List of Frankston people

This is an incomplete list of notable past and present residents of Frankston, Victoria.

Arts

* Rick Amor - award-winning Australian contemporary artist
* Don E.C. Charlwood - noted author
* Raymond B. Ewers AM - Sculptor and war artist
* Paul Jennings - Australian children's author
* Sir Daryl Lindsay - Australian artist (resided at the now heritage listed "Mulberry Hill", in Langwarrin)
* Lady Joan Lindsay - Australian author, famous for writing Picnic at Hanging Rock (resided at the now heritage listed "Mulberry Hill", in Langwarrin)
* Harry McClelland - famed artist (McClelland Drive in the Frankston suburb of Langwarrin and McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park named in his and his wife's honour)
* Nan McClelland - famed artist (McClelland Drive in the Frankston suburb of Langwarrin and McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park named in her and her husband's honour)
* Nevil Shute - English novelist, author of On the Beach, which was partially based in Frankston, and made into a film in 1959 and a tele-movie in 2000.

Architecture

* Walter Burley Griffin - architect (designer of the Australian capital city, Canberra)
* Louis Sauer - notable American Architect and community activist in sustainability and urban design. Originator of panel to review design elements of significant development proposals.

Business

* Sir Laurence Hartnett - former Head of GM Holden and the "father" of the first Australian car (Hartnett Drive in the Frankston industrial area named in his honour)
* Sir John Holland AC - Founder of the John Holland Group
* Steve Outtrim - founder of Sausage Software (resides on Olivers Hill in Frankston South)
* Robert Timms - founder of [http://www.roberttimms.com The House of Robert Timms] coffee

Crime

* Paul Denyer - serial killer (1993)

Health

* Dr. Ruth Bishop AO - Led the team that discovered rotavirus in 1973
* Dr. Paul Bottomley - Pioneered MRI technology in Australia
* Dr. Graeme Miller - Pioneered mircosurgery techniques in Australia

Media

* Diane Dunleavy - "Dee Dee" from Gold 104.3 (the "Queen" of Melbourne radio [ [http://www.icmi.com.au/Speaker/MCs_Facilitators/Grubby__Dee_Dee/Biography "Grubby and Dee Dee Biography" - ICMI Speakers & Entertainers] ] )
* Graham Kennedy - Australian entertainer (the "King" of Australian television)
* Anna Lind-Hansen - from Big Brother Australia series 6
* Caitlin Stasey - Television actor (Rachel Kinski from the popular soap, Neighbours)
* Marianne van Dorslar - Television personality
* Jackie Woodburne - Television actor (Susan Kennedy from the popular soap, Neighbours)
* Roger Oldridge - Television presenter on Channel 10's Sports Tonight

Music

* 28 Days - punk rock band
* John Course - DJ
* Carl Cox - UK DJ (resides on Olivers Hill whilst in Australia [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Coxys-big-break/2005/04/28/1114635676289.html Coxy's big break] ] )
* EMT - punk rock band
* Lee Harding - singer
* Rod 'Burger' McLeod - ex-lead singer of Superheist
* Ryan Monro - bass player with The Cat Empire
* James Reyne - singer, formerly with Australian Crawl
* Bon Scott - original lead singer of AC/DC
* Tenpenny Joke - hard rock band
* Andy Van - DJ, formerly with Madison Avenue [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/07/1038950203557.html "Dance trance" article - The Age] ]

Politics

* Bruce Billson - Australian politician (Member for Dunkley, which incorporates Frankston)
* Stanley Bruce - 8th Prime Minister of Australia (resided at "Bruce Manor" in Frankston South, before moving to the official Prime Minister's Lodge in Canberra)
* Gordon Bryant - Australian politician (former Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and former Administrator of the Australian Capital Territory)
* Sir Rupert Hamer - 39th Premier of Victoria
* Albert Langer - Australian political activist

Society

* Bishop Michael Challen AM - former Director of the Brotherhood of St Laurence
*Anthony JJ Lucas - businessman and philanthropist (resided at "Yamala" in Frankston)
* Dame Elisabeth Murdoch - philanthropist and mother of Rupert Murdoch (resides at "Cruden Farm" in Langwarrin)

Sports

* Dermott Brereton - former Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club)
* Nathan Burke - Australian rules footballer (former captain of the St Kilda Football Club)
* Lisa Campbell - badminton player and Commonwealth Games gold medallist
* Gary Colling - former Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
* Debra Flintoff-King - hurdler and Olympic Games gold medalist
* Stephen Foster - international triathlete
* Robert Harvey - Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
* David Hille - Australian rules footballer (Essendon Football Club)
* Simon King - Australian and World Champion road and track cyclist
* Stewart Loewe - former Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
* Nathan Lonie - Australian rules footballer (Port Adelaide Football Club)
* Ryan Lonie - Australian rules footballer (Collingwood Football Club)
* Leigh Matthews - Australian rules football coach and former VFL/AFL player
* Travis Payze - former Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
* Stuart Trott - former Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club)
* Jeff White - Australian rules footballer (Melbourne Football Club)

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