HONOR

Given since 1960 by the Australian government.

Official Website:
http://www.australianoftheyear.gov.au/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Macfarlane Burnet	Scientist	3-Sep-1899	31-Aug-1985	Acquired immunological tolerance
Manning Clark	Historian	3-Mar-1915	23-May-1991	A History of Australia
Nugget Coombs	Economist	24-Feb-1906	29-Oct-1997	Banker, proponent of aboriginal rights
John Cornforth	Chemist	7-Sep-1917		Stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysts
John Eccles	Scientist	27-Jan-1903	2-May-1997	Membrane potential of nerves
Dawn Fraser	Swimmer	4-Sep-1937		Olympic gold medal swimmer
Cathy Freeman	Track and Field	16-Feb-1973		Olympic 400m gold medalist
Evonne Goolagong	Tennis	31-Jul-1951		Aboriginal Australian tennis star
Paul Hogan	Actor	8-Oct-1939		Crocodile Dundee
Peter Hollingworth	Religion	10-Apr-1935		Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane
Patrick Rafter	Tennis	28-Dec-1972		Twice winner of the US Open
Joan Sutherland	Singer	7-Nov-1926	10-Oct-2010	"La Stupenda" opera soprano
Steve Waugh	Cricket	2-Jun-1965		Captain, Australian Test Cricket, 1999-2004
Patrick White	Novelist	28-May-1912	30-Sep-1990	Riders in the Chariot

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