List of people educated at Haileybury (Melbourne)

This is a list of notable former students of the school Haileybury in Keysborough, Brighton and Berwick, Victoria, Australia. They are known in the school as "Old Haileyburians". ^[1]

Academia

• Roderick Weir Home (born 1939) - Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at The University of Melbourne and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities ^[2]

Clergy

• Gregor Henderson - Ordained minister and former president of the Uniting Church in Australia ^[3]

Media, entertainment and the arts

• Rahart Adams (born 1996) – actor^{[ citation needed ]}
• Adam Elliot – Academy Award-winning animation artist ^{[4] [5]}
• William Franklyn (born 1925) – Actor and voice artist ^[6]
• Ian Henderson (born 1953) – Anchorman for the ABC ^[7]
• Zara McDonald - Co-creator and co-host of podcast Shameless ^[8]
• Robert Menzies (born 1955) - actor^{[ citation needed ]}
• Khanh Ong - Cook and television personality ^[9]

Law

• Sir Wilfred Fullagar (1892-1961) – Justice of the High Court of Australia and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ^[10]
• Lex Lasry (born 1948) – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria ^[7]
• Simon Molesworth (born 1954) - Barrister and environmentalist ^[7]
• Ross Sundberg - Judge of the Federal Court of Australia ^[7]

Military

• Rupert Downes – Major General of Medical Services in the Australian Army and surgeon ^[11]

Politics

• Peter Block (1935-1992) - Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council ^[12]
• Ted Hicks (1910-1984) - public servant, diplomat and Department of Defence (1958-1968) ^[13]
• Tim Holding – former Victorian Labor MLA for Springvale 1999–2002 & Lyndhurst 2002–2013 ^[14]
• Peter McArthur (1937-2017) - broadcaster and Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly ^[15]
• Martin Pakula (born 1969) – Former Victorian Labor MLA for Lyndhurst 2013–2014 & Keysborough 2014–2022 ^[16]
• Alan Tudge (born 1971) – Liberal Party of Australia Federal MP for Aston 2010–2023 ^[17]
• Nick Wakeling (born 1971) – Victorian Liberal MLA for Ferntree Gully 2006–2022 ^[18]

