1/55Chris Atkinson. NOW: A professional rally driver and world rally champion, he drove for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004-2008. He currently drives for Team MRF and won the 2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
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2/55James Blundell. NOW: James is an Australian country music singer who first rose to fame after being named “Best New Talent” at the 1987 Country Music Awards of Australia. Since then he’s released several albums in both Australia and the United States, and has been inducted into the CMAA Hall of Fame. Photo by Richard Gosling
3/55Bill O’Chee. NOW: Bill was a National Party member representing Queensland from 1990-1999. He was the first ethnic-Chinese Australian to become a member of parliament and the youngest person to have become a senator at the time, aged 24. Picture: Peter Cronin
4/55Ben Dark. NOW: A radio and TV presenter, Ben is best known for his work on Getaway from 1999 to 2010.
5/55Stewart Morris. NOW: Stewart is a professional singer and the longest serving member of the Ten Tenors.
6/55Lieutenant General Robert Nimmo. Nimmo was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both WWI and WWII. He also acted as chief military observer in the UN Military Observer Group in Pakistan and India from 1950 until his passing in 1966.
7/55Sir Lorimer Dods. Sir Lorimer was a pioneer of specialised health care for children who founded the Children’s Medical Research Foundation, now known as the Children’s Medical Research Institute. He is considered one of Australia’s most influential paediatricians.
8/55Paul Whittaker. NOW: Paul is a newspaper journalist and editor. In 2018 he was appointed the CEO of Sky News in Australia. He was also Editor-in-chief of The Australian from 2015-2018, Editor of The Daily Telegraph from 2011-2015 and Editor of The Australian from 2007-2011.
9/55John Moore. NOW: John was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives for more than 25 years between 1975-2001. He was also a Cabinet Minister from 1996 to 2001, serving as the Minister for Defence and Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism.
10/55Rod Young. NOW: Rod is a news anchor for Seven News, presenting Seven Gold Coast News on weekdays. He has previously presented Seven News Brisbane and was the face of news in Brisbane on the ABC before moving to Seven Network. Picture: Jerad Williams
11/55Glein Sheil. Glen represented the National Party in the Senate for Queensland from 1974-1981. He also competed at tennis in the Australian Championships in the 1940s and 50s.
12/55Rob Borbidge. NOW: Rob served as the 35th Premier of Queensland from 1996-1998. He was leader of the National Party’s Queensland branch and was the last member of the National Party to serve as premier. Pic by Richard Gosling
13/55Sidney Cotton. Sidney was an inventor, photographer and aviation and photography pioneer. He’s responsible for developing and promoting early colour film processes and inventor of the SidCot suit.
14/55Courtney Atkinson. NOW: Courtney was a member of Australia’s 2008 and 2012 Olympic triathlon teams. He has also won the Men’s International Triathlon Union 2009 World Cup races, and four consecutive Australian Junior Triathlon Championships. He was Australia’s Triathlete of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Picture: Alix Sweeney
15/55Andrew Baildon. NOW: Andrew is a former freestyle and butterfly swimming champion. He represented Australia in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics and was a medallist at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, where he became the first Commonwealth swimmer to break the 50 second barrier for the 100m freestyle. Picture: Richard Gosling
16/55Matthew Belcher. NOW: An Australian sailor. Picture: Richard Walker
17/55Caleb Brown. NOW: A rugby union player with the Queensland Reds.
18/55General Sir Arthur MacDonald. Sir Arthur was a senior officer in the Australian Army, serving as Chief of the General Staff from 1975 to 1977, and Chief of Defence Force Staff from 1977 to 1979.
19/55Vitori Buatava. NOW: Vitori is a rugby union player with the Fiji national rugby union team. Picture Mike Batterham
20/55Jarrad Butler. NOW: Jarrad is a rugby union player with the Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies.
21/55Jock Campbell. NOW: A rugby union player for the Queensland Reds, he was signed to the squad in 2019. Picture: Brendan Hertel, QRU.
22/55David Duley. NOW: Queensland Reds rugby union player.
23/55Trent Durrington. NOW: Trent is a former Major-league Baseball player, and made his major league debut with the Anaheim Angels in 1999. He was inducted into the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.
