The Australian of the Year 2012 is a Synaesthete!!!

Top Australian - Geoffrey Rush. Sydney Morning Herald. smh.com.au January 25th 2012.
http://media.smh.com.au/entertainment/red-carpet/top-australian--geoffrey-rush-2915225.html
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Geoffrey Rush named Australian of the Year.
by Jessica Wright
Sydney Morning Herald.
January 25th 2012.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/geoffrey-rush-named-australian-of-the-year-20120125-1qhig.html#ixzz1kSFA6xMg
http://www.smh.com.au/national/geoffrey-rush-named-australian-of-the-year-20120125-1qhig.html

Astle, David (2007) Geoffrey Rush: a man for all seasons. The (Sydney) Sun-Herald. May 20th 2007. Edition: first, Section: Sunday Life, p.24. Grippers.com.au http://www.grippers.com.au/grippers-articles/2007/5/20/geoffrey-rush-a-man-for-all-seasons/
["Rush confesses to a kind of synesthesia, where two senses cross wires. In his case, days of the week are linked to discrete colours..."]

Geoffrey Rush's top ten for 2012. The Age. theage.com.au January 21st 2012
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/geoffrey-rushs-top-ten-for-2012-20120120-1q9pv.html#ixzz1kSJFgJZB
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/geoffrey-rushs-top-ten-for-2012-20120120-1q9pv.html#ixzz1kSJyeGsm
["...he sees images, shapes and colours triggered by the sensory stimulation of music..."]

Famous synaesthetes or possible synesthetes: a list of amazing people with references.
http://incorrectpleasures.blogspot.com/2009/01/famous-synaesthetes-or-possible.html