Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Melbourne
Alan McNicoll
Vice Admiral Sir Alan Wedel Ramsay McNicoll, was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and a diplomat. Born in Melbourne, he entered the Royal Australian Naval College at the age of thirteen and graduated in 1926. Following training and staff appointments in Australia and the United Kingdom, he was attached to the Royal Navy at the outbreak of the Second World War. As torpedo officer of the 1st Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean theatre, McNicoll was decorated with the George Medal in 1941 for disarming enemy ordnance. He served aboard HMS King George V from 1942, sailing in support of several Arctic convoys and taking part in the Allied invasion of Sicily. McNicoll was posted for staff duties with the Admiralty from September 1943 and was involved in the planning of the Normandy landings. He returned to Australia in October 1944.
Bob Jane
Robert Frederick Jane was an Australian race car driver and prominent entrepreneur and business tycoon. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane was well known for his chain of tyre retailers, Bob Jane T-Marts. Jane was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2000.
Brent Harvey
Brent Harvey, often known by his nickname "Boomer", is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He holds the record for most matches played by an individual in VFL/AFL history, breaking Michael Tuck's previous VFL/AFL record in 2016.
Michael Tuck
Michael Tuck is a seven-time premiership-winning player, Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) / Australian Football League (AFL), where he was the games record holder until 30 July 2016 when Brent Harvey played his 427th game for North Melbourne Football Club.
Tim Wilson
Timothy Robert Wilson is an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party of Australia. Wilson serves as the Federal Member for Goldstein in the Australian House of Representatives. He was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2019, and is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on Economics.
Malcolm Fraser
John Malcolm Fraser fue un político australiano que ejerció como primer ministro de Australia desde 1975 hasta 1983.
Leonard French
Leonard William French, diseñador y artista australiano que trabajó principalmente con el vidrio, mayormente en el campo de los vitrales artísticos.
Steve Fairbairn
Steve Fairbairn fue un remero e influyente entrenador de remo en el Jesus College Boat Club, la Universidad de Cambridge, el Club de Remo Támesis y el club de remo de Londres durante las primeras décadas del siglo XX, y fundador de la "Head of the River Race" en el año 1925.
Henry Winneke
Sir Henry Arthur Winneke, was a Chief Justice of Victoria and the 21st Governor of Victoria, from 1974 to 1982.
Florence Violet McKenzie
Florencia Violeta McKenzie OBE, conocida cariñosamente como "la señora Mac", fue la primera mujer ingeniera eléctrica de Australia, fundadora del Cuerpo Femenino de Señalización de Emergencia y promotora de la educación técnica para las mujeres durante toda su vida. Hizo campaña con éxito para que algunas de sus discípulas fueran acpetadas en la Armada dando origen al Servicio Femenino de la real Armada de Australia. Alrededor de 12.000 militares pasaron por su escuela de instrucción de señales en Sydney, adquiriendo entrenamiento en código Morse y señales visuales.