This is an incomplete list of University of Adelaide people including notable alumni and staff associated with the University of Adelaide in Australia.
| Order | Chancellors | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Richard Hanson | 1874 | 1876 | 1–2 years | [16] |
| 2 | The Rt. Rev'd Augustus Short | 1876 | 1883 | 6–7 years | |
| 3 | Sir Samuel Way PC | 1883 | 1916 | 32–33 years | |
| 4 | Sir George Murray KCMG | 1916 | 1942 | 25–26 years | |
| 5 | Sir William Mitchell KCMG | 1942 | 1948 | 5–6 years | [17] |
| 6 | Sir Mellis Napier KCMG | 1948 | 1961 | 12–13 years | [16] |
| 7 | Sir George Ligertwood | 1961 | 1966 | 4–5 years | |
| 8 | Sir Kenneth Wills KBE , MC , KStJ , ED | 1966 | 1968 | 1–2 years | [18] |
| 9 | John Jefferson Bray AC | 1968 | 1983 | 14–15 years | [16] |
| 10 | Dame Roma Mitchell AC , DBE , CVO , QC | 1983 | 1990 | 6–7 years | |
| 11 | William Faulding Scammell AO , CBE | 1991 | 1997 | 5–6 years | |
| 12 | Bruce Phillip Webb AM | 1998 | 2000 | 1–2 years | |
| 13 | Robert Champion de Crespigny AC | 2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years | |
| 14 | John von Doussa AO , QC | 2004 | 2010 | 5–6 years | |
| 15 | Robert Hill AC | 2010 | 2014 | 3–4 years | |
| 16 | Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC , CSC , RANR | 1 December 2014 | 4 May 2020 | 5 years, 155 days | [19] |
| 17 | Catherine Branson AC , QC | 14 July 2020 | incumbent | 4 years, 339 days | [20] |
| Order | Vice-Chancellors | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augustus Short | 1874 | 1876 | 1–2 years | |
| 2 | Sir Samuel Way | 1876 | 1883 | 6–7 years | |
| 3 | W. Roby Fletcher | 1883 | 1887 | 3–4 years | |
| 4 | George Henry Farr | 1887 | 1893 | 5–6 years | |
| 5 | John Anderson Hartley | 1893 | 1896 | 2–3 years | |
| 6 | William Barlow | 1896 | 1915 | 18–19 years | |
| 7 | Sir George J. R. Murray | 1915 | 1916 | 0–1 years | |
| 8 | Sir William Mitchell | 1916 | 1942 | 25–26 years | [17] |
| 9 | Sir H. Angas Parsons | 1942 | 1945 | 2–3 years | |
| 10 | J. McKellar Stewart | 1945 | 1948 | 2–3 years | |
| 11 | Albert Rowe | 1948 | 1958 | 9–10 years | |
| 12 | Sir Henry Basten (né Cohen) | 1958 | 1967 | 8–9 years | |
| 13 | Sir Geoffrey Badger | 1967 | 1977 | 9–10 years | |
| 14 | Don Stranks | 1977 | 1986 | 8–9 years | |
| 15 | Kevin Marjoribanks | 1987 | 1993 | 5–6 years | |
| 16 | Gavin Brown | 1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years | [21] |
| 17 | Mary O'Kane | 1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | |
| 18 | C. D. Blake | 2001 | 2002 | 0–1 years | |
| 19 | James McWha | 2002 | 2012 | 9–10 years | |
| 20 | Warren Bebbington | 2012 | 2017 | 4–5 years | |
| 21 | Mike Brooks (interim) | April 2017 | January 2018 | 8–9 months | [22] |
| 22 | Peter Rathjen | 8 January 2018 | 20 July 2020 | 2 years, 194 days | [23] |
| 23 | Mike Brooks (interim) | 4 May 2020 | 12 February 2021 | 284 days | [24] [25] |
| 24 [26] | Peter Høj | 8 February 2021 | incumbent | 4 years, 130 days |