Perth North

Distinguished and Famous people from Perth North

🎨 Shaun Tan

Shaun Tan grew up at Hillarys when its dunes and bush were giving way to roads and new houses. In his own account, the unfinished suburb was a place of displaced lives, family ambitions and a strong sense of being at the edge of a much larger world. Those experiences help illuminate books such as The Arrival, whose wordless migration story drew on family histories. His art makes familiar environments appear strange enough to examine afresh. The childhood landscape supplied more than scenery: its mixture of emptiness, construction and belonging became material for a distinctive imagination.

🏎️ Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo grew up at Duncraig and began karting as a child before progressing through junior racing categories overseas. His Formula One debut came with HRT at Silverstone in 2011; Red Bull wins followed in 2014, with later victories including Monaco. The early local racing years supplied the foundations for competition conducted across the world. Joondalup commemorates him in its Walk of Fame. His smiling public manner and distinctive celebrations made him familiar beyond motor racing, but the career began with the less glamorous demands of learning circuits, finding speed and progressing through a highly competitive junior system.