List of Old Knox Grammarians
This is a list of Old Knox Grammarians, former students of the Uniting Church school, Knox Grammar School in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.
Academics and medicine
- Bruce Carter, educator, former Principal of Emanuel School, Sydney[1]
- David Hunter AC, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at the University of Oxford
- Vaughan Pratt, professor, MIT 1972–1981, Stanford 1981–2000, emeritus 2000–present
- Michael Spence, academic, 25th Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney 2008–present
Business
- David S. Clarke, Macquarie Bank chairman[2]
Media, entertainment and the arts
- Michael Barkl OAM, composer
- Stuart Beattie, screenwriter
- Ian Cooper, violinist
- Bruce Elder, journalist
- Peter FitzSimons, columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun Herald, author, former Wallabies player[3][4]
- Adam Garcia, actor and dancer
- John Howard, film and television actor
- Hugh Jackman, actor;[2][3] school captain of Knox in 1986
- Richard Lane, radio personality and writer
- John Laws, radio presenter[2]
- Reg Livermore, actor and entertainer[3]
- Rod McGeoch AO, lawyer, businessman and public speaker[5]
- Peter Mochrie, actor
- Richard Neville, former editor of the satirical Oz magazine[2]
- Jordan Rodrigues, actor
- Mark Scott, vice chancellor of University of Sydney
- Rai Thistlethwayte, singer-songwriter
- Steve Toltz, Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole
- Hugo Weaving, actor[3]
- Gus Worland, radio and television host
- Peter Yeldham screenwriter, playwright and author
Politics, public service and the law
- Paul Brereton AM RFD, Justice of the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, Major General[6]
- Sir John Fuller, former New South Wales MP, Leader of the Opposition 1976–1978
- Hon Sir Kenneth Jacobs, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Hon Nick Minchin, former Federal cabinet minister; leader of Opposition in the Senate[3]
- Brian Preston, Chief Justice of the New South Wales Land and Environment Court
- Rt Hon Ian Sinclair, former Federal cabinet minister and Speaker of the House
- Hon Gough Whitlam, former Prime Minister of Australia (also attended Mowbray House School, Telopea Park High School and Canberra Grammar School)[7]
- James Roland Wood, former judge
- H.E.Miles Armitage, Incumbent Ambassador of Australia to Turkey
Sport
- Ben Alexander, ACT Brumbies representative and Australian Wallabies rugby player
- Braeden Campbell, AFL player
- Tom Carter, NSW Waratahs representative
- Cameron Clark, Olympian representing Australia national rugby sevens team and NSW Waratahs representative
- Steve Cutler, Australian Wallabies rugby player
- Troy Dargan, NRL player and Cook Islands representative
- Matthew Dunn, Olympic swimmer and gold medallist in Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Games
- Nicholas Frost, ACT Brumbies player
- Chris Green, New South Wales cricket team representative and Sydney Thunder representative and 2015–16 Big Bash League season Grand Final winner
- Alan Gurr, Australian V8 Supercar driver
- Sam Kitchen, Edinburgh Rugby player
- Lachlan Mitchell, London Wasps player
- Matthew Nicholson, state cricketer who played one test for Australia
- Evan Olmstead Canadian international rugby player, representative of Newcastle Falcons, Auckland Rugby and Birritz Olympique
- Luke Parks, AFL footballer
- Rex Pemberton, youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest, at 21[8][non-primary source needed]
- Max Purcell, Australian tennis player
- Bailey Simonsson, NRL player (also attended Newington College)
- Nic Stirzaker, Melbourne Rebels representative and captain[9]
- Lachlan Swinton, NSW Waratahs player, Australian Wallabies representative
- Bruce Taafe, Australian Wallabies rugby player, NSW Waratah Exec VP Wall St IT corporations
- Ross Turnbull, Australian Wallabies rugby player, coach of NSW and briefly Wallabies head coach; head of ARU board for several years
- Connor Watson, Australian National Rugby League player for the Newcastle Knights, formerly played for the Sydney Roosters
- Simon Whitfield, gold medallist at 2000 Olympics Men's Triathlon held in Sydney
See also
- List of non-government schools in New South Wales
- List of boarding schools
- Combined Associated Schools
References
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "CARTER Bruce Northleigh". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ a b c d Noonan, Gerard (24 November 2007). "Lesson for the school of hard Knox". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Knox Grammar School". New South Wales. School Choice. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ "Peter FitzSimons". Clients. The Fordham Company. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ https://okga.org.au/nsw/knox/uploads/PDFs/Rod%20McGeoch%20AO%20bio.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Barlass, Tim (12 December 2020). "'No one does it for popularity': Justice Brereton". The Age. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Gough Whitlam". Prime Ministers of Australia. National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "Introducing Rex Pemberton". Rex Pemberton: The Youngest Aussie to Climb Everest. Kumuka Worldwide. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ "Nic Stirzaker". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
External links
- Knox Grammar School website
