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Born in Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales and the most populous city of Australia and Oceania. The city is home to Australia's first university, is one of the most visited cities in the world and hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Sydney.
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Last updated: January 24, 2023
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Chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions
1918
John Cornforth
President of the World Bank from 1995 to 2005
1933
James Wolfensohn
Actor and comedian, "Crocodile Dundee"
1939
Paul Hogan
Director, "Dead Poets Society" "The Truman Show" "Witness"
1944
Peter Weir
Actress, "Silver Linings Playbook" "Animal Kingdom" "Bird Box"
1947
Jacki Weaver
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
1954
Malcolm Turnbull
Cinematographer, "The Lord of the Rings""The Hobbit" "I Am Legend"
1956
Andrew Lesnie
Premier of New South Wales from 2005 to 2008
1961
Morris Iemma
Director, "The Great Gatsby" "Romeo + Juliet" "Elvis" "Moulin Rouge!"
1962
Baz Luhrmann
Governor of Queensland since 2021
1963
Jeannette Young
Head coach of Australia's men's national soccer team since 2018
1963
Graham Arnold
Director, "V for Vendetta" "Ninja Assassin"
1967
James McTeigue
Director, "I, Tonya" "Cruella" "Lars and the Real Girl"
1967
Craig Gillespie
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
1968
Scott Morrison
Actor, "X-Men" "Les Misérables" "The Greatest Showman" "Prisoners"
1968
Hugh Jackman
Actress, "Sixth Sense" "Knives Out" "Hereditary"
1972
Toni Collette
Former goalkeeper and Australia's most capped player (Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea)
1972
Mark Schwarzer
Author of "The Book Thief"
1975
Markus Zusak
Singer, "Torn" and actress, "Neighbours" "Johnny English"
1975
Natalie Imbruglia
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Former soccer player, former captain of the national team and player for Millwall, Blackburn, West Ham and Galatasaray
1978
Lucas Neill
Former soccer player and all time top scorer for Australia (Millwall, Everton)
1979
Tim Cahill
Actress and comedian, "Pitch Perfect" "Cats" "Bridesmaids" "Jojo Rabbit"
1980
Rebel Wilson
Retired swimmer and winner of five Olympic gold medals
1982
Ian Thorpe
One of the highest earning models, wife of the Snapchat CEO and ex-wife of Orlando Bloom
1983
Miranda Kerr
Actress, known for her role as Lorna Morello in "Orange Is the New Black"
1985
Yael Stone
Actor, "Suicide Squad" "Terminator Genisys" "Divergent"
1986
Jai Courtney
Actress, knowm for her roles as Hayley Marshall in "The Vampire Diaries" and Cleo Sertori in "H2O: Just Add Water"
1989
Phoebe Tonkin
Actress, known for her roles as Bella Hartley in "H2O: Just Add Water" and Matilda Hunter in "Home and Away"
1990
Indiana Evans
Rapper, "Black Widow" "Fancy" "Problem"
1990
Iggy Azalea
Soccer player who plays for Celtic and the Australia national team
1990
Aaron Mooy
Former British tennis player, who represented Australia until 2012 and semifinalist of several Grand Slam tournaments
1991
Johanna Konta
Actor, "Love, Simon" "The Flash" "Legends of Tomorrow" "Dance Academy"
1991
Keiynan Lonsdale
Bicycle racer, a sprinter and winner of several individual stages at all three Grand Tours
1994
Caleb Ewan
Tennis player who reached the US Open quarterfinals
1999
Alex de Minaur
Actress, "Little Women" "Sharp Objects" "The Devil All the Time"
1999
Eliza Scanlen
Shooting guard who plays for the Dallas Mavericks
2000
Josh Green
Actress, known for her role as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in "House of Dragons"
2000
Milly Alcock
Actress, best known for her roles as Betty Brant in the MCU and Holly March in "The Nice Guys"
2001
Angourie Rice
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