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List of Old Boys of St Aloysius' College

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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.

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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)
  • Professor Jacques Miller AC, FRS (1931- ) – a distinguished research scientist
  • 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
  • Dr Stephen Hicks – a research fellow in Neuroscience and Visual Prosthetics, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
  • Dr Matthew J. Cleary – a senior lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney
  • John E. Cunningham OAM – an orthopaedic surgeon, Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Epworth Richmond
  • 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
  • Andrew Low – a corporate adviser, and CEO RedBridge Grant Samuel
  • Clergy

  • Right Reverend Joseph Dwyer – Bishop of Wagga Wagga 1918-1939 (also attended St Patrick's College, Goulburn)
  • Peter L'Estrange – Rector of Newman College (University of Melbourne) 1991-2006 and Master of Campion Hall, Oxford 2006-
  • Archbishop Eris O'Brien – Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 1948-1951, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1953-1966
  • Bishop William Wright – Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle
  • Bishop Gregory Homeming - Bishop of Lismore
  • Media, entertainment and the arts

  • Christopher Brennan – a poet and Scholar (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)
  • Don Burke – a television personality
  • 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)
  • Anh Do – a comedian 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
  • Mark Simkin – Walkely Award winning ABC journalist
  • 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
  • Tom Williams – a television presenter (The Great Outdoors); reporter and star of Dancing With the Stars
  • Dave McLenaghan  – Class of 2001. Television news reader and sport reporter on WIN Television in Queensland.
  • Politics, public service and the law

  • Tony Abbott MP – a former Australian Prime Minister, a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Warringah for the Liberal Party, and a former minister in the Howard government; (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)
  • Robert Broinowski – a public servant and poet; Clerk of the Australian Senate (1939–1942)
  • Sir Maurice Byers CBE, QC – Solicitor-General of Australia during the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975
  • Joseph Farrar Coates  – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and a minister in the Lang and Stevens governments (1921–1943)
  • 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
  • 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 St. 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
  • Francis Keane – a public servant and magistrate
  • John Kearney QC – a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and President of the NSW Bar Association
  • 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
  • Malcolm Mackerras AO – a psephologist and creator of the 'Mackerras Electoral Pendulum'; and brother of Charles (also attended Sydney Grammar School)
  • 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)
  • Dr Alex Mills – a reader in Public and Private International Law, UCL Faculty of Laws
  • Jonathan O'Dea MP  – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Davidson for the Liberal Party since 2007 (also attended St. Ignatius' College, Riverview)
  • 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
  • Cecil Healy – a winner of individual silver and team gold medals in swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games
  • Ater Majok – a basketball player, selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA Draft
  • Dr Herbert Moran – Wallabies captain (1908) (also attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill)
  • Pat McCabe – Brumbies and Wallabies rugby player
  • References

    List of Old Boys of St Aloysius' College Wikipedia