Birthdays are so special in each and every one’s life! Many of us await for our birthday all year to add a few more memories and make it stand so special in our lifetime. It would be even more special day or best day of our year if any of our favourite celebrities birthdays fall on the same month, date,and day. Hope I am right!
Do you know any of the Australian celebrities born in the month of May, which is your birth month as well!? If no, then continue reading our post, which is filled with a list of Famous Australian Celebrities with their birthdays mentioned in. You may find your favourite personality among the below mentioned notable Australian actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, actresses, footballers, and even the Noble prize winners whose birthdays fall in the month of May.
To have a depth information about that particular sport or award or a little about the famous personality, all you need to click on the hyperlink we have added to some particular key words. So, have a look and enjoy knowing about your favorites. All our efforts are solely to help you guys get to know these Australian famous personalities. Check whether you are lucky enough to match your birthdays with the birthdays of any of these people to have a greatest birthday of all.
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Aussies Born in May |
Birth |
Death |
A little Information about them |
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Juliet Haslam |
31-05-1969 |
Australian field hockey player, won gold at 1996 & 2000 Olympics, 1994 & 1998 World Cup, and the 1998 Commonwealth Games |
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Tommy Emmanuel |
31-05-1955 |
Australian guitarist, won Instrumental of the Year 2007 at Tamworth, performed live at closing ceremony 2000 Summer Olympics |
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Pro Hart, Kevin Charles Hart |
30-05-1928 |
2006 |
Australian painter, sculptor, Australian Citizen of the Year in 1983, known for capturing the spirit of the outback in his paintings |
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Natarsha Belling |
29-05-1975 |
Australian news presenter |
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Bianca Langham |
29-05-1975 |
Australian field hockey player, won gold at both the 1998 Commonwealth Games and World Cup |
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Myf Warhurst |
29-05-1973 |
Australian radio presenter, TV personality (Spicks and Specks) |
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Patrick White |
28-05-1912 |
1990 |
Australian novelist (Happy Valley, Voss, Tree of Man), awarded Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973 and Australian of the Year in 1973 |
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Kylie Minogue |
28-05-1968 |
Australian actress (Sullivans, Neighbours), singer (Locomotion, Spinning Around, Showgirrl), Logie award 1987, 1990, Gold Logie in 1988, ARIA awards 2002, 2001, 2000, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988, ARIA Hall of Fame 2011, and many others |
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Jeff Fenech |
28-05-1964 |
Maltese-Australian boxer, retired with a record of 31 wins (21 by knockout), 3 losses, and 1 draw, International Boxing Hall of Fame 2002 |
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Sir Henry Parkes |
27-05-1815 |
1896 |
Australian politician, served as NSW Premier 5 times, “Father of Federation”, his image appears on Australian 1996 $1 coin and $5 note issued 2001 |
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Wayne Carey |
27-05-1971 |
Australian rules footballer, All-Australian 7 times |
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27-05-1954 |
Australian politician, businesswoman, former leader of political party One Nation. |
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Joel Selwood |
26-05-1988 |
Australian footballer, selected All-Australian 2009 & 2010 |
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Victoria Shaw, Jeanette Elphick |
25-05-1935 |
1988 |
Australian actress, (Edge of Eternity, Westworld, Charlie’s Angels, Ironside, General Hospital) |
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Danni Roche |
25-05-1970 |
Australian field hockey player, she won gold at the 1996 Olympics |
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Catherine Cox |
24-05-1976 |
Australian netballer, received gold (2007) & silver (2003) Netball World Championships, gold (2002) & silver (2006, 2010) Commonwealth Games |
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“Little” Nell Campbell Laura Campbell |
24-05-1953 |
Australian actress, singer (Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Killing Fields) |
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Kym Valentine |
24-05-1977 |
Maltese-Australian actress (Neighbours, Home and Away, Candid Camera) |
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Gary Sweet |
22-05-1957 |
Australian actor (The Sullivans, Police Rescue, Big Sky, Stingers), 2 Logie Awards (1982, 1994) |
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Malcolm Fraser, John Malcolm Fraser |
21-05-1930 |
22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1975-83), Australian Liberal Party, awarded Human Rights Medal in 2000 |
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James Clancy Phelan |
21-05-1979 |
Australian novelist (Fox Hunt, Patriot Act) |
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Jonathan Hyde |
21-05-1948 |
Australian-born actor (Titanic, The Mummy, Jumanji, Anaconda) |
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Mark Winterbottom |
20-05-1981 |
Australian race car driver, winner 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series |
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Robert Keith Doyle |
20-05-1953 |
Australian politician, 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne |
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Phil Rudd, Phillip Rudzevecuis |
19-05-1954 |
Australian musician, AC/DC drummer, inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 |
