Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Melbourne
Bert Newton
Albert Watson Newton, AM, MBE, is an Australian media personality. He is a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie award-winning entertainer and radio, theatre and television personality/presenter. Newton has hosted the Logie Awards ceremony on seventeen occasions.
Alan Tudge
Alan Tudge is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2010, representing the Division of Aston for the Liberal Party. He has been a government minister since 2016, serving as Minister for Human Services (2016–2017), Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (2017–2018), and Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure (2018–present). He was promoted to Cabinet after the 2019 federal election. On 13 December 2019, Tudge was appointed the acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural and Office Affairs.
Norm Smith
Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After more than 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty-year coaching career, including a fifteen-year stint at Melbourne.
Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock fue un piloto y dueño de equipo de automovilismo de velocidad que se destacó en las competiciones de su país entre las décadas de 1970 y 1990.
Michael Gudinski
Michael Solomon Gudinski AM was an Australian entrepreneur and businessman based in Melbourne who was a leading figure in the Australian music industry. Born and raised in Melbourne to Jewish Russian immigrants, Gudinski was mostly known for forming the highly successful Australian record company Mushroom Records in 1972 through which he signed several generations of Australian musicians and performers ranging from MacKenzie Theory, the Skyhooks, The Choirboys, Kylie Minogue, and New Zealand's Split Enz to newer artists such as Eskimo Joe, Evermore and others, forging a string of successful releases by local artists.
Bill Shorten
William Richard Shorten es un político australiano que ha sido líder del Partido Laborista y líder de la oposición desde octubre de 2013. Ha representado a Maribyrnong en la Cámara de Representantes de Australia desde 2007, y se desempeñó en varias posiciones ministerial en los gobiernos de Rudd y Gillard, incluido el ministro de Educación y Ministro de Relaciones Laborales. Antes de entrar en el Parlamento, fue el Secretario Nacional del Sindicato de Trabajadores australianos entre 2001 y 2007.
Will Pucovski
William Jan Pucovski is an Australian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistan during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017. He made his first-class debut for Victoria in the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season on 1 February 2017. Pucovski made his international debut for the Australia cricket team on 7 January 2021, in the third Test match of the series against India.
Peter Thomson
Peter William Thomson was an Australian professional golfer. He won the Open Championship five times between 1954 and 1965. Thomson is the only golfer to win a modern major three times in succession – The Open 1954, 1955, 1956.
Lou Richards
Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards, was an Australian rules footballer who played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. He captained the team from 1952–55, including a premiership win in 1953. He later became a hotel manager and a highly prominent sports journalist, in print, radio and television, and was known for his wit and vivacity.
Harry Trott
George Henry Stevens «Harry» Trott fue un jugador de críquet australiano que jugó veinticuatro partidos de prueba como all-rounder entre 1888 y 1898. Notable por ser un bateador versátil, jugador de bolos de giro y jardinero excepcional, «... se le recuerda mejor por ser un capitán y juez comprensivo de la naturaleza humana». Después de un periodo de crisis disciplinaria en el críquet australiano, Trott fue el primero de una sucesión de capitanes australianos asertivos que incluyó a Joe Darling, Monty Noble y Clem Hill, responsables de devolverle prestigio al equipo de pruebas. Trott era respetado por compañeros y adversarios por igual por su capacidad analítica en cada partido, ya que era capaz de detectar la debilidad del oponente con rapidez. Era un bateador diestro, conocido por su defensa sólida y su bateo vigoroso.