List of Old Geelong Grammarians

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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## Academia

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Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes

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| David Armstrong |  | Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Sydney
| Lord Broers | FRS | President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
Dr. | Frank Cumbrae-Stewart | KC | Foundation registrar and librarian of the University of Queensland
| Thomas Sergeant Hall |  | Geologist, biologist and recipient of The Murchison Fund
| Patience Hawker |  | Co-founded the Stawell School for girls in South Australia
| Jeremy Griffith |  | Biologist and author
Alexander Charles David Drogo Montagu |  | 13th Duke of Manchester[2] |  | Graham Pizzey | AM | Ornithologist
| Ted Ringwood | FRS | Scientist
| Herman Rupp |  | Clergyman and botanist
| Michael Scriven |  | Scientific philosopher
Dr. | Richard Searby | AO, KC | Former Chancellor of Deakin University

## Business

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| Peter Alexander |  | Fashion designer[3]
| Sir Roderick Carnegie | AC | Businessman
| James Fairfax | AC | Philanthropist
| John Fairfax |  | Media proprietor
| Sir Warwick Fairfax |  | Businessman and philanthropist
Squadron Leader | Sir Hudson Fysh | KBE, DFC | Aviator and businessman, a founder of Qantas
| Peter Holmes à Court |  |
| Donald McGauchie | AO | Farmer, company director and businessman
| Hugh Morgan | AC | Businessman
| Dame Elisabeth Murdoch | AC, DBE | Philanthropist
| Rupert Murdoch | AC | Media proprietor
Lieutenant | Ken Myer | AC, DSC, RAN | Diplomat, administrator, businessman and philanthropist; nominated to succeed Sir Paul Hasluck as Governor General
| Clyde Packer |  | Publishing and media figure
| Kerry Packer | AC | Publishing, media and gaming tycoon
| Jonathan Shier |  | Television executive

## Clergy

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* Bishop Thomas Armstrong, Bishop of Wangaratta (1902–1927)
* Bishop Reginald Stephen, Bishop of Tasmania (1914–1919) and Bishop of Newcastle (1919–1928)
* Bishop Jack Stretch, Bishop of Newcastle (1906–1919)

## Media, entertainment and the arts

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| Jean Battersby | AO | Arts executive and adviser, (née Robinson)
| Tim Burstall | AM | Film maker
| Peter Carey | AO | Novelist
| David Chipp |  | Journalist
| Caroline Craig |  | Actress
| Vadim Dale |  | Reality television contestant
| Portia de Rossi |  | Actress
| Sir Russell Drysdale | AC | Painter
| Keith Dunstan | OAM | Journalist and author
| Marta Dusseldorp |  | Actress
| Geoffrey Dutton | AO | Poet
| Simon Fieldhouse |  | Artist
| Greg Fleet |  | Comedian and actor
| Helen Garner |  | Novelist and journalist (C.E.G.G.S. The Hermitage)
| Tim Hewat |  | Journalist and television producer
| Missy Higgins |  | Singer-songwriter
| Norman Kaye |  | Organist, actor
| Joan Lindsay |  | Author
| Tom Long |  | Actor
| Tim Macartney-Snape | AM | Mountaineer and author
| Ranald Macdonald | AO | Publisher, broadcaster, football president, academic
| John Manifold | AM | Poet
| Ali McGregor |  | Opera singer
| David Moore |  | Photographer
| Stephen Murray-Smith | AM | Writer, editor, educator
| Robin Ramsay |  | Actor
| John Reed |  | Art editor and patron
Sub Lieutenant | Peter Smith | RAN | Painter
| Ian Sprague |  | Ceramic sculptor and graphic artist
| David Strachan |  | Painter
| Sam Strong |  | Theatre director
| François Tétaz |  | Musician
| Daniel Thomas | AM | Art historian, curator, writer, art critic, and museum director

## Medicine

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| David Ames | AO | Psychiatrist, particularly in the field of dementia and the mental health of older persons
| James W. Lance | CBE, AO | Neurologist, particularly in the field of headache and migraine

## Military

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Captain | Arthur Bagot | GC, DSC | Albert Medal recipient
Squadron Leader | James Catanach | DFC | World War II bomber pilot and prisoner of war, took part in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III and murdered by the Gestapo upon capture
Air Vice Marshal | Adrian Cole | CBE, DSO, MC, DFC | Royal Australian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant | Roberts Dunstan | DFC | World War II soldier and airman, served as an air gunner after losing a leg in action with the Army
General | Sir John Hackett | GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC | British Army, later author and Principal of the King's College London
Admiral | Sir Anthony Synnot | KBE, AO, RAN | Royal Australian Navy

