List of people from Frankston

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This is a list of notable past and present people from the City of Frankston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It incorporates the City of Frankston localities and suburbs of Carrum Downs, Frankston, Frankston East, Frankston Heights, Frankston North, Frankston South, Kananook, Karingal, Langwarrin, Langwarrin South, Long Island, Mount Erin, Olivers Hill, Sandhurst, Seaford and Skye. The demonym for a person from Frankston is a "Frankstonian".

Arts

• Rick Amor - artist^[1][2]
• William Leslie Bowles - sculptor and medallist^[3]
• Walter Langcake - sculptor and woodturner
• Sir Daryl Lindsay - artist and Director of the National Gallery of Victoria from 1942-1956 (lived at Mulberry Hill in Langwarrin South)^[4][5]
• Richard Linton - artist, studio was formerly located in Frankston Central Business District (CBD) and is now just south of it at the Morningstar Estate vineyard^[6]

Business and society

• Dame Beryl Beaurepaire, AC, DBE - philanthropist and women's rights campaigner^{[7][8][9][10]}
• Anthony Di Pietro - businessman and Chairman of Melbourne Victory FC from 2011–present
• Sir Laurence Hartnett, CBE - automotive pioneer, known as the "father of Holden" (Hartnett Drive in Seaford is named in his honour)^{[7][8][9][10]}
• Sir John Holland, AC - philanthropist, engineering and construction magnate; founder of John Holland Group^[11]
• Josiah Humphrey - co-founder and CEO of app development company Appster^[12]
• Wilbraham Liardet - early Melbourne pioneer (lived at Ballam Park in Karingal)^[13]
• Anthony JJ Lucas - philanthropist, businessman and the Consulate-General of Greece in Australia from 1931-46 (lived at Yamala in Frankston)^[14]
• Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, AC, DBE - philanthropist; mother of international media magnate Rupert Murdoch (lived at Cruden Farm in Langwarrin)^{[2][4][5][9][10][15]}
• Bill Pratt, AM - founder of Pratt's Stores, later Safeway (Australia), now a part of Woolworths Limited^[4][5]
• Thomas Ritchie - founder of Ritchie's Stores, now affiliated with IGA^[16]
• Charles Wedge - early Frankston settler (Wedge Road in Carrum Downs is named in his honour)^[13]
• Harry Wragge, AM - telecommunications pioneer, developed the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)^[7][8][9]

Entertainment

Actors

• Kaarin Fairfax - actor and director, founder of the Little Theatre in Frankston^[17]
• Anna Lind-Hansen - model, contestant on the sixth series of Big Brother Australia, wore an "I ♥ Frankston" T-shirt during the series^[18]
• Jackie Woodburne - television actor, has played Susan Kennedy in Neighbours, 1994-current^[7][8][9]

Authors

• Don Charlwood, AM - author^[7][8][9]
• Paul Jennings, AM - children's author^[19]
• Lady Joan Lindsay - author of Picnic at Hanging Rock, made into a film by the same name in 1975 (lived at Mulberry Hill in Langwarrin South)^[4][5]
• Myra Morris - children's author and poet^[20]
• Nevil Shute - author of On the Beach, which was partly set in Frankston, and later made into a film by the same name in 1959^{[2][7][8][9][10]}

Media

• Graham Kennedy, AO - television personality, known as the "King of Australian television"^{[2][4][5][9][10][15]}
• Peter Mitchell - journalist, currently the Melbourne news presenter for Seven News^[1][2][15]
• Mal Walden - veteran journalist, currently the Melbourne news presenter for Ten News^{[2][7][8][9][10][15]}

