Shoebridge – milliner Peter Siddle – test cricketer Ben Simmons – NBA basketball player Peter Singer – philosopher Jerry Skinner – deputy prime minister of New Zealand Daryl Somers – entertainer James Sorensen – actor/model Jesse Spencer – actor/musician Caitlin Stasey – actress Christine Stephen-Daly – actress Russell Stewart – darts Craig Stott – actor Graeme "Shirley" Strachan – singer (Skyhooks)/television presenter Dane Swan – Australian rules footballer Red Symons – guitarist, entertainer and radio presenter (774 ABC Melbourne) Keith Sullivan – darts player Back to top T Peter Tatchell – politician and rights campaigner Don Tregonning – Australian professional tennis player and coach Squizzy Taylor – criminal Eliza Taylor-Cotter – actress J. G. Thirlwell – singer/composer Lewis Thorpe – professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization John Thwaites – politician George Tolhurst – composer Tones and I – singer and songwriter Anna Torv – actress Geoffrey Tozer – pianist Zbych Trofimiuk – actor Zoja Trofimiuk – sculptor Anthony Troiano – musician Christos Tsiolkas – author Albert Tucker – artist Back to top V Holly Valance – actress/singer Mark Viduka – soccer player Steve Vizard – entertainer and businessman Karl von Möller – film maker and cinematographer Back to top W Ron Walker – businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne Stan Walker – singer James Wan – film producer and director Sir Joseph Ward – prime minister of New Zealand Shane Warne – test cricketer Gordon Watson (squash player) Kathy Watt – Olympic cyclist Matt Welsh – world champion swimmer Leigh Whannell – actor/screenwriter Jamie Whincup – racing driver Christian Whitehead – game programmer Ted Whitten – Australian rules footballer Carl Williams – criminal David Williamson – playwright Richard Wilson – businessman and sports promoter Ross Wilson – singer/songwriter John Wren – businessman and underworld figure Wayne Weening – darts John Weber – darts Darren Webster – darts Bruce Woodley – entertainer (The Seekers) Back to top X Bohdan X – singer-songwriter Back to top Z Feliks Zemdegs – Rubik's Cube speed solver Back to top Non-native Melburnians These people were not born in Melbourne but are or were well known for living or working there. A Back to top B Courtney Barnett – singer-songwriter Paula Bossio – author and illustrator Steve Bracks – premier of Victoria Frank Macfarlane Burnet – Nobel laureate virologist Back to top D Portia de Rossi – actress Back to top F Tim Ferguson