Notable Residents
There are many well-known people who can claim Kingaroy as their home town.
- Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen former Premier of Queensland and his wife former Flo Bjelke-Petersen
- Howard Government Cabinet Ministers Warren Truss and Ian Macfarlane.
- David Jull long-serving Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Bowman, Queensland, from 1975–83 and Fadden, Queensland, from 1984–2007.
- Charles Adermann former minister for Primary Industry under the Menzies Government
- Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden
- Australian Rugby Union player Berrick Barnes
- Australian cricketer Carl Rackemann
- Australian Rugby League player Dave Brown
- Current National Rugby League player Chris Sandow
- Lost "bushwalker" Outback Joe, who is the target of the annual UAV Challenge Outback Rescue held at Kingaroy airport.
- Former Australian and current NRL star Willie Tonga, as well as his younger brother Esikeli Tonga (Titan's under 20's)
- Current National Rugby League Player Matt Ballin (Although he was born in Nanango, he was raised in Kingaroy).
- Karl Learmont from the Sydney-Based Industrial Music Duo Angelspit spent many of his adolescent years in Kingaroy.
- Deb Frecklington the Assistant Minister for Finance, Administration and Regulatory Reform and Member for Nanango.
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