List of Australian Americans

This is a list of notable Australian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

Business

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with the United States
Elisabeth Murdoch1968–Daughter of Rupert Murdoch and businesswomanborn in Australia with dual citizenshipfather is Australian-American
Rupert Murdoch1931–CEO of News Corporationborn in Australiabecame naturalized U.S. citizen in 1985
Jacques Nasser1947–former CEO of Ford Motorsborn in Lebanon but raised in Australiaresides in the U.S.
Matthew Pritzker1982–investor and businessmanAustralian motherborn in the U.S.; American father

Public service

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with the United States
Richard W. Fisher1949–Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas PresidentAustralian-American fatherU.S. citizen at birth
John Hendersonblind activistborn in Australiaemigrated to the U.S. with parents as a child
Martin Indyk1951–former U.S. Ambassador to IsraelBritish born, Australian raisedU.S. diplomat
James Wolfensohn1933–2020former President of the World Bankborn in Australianaturalized as U.S. citizen in 1980

Politics

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Harry Bridges1901–1990International Longshore and Warehouse Union leaderborn in Australiabecame naturalized U.S. citizen in 1945
Jeff Merkley1956–Senator from OregonAustralian paternal grandmotherborn in the U.S.
Jon Ossoff 1987– Democratic nominee for the 2020 Georgia Senate election Australian mother born in the U.S.
Gavin Buckley1963-Mayor of Annapolis, Marylandborn in Australiabecame naturalized U.S. citizen in 2009

Authors

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Geraldine Brooks1955–authorborn in Australiafather is American; became naturalized U.S. citizen in 2002
Prudence Farrow1948–authorAustralian fatherU.S. born; Irish-American mother
Jill Ker Conway1934–2018author & academicborn in Australiaworked in the U.S.
Sumner Locke Elliott1917–1991author of Careful, He Might Hear Youborn in Australiamoved to the U.S. in 1948 and became naturalized U.S. citizen in 1955

Scientists

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Bruce Bolt1930–2015seismologistborn and raised in Australianaturalized American citizen
Philip K. Chapman1935–astronautborn in Australiaemigrated to the U.S.
Terence James Elkins1936–physicist, 1st ascent of Mount Elkins, 1979 Harold Brown Award recipientborn in Australiaemigrated to the U.S. in 1963; naturalized U.S. citizen in 1971
Paul D. Scully-Power1944–oceanographer and astronautborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen in 1982
Andy Thomas1951–astronautborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen in 1986
Elizabeth Blackburn1948–winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicineborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen

Artists

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Pat Oliphant1935–New York Times cartoonistborn in Australiaemigrated to U.S. in 1964

Sport

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Carsten Ball1987–retired tennis playerAustralian fatherAmerican-born and resides in the U.S.
Darren Bennett1965–Australian rules football and American footballborn in Australia, played AFLplayed NFL
Jonah Bolden1996–basketballborn in Melbournefather is American
Taj Burrow1978–surfingborn in Australiaparents are U.S. citizens
James Cruikshanks1971–professional wrestlingborn in Australiamoved to U.S. as a child
Taylor Dent1981–tennisfather is Australian Phil Dentmother is American Betty Ann Grubb Stuart and born in the U.S.
Leigh Diffey1971–auto racing commentatorborn in Australiabecame an American citizen in 2011
Colin Edwards1974–motorcycle racingAustralian fatherborn in the U.S.
Dante Exum1995–basketballborn in MelbourneAmerican parents
Luke Hume1988–rugbyborn in AustraliaDual citizen to the U.S. and Australia
Kyrie Irving1992–basketballborn in MelbourneAmerican parents and Dual Citizen to the U.S. and Australia
Robert Machado1973–surfingborn in Sydneygrew up in and lives in California
David Niu1966–rugbyborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen
Ben Simmons1996–basketballborn in MelbourneAustralian mother, father is American[1]
James Spithill1979–sailingborn in Sydneymarried to an American and skippered Oracle Team USA yacht to two victories

Music

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Iggy Azalea1990–rapperborn in Sydneymoved to the U.S. at age 16
Nellie Breen1897–1986dancer and comedianAustralian motherborn in U.S.; American father
Aaron Brown1980–violinist and composerraised in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen
Brody Dalle1979–singer-songwriter and guitaristborn in Melbournelives in the U.S.; married Josh Homme in 2007
Flea1962–bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppersborn in Melbournelived in the U.S. since age 5
Ashton Irwin1994–drummer for 5 Seconds of Summerborn in Sydneyfather is American; Dual citizen to the U.S. and Australia
MC Lars1982–rapperfather is Australianborn in the U.S.
Chloe Rose Lattanzi1986–singer, actressmother is Australian (born in England)born in the U.S.
Helen Reddy1941–2020actress, singerborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen
Cody Simpson1997–pop singerborn in Gold Coast, Queenslandmoved to the U.S. in 2010
Rebecca St. James1977–Christian pop rock singer-songwriterborn in Sydneyfamily moved to the U.S. at age 14; married Cubbie Fink in 2011
Rick Springfield1949–singer and actorborn in Sydneylives in the U.S.
Mark Stoermer1977–bassist for The Killersfather is Australianborn in the U.S.
Joseph Twist1982–composer in genres including ancient vocal music, opera, contemporary orchestral music, jazz, musical theatre and cabaretborn in Brisbane; doctorate and master's degrees from University of Queensland, Australian Film, Television and Radio School, and New York Universitylives in the U.S.
Keith Urban1967–country musicianborn in New Zealandnaturalized U.S. citizen, married to American-born Australian actress Nicole Kidman, resident of Nashville, Tennessee[2]

