List of Old Sydneians
The following is a list of notable past pupils of Sydney Grammar School (SGS). Former pupils of the School are known as Old Sydneians.
Politics, public service and the law[]
Lawyers[]
High Court of Australia[]
- Sir Edmund Barton (1859–1864), former Justice of the High Court of Australia and the first Prime Minister of Australia[1]
- William Gummow, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Sir Anthony Mason, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and Chancellor of the University of New South Wales[2]
- Sir Richard O'Connor (1867), former Justice of the High Court of Australia and politician[3]
- Albert Piddington, former Justice of the High Court of Australia[4]
- Sir George Rich, former Justice of the High Court of Australia[5]
- Sir Victor Windeyer, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
- James Allsop AO, current Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Supreme Court of New South Wales[]
- Sir Leslie Herron, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales[6]
- Kim Santow, former Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal, and a former Chancellor of the University of Sydney[6]
- Sir Kenneth Street, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales[7]
- Sir Philip Street, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales[8]
Other notable lawyers[]
- Alan Blow AO, current Chief Justice of Tasmania and Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania
- Sir Norman Cowper, former lawyer. businessman, and administrator
Politicians[]
Australian parliament[]
- Sir Edmund Barton (1859–1864), the first Prime Minister of Australia; Justice of the High Court of Australia[1]
- Peter Baume, former Senator for New South Wales; physician; Chancellor of the Australian National University[9]
- Max Falstein, Member for Watson (1940–1949) in the Australian House of Representatives[10]
- Paul Fletcher, current minister in the Morrison Government and Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts
- Sir William McMahon (In Office 10 March 1971 – 5 December 1972), 20th Prime Minister of Australia[11]
- Harold Thorby, former Member for Calare in the Australian House of Representatives and NSW government minister[12]
- Malcolm Turnbull, 29th Prime Minister of Australia[13]
New South Wales parliament[]
- Sir George Fuller, former Premier of New South Wales[14]
- Alex Greenwich, the current Member for Sydney[15]
- Sir Norman Kater, politician, medical practitioner and grazier[16]
- James Macarthur-Onslow, member of both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council; Australian Army Major General; later a businessman[17]
- John Maddison, former Attorney General of New South Wales[18]
- Harold Thorby, former NSW government minister and Member for Calare in the Australian House of Representatives[12]
- Andrew Tink, former politician, historian and author[19]
Other state parliaments[]
- Alan Cobcroft, former member of the Legislative Council of Samoa[20]
- John Fletcher, former Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and cricketer[21]
- Charles Mein (1857–1859), justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Member of the Queensland Legislative Council[22]
- Sir Boyd Dunlop Morehead, former Premier of Queensland[23]
Local government and community activism[]
- George Newhouse, former Mayor of Waverley Municipal Council[24]
- , co-founder of accessnow.org[25]
Public servants[]
- Nicholas Cowdery, former Director of Public Prosecutions in New South Wales.[26]
- Sir Robert Garran, former lawyer and first Solicitor-General of Australia[27]
- Sir Hubert Murray, former Lieutenant-Governor of the Territory of Papua and boxer[28]
Military service[]
- General John Antill, Australian Army Major General during World War I[29]
- Clive Caldwell, Royal Australian Air Force World War II ace fighter pilot[30]
- General Sir Harry Chauvel, Australian Army Chief of Staff
- General John Grey, Australian Army Chief and Chancellor of James Cook University[citation needed]
- James Gordon Legge, Australian Army Lieutenant General during World War I[31]
- James Macarthur-Onslow, Australian Army Major General during the Second Boer War and World War I, and later politician and businessman[17]
- Henry Normand MacLaurin, Australian Army Brigadier General during World War I[32]
Humanities[]
Academia[]
- Henry Kingsley Archdall, academic and clergyman
- Sir Christopher Clark, academic and Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge
- Alec Hill, historian[33]
- Dr Stephen Spurr, headmaster at the Westminster School[34]
- E G Waterhouse, linguist, professor of German at Sydney University, plant breeder
Social sciences[]
- Hugh Mackay, social commentator and former Chairman of Trustees of Sydney Grammar School[35]
- Malcolm Mackerras, psephologist[36]
Media and journalism[]
- George Blaikie, author and journalist
- Richard Carleton, reporter with the Australian edition of 60 Minutes[37]
- Charles Firth, member of The Chaser comedy team[38]
- Bruce Gyngell, first man to appear on Australian television[39]
- Richard Kingsmill, broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation[citation needed]
- Dominic Knight, member of The Chaser comedy team[38]
- Chas Licciardello, member of The Chaser comedy team[38]
- Tim Palmer, journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation[40]
- , Australian advertising executive who developed the Grim Reaper advertisement for AIDS awareness[41]
- Nicholas Stuart, author and journalist.
