List of people from Wagga Wagga

This article is a list of notable people from the Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

Arts, literature

 * Patricia Carlon (crime writer, born in Wagga Wagga)
 * Flora Eldershaw (novelist and critic, educated and died in Wagga Wagga)
 * Dame Edna Everage (fictional character)
 * Billy Field (singer and songwriter)
 * Dame Mary Gilmore (socialist, poet and journalist)
 * Andrew Mueller (journalist, author)
 * Nina Las Vegas (Nina Agzarian) (DJ and radio presenter)
 * George Moore (radio presenter)

Business

 * Geoff Dixon (Qantas CEO)
 * Allan Fife (founder of Fife Capital)
 * Don Kendell (founder of Kendell Airlines)
 * Raelene Castle (Rugby Australia CEO) (2017-2020)

Crime

 * Janine Balding (born and raised in Wagga Wagga, raped and murdered in Sydney in 1988)
 * Andrew John Harper (the "Heartbreak Bandit" - defrauded and deceived women and business people)
 * Arthur Orton (famous imposter claiming to be the Tichborne heir in late 19th century)

Film, television, and theatre

 * Louise Alston (film director and producer)
 * Sharna Burgess (professional ballroom dancer on Dancing with the Stars)
 * Bill Kerr (actor)
 * Lex Marinos (actor)
 * Wayne Pygram (actor)
 * Geraldine Quinn (performer)
 * Kerry Casey (actor)

Military and policing

 * Henry Baylis (first police magistrate of the area)
 * Sir Thomas Blamey (World War II general and Australia's first and only Field-Marshal)
 * John Hurst Edmondson (Australia's first World War II Victoria Cross recipient)

Music

 * Carmel Kaine (Classical violinist)
 * Sam Moran (former member of the children's musical group The Wiggles)

Politics and government

 * Helen Coonan (former Liberal party senator for New South Wales 1996-2011)
 * Charles Hardy (politician)
 * Michael McCormack (Member for the Riverina and former Deputy Prime Minister)

Sport

 * George P. Anderson (Australian rules footballer)
 * David Barnhill (Rugby League footballer)
 * Alex Blackwell (cricketer)
 * Kate Blackwell (cricketer)
 * Scobie Breasley (jockey)
 * Greg Brentnall (Rugby League footballer)
 * Wayne Carey (Australian rules footballer)
 * Wayne Carroll (Australian rules footballer)
 * Ben Cross (Rugby League footballer; played for Canberra, Melbourne and Newcastle)
 * Neale Daniher (Australian rules footballer)
 * Terry Daniher (Australian rules footballer)
 * Patrick Dwyer (Olympic athlete)
 * Steve Elkington (golfer)
 * Marc Glanville (Rugby League footballer)
 * Paul Hawke (Australian rules footballer)
 * Elliott Himmelberg (Australian rules footballer)
 * Harrison Himmelberg (Australian rules footballer)
 * Nathan Hines (Rugby Union footballer)
 * Brad Kahlefeldt (2006 Commonwealth Games Triathlon gold medallist)
 * Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer)
 * Geoff Lawson (cricketer)
 * Jim Lenehan (Rugby Union footballer)
 * Jack Littlejohn (Rugby League footballer)
 * Steve Martin (Australian Rugby League Team)
 * Bill Mohr (Australian rules footballer)
 * Cameron Mooney (Australian rules footballer)
 * Chris Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)
 * Peter Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)
 * Steve Mortimer (Rugby League footballer)
 * Nigel Plum (Rugby League footballer)
 * Alicia Quirk (Australian Women's Rugby sevens player and 2016 Summer Olympics gold medal winner)
 * Tony Roche (tennis player)
 * Adam Schneider (Australian rules footballer)
 * Nathan Sharpe (Rugby Union footballer)
 * Nick Skinner (Rugby League footballer)
 * Michael Slater (cricketer)
 * Jamie Soward (Rugby League footballer and coach)
 * Peter Sterling (Rugby League footballer and TV presenter/sports commentator)
 * Mark Taylor (cricketer)

Other

 * William Monks (architect)
 * Thomas Smith Bellair (actor and Wagga Wagga publican)