Geoffrey Blainey was born on March 11, 1930 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a writer, known for
The Blainey View (1982),
Riot or Revolution: Eureka Stockade 1854 (2006) and
Triumph of the Nomads (1984). He has been married to Ann Warriner Heriot since February 15, 1957. They have one child.