24/55Caine Eckstein. NOW: Caine is an Ironman surf lifesaving champion. He broke the Guiness World Record for more pull-ups in 24 hours with 4210 in 2014, before losing and regaining the record with 7620 in 2016. Picture: Jerad Williams
25/55Shannon Eckstein. NOW: Shannon is an Ironman surf lifesaving champion. Picture: Harvpix
26/55Nathan Eyres-Brown. NOW: Nathan is a rugby union footballer who played for the Australian Sevens team in 2009 and Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds in 2012.
27/55Duncan Free. NOW: An Australian rower. Picture: Regi Varghese
28/55Wally Fullerton-Smith. NOW: Wally is a former professional rugby league footballer from the 1980s and 1990s. He was an international and Queensland State of Origin representative back-rower.
29/55Josh Graham. NOW: Josh is a former rugby union player with the Western Force and current rugby league player — he currently plays centre for the Gold Coast Titans.
30/55Nathan Grey. NOW: Nathan is a former rugby union footballer, currently the defence coach for the New South Wales Waratahs and the Australian national team. Picture: John Appleyard
31/55Scott Higginbotham. NOW: Scott is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for the Queensland Reds, and holds the record for highest try-scoring forward in Super Rugby history. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
32/55Lloyd Johansson. NOW: Lloyd is a rugby union player who currently plays for Melbourne Rising.
33/55Clark Keating. NOW: Clark is a former Australian rules footballer, awarded Life Membership of the Brisbane Lions for his contributions to the club. Picture AAP/David Clark
34/55Jono Lance. NOW: Jono is a professional rugby union footballer, playing for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. (AAP Image/Albert Perez)
35/55Charles Que Fong Lee. Charles was a rugby union player for Queensland. Pic credit Cheong family archives (private collection).
36/55Tom Lawton. NOW: Tom is a former Australian rugby union player.
37/55Broc McCauley. NOW: Broc is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn Football Club and Brisbane Lions Football Club.
38/55Griffin McMaster. NOW: Griffin plays as a goalkeeper for FC Bulleen Lions in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.
39/55Marcus Marshall. NOW: Marcus is a former Champ Car driver, who raced for A1 Team Australia, and won the Queensland Formula Ford Championship in 1999. Copyright Edge Photographics
40/55Luke Morahan. NOW: Luke is a rugby union player who currently plays for the Bristol Bears and has played for the Wallabies. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
41/55Brad Moran. NOW: Brad Moran is a former Australian rules footballer in the AFL.
42/55Scott Muller. NOW: Scott is a former Australian and Queensland cricketer.
43/55Pettowa Paraka. NOW: Pettowa is a rugby union player with the Queensland Reds. Pic Darren England.
44/55Mat Rogers. NOW: Mat is a former professional rugby league footballer who also played rugby union at the highest level. He is the son of Cronulla Sharks legend and CEO Steve Rogers, and played two State of Origin series for Queensland. Picture Glenn Hampson
45/55Adam Scott. NOW: Adam is a professional golfer playing mainly on the PGA Tour. He was the World No1 ranked golfer from mid-May to August 2014 and has won 29 professional tournaments around the world. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP
46/55UJ Seuteni. NOW: UJ is a rugby union plater with Toulon and Oyonnax.
47/55Nathan Sharpe. NOW: Nathan is a former Australian rugby union player, who began his career with the Queensland Reds in 1999. He moved to the Western Force in 2006 and captained until his 2012 retirement. (AAP/Image Sarah Marshall)
48/55James Slipper. NOW: James is an Australian rugby union player who currently captains the Queensland Reds. (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett)
49/55Rob Simmons. NOW: Rob is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for the New South Wales Waratahs. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
50/55Billy Stanlake. NOW: Billy is a fast bowler who represented Australia in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He currently plays cricket for Queensland is signed with the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. He’s the tallest person to ever represent Australia in international cricket at 204cm. (AAP/Image Sarah Marshall)
51/55Nathan Stapleton. NOW: Nathan is a professional rugby league footballer who played for the London Broncos, and the Cronulla Sharks. Pic Brett Costello
52/55Lausii Taliauli. NOW: Lausii is a rugby union player, playing for the Brumbies. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
53/55Ben Tapuai. NOW: Ben is a professional rugby player for the Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership. Photo by Daniel Wilkins.
54/55Peter Norman. NOW: Peter is an Australian touch football player. He started playing at five and has played in the Australian Men’s Open and Queensland Men’s Open. Picture: Alix Sweeney
55/55John Buchanan. NOW: John is the former World Cup winning coach of the Australian national cricket team.
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