The Most Famous
Cricketers from Australia
This page contains a list of the greatest Australians Cricketers. The pantheon dataset contains 136 Cricketers, 36 of which were born in Australia. This makes Australia the birth place of the 2nd most number of Cricketers.
Top 10 Australian Cricketers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Australians Cricketers of all time. This list of famous Australians Cricketers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Australians Cricketers.
- #1
Don Bradman
1908 - 2001
HPI 74.9854 langsAustralian cricketer
- #2
Shane Warne
1969 - 2022
HPI 47.7342 langsAustralian former international cricketer
- #3
Mitchell Johnson
b. 1981
HPI 44.7920 langsAustralian cricketer
- #4
Bill Brown
1912 - 2008
HPI 43.8216 langsAustralian cricketer (1912-2008)
- #5
Steve Smith
b. 1989
HPI 43.5823 langsAustralian international cricketer
- #6
Ian Chappell
b. 1943
HPI 41.9715 langsAustralian cricketer
- #7
Richie Benaud
1930 - 2015
HPI 41.8215 langscricketer (1930–2015)
- #8
Allan Border
b. 1955
HPI 41.7717 langsAustralian cricketer (born 1955)
- #9
Steve Waugh
b. 1965
HPI 39.6824 langsAustralian cricketer
- #10
Adam Gilchrist
b. 1971
HPI 39.6327 langsAustralian cricketer
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Australians Cricketers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(8)
1980s(12)
1950s(1)
1940s(1)
1930s(1)
1910s(1)
1900s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Cricketers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Cricketers since 1700.
