List of Asian Australians
This article is a list of notable Asian Australians .
Academia
Activists
Arts/architecture/design
Business and industry
Culinary
Diana Chan (born 1988), Malaysian-born Australian cook and television personality
Elizabeth Chong (born 1931), Chinese-born Australian chef and entertainer
Kylie Kwong (born 1969), Australian chef, author and restaurateur
Melissa Leong (born 1982), Australian freelance food writer, food critic and television personality
Adam Liaw (born 1978), Malaysian-born Australian cook, television presenter and author
Hetty Lui McKinnon , Australian Chinese cookbook author
Luke Nguyen (born 1978), Vietnamese–Australian chef, restaurateur and television presenter
Khanh Ong (born 1993), Australian cook, television personality, author and restaurateur
Poh Ling Yeow (born 1973), Malaysian-born Australian cook and entertainer
Entertainment
Actors and filmmakers
Anh Do (born 1977), Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, and comedian
Anne Curtis (born 1985), Australian-born Filipino entertainer
Anthony Brandon Wong (born 1965), Australian actor
Bob Morley (born 1984), Australian actor
Charlotte Nicdao (born 1991), Australian actress
Chris Pang (born 1984), Australian actor and producer
Dichen Lachman (born 1982), Nepalese-born Australian actress and model
Gareth Yuen , Australian actor
Gemma Pranita (born 1985), Thai-born Australian actress
Geraldine Viswanathan (born 1995), Australian actress
James Wan (born 1977), Malaysian-born Australian filmmaker
Jasmine Curtis-Smith (born 1994), Australian-born Filipino actress
Jason Keng-Kwin Chan (born 1971), Malaysian-born Australian actor
John Harlan Kim (born 1993), Australian Korean actor
Jordan Rodrigues (born 1992), Australian actor
Maria Tran (born 1985), Vietnamese-Australian actress, martial artist, and director
Natalie Tran (born 1986), Australian entertainer
Pallavi Sharda (born 1988), Australian actress
Remy Hii (born c. 1986 ), Malaysian-Australian actor
Shioli Kutsuna (born 1992), Australian Japanese actress
Stephanie Jacobsen (born 1980), Hong Kong-born Australian actress
Matthew Victor Pastor (born 1989), Australian film director
Vico Thai (born 1981), Australian actor
Yerin Ha (born 1995), Australian actress
Music
Belle Chen (born 1988), Australian-Taiwanese pianist, composer, and producer
Christian Li (born 2007), Australian violinist
Dami Im (born 1988), Australian singer and songwriter
Faith Yang (born 1974), Taiwanese Australian musician
Guy Sebastian (born 1981), Malaysian-born Australian singer
Jeff Fatt (born 1953), Chinese Australian musician and actor
Mahalia Barnes (born 1982), Australian singer
Jessica Mauboy (born 1989), Australian singer
John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian classical guitarist
Kate Ceberano (born 1966), Australian singer and actress
Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra , Taiwanese-Australian musician and composer
Hanni (singer) (born 2004), Vietnamese-Australian singer, member of girl group NewJeans
Fashion
Law
Literature
Adam Aitken (born 1960), Australian poet
Jessica Au , Australian editor and bookseller
Anh Do (born 1977), Vietnamese-born Australian author
Merlinda Bobis (born 1959), Filipina-Australian writer and academic
Alison Broinowski (born 1941), Australian academic and journalist
Brian Castro (born 1950), Australian novelist and essayist
Shankari Chandran (born c. 1975 ), British-Australian novelist
Melanie Cheng , Australian author and doctor
Hoa Pham , Australian author
Michelle de Kretser (born 1957), Sri Lanka-born Australian novelist
Benjamin Law (writer) (born c. 1982 ), Australian author, screenwriter and journalist
Michelle Law , Australian writer
Simone Lazaroo , Singaporean-born Australian author
Nam Le (born 1978), Vietnamese-born Australian writer
Suneeta Peres da Costa , Australian author
Alice Pung (born 1981), Australian writer, editor and lawyer
Annette Shun Wah (born 1958), Australian freelance writer and entertainer
Elizabeth Tan (author) (born 1988), Australian novelist
Grace Yee , Australian poeat and writer
Military
Politics
20 Asian Australian people have been members of the Parliament of Australia (the Federal Parliament), including ten each in the Senate and the House of Representatives . The most common represented ethnicity are Chinese Australian (nine) and Indian Australian (three). There are eight incumbent Asian Australian parliamentarians as of 2022.
Federal Parliament
Senate
House of Representatives
State and local government
Governors
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Parliament of New South Wales
Parliament of the Northern Territory
Parliament of Queensland
Parliament of South Australia
Parliament of Tasmania
Parliament of Victoria
Parliament of Western Australia
Councilors and Mayors
Sports
Aaron Gurd (born 2001), Australian professional football player
Adam Hollioake (born 1971), Australian cricket coach
Alex Silvagni (born 1987), Australian rules football player
Andrew Embley (born 1981), Australian rules football player
Andrew Everingham (born 1987), Australian professional rugby football player
Anne Pang (born 1958), Chinese Australian martial artist and bussinesswoman
Ashton Agar (born 1993), Australian cricket player
Barry Pang (born 1951), Chinese Australian martial artist
Ben Hollioake (1977–2002), Australian-born England international cricket player
Catriona Bisset (born 1994), Australian middle-distance runner
Chen Hsuan-yu (born 1993), Australian badminton player
Chen Shaoliang ), Chinese Australian rules football player
Clancee Pearce (born 1990), Australian rules football player
Craig Wing (born 1979), Australian rugby league player
Daniel Kerr (born 1983), Australian rules football player
Dannie Seow (born 1967), Australian rules football player
Eddie Jones (rugby union) (born 1960), Australian rugby union coach
Emma Guo (born 1995), Australian chess player
Eric Pearce (field hockey) (born 1931), Indian-born Australian former field hockey player
Fred Pringle (1899–1982), Australian rules football player
Geoff Huegill (born 1979), Australian swimmer
Henry Smith (long jumper) (born 1996), Australian long jumper
Huang Chia-chi (born 1979), Taiwanese Australian badminton player
Iain Ramsay (born 1988), Australian football player
Jason Day (born 1987), Australian golfer
Joanna Lin (born 2002), Australian rules football player
Joanne Missingham (born 1994), Australian-born Taiwanese professional Go player
Jordan McMahon (born 1983), Australian rules football player
Martin Nguyen (born 1989), Australian mixed martial artist
Julian Pearce (field hockey) (born 1937), Indian-born Australian former field hockey player
Kevin Gordon (born 1989), Australian rugby league player
Lin Jong (born 1993), Australian rules football player
Michael Letts (born 1985), Australian–Filipino rugby player
Nick Kyrgios (born 1995), Australian tennis player
Paul Medhurst (born 1981), Australian rules football player
Peter Bell (Australian footballer born 1976) , Australian rules football player
Rex Sellers (cricketer) (born 1940), Indian-born Australian cricket player
Rhys Williams (soccer, born 1988) , Australian football player
Richard Chee Quee (born 1971), Australian former cricket player
Roger Kerr (footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules football coach
Sam Kerr (born 1993), Australian football player
Sean Wroe (born 1985), Australian sprinter
Stuart Clark (born 1975), Australian cricketer
Tino Ceberano (born 1941), Australian martial artist
Trent Dennis-Lane (born 1988), Australian rules football player
Usman Khawaja (born 1986), Pakistani-born Australian cricket player
Wally Koochew (1887–1932), Australian rules football player
William Cheung (born 1940), Hong Kong-born Australian martial artist
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