Musicians

• Gil Askey - American jazz trumpeter, known as one of the original "architects of the Motown sound"^[21][22]
• Vera Bradford - classical pianist, founded the Frankston Symphony Orchestra in 1968, and gifted the "Vera Bradford Music Collection" to the Monash University, Peninsula campus^[23]
• Cheyne Coates - singer, formerly with ARIA Music Award-winning band Madison Avenue^[24]
• John Course - DJ and co-founder of the record label Vicious Vinyl^[24]
• Carl Cox - British DJ, 1997 #1 DJ in the world (lives on Olivers Hill when in Australia)^[15][25]
• Jay Dunne - lead singer with the hip hop/punk band 28 Days^[26]
• Lee Harding - singer, placed third on the third series of Australian Idol^[27]
• Simon Hepburn - songwriter and lead guitarist with the hip hop/punk band 28 Days^[26]
• Johnny Logan - currently Ireland-based singer; only soloist to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice (1980 & 1987)^[28]
• Toby Martin - songwriter and lead singer of the ARIA Music Award-winning rock band Youth Group^[29]
• Kathleen McGuire - orchestra conductor, composer and activist^[30]
• Ryan Monro - bassist with the ARIA Music Award-winning jazz/ska band The Cat Empire^[31][32]
• Alasdair Murray - ARIA Music Award-winning rapper and recording artist known as "Illy"
• Michael Paynter - singer, made the top 16 on second season of The Voice Australia^[33]
• Brad Robinson - lead guitarist with the rock band Australian Crawl^[34]
• Dutch Tilders - blues singer, known as the "godfather of Australian blues"^[35][36]
• Andy Van Dorsselaer - ARIA Music Award-winning record producer known as "Andy Van", formerly with the band Madison Avenue, and co-founder of the record label Vicious Vinyl^[24][37]

Bands and music groups formed in the City of Frankston:

• 28 Days^[26][38]
• Australian Welsh Male Choir^[39]
• The Basics^[40][41][42]
• Defryme^[43]
• Deloris^[44]
• Eddy Current Suppression Ring^[45]
• Frankston Symphony Orchestra^[46]
• Madison Avenue^[24][37]
• Superheist^[47]
• Vicious Vinyl (record label founded by Andy Van and John Course)^[24]

Government

Politics

• Hon. Austin Asche, AC, QC - 3rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory from 1987-1993 and the 13th Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1993-1997^[48]
• Hon. Bruce Billson, MP - Member of the Parliament of Australia, representing the Division of Dunkley (which encompasses the City of Frankston), from 1996–present^[49][50]
• Hon. General Sir Dallas Brooks, GCMG, KCB, KCVO, DSO, KStJ - 19th Governor of Victoria from 1949-1963, and the General of the Royal Marines from 1945-1949^[51]
• Rt Hon. Lord Stanley Bruce, CH, MC, FRS, PC - 8th Prime Minister of Australia from 1923-1929 (lived at Bruce Manor in Frankston, before moving to The Lodge in Canberra)^[1][2]
• Sir Harold W. Clapp, KBE - Victorian Railways Chairman of Commissioners from 1920-1939^[52]
• Hon. James Fenton, CMG - Postmaster-General of Australia (precursor to Minister for Communications), oversaw establishment of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1932^[53]
• Hon. Sir Rupert Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED - 39th Premier of Victoria from 1972-1981, anti-discrimination and environmental campaigner^[54]
• Hon. Jeff Kennett, AC - 43rd Premier of Victoria from 1992-1999, mental health campaigner and media commentator^[15][55]
• Sir John Madden, GCMG - 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1893-1918 and Lieutenant Governor of Victoria from 1893-1913 (lived at Yamala in Frankston)^[56]
• Jim Plowman - 28th and 32nd Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly^[57]
• Tony Simpson - Member of the Parliament of Western Australia, representing the District of Darling Range from 2005 to present^[58][59]

Military

• Rear-Admiral William Carr, CBE - surgeon and Medical Services Director of the Royal Australian Navy from 1932-1946^[60]
• Grp Captain Charles Eaton, OBE, AFC - Royal Australian Air Force aviator in World War I and II, and the Consulate-General of Australia in the Dutch East Indies from 1946-1951^[61]
• Major General Harold Grimwade, CB, CMG - Commander of the Australian Military Forces, 4th Division, from 1926-1930, and businessman (lived at Marathon in Frankston)^[62]
• Leiut. General Sir Vernon Sturdee, KBE, CB, DSO - Chief of the Australian Army from 1945-1950 and the Australian commander of the Commonwealth Force in occupied Japan^[63]

