List of notable Old Geelong Grammarians
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This is a List of Notable Old Geelong Grammarians. Former students of Geelong Grammar School and old girls of The Hermitage and Clyde School are known as Old Geelong Grammarians (OGGs).
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[edit] Clergy
- Rt Rev. Reginald Stephen, former Dean of Melbourne, Bishop of Tasmania, and Bishop of Newcastle
- Rt Rev. John Francis Stretch, former Co-adjutor Bishop of Brisbane, Dean of Newcastle, and Bishop of Newcastle
[edit] Royalty
[edit] Politics and Law
- John Cain, MLA (ALP) (1976-1992), Premier of Victoria (1982-1990)
- Stephen Charles, former President of the Australian Bar Association, foundation Judge of the Court of Appeal
- Sir John Mark Davies, MLC (1889-1919), President of the Victorian Legislative Council (1910-1919)
- Sir Alec Downer, MHR (Lib) (1949-1963), Immigration Minister (1958-1964), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1964-1972)
- Alexander Downer, MHR (Lib) (1984 - ), Leader of the Opposition (1994-1995), Foreign Minister (1996 - )
- John Gorton, Senator (Lib) (1949-1968), MHR (1968-1975), Prime Minister of Australia (1968-1971)
- Charles Hawker, MP, eponym of the Hawker Scholarship
- David Hawker, MHR (Lib) (1983 - ), Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives (2004 - )
- Rupert Hamer, MLC (Lib) (1958-1971), MLA (1971-1981), Premier of Victoria (1972-1981), Chairman of the Victoria State Opera (1982-1995)
- Tamara Fraser (née Beggs), wife of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (C.E.G.G.S. The Hermitage)
- Kasem Kasemsri, Thai politician
- Mechai Viravaidya, Thai politician
- Richard Woolcott, diplomat
- Sir John Young, Chief Justice of Victoria 1974-1991
- Sir Robert Southey, former president of the Liberal Party, Chairman of the Australian Ballet Foundation
[edit] Business
- Rupert Murdoch, media proprietor,
- Sir Roderick Carnegie, businessman
- James Fairfax, philanthropist
- John Fairfax, media proprietor
- Sir Brian Inglis, businessman
- Ranald Macdonald, media proprietor
- Sir Brian Massy-Greene, businessman
- Hugh Morgan, businessman
- Kerry Packer, publishing, media and gaming tycoon
- James Sutherland, chief executive of Cricket Australia
- Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (née Green), philanthropist (Clyde School)
[edit] Academia
- David Armstrong, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Sydney
- Alan Brown, Vice-Provost of Worcester College, Oxford
- Lord Broers, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
- Alistair Crombie, Head of the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, Oxford
- Gordon Hamilton Fairley, cancer researcher
- Charles Hamblin, philosopher, pioneer computer scientist
- Jeremy Pickett-Heaps, scientist
- Ted Ringwood, scientist
- Michael Scriven, scientific philosopher
- Richard Searby, former Chancellor of Deakin University
[edit] Media, Entertainment and the Arts
- Tim Burstall, film maker
- Peter Carey, novelist
- Prince Chatri Chalerm Yukol, film maker
- David Chipp, journalist
- Robin Cuming, actor
- Vadim Dale, Outback Jack
- Sir Russell Drysdale, painter
- Michael Duffield, actor
- Keith Dunstan, journalist
- Geoffrey Dutton, poet
- Simon Fieldhouse, artist
- Helen Garner (née Ford), novelist and journalist (C.E.G.G.S. The Hermitage)
- Peter Gebhardt, poet
- General Sir John Hackett, author
- Missy Higgins, singer-songwriter
- Norman Kaye, organist, actor
- Joan Lindsay, author (Clyde School)
- Tom Long, actor
- Ali McGregor, opera singer
- Bill Manifold, author, historian, holocaust denier
- John Manifold, poet
- John Marsden, novelist
- David Moore, photographer
- Stephen Murray-Smith, journalist
- Kenneth Myer, Chairman of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Chairman of the National Library Council of Australia, Chairman of the ABC
- Cynthia Nolan (née Reed), travel writer (C.E.G.G.S. The Hermitage)
- Robin Ramsay, actor
- Michael Richardson, journalist
- Stuart Sayers, journalist
- Simone Spitz (née Swallows), comedian
- Ronald Thompson, actor
- David Strachan, painter
- Daniel Thomas, art-historian
- Francois Tetaz, Musician
[edit] Sport
- Charlie Gardiner, Geelong Football Club Player
- 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 oxygen.
- Craig Mottram, long distance runner
- Sam Newman, former AFL footballer and media identity.
- Rebecca Joyce, former Female Lightweight Sculling World Champion
- Kate Slatter Olympic Gold Medallist, Atlanta Olympics.
