List of Old Sydneians

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The following is a list of notable past pupils of Sydney Grammar School (SGS). Former pupils of the School are known as Old Sydneians.

Sydney Grammar School has had the most High Court Justices (7) of any high school in Australia, and has had an old boy sitting on the High Court almost constantly since the Court was founded.

In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Sydney Grammar School tenth in Australia's top ten schools for boys, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[1]

Contents

[edit] Government, law, and public policy

Name Class years Notability Reference
Sir Edmund Barton 1859-1864 Prime Minister of Australia, Justice of the High Court of Australia [2]
Sir William McMahon 1923-1926 Prime Minister of Australia [3]
Sir Boyd Morehead Premier of Queensland [4]
Eric Griffin Businessman, Financial Writer [5]
Sir Anthony Mason Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Justice of the High Court of Australia [6]
Sir George Rich Justice of the High Court of Australia [7]
William Gummow Justice of the High Court of Australia
Sir Victor Windeyer Justice of the High Court of Australia
Sir Richard O'Connor 1867 Justice of the High Court of Australia [8]
Albert Piddington Justice of the High Court of Australia [9]
Sir Philip Street Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales [10]
Sir Kenneth Street Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales [11]
Sir Leslie Herron Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales [12]
Sir Kim Santow Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal, former Chancellor of the University of Sydney. [13]
Sir John Hubert Plunkett Murray Lieutenant-Governor of the Territory of Papua [14]
General John Antill Army Major General in World War I. [15]
Peter Baume Politician, Professor of Medicine and Chancellor of the Australian National University. [16]
General Sir Henry George Chauvel Army Chief of Staff.
Nicholas Cowdery NSW Director of Public Prosecutions. [17]
Sir Norman Cowper Lawyer and administrator.
Sir Robert Garran Lawyer and first Solicitor-General of Australia. [18]
General John Grey Australian Army Chief and Chancellor of James Cook University [citation needed]
Sir Norman Kater Politician, medical practitioner and grazier. [19]
James Gordon Legge Army Lieutenant General in World War I. [20]
Sir Daniel Levy Army Lieutenant General in World War I [21]
James William Macarthur-Onslow Politician, soldier and businessman [22]
Henry Normand MacLaurin Army Brigadier General in World War I [23]
Sir John Peden Lawyer, politician and law professor. [24]
Malcolm Mackerras psephologist [25]
Harold Thorby Politician and government minister [26]
Malcolm Turnbull Shadow Treasurer, Former Federal Minister for Environment and Water Resources, Federal MHR for the seat of Wentworth, former businessman, lawyer and Chairman of the Australian Republican Movement [27]
George Newhouse Former Mayor of Waverley [28]
Andrew Tink Former State MLA for Epping

[edit] Film

Name Class years Notability Reference
Richard Francis-Bruce Academy Award-nominated film editor (The Shawshank Redemption 1994), (Seven 1995), (Air Force One 1997)
Andrew Lesnie Academy Award-winning cameraman (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002)
Julian McMahon Actor and son of Prime Minister McMahon
Bud Tingwell Film and theatre actor [29]
Stephan Elliott Writer & Director, (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994)

[edit] Media

Name Class years Notability Reference
Hugh Mackay Social commentator, former Chairman of Trustees of Sydney Grammar School [30]
George Blaikie author and journalist
Richard Carleton 60 Minutes reporter. [31]
Tim Palmer veteran ABC journalist. [32]
Bruce Gyngell first man on Australian television [33]
Mike Kerry Channel V presenter. [citation needed]
Richard Kingsmill Broadcaster
Charles Firth member of The Chaser team [34]
Dominic Knight member of The Chaser team [34]
Chas Licciardello member of The Chaser team [34]

[edit] Business

Name Class years Notability Reference
Len Ainsworth Aristocrat Leisure Limited founder. [citation needed]
Sir James Reading Fairfax (1834-1919) newspaper proprietor [35]
Sir James Oswald Fairfax (1863-1928) newspaper proprietor [35]
Gordon Fell funds manager and chair of Opera Australia. [citation needed]
David Gonski Coca-Cola Amatil chairman, Australia Council chairman, President of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Chairman of Trustees of Sydney Grammar School, Chancellor of the University of New South Wales. [6]
Simon Hannes Macquarie Bank executive, convicted of insider trading
Sir Samuel Hordern director of Anthony Hordern & Sons [36]
David Lowy Non Executive Deputy Chairman of The Westfield Group [citation needed]
Peter Lowy Group Managing Director of The Westfield Group [citation needed]
Steven Lowy Group Managing Director of The Westfield Group [citation needed]

[edit] Sport

Name Class years Notability Reference
Fred Spofforth First Test cricketer to take a hat-trick.
Andrew "Boy" Charlton Swimmer [37]
Albert Cotter Australia's 85th Test Cricketer and soldier. [38]
Stork Hendry Australia's 116th Test cricketer. [39]
Alan McGilvray Cricket commentator [40]
Alan Walker Australian rugby player and cricketer [41]
Stuart Welch Rowing silver medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and bronze at Athens 2004. [42]
Stuart Gyngell 1968 - 1981 Shot Put: Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist (1986 Edinburgh) & World Masters Champion (2005 San Sebastian) [43]
Colin James Windon Australian rugby union captain and soldier [citation needed]
Sammy Woods Australia's 54th Test cricketer, who later became England's 100th capped Test cricketer. [44]
Frederick Lane Australia's first Olympic swimmer [45]

[edit] Arts

Name Class years Notability Reference
John Le Gay Brereton poet and Professor of English. [46]
Sir Charles Mackerras conductor [47]
Michael Dransfield Poet [48]
Max Dupain Photographer [49]
Donald Friend Artist [50]
Rob Hirst Drummer for Midnight Oil [51]
Mark Kingsmill Drummer for Hoodoo Gurus [citation needed]
Joseph Jacobs preserved fairy-tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs. [52]
Gregan McMahon actor and theatrical producer [53]
Dowell Philip O'Reilly poet and short story writer. [54]
Banjo Paterson Poet [55]
Antony Walker Conductor [56][57]
Alexander Briger
(nephew of Charles Mackerras)		 Conductor [57]
Nigel Butterley Composer
Ross Edwards Composer

[edit] Other fields

Name Class years Notability Reference
Henry Kingsley Archdall academic and clergyman.
Clive Caldwell World War II ace fighter pilot. [58]
Dr Bryan Gaensler Young Australian of the Year, 1999, former Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University, currently Professor at the University of Sydney.
Dr Rowan Gillies international president of Médecins Sans Frontières. [32]
Alastair Mackerras First 'Old Boy' Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School. [citation needed]
Leonard Charles Robson Headmaster, Sydney Church of England Grammar School. [citation needed]
Dr Stephen Spurr Headmaster, Westminster School. [59]
Andrew Lock One of Australia's most successful mountaineers [32]
David Celermajer Scandrett Professor of Cardiology, University of Sydney [60]

[edit] References

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