Business[]
- Len Ainsworth, founder of Aristocrat Leisure Limited[citation needed]
- Demetrius Comino, engineer, inventor and philanthropist[42]
- Sir (1863–1928), newspaper proprietor[43][44]
- Sir (1834–1919), newspaper proprietor[43]
- David Gonski, current Chairman of the Future Fund, Coca-Cola Amatil, Australia Council chairman, and Chancellor of the University of New South Wales[2]
- Simon Hannes, Macquarie Bank executive who was convicted of insider trading
- Sir Samuel Hordern, a director of Anthony Hordern & Sons[45]
- Steven Lowy, co-Chief Executive Officer of Westfield Corporation[citation needed]
Sport[]
Athletics[]
- Slip Carr, Australian Olympian sprinter (1924)[46]
- Lachlan Renshaw, Australian Olympian middle distance runner (2008)
Boxing[]
- Sir Hubert Murray (1872–1877), English ; Lieutenant-Governor of the Territory of Papua[28]
Cricket[]
- Eric Barbour, NSW cricketer with 23 first class matches and 1,577 runs[47]
- Sir Edmund Barton (1859–1864), first class umpire; first Prime Minister of Australia[48]
- Jim Burke, Australian international with 24 tests and 1,280 runs[49]
- Albert Cotter, Australian international with 21 tests and 89 wickets[50]
- John Fletcher, Queensland cricketer with 3 first class matches and 97 runs[21]
- Sir Norman Gregg, NSW cricketer with 3 first class matches and 116 runs[51]
- Hunter Hendry, Australian international with 11 tests and 335 runs[52]
- Sammy Jones, Australian international with 12 tests and 428 runs[53]
- Alan McGilvray, NSW cricketer with 20 first class matches and 684 runs, most notable for his cricket radio broadcasting[54]
- William Robison, NSW cricketer with 1 first class match and 15 runs[55]
- Fred Spofforth, Australian international with 18 tests and 94 wickets; first test cricketer to take a hat-trick
- Alan Walker, NSW and Nottingham cricketer with 94 first class matches and 221 wickets; also played for Australia in rugby union[46]
- Sammy Woods, Australian and England international with 6 tests and 10 wickets; also played for England in rugby union[56]
Rowing[]
- Mervyn Finlay, Australian Olympian (1952; 1 bronze medal)[57]
- Joe Gould, Australian Olympian (1936)[citation needed]
- Frederick Septimus Kelly, British Olympian (1908; 1 gold medal)
- Vic Middleton, Australian Olympian (1952)[57]
- Hugh Ward, Australasian Olympian (1912); soldier who was awarded the Military Cross and two Bars[58]
- Stuart Welch, Australian dual Olympian (2000 and 2004; 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal)[59]
Rugby league[]
- Dallas Hodgins, North Sydney Bears player[46]
- Nick Pappas (1969–1978), Chairman of South Sydney Rabbitohs[60]
Rugby union[]
- , Australian international with 3 caps and 0 points[46]
- Ernie Carr, Australian international with 6 caps and 3 points; brother of Slip Carr[46]
- Slip Carr, Australian international with 4 caps and 9 points; Australian Olympic athlete; brother of Ernie Carr[46]
- , Australian sevens international[46]
- Cam Crawford, NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies player with 13 Super Rugby caps and 40 points
- Emile de Lissa, President, Barbarian F.C.[citation needed]
- , Australian international with 9 caps and 0 points[46]
- Arthur Finlay, Australian international with 12 caps and 0 points[46]
- Charlie Fox, Australian international with 17 caps and 6 points; also the Australian captain[61]
- Charles Hammand, Australian international with 2 caps and 0 points[46]
- , Australian international with 5 caps and 9 points[46]
- Julian Huxley, Australian international with 9 caps and 22 points
- Wal Ives, Australian international with 5 caps and 0 points[46]
- , Australian and Scotland international with 13 caps and 0 points; also Scottish captain[46]
- Bob Loudon, Australian international with 13 caps and 12 points; Australian captain; brother of Darby Loudon[46]
- Darby Loudon, Australian international with 4 caps and 5 points; Australian captain; brother of Bob Loudon[61]
- Jack Maddocks Current player for the Melbourne Rebels, played for Australian Under-20s
