List of Old Knox Grammarians

This is a List of Old Knox Grammarians, former students of the Uniting Church school, Knox Grammar School in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.

Academic

• Dr Bruce Northleigh Carter, educator, current Principal of Emanuel School, Sydney^[1]
• Dr. William McKeith AM, educator, former Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney and executive Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale; Chairman of the Vietnam-Australia School, Hanoi^[2][3]
• Peter Moxham, educator, former Principal of Kambala^[4]
• Vaughan Pratt, professor, MIT 1972-1981, Stanford 1981-2000, emeritus 2000-.

Rhodes Scholars

• Ian McNeil Jackman - 1985^[5]
• Alexander John Cameron - 1986^[5]
• Stuart Michael Grieve - 1996^[5]
• Andrew Henry George Charlton - 2001^[5]
• Michael William Jones - 2011^[5]

Business

• David S. Clarke, Macquarie Bank chairman^[6]
• Rod McGeoch AM, leader of Sydney's successful Olympics 2000 bid; Chairman or Director of a number of major corporations; Past Chairman Emeritus of Corrs Chambers Westgarth^[7]
• Mathew Peterson, entrepreneur and founder of The Little App Factory which was involved in a legal clash with Apple Inc.^[8]
• Count Anton Andreas von Faber-Castell, fishfarming entrepreneur and heir to Faber-Castell^[9]

Media, entertainment and the arts

• Stuart Beattie screenwriter
• Bruce Elder, journalist
• Peter FitzSimons, Columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun Herald,author, former Wallabies player^[7][10]
• Adam Garcia, actor and dancer
• Darren Goodsir Editor-in-chief of the Sydney Morning Herald,^[11] and author of 'In the Line of Fire'^[12]
• John Howard, film and television actor
• Hugh Jackman, actor,^[6][7] and former school captain of Knox in 1986
• Richard Lane, radio personality and writer
• John Laws, radio presenter^[6]
• Reg Livermore, actor and entertainer^[7]
• Peter Mochrie, actor
• Richard Neville, former editor of the satirical Oz magazine^[6]
• Jordan Rodrigues, actor
• Mark Scott, Managing Director, ABC
• Rai Thistlethwayte, singer-songwriter
• Andy Park, SBS TV newsreader, ABC 7.30 reporter
• Steve Toltz, Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole
• Hugo Weaving, actor^[7]
• Gus Worland, radio and television host
• Peter Yeldham screenwriter, playwright and author

Politics, public service and the law

• Ross Cameron, former Federal MP for Parramatta
• Sir John Fuller, former New South Wales MP, Leader of the Opposition from 1976-1978.
• Hon Sir Kenneth Jacobs, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
• Hon Nick Minchin, former Federal cabinet minister; leader of Opposition in the Senate^[7]
• Brian Preston, Chief Justice of the New South Wales Land and Environment Court
• Rt Hon Ian Sinclair, former Federal cabinet minister and Speaker of the House
• Hon Gough Whitlam, former Prime Minister of Australia (also attended Mowbray House School, Telopea Park High School and Canberra Grammar School)^[13]
• James Roland Wood, former judge

Sport

• Ben Alexander, ACT Brumbies representative and Australian Wallabies rugby player
• Tom Carter, NSW Waratahs representative
• Steve Cutler, Australian Wallabies rugby player
• Matthew Dunn, Olympic swimmer and gold medallist in Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Games
• Alan Gurr Australian V8 Supercar driver
• Lachlan Mitchell, London Wasps player
• Matthew Nicholson, state cricketer who played one test for Australia
• Rex Pemberton, youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest, at 21^[14]
• Nic Stirzaker, Melbourne Rebels representative and captain^[15]
• Bruce Taafe, Australian Wallabies rugby player, NSW Waratah Exec VP Wall St IT corporations
• Ross Turnbull, Australian Wallabies rugby player, coach of NSW and for a short time the Wallabies head coach. The head of ARU board for several years
• Simon Whitfield, gold medallist at 2000 Olympics Men's Triathlon held in Sydney

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• List of boarding schools
• Combined Associated Schools

References

1. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "CARTER Bruce Northleigh". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);
2. "Coming out, ready or not" (PDF). Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
3. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "McKEITH William T". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);
4. "Brief Biographies". About AHIGS. Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
5. "NSW Rhodes Scholars 1904 - 2007". Rhodes Scholarships. The University of Sydney. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
6. Noonan, Gerard (24 November 2007). "Lesson for the school of hard Knox". National. Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
7. "Knox Grammar School". New South Wales. School Choice. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
8. Moses, Asher (25 November 2009). "Jobs may make Mat lose his job". The Sydney Morning Herald.
9. "The girl from suburban Sydney who is set to become a German countess". Daily Mail.
10. