This is a list of notable people from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
{| class="wikitable" ! Name of resident !! Year of birth/death !! Notable for |- | Graeme Acton | 1950–2014 | Australian cattle baron and campdrafting promoter. Founder of Acton Land & Cattle; brainchild behind Rockhampton's annual Paradise Lagoons Campdraft, which is claimed to be Australia's richest competitive campdrafting event. Died from injuries sustained during a campdrafting event. |- | Christine Anu | 1970 | Australian performer and radio presenter. Anu spent her teenage years living in Rockhampton, graduating from Emmaus College in 1987. Her performance in the school production of South Pacific led to an audition with the NAISDA, marking the start of her career.Catching up with Christina Anu , Deadly Vibe, 23 October 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2017.Christine Anu: The new Bloody Mary , Stage Whispers, December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2017. |- | Archibald Archer | 1820–1902 | Queensland politician, and one of the Archer brothers. Sat in the Queensland Parliament from 1867 until 1886, serving as the 12th Treasurer of Queensland from January 1882 until November 1883. Archer was also an advocate for the Central Queensland Territorial Separation League.Archer, Archibald (1820–1902), Mary O'Keefe, Australian Dictionary of Biography (Volume 1), 1966. Accessed 13 March 2017. |- | Duncan Armstrong | 1968 | Swimmer, Olympic gold medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Young Australian of the Year 1988: Duncan Armstrong OAM , Australian of the Year Honour Roll. Accessed 13 March 2017. |- | Steve Baxter | 1971 | Australian entrepreneur and investor. Appears as one of the 'sharks' on Shark Tank. Although born in Cloncurry and raised in Emerald, Baxter was a student at North Rockhampton State High School before leaving school at the age of 15 to join the army.Former Rocky IT entrepreneur to star in Shark Tank , Christine McKee, The Morning Bulletin, 29 December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | John Bean | 1963–2011 | Australian cinematographer. Attended Glenmore State High School. Began his career with WIN Television in Rockhampton, before moving onto a 20-year career with ABC Television. Killed alongside ABC reporter Paul Lockyer and pilot Gary Ticehurst in a helicopter crash in 2011.ABC Memorial: John Bean , Australian Broadcasting Corporation website. Accessed 23 August 2017.John Bean, gone but not forgotten , Adrian Taylor, The Morning Bulletin, 20 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2017. |- | Alexander Belonogoff | 1990 | Sportsman, rowing. Won a silver medal as part of the crew competing in the quadruple scull at the 2016 Summer Olympics.Biography: Alexander Belonogoff , Australian Olympic Committee website. Accessed 13 March 2017. |- | Leanne Benjamin | 1964 | Ballet dancer, principal dancer with The Royal Ballet in London.Rocky girl ends dream run as longest serving ballerina , Christine McKee, The Morning Bulletin, 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2017.Leanne still a Rocky girl...and famous ballerina , Christine McKee, The Morning Bulletin, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | George Birch | 1862–1917 | Co-founder of the Birch, Carroll and Coyle cinema chain, now trading as BCC Cinemas – part of the Event Cinemas group.Personal News (Death of George Birch) , The Morning Bulletin, 20 August 1917. Retrieved via the National Library of Australia 13 March 2017.Earl's Court, Rockhampton: a lost Art Deco cinema , Queensland Deco Project, 17 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | J. T. S. Bird | 1842–1932 | British-born journalist, author and gold prospector. Worked at Torquay Chronicle and The Recorder in the United Kingdom before joining The Morning Bulletin in Rockhampton. Discovered gold on The Ridgelands goldfields near Rockhampton in 1867.Veteran Pressman: Death of Mr. J.T.S. Bird , The Telegraph, 9 May 1932. Retrieved via the National Library of Australia 13 March 2017. |- | Wayne Blair | 1971 | Indigenous Australian writer, actor and director, best known for directing the film The Sapphires and appearing in ABC's Redfern Now.Rockhampton's Wayne Blair unearths a true Aussie gem , The Morning Bulletin, 4 February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2017.The Sapphires' director Wayne Blair tells students Rockhampton upbringing no disadvantage , Blythe Moore, ABC News, 3 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | Paul Braddy | 1939 | Queensland politician and 28th Deputy Premier of Queensland. Lived in Rockhampton from 1965 until 1995. Served a term as an alderman on Rockhampton City Council from 1979. Entered Queensland Parliament in 1985 after winning a by-election in Rockhampton.Rockhampton as ready as it is going to be , The Canberra Times, 6 January 1991. Retrieved via the National Library of Australia 13 March 2017. |- | Gerard Brennan | 1928 | Chief justice of the High Court of Australia.New UQ chair in law honours former Australian Chief Justice , UQ News, University of Queensland, 25 March 1999. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | Thomas Busby | | Australian singer, best known as one-half of Busby Marou.Busby Marou, honest and real, Iain Shedden, The Australian, 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | Peter Byrne | | Queensland television personality, best known as a Rockhampton-based weather presenter for WIN Television from 1990 until 2012; and presenter of the weekly Rewind segment on Channel 7 from 2012 until present.Peter Byrne retires from WIN News , The Morning Bulletin, 2 May 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2017.Byrnesy is returning – on Channel 7 , The Morning Bulletin, 4 October 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | John Cani | 1836–1898 | Italian-born Roman Catholic Bishop – the first Bishop of Rockhampton, consecrated in 1882. Proposed the construction of St Joseph's Cathedral, but failed to live long enough to see the cathedral's completion in 1899.Death of Bishop Cani , The Week, 11 March 1898. Retrieved (via NLA) 3 April 2017. |- | Tara Cheyne | 1986 | Australian politician, representing the seat of Ginninderra in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.Tara follows political path all the way to Canberra , Trinette Stevens, The Morning Bulletin, 31 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | Enith Clarke | 1911–1995 | Australian classical pianist.Enith Clarke, a pianist much improved , The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 1947. