List of Australian of the Year Award recipients

Table columns:
Year of award
Name
Post nominals
Born
Died
Comments

Table rows:
cells: 1960
Sir Burnet, MacfarlaneMacfarlane Burnet
OM
1899
1985
Virologist; 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-recipient
cells: 1961
Sutherland, JoanJoan Sutherland
CBE
1926
2010
Opera singer
cells: 1962
Sturrock, JockJock Sturrock
1915
1997
Yachtsman
cells: 1963
Sir Eccles, JohnJohn Eccles
1903
1997
Neurophysiologist; 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-recipient
cells: 1964
Fraser, DawnDawn Fraser
1937
Swimmer; gold medal winner at 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympic Games
cells: 1965
Helpmann, RobertRobert Helpmann
CBE
1909
1986
Actor; ballet dancer; director
cells: 1966
Brabham, JackJack Brabham
OBE
1926
2014
Racing driver; Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966
cells: 1967
Seekers, TheThe Seekers
N/A
Music group
cells: 1968
Rose, LionelLionel Rose
MBE
1948
2011
Boxer; first Aboriginal Australian to win world boxing title (1968)
cells: 1969
Casey, LordLord Casey
GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, PC
1890
1976
Politician, diplomat, Governor-General of Australia (1965–1969)
cells: 1970
Cardinal Sir Gilroy, NormanNorman Gilroy
KBE
1896
1977
Clergyman; first Australian-born Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
cells: 1971
Goolagong, EvonneEvonne Goolagong
1951
Tennis player
cells: 1972
Gould, ShaneShane Gould
1956
Swimmer; winner of three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics
cells: 1973
White, PatrickPatrick White
1912
1990
Author; 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient
cells: 1974
Sir Heinze, BernardBernard Heinze
1894
1982
Conductor
cells: 1975
Cornforth, JohnJohn Cornforth
AC, CBE
1917
2013
Scientist; 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient
cells: MAJGEN Stretton, AlanAlan Stretton
AO, CBE
1922
2012
Australian Army officer; managed Cyclone Tracy cleanup
cells: 1976
LTCOL Sir Dunlop, EdwardEdward "Weary" Dunlop
CMG, OBE
1907
1993
Military surgeon; World War II prisoner of war
cells: 1977
Roe, RaighRaigh Roe
CBE
1922
2014
President of the Country Women's Association
cells: Sir Tyrrell, MurrayMurray Tyrrell
KCVO, CBE
1913
1994
Official Secretary to six Governors-General
cells: 1978
Bond, AlanAlan Bond
1938
2015
Businessman
cells: Yunupingu, GalarrwuyGalarrwuy Yunupingu
1948
Native title activist
cells: 1979
Bonner, NevilleNeville Bonner
1922
1999
First Aboriginal elected to the Parliament of Australia
cells: Butler, HarryHarry Butler
OBE
1930
2015
Naturalist
cells: 1980
Clark, ManningManning Clark
AC
1915
1991
Historian
cells: 1981
Sir Crawford, JohnJohn Crawford
1910
1984
Economist
cells: 1982
Sir Williams, EdwardEdward Williams
KCMG, KBE, QC
1921
1999
Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland; chairman of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games Foundation
cells: 1983
de Castella, RobertRobert de Castella
MBE
1957
Marathon runner
cells: 1984
O'Donoghue, LowitjaLowitja O'Donoghue
CBE
1932
Aboriginal health worker; inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1990–1996)
cells: 1985
Hogan, PaulPaul Hogan
1939
Actor
cells: 1986
Smith, DickDick Smith
1944
Entrepreneur
cells: 1987
Farnham, JohnJohn Farnham
AO
1949
Singer, entertainer
cells: 1988
Cottee, KayKay Cottee
AO
1954
First female sailor to perform a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world (1988)
cells: 1989
Border, AllanAllan Border
AO
1955
Australian cricket team captain
cells: 1990
Hollows, FredFred Hollows
1921
1993
Ophthalmologist; founder of The Fred Hollows Foundation
cells: 1991
Hollingworth, PeterPeter Hollingworth
AC, OBE
1935
Bishop; head, Brotherhood of St Laurence
cells: 1992
Yunupingu, MandawuyMandawuy Yunupingu
1956
2013
Singer, Yothu Yindi
cells: 1993
No award made: award dating system changed
No award made: award dating system changed
No award made: award dating system changed
No award made: award dating system changed
No award made: award dating system changed
cells: 1994
Kiernan, IanIan Kiernan
OAM
1940
Environmentalist; founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World
cells: 1995
Boyd, ArthurArthur Boyd
AC, OBE
1920
1999
Painter
cells: 1996
Yu, JohnJohn Yu
AM
1934
Paediatrician
cells: 1997
Doherty, PeterPeter Doherty
AC
1940
Veterinarian; immunologist; 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient
cells: 1998
Freeman, CathyCathy Freeman
1973
Athlete; also Young Australian of the Year in 1990
cells: 1999
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor
AO
1964
Australian cricket team captain
cells: 2000
Sir Nossal, GustavGustav Nossal
AC, CBE
1931
Biologist
cells: 2001
LTGEN Cosgrove, PeterPeter Cosgrove
AC, MC
1947
Commander of the International Force for East Timor (1999-2000) Chief of Army (2000–02) Chief of the Defence Force (2002–05) Governor-General of Australia (2014–present)
cells: 2002
Rafter, PatPat Rafter
1972
Tennis player
cells: 2003
Stanley, FionaFiona Stanley
AC
1946
Epidemiologist
cells: 2004
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
AO
1965
Australian cricket team captain and humanitarian
cells: 2005
Wood, FionaFiona Wood
AM
1958
Plastic surgeon; worked with victims of the 2002 Bali bombings
cells: 2006
Frazer, IanIan Frazer
1953
Immunologist
cells: 2007
Flannery, TimTim Flannery
1956
Scientist; global warming activist
cells: 2008
Kernaghan, LeeLee Kernaghan
OAM
1964
Singer
cells: 2009
Dodson, MickMick Dodson
AM
1950
Indigenous leader
cells: 2010
McGorry, PatrickPatrick McGorry
AO
1953
Psychiatrist[4]
cells: 2011
McKeon, SimonSimon McKeon
AO
1955
Philanthropist businessman[5]
cells: 2012
Rush, GeoffreyGeoffrey Rush
1951
Australian actor and film producer[6]
cells: 2013
Buttrose, ItaIta Buttrose
AO, OBE
1942
Australian journalist and businesswoman, founding editor of Cleo[7]
cells: 2014
Goodes, AdamAdam Goodes
1980
Australian rules footballer and indigenous community leader
cells: 2015
Batty, RosieRosie Batty
1962
Domestic violence campaigner[8]
cells: 2016
LTGEN Morrison, DavidDavid Morrison
AO
1956
Commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion[9]
cells: 2017
Mackay-Sim, AlanAlan Mackay-Sim
1951
Biomedical scientist treating spinal cord injuries

Questions about this table:
originalText: who was named australian of the year this year
answer: answerTexts: Mackay-Sim, AlanAlan Mackay-Sim