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Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell |
19-05-1861 |
1931 |
Australian opera soprano, first Australian to receive international recognition as a classical musician, appointed Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1918 for her charity work during WWI. |
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Andrew “Joey” Johns |
19-05-1974 |
Australian rugby league footballer, named in list of Australia’s 100 Greatest Players |
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Johnny Warren |
17-05-1943 |
2004 |
Australian footballer, coach, broadcaster, inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1988 |
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Danielle Spencer |
16-05-1969 |
Australian actress (Home and Away, All Saints, Hampton Court, Beastmaster), singer (White Monkey, On Your Side), wife of actor Russell Crowe |
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Graeham Goble |
15-05-1947 |
Australian musician, singer, record producer, founding member of Little River Band, inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame |
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Xavier Herbert |
15-05-1901 |
1984 |
Australian author, received Miles Franklin Award in 1975 for Poor Fellow My Country |
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“Jock” Sturrock, Alexander Sturrock |
14-05-1915 |
America’s Cup skipper and champion yachtsman, won over 400 national and state yachting championships, Australian of the Year 1962 |
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Gary Ablett, Jr. |
14-05-1984 |
Australian rules footballer, winner of multiple honours including the Brownlow Medal in 2009 |
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Cate Blanchett |
14-05-1969 |
Australian actress (Heartland, Oscar and Lucinda, Elizabeth, Lord of the Rings), winner of awards including an Academy Award, 2 Golden Globes. |
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Caitlin Murphy |
13-05-1984 |
Australian model, actress (Power Rangers) |
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Paul McDermott |
13-05-1962 |
Australian comedian, actor, TV host (Good News Week) |
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Casey Donovan |
13-05-1988 |
Australian singer (Listen with Your Heart), winner of Australian Idol 2004 series at age 16. |
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Reg Gasnier |
12-05-1939 |
Australian rugby league footballer and coach, named one of Australia’s 100 Greatest Players, Member of the Order of Australia |
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12-05-1960 |
Australian marathoner, gold medallist at 1986 & 1990 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, 1st place NY City Marathon 1992 |
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Glenn Robbins |
12-05-1956 |
Australian comedian, writer, actor (Kath & Kim, Prisoner, Fast Forward) |
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Holly Valance, Holly Vukadinovic |
11-05-1983 |
Australian model, singer, actress (Neighbours, Taken) |
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Frank William Thring |
11-05-1926 |
1994 |
Australian actor (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, El Cid, Ben-Hur) |
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Anita Hegh |
11-05-1972 |
Australian actress (Stingers) |
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11-05-1981 |
Australian basketball player, winner of multiple awards & honours including WNBA MVP (Most Valuable Player) 3 times, WNBA All-Star 7 times |
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Matthew Newton |
11-05-1977 |
Australian actor (Changi, Farscape), son of TV personality Bert Newton |
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Chas Licciardello |
10-05-1977 |
Australian comedian, member of The Chaser |
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Sir Victor Alfred Smith |
09-05-1913 |
1998 |
Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff), first Australian to achieve rank of admiral |
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Grant Hackett |
09-05-1980 |
Australian swimmer, winner of multiple gold medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Goodwill Games, and World Championships |
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Mark Furze |
07-05-1986 |
Australian actor (Home and Away) |
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Peter Carey |
07-05-1943 |
Australian author (Oscar and Lucinda), numerous literary awards including Booker Prize twice, Miles Franklin Award 3 times. |
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Kasumi Takahashi |
06-05-1980 |
Japanese-Australian rhythmic gymnast, she won 5 gold medals in 1994 Commonwealth Games |
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Glenn Seton |
05-05-1965 |
Australian race car driver, won Australian Touring Car Championship in 1993 and 1997 |
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Campbell McComas |
05-05-1952 |
2005 |
Australian impersonator, broadcaster, Member of the Order of Australia for service to entertainment |
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Dieter Brummer |
05-05-1976 |
Australian TV actor (Home and Away, Underbelly) |
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Brett Burton |
04-05-1978 |
Australian rules footballer, president of the AFL Players Association |
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Thomas Mead |
04-05-1918 |
2004 |
Australian politician and journalist |
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Andrew Denton |
04-05-1960 |
Australian television presenter, comedian |
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Fergus McMaster |
03-05-1879 |
1950 |
Australian businessman, one of the founders of Australian airlines Qantas |
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Ray Barrett |
02-05-1927 |
2009 |
Australian actor, received 2 AFI (Australian Film Industry) Awards |
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Damon Diletti |
01-05-1971 |
Australian field hockey goalkeeper, Olympic medallist in 1992, 1996, 2000 |
