List of Monash University people
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Monash University has a number of notable alumni and staff.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- John Bertrand, Yachtsman
- Julian Burnside, Queen's Counsel, refugee rights advocate, author
- Michael Clyne, linguist
- Tim Costello, humanitarian
- David de Kretser, medical researcher, current Governor of Victoria
- Joshua Frydenberg, banker and political aspirant
- Peter Hogg, lawyer
- Ian Macfarlane, economist
- George Cardinal Pell, clergyman
- Graeme Samuel, businessman
- Tim Flannery, biologist
- Margaret Jackson, Chairwoman of Qantas
[edit] The Arts
- Damien Broderick, author, futurist
- Laurie Duggan, poet
- Alan Wearne, poet
- David Williamson, playwright
[edit] Politics and government
- Kevin Andrews, politician
- Andrew Brideson, politician
- Helen Buckingham, politician
- Anna Burke, politician
- Elaine Carbines, politician
- Ann Corcoran, politician
- Peter Costello, politician
- Simon Crean, politician
- Robert Doyle, politician
- Dianne Hadden, politician
- Peter Hall, politician
- Carolyn Hirsh, politician
- Dennis Jensen, politician
- John Langmore, politician
- John Lenders, politician
- Julian McGauran, politician
- Brendan O'Connor, politician
- Gavan O'Connor, politician
- Clare O'Neil, politician
- Kay Patterson, politician
- Chris Pearce, politician
- Robert Ray, politician
- Sharman Stone, politician
- John Thwaites, politician
- Greg Wilton, politician
[edit] Notable past and present staff
- Dorothy Auchterlonie, writer and poet
- Jim Breen, computer scientist (for his work on Japanese dictionary projects)
- Kate Burridge, prominent linguist and occasional ABC presenter
- Michael Clyne, linguist
- Damian Conway, computer scientist, Perl
- James Alexander Forrest, lawyer and business, former University Council member
- David Kemp, politician and political scientist
- David de Kretser, medical researcher, current Governor of Victoria
- Peter Singer, philosopher (now at Princeton University, US)
- Chris Wallace, computer scientist
- Carl Wood, IVF pioneer
- Professor C.G. Weeramantry, International Court Judge, Champion of human rights