Sport

• Karl Amon (born 1995) - AFL footballer for Hawthorn ^{[19] [20]}
• Harry Armstrong (born 2006) - AFL footballer for Richmond ^{[21] [22]}
• Josh Battle (born 1998) — AFL footballer for St Kilda ^{[23] [20] [24]}
• Josh Beaver (born 1993) - Olympic swimmer ^{[3] [25]}
• Aiden Bonar (born 1999) — AFL footballer for North Melbourne ^[26]
• Andrew Brayshaw (born 1999) — AFL footballer for Fremantle ^[26]
• Angus Brayshaw (born 1996) — retired AFL footballer, Melbourne ^{[3] [24]}
• Hamish Brayshaw (born 1998) - WAFL footballer for East Perth ^[26]
• Alice Burke (born 2002) – AFLW footballer for St Kilda ^[27]
• Russell Butler (born 1968) — Olympic diver ^[25]
• Stuart Carruthers (born 1970) - Olympic field hockey player ^[25]
• Oscar Clavarino (born 1999) - SANFL footballer for South Adelaide ^[26]
• Kieran Collins (born 1997) - former AFL footballer for the Western Bulldogs ^[24]
• Charlie Constable (born 1999) — WAFL footballer for Perth ^[26]
• Paul Corrigan (born 1977), former AFL footballer for Geelong ^[20]
• Luke Davies-Uniacke (born 1999) — AFL footballer for North Melbourne ^{[26] [28]}
• Isabella Eddey (born 2002) — AFLW footballer for North Melbourne ^[29]
• Stuart Edwards (born 1972) — former AFL footballer for Richmond ^{[22] [20]}
• Nathan Ephraums (born 1999) — field hockey player for Bloemendaal and the Australia national team ^[30]
• Robin Fildes (born 1940) - former AFL footballer for Collingwood ^[31]
• Nathan Freeman (born 1995) - AFL footballer for St Kilda ^[24]
• Jack Gunston (born 1991) — AFL footballer for Hawthorn ^{[3] [20] [29] [24]}
• Gerry Hazlitt (1888-1915) - cricketer for the Australia national team ^[32]
• Ian Herman (born 1965) - former AFL footballer for Carlton and Richmond ^[20]
• Jon Holland (born 1987) - former cricketer for the Australia national team ^[29]
• Val Holten (1927-2015) - cricketer who played for Victoria ^[33]
• Paul Hopgood (born 1973) - former AFL footballer for Melbourne ^[20]
• Taj Hotton (born 2006) - AFL footballer for Richmond ^[34]
• Jack Hutchins (born 1992) — former AFL footballer for Gold Coast ^[35]
• Ben King (born 2000) — AFL footballer for Gold Coast ^[36]
• Max King (born 2000) — AFL footballer for St Kilda ^[36]
• Amy Lawton (born 2002) — field hockey player for THC Hurley and the Australia national team ^{[37] [38]}
• Josie Lawton (born 2004) - field hockey player for Melbourne and the Australia national team ^[38]
• Stewart Loewe (born 1968) - former AFL footballer for St Kilda ^[24]
• Tom Lynch (born 1990) - former AFL footballer for St Kilda, Adelaide and North Melbourne ^[24]
• Connor Macdonald (born 2003) - AFL footballer for Hawthorn ^[39]
• John Marshall (born 1930) - Olympic swimmer ^[25]
• Stefan Martin (born 1986) — former AFL footballer for Melbourne, Brisbane and Western Bulldogs ^{[40] [24]}
• Cameron McFadzean (born 1971) - Olympic canoeist ^[25]
• Jarred Moore (born 1986) - former AFL footballer for Sydney ^[20]
• Brett Moyle (born 1980) — former AFL footballer for St Kilda ^[20]
• Victoria Na (born 1991) — Olympic badminton player for Australia ^{[25] [41]}
• Steven O'Dor (born 1987) — former soccer player for South Melbourne, Wellington and the Young Socceroos ^{[ citation needed ]}
• James Pattinson (born 1990) — former cricketer for Melbourne and the Australian national team ^[29]
• Oscar Piastri (born 2001) — Formula 1 driver for McLaren ^[42]
• Lewis Pierce (born 1994) - former AFL footballer for St Kilda ^[24]
• Cameron Polson (born 1998) - former AFL footballer for Carlton ^[24]
• Michael Porter (born 1945) - former VFL footballer for Hawthorn ^[43]
• Hugo Ralphsmith (born 2001) — AFL footballer for Richmond ^[44]
• Sean Ralphsmith (born 1966) — former AFL footballer for St Kilda and Hawthorn ^[45]
• Robert Rose (1952-1999) — AFL footballer for Collingwood and Footscray and cricketer for Victoria ^[46]
• Archie Roberts (born 2005) - AFL footballer for Essendon ^[47]
• Laetisha Scanlan (born 1990) — Olmpic sport shooter ^{[25] [48]}
• Jack Scrimshaw (born 1998) — AFL footballer for Hawthorn ^{[49] [24]}
• Tom Scully (born 1991) — former AFL footballer for Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn ^{[50] [24] [20]}
• Alex Silvagni (born 1987) — former AFL footballer for Fremantle ^[20]
• Ashley Smith (born 1990) - former AFL footballer for West Coast Eagles ^[20]
• Liam Stocker (born 2000) - AFL footballer for St Kilda ^[51]
• Robert Stone (born 1965) — Olympic sprinter ^[25]
• Tory Taylor (born 1997) — NFL punter for the Chicago Bears ^[52]
• James Thiessen (born 1974) - former AFL footballer for Richmond and Adelaide ^[20]
• Ty Vickery (born 1990) — former AFL footballer for Richmond ^[53]
• Don Wagstaff (born 1949) - Olympic diver ^[25]
• Cody Weightman (born 2001) — AFL footballer for the Western Bulldogs ^[54]
• Marcus Windhager (born 2003) - AFL footballer for St Kilda ^[55]
• Josh Worrell (born 2001) - AFL footballer for Adelaide ^[56]

Other

• Alan Newton (1887-1949) - surgeon ^[57]
• David Prior - entrepreneur and owner of Bladnoch since 2015 ^[58]
• Basil George Watson (1893-1917) – pioneer Australian aviator ^[59]

See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of high schools in Victoria
• List of largest Victorian Schools
• Associated Public Schools of Victoria

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External links

• Haileybury College website
• Old Haileyburians Association