Queanbeyan - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

(B) denotes that the person was born there.

  • Susie Balogh - Gold Medal-winning Olympic shooter.
  • David Campese - retired Wallaby winger
  • Terry Campese - present Canberra Raiders, NSW Blues and Kangaroo's player. Nephew of David Campese.
  • Anthony Faingaa - Rugby Union player for the Queensland Reds and Wallabys
  • Saia Faingaa - Rugby Union player for the Queensland Reds and Wallabys
  • David Furner - former Kangaroos, NSW Blues and Canberra Raiders player, present Canberra Raiders Coach
  • Matt Giteau - former Australian Wallaby player, once Australia's highest ever paid domestic player of any code, played for ACT Brumbies and Western Force in Super 12/Super 14
  • Brad Haddin - NSW Blues and Australian cricketer
  • Matt Henjak - former Wallaby halfback, former player for the Western Force
  • Joe Janiak - former taxi driver, owner/trainer of gelding racehorse Takeover Target,a Group One winner in each Australian State
  • George Lazenby - (born 1939), actor, the only Australian to play James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
  • Brent Kite - NSW Blues and Australian rugby league player
  • Hau Latukefu - ARIA award-winning MC & triple j radio & TV presenter
  • Glen Lazarus - former Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm rugby league player, NSW Blues, Australia representative
  • Heather McKay AM, MBE - Australian squash champion
  • Megan Marcks (née Still) - Olympic women's (pairs) rowing gold medallist
  • Tommy Murphy - award-winning playwright
  • Fergus Pragnell - Australian rower and current member of the Australian Rowing Team
  • Ben Snow - Academy Award Nominee for Visual Effects
  • Ricky Stuart - former Raiders, NSW Blues and Kangaroos rugby league player, Former NSW Blues and Kangaroo's Coach
  • Mark Webber - Formula 1 driver for Red Bull Racing Winner 2010 Spanish, Monaco, British and Hungarian Grands Prix. Winner 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix Winner 2012 Monaco and British Grand Prix
  • Aaron Marquet - Unsuccessful punk rock musician. Once talked to Chris Hannah.

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