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.

Arts, literature

• Patricia Carlon (crime writer, born in Wagga Wagga)
• Flora Eldershaw (novelist and critic, educated and died in Wagga Wagga)
• Dame Edna Everage (fictional character)
• Billy Field (singer and songwriter)
• Dame Mary Gilmore (socialist, poet and journalist)
• Nina Las Vegas (Nina Agzarian) (DJ and radio presenter)
• George Moore (radio presenter)
• Andrew Mueller (journalist, author)

Business

• Raelene Castle (Rugby Australia CEO 2017–2020)
• Geoff Dixon (Qantas CEO)
• Allan Fife (founder of Fife Capital)
• Don Kendell (founder of Kendell Airlines)

Crime

• Janine Balding (born and raised in Wagga Wagga, raped and murdered in Sydney in 1988)
• Andrew John Harper (the "Heartbreak Bandit"; defrauded and deceived women and business people)
• Arthur Orton (famous imposter claiming to be the Tichborne heir in late 19th century)

Film, television, and theatre

• Louise Alston (film director and producer)
• Michelle Brasier (musician, comedian and actor)
• Sharna Burgess (professional ballroom dancer on Dancing with the Stars)
• Kerry Casey (actor)
• Bill Kerr (actor)
• Lex Marinos (actor)
• Wayne Pygram (actor)
• Geraldine Quinn (performer)

Military and policing

• Henry Baylis (first police magistrate of the area)
• Sir Thomas Blamey (World War II general and Australia's first and only field-marshal)
• John Hurst Edmondson (Australia's first World War II Victoria Cross recipient)

Music

• Carmel Kaine (classical violinist)
• Sam Moran (former member of the children's musical group The Wiggles)
• Allan Prior (tenor)

Politics and government

• Helen Coonan (former Liberal party senator for New South Wales 1996–2011)
• Charles Hardy (politician)
• Michael McCormack (member for the Riverina and former deputy prime minister)

Sport

• George P. Anderson (Australian rules footballer)
• David Barnhill (rugby league footballer)
• Alex Blackwell (cricketer)
• Kate Blackwell (cricketer)
• Scobie Breasley (jockey)
• Greg Brentnall (rugby league footballer)
• Wayne Carey (Australian rules footballer)
• Wayne Carroll (Australian rules footballer)
• Ben Cross (rugby league footballer; played for Canberra, Melbourne and Newcastle)
• Neale Daniher (Australian rules footballer)
• Terry Daniher (Australian rules footballer)
• Patrick Dwyer (Olympic athlete)
• Steve Elkington (golfer)
• Marc Glanville (rugby league footballer)
• Paul Hawke (Australian rules footballer)
• Elliott Himmelberg (Australian rules footballer)
• Harrison Himmelberg (Australian rules footballer)
• Nathan Hines (rugby union footballer)
• Brad Kahlefeldt (2006 Commonwealth Games triathlon gold medallist)
• Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer)
• Geoff Lawson (cricketer)
• Jim Lenehan (rugby union footballer)
• Jack Littlejohn (rugby league footballer)
• Steve Martin (Australian rugby league team)
• Bill Mohr (Australian rules footballer)
• Cameron Mooney (Australian rules footballer)
• Chris Mortimer (rugby league footballer)
• Peter Mortimer (rugby league footballer)
• Steve Mortimer (rugby league footballer)
• Nigel Plum (rugby league footballer)
• Alicia Quirk (Australian Women's rugby sevens player and 2016 Summer Olympics gold medal winner)
• Tony Roche (tennis player)
• Adam Schneider (Australian rules footballer)
• Nathan Sharpe (rugby union footballer)
• Nick Skinner (rugby league footballer)
• Michael Slater (cricketer)
• Jamie Soward (rugby league footballer and coach)
• Peter Sterling (rugby league footballer and TV presenter/sports commentator)
• Mark Taylor (cricketer)

Other

• Thomas Smith Bellair (actor and Wagga Wagga publican)
• Leonie Byrnes (school teacher)
• William Monks (architect)
• Isabel Reid (born 1932; Wiradjuri elder and Stolen Generations advocate)

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