Greatest Australians

[JohnSmithUK]

The one that came up with this.

 

[Parsoncross]

Bloody hell, theres not many people left alive who can remember her. Good call mind.

forgot Slim Dusty who sung Banjo Patterson's song

 

[elder]

decent eclectic list here, which loads already mentioned don't get a look in as do others such as frank lowy who created westfield and has been mainly responsible for developing football in australia or kerry packer who changed (saved?) cricket forever:

Our 50 greatest Australians

HOW do you choose the 50 greatest Australians? On this Australia Day long weekend, Billy Rule takes on the task of judging our best ever.

www.perthnow.com.au

 

[Vauxie]

Jimmy Barnes

Jock
Rolf Harris
Frank Ifield

Rupert Murdoch
Pugwall
Don Bradman
Steve Irwin
Crocodile Dundee
Clive James
Kylie Minogue
Rod Laver
Joe Mangle
AC/DC
Greg Norman
Dame Edna
Shane Warne

How many of above have British passports?

 

[CheersMarra84]

Mike Nolan and Big Lez

 

[elder]

Jock
Rolf Harris
Frank Ifield

How many of above have British passports?

decided to check those out:

Rupert Murdoch - US Citizen
Pugwall - N/A
Don Bradman - nope
Steve Irwin - nope
Crocodile Dundee (paul hogan) - nope
Clive James - possibly, english grandfather
Kylie Minogue - yep, but through time served residency not family
Rod Laver - nope
Joe Mangle - nope
AC/DC - yep most of them
Greg Norman - nope
Dame Edna (barry humphries) - english heritage so possibly
Shane Warne - german mother so could get an EU one

 

[Wolfey1964]

Jeff Thomson, Wally Lewis Peter sterling. I have been reading about the siege of Tobruk so Leslie Moreshead. One of the first men to prove Rommel wasn't invincible in WW2.

 

[Bob Fleming]

Jimmy Barnes

Me mate lives opposite him. Canny fella by his account.

 

[Vauxie]

Slim Witman

 

[The Raven]

Waltzing Matilda

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Dennis Lillee and (edit) Jeff Thompson were fantastic.

 

[Vauxie]

Joe Dolce

 

[mini-x2]

Australia. The country that style forgot.

 

[Viper]

Rob Bredl

World's hottest gran

'World's hottest gran' who stays young with freeze therapy has landmark birthday

 

[Vauxie]

Doing a Noleen

 

[Urraca]

Howard Florey.

 

[The Bridge Lad]

Sally Pearson

 

[WallsendSAFC]

Billy Slater, Greg Inglis, Cameron Smith, Jonathan Thurston all Rugby League, Russell Crowe.

 

[elder]

Billy Slater, Greg Inglis, Cameron Smith, Jonathan Thurston all Rugby League, Russell Crowe.

He's a Kiwi, eh cuzzy bro...

 

[broadmeadows]

Carl Hooper