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State of Victoria Who's Who

Albert Tucker (1914-1999) - Australian painter and member of the Heide Circle
Barry Humphries (born 1934) - Comedian, actor, and writer, known for his character "Dame Edna Everage"
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (1909-2012) - Philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family
Fred Schepisi (born 1939) - Film director and screenwriter, known for his work in Australian and international cinema
Jillian Murray (born 1963) - Acclaimed contemporary artist known for her sculpture, installation, and performance works
Mirka Mora (1928-2018) - French-born Australian visual artist, known for her distinctive public artwork and murals in Melbourne

Adam Goodes (born 1980) - Former Australian rules footballer and Indigenous rights advocate
Danielle Mckenzie (born 1992) - International surf lifesaving champion and multiple-time gold medalist
Ian Thorpe (born 1982) - Former competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist
Pat Cash (born 1965) - Former professional tennis player and Wimbledon champion (1987)
Ron Barassi (born 1936) - Iconic Australian rules football player, coach, and commentator
Shane Warne (born 1969) - Former international cricketer and one of the greatest spin bowlers in cricket history

Christos Tsiolkas (born 1965) - Award-winning Australian author, best known for his novel "The Slap"
Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) - Writer, journalist, and women's rights advocate
Germaine Greer (born 1939) - Renowned feminist writer, academic, and public intellectual
John Marsden (born 1950) - Australian writer and educator, known for his young adult fiction series "Tomorrow"
Peter Carey (born 1943) - Internationally acclaimed Australian novelist, two-time Booker Prize winner
Tony Wright - Award-winning journalist and longtime correspondent for The Age newspaper

Alfred Deakin (1856-1919) - Second Prime Minister of Australia and leading figure in the federation movement
Elizabeth Blackburn (born 1948) - Nobel laureate and molecular biologist, known for her groundbreaking work on telomeres and aging
Florence Violet McKenzie (1890-1982) - Electrical engineer, inventor, and first Australian woman to be a qualified radio operator
Frank Macfarlane Burnet (1899-1985) - Nobel laureate and virologist, awarded for his research on immunity
Ian Frazer (born 1953) - Immunologist and co-creator of the HPV vaccine
Thomas Holloway Beasley (1855-1930) - Chemist and geologist, known for his contributions to metallurgy and mineralogy

Andrew Fisher (1862-1928) - Three-time Prime Minister of Australia, known for his significant social reforms
Dame Margaret Guilfoyle (born 1926) - First woman to hold a cabinet post in the Australian federal government
John Brumby (born 1953) - Former Premier of Victoria and notable labor politician
Julia Gillard (born 1961) - Former Prime Minister of Australia, known as the country's first female prime minister
Richard Casey (1890-1976) - Governor-General of Australia, diplomat, and politician
Sir John Gorton (1911-2002) - Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the Liberal Party