many allied soldiers from occupied Crete whilst fighting with the Greek Resistance. Manager of Griffith Baths. Colpitts Place in Griffith is named in his honour. Andrew Fifita, Australian rugby league footballer who scored the match winning try in the 2016 NRL Grand Final Geoff Foster, Australian rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s Evonne Goolagong, World No. 1 Australian female tennis player Stan Grant, TV and radio presenter, journalist, writer and lecturer Fred Griffiths, Rhodesian-born South African international rugby league player of the 1950s and 1960s, captain-coached Griffith Black & Whites Michael Henderson, Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s Gary Higgins, former opposition leader of the Northern Territory Parliament from 2016-2020 Greg Keenan, Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s Mark Larkham, racing driver Trevor Long, Technology Commentator and Today Show Tech Expert was born in Griffith, attended Griffith High School year 7-10. Donald Mackay, anti-drugs campaigner David Milne, Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s Phillip Noyce, director of the 2002 film Rabbit-Proof Fence and the 2010 American film Salt Luke O'Dwyer, Australian rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s John O'Neill, Australian rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s Esava Ratugolea, Current AFL player for Geelong Valerio Ricetti, cave-dwelling hermit Robbie Simpson, Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s Shaun Spence, Australian rugby league footballer of the 2010s Robert Trimbole, Australian drug baron, organized crime boss and businessman Gary Warburton, Australian rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s, born in Griffith Jason Wells, Australian rugby league footballer of the 2000s Notes and references External links Populated places established in 1916 Towns in the Riverina Planned cities in Australia Cities planned by Walter Burley Griffin