List of South Australian of the Year Award recipients

The Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. The national award is a major public event, televised nationwide. The Award also operates at the State level. This page lists winners of the South Australia state award, who are automatically finalists in the national competition.

Past winners of the South Australian of the Year Awards

 * 2002: Robert Champion de Crespigny, businessman
 * 2003: Malcolm Kinnaird, engineer
 * 2005: Sister Janet Mead, nun
 * 2006: Richard Hunter, Ngarrinjeri Elder
 * 2007: Professor John Ralston, physical chemist
 * 2008: Mike Turtur, cyclist
 * 2009: Dr Bill Griggs, medical doctor
 * 2010: Maggie Beer, chef
 * 2011: Dr Tanya Monro, physicist
 * 2012: Robyn Layton, social justice advocate
 * 2013: Sonya Ryan, internet safety campaigner
 * 2014: Felicity-Ann Lewis, community leader
 * 2015: Gill Hicks, MBE , peace campaigner
 * 2016: Dr John Greenwood, burns surgeon
 * 2017: Kate Swaffer, dementia advocate
 * 2018: Professor David David, craniofacial surgeon
 * 2019: Dr Richard Harris, anaesthetist and cave-diver
 * 2020: Dr James Muecke, Eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer
 * 2021: Tanya Hosch, Australian Football League executive
 * 2022: Professor Helen Marshall, vaccination researcher