Down through the years, there have been many people from all walks of life whose names have been assigned to Tasmanian places, localities and geographical features, yet the knowledge of who they were and why their names are perpatuated on our maps and street signs has been lost in time. These people, many of whom never set foot on Tasmanian soil, are too numerous for all to be mentioned, so we've compiled an A to Z list of some whose names are well known but often there stories are not.
A - C
Abbott, Major Edward Commandant of Port Dalrymple/Launceston, March 1826 - July 1832
Archer, John Lee - Civil Engineer and Colonial Architect
Arthur, Colonel Sir George - Lieut-Governor, 14 May 1824 - 29 October 1836
Bailly, Joseph Charles - French explorer, mineralogist
Balfour, Lieutenant-Colonel William - Commandant of Port Dalrymple/Launceston, April 1825 - March 1826
Bass, George - British explorer, doctor
Batman, John - grazier, founder of Melbourne
Baudin, Nicolas - French explorer,
Bernier, Pierre Francois - Frendh explorer, astronomer
Bischoff, James - director, Van Diemen's Land Co.
Blackburn, James - Colonial Architect
Blackwell, Marjorie - housewife superstar
Bligh, Captain William Governor of NSW, 1806 - 1808
De Bougainville, Yves Phillippe midshipman, Geographe - French explorer
Boullanger, Charles Pierre - French explorer, midshipman
Bourke, Major-General Sir Richard KCB - Governor of NSW, 1831 - 1837
Brabyn, John -Lieut-Governor (North), 1808 - 1810
Brady, Matthew - bushranger
Brisbane, Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall - Governor of NSW, 1821 - 1825
Burnie, William - director, Van Diemen's Land Co.
Cameron, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles - Commandant of Port Dalrymple/Launceston, December 1822 - April 1825
Cash, Martin - bushranger
Cimitiere, Major Gilbert - Commandant of Port Dalrymple/Launceston, March 1818 - December 1822
Cochrane Smith, Fanny - Tasmanian Aboriginal
Collins, Colonel David - Lieut-Governor, 1804 - 1810
Cox, James - colonial pastoralist, merchant
D - G
Darling, Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph - Governor of NSW, 1825 - 1831
Davey, Colonel Thomas - Lieut-Governor, 4 Februry 1813 - 9 March 1817
Denison, Sir William - Lieut-Governor, 25 January 1847 - 8 January 1855
D'Entrecasteaux, Bruni - French explorer
Dooley, James Monaghan - colonial surveyor
Eardley-Wilmot, Sir John - Lieut-Governor, 21 August 1843 - 12 October 1848
FitzRoy, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Augustus - Governor, 1846 - 1855
Flinders, Matthew - British navigator, explorer
Franklin, Captain Sir John - Lieut-Governor, 5 January 1837 - 21 August 1843
Du Fresne, Marion - French explorer
Flynn, Errol- Hollywood actor/superstar
Frederick Henrijk, Prince Regent - Dutch prince
Freycinet, Louis de - Frech explorer
Furneaux, Tobias - British navigator, explorer
Gipps, Major Sir George - Governor of NSW, 1838 - 1846
Glover, John - artist
Gordon, Major George Alexander - Lieut-Governor (North), 1810 - 1812
Gormanston, Viscount - Governor, 8 August 1893 - 14 August 1900
H - M
Hamilton, Sir Robert KCB - Governor, 11 March 1887 - 30 November 1892
Hellyer, Henry - explorer, surveyor, chief architect, Van Diemen's Land Company
Herbert, Daniel - colonial stone mason
Hibbs, Peter - British explorer
Howe, Michael - bushranger
Hunter, Henry - Colonial Architect
Huon de Kermadec, Jean-Michel - French explorer
Jørgensen, Jørgen - convict, explorer
King, Captain Philip Gidley Governor of NSW, 1800 - 1806
Lesueur, Charles Alexander - French explorer, artist
Lyons, Joseph - Australian Prime Minister
MacKenzie, Captain John - Commandant of Port Dalrymple/Launceston, March 1814 - October 1815
Macquarie, Major-General Lachlan Governor of NSW, 1810 - 1821
Maatsuyker, Joan - member of the Dutch Council of Batavia, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Maignon, Pere - French explorer, cartographer
Mathinna - Tasmanian Aboriginal
Mauge, Rene - French explorer, zoologist
Murray, Captain John - Lieut-Governor, 1810 - 1812
N - R
Paterson, Colonel William - Lieut-Governor (North), 1804 - 1808
Pearce, Alexander - bushranger
Peron, Francois - French explorer, naturalist
Piper, Hugh - explorer, civil servant
Ransonnet, Jacques-Joseph - French explorer, engineer
Raoul, Joseph Francois French explorer
Riedle, Anselme - French explorer, gardener
Ritchie, Captain John. Lieut-Governor, 1812
Robbins, Charles - British government official
Romaine, William - colonial pioneer settler, Burnie
Taillefer, Hubert Jules - French explorer, doctor
S - Z
Schouten, Justis - Dutch colonial governor
Sorell, Colonel William - Lieut-Governor, 9 March 1817 - 14 May 1824
Sprent, Charles Percy - colonial surveyor
Stewart, Major James - Commandant of Port Dalrymple/Launceston, October 1815 - March 1818
Stokes, John Lort - British navigator, explorer
Strahan, Major Sir George KCMG, Governor, 7 December 1881 - 28 October 1886
Sweers, Solomon- member of the Dutch East India Company's Council of India
Tarenorerer - Tasmanian Aboriginalr
Timothy, William (alias Dido) - bushranger
Truganini - Tasmanian Aboriginal
Van Diemen, Antonio - Dutch explorer
Van Diemen, Maria - wife of Dutch Governor
Visscher, Jacobszoon - Dutch mariner and explorer
Westwood, William (aka Jackey Jackey) - bushranger
Whelan, John "Rocky" - bushranger
Wickham, John Clements - British navigator, explorer
Wilson, Willam - Superintendent of Stone Masons
de Witt, Gerritt Frederikszoon - member of the Dutch East India Company's Council of India
