List of Old Boys of St Aloysius' College

Former students of the Catholic school, St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia, are known as "Old Boys".

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Academia, medicine and science

• Professor Jacques Miller AC , FRS (1931– ) – research scientist ^[1]
• Sir Gustav Nossal AC , CBE , FRS , FAA (1931– ) – research scientist; former director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1965–1996); 2000 Australian of the Year ^[2]

Business

David Murray, pictured as Chairman of the Future Fund

• Danny Kennedy – environmentalist, clean-tech entrepreneur and founder of Sungevity ^[3]
• Andrew Low  – corporate adviser, and CEO of RedBridge Grant Samuel ^[4]
• David Murray AO  – former chairman of the Australian Government Future Fund and a former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank

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

Khoa Do

Julian Morrow

• Christopher Brennan  – poet and scholar (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview) ^[9]
• Don Burke  – television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturalist ^[10]
• Danny Clayton  – television presenter and media personality, best known for his work as a Channel V Australia VJ
• Martin Cooke  – baritone with the Bavarian State Opera
• Alex Cubis – actor and lawyer ^[11]
• John Bede Dalley  – journalist and writer (also attended St Augustine's Abbey school and Beaumont College) ^[12]
• Anh Do  – 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  – 2005 Young Australian of the Year, screenwriter and director of Footy Legends
• Paul Dyer AO  –Musician, conductor and artistic director ^[13]
• Sir Charles Mackerras  – conductor and brother of Alistair and Malcolm (also attended Sydney Grammar School)
• Julian Morrow  – journalist, comedian and writer, best known for The Chaser , CNNNN , The Chaser's War on Everything
• Melvyn Morrow  – playwright whose musical scores included Shout! The Legend of The Wild One and Dusty - The Musical; English teacher
• Matthew Reilly  – author whose novels include Ice Station , Area 7 , Scarecrow , Hover Car Racer , Seven Ancient Wonders and Contest
• Cyril Ritchard  – Broadway actor ^[14]
• Justin Smith  – actor who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical in Australia
• Adam Spencer  – mathematician, comedian and radio host
• Tom Switzer  –editor of the Australian version of The Spectator ; research associate at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney ^[15]
• Tom Williams  – television presenter ( The Great Outdoors ); reporter and star of Dancing With the Stars
• Owen Lynch - television presenter and journalist (Dream Homes Revealed) ^[16]

Politics, public service and the law

Tony Abbott,
Prime Minister
2013–15

Joe Hockey,
Treasurer
2013–15

• Tony Abbott AC  – 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) ^[17]
• Sir Maurice Byers CBE , QC  –Solicitor-General of Australia during the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975 ^[18]
• Joseph Farrar Coates  – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and a minister in the Lang and Stevens governments (1921–1943) ^[19]
• Francis Joseph Finnan CBE , MP  – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Hawkesbury and Darlinghurst for Labor; later a public servant ^[20]
• Nick Greiner AC  – former chairman of Infrastructure NSW; 37th Premier of New South Wales (1988–1992); Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party (1980–1992)^{[ citation needed ]} (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)
• Joe Hockey AO  – current Australian Ambassador to the United States; former Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing North Sydney for the Liberal Party; former minister in the Howard Government; served as Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott Government ^[21]
• Francis Keane  – public servant and magistrate ^[22]
• John Ormond Kennedy – Member of Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Hawthorn for the Labor Party 2018–2022
• Michael L'Estrange AO  – former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; former Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; former Secretary to Cabinet; Rhodes Scholar ^[23]
• Malcolm Mackerras AO  – psephologist and creator of the 'Mackerras Electoral Pendulum'; brother of Charles (also attended Sydney Grammar School) ^[24]
• Dick Meagher MP  – 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; former Lord Mayor of Sydney (1895–1920) (also attended St Stanislaus' College) ^[25]
• Jonathan O'Dea MP  – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Davidson for the Liberal Party 2007–2023 (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview) ^[26]
• Simon Rice OAM  –Professor Emeritus, University of Sydney Law School ^[27]
• Tim Stephens  – Professor of International Law, University of Sydney Law School
• Tim Studdert QC  –NSW Supreme Court Justice
• John Kearney QC  –NSW Supreme Court Justice ^[28]
• Richard Cavanagh QC  –NSW Supreme Court Justice ^[29]

Sport

Cecil Healy, an Olympic swimming champion

• Les Austin  –Wallabies rugby player ^[30]
• Danny Carroll  –Wallabies rugby player ^[31]
• Brian Dunn –Sprinter, Australian 100 yards record holder 1939 ^[32]
• J.J. Ferris  –Australian Test cricketer ^[33]
• Bernard Foley  –Waratahs and Wallabies rugby player ^[34]
• Keith Gleeson  –Rugby player –Ireland, Leinster, Waratahs, Australian Barbarians, Australia Under-19s, Australia Under-21s ^[35]
• Cecil Healy  – winner of individual silver and team gold medals in swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games ^[36]
• James Hughes  –Wallabies rugby player ^[37]
• Tom Kingston  –Waratahs and Rebels rugby player ^[38]
• Ater Majok  – basketball player, selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA Draft ^[39]
• Edward Mandible  –Wallabies rugby player ^[40]
• Pat McCabe  –Brumbies and Wallabies rugby player ^[41]
• Dr Herbert Moran  – Wallabies captain (1908) (also attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill) ^[42]
• Jack O'Connor  –Australian Test cricketer ^[43]
• Austin Punch  –First Class cricketer, NSW and Tasmania ^[44]
• Gordon Rorke  –Australian Test cricketer ^[45]

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• Combined Associated Schools

References

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External links

• St Aloysius' College website