The following selection of biographies represent some of the people who have made a significant contribution to the life of Yiddish Melbourne:
David Abzac
Moshe Ajzenbud
Herszel Bachrach
Shmuel Bennett
Herz Bergner
Doris Burstin
Sender Burstin
Symche Burstin
Danielle Charak
Abraham Cykiert
Alex Dafner
Leo Fink
Joseph Giligich
Yankev Ginter
Pinchas Goldhar
Nachman Gryfenberg
Rachel Holzer
Rachel Kalman
Boruch Kaluszyner
Jacob Kronhill
Cluwa Krystal
Shmuel Migdalek
Freydi Mrocki
Hirsch Munz
Aron Nirens
Jonas Pushett
Yehoshua Rapaport
Melech Ravitch
Doodie Ringelblum
Pinye Ringelblum
Jacob Rosenberg
Yasha Sher
Aron Sokolowicz
Jacob Waislitz
Jacob Waks
Genia Wasserman
Bono Wiener
Samuel Wynn
Avram Zeleznikow