Geelong, Victoria

Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio Bay. The city is located 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Geelong is covered by the municipality of The City of Greater Geelong, and is Victoria's largest regional city.

Notable people from Geelong

• Kate Allen, triathlete
• Felicity Andersen, actress
• Arthur Coles, (1892 - 1982), businessman and philanthropist
• Barry Crocker, singer and actor
• Nathan Deakes, Olympic walker
• Joey Didulica, soccer goalkeeper
• Robert Doyle, politician
• Trish Fallon, Womens Basketballer
• Bev Francis, powerlifting world champion athlete
• Helen Garner, novelist and journalist
• James Harrison, (1816 - 1893), engineer
• Lindsay Hassett, (1913 - 1993), Australian Cricketer
• Robert Ingpen, author and illustrator
• Jeff Lang, musician
• Graeme Lloyd, MLB baseball player
• Russell Mockridge, (1928 - 1958), cyclist
• Craig Mottram, Olympic athlete
• Andrew Olexander, politician
• Francis Ormond, pastoralist and philanthropist
• Guy Pearce, actor
• Portia de Rossi, actress
• Daryl Somers, television personality
• Arthur Streeton, artist
• Alexander Thomson, pioneer, settler and mayor
• Lee Troop, Olympic marathon runner
• Denis Walter, television personality