born September 2, 1951. Lead singer of the Ted Mulry Gang.

Dan Murphy (wine merchant) -- Dead. Died December 26, 2001. Born 1918.

Sir Brian Murray (governor) -- Dead. Died 1991. Born 1921. Governor of Victoria, 1982-85.

Les Murray (poet) -- Alive. Born October 17, 1938. Not to be confused with Les Murray the SBS soccer guru.

Kenneth Myer (businessman) -- Dead. Plane crash. Died July 31, 1992. Born March 21, 1921. Son of Sidney Myer, managing director of Myer, 1960-66.

Kel Nagle (golfer) -- Alive. Born December 21, 1920. Won the PGA and Australian Open in 1959, and the 1960 British Open.

Brian Naylor (newsreader) -- Alive. Born January, 1931. Long-time Channel 9 newsreader in Melbourne.

Sir Eric Neal (governor) -- Alive. Born 1924. Governor of South Australia, 1996-2001.

Bert Newton (TV personality) -- Alive. Born July 23, 1938. Currently hosting Good Morning Australia.

Gerda Nicolson (actress) -- Dead. Stroke. Died June 12, 1992. Born 1937. Anne Reynolds on Prisoner, also appeared in Bluey and Bellbird.

Fred Nile (clergyman/politician) -- Alive. Born September 15, 1934. NSW state parliamentarian, in 1977 he formed the Call to Australia Citizens Movement.

Sir John Nimmo (judge) -- Dead. Died July 7, 1997. Born January 15, 1909. Federal Court judge, 1977-80.

Ted Noffs (humanitatian/clergyman) -- Dead. Died April 6, 1995. Born August 14, 1926. Set up the Life Education Centre in 1979.

Sir Sidney Nolan (painter) -- Dead. Died November 29, 1992. Born April 22, 1917. Famous for his Ned Kelly paintings.

Gustav Nossal (scientist) -- Alive. Born June 4, 1931. Australian of the Year in 2000.

Raymond O'Connor (politician) -- Alive. Born 1926. Liberal Premier of Western Australia, 1982-83.

Mietta O'Donnell (restaurateur/publisher) -- Dead. Car accident. Died January 4, 2001. Born January 6, 1950.

Sir Marcus Oliphant (physicist/Governor) -- Dead. Old Age. Died July 16, 2000. Born October 8, 1901. Governor of South Australia, 1971-76.

Andrew Olle (TV presenter/journalist) -- Dead. Brain tumor. Died December 12, 1995. Born 1947. Hosted Four Corners for over a decade.

John Olsen (painter) -- Alive. Born January 21, 1928. His most famous work is the mural Five Bells, in the Sydney Opera House.

Sir Hubert Opperman (cyclist/politician) -- Dead. Died on his exercise bike. Died April 18, 1996. Born May 29, 1904.

Bill O'Reilly (cricketer) -- Dead. Died October 6, 1992. Born December 20, 1905.

Kerry Packer (media tycoon) -- Dead. Kidney failure. Died December 26, 2005. Born December 17, 1937. Was Australia's richest man, with an estimated net worth of $6.5 billion. Best known as owner of the Nine Network and as the founder of World Series Cricket.

Ruth Park (author) -- Alive. Born June 20, 1922. Wrote The Harp in the South, Poor Man's Orange and Playing Beatie Bow.

Andrew Peacock (politician) -- Alive. Born February 13, 1939. Federal Liberal Party leader 1983-85 and 1989-90.

Sir Eric Pearce (newsreader) -- Dead. Old age. Died April 12, 1997. Born March 5, 1905.

Gordon Piper (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died September 18, 2004. Born June 3, 1932. Bob Hatfield on A Country Practice.

Sir James Plimsoll (governor) -- Dead. Died May 8, 1987. Born 1917. Governor of Tasmania, 1982-87, died in office.