## Politics

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| Guy Barnett | MP | Senator (2002–2010), Tasmanian House of Assembly (Lib) (2014–present), Minister for Resources and Building and Construction (2016–present)
| Geoffrey Brown | MBE | MHR (Lib) (1949–1955)
| Joseph Tilley Brown |  | MLA (Protectionist) (1886–1889), MHR (Anti-Socialist Party) (1906–1910)
| William Cumming |  | MLA (UAP & Lib) (1935–1945), Minister of Agriculture (Oct–Nov 1945)
| Sir John Mark Davies | KCMG | MLC (1889–1919), Attorney-General of Victoria (1903–1909) and President of the Victorian Legislative Council (1910–1919)
| Sir Matthew Davies |  | MLA, (1883–1892), Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1887–1892)
| Alexander Downer | AC | MHR (Lib) (1984–2008), Leader of the Opposition (1994–1995), Foreign Minister (1996–2007), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2014–present)
| Sir Alick Downer | KBE | MHR (Lib) (1949–1963), Minister for Immigration (1958–1964), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1964–1972)
Flight Lieutenant | Sir David Fairbairn | KBE, DFC | MHR (Lib) (1949–1975), Minister for Air (1962–1964), National Development (1964–1969), Education and Science (1971) and Defence (1971–1972), Ambassador to the Netherlands (1977–1980)
| Sir George Fairbairn |  | MHR & Senator (1906–1913 & 1917–1923)
| James Fairbairn |  | MHR (UAP) (1933–1940), Minister for Civil Aviation, Air and Vice-President of the Executive Council (1939–1940), killed in the Canberra air disaster
| Franc Falkiner |  | MHR (CLP & Nationalist) (1913–1914 & 1917–1919)
Lieutenant | Archibald Fisken | CMG, OBE, MC | MRH (UAP) (1934–1937)
| Malcolm Fraser | AC, CH, GCL | MHR (Lib) (1955–1983), Prime Minister of Australia (1975–1983)
| Geoffrey Giles |  | MHR (Lib) (1977–1983)
| Sir John Gorton | GCMG, AC, CH | Senator & MHR (Lib) (1949–1975), Prime Minister of Australia (1968–1971)[4]
Captain | David Hamer | AM, DSC, RAN | MHR & Senator (Lib) (1975–1990)
Colonel | Sir Rupert Hamer | AC, KCMG, ED | MLC & MLA (Lib) (1958–1981), Premier of Victoria (1972–1981)
| Charles Hardy |  | Country Party) (1932–1938)
| Brian Harrison | DL | Conservative member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1955–1974)
| Charles Hawker |  | MHR (Nationalist & UAP) (1929–38), eponym of the Hawker Scholarship
| David Hawker | AO | MHR (Lib) (1983–2010), Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives (2004–2008)
| Sir Peter Hordern | DL | Conservative member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1964–1993)
Lieutenant | John Howse |  | Member of Australian House of Representatives (Member for Calare, Lib) (1946–1960)
| George Jones | MP | member of the New Zealand House of Representatives (1880–1881) and Legislative Council (1895–1920)[5]
| Dan Mackinnon | CBE | MHR (Lib) (1949–1951 & 1953–1966) and Ambassador to Argentina (1967–1970)
| James Manifold |  | MHR (Protectionist, Lib & Nationialist) (1901–1903 & 1913–1918)
| Sir Thomas Manifold | KBE | MLC (Nationalist) (1929–1935), Minister without portfolio (1932–1933)
| Richard Marles | MP | MHR (ALP), (2007–present), Minister for Trade (Jun–Sep 2013), Deputy Leader of the Opposition (2019–2022), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence (2022-present)
| Charles Perkins | MP | Western Australian MLA (1942–1961), Minister for Transport, Police, Labour and Native Welfare (1959–1961)
| Jim Plowman | MP | MLA (Lib) (1973–1982 & 1985–1999), Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1979–1982 & 1996–1999), Minister for Energy and Minerals (1992–1996)
Lieutenant Colonel | Rupert Ryan | CMG, DSO | MHR (UAP & Lib) (1940–1952)
| Ian Smith |  | MLA (Lib) (1967–1983 & 1985–1999), Minister for Social Welfare (1970–73), Agriculture (1973–1980), Economic Development (1980–81) and Finance (1992–1995)
| Charles Sommers |  | Western Australian MLA (Lib) (1906–1918), Minister for Lands (1901)
| Sir Robert Southey | AO, CMG | president of the Liberal Party of Australia (1970–1975), Chairman of the Australian Ballet Foundation (1980–1990)
Air Commodore | Sir Peter Vanneck | GBE, CB, AFC, AE, DL | Lord Mayor of London (1977), Member of the European Parliament (1979–1989)
| Mechai Viravaidya |  | Thai politician
| David Wordsworth |  | Western Australian MLA (Lib) (1971–1989), Minister for Transport (1977–1978), Lands and Forests (1978–1982)

## Public service and the law

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| Peter Barbour |  | Director-General of ASIO (1970–1975)
Justice | Sir Charles Belcher | OBE | Australian lawyer, author, British colonial jurist, and amateur ornithologist
| Barrie Dexter | CBE | Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1973–1977) and High Commissioner to Canada (1980–1983)[6]
Lieutenant Colonel | Sir David Hay | CBE, DSO | Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1977–1979) and High Commissioner to Canada (1961–1964)
| Simon Molesworth | AO, KC | Barrister and solicitor
| Francis Hamilton Stuart |  | Diplomat
| Michael Thawley | AO | Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2014–2016) and Ambassador to the United States (2000–2005)
| Michael Thwaites | AO | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1974–91), the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria (1974–95), and the Chief Scout of Australia (1989–96); Director of Counter-Espionage ASIO
| Richard Woolcott | AC | Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1988–1992) and Ambassador to Indonesia (1975–1978)
Justice | Sir John Young | AC, KCMG | Barrister, Company Director and former Chancellor of Deakin University

