People in History born in Brisbane
- People in History born in Brisbane
Notable Brisbane-born people in History
* Lord Atkin, judge of the English High Court
* Peter Doherty, medical researcher and Nobel Prize winner
* Bill Hayden, former Governor-General of Australia
* Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, pioneer aviator, who, with his crew, made the first flight across the Pacific in his aircraft, the "Southern Cross", from San Francisco, California, USA to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1928. The aircraft is currently preserved and on display, in a special glass 'memorial hangar', near the International terminal at Brisbane Airport
* Emma Miller, pioneer labour activist and suffragist
* Sir William Webb, High Court of Australia Judge and President of the Military Tribunal in the Far East (which tried Japanese war criminals)
ee also
* Classical culture of Brisbane
* Popular entertainment in Brisbane
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