List of people from Frankston explained

This is a list of notable past and present people from the City of Frankston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It incorporates the City of Frankston localities and suburbs of Carrum Downs, Frankston, Frankston East, Frankston Heights, Frankston North, Frankston South, Kananook, Karingal, Langwarrin, Langwarrin South, Long Island, Mount Erin, Olivers Hill, Sandhurst, Seaford and Skye. The demonym for a person from Frankston is a "Frankstonian".

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Media

Musicians

Music groups formed in the City of Frankston

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Military

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Sports

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Notes and References

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  3. https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P25663/ FRick Amor
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  5. https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P65019/ William Leslie Bowles
  6. https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P65055/ Raymond Boultwood Ewers
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  37. https://www.angelfire.com/band/superheist7048/bandbio.htm Band Biography
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  40. http://www.musicminder.com/scripts/entertainers/displayentertainer.asp?ID=008427 Brad Robinson
  41. http://www.australianbluesmusic.com.au/Artists/DutchTilders.aspx Dutch Tilders
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  44. http://www.auswelshmalechoir.org.au/ Australian Welsh Male Choir
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  54. http://www.nt.gov.au/administrator/biographies/asche.shtml Previous Administrator - The Honourable Austin Asche AC QC
  55. http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=1K6 Hon. Bruce Billson
  56. http://www.billson4dunkley.com/dunkleyElectorate/dunkleyRepresentative/bruceBillson.asp Member for Dunkley
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  65. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Simpson,+Anthony+(Tony)+James Anthony (Tony) James Simpson
  66. http://www.wa.liberal.org.au/state/tonysimpson Member of Darling Range Tony Simpson
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  68. Coulthard-Clark, C.D. (1996). "Eaton, Charles (1895 - 1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (14). Melbourne University Press; pp 72-74. (HTML version). Accessed: 23 October 2010.
  69. Poynter, J.R. (1983). "Grimwade, Harold (1869 - 1949)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (9). Melbourne University Press; pp 126-128. (HTML version). Accessed: 23 October 2010.
  70. Wood, James. (2002). "Sturdee, Sir Vernon (1890 - 1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (16). Melbourne University Press; pp 340-342. (HTML version). Accessed: 22 October 2010.
  71. https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10685908/ Lieutenant General Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee
  72. http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=53 Emeritus Professor Max Coltheart
  73. http://www.bluesbasketball.net.au/index.php?id=226 Frankston Blues: Hall of Fame
  74. http://valpo.streamlinetechnologies.com/mbasketball/news/2011-12/11591/broekhoff-named-ap-honorable-mention-all-american/ Broekhoff named AP Honorable Mention All-American
  75. http://valpo.streamlinetechnologies.com/mbasketball/news/2011-12/11591/broekhoff-named-ap-honorable-mention-all-american/ Broekhoff named HL Player of the Year
  76. http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHAUSM1106198001 Benjamin Burge
  77. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15880/15880.html John Conway
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  79. http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/teams-and-drivers/taz-douglas Taz Douglas
  80. Web site: Frankson's Elite Sporting Stars. www.tsic.com.au. 2020-04-15.
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  82. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/craig-mottram-1.html Craig Mottram
  83. http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHAUSW2407198201 Natalia Rahman
  84. Jackson, Jake. 1 October 2010. "It's the Frankston Hall of Fame for Bilko ". TransMoto Magazine. Accessed: 22 October 2010.
  85. http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8231.html Brad Williams
  86. Taylor, Darryl (29 May 2014). "Congratulations Bailey Wright – Langwarrin Socceroo". Frankston City Council. Retrieved 12 September 2015
  87. McEvoy, Simon (24 May 2014). "Langwarrin youngster Bailey Wright awaits World Cup football selection". Frankston Standard Leader. News Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2015
  88. Hassett, Sebastian (12 June 2015). "Socceroo Bailey Wright still wants more after the year that changed his life". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 September 2015
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  90. http://www.countryfootyscores.com/the-bush-teelgraph/107-ken-piesse/562-favourite-sons-from-the-mornington-peninsula.html Favourite sons of the Mornington Peninsula
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  93. http://australianfootball.com/players/player/russell%2Bgreene/10822 Russell Greene
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