This is a list of notable Tasmanians, by birth or association.

Arts

*Philanthropist - David Walsh *Actors - Simon Baker, Errol Flynn, Alison Whyte, Jaason Simmons, Rachael Taylor, Chris King, Robert Grubb, Lucky Grills, Essie Davis, Phillip Borsos, Don Sharp,

Cleo Massey Cleo Massey (born 19 November 1993) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Kim Sertori in the television series '' H2O: Just Add Water''. Massey has been performing on TV and film since the age of 11. In 2010, she was ...

, Robert Mannion, Toby Leonard Moore, Jessica Green *Director/Actor - Robert Jarman *Choreographers - Graeme Murphy *Composers -

Matthew Dewey Matthew Ingvald Dewey (born 1984) is an Australian classical music composer, singer, and music producer. "Matthew Dewey – Represented Artist Profile", Australian Music Centre Ltd, 2009, webpageAMC Biography Matthew Dewey is an Australian co ...

, Chainmale,

Maria Grenfell Maria Grenfell (born 1969) is an Australian music teacher and composer of New Zealand origin. Early life and education Maria Grenfell was born in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia in 1969. She grew up and was educated in Christchurch, New Zealand, where s ...

, Don Kay,

Constantine Koukias Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatr ...

Thanapoom Sirichang Thanapoom Sirichang is a Tasmanian composer, born in the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand. He began his music study at the age of eight by joining the Prince Royals College Ensemble. He studied music with Gain Tepparat and Yutthapol Sakthamjareon unti ...

Douglas Knehans Douglas Knehans (born 1957, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American/Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Aust ...

, Peter Sculthorpe, John Joseph Woods *Musicians - Eileen Joyce, Monique Brumby, Striborg, Psycroptic, Luca Brasi (band),

The Bedroom Philosopher Justin Marcus Heazlewood, the Bedroom Philosopher, is an Australian author, songwriter and performer. He has released several albums of musical comedy, toured Australia extensively, been nominated for an ARIA Award and published books about hi ...

, The Innocents, Rob Tognoni, The Paradise Motel, Alan Gogoll, Asta, Ironhawk, Kat Edwards *Comic artist - Sols (Alan Salisbury), Hannah Gadsby, Luke McGregor *Fictional -

Tasmanian Devil The Tasmanian devil (''Sarcophilus harrisii'') (palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. Until recently, it was only found on the island state of Tasmania, but it has been reintroduced to New South Wales in ...

*Painters - Geoffrey Dyer, John Glover, Luke Wagner *Photographers - Peter Dombrovskis, Olegas Truchanas *Television - Charles Wooley, Peter Cundall *Writers -

Richard Davey Richard Innes Davey (4 November 1938 – 13 March 2013) was an Australian actor, director and writer. He was the founder of the Round Earth Company and advocate for the understanding of the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station on Sarah Island ...

Richard Flanagan Richard Miller Flanagan (born 1961) is an Australian writer, who has also worked as a film director and screenwriter. He won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his novel '' The Narrow Road to the Deep North''. Flanagan was described by the ''Washing ...

, Peter Conrad, Christopher Koch, Margaret Scott,

Nan Chauncy Nan Chauncy (28 May 1900 – 1 May 1970) was a British-born Australian children's writer. Early life Chauncy was born Nancen Beryl Masterman in Northwood, Middlesex (now in London), and emigrated to Tasmania, Australia, with her family in 1912 ...

, Bradley Trevor Greive *Fashion designer - Alannah Hill *Engravers - Richard Jarman *Animators -

Felix Colgrave Felix Colgrave (born 29 November 1992) is an Australian director, animator, cartoonist, filmmaker, artist and musician. Distribution of Colgrave's work has, to date, been focused on YouTube where his channel has 1.67 million subscribers. Colgrav ...

Historic

* Martin Bryant, perpetrator of the 1996

Port Arthur Massacre Port Arthur massacre may refer to: *Port Arthur massacre (China), an 1894 event in which Japanese troops killed several thousand Chinese in the Liaodong Peninsula *Port Arthur massacre (Australia) The Port Arthur massacre was a mass shooting t ...

Alec Campbell Alexander William Campbell (26 February 1899 – 16 May 2002) was the final surviving Australian participant of the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War.Shaw, John"Alec Campbell, Last Anzac at Gallipoli, Dies at 103" ''The New York Ti ...

, longest surviving war veteran from the Battle of Gallipoli *

George Clarke George Clarke (7 May 1661 – 22 October 1736), of All Souls, Oxford, was an English architect, print collector and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1702 and 1736. Life The son of Sir William Clark ...

, University of Tasmania's first vice-chancellor May 1890 to May 1898, and chancellor from May 1898 to May 1907 * William Field, convict turned businessman * Harold Gatty, navigator and aviation pioneer * John Gellibrand, founder of Legacy Australia *

Dorothy Edna Genders Dorothy Edna Genders (1892–1978) was an Australian charity worker and a deaconess in the Anglican Church of Australia. Known as "Sister Dorothy," she was notable for being one the first women to graduate with a Licenciate in Theology in Austr ...

, Anglican deaconess, early woman pioneer in church leadership * Jane Franklin early Tasmanian pioneer *

Georgina Kermode Georgina Kermode MIM (1868 – 5 September 1923) was a suffragette, metallurgist, engineering entrepreneur and holder of numerous patents. Biography Kermode was born Georgina Elizabeth Fawns in Barnet, United Kingdom in 1868, daughter of the Rev ...

, suffragette and engineer *

Daniel Priest Daniel Priest (1814–1883) was a convict and bushranger in nineteenth century Tasmania. Priest escaped from the penal settlement at Port Arthur and became a bushranger while trying to avoid arrest. He became known to those he robbed as 'the fr ...

