Who are famous Australians that Americans would know (preferably by sight)?
My first few ideas:
Nicole Kidman
Russell Crowe
Mel Gibson
Ned Kelly!
Well, maybe not by sight since he’s been dead awhile, but, you know…
And that Crocodile Dundee dude. Wossname.
Naomi Watts (well, I’d like to know her)
Add to the actors Guy Pearce, Eric Bana, and Heath Ledger, who admittedly aren’t quite the household names that Gibson and Kidman are. I’d definitely add Paul Hogan in his Crocodile Dundee character. And what about the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, and his wife Sherrie?
Isn’t Russell Crowe from New Zealand?
The Brothers Gibb.
Sam Neil.
Entirely forgot about the erstwhile Steve Irwin and more importantly how could I forget Paul Hogan :smack: ?
Is Russell Crowe from New Zealand?
Erroll Flynn, if you want to go all classic Hollywood.
And Yahoo Serious…well, maybe not him.
Hugh Jackman. But in all fairness I didn’t know he was Australian until I got here.
Elle McPherson
Portia DeRossi
Australia, send us your blondes!
Musicians: Nick Cave, Kylie Minogue, INXS.
Isn’t one of the two lead actors from Nip/Tuck an Australian? Maybe the guy who is playing Dr. Doom?
What’s the difference?
KIDDING! 
Oh yeah, my contribution:
INXS
On preview: Oh sure, BBVL, you beat me to it
As in The Beegees? You sure?
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Mmmmm, I’d doubt too many people would recognize Michael Hutchence by sight anymore.
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All these Aussies, and not one named “Bruce”?
John Clarke
(OK, not many of us. I ordered The Games series one on DVD a month ago and it hasn’t gotten here yet.)
Sam Neill’s a kiwi, though he did live in Australia for a time.
Toni Collette’s a fairly well known actress. Peter Carey’s a Booker-winning author. Though I doubt you’d recognize either on the street.
Cate Blanchett and Miranda Otto, then.
Terri, not Sherrie.
Also, Terri is actually American by birth. I don’t know what her current citizenship is.
Greg Norman.