Notable People
Notable people from Tasmania include:
- actor Errol Flynn
- Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Mary Donaldson)
- Joseph Lyons, former Prime Minister of Australia
- his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman member of the House of Representatives
- Elizabeth Blackburn, first woman from Australia to win a Nobel Prize
- author Christopher Koch
- author and permaculturalist Bill Mollison, Right Livelihood Award, 1981
- actor Simon Baker, star of The Mentalist
- actress Rachael Taylor
- dancer and choreographer Graeme Murphy
- composer Don Kay
- composer Peter Sculthorpe
- Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia Phillip Aspinall
- world champion woodchopper David Foster
- Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting
- Australian cricketer—David Boon
- Truganini, last surviving full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigine
- Retired V8 Supercar driver John Bowe (1995 champion)
- Former V8 Supercar and current NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose (2003–2004 champion of V8 Supercar)
- F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955)—originator of the Alexander Technique
- John Gellibrand, founder of Legacy
- Cyclist Luke Ockerby
- Cyclist Richie Porte
- drummer Dave Haley from technical death metal band Psycroptic and black metal band Ruins (metal band)
- Bob Clifford—Owner and founder of Incat
- David Walsh—Owner and founder of MONA
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