# List of people from Wagga Wagga

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)
* Flora Eldershaw (novelist and critic, educated and died in Wagga Wagga)
* Dame Edna Everage (fictional character)
* Billy Field (singer and songwriter)
* Dame Mary Gilmore (socialist, poet and journalist)
* Andrew Mueller (journalist, author)
* Nina Las Vegas (Nina Agzarian) (DJ and radio presenter)
* George Moore (radio presenter)

## Business

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

## Crime

* Janine Balding (born and raised in Wagga Wagga, raped and murdered in Sydney in 1988)
* 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)

## 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)
* Bill Kerr (actor)
* Lex Marinos (actor)
* Wayne Pygram (actor)
* Geraldine Quinn (performer)
* Kerry Casey (actor)

## 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)
* 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)

## 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)
* Alex Blackwell (cricketer)
* Kate Blackwell (cricketer)
* Scobie Breasley (jockey)
* Greg Brentnall (Rugby League footballer)
* Wayne Carey (Australian rules footballer)
* 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)
* Patrick Dwyer (Olympic athlete)
* Steve Elkington (golfer)
* 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)
* Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer)
* Geoff Lawson (cricketer)
* 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)
* Peter Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)
* Steve Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)
* Nigel Plum (Rugby League footballer)
* Alicia Quirk (Australian Women's Rugby sevens player and 2016 Summer Olympics gold medal winner)
* Tony Roche (tennis player)
* Adam Schneider (Australian rules footballer)
* Nathan Sharpe (Rugby Union footballer)
* Nick Skinner (Rugby League footballer)
* Michael Slater (cricketer)
* Jamie Soward (Rugby League footballer and coach)
* Peter Sterling (Rugby League footballer and TV presenter/sports commentator)
* Mark Taylor (cricketer)

## Other

* William Monks (architect)
* Thomas Smith Bellair (actor and Wagga Wagga publican)