2024 LIST of BIG NAME Celebrities

2024 BEST Big Celebrities For An Event Headliner – A LIST of the Influential & Famous

Who are the BIG CELEBRITY NAMES for Headlining an Australian Conference? – Finding The MOST Famous Celebrities as an Event Draw Card

Do you need a Celebrity to headline at your Conference to attract more attendees ?
Which Celebrity would ‘pull the right crowd’ for your Event?
Which BIG NAME would make your Event a “Must attend”?

A conference organiser asked me recently which celebrities would be a great choice to headline their conference to attract a few hundred more attendees.

So I asked my Speaking Industry Colleagues and Conference MC friends which Celebrities they thought made a great Conference Drawcard.

Your drawcard and Celebrities you choose depends on the TYPE of Conference or Event and your target audience – Corporate, Small Business, Government or Sports audiences are all different.

It also depends on “Who’s HOT?”, “Who can we GET?” and in reality “Who can we really AFFORD?”

You could base your Famous Celebrity selection on

CELEBRITY BRAND STRENGTH – Each celebrity has different amount of Fame or “name recognition” depending on media exposure (fame) – How many of the target audience recognise the Name or the company or incident associated with the name – Aided and Unaided Brand Name recognition. Are they an “A List” Celebrity?
CELEBRITIES WITH DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC FAME – some have only “State Specific Fame” (Football/Rugby/Sports/Media/News/Politics celebs ), some have National Fame (Known all around Australia) – some have World Fame (Artists, Musicians, Actors, Comedians) known across the world.
CELEBRITY BRAND ATTRIBUTES & RISKS – Does your target audience have POSITIVE feelings about the celebrity – are they beloved? Will they ADD VALUE to the event? Does the celebrity reflect the VALUES of your organisation? Have they been too controversial? Do you really want take a chance on a “BAD BOY”?

If you can’t afford a CELEBRITY – Click Here to see 5 low cost suggestions to get more people to come to your event or conference

A LIST Of Famous Celebrities With Strong Brand Equity & High Name Recognition In Australia – These are some of the Most Influential Celebs & Pop Culture Stars

Australian Icons – “Uber Famous” Aussies

Hugh Jackman
Chris or Liam Hemsworth
Kylie Minogue
John Farnham
Eric Bana
Paul Hogan
Olivia Newton-John
Elle McPherson
Keith Urban
Nicole Kidman
Magda Szubanski
Rebel Wilson
Kate Blanchett
Naomi Watts
Tony Collette
Andrew Denton
Ita Buttrose OBE

Famous Australian Comedians

Ahn Do
Hamish & Andy
Kitty Flanagan
Jimeion
Sam Pang
Wendy Harmer
Julia Morris
Dave Hughes
Chris Lilley
Frank Woodley
Tim Minchin
Carl Barron
Hannah Gadsby
Kath & Kim
Peter Rowsthorne
Doug Anthony (All Stars)
Tony Martin
Mick Molloy
The Two Kates From Just Crackin
And Many More HERE

Famous Celebrity Business Experts & Stories

Mark Bouris – Yellow Brick Road
Todd Sampson – Gruen & Body Hacks
Janine Ellis – Boost Juice
Russell Howcroft – Gruen / Ch 10
Nic Molnar – Afterpay founder
Ruslan Kogan – Kogan.com
Allan Pease – The Body Language Guy
Caroline Creswell – Carmen’s Muesli
Fred Schebesta – Finder.com
Naomi Simpson – Red Balloon
Alannah Hill – Alannah Hill Designer
Joanne Mercer – Joanne Mercer Shoes
See more on this list of CEOs & Business Founders that speak

Famous Celebrity Money & Finance Gurus

David Koch from Sunrise
Paul Clitheroe
Canna Campbell – Suga Mumma
Scott Pape – The Barefoot Investor

Female Influencers & Models

Jennifer Hawkins
Miranda Kerr
Rebecca Judd
Deborah Hutton
Lisa Wilkinson
Sam Armytage
Carrie Bickmore
Chrissy Swan
Fifi Box
Sophie Monk
Lara Bingle
Jo Bailey
Roxy Jacenko
Katy Itsines

Famous Celebrity Foodies – Hospitality / Chefs & Cooks

Maggie Beer
Gary Meahan
Matt Preston
Sarah Wilson (no Sugar)
Dr Michael Mosley
Curtis Stone
Donna Hay
Luke Nguyen

Famous Aussie Musicians & Artist Celebrities

Paul Kelly
Darryl Braithwaite
Christine Anu
Tina Arena
Sophie Amoroso
Kate Cerebrano
Casey Chambers
Delta Goodrem
Guy Sebastian
Marcia Hines
Deborah Conway
Helen Reddy
Natalie Imbruglio
Jessica Mauboy
Jimmy Barnes
The Wiggles
Molly Meldrum
Dame Joan Sutherland
Silverchair
Powerfinger

Controversial Contrarians & ‘Shock Jock’ Celebs

Kyle Sandilands
Alan Jones
John Singleton
Derryn Hinch
Steve Baxter
John Laws
Andrew Bolt
Neil Mitchell
Jon Fain
Steve Price

Famous Australia Billionaires

These Australian Billionaires are Celebrities.

Gina Rinehart
Twiggy Forrest
Mike Cannon-Brookes – Atlassian
John Gandel
James Packer
Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch
Kerry Stokes

Famous Statesmen & Politicians (Australian & Overseas Celebs)

General Cosgrove
Sir Bob Geldhof (visits Australia)
Jacinda Hordern NZ Prime Minister
Australian Prime Ministers – especially Julia Gillard and John Howard
Dr Condoleeza Rice USA
Michelle Obama USA

International Icons & Influencers – Celebs & Big Names that Visit Australia

Here are some International Celebrities that have attended events in Australia.

Richard Branson – Virgin
Gary Vaynerchuk
Seth Godin
Dr Phil
Bear Grylls – Survivalist
Pink’s Drummer – Mark Schulman
SJP – Sarah Jessica Parker
Paris Hilton
Oprah
The Kardashians
Robert Cialdini
John Maxwell

Who are your Favourite Celebrities? – leave a Comment!

This Blog is a resource for my friends in the Speaking & Conference industries. It is a WORK IN PROGRESS – If you have any suggestions for other BIG NAMES or HOT CELEBRITIES that I left out then please contact me.

To find out if you can afford a celebrity or it’s even possible to get that BIG NAME Celebrity for your Event you’ll need to contact your friendly local Speakers Bureau or Talent Agency