List of people from Wagga Wagga

Last updated January 07, 2026

This article is a list of notable people from the Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

Arts, literature

Patricia Carlon (crime writer, born in Wagga Wagga)^[1]
Flora Eldershaw (novelist and critic, educated and died in Wagga Wagga)^[2]
Dame Edna Everage (fictional character)
Billy Field (singer and songwriter)^[3]
Dame Mary Gilmore (socialist, poet and journalist)
Nina Las Vegas (Nina Agzarian) (DJ and radio presenter)
George Moore (radio presenter)
Andrew Mueller (journalist, author)

Business

Raelene Castle (Rugby Australia CEO 2017–2020)
Geoff Dixon (Qantas CEO)
Allan Fife (founder of Fife Capital)
Don Kendell (founder of Kendell Airlines)

Crime

Janine Balding (born and raised in Wagga Wagga, raped and murdered in Sydney in 1988)^[4]
Andrew John Harper (the "Heartbreak Bandit"; defrauded and deceived women and business people)
Arthur Orton (famous imposter claiming to be the Tichborne heir in late 19th century)^[5]

Film, television, and theatre

Louise Alston (film director and producer)
Michelle Brasier (musician, comedian and actor)
Sharna Burgess (professional ballroom dancer on Dancing with the Stars )
Kerry Casey (actor)
Bill Kerr (actor)
Lex Marinos (actor)
Wayne Pygram (actor)
Geraldine Quinn (performer)

Military and policing

Henry Baylis (first police magistrate of the area)
Sir Thomas Blamey (World War II general and Australia's first and only field-marshal)^[6]
John Hurst Edmondson (Australia's first World War II Victoria Cross recipient)

Music

Carmel Kaine (classical violinist)
Sam Moran (former member of the children's musical group The Wiggles)
Allan Prior (tenor)

Politics and government

Helen Coonan (former Liberal party senator for New South Wales 1996-2011)
Charles Hardy (politician)
Michael McCormack (member for the Riverina and former deputy prime minister)

Sport

George P. Anderson (Australian rules footballer)
David Barnhill (rugby league footballer)^[7]
Alex Blackwell (cricketer)
Kate Blackwell (cricketer)
Scobie Breasley (jockey)^[8]
Greg Brentnall (rugby league footballer)^[8]
Wayne Carey (Australian rules footballer)^[8]
Wayne Carroll (Australian rules footballer)
Ben Cross (rugby league footballer; played for Canberra, Melbourne and Newcastle)
Neale Daniher (Australian rules footballer)
Terry Daniher (Australian rules footballer)^[8]
Patrick Dwyer (Olympic athlete)
Steve Elkington (golfer)^[8]
Marc Glanville (rugby league footballer)
Paul Hawke (Australian rules footballer)
Elliott Himmelberg (Australian rules footballer)
Harrison Himmelberg (Australian rules footballer)
Nathan Hines (rugby union footballer)
Brad Kahlefeldt (2006 Commonwealth Games triathlon gold medallist)^[8]
Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer)^[8]
Geoff Lawson (cricketer)^[8]
Jim Lenehan (rugby union footballer)
Jack Littlejohn (rugby league footballer)
Steve Martin (Australian rugby league team)
Bill Mohr (Australian rules footballer)
Cameron Mooney (Australian rules footballer)
Chris Mortimer (rugby league footballer)^[8]
Peter Mortimer (rugby league footballer)
Steve Mortimer (rugby league footballer)^[8]
Nigel Plum (rugby league footballer)
Alicia Quirk (Australian Women's rugby sevens player and 2016 Summer Olympics gold medal winner)
Tony Roche (tennis player)^[8]
Adam Schneider (Australian rules footballer)
Nathan Sharpe (rugby union footballer)
Nick Skinner (rugby league footballer)
Michael Slater (cricketer)^[8]
Jamie Soward (rugby league footballer and coach)
Peter Sterling (rugby league footballer and TV presenter/sports commentator)^[8]
Mark Taylor (cricketer)^[8]

Other

Thomas Smith Bellair (actor and Wagga Wagga publican)
Leonie Byrnes (school teacher)
William Monks (architect)
Isabel Reid (born 1932; Wiradjuri elder and Stolen Generations advocate)

References

↑ Wyndham, Susan (20 October 2002). "Stranger than fiction". The Age. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
↑ Dever, Maryanne, "Eldershaw, Flora Sydney (1897–1956)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 15 May 2023
↑ McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Billy Field". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
↑ Allard, Tom (21 November 2014). "Teen killers of Janine Balding have received 'cruel, inhumane and degrading' punishment: UN". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
↑ Twain, Mark (1897). "Chapter XV". Following the Equator . literaturecollection.com.
↑ Horner, David, "Blamey, Sir Thomas Albert (1884–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 15 May 2023
↑ "David Barnhill - Playing Career - Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Sporting Hall of Fame". Museum of the Riverina. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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[1] Wyndham, Susan (20 October 2002). "Stranger than fiction". The Age. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

[2] Dever, Maryanne, "Eldershaw, Flora Sydney (1897–1956)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 15 May 2023

[3] McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Billy Field". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.

[4] Allard, Tom (21 November 2014). "Teen killers of Janine Balding have received 'cruel, inhumane and degrading' punishment: UN". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

[5] Twain, Mark (1897). "Chapter XV". Following the Equator . literaturecollection.com.

[6] Horner, David, "Blamey, Sir Thomas Albert (1884–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 15 May 2023

[7] "David Barnhill - Playing Career - Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[WaggaSportingHallOfFame-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Sporting Hall of Fame". Museum of the Riverina. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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