- (1886–1892), Australian international with 2 caps and 0 points; played in first ever test[46]
- Andrew Mower, Scotland international with 13 caps and 0 points[46]
- Walter Phipps, Australian international with 1 cap and 0 points[46]
- Roland Raymond, Australian international with 13 caps and 30 points[46]
- Alex Ross, Australian international with 20 caps and 43 points; also the Australian captain[61]
- Geoff Storey, Australian international with 8 caps and 0 points[46]
- Alan Walker, Australian international with 5 caps and 3 points; also a first class cricketer[46]
- Alfred Walker, Australian international with 16 caps and 9 points; also the Australian captain[46]
- Johnnie Wallace, Australia and Scotland international with 17 caps and 48 points; also the Australian captain[61]
- Clarrie Wallach, Australian international with 5 caps and 0 points[46]
- Colin Windon, Australian international with 20 caps and 33 points; also the Australian captain[61]
- Sammy Woods, England international with 13 caps and 6 points; also an international for Australia and England in cricket[56]
Swimming[]
- Boy Charlton, Australian Olympian (1924, 1928 and 1932; 1 gold medal, 3 silver medals, 1 bronze medal)
- Frederick Lane, Australian Olympian (1900; 2 gold medals); Australia's first Olympic swimmer[62]
Tennis[]
- John Newcombe, seven-time Grand Slam winner[63]
Other sports[]
- Andrew Lock, Australian mountaineer[40]
- Rohan Chapman-Davies, Australian Olympic mogul skier
- Jim Ferrier, golfer
Arts[]
Performing arts[]
Film and theatre[]
- Dr Richard James Allen, writer, director and choreographer (Thursday's Fictions 2006 and numerous short films)[64]
- Stephan Elliott, writer and director (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994)[citation needed]
- Richard Francis-Bruce, Academy Award-nominated film editor (The Shawshank Redemption 1994, Seven 1995, Air Force One 1997)[citation needed]
- Andrew Lesnie, Academy Award-winning cameraman (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002)[citation needed]
- John Meillon, film, television and voice actor (Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II)[65]
- Gregan McMahon, actor and theatrical producer[66]
- Julian McMahon (1973–1986), actor; son of Prime Minister McMahon[citation needed]
- Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, film and theatre actor[67]
Music[]
- Alexander Briger, conductor[68]
- Nigel Butterley, composer[citation needed]
- Tim Derricourt, songwriter for indie rock group Dappled Cities and current English master at Sydney Grammar School[citation needed]
- Ross Edwards, composer[citation needed]
- Rob Hirst, drummer for Midnight Oil[69]
- Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor[70]
- Antony Walker (1980–1985), conductor[68][71]
Visual arts[]
- Charles Bryant, visual artist[72]
- Max Dupain, photographer[73]
- Donald Friend, visual artist and author[74]
Writing and poetry[]
- Dr Richard James Allen, poet, dancer, choreographer and director[64]
- John Le Gay Brereton, poet and professor of English[75]
- Michael Dransfield, poet[76]
- Joseph Jacobs, folklorist and literary critic best known for preserving fairy-tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs[77]
- Dowell Philip O'Reilly, poet and short story writer[78]
- Banjo Paterson, poet and journalist[79]
Science and medicine[]
- Dr Bryan Gaensler, Young Australian of the Year, 1999; former Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University; current professor at the University of Sydney[citation needed]
- Dr Rowan Gillies, former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières[40]
- Sir Norman McAlister Gregg, ophthalmologist who discovered the link between maternal rubella and birth defects[80]
- Edward Rennie, chemist[81]
- Dr , current doctor at Prince of Wales Hospital[82]
See also[]
- List of non-government schools in New South Wales
- Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
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