This is a list of St Aloysius' College Alumni. Notable former students – known as "Old Boys" – of the Catholic school, St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia.
Academia, medicine and science
- Dr Stephen Hicks – a research fellow in Neuroscience and Visual Prosthetics, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
- Professor Jacques Miller AC, FRS (1931– ) – a distinguished research scientist[1]
- Sir Gustav Nossal AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (1931– ) – a distinguished research scientist; a former director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1965–1996); and 2000 Australian of the Year[2]
Business
- David Murray AO – a former Chairman of the Australian Government Future Fund and a former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank
- Danny Kennedy – environmentalist, clean-tech entrepreneur and founder of Sungevity[3]
- Andrew Low – a corporate adviser, and CEO RedBridge Grant Samuel[4]
Clergy
- Right Reverend Joseph Dwyer – Bishop of Wagga Wagga 1918–1939 (also attended St Patrick's College, Goulburn)[5]
- Bishop Gregory Homeming – Bishop of Lismore[6]
- Peter L'Estrange – Rector of Newman College (University of Melbourne) 1991–2006 and Master of Campion Hall, Oxford since 2006
- Archbishop Eris O'Brien – Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 1948–1951, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1953–1966[7]
- Bishop William Wright – Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle[8]
Media, entertainment and the arts
- Christopher Brennan – a poet and Scholar (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[9]
- Don Burke – television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturalist[10]
- Danny Clayton – a television presenter and media personality, best known for his work as a Channel V Australia VJ
- Martin Cooke – a baritone with the Bavarian State Opera
- Alex Cubis – actor and lawyer[11]
- John Bede Dalley – a journalist and writer (also attended St Augustine's Abbey school and Beaumont College)[12]
- Anh Do – a comedian, painter and actor (Footy Legends, Thank God You're Here, SBS series Kick, Runner up on Dancing with the Stars (Series 7), Dancing with the Deals)
- Khoa Do – the 2005 Young Australian of the Year, screenwriter and director of Footy Legends
- Sir Charles Mackerras – a conductor and brother of Alistair and Malcolm (also attended Sydney Grammar School)
- Julian Morrow – a journalist, comedian and writer, best known for The Chaser, CNNNN, The Chaser's War on Everything
- Melvyn Morrow – a playwright whose musical scores included Shout! The Legend of The Wild One and Dusty - The Musical; and an English teacher
- Matthew Reilly – an author whose novels include Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders and Contest
- Cyril Ritchard – a broadway Actor[13]
- Justin Smith – an actor who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical in Australia
- Adam Spencer – a mathematician, comedian and radio host
- Tom Switzer – editor of the Australian version of The Spectator and research associate at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney[14]
- Tom Williams – a television presenter (The Great Outdoors); reporter and star of Dancing With the Stars
Politics, public service and the law
- Tony Abbott AC – a former Australian Prime Minister, a former member of the Australian House of Representatives who represented Warringah for the Liberal Party, and a former minister in the Howard government; (left after graduation from the junior school to attend Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[15]
- Sir Maurice Byers CBE, QC – Solicitor-General of Australia during the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975[16]
- Joseph Farrar Coates – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and a minister in the Lang and Stevens governments (1921–1943)[17]
- Francis Joseph Finnan CBE, MP – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Hawkesbury and Darlinghurst for Labor; and later a public servant[18]
- Nick Greiner AC – a former chairman of Infrastructure NSW; the 37th Premier of New South Wales (1988–1992); and a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party (1980–1992) (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview).
- Joe Hockey AO – the current Australian Ambassador to the United States and a former Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing North Sydney for the Liberal Party; a former minister in the Howard Government, in the Abbott Government Hockey served as Treasurer of Australia[19]
- Francis Keane – a public servant and magistrate[20]
- John Ormond Kennedy – Member of Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Hawthorn for the Labor Party from 2018 to 2022.
