Metro West project. Residents The following were either born or have lived in the suburb of Burwood Dave Barsley − rugby league player Arthur Cuthbertson – Ice hockey player, born in Burwood Eleanor Dark – novelist, born in Burwood Clare Dennis – swimmer, born in Burwood Sir Norman McAlister Gregg – ophthalmologist, born in Burwood Norman Hetherington – cartoonist, grew up at 35 Meryla Street Burwood Miriam Hyde – composer and pianist, born and lived in Burwood Richard Jones MLC – lived at Gayton in Burwood Road Robert Kaleski – writer, environmentalist, and dog breeder influential, born in Burwood Rita Mabbett – cellist, lived in George Street Burwood Richard Makinson - physicist, was born in Burwood William McMahon – 20th Prime Minister of Australia, lived in Burwood William MacDonald – serial killer, lived in a store in Burwood Earle Page – 11th Prime Minister of Australia, lived in Burwood George Reid – 4th Prime Minister of Australia, lived in Burwood Arthur Renwick – physician, philanthropist and politician Doug Sutherland – former lord mayor of Sydney John Manning Ward – historian and vice chancellor, born in Burwood Charles Smith Wilkinson – spent his last days in Burwood Angus and Malcolm Young – musicians, grew up in Burwood Sister cities Burwood currently has five sister cities: Tianjin, China Calabria, Italy Imar, Lebanon Sandakan, Malaysia Utica, New York, United States of America Geumcheon, South Korea Gallery References External links Suburbs of Sydney