The following is a list of people from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, as well as its surrounding suburbs:
Politics
Sally Bowen women's rights activist, unionist and member of the Communist Party of Australia Rex Connor, Minister for Minerals and Energy in the Whitlam government Bryan Green, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Dr. Stephen Martin, former speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Chris Rath, New South Wales Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council Rev. Gordon Bradbery AM Lord Mayor of Wollongong
Arts and media Natalie Bassingthwaighte, actress and singer, lead vocalist of Rogue Traders Michael Cusack, animator and voice actor, Smiling Friends and Koala Man Adam Demos, actor, Sex/Life DPR Ian, singer-songwriter Frenchy, comedian and podcaster Nikki Gemmell, author Ricardo Gonçalves, television journalist and presenter Steven Jacobs, actor and television presenter John Jarratt, actor, Wolf Creek Catriona Rowntree, television presenter The Sunday Painters, 1980s avant-pop group Nic Testoni, actor, Home and Away Esme Timbery, artist and shellworker Richard Tognetti, violinist, current artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra Anthony Warlow, opera and musical theater star
Sports
Bill Beach, world champion sculler (rowing) 1884–87 Nicole Beck, rugby sevens, current Australian player and Olympic gold medalist, Rio 2016 Michael Bolt, rugby league player Shaun Boyle, Winter Olympic athlete in skeleton Greg Carberry, rugby league player Scott Chipperfield, retired football (soccer) player who played for the Australia men's national soccer team Allan Fitzgibbon, former professional rugby league footballer and coach Craig Fitzgibbon, rugby league player and coach, coach of the Cronulla Sharks Tyson Frizell, professional rugby league player currently playing for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Wayne Gardner, 500cc motorcycle racing world champion Jackson Hastings, professional rugby league player who has played for Wigan Warriors and Salford Red Devils in the Super League Brian Hetherington, rugby league player Ben Hornby, rugby league player who captained the St George Illawarra Dragons Matt Horsley, former football (soccer) player Bruno Hortelano, Spanish runner, gold medalist Dan Hunt, rugby league player Phil Jaques, cricketer Trent Johnston, Irish cricketer Brett Lee, Test cricketer Shane Lee, former One-Day International cricketer Nathan McAndrew, cricketer Kerryn McCann, marathon runner, Commonwealth games gold medalist Emma McKeon, swimmer, five-time Olympic and eight-time Commonwealth gold medalist Dean Mercer, iron man Trent Merrin, rugby league player Reagan Ogle, football (soccer) player who plays professionally in England Jason Ryles, rugby league player and coach Noel Spencer, football (soccer) player formerly of Sydney FC Mile Sterjovski, retired football (soccer) player who played in France, Switzerland and England; as well as for the Socceroos Brett Stewart, rugby league player Glenn Stewart, rugby league player Shannan Taylor, professional boxer Jacob Timpano, football (soccer) player who played for Sydney FC and managed Wollongong Wolves Emma Tonegato, rugby sevens, current Australian player and Olympic gold medallist, Rio 2016 Alexander Volkanovski, mixed martial artist and two time UFC Featherweight Champion Luke Wilkshire, former football (soccer) player, commentator
Other Bev Lawson, police officer and deputy commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force John Tasioulas, professor of Ethics and Legal Philosophy, University of Oxford and first Greek-Australian Rhodes Scholar Hal Waldron, prospector and gold diviner
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