Gwen Plumb (actress) -- Dead. Died June 5, 2002. Born August 2, 1912. Veteran radio and TV performer best known as Ada Simmonds in The Young Doctors.

Bill Ponsford (cricketer) -- Dead. Died April 6, 1991. Born October 19, 1900.

Clifton Pugh (painter) -- Dead. Died October 14, 1990. Born December 17, 1924.

Adrian Quist (tennis player) -- Dead. Died November 17, 1991. Born January 23, 1913.

Eric Reece (politician) -- Dead. Died October 23, 1999. Born 1909. Labor Premier of Tasmania, 1958-69 and 1972-75.

Gordon Reid (governor) -- Dead. Died 1989. Born 1923. Governor of Western Australia, 1984-89.

Des Renford (Long distance swimmer) -- Dead. Heart attack, while swimming. Died December 31, 1999. Born August 25, 1927. Swam the English Channel 19 times in all.

Dick Reynolds (footballer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died September 2, 2002. Born June 20, 1915. A triple Brownlow medallist, he was voted Essendon's greatest ever player shortly before his death.

Henry Reynolds (historian) -- Alive. Born March 1, 1938. Famous for writing histories of the European invasion of Australia from the Aboriginal perspective, notably The Other Side of the Frontier.

Lou Richards (footballer) -- Alive. Born March 15, 1923. A Collingwood Premiership captain of the 1950s, he became a famous commentator and TV personality in his later years.

Daniel Rigney (actor) -- Dead. Brain haemmorrhage. Died November 24, 1997. Born June 18, 1966. Frank in The Damnation of Harvey McHugh and had parts in several films including Thank God He Met Lizzie and The Island of Dr. Moreau.

Rene Rivkin (stockbroker) -- Dead. Suicide. Died May 1, 2005. Born June 6, 1944. One of Australia�s best-known sharemarket gurus with his Rivkin Report, but convicted of insider trading in 2003.

Stan Rofe (radio personality) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 16, 2003. Born May 23, 1934. Famed DJ of the 1950s and 60s.

Ken Rosewall (tennis player) -- Alive. Born November 2, 1934.

Sir James Rowland (governor) -- Dead. Died May 27, 1999. Born November 1, 1922. Governor of New South Wales, 1982-89.

Bill Roycroft (equestrian) -- Alive. Born March, 1915. Winner of one gold and two bronze Olympic medals. At the 1960 Games, he discharged himself from hospital with a broken collarbone (against doctor's orders) and rode a perfect round to ensure his team won gold.

Bruce Ruxton (RSL President) -- Alive. Born February 6, 1926. The extremely outspoken President of the Victorian branch of the RSL, 1979-2002.

June Salter (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 15, 2001. Born 22 June, 1932. Featured in The Mavis Bramston Show, The Restless Years and many other TV series.

Gordon Samuels (governor) -- Alive. Born 1923. Governor of New South Wales, 1996-2001.

Margaret Scott (poet) -- Dead. Emphysema. Died August 29, 2005. Born 1934. Well known in her later years as a regular on the TV show Good News Week.

Sir Keith Seaman (governor) -- Alive. Born 1920. Governor of South Australia, 1977-82.

Peter Sinclair (governor) -- Alive. Born 1934. Governor of New South Wales, 1990-96.

Christopher Skase (fugitive businessman) -- Dead. Stomach cancer. Died August 5, 2001. Born September 18, 1948.

Sir Henry Smith (governor) -- Dead. Died 1991. Born 1900. Governor of Queensland, 1958-66.

Tommy "T.J." Smith (horse trainer) -- Dead. Stroke. Died September 1, 1998. Born September 3, 1916. Won seven Cox Plates, four Caulfield Cups and two Melbourne Cups. Father of trainer Gai Waterhouse.

Victor Smorgon (businessman) -- Alive. Born January 2, 1913. Founder of The Smorgon Group.

Billy Snedden (politician) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died June 26, 1987. Born December 31, 1926. Liberal Party leader, 1972-75.

