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Actor producer Born in Sydney in 1968 (Dick Thomas Johnson, Wikimedia CCA 2 0)

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Opera Singer. Born in Sydney (Allan Warren, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Paul Hogan

Actor and producer. Born in Sydney in 1939 (National Archives of Australia, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Chris Hemsworth

Actor. Born in Melbourne in 1983 (Gary Skidmore, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Iggy Azalea

Singer and model. Born in Sydney in 1990 (Eva Rinaldi, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Natalie Tran

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Nicky Whelen

Actress. Born in Cranbourne, Victoria in 1981 (Eva Rinaldi, WIkimedia CCA 2.0)

Mel Gibson

Actor and Producer. Born in Peeksill, New York. Grew up in Sydney (Georges Biard, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Keith Urban

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Ricki Lee Coulter

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Nicole Kidman

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Kylie Minogue

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Liam Hemsworth

Actor. Born in Melbourne in 1990 (Kurt Kulac, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

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Actress. Born in Adelaide in 1986 (Eva Rinaldi, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Eric Bana

Actor. Born in Melbourne in 1968 (David Shankbone, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

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Patrick White

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