Actors/Actresses

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Simon Baker1969–actorborn in Launceston, Tasmaniamoved to the U.S. in the 1990s; has been a dual U.S. and Australian citizen since 2010
Jacinda Barrett1972–actressborn in Brisbanemoved to the U.S. in the 1990s; married to U.S. citizen Gabriel Macht and became naturalized U.S. citizen in 2009
Billy Bevan1887-1957actorborn in Orange
Cate Blanchett1969–actressborn in MelbourneAmerican father; dual U.S. and Australian citizen
Sean Brosnan1983–actor and filmmakerAustralian motherborn in the U.S.
Charles Coleman1885-1951character actorborn in Sydney
Bonar Colleano1924–1958actorAustralian parentsborn and lived in the U.S. until he was 12
Mia Farrow1945–actressfather is Australianborn in the U.S. with dual citizenship
Errol Flynn1909–1959actorborn in Hobartbecame naturalized U.S. citizen in 1942
Leila George1992–actressborn in Sydney; Mother is Australian Greta ScacchiFather is American Vincent D'Onofrio; dual U.S. and Australian citizen
Melissa George1976–actressborn in Australiamoved to U.S. in the 1990s; became naturalized U.S. citizen in 2008[3]
Mel Gibson1956–actorAustralian paternal grandparentsborn in the U.S.
Daniel Goddard1971-actorborn in Sydneybecame naturalized U.S. citizen in 2020
Robert Greig1879-1958actorborn in Melbourne
Nicholas Hammond1950–actor and directormoved to Australia in the mid-1980sborn in the U.S.
Penne Hackforth-Jones1949–2013actressAustralian maternal grandparentsborn in the U.S.
Tim Kazurinsky1950–actor and screenwriterAustralian motherborn in the U.S.; American father
Nicole Kidman1967–actressboth parents are Australian; raised in Australiaborn in the U.S. with dual citizenship
Laurette Luez1928–1999actressAustralian motherAmerican father; born in the U.S.
Alanna Masterson1988–actressAustralian fatherborn in the U.S.; American mother
Julian McMahon1968-actorborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen
Poppy Montgomery1972–Without a Trace actorborn in Australialives and works in the U.S.; dual U.S. and Australian citizen
Meg Mundy1915–2016actressAustralian mothernaturalized U.S. citizen
Sean Murray1977–actorborn in America to an American father and Australian mother; spent some of his childhood in AustraliaU.S. citizen
Keir O'Donnell1978–actorborn in Sydneymoved to the U.S. in the 1980s
Nathan Parsons1988–actorborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen
Liesel Pritzker Simmons1984–actressAustralian motherborn in the U.S.; American father
Emilie de Ravin1981–actressborn in Australiabecame naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018
Ann Richards1917–2006actressborn in Australiamoved to the U.S. in 1942; father was a U.S. citizen
Tristan Rogers1946–General Hospital actorborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen
Portia de Rossi1973–Ally McBeal actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneresborn in Australianaturalized U.S. citizen
Kristen Stewart1990–actressmother is Australianborn in the U.S.
Sharni Vinson1983–actressborn in Australialives and works in the U.S.; dual U.S. and Australian citizen
Angela White1985-pornographic actressborn in Sydney moved to the U.S. in the 2010s.
Alex Winter1965–actor, film director, and screenwriterAustralian fatherAmerican mother; dual U.S. and U.K. citizen
Breanna Yde2003–actressAustralian-born American Actressborn in Sydney, New South Wales

Other

NameBorn – diedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with America
Betsy Bloomingdale1922–2016socialite, philanthropistparents are Australianborn in the U.S.
Valda Cooper1915–2008journalist, one of the first female reporters for the Associated Pressborn in Melbourne, Australiaimmigrated to the U.S. as an infant
Savannah Guthrie1971-television journalist, co-anchor of The Today Showborn in Melbourne, Australiaimmigrated to the U.S. as an infant
Bindi Irwin1998–child television/film personalityfather is Australian Steve Irwinmother Terri Irwin is from Oregon, dual U.S. and Australian citizen
Robert Irwin2003–child television/film personalityfather is Australian Steve Irwinmother Terri Irwin is from Oregon, dual U.S. and Australian citizen
Elizabeth Jagger1984–model and actress, daughter of Mick Jaggerpaternal grandmother was AustralianAmerican mother; born in the U.S.
Laura James1990–fashion model, America's Next Top Model winnermother is Australianfather is Dynasty actor John James; born in the U.S.
Thelma Keane1926–2008negotiated copyrights for The Family Circus, inspiration for the comic's "Mommy" characterborn and raised in Queenslandimmigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Bil Keane
Brianna Keilar1980–television journalist for CNNborn in Australiagrew up in Orange County, California
Soledad O'Brien1966–television journalistfather is Australianborn in the U.S.
Anne Osborn Krueger1934–economistAustralian fatherborn in the U.S.
Katie Patrick1980-environmental spokesperson, entrepreneurborn in Australialives in the U.S.
Terry Tao1975–mathematician, 2006 Fields medalistborn in Australiawon a Fulbright Scholarship in 1992; attained Ph.D. at Princeton in 1996; married an American
Marsha Waggoner1940–champion poker playerborn in Australialived in the U.S. since 1977
Christopher Wilder1945–1984serial killerborn in Australiaemigrated to the U.S. in 1969; father is a U.S. citizen

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