Athena Starwoman (astrologer) -- Dead. Breast cancer. Died December 16, 2004. Born c.1950.

Sir Ninian Stephen (Governor-General) -- Alive. Born June 15, 1923. Governor-General 1982-89.

Graeme "Shirley" Strachan -- Dead. Helicopter crash. Died August 29, 2001. Born January 2, 1952. Lead singer of Skyhooks, later a presenter on Our House.

Ross Stretton (dancer) -- Dead. Complications of melanoma. Died June 16, 2005. Born June 6, 1952. Former artistic director of the Australian Ballet and the Royal Ballet.

Shirley Strickland (athlete) -- Dead. Died February 17, 2004. Born July 18, 1925. Won three Olympic gold medals.

Dame Joan Sutherland (opera singer) -- Alive. Born November 7, 1926.

Joan Sydney (actress) -- Alive. Born September 5, 1936. Matron Maggie Sloan on A Country Practice.

Rod Taylor (actor) -- Alive. Born January 11, 1930. Australian-born star of The Birds.

Leonard Teale (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died May 14, 1994. Born September 26, 1922. Sgt David Mackay in Homicide.

Colin Thiele (author) -- Alive. Born November 16, 1920. Author of Storm Boy and Blue Fin.

Jack Thompson (actor) -- Alive. Born August 31, 1940. Veteran actor and star of Burke & Wills and The Sum of Us.

Lindsay Thompson (politician) -- Alive. Born October 15, 1923. Liberal Premier of Victoria, 1981-82.

Eddie Thomson (soccer coach) -- Dead. Died February 20, 2003. Born February 25, 1947. Scottish-born coach of the Socceroos, 1990-96.

Pat Thomson (actress) -- Dead. Died April 19, 1992. Born c.1930. Her last film role was as Paul Mercurio's mother in Strictly Ballroom.

Peter Thomson (golfer) -- Alive. Born August 23, 1929. Won three Australian Opens and five British Opens.

Frank Thring (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died December 29, 1994. Born May 11, 1926. Pontius Pilate in Ben Hur and many other films.

Charles "Bud" Tingwell (actor) -- Alive. Born January 3, 1923. Turns up in seemingly every Australian film and TV series, best known as Inspector Reg Lawson in Homicide, also memorable as Lawrence Hammill in The Castle.

David Tonkin (politician) -- Dead. Died October 1, 2000. Born July 20, 1929. Liberal Premier of South Australia, 1979-82.

John Tonkin (politician) -- Dead. Died 1995. Born 1902. Labor Premier of Western Australia, 1971-74.

P. L. Travers (author) -- Dead. Died April 23, 1996. Born August 9, 1899. Author of Mary Poppins.

Percy Trezise (artist) -- Dead. Died May 10, 2005. Born 1923. Legendary Aboriginal rock artist who was most famous to a generation of schoolchildren for his dreamtime-related children's books written with Dick Roughsey.

Sir Richard Trowbridge (governor) -- Dead. Died May 4, 2003. Born January 21, 1920. Governor of Western Australia, 1980-83.

Lady Dale "Kanga" Tryon (socialite) -- Dead. Blood poisoning. Died November 15, 1997. Born c.1948.

Albert Tucker (painter) -- Dead. Died October 23, 1999. Born December 29, 1914.

Arthur Tunstall (boxer/sporting official) -- Alive. Born February 22, 1922.

Tommy Tycho (composer) -- Alive. Born April 11, 1928. A prolific composer for television and film.

Barrie Unsworth (politician) -- Alive. Born 1933. Labor Premier of New South Wales, 1986-88.

Joern Utzon (architect) -- Alive. Born April 9, 1918. Not actually Australian (he's Danish) but of interest to Australians as designer of the Sydney Opera House.

Norman von Nida (golfer) -- Alive. Born February 14, 1914. Won more than 100 titles throughout his career.