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 14 October 2017.A Story of Success , The Morning Bulletin, 27 April 1948. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 14 October 2017. Also the wife of Alexander Sverjensky from 1943 until their public divorce in December 1950.Pianist wrote of a sugar daddy , The Sun, 7 December 1950. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 14 October 2017.Musician's Divorce , The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 1950. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 14 October 2017. |- | Ben Condon | 2000 | Sportsman, rugby league - North Queensland Cowboys. Although born and raised in Roma in South West Queensland, Condon moved to Rockhampton prior to commencing studies at Rockhampton Grammar School where he graduated from in 2017. |- | Cyril Connell, Snr. | 1899–1974 | Sportsman, rugby league. Played as halfback in the first Queensland to defeat New South Wales in 1922. Married his first wife at St Joseph's Cathedral in 1927, while living in Rockhampton.Connell, Cyril John (1899–1974), S.A. Rayner, Australian Dictionary of Biography (Volume 13), 1993. Accessed 10 March 2017. |- | Cyril Connell Jr. | 1928–2009 | Sportsman, rugby league – Australia and Queensland. Began his playing career with Rockhampton Brothers in 1947.League mourns Cyril Connell , Alan Kennedy, The Morning Bulletin, 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2017. |- | Brad Cooper | 1954 | Sportsman, swimming. Won gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics in sensational circumstances following the disqualification of Rick DeMont. Born in Singapore, Cooper moved to Rockhampton at a young age. Joined Rockhampton Swimming Club and began winning medals at the age of 7.Flashback to an Olympian , The Morning Bulletin, 20 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2017. |- | Joel Coughlan | 1988 | Sportsman, para table tennis. Won a silver medal after competing in the Men's team - class 9–10 gold medal final at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. |- | Steve Crear | | Sportsman, rugby league – Australia and Queensland. Best known for playing in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup.Hat-trick from Tatts meet , The Morning Bulletin, 29 May 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2017. |- | Kylie Cronk | 1984 | Sportswoman, softball. Won bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Bonzer Kylie brings back the Beijing bronze , The Morning Bulletin, 27 August 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017. |- | George Curtis | 1845–1922 | Queensland and Australian politician.Curtis, George Silas (1849–1922), Lorna L. McDonald, Australian Dictionary of Biography (Volume 8), 1981. Accessed 14 March 2017. |- | Anna Daniels | 1981 | Australian author, comedian, radio producer & television presenter.Where are they now?: Anna Daniels , QUT News, Queensland University of Technology. Accessed 8 May 2017.Life in between pages is good for Rocky author Anna , Pam McKay, The Morning Bulletin, 20 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017. |- |William Knox Darcy | 1849–1917 | Mining magnate.D'Arcy, William Knox (1849–1917), David Carment, Australian Dictionary of Biography (Volume 8), 1981. Accessed 14 March 2017. |- | Anderson Dawson | 1863–1910 | Australian politician. As the 14th premier of Queensland, Dawson is credited with being the first leader of any Labour government anywhere in the world. After entering federal politics in 1901, Dawson became Australia's 5th Minister for Defence in 1904.Dawson, Andrew (Anderson) (1863–1910) , The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate, Parliament of Australia website. Accessed 14 August 2017. |- | Jason Day | 1987 | Australian professional golfer. Moved to Rockhampton at the age of eight, where he attended St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and then Emmaus College while living in the suburb of Park Avenue.Jason Day, the new Rockhampton rocket , Scott Rollinson, ABC Capricornia, 21 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.Childhood friend recalls practicing golf with Jason Day , The Morning Bulletin, 18 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017. |- | John Dingwall | 1940–2004 | Australian screenwriter and director, best known for Sunday Too Far Away, Buddies, Phobia and The Custodian.Simpson, Roger (20 May 2004) A nose for stories that define us , The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2020. |- | Mick Dittman | 1952 | Australian jockey, best known for riding winning horse Gurner's Lane in the 1982 Melbourne Cup. Also rode the winning horses in three Golden Slippers, two Cox Plates and one Caulfield Cup. Inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2002.Mick Dittman brings unbeatable experience and natural cunning to tipping game , Max Presnell, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2017. |- | Sid Domic | 1975 | Sportsman, rugby league – Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers, London Broncos, Warrington Wolves, Wakefield Trinity and Hull FC. Following his rugby league career, Domic became an Indigenous artist.Rugby player turned artist puts heritage on canvas , Jodie van de Wetering, ABC Wide Bay, 6 August 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2017. |- | Helen Donaldson | 1968 | Australian opera singer.The story so far... , Helen Donaldson website. Accessed 24 August 2017. |- | John Doyle | 1977 | Sportsman, rugby league – North Queensland Cowboys and Sydney Roosters.Doyle out of Isa wilderness , The Morning Bulletin, 2 May 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2017. |- | James Duhig | 1871–1965