Health and medicine

• Dr. Ruth Bishop, AO - virologist, discovered the rotavirus in 1973^[4][5]
• Prof. Max Coltheart - cognitive scientist and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Macquarie University^[64]
• Graeme Miller - surgeon, microsurgery pioneer^[1][2]

Sports

All codes/types

• David Andersen - basketballer formerly with the US NBA, played with the Australian national basketball team at three Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012)^[65]
• Ryan Broekhoff - basketballer, named Player of the Year and an Honorary All-American in 2012 while playing US college basketball with Valparaiso University^[66][67]
• Benjamin Burge - sports shooter, Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games medalist^[68]
• Ellie Cole - swimmer, Beijing 2008 Paralympics and Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games medallist^[1][2]
• John Conway - cricketer and journalist, organised the first ever tour of England by the Australian cricket team in 1878^[69][70]
• Taz Douglas - V8 Supercars race driver^[71]
• Johnny Famechon - boxer, 1969 World Featherweight Champion and World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee^[4][5][10]
• Debbie Flintoff-King, OAM - hurdler, Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games and Seoul 1988 Olympic Games gold medalist^[1][2][15]
• Craig Mottram - athlete, represented Australia at three Olympic Games (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008)^[72]
• Desmond Piper - hockey player with the Australian national hockey team at three Olympic Games (Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972)^[2][7][8][9]
• Natalia Rahman - sports shooter, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medalist^[73]
• Blake 'Bilko' Williams - motocross rider and freestyle motocross champion^[1][2][74]
• Brad Williams - cricketer, fast bowler with the Australian national cricket team from 2003-current^[75]
• Bailey Wright - soccer player with the British Championship Preston North End Football Club and the Australian national soccer team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup^[76][77][78]

Australian rules

• Dermott Brereton - player with Hawthorn Football Club from 1982-1992, AFL Hall of Fame inductee and television presenter on Getaway^[79][80]
• Nathan Burke - player with St Kilda Football Club from 1987-2003 and Captain from 1996-2000^[80][81]
• Gary Colling - player with St Kilda Football Club from 1968-1981 and Captain in 1978^[79]
• Jack Dyer - player known as "Captain Blood" with Richmond Football Club from 1931–49, Captain 1941-49 and Coach 1941-52, AFL Hall of Fame inductee (retired to Frankston)^[80]
• Russell Greene - player with St Kilda Football Club from 1974-1979 and Hawthorn Football Club from 1980-1988, won the Leigh Matthews Trophy in 1984^[82]
• Robert Harvey - player with St Kilda Football Club from 1988-2008, Captain from 2001-2002 and twice Brownlow Medallist (1997 & 1998)^{[2][4][5][9][10][15][80][81]}
• Nathan Lonie - player with Hawthorn Football Club from 2001-2005 and Port Adelaide Football Club from 2006-2008^[79]
• Ryan Lonie - player with Collingwood Football Club from 2001-2008^[79]
• Leigh Matthews, AM - player with Hawthorn Football Club from 1969-1985, celebrated coach, AFL Hall of Fame inductee and named the Player of the Century^[80][83]
• Kelvin Moore - player with Hawthorn Football Club from 1970-1984 and AFL Hall of Fame inductee^[79]
• Travis Payze - player with St Kilda Football Club from 1966-1974 and club President from 1986-1993^[79]
• Grant Thomas - player with St Kilda Football Club from 1978-1983 and Coach from 2001-2006^[79]
• Stuart Trott - player with St Kilda Football Club from 1967-1974 and Captain in 1973, went on to play for Hawthorn Football Club briefly from 1975-1977^[79][80]

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