People of Sydney

Akira Isogawa is one of Australia's most prominent contemporary fashion designers. Born in Japan, he emigrated to Australia in 1986, studying fashion at East Sydney College and setting up a store in Woolhara, a suburb of Sydney, in 1995. By the late 1990's, international sales and recognition established his reputation. His commercial fashion label, Akira, concentrates on women's fashion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akira Isogawa"

Alex Brosque (born October 12, 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for the Queensland Roar in the A-League competition. (Jersey 19) ...more on Wikipedia about "Alex Brosque"

Alex Lloyd is an Australian singer-songwriter. His most popular album Watching Angels Mend released in 2001 went double platinum and his third album Distant Light released in 2003 has featured three songs that have made the Australian top 40 singles charts. He has also won two ARIA awards for "Male Artist of the Year" in 2000 and 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alex Lloyd"

Allan Robert Border (born July 27 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricket captain. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He was the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in Tests. He played 156 Tests in his career, a record until it was passed by another Australian, Steve Waugh. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allan Border"

Andrew Chan is an Australian from Sydney, New South Wales. Chan is the alleged "godfather" of the Bali Nine, accused of attempted drug trafficking of heroin into Australia from Indonesia. Chan faces possible execution by firing squad if convicted. He was 21 at the time of his arrest on April 17, 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew Chan"

Andrew Christopher Denton (born May 4, 1960) is an Australian comedian and television presenter, and is the host of the ABC's weekly interview program Enough Rope. He is considered one of Australia's most quick-witted comedians and his talents have won him nation-wide fame. During the 1990s, he worked on or hosted many other TV shows including Blah Blah Blah, The Money or the Gun, Live and Sweaty, and his own show, Denton. His support of the South Sydney Rabbitohs is quite famous, as is his alleged argument with its former chairman. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew Denton"

Anthony Field (born 1963) is an actor, musician and founding member of the Wiggles. When performing with the Wiggles, he wears a blue shirt and is known for his love of food, especially fruit salad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthony Field"

Arthur Malcolm Stace ( 1884 - July 30, 1967), otherwise known as Mr. Eternity, was a homeless man who converted to Christianity and affected countless lives by using the word ' Eternity' to get people to think about their own beliefs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur Stace"

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson ( February 17, 1864 - April 5, 1941) was a famous Australian bush poet and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include " Waltzing Matilda", " The Man From Snowy River" and " Clancy of the Overflow". ...more on Wikipedia about "Banjo Paterson"

Reverend Dr Barry Chant is the author of Heart of fire: The story of Australian Pentecostalism (the first history of Australian pentecostalism) and a co-founder and founding Principal of Tabor College, Australia of which he is currently President. He was founding editor of Australia's New Day magazine, the first national magazine addressing Australian pentacostals, charismatics and evangelicals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barry Chant"

The Reverend Bernard Judd ( 1918- 1999) was a Sydney Anglican minister. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bernard Judd"

Bilal Skaf (born 14 September 1981) was the leader of the group involved in three of the Sydney gang rapes that terrorised Sydney in 2000. For his crime he is serving a 28-year prison sentence, with a non-parole period of 22 years. (He was originally sentenced to 55-years with a 40-year non-parole period, but that was reduced upon appeal -- see below.) He commenced his sentence in Sydney's Long Bay Correctional Centre, but was soon moved to maximum security in Goulburn Gaol after prison wardens uncovered plans by fellow inmates to inject him with HIV infected blood. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bilal Skaf"

Robert ("Bob") Baddeley Simpson (born February 3 1936 in Sydney, Australia) is a cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales and Western Australia as well as Test cricket for Australia. He also had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian cricket team. He is also known as Bobbie or Simmo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Simpson (cricketer)"

The Bra Boys are a surfing group centered around the Sydney, Australia suburb of Maroubra. The group is named after their suburb: "Marou-BRA." Members of the group often tattoo "Bra Boys" and the Maroubra postal code (2035) on their back. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bra boys"

Bradley McGee, born on the February 24, 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a professional cyclist, who started cycling in 1986 at ten years of age. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bradley McGee"

Brian Houston is the Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. His father, Frank Houston, was the initial pastor of the mother campus in Waterloo. Originally a Salvation Army officer, Frank Houston had switched to the Baptist church soon after his son Brian was born, and had later joined the Assemblies of God in New Zealand, becoming Senior Pastor of the local Assembly of God in Lower Hutt, where Brian grew up and eventually decided to follow his father into Christian ministry. He earned a Dip.Min. from an AoG Bible College in New Zealand. He later pursued further studies in Southern Cross Bible College, Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brian Houston"

Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop (born 19 October 1942), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since February 1994, representing the Division of Mackellar, New South Wales. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was a solicitor and company director before entering politics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bronwyn Bishop"

Bronwyn Mayer (born July 3, 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bronwyn Mayer"

Bryce Courtenay (born Johannesburg, South Africa in 1933) is an Australian novelist. He spent most of his early years in a small village in the Lebombo Mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bryce Courtenay"

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (born January 3 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and theatre actor. Tingwell is one of the veterans of Australian film. He acted in his first film in 1946, and has appeared in over one hundred films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bud Tingwell"

Carmel Mary Tebbutt (born 22 January 1964), Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Education and Training. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carmel Tebbutt"

Casey Donovan (born May 13, 1988) was the winner of the second season of the reality/talent-search television series Australian Idol. ...more on Wikipedia about "Casey Donovan (singer)"

Charles Bannerman was an Australian Test cricketer, right-hand batsman, of New South Wales. He was born on July 3, 1851 in Woolwich, Kent, England not long before his parents migrated to New South Wales, and died August 20, 1930 in Sydney, Australia. He first played first-class cricket in 1870-71, and came under notice by scoring 81 and 32 not out against Victoria in 1874. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Bannerman"

Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras, AC, CH, CBE (born November 17, 1925) is an Australian conductor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Mackerras"

Chris Abrahams (born 1961 in New Zealand) is a Sydney-based pianist, best known for his jazz work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chris Abrahams" shortopedia - Go in quickly.

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