genetically earlier, about 37,000 years BP. Notable people Abba Bina, Papua New Guinean businessman and politician Archie Thompson, former Australian soccer player Elie Aiboy, former Indonesian footballer Marlina Flassy, Indonesian anthropologist and the first woman to be appointed Dean of Cenderawasih University Frans Kaisiepo, 4th Governor of Papua and National Hero of Indonesia Nitya Krishinda Maheswari, Indonesian badminton player and 2014 Asian Games women's doubles gold medalist Nowela Auparay, professional singer and Indonesian Idol winner Peter O'Neill, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Freddy Numberi, Indonesian politician and former Minister of Transportation Raema Lisa Rumbewas, Indonesian weightlifter and silver medallist at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics Boaz Solossa, Indonesian footballer Titus Bonai, Indonesian footballer Ricky Kambuaya, Indonesian footballer Michael Somare, former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Heather Watson, English female tennis player See also Aboriginal Australians Indigenous Australians Koteka Tribal Assembly List of ethnic groups of West Papua Moluccans (to the west of New Guinea) Negrito (Southeast Asia) Papua conflict Proto-Australoid Stéphane Breton (filmmaker) Torres Strait Islanders between New Guinea and mainland Australia (including the Meriam people, whose language family is otherwise found in New Guinea) References Further reading External links Papuan people