Stuart Wagstaff (actor) -- Alive. Born February 13, 1925. British born actor who came to Australia in 1958. A regular on many TV shows of the 60s and 70s, including Blankety Blanks.

Nancy Wake (war hero) -- Alive. Born August 30, 1912. Known as the White Mouse, during WWII she assisted the French Resistance by reporting on German activities.

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) (writer) -- Dead. Died September 16, 1993. Born November 3, 1920. Aboriginal poet and author, We Are Going.

Johnny Warren (soccer player) -- Dead. Cancer. Died November 6, 2004. Born May 17, 1943.

Brian Wenzel (actor) -- Alive. Born May 24, 1929. Frank Gilroy on A Country Practice.

Morris West (writer) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died October 9, 1999. Born April 26, 1916. Wrote The Shoes of the Fisherman.

Joy Westmore (actress) -- Alive. Born 1932. She played Joyce Barry on Prisoner and Mrs White on Cluedo.

Richard Wherrett (theatre director) -- Dead. Liver failure. Died December 7, 2001. Born December 10, 1940.

Patrick White (writer) -- Dead. Died September 30, 1990. Born May 28, 1912. Won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. Author of The Twyborn Affair.

Arkie Whiteley (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died December 19, 2001. Born November 6, 1965. Daughter of Brett Whiteley, she appeared in Prisoner and A Town Like Alice before in later years turning up in Kavanagh QC.

Brett Whiteley (painter) -- Dead. Died June 15, 1992. Born April 7, 1939.

Gough Whitlam (politician) -- Alive. Born July 11, 1916. Labor Prime Minister, 1972-75.

Ted Whitten (footballer) -- Dead. Prostate cancer. Died August 17, 1995. Born July 27, 1933. Footscray legend, Mr Football.

Fred Williams (painter) -- Dead. Died April 22, 1982. Born January 23, 1927.

Megan Williams (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died April 17, 2000. Born August 11, 1956. Alice on The Sullivans

Reginald Murray Williams (businessman) -- Dead. Died November 4, 2003. Born May 24, 1908. Founder of RM Williams country clothing company.

Sir Eric Willis (politician) -- Dead. Died May 10, 1999. Born January 15, 1922. Liberal Premier of New South Wales, 1976.

Frank Wilson (actor) -- Dead. Died October 24, 2005. Born April 11, 1924. Prolific actor best known for film roles in The Club and Breaker Morant, and to younger audiences known as Len Johnson in the film Crackerjack.

Sir Ronald Wilson (judge/social activist) -- Dead. Died July 15, 2005. Born August 23, 1922. Best known as co-author of the Bringing Them Home report into the Stolen Generation.

Sir Henry Winneke (governor) -- Dead. Died 1985. Born 1908. Governor of Victoria, 1974-82.

Amy Witting (author) -- Alive. Born January 26, 1918. A very late bloomer, she gained fame with The Visit and I for Isobel.

Tommy Woodcock (horse trainer/strapper) -- Dead. Died April 27, 1985. Born October 8, 1905. Phar Lap's strapper.

Myrtle Woods (actress) -- Dead. Old age. Died May 12, 2001. Born March 13, 1900. Best known as Granny Davis.

Neville Wran (politician) -- Alive. Born October 11, 1926. Labor Premier of New South Wales, 1976-86.

Judith Wright (poet) -- Dead. Died June 25, 2000. Born May 31, 1915.

Norman Yemm (actor) -- Alive. Born 1933. He played Jim Patterson in Homicide and also featured in Number 96 and The Sullivans.

Cliff Young (marathon man) -- Dead. Died November 2, 2003. Born February 8, 1922. Became an overnight celebrity when he won the Sydney to Melbourne marathon in 1983, at the age of 61. A farmer in rural Victoria, he wore gumboots for much of the marathon.

Mick Young (politician) -- Dead. Died April 8, 1996. Born October 9, 1936.

Last updated: January 4, 2006