List of people from Wagga Wagga

This article is a list of notable people from the Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

Louise Alston (film director)
Janine Balding born and raised in Wagga Wagga, murdered and raped in Sydney in 1988.
Sir Thomas Blamey (World War 2 general and Australia's first and only Field-Marshal)^[1]
Scobie Breasley (Jockey)^[2]
Greg Brentnall (Rugby League footballer)^[2]
Wayne Carey (Australian rules footballer)^[2]
Patricia Carlon (crime writer born Wagga Wagga)^[3]
Helen Coonan (Liberal politician, senator since 1996)
Terry Daniher (Australian rules footballer)^[2]
Geoff Dixon (Qantas CEO)
Patrick Dwyer (Olympic athlete)
John Hurst Edmondson (Australia's first World War 2 Victoria Cross recipient)
Brett Eisenhauer (Pro wakeboarding, Australian and International)
Flora Eldershaw (writer died Wagga Wagga)^[4]
Steve Elkington (Golfer)^[2]
Beres Ellwood (Rugby Union footballer)
Dame Edna Everage (Fictional Character)
Dame Mary Gilmore (Socialist, Poet and Journalist)
Nathan Hines (Rugby Union footballer)
Greg Hubbard Australian Boomer Basketball Player
Brad Kahlefeldt (2006 Commonwealth Games Triathlon Gold Medallist)^[2]
Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer)^[2]
Don Kendell (Founder of Kendell Airlines)
Bill Kerr (Actor)
Geoff Lawson (Cricketer)^[2]
Len Lawson Convicted rapist and murderer, born and raised in Wagga Wagga
Jim Lenehan (Rugby Union footballer)
Sheila Martin (1937 Miss Australia)
David Mathew (Big Brother Australia 2005 winner)
Greg Mathew (Big Brother Australia 2005 winner)
William Monks (Architect)
Cameron Mooney (Australian rules footballer)
George Moore (Radio Presenter)
Sam Moran (Yellow Wiggle)
Chris Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)^[2]
Peter Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)
Steve Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)^[2]
Andrew Mueller (Journalist, Author)
Arthur Orton (Famous imposter of the late 19th century)^[5]
Wayne Pygram (Actor)
Dr Graeme White (Astronomer - Discover of Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli)
Tony Roche (Tennis player)^[2]
Adam Schneider (Australian rules footballer)
Nathan Sharpe (Rugby Union footballer)
Michael Slater (Cricketer)^[2]
Jamie Soward St George Illawarra Dragons Halfback/five eight
Peter Sterling (Rugby League footballer & TV presenter/sports commentator)^[2]
Mark Taylor (Cricketer)^[2]
Melanie Wells (Hockey player)^[6]^[7]

References

^ Blamey Biography on Australian Dictionary of Biography
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Sporting Hall of Fame". Museum of the Riverina. http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/museum/index.aspx?item=shof&sub=browse. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
^ Wyndham, Susan (October 20, 2002). "Stranger than fiction". Books (The Age). http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/19/1034561353511.html. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
^ Australian Dictionary of Biography
^ Twain, Mark. "Chapter XV". Following the Equator. literaturecollection.com. http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/twain/following-equator/16/. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
^ "Melanie Twitt". Sporting Hall of Fame. Museum of the Riverina. 2007. http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/museum/index.aspx?item=shof&sub=browse&cat=museum_shof&article=PH8SA295HIYSX3PL74I9. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
^ "Melanie WELLS (Nee Twitt)". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080723153733/http://www.hockey.org.au/Default.aspx?tabid=314. Retrieved 2008-06-22.