Yunupingu
Yunupingu, more correctly spelt Yunupiŋu, is the family name of a number of notable Aboriginal Australians from the Yolŋu people, of Arnhem Land of the Gumatj clan.[1] People with this name are closely connected with the Marika and Gurruwiwi families.
Notable people with this name include:
- Eunice Djerrkngu Yunupingu (c.1945–2022), artist, mother of Witiyana Marika
- Galarrwuy Yunupingu (1948–2023), Australian leader in the struggle for Australian land rights, also known as Dr Yunupingu
- Gulumbu Yunupingu (1940s–2012), Australian artist and women's leader
- Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971–2017), aka Gurrumul, Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer in Yolngu and English, also known as Dr G. Yunupingu
- Malngay Yunupingu, band member of rock/reggae band East Journey
- Mandawuy Yunupingu (1956–2013), Australian musician, educator and community leader, also known as Dr Yunupingu
- Nancy Gaymala Yunupingu (c.1935–2005), artist
- Nyapanyapa Yunupingu (born c.1945), Australian painter
- Mungurrawuy Yunupingu (c.1905–1979), Gumatj leader, father of Galarrwuy, Gaymala, Gulumbu, Mandawuy, Nyapanyapa, and others
- Yirrnga Yunupingu, singer/songwriter of King Stingray, and former vocalist with Yothu Yindi (son of Gurrumul)
- Yalmay Marika Yunupingu (born 1956), artist and teacher-linguist at Yirrkala Community Education Centre (daughter of Mathaman Marika)
See also
References
- ^ "Yunupiŋu". Yolŋu Matha Dictionary. Charles Darwin University. 9 January 2002. Retrieved 3 December 2025.