page_title: Bathurst, New South Wales
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Bathurst, New South Wales / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Home of Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949, in Busby Street, Bathurst, New South Wales. This modest Victorian cottage was the home of Australia’s popular post war prime minister throughout his parliamentary career. The house is now a house museum owned by Bathurst City Council.
context_page_description: Bathurst is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 200 kilometres west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council. Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia and had a population of 36,801 at June 2018.
  Bathurst is often referred to as the Gold Country as it was the site of the first gold discovery and where the first gold rush occurred in Australia. Today education, tourism and manufacturing drive the economy. The internationally known racetrack Mount Panorama is a landmark of the city. Bathurst has a historic city centre with many ornate buildings remaining from the gold rush period of the mid to late 19th century.
  The median age of the city's population is 35 years; which is particularly young for a regional centre, and is related to the large education sector in the community. Population growth has reached 1.6% per annum over the five years until 2010, making Bathurst the seventh fastest growing regional city in New South Wales. This growth over recent years has resulted in increased urban development including retail precincts, sporting facilities, housing estates and expanding industrial areas.
context_section_description: Charles Bean (1879–1968), barrister, journalist, war correspondent and historian, born in Bathurst.
  George Bonnor, (1855–1912), Australian cricketer.
  Brian Booth (1933–), test cricketer and Olympic hockey player.
  Keith Bremner (1947–2013), Australian Paralympic Shooter.
  Reg Campbell (1923–2008), Australian portrait painter.
  Ben Chifley (1885–1951), Australian Prime Minister and Bathurst loco driver.
  Brendan Cowell (1976–), actor, screenwriter and director.
  William Cox (1764–1837), engineer of the first road from Sydney to Bathurst.
  Andrew Denton (1960–), producer and host of Enough Rope.
  Robert Gordon Edgell (1866–1948), founder of Edgells food processing.
  George William Evans (1780–1852), first European to reach site of Bathurst.
  Beatrice Grimshaw (1870–1953), noted for her writing about New Guinea, buried in Catholic portion of cemetery.
  Gus Kelly (1890–1967), Member for Bathurst for 38 years.
  Janelle Lindsay OAM (1976–), Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot.
  Kim Mackay (1902–1960), British Labour politician.
  Scott McGregor (1957–), television presenter, actor.
  James Thomas Morisset (1780–1852), was appointed Commandant at Bathurst in 1823.
  Matt Naylor (1983–), Australian field hockey player.
  Peter O'Malley (1965–), Australian professional golfer.
  Tommy Raudonikis (1950–), Australian rugby league player and coach.
  Mark Renshaw (1982–), Australian professional cyclist, born and educated in Bathurst
  Beau Robinson (1986–), Australian rugby union player.
  Rodney keft (A.K.A. Rodney Rude) (1943–) Australian comedian.
  James Stewart (archaeologist) (1913–1962) archaeologist and academic.
  Gordon Neil Stewart (1912–1999), author and journalist.
  Tim Storrier (1949–), Australian painter, winner of the 2012 Archibald Prize. Resident of Bathurst 1995–2013.
  Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (1839–1915), a local politician and pastoralist.
  William Henry Suttor, (1805–1877), a local politician and pastoralist.
  Archie Thompson (1978–), A-League record-holding footballer.
  Charles Turner (1862–1944), Australian cricketer.
  B. Linden Webb (1884–1968), Methodist minister and pacifist.
  Bluey Wilkinson (1911–1940), Australian speedway rider, Individual World Champion in 1938, known as the Bathurst Burr.
  Windradyne (c.  1788–1835), Wiradjuri Warrior.
caption: Home of Ben Chifley, now a museum, in Busby Street Bathurst
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