- Michael L'Estrange AO – a former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; a former Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; a former Secretary to Cabinet; and Rhodes Scholar[21]
- Malcolm Mackerras AO – a psephologist and creator of the 'Mackerras Electoral Pendulum'; and brother of Charles (also attended Sydney Grammar School)[22]
- Dick Meagher MP – a former Speaker, and a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Sydney-Phillip, then Tweed and then Phillip, variously for Labor and as an independent representative between 1895 and 1917; and a former Lord Mayor of Sydney (1895–1920) (also attended St Stanislaus' College)[23]
- Jonathan O'Dea MP – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Davidson for the Liberal Party from 2007 until 2023 (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[24]
- Tim Stephens – Professor of International Law, University of Sydney Law School
Sport
- Bernard Foley – Waratahs and Wallabies rugby player[25]
- Cecil Healy – a winner of individual silver and team gold medals in swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games[26]
- Ater Majok – a basketball player, selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA Draft[27]
- Dr Herbert Moran – Wallabies captain (1908) (also attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill)[28]
- Pat McCabe – Brumbies and Wallabies rugby player[29]
See also
References
- ↑ Miller, Jacques (2005). "A scientific odyssey: unravelling the secrets of the thymus". The Medical Journal of Australia. 183 (11/12): 582–584. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00041.x. PMID 16336136. S2CID 40679566.
- ↑ "Sir Gustav Nossal". Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ Campbell, Eric (30 November 2015). "Australian entrepreneur Danny Kennedy cashes in on US solar boom". ABC Foreign Correspondent. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Hannan, Liz (9 June 2012). "More than just a man with a plan". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ McMinn, W.G (1981). "Dwyer, Joseph Wilfrid (1869–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 387–389. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ↑ "Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Gregory Homeming OCD : Lismore Diocese". www.lismorediocese.org. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ Johnston, Elizabeth (2000). "O'Brien, Eris Michael (1895–1974)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 508–509. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "Bio Information +WW - Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle". www.mn.catholic.org.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
- ↑ Clark, Axel (1979). "Brennan, Christopher John (1870–1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 397–399. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ Glover, Richard (30 November 2017). "Don Burke: They love him, they love him not". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alex Cubis". IMDb. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ Semmler, Clement (1981). "Dalley, John Bede (1876–1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ Rickard, John (1996). "Ritchard, Cyril Joseph (1897–1977)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 91–92. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "Tom Switzer". Q$A. Australia: ABC TV. 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "The facts of Tony's life". ABC News. Australia. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ Sackar QC (1999). "About Sir Maurice Byers Kt CBE QC". New South Wales Bar Association. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ Perks, Murray (1981). "Coates, Joseph Farrar (1878–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 37–38. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ Lloyd, C. J (1996). "Finnan, Francis Joseph (1897–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 167–168. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ Fontaine, Angus (1 April 2009). "No ordinary bloke: Joe Hockey". Business Day: Executive Style. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ Tilse, Sheila (1996). "Keane, Francis Charles Patrick (1901–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 602–603. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "The Man with a 'Promising Past' – Michael L'Estrange, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade" (PDF). The Canberra Times. 13 March 2006. pp. 37–43. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "Conference Contributors: Associate Professor Malcolm MACKERRAS". Proceedings of the Sixteenth Conference of the Samuel Griffith Society. Perth, Western Australia: The Samuel Griffith Society. 16, Upholding the Australian Constitution. 12–14 March 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ Nairn, Bede (1986). "Meagher, Richard Denis (Dick) (1866–1931)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 470–472. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "About Jonathan". Jonathan O'Dea. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ↑ "Bernard Foley". Sydney Stars. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Aloysiad" (PDF). St Aloysius College. 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Journey almost complete for Majok". New Haven Register. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ Walsh, G.P (1986). "Moran, Herbert Michael (1885–1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 576–577. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "Facing the glare of sudden fame". Sydney Morning Herald. 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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