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Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin ( ; Larrakia: ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the sparsely populated Northern Territory. It is the smalle ...

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Sport

Robbie Ahmat Robert "Robbie" AhMat (born 19 July 1977), is a former Australian rules footballer. His ancestors were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Ahmat's cousins are Matthew Ahmat (Brisbane/Sydney), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) and Nakia Cockatoo ...

* Joe Anderson *

Ben Barba Ben Barba (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for St Helens in the Super League. He primarily played as a or . He was banned by both the NRL and Rugby Football League in February ...

* Graeme Brown *

Peter Burgoyne Peter Gabriel Burgoyne (born 29 January 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played primarily in midfield and on the half back flank. Early life Burgoyne is of Indigen ...

* Anthony Corrie *

Kerry Dienelt Kerry Dienelt (born 25 February 1969, in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former softball catcher from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. In addition to playing for the Australian nati ...

* Frank Farina * Fabian Francis *

Mark Hickman Mark Christopher Hickman OAM (born 22 August 1973 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Australia. He was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ...

* Stephen Holt * Michael Long *

Jesse Makarounas Jesse David Makarounas ( el, Τσέση Δαβίδ Μακαρούνας; born 18 April 1994) is an Australian professional Association football, football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Moreland City. Early life Born in Darwin, ...

* Damien Martyn *

Adrian McAdam Adrian McAdam (born 12 March 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL) and North Adelaide in the SANFL during the early 1990s. An Indigenous Australian, McAdam played ...

Gilbert McAdam Gilbert McAdam (born 30 March 1967 in Alice Springs) is an Indigenous Australian former Australian rules football player and one of three McAdam brothers to play in the Australian Football League (AFL). Playing career Early career McAdam grew ...

Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod (born 4 August 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games. ...

* Paul Miller * Nova Peris-Kneebone *

Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli (born 14 July 1989) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Rioli was a member of four premiership teams and the Norm Smith Medallist from the 2015 ...

Daniel Rioli Daniel Rioli (born 16 April 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player with the club and in 2017 he received the award ...

Maurice Rioli Maurice Joseph Rioli Sr. (1 September 195725 December 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who represented St Mary's Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and in th ...

* Rohan Sajdeh * Horrie Seden *

Cameron Stokes Cameron Stokes is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Stokes was recruited to the Hawks via the 2008 AFL rookie draft, selected at pick 54. He made his AFL debu ...

Mathew Stokes Mathew Stokes (born 22 November 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club and the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Mathew Stokes grew up in ...

John Tambouras John Tambouras (born 30 January 1979 in Darwin, Australia) is a retired Australian footballer. Club career Tambouras attracted the attention of South Melbourne F.C. who signed him on as a teenager and it was with them that he gained his first e ...

Hamilton Thorp Hamilton Thorp (born 21 August 1973) is an Australian former professional football player. Early life Thorp is one of a small number of professional footballers to grow up in Darwin. Career Club In the early 1990s Thorp moved to England, wher ...

Matthew Whelan Matthew Whelan (born 13 November 1979) is a former professional Australian rules football player. Wearing the number 45 jersey, Whelan, recruited from the Northern Territory was reliable defender/ back pocket known by Demons fans as "Wheels" ...

* Erika Yamasaki

Arts

McLean Edwards MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Gaelic surname Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain" ...

* Ted Egan *

The Groovesmiths The Groovesmiths are an Australian roots-music band, founded by Gavin Shoesmith, former bass guitarist from John Butler Trio. Originally located in Darwin, Northern Territory, Shoesmith relocated to Fremantle. The band is recognized for its uni ...

* David Gulpilil * Jessica Mauboy * Aaron Pedersen * Rachel Perkins * Tex Perkins * The Poor * Warwick Thornton * Gregg Turkington

Media

* Charlie King *

Michael Tunn Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

* Ron Wilson

Politics

* John Anictomatis * Denis Burke * Bob Collins * Paul Everingham * William Forster * Stephen Hatton * Goff Letts * Brian Frank Martin * Brian Ross Martin * Clare Martin *

Dean Mildren Dean Mildren, (born 27 February 1943) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. He was appointed to the court on 27 June 1991, and retired February 2013. He is sworn in as an acting judge of the court, so from time to ti ...

James Muirhead James Henry Muirhead AC KStJ QC (24 April 1925 – 20 July 1999) was an Administrator of the Northern Territory and a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. Pre-Northern Territory Muirhead was born in Adelaide and was edu ...

* Harold Nelson * Kevin O'Leary * Trevor Riley *

Stephen Southwood Stephen Roger Southwood KC (born 7 September 1955) is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. He was appointed to the Court on 31 January 2005. Justice Southwood was raised in Temora and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales ) ...

* Shane Stone * Ian Tuxworth

Business

* Sue Wah Chin *

Andrew Liveris Andrew N. Liveris (born 5 May 1954) is an Australian former CEO and chairman of The Dow Chemical Company of Midland, Michigan. Liveris has been a member of Dow's board of directors since February 2004, CEO since November 2004 and was elected as ...

* Lum Loy * Edward Pretty

Other

* Lillian Dean *

Olga Havnen Olga Havnen is an Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal leader, advocate and activist in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Danila Dilba Health Service in Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, an Ab ...

Bruce Litchfield Bruce Albert John Litchfield (20 December 1908 – 10 October 1995) was an architect in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. He was integral to the reestablishment of Darwin after it was bombed by the Japanese in 1942. He later designed and b ...

Lily Ah Toy Lily Ah Toy (born Wong Wu Len) (24 October 1917 – 15 October 2001) was an Australian pioneer and businesswoman famous in the Northern Territory. Biography On October 24, 1917, Ah Toy was born in Darwin to Chinese parents. Her father Wong Y ...

Alan Powell Alan Powell may refer to: *Alan Powell (actor) (born 1985), American actor and singer *Alan Powell (drummer), British musician *Alan Powell (entrepreneur) (born 1967), American businessman *Alan Powell (historian) (1936–2020), Australian historia ...

Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

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