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Famous Australian June Birthdays
JUne 1 to 15 June 16 to 31
Were you or someone you know born in June? You'll find below some notable Australian politicians, footballers, actors, musicians, athletes and even a couple of Brownlow Medal winners that have June birthdays.
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| Birth | Death | Aussies Born in June | A little bit about them . . . |
| 01 June 1800 | -1879 | Edward Deas Thomson | Australian politician, University of Sydney chancellor |
| 01 June 1973 | Adam Garcia | Australian actor (Coyote Ugly, Doctor Who) | |
| 03 June 1921 | Forbes Carlile | Australian swim coach & athlete, Sport Australia Hall of Fame 1988, International Hall of Fame 1977 | |
| 03 June 1946 | Tristan Rogers | Australian actor (Bellbird, Number 96, General Hospital, Young & the Restless) | |
| 03 June 1947 | -1986 | Mike Burgmann | Australian race car driver, died in racing accident during Bathurst 1000 race. |
| 04 June 1923 | -2007 | Elizabeth Jolley | Australian writer (The Well, Mr Scobie's Riddle), numerous literary awards and honours, named an Australian National Living Treasure in 1997 |
| 04 June 1965 | Mick Doohan | Australian motorcycle racer, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion & other championships | |
| 05 June 1987 | Lara Bingle | Australian fashion model, known for 2006 Tourism Australia ad "So where the bloody hell are you?" | |
| 05 June 1992 | Emily Seebohm | Australian swimmer, gold medallist in backstroke & medley relay 2007 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | |
| 05 June 1995 | Troye Sivan Mellet | Australian singer (Dare to Dream), actor (X-Men Wolverine) | |
| 07 June 1964 | Gia Carides | Greek-Australian actress (Police Rescue, Strictly Ballroom, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me) | |
| 07 June 1969 | Lachlan Elmer | Australian field hockey player, silver medallist 1992, bronze medallist 1996 Olympics | |
| 08 June 1920 | -1995 | Gwen Harwood Gwendoline Foster |
Australian poet, published over 420 works, won numerous poetry awards and prizes |
| 08 June 1983 | Lee Harding | Australian singer (Wasabi), 3rd runner up 2005 Australian Idol 3 | |
| 10 June 1929 | Ian McCahon Sinclair | Australian politician, 1984 leader of National Party | |
| 11 June 1937 | John Robin Warren | Australian pathologist, awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2005 for discovery of bacterium H. pylori | |
| 12 June 1967 | Frances O'Connor | Australian actress (Blue Heelers, Shark Bay, Cashmere Mafia, Bedazzled) | |
| 12 June 1973 | Darryl White | Indigenous Australian rules footballer, with 6 premierships (AFL, NTAFL, QSL) | |
| 12 June 1985 | Sam Thaiday | Australian rugby league footballer, named to 2008 Rugby League's Indigenous Team of the Century | |
| 13 June 1959 | Steve Georganas | Australian politician, Australian Labor Party, held office in South Australia | |
| 15 June 1949 | Russell Hitchcock | Australian singer, musician (Air Supply) | |
| 15 June 1954 | -1996 | Beverley Whitfield | Australian swimmer, gold and bronze medallist at 1972 Olympics, gold medallist 1970 Commonwealth Games |
| 15 June 1973 | Pia Miranda | Australian actress (Looking for Alibrandi, Neighbours, All Saints, The Secret Life of Us) | |
| 15 June 1977 | Nina Liu | Australian actress (The Secret Life of Us, Heartbreak High, Something in the Air) | |
| 15 June 1983 | Laura Imbruglia | Australian singer (It Makes a Crunch Noise), youngest sister of singer Natalie Imbruglia |