## Royalty

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| Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin |  | Sultan of Terengganu, King of Malaysia
| Charles III | KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC | King of Australia, the United Kingdom and 13 other Commonwealth Realms
| Chatrichalerm Yukol |  | Thai prince, filmmaker
| Mateen bin Javed Al Nahyan |  |

## Science

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* John Gordon Rushbrooke, particle physicist[7]

## Sport

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Rank
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Sergeant | Gerald Backhouse |  | Olympian 1936 Berlin Games and 1938 Empire Games
Private | Norman Belcher |  | Footballer for the Geelong and Essendon Football Clubs
Captain | John Bell |  | Footballer for the Geelong Football Club
| Jon Berney |  | World champion lightweight rower
| Jarrod Brander |  | Footballer for the West Coast Eagles
| Meyrick Buchanan |  | Cricketer for the Melbourne Renegades
| Jye Caldwell |  | Footballer for the Greater Western Sydney & Essendon
| Jane Chapple-Hyam |  | Racehorse trainer
| David A. Clarke |  | Footballer for the Geelong and Carlton Football Clubs
| Brent Daniels |  | Footballer for Greater Western Sydney
| Paddy Dow |  | Footballer for the Carlton Football Club
| Les Fairbairn |  | Footballer for the Geelong Football Club
| Steve Fairbairn |  | Influential rowing coach
| Charlie Gardiner |  | Footballer for the Geelong and St Kilda Football Clubs
Squadron Leader | Tony Gaze | DFC & Two Bars, OAM | Racing driver and World War II fighter ace
| Norman Good |  | First class cricketer for Western Australia and footballer for Melbourne University Football Club
| Alby Green |  | First class cricketer for South Australia and footballer for the Geelong and Norwood Football Clubs, inaugural Magarey Medal winner
| Mia Gross |  | Australia Sprinter
| Tayla Honey |  | Netballer for the Melbourne Vixens
| Eddy James |  | Footballer for the Geelong Football Club
| John Kelly |  | Olympic equestrian gold medallist
Captain | Wallscourt Kelly |  | First-class cricketer for the Europeans
| Jock Landale |  | Basketball player at Saint Mary's College of California
| John Landy | AC, CVO, MBE, FTSE | Athlete, Governor of Victoria
| Sam Lloyd |  | Footballer for the Richmond Football Club
| Tim Macartney-Snape | AM | Mountaineer, first Australian to climb Mount Everest and later, the first person to climb the full height (sea level to summit) of Mount Everest – both without supplemental oxygen
| James MacKinnon |  | First-class cricketer for Cambridge University
| Emily Mannix |  | Netballer for the Melbourne Vixens
| Paddy McCartin |  | Footballer for the St Kilda Football Club
Lieutenant | Samuel McCaughey |  | First-class cricketer for Cambridge University
| Nina Morrison |  | Footballer for the Geelong AFLW Football Club
| Craig Mottram |  | Long distance runner[8]
| Sam Newman |  | Footballer for the Geelong Football Club and media identity most notable for The AFL Footy Show
| Lochie O'Brien |  | Footballer for the Carlton Football Club
| Jack Parkin |  | Footballer for the Geelong Football Club
| Bill Patterson |  | Motor racing driver, race team owner and businessman
| Cameron Rahles-Rahbula |  | Paralympic alpine skier and 2014 Young Victorian of the Year
Major | Alex Russell | MC | Grazier, soldier, golfer and golf course architect
| Caleb Serong |  | Footballer for the Fremantle Football Club
| Kate Slatter | OAM | Olympic rowing gold medallist
| Billie Smedts |  | Footballer for the Geelong Football Club
| Dennis Smith |  | Test cricketer for New Zealand
| Devon Smith |  | Footballer for the Essendon Football Club
| Ian Toyne |  | Footballer for the Geelong and Melbourne Football Clubs
| Easton Wood |  | Footballer for the Western Bulldogs

## See also

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* List of schools in Victoria
* List of boarding schools
* Associated Public Schools of Victoria

## References

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1. ^ Walker, Frank (22 July 2001). "The ties that bind". Sunday Life. The Sun-Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
2. ^ "Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage Database". www.debretts1769.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
3. ^ Rocca, Jane (15 May 2016). "What I know about women". Daily Life. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
4. ^ Burke, Kelly (10 February 2004). "One of the old school". TV & Radio. The Age. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
5. ^ Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. pp. 442f. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
6. ^ Juddery, Bruce (19 March 1969). "'Ambassador' for the Aboriginies". The Canberra Times. p. 16.
7. ^ "Explorer of the micro-universe". 27 October 2003.
8. ^ "London 2012 - Craig Mottram Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.

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* Geelong Grammar School website

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