List of old boys of St Peter's College, Adelaide

This is a List of old boys of St Peter's College, Adelaide, former students of the Anglican school, St Peter's College in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Nobel laureates

• Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH , OBE , MC , FRS , Nobel prize in Physics, 1915 ^[1]
• Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey OM , FRS , Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1945 ^[2]
• J. Robin Warren AC , Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2005 ^[3]

Business

• Sir James Hardy OBE , three times America's Cup skipper and renowned winemaker
• Essington Lewis, prominent industrialist

Clergy

• Ian George AO , former Archbishop of Adelaide
• Harold Eustace Sexton, former Archbishop of British Columbia

Entertainment and the arts

• Walter Bagot, architect, founder of Woods Bagot ^[4]
• Greg Champion, folk singer and songwriter
• Sam Clark, Neighbours actor and musician
• Keith Conlon OAM , television and radio personality
• David Dridan, landscape painter, gallery director
• Francis Greenslade, actor,writer, translator
• Scott Hicks, film director
• Peter Meakin, journalist and media executive ^[5]
• Peter Muller AO , architect
• Tim Phillipps, actor
• Richard Tipping, poet and artist

Judges, politicians, and public servants

• Harold David Anderson AO , OBE , former ambassador
• John Bannon AO , Premier of South Australia, 1982–1992 ^[6]
• Sir Henry Barwell KCMG , Premier of South Australia, 1920–1924 ^[7]
• James Vincent Seaton Bowen, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, 1979–1981
• Sir John Cox Bray KCMG , Premier of South Australia, 1881–1884 ^[8]
• Sir Richard Butler, Premier of South Australia, 1905 ^[9]
• Sir John Downer KCMG , KC , Premier of South Australia, 1885–1887 and 1892–1893 ^[10]
• Don Dunstan AC , QC , Premier of South Australia, 1967–1968 and 1970–1979 ^[11]
• Sir Frederick Holder KCMG , Premier of South Australia, 1892 and 1899–1901
• Sir Denzil Ibbetson KCSI , administrator in British India, author
• George Leake CMG , Premier of Western Australia, 1901 and 1901–1902 ^[12]
• Tom Lewis AO , Premier of New South Wales, 1975–1976 ^[13]
• Ian McLachlan AO , Australian Defence Minister, 1996–1998
• Sir George John Robert Murray KCMG , Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia (1916–1942)
• Sir John Northmore KCMG , Chief Justice of Western Australia from 1931 to 1945 ^[14]
• Sir Arthur Rymill, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, 1950–1953
• David Tonkin AO , Premier of South Australia, 1979–1982
• Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, RBA, 2016–2022
• James Stevens, MP for Sturt, 2019–present

Medicine and the sciences

• Dr Michael Alpers, AO , FAA , FRS , emeritus professor, biologist, medical researcher of prion diseases, kuru, and doctor in tropical infectious diseases.
• Sir Arthur Cudmore, Adelaide surgeon
• Dr Richard Harris, anaesthetist, 2019 Australian of the Year
• Dr Basil Hetzel AO , medical researcher
• Hugh Possingham, conservation and environmental planning expert, applied mathematician, academic
• Dr Andy Thomas, astronaut
• Sir Joseph Verco, physician and conchologist
• Emeritus Professor Warren J Ewens AO, FAA, FRS, eminent biostatistician, mathematician and creator of The Ewens Sampling Formula.

Military

• Commander Francis Walter Belt DSO , lawyer and explorer ^[15]
• Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC , CMG , CBE , soldier and lawyer; awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916 ^[16]
• Colonel Harold Greenway DSO , Croix de Guerre
• Colonel Guy George Egerton Wylly VC , CB , DSO , army officer; awarded the Victoria Cross in 1900 ^[17] (also attended The Hutchins School)

Sports

• Nathan Adcock, cricketer, former captain of Southern Redbacks
• Bryan Beinke, footballer, former player at Adelaide Football Club
• Michael Cranmer, cricketer, West End Redbacks
• Phil Davis, footballer, current player at Greater Western Sydney Giants
• Bob Elix, Port Adelaide and Darwin Football Clubs, AFL Chairman in Northern Territory
• John Flood, medical practitioner who played cricket for Ireland ^[18]
• Henry Frayne, Australian Olympian in 2012 and 2016 in the long jump ^[19]
• Tom Harley, two time premiership captain with the Geelong Football Club; CEO of the Sydney Swans
• Will Hayward, current footballer at the Sydney Swans
• David Hayes, horse trainer
• Riley Knight, footballer, current player at Adelaide Football Club ^[20]
• Philip Lee, Test cricketer and footballer for Norwood ^[21]
• Oscar McGuinness, Australian representative rower.
• Andrew McKay, former footballer Carlton Football Club
• Gillon McLachlan, CEO of the Australian Football League
• Hamish McLachlan, Australian sports broadcaster
• Will Minson, former footballer with the Western Bulldogs
• Lachie Neale, 2020 and 2023 Brownlow Medallist, current footballer with the Brisbane Lions
• Darren Ng, basketballer, former player with the Adelaide 36ers Basketball Club
• Rod Owen-Jones, Olympian water polo player at the 2000 Summer Olympics, national team 1993–2000, and World Cup bronze medalist
• Alex Ross, current cricketer, West End Redbacks and Adelaide Strikers
• Hayden Stoeckel, Olympian swimmer and bronze and silver medalist at 2008 Summer Olympics
• Richard Twopeny, founder of the SANFL, captain of Adelaide (SAFA) and Port Adelaide and player with South Melbourne
• Dylan Stephens, AFL Footballer
• Peter Yeo, Australian Rules Footballer with Port Adelaide, Sturt and Melbourne Football Club

References

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5. Who's Who in Australia 2016, ConnectWeb, 2016.
6. "Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink".
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11. "Don Dunstan Foundation - Don Dunstan: A life of achievement". Archived from the original on 26 July 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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13. Wales, State Library of New South. "Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922 - )". parlpapers.sl.nsw.gov.au.
14. Birman, Wendy. "Sir John Alfred Northmore (1865–1958)". Northmore, Sir John Alfred (1865–1958). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 9 January 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
15. Hyslop, Robert (1979), "Belt, Francis Walter (1862–1938)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 December 2018
16. Blackburn, R.A (1979). "Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth (1892–1960)". Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth (1892 - 1960). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 307–308. Retrieved 23 January 2008.. Blackburn also attended Pulteney Grammar School.
17. Sweeting, A. J. (1990). "Wylly, Guy George Egerton (1880–1962)". Wylly, Guy George Egerton (1880 - 1962). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 589–590. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
18. "Dr J. W. Flood Dead". The News . Vol. XII, no. 1, 776. Adelaide. 25 March 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2017– via National Library of Australia.
19. "London 2012 - Henry Frayne Athlete Profile" . Retrieved 4 August 2012.
20. "Knight's draft shock – AFC.com.au". 21 November 2013.
21. "Youthful Century-Makers". The News . Adelaide. 11 December 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 7 July 2015– via National Library of Australia.

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