List of Queensland University of Technology people

This is a list of Queensland University of Technology people, including notable past and present alumni and faculty of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Alumni

Humanities

Arts

• Ball Park Music, band
• Sam Campbell, comedian
• Conrad Coleby, actor
• Gigi Edgley, actress
• Ben Hunter, comedian
• Roma Egan, dance teacher
• Hayley Elsaesser, Canadian fashion designer
• Gyton Grantley, actor ^[1]
• Tai Hara, actor, presenter
• Darren Hayes, singer
• Remy Hii, actor
• Michelle Law, writer
• Deborah Mailman, actress
• Anna McGahan, actress
• Kierin Meehan, choreographer, teacher, children's author
• Kate Miller-Heidke, musician
• Zoe Naylor, actress
• Jason Nelson, artist
• Daniel Riley, dancer and choreographer ^[2]
• Josh Thomas, comedian
• Brenton Thwaites, actor
• Kalju Tonuma, record producer, audio artist
• Sheikh Haikel, actor from Singapore
• Senna Hegde, director
• Yang Jin-Woo, South Korean actor ^[3]

Journalism and media

• Tracey Curro, journalist and communications manager
• Ben Davis, drive presenter on 4BC in Brisbane
• Nick Etchells, senior reporter for Seven News in Melbourne
• Natasha Exelby, 10 News First presenter
• Ben Fajzullin, journalist
• Sharyn Ghidella, journalist and Channel Seven presenter
• Peter Greste, correspondent for Al Jazeera
• Spencer Howson, ABC radio presenter
• Emmy Kubainski, former co-presenter of Nine News Perth
• Leila McKinnon, journalist for Nine Network
• Paul Osborne, Canberra bureau chief for AAP newswire
• Alanah Pearce, video game writer and former journalist ^[4]
• Leigh Sales, host of the ABC's 7.30 Report
• Karl Stefanovic, journalist and presenter

Literature, writing and poetry

• Diane Cilento, author, actress, dramatist and playwright; founder of the Creative Industries Artist in Residence Program ^{[5] [6]}

Philosophy and theology

• Philip Freier, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne
• Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, Creation Museum and Creation Ministries International

Government

Politicians

• Peter Beattie, former Premier of Queensland
• Jarrod Bleijie MP, Former Attorney-General of Queensland and Minister for Justice
• Sue Boyce, Liberal member of the Australian Senate
• Alvin Cheng Kam-moon, Hong Kong student activist and founder of Student Front
• Steven Ciobo MP, Federal Member for Moncrieff
• Yvette D'Ath MP, Federal Member for Petrie and Attorney-General of Queensland
• Peter Dutton MP, Federal Member for Dickson; Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
• Teresa Gambaro MP, Federal Member for Brisbane
• Linda Lavarch, former Queensland Attorney-General
• Michael Lavarch, former Australian Attorney-General
• Joe Ludwig, ALP member of the Australian Senate
• Graham Perrett MP, Federal Member for Moreton
• Keith Pitt MP, Federal Member for Hinkler
• Bernie Ripoll MP, member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Oxley
• Stuart Robert MP, Federal Member for Fadden
• Wayne Swan MP, Federal Member for Lilley and former Treasurer of Australia
• Chris Trevor MP, Federal Member for Flynn
• Kate Jones MP

Law

• Helen Bowskill, Chief Justice of Queensland
• Tim Carmody, former Chief Justice of Queensland
• Kerry Carrington, QUT research professor and former head of the School of Justice
• Leanne Clare SC, Judge of Brisbane District Court of Queensland
• Michael Lavarch, Professor Emeritus and former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law
• Brian Fitzgerald, specialist research professor of law
• Nathan Jarro, judge of the Queensland District Court and Queensland's first Indigenous judge.
• John Pyke, physicist and former QUT law lecturer
• Bryan Horrigan, former QUT associate professor

Medicine and sciences

• Steve Lawrence, computer scientist

Other

• Georgia Sheehan, diver ^[7]
• Roman Quaedvlieg, former Commissioner of the Australian Border Force 2015–18

Notable faculty

• Axel Bruns, Professor of Communication and Media Studies
• Jean Burgess, Professor of Digital Media
• Ray Chan, Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing ^[8]
• Peter Corke, Distinguished Professor of Robotics
• Greg Creed, CEO of Yum! Brands
• Stuart Cunningham, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Communication and Media Studies
• Brian Fitzgerald
• Michael Gabbett, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Geneticist
• Dennis Gibson
• Lyn Griffiths, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health
• Colleen Nelson, Chair of Prostate Cancer Research
• Dale Nyholt, Professor in the School of Biomedical Science
• Chris Sarra,
• Arun Sharma, Distinguished Emeritus Professor
• T.J. Thomson, a senior lecturer in the School of Communication
• Mahinda Vilathgamuwa, Professor of Power Systems
• Chelsea Watego, Professor of Indigenous Health
• Patsy Yates, Distinguished Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health
• Marek Kowalkiewicz, Professor and Chair in Digital Economy
• Jason Tolsher, Professor of Fine Arts (Film, Television and New Media)
• Susan Danby, Professor of Education

See also

• Category:Queensland University of Technology alumni
• Category:Academic staff of Queensland University of Technology
• Queensland University of Technology Student Guild

References

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2. "Board". Tandanya . Retrieved 30 September 2024.
3. "Profile and Facts of Yang Jin Woo: A South Korean Beteran Actor" (in Japanese). 11 July 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
4. Farner, Shawn (29 December 2020). "The Stunning Transformation Of Alanah Pearce". SVG.com . Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
5. "QUT | Library | Diane Cilento". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
6. "QUT | Library | Connections to QUT". Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
7. "Happy grad to me 👩🏻‍🎓". Instagram. Georgia Sheehan. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "Adjunct Professor Ray Chan". qut.edu.au. QUT. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

5. ^ Kendall Gilding on Twitter