List of Old Boys of St Aloysius' College
This is a list of St Aloysius' College Alumni. Notable former students – known as "Old Boys" – of the Catholic school, St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia.
Academia, medicine and science
- Dr Walter Burfitt CBE – a surgeon and co-founder of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; a founder of the Medical Benevolent Association of New South Wales (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[1]
- Dr Stephen Hicks – a research fellow in Neuroscience and Visual Prosthetics, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
- Professor Jacques Miller AC, FRS (1931- ) – a distinguished research scientist[2]
- Sir Gustav Nossal AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (1931- ) – a distinguished research scientist; a former director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1965-1996); and 2000 Australian of the Year[3]
Business
- David Murray AO – a former Chairman of the Australian Government Future Fund and a former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank
- Danny Kennedy – environmentalist, clean-tech entrepreneur and founder of Sungevity[4]
- Andrew Low – a corporate adviser, and CEO RedBridge Grant Samuel[5]
Clergy
- Right Reverend Joseph Dwyer – Bishop of Wagga Wagga 1918-1939 (also attended St Patrick's College, Goulburn)[6]
- Bishop Gregory Homeming - Bishop of Lismore[7]
- 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[8]
- Bishop William Wright – Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle[9]
Media, entertainment and the arts
- Christopher Brennan – a poet and Scholar (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[10]
- Don Burke – television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturalist [11]
- Danny Clayton – a television presenter and media personality, best known for his work as a Channel V Australia VJ
- Martin Cooke – a baritone with the Bavarian State Opera
- John Bede Dalley – a journalist and writer (also attended St Augustine's Abbey school and Beaumont College)[12]
- Anh Do – a 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 – the 2005 Young Australian of the Year, screenwriter and director of Footy Legends
- Sir Charles Mackerras – a conductor and brother of Alistair and Malcolm (also attended Sydney Grammar School)
- Julian Morrow – a journalist, comedian and writer, best known for The Chaser, CNNNN, The Chaser's War on Everything
- Melvyn Morrow – a playwright whose musical scores included Shout! The Legend of The Wild One and Dusty - The Musical; and an English teacher
- Matthew Reilly – an author whose novels include Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders and Contest
- Cyril Ritchard – a broadway Actor[13]
- Mark Simkin – Walkely Award winning ABC journalist [14]
- Justin Smith – an actor who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical in Australia
- Adam Spencer – a mathematician, comedian and radio host
- Tom Switzer – editor of the Australian version of The Spectator and research associate at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney[15]
- Tom Williams – a television presenter (The Great Outdoors); reporter and star of Dancing With the Stars
Politics, public service and the law
- Tony Abbott AC – a 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)[16]
- Robert Broinowski – a public servant and poet; Clerk of the Australian Senate (1939–1942)[17]
- Sir Maurice Byers CBE, QC – Solicitor-General of Australia during the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975[18]
- Joseph Farrar Coates – a 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 – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Hawkesbury and Darlinghurst for Labor; and later a public servant[20]
- Nick Greiner AC – a former chairman of Infrastructure NSW; the 37th Premier of New South Wales (1988–1992); and a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party (1980–1992) (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview).
- Joe Hockey AO – the current Australian Ambassador to the United States and a former Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing North Sydney for the Liberal Party; a former minister in the Howard Government, in the Abbott Government Hockey served as Treasurer of Australia[21]
- Francis Keane – a public servant and magistrate[22]
- John Kearney QC – a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and President of the NSW Bar Association[23]
- John Ormond Kennedy MP, Member of Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Hawthorn for the Labor Party since November 2018
- Michael L'Estrange AO – a former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; a former Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; a former Secretary to Cabinet; and Rhodes Scholar[24]
- Malcolm Mackerras AO – a psephologist and creator of the 'Mackerras Electoral Pendulum'; and brother of Charles (also attended Sydney Grammar School)[25]
- Dick Meagher MP – a 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; and a former Lord Mayor of Sydney (1895–1920) (also attended St Stanislaus' College)[26]
- Jonathan O'Dea MP – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Davidson for the Liberal Party since 2007 (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[27]
- Professor Simon Rice OAM a professor of Law, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
- Professor Tim Stephens – a professor of International Law, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Sport
- Bernard Foley – Waratahs and Wallabies rugby player[28]
- Cecil Healy – a winner of individual silver and team gold medals in swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games[29]
- Ater Majok – a basketball player, selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA Draft[30]
- Dr Herbert Moran – Wallabies captain (1908) (also attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill)[31]
- Pat McCabe – Brumbies and Wallabies rugby player[32]
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- Tilse, Sheila (1996). "Keane, Francis Charles Patrick (1901 - 1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 602–603. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- "John Kearney, 1921-2009". SMH News. Australia. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- "The Man with a 'Promising Past' – Michael L'Estrange, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade" (PDF). The Canberra Times. 13 March 2006. pp. 37–43. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- "Conference Contributors: Associate Professor Malcolm MACKERRAS". Proceedings of the Sixteenth Conference of the Samuel Griffith Society. Perth, Western Australia: The Samuel Griffith Society. 16, Upholding the Australian Constitution. 12–14 March 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- Nairn, Bede (1986). "Meagher, Richard Denis (Dick) (1866 - 1931)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 470–472. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
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- "Journey almost complete for Majok". New Haven Register. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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