Births
- 6 January – Murray Rose, swimmer
- 29 January – Germaine Greer, academic and feminist
- 13 February – Andrew Peacock, politician
- 5 March – Tony Rundle, Premier of Tasmania (1996–1998)
- 4 April – Alex George, botanist
- 7 April – Brett Whiteley (died 1992), artist
- 12 April – Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league footballer
- 20 April – Elspeth Ballantyne, actress
- 12 May – Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league footballer
- 12 July – Phillip Adams, broadcaster and writer
- 26 July – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
- 5 September – George Lazenby, actor (James Bond)
- 8 October – Paul Hogan, comedian and actor
- 9 October – John Pilger, journalist and filmmaker
- 10 October – Clive James, writer and social commentator
- 25 November – Ian Smith, politician
- 26 December – Fred Schepisi, film director
- 28 December - Megan Smith, legend
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