Famous Australian May Birthdays

May 1 to 15 May 16 to 31

Were you or someone you know born in May? You'll find below some notable Australian politicians, footballers, actors, musicians, athletes and even a Nobel Prize winner that have May birthdays.

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JAN	1-15 16-31	APR	1-15 16-30	JULY	1-15 16-31	OCT	1-15 16-31
FEB	1-15 16-29	MAY	1-15 16-31	AUG	1-15 16-31	NOV	1-15 16-30
MAR	1-15 16-31	JUNE	1-15 16-31	SEPT	1-15 16-30	DEC	1-15 16-31

Birth	Death	Aussies Born in May	A little bit about them . . .
01 May 1971		Damon Diletti	Australian field hockey goalkeeper, Olympic medallist in 1992, 1996, 2000
02 May 1927	-2009	Ray Barrett	Australian actor, received 2 AFI (Australian Film Industry) Awards
03 May 1879	-1950	Fergus McMaster	Australian businessman, one of the founders of Australian airlines Qantas
04 May 1918	-2004	Thomas Mead	Australian politician and journalist
04 May 1960		Andrew Denton	Australian television presenter, comedian
04 May 1978		Brett Burton	Australian rules footballer, president of the AFL Players Association
05 May 1952	-2005	Campbell McComas	Australian impersonator, broadcaster, Member of the Order of Australia for service to entertainment
05 May 1965		Glenn Seton	Australian race car driver, won Australian Touring Car Championship in 1993 and 1997
05 May 1976		Dieter Brummer	Australian TV actor (Home and Away, Underbelly)
06 May 1980		Kasumi Takahashi	Japanese-Australian rhythmic gymnast, she won 5 gold medals in 1994 Commonwealth Games
07 May 1943		Peter Carey	Australian author (Oscar and Lucinda), numerous literary awards including Booker Prize twice, Miles Franklin Award 3 times.
07 May 1986		Mark Furze	Australian actor (Home and Away)
09 May 1913	-1998	Sir Victor Alfred Smith	Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff), first Australian to achieve rank of admiral
09 May 1980		Grant Hackett	Australian swimmer, winner of multiple gold medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Goodwill Games, and World Championships
10 May 1977		Chas Licciardello	Australian comedian, member of The Chaser
11 May 1926	-1994	Frank William Thring	Australian actor (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, El Cid, Ben-Hur)
11 May 1972		Anita Hegh	Australian actress (Stingers)
11 May 1977		Matthew Newton	Australian actor (Changi, Farscape), son of TV personality Bert Newton
11 May 1981		Lauren Jackson	Australian basketball player, winner of multiple awards & honours including WNBA MVP (Most Valuable Player) 3 times, WNBA All-Star 7 times
11 May 1983		Holly Valance Holly Vukadinovic	Australian model, singer, actress (Neighbours, Taken)
12 May 1939		Reg Gasnier	Australian rugby league footballer and coach, named one of Australia's 100 Greatest Players, Member of the Order of Australia
12 May 1956		Glenn Robbins	Australian comedian, writer, actor (Kath & Kim, Prisoner, Fast Forward)
12 May 1960		Lisa Frances Martin	Australian marathoner, gold medallist at 1986 & 1990 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, 1st place NY City Marathon 1992
13 May 1962		Paul McDermott	Australian comedian, actor, TV host (Good News Week)
13 May 1984		Caitlin Murphy	Australian model, actress (Power Rangers)
13 May 1988		Casey Donovan	Australian singer (Listen with Your Heart), winner of Australian Idol 2004 series at age 16.
14 May 1915	-1997	"Jock" Sturrock Alexander Sturrock	America's Cup skipper and champion yachtsman, won over 400 national and state yachting championships, Australian of the Year 1962
14 May 1969		Cate Blanchett	Australian actress (Heartland, Oscar and Lucinda, Elizabeth, Lord of the Rings), winner of awards including an Academy Award, 2 Golden Globes.
14 May 1984		Gary Ablett, Jr.	Australian rules footballer, winner of multiple honours including the Brownlow Medal in 2009
15 May 1901	-1984	Xavier Herbert	Australian author, received Miles Franklin Award in 1975 for Poor Fellow My Country
15 May 1947		Graeham Goble	Australian musician, singer, record producer, founding member of Little River Band, inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame