Australian of the Year Recipients by List.

Australian of the Year Recipients.
The annual Australian of the Year Award is presented on Australia Day and is televised nationwide. The award is a recognition (as perceived by the Awards Committee) of individuals providing outstanding achievement and contribution to the community in their various roles. Most awards fall into the categories of science, sport and the arts, with other exceptional individual achievements occasionally rewarded. Australian culture and the special status of indigenous people are especially recognised. There are 9 indigenous recipients (16%) although the percentage of indigenous persons is less than 3% of the total population (23,663,299) (or 700,000 indigenous population.) Thirteen women have been recognised, half for sporting achievement, or only 19.6% from around half the total population of 25 million. Sports people comprise 25% of all awards; the arts 19.6% and science and medicine 21.4% in total representing 66% of all awards. The award is sponsored by the Federal Government and commands broad public support. The following is a list of the recipients of the Australian of the Year award.	2024 recipients Scolyer & Long.

Australian of the Year Recipients.

The annual Australian of the Year Award is presented on Australia Day and is televised nationwide.
The award is a recognition (as perceived by the Awards Committee) of individuals providing outstanding achievement and contribution to the community in their various roles. Most awards fall into the categories of science, sport and the arts, with other exceptional individual achievements occasionally rewarded.
Australian culture and the special status of indigenous people are especially recognised. There are 9 indigenous recipients (16%) although the percentage of indigenous persons is less than 3% of the total population (23,663,299) (or 700,000 indigenous population.)
Thirteen women have been recognised, half for sporting achievement, or only 19.6% from around half the total population of 25 million.
Sports people comprise 25% of all awards; the arts 19.6% and science and medicine 21.4% in total representing 66% of all awards.
The award is sponsored by the Federal Government and commands broad public support.

The following is a list of the recipients of the Australian of the Year award.

Taryn Brumfitt - australian of the year - 2023

2024 recipients Scolyer & Long.

YEAR	NAME	BORN	DIED	COMMENT
1960	Sir Macfarlane Burnet OM	1899	1985	Virologist; 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-recipient.
1961	Dame Joan Sutherland CBE	1926	2010	Opera singer.
1962	Jock Sturrock	1915	1997	Yachtsman.
1963	Sir John Eccles	1903	1997	Neurophysiologist; 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-recipient.
1964	Dawn Fraser	1937		Swimmer; gold medal winner at 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympic Games.
1965	Robert Helpmann CBE	1909	1986	Actor; ballet dancer; director.
1966	Jack Brabham OBE	1926	2014	Racing driver; Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966.
1967	The Seekers	N/A		Music group.
1968	Lionel Rose MBE	1948	2011	Boxer; first Aboriginal Australian to win world boxing title (1968).
1969	Lord Casey GCMG,CH,DSO,MC,PC	1890	1976	Politician, diplomat, Governor-General of Australia (1965â€“1969).
1970	Cardinal Sir Norman Gilroy KBE	1896	1977	Clergyman; first Australian-born Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
1971	Evonne Goolagong	1951		Tennis player.
1972	Shane Gould	1956		Swimmer; winner of three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics.
1973	Patrick White	1912	1990	Author; 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient.
1974	Sir Bernard Heinze	1894	1982	Conductor.
1975	John Cornforth AC, CBE	1917		Scientist; 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient.
	Maj. Gen. Alan Stretton AO, CBE	1922	2012	Australian Army officer; managed Cyclone Tracy cleanup.
1976	Lieut. Col. Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop CMG, OBE	1907	1993	Military surgeon; World War II prisoner of war.
1977	Raigh Roe CBE	1922		President of the Country Women's Association.
	Sir Murray Tyrrell KCVO, CBE	1913	1994	Official Secretary to six Governors-General.
1978	Alan Bond	1938	2015	Businessman.
	Galarrwuy Yunupingu	1948		Native title activist.
1979	Neville Bonner	1922	1999	First Aboriginal elected to the Parliament of Australia.
	Harry Butler OBE	1930		Naturalist.
1980	Manning Clark AC	1915	1991	Historian.
1981	Sir John Crawford	1910	1984	Economist.
1982	Sir Edward Williams KCMG, KBE, QC	1921	1999	Judge - Supreme Court of QLD; chairman of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games Foundation.
1983	Robert de Castella MBE	1957		Marathon runner
1984	Lowitja O'Donoghue CBE	1932		Aboriginal health worker; inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1990â€“1996).
1985	Paul Hogan	1939		Actor.
1986	Dick Smith	1944		Businessman, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur.
1987	John Farnham AO	1949		Pop Singer, entertainer.
1988	Kay Cottee AO	1954		First female to perform a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world (1988).
1989	Allan Border AO	1955		Australian cricket team captain.
1990	Fred Hollows	1921	1993	Ophthalmologist; founder of The Fred Hollows Foundation.
1991	Peter Hollingworth AC, OBE	1935		Bishop; Governor-General of Australia (2001-2003).
1992	Mandawuy Yunupingu	1956	2013	Singer in indigenous band, Yothu Yindi.
1993	No award made: award dating system changed
1994	Ian Kiernan OAM	1940		Environmentalist; founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World.
1995	Arthur Boyd AC, OBE	1920	1999	Painter.
1996	John Yu AM	1934		Paediatrician.
1997	Peter Doherty AC	1940		Veterinarian; immunologist; 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient.
1998	Cathy Freeman	1973		Athlete; also Young Australian of the Year in 1990.
1999	Mark Taylor AO	1964		Australian cricket team captain.
2000	Sir Gustav Nossal AC, CBE	1931		Biologist. Immunologist.
2001	Gen. Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC	1947		Commander of the International Force for East Timor (1999-2000); Chief of Army (2000-02); Chief of the Defence Force (2002-05); Governor-General of Australia (2014-present).
2002	Patrick Rafter	1972		Tennis player - Davis Cup Captain.
2003	Fiona Stanley AC	1946		Epidemiologist.
2004	Steve Waugh AO	1965		Australian cricket team captain and humanitarian.
2005	Fiona Wood AM	1958		Plastic surgeon; worked with victims of the 2002 Bali bombings.
2006	Ian Frazer	1953		Immunologist.
2007	Tim Flannery	1956		Scientist; global warming activist.
2008	Lee Kernaghan OAM	1964		Country Music Singer, entertainer.
2009	Mick Dodson AM	1950		Indigenous leader.
2010	Patrick McGorry AO	1953		Psychiatrist.
2011	Simon McKeon AO	1955		Philanthropist businessman.
2012	Geoffrey Rush	1951		Australian actor and film producer.
2013	Ita Buttrose AO, OBE	1942		Australian journalist and businesswoman, founding editor of Cleo.
2014	Adam Goodes	1980		Australian rules footballer and indigenous community leader
2015	Rosie Batty	1962		Domestic violence campaigner.
2016	David Morrison AO	1956		Former Chief of Army. Retired 2016
2017	Professor Alan Mackay-Sim	1951		Stem Cell Research.
2018	Professor Michelle Simmons	1967		Scientist in Quantum Physics
2019	Dr Richard Harris SC OAM			Heroic rescue of soccer team trapped in a flooded underground Thailand cave.
Joint	Dr Craig Challen SC OAM
2020	Dr. James Muecke	1964		Eye surgeon, opthalmologist
2021	Grace Tame	1995		Anti Sexual and Violence advocate.
2022	Dylan Martin Alcott	1990		Paralympic Tennis Champion.
2023	Taryn Brumfitt	1978		Author, Body Image Campaigner.
2024	Georgina Long AO Richard Scolyer AO	- 1966		Melanoma Researchers

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