LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/

Population:
146,297 (city proper)

Founding Date:
1788

Population of the Sydney metropolitan area, approximately 4.3 million.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Macquarie University	1964
University of Sydney	1850

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
James Hardie Industries	1888
QBE Insurance Group	1886

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clive Barry	Novelist	1922		The Spear Grinner
Edmund Barton	Head of State	18-Jan-1849	7-Jan-1920	First Prime Minister of Australia
Charlie Bell	Business	7-Nov-1960	16-Jan-2005	CEO of McDonalds, 2004
Bruce Beresford	Film Director	16-Aug-1940		Driving Miss Daisy
Claudia Black	Actor	11-Oct-1972		Aeryn Sun on Farscape
Geraldine Brooks	Novelist	1955		March
Bryan Brown	Actor	23-Jun-1947		Cocktail
Rose Byrne	Actor	24-Jul-1979		The Goddess of 1967
Marion Campbell	Novelist	1948		Lines of Flight
Gia Carides	Actor	7-Jun-1964		My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Bec Cartwright	Actor	23-Jul-1983		Home and Away
David Chalmers	Philosopher	20-Apr-1966		Philosopher of Consciousness
Gordon Childe	Archaeologist	14-Apr-1892	19-Oct-1957	The Dawn of European Civilisation
James Clavell	Novelist	10-Oct-1924	7-Sep-1994	Shogun and The Great Escape
Toni Collette	Actor	1-Nov-1972		Muriel's Wedding
John Cornforth	Chemist	7-Sep-1917		Stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysts
John Farrow	Screenwriter	10-Feb-1904	28-Jan-1963	Around the World in Eighty Days
Dawn Fraser	Swimmer/Diver	4-Sep-1937		Olympic gold medal swimmer
Peter Garrett	Musician	1953		Bald Midnight Oil frontman
Daniel Goddard	Actor	28-Aug-1971		Dar on BeastMaster
Delta Goodrem	Singer	9-Nov-1984		Australian TV actress and singer
Shirley Hazzard	Novelist	30-Jan-1931		The Transit of Venus
John Howard	Head of State	26-Jul-1939		Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007
Michael Hutchence	Musician	22-Jan-1960	22-Nov-1997	INXS
Hugh Jackman	Actor	12-Oct-1968		X-Men
Paul Keating	Head of State	18-Jan-1944		Prime Minister of Australia, 1991-96
Thomas Keneally	Author	7-Oct-1935		Schindler's Ark
Miranda Kerr	Model	20-Feb-1983		Australian fashion model
Ryan Kwanten	Actor	28-Nov-1976		Jay Robertson on Summerland
Frederic Manning	Poet	1887	22-Feb-1935	The Middle Parts of Fortune
Alan Marshal	Actor	29-Jan-1909	13-Jul-1961	Night Must Fall
Jacqueline McKenzie	Actor	24-Oct-1967		The 4400
Leo McKern	Actor	16-Mar-1920	23-Jul-2002	Travelling North, Rumpole of the Bailey
Julian McMahon	Actor	27-Jul-1968		Dr. Christian Troy on Nip/Tuck
William McMahon	Head of State	23-Feb-1908	31-Mar-1988	Prime Minister of Australia, 1971-72
Poppy Montgomery	Actor	19-Jun-1972		Without a Trace
Johnny O'Keefe	Musician	6-Jan-1935	6-Oct-1978	King of Australian rock and roll
Alex O'Loughlin	Actor	1975		Moonlight
Kerry Packer	Business	17-Dec-1937	26-Dec-2005	Richest man in Australia
Greg Page	Singer	16-Jan-1972		Former lead vocals, The Wiggles
Michael Pate	Actor	26-Feb-1920		Hondo
Thaao Penghlis	Actor	15-Dec-1945		Days of Our Lives
Susan Powter	Fitness Guru	22-Dec-1957		Stop the Insanity! fitness guru
Ann Richards	Actor	20-Dec-1917	24-Aug-2006	Sorry, Wrong Number
Danielle Spencer	Singer/Songwriter	16-May-1970		Wife of Russell Crowe
Rick Springfield	Musician	23-Aug-1949		Jessie's Girl
Christina Stead	Novelist	17-Jul-1902	31-Mar-1983	The Man Who Loved Children
Yvonne Strahovski	Actor	30-Jul-1982		Sarah Walker on Chuck
Joan Sutherland	Singer	7-Nov-1926		Operatic soprano
Rod Taylor	Actor	11-Jan-1930		The Time Machine
Jack Thompson	Actor	31-Aug-1940		Sunday Too Far Away
Ian Thorpe	Swimmer/Diver	13-Oct-1982		Exceptional Australian swimmer
Peter Weir	Film Director	8-Aug-1944		The Truman Show
David Wenham	Actor	21-Sep-1965		Faramir in Lord of the Rings
Peta Wilson	Actor	18-Nov-1970		La Femme Nikita
Simon Wincer	Film Director	1943		Free Willy
James Wolfensohn	Business	1-Dec-1933		World Bank president, 1995-2005

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peter Allen	Singer/Songwriter	10-Feb-1944	18-Jun-1992	I Go To Rio
Joseph Cook	Head of State	7-Dec-1860	30-Jul-1947	Prime Minister of Australia, 1913-14
John Gorton	Head of State	9-Sep-1911	19-May-2002	Prime Minister of Australia, 1968-71
Tony Hancock	Radio Personality	12-May-1924	25-Jun-1968	Hancock's Half Hour
Billy Hughes	Head of State	25-Sep-1862	28-Oct-1952	Prime Minister of Australia, 1915-23
Michael Hutchence	Musician	22-Jan-1960	22-Nov-1997	INXS
Jack Lee	Film Director	27-Jan-1913	15-Oct-2002	The Wooden Horse
Joseph Lyons	Head of State	15-Sep-1879	7-Apr-1939	Prime Minister of Australia, 1932-39
William McMahon	Head of State	23-Feb-1908	31-Mar-1988	Prime Minister of Australia, 1971-72
Kerry Packer	Business	17-Dec-1937	26-Dec-2005	Richest man in Australia
Sir Henry Parkes	Politician	27-May-1815	27-Apr-1896	Father of Australian confederation
Rene Rivkin	Business	6-Jun-1944	1-May-2005	Disgraced Australian stockbroker
Christina Stead	Novelist	17-Jul-1902	31-Mar-1983	The Man Who Loved Children
Douglas Stewart	Playwright	6-May-1913	14-Feb-1985	Fire in the Snow
Billy Thorpe	Musician	29-Mar-1946	28-Feb-2007	Children of the Sun
Chris Watson	Head of State	9-Apr-1867	18-Nov-1941	Prime Minister of Australia, 1904
Patrick White	Novelist	28-May-1912	30-Sep-1990	Riders in the Chariot

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