, Australian convict * Ettie Rout, journalist and wartime sexual health campaigner * Fanny Cochrane Smith, Aboriginal Tasmanian * Truganini, Aboriginal Tasmanian

Politics

*Federal - Michael Ferguson, Mark Baker, Dick Adams,

Lance Barnard Lance Herbert Barnard AO (1 May 19196 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the Whitlam Government, most n ...

, Neal Blewett, Bob Brown, Brian Harradine, Dame Enid Lyons,

Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office, 10th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1932 until his death in 1939. He ...

, Michael Hodgman (later a state politician), Ken Wriedt, Kevin Newman, Jocelyn Newman *State -

Jim Bacon James or Jim Bacon may refer to: *Jim Bacon (politician) (James Alexander Bacon, 1950–2004), Premier of Tasmania, 1998–2004 *Jim Bacon (rugby) James Arthur Bacon (fourth ¼ 1896 – fourth ¼ 1968) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional ...

, Paul Lennon, Eric Reece, Will Hodgman, Michael Field, Ray Groom (previously federal), Robin Gray, Doug Lowe,

Bill Neilson William Arthur Neilson AC (27 August 1925 – 9 November 1989) was Premier of Tasmania from 1975 to 1977. Born in Hobart, and educated at Ogilvie High School, Neilson became a postman before entering politics. He married Jill Benjamin, dau ...

*Other - Andrew Inglis Clark,

Richard Jones Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard J ...

Sport

* Association football - Alex Cisak * Athletics -

Stewart McSweyn Stewart McSweyn (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian long-distance runner. He competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and managed to qualify for the Men's 1500m final. He came third in his heat with a time of 3:36.39 and qualified for the semifinals. ...

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

- Matthew Richardson, Alistair Lynch, Darrel Baldock, Ian Stewart, Peter Hudson,

Laurie Nash Laurence John Nash (2 May 1910 – 24 July 1986) was a Test cricketer and Australian rules footballer. An inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Nash was a member of South Melbourne's 1933 premiership team, captained South Melbo ...

Paul Williams Paul Williams may refer to: Authors * Paul O. Williams (1935–2009), American science-fiction author and poet * Paul L. Williams (author) (born 1944), FBI consultant, journalist * Paul Williams (journalist) (1948–2013), American founder of mu ...

Roy Cazaly Roy Cazaly (13 January 1893 – 10 October 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also represented Victoria and Tasmania in interstate football, and afte ...

, Steven Febey, Nick Riewoldt,

Jack Riewoldt Jack Riewoldt ( ; born 31 October 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player, a three-time Coleman Medallist, a ...

, Russell Robertson, Brad Green, Daryn Cresswell, Rodney Eade,

Royce Hart Royce Desmond Hart (born 10 February 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Regarded as one of the greatest centre half-forwards to ever play Australian r ...

, James Manson,

Viv Valentine Vivian Guy Valentine (3 December 1887 – 7 August 1967) was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League. Valentine made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 2 ...

, Verdun Howell, John Klug, Andrew Phillips,

Doug Barwick Doug Barwick (born 6 February 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Australian Football League. Recruited from East Launceston, Barwick made his debut in Round 1 of the 1984 VFL season a ...

* Chess - Ian Rogers *

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

- David Boon,

Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer. Ponting was captain of the Australian national team during its "golden era", between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 20 ...

, Max Walker,

Ben Hilfenhaus Benjamin William Hilfenhaus (born 15 March 1983) is an Australian former professional cricketer who played for Tasmania in Australian domestic cricket and for the Australia national cricket team. He is right-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ...

, Tim Paine, Ted McDonald, George Bailey,

Xavier Doherty Xavier John Doherty (born 22 November 1982) is a former Australian international cricketer who played Australian domestic cricket with Tasmania and internationally for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowler ...

, Lily Poulett-Harris * Cycling - Richie Porte,

Amy Cure Amy Louise Cure (born 31 December 1992) is an Australian former professional track cyclist. She cycles for Team Jayco–AIS. She has set several world records. She won a junior world championship race in 2009, and represented Australia at the ...

* Motor racing - Marcos Ambrose, John Bowe * Netball - Natasha Chokljat * Rowing -

George Quinlan Roberts George Quinlan Roberts (23 February 1860 – 6 September 1943) was a Tasmanian-born rower who won events at Henley Royal Regatta in the 1880s. He later served as chief secretary of St Thomas' Hospital in London from 1903 to 1928. Early life ...

* Swimming - Ariarne Titmus * Tennis - Richard Fromberg *Other - David Foster ( woodchopping)

Science

* Elizabeth Blackburn, first woman from Australia to win a Nobel Prize * Bill Mollison *

Frank Styant Browne Frank Styant Browne (10 July 1854 – 17 April 1938), also known as Styant Browne, was an Australian pharmacist, artist, photographer and X-ray pioneer from Tasmania. In Australia, the medical men of the day took a slow approach in the adoption ...

(1854-1938), X-ray pioneer, first in Tasmania to produce X-rays

Recent notables

* Phillip Aspinall, Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia * Regina Bird, winner of ''Big Brother Australia'' 2003 * Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark * Mathew Goggin, professional Tasmanian golfer on US PGA Tour * Tim Lane, journalist and sports commentator * Eric Philips, OAM, polar adventurer and guide *

Grace Tame Grace Tame (born 28 December 1994) is an Australian activist and advocate for survivors of sexual assault. Tame was named 2021 Australian of the Year on 25 January 2021. Early life, family and education Grace Tame was born in Hobart in about ...

, 2021 Australian of the Year, activist and advocate for the prevention of child sexual assault, founder of The Grace Tame Foundation, motivational speaker, artist, yoga teacher {{Tasmania