This is a list of notable people from Fremantle, Western Australia. They may have been born there or have been resident there at some time.
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- Craig Barnett (1974âÂÂ), model; crowned Mr Australia in 2007
- Bill Bateman (1866âÂÂ1935), Australian rules footballer and cricketer; inaugural captain of the Fremantle Football Club
- Tom Bateman (1922âÂÂ2003), politician
- Walter Bateman (1826âÂÂ1882), merchant; member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- Neville Beard (1936âÂÂ), Australian rules footballer; Sandover Medal winner
- Kim Edward Beazley (1917âÂÂ2007), politician; served as Father of the House in the Whitlam government
- K. A. Bedford (1963âÂÂ), science fiction novelist; two-time Aurealis Award winner
- Marcus Beilby (1951âÂÂ), artist; Sulman Prize winner for his 1987 work Crutching the Ewes (homage to Shearing the Rams)
- Phillip Bennett (1928âÂÂ), general; served as chief of the Australian Defence Force and governor of Tasmania
- Trevor Bickle (1943âÂÂ), pole vaulter; won gold at the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games
- Emma Booth (1982âÂÂ), actress and model; starred in the television series Cloudstreet and '
- Ron Bowe (1939âÂÂ), Australian rules footballer and cricketer
- Ernest Bromley (1912âÂÂ1967), cricketer; first Western Australian to play test cricket for Australia
- John Butler (1975âÂÂ), musician; frontman of roots and jam band the John Butler Trio
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- Frederick Samson (1892âÂÂ1974), businessman and politician; long-term mayor of Fremantle
- Lionel Samson (1799âÂÂ1879), businessman; founder of Lionel Samson & Son, Australia's oldest continuing family business
- Bon Scott (1946âÂÂ1980), musician; lead singer of the hard rock band AC/DC
- Kim Scott (1957âÂÂ), novelist; two-time Miles Franklin Award winner
- George Seddon (1927âÂÂ2007), academic; popularised the phrase "sense of place" in his 1972 book of the same name
- Alan Seymour (1927âÂÂ2015), author and playwright; writer of the 1958 play The One Day of the Year
- Jack Sheedy (1926âÂÂ2023), Australian rules footballer; Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Craig Silvey (1982âÂÂ), novelist and musician; author of the 2009 novel Jasper Jones
- Jon Sivewright (1965âÂÂ), actor; starred in the television series Home and Away
- Billy Smith
- Trevor Sprigg (1946âÂÂ2008), Australian rules footballer and politician
- Bill Stephen
- Patrick Stone
- Harry Strickland
- Herbert Styants
- Peter Sumich (1968âÂÂ), Australian rules footballer
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- Jay Watson (1990âÂÂ), multi-instrumentalist and psychedelic rock musician
- Scott Watters (1969âÂÂ), Australian rules footballer; ex coach of the St Kilda Football Club
- David Whish-Wilson (1966âÂÂ), author
- Aaron Whitchurch
- Laurie Wilkinson
- Daryl Williams (1942âÂÂ), politician
- Dixie Willis (1941âÂÂ), runner; won gold at the 1962 Commonwealth Games, breaking the 800 metres world record
- Tim Winton (1960âÂÂ), author; four-time Miles Franklin Award winner
- Edward Wittenoom (1854âÂÂ1936), politician
- Barrington Wood
- Garnet Wood
- Graeme Wood (1956âÂÂ), Australian rules footballer and cricketer
- Kevin Wright (1953âÂÂ), cricketer
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- Henry Yelverton (1854âÂÂ1906), politician; member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
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- Carla Zampatti (1942âÂÂ2021), fashion designer; emigrated to Fremantle from Italy in 1950
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