List of Old Geelong Grammarians
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This is a List of Notable Old Geelong Grammarians, they being notable former students - known as "Old Geelong Grammarians" of the Anglican Church school, Geelong Grammar School and old girls of The Hermitage and Clyde School in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Geelong Grammar School fourth in Australia's top ten schools for boys, based on the number of its male alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[1]
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Contents
Academe
- David Armstrong, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Sydney
- Lord Broers, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
- Ted Ringwood, scientist
- Michael Scriven, scientific philosopher
- Richard Searby, former Chancellor of Deakin University
Royalty
Business
- Sir Roderick Carnegie AC, businessman
- James Fairfax, philanthropist
- John Fairfax, media proprietor
- Peter Holmes à Court
- Hugh Morgan, businessman
- Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (née Green) AC, philanthropist (Clyde School)
- Rupert Murdoch, media proprietor
- Kerry Packer, publishing, media and gaming tycoon
Media, entertainment and the arts
- Tim Burstall, film maker
- Peter Carey, novelist
- Vadim Dale, Outback Jack
- Portia de Rossi, actress (then known as Amanda Lee Rogers), she married Ellen DeGeneres
- Sir Russell Drysdale, painter
- Keith Dunstan, journalist
- Geoffrey Dutton, poet
- Simon Fieldhouse, artist
- Helen Garner (née Ford), novelist and journalist (C.E.G.G.S. The Hermitage)
- General Sir John Hackett, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Britain; author, and Principal of King's College London
- Tim Hewat, journalist and television producer
- Missy Higgins, singer-songwriter
- Norman Kaye, organist, actor
- Joan Lindsay, author (Clyde School)
- Tom Long, actor
- Ali McGregor, opera singer
- John Manifold, poet
- David Moore, photographer
- Robin Ramsay, actor
- Peter Purves Smith, painter
- David Edgar Strachan, painter
- Francois Tetaz, Musician
Military
Politics, public service and the law
- Peter Barbour, Director-General of ASIO (1970–1975)
- Sir John Mark Davies, MLC (1889–1919), President of the Victorian Legislative Council (1910–1919)
- Sir Alec Downer, MHR (Lib) (1949–1963), Minister for Immigration (1958–1964), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1964–1972)
- Alexander Downer, MHR (Lib) (1984–2008), Leader of the Opposition (1994–1995), Foreign Minister (1996–2007)
- Archibald Fisken, Former MHR for Balarat, OBE, CMG
- John Gorton, Senator (Lib) (1949–1968), MHR (1968–1975), Prime Minister of Australia (1968–1971) (also attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School)[2]
- Rupert Hamer, MLC (Lib) (1958–1971), MLA (1971–1981), Premier of Victoria (1972–1981), Chairman of the Victoria State Opera (1982–1995)
- Charles Hawker, MP, eponym of the Hawker Scholarship
- David Hawker, MHR (Lib) (1983–2010), Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives (2004–2008)
- Sir David Hay (1916–2009), Ambassador to the United Nations, Administrator of Papua New Guinea
- George Jones (1844–1920), member of the New Zealand House of Representatives (1880–1881) and Legislative Council (1895–1920)[3]
- Sir Alan Harbury Mann, (1914–1970), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Papua and New Guinea
- Simon Richard Molesworth AM QC; Member of the Victorian Bar; Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Victoria (1978), High Court of Australia (1978), Supreme Court of New South Wales (1984) (also attended Haileybury)[4]
- Dr. Richard Searby AO QC, Barrister, Company Director and former Chancellor of Deakin University
- Ian Smith, Victorian Liberal Minister for Social Welfare (1970–73), Agriculture (1973–1980), Economic Development (1980–81) and Finance (1992–1995).
- Sir Robert Southey, former president of the Liberal Party, Chairman of the Australian Ballet Foundation
- Michael Thawley AO, international adviser to former Prime Minister John Howard (1996-1999) and Australian ambassador to the USA (2000-2005)
- Mechai Viravaidya, Thai politician
- Richard Woolcott, diplomat
Sport
- Charlie Gardiner, St Kilda Football Club Player
- John Kelly, Olympic Equestrian Gold Medallist
- John Landy, athlete, Governor of Victoria
- Tim Macartney-Snape, first Australian to climb Mt. Everest and later, the first person ever to climb the full height (sea level to summit) of Mt. Everest - both without supplemental oxygen
- Craig Mottram, long distance runner[5]
- Paddy McCartin, St Kilda Football Club player and selected pick 1 in the 2014 AFL draft
- Sam Newman, former AFL footballer for Geelong Football Club and media identity most notable for The AFL Footy Show
- Kate Slatter Olympic Gold Medallist, Atlanta Olympics
- Easton Wood, Western Bulldogs Player
- Billie Smedts, Geelong Football Club Player
- Troy Davis, Former Melbourne Football Club Player
- Devon Smith, Greater Western Sydney Giants Player
- Meyrick Buchanan, Melbourne Renegades Cricketer
- Sam Lloyd, Richmond Football Club Player
See also
References
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