World's most famous Australian

[johnmc]

olivia newton john

[PaulS]

Shane Warne
Well known on the Sub-continent & England...

[Daddles]

you know him, married to Sheila

Simon got the joke.

Richard

[journeyman Mick]

Saw a documentary a few weeks ago about Annette Kellerman, who during the silent movies era was absolutely world famous. They made a movie about her years later which made the lady acting her famous (can't remember her name, synchronised swimmer/actress). She live a very full life, basically invented synchronised swimming, starred in a few movies, wrote books, pranced around semi nude, started fitness classes for women etc etc etc. She was stricken with polio as a child and sent to swimming classes. She never looked back from there. Went to England and did a daily show (at Brighton I think) swimming in an aquarium with fish and then was picked up by Hollywood. She died alone and penniless on the Gold Coast in the 70s

Now I'm not saying she is the world's most famous Australian, but she certainly was . Fame, like life is fleeting. How many that are famous now will still be known in 50 years?

Mick

[Sturdee]

33 replies on the subject of the World's most famous Australians but all from down under.

We are still to see a post from someone overseas who might know a famous person who is also an Aussie. Notwithstanding what we think maybe we don't have any famous enough.


Peter.

[beejay1]

Not famous but should be. Thomas Keneally - Schindlers List.
The well known ones obviously, dame edna,hogan,g.norman. and one who was, in the 70s. old steady eddie charlton.
beejay1

http://community.webshots.com/user/eunos9

[Daddles]

We are still to see a post from someone overseas who might know a famous person who is also an Aussie. Notwithstanding what we think maybe we don't have any famous enough.

That's coz they can't think of any. :confused:

Richard

[craigb]

What a stupid pointless thread this is.

FWIW, I reckon silentC is right.

THE most famous Australian (whatever that means) is a bloody kangaroo.

And that's the rest of the world's verdict, not mine.

[Daddles]

What a stupid pointless thread this is.

FWIW, I reckon silentC is right.

THE most famous Australian (whatever that means) is a bloody kangaroo.

And that's the rest of the world's verdict, not mine.

Stoopid and pointless eh? Yet you still felt moved to add your vote. Hmmm. Stoopid and pointless must be a strong motivator. It worked for me.

Dame Edna for Queen ... or Prime Minister ... or President ... or Head Roo ... or something

Richard

[craigb]

Stoopid and pointless eh? Yet you still felt moved to add your vote.

I wasn't aware that it was a ballot.

If you care to page back, you'll see who I rate as a famous Aussie.

I still reckon silentC is right in regards to world "fame".

[Roving Woody]

Fred Hollows.

[craigb]

Fred Hollows.

Mate, apart from the fact that he was Kiwi, all he ever did was go round trying to make disadvantged peoples lives better.

Come on, not exactly Who Weekly material.

[Cliff Rogers]

Slim Dusty?

That's the music the Yanks played as they flew over Oz in a Space Shuttle.

[bitingmidge]

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Last time I was in Melbourne I heard a lot of people talking with the same accent, must be some sort of local thing.


P

[vsquizz]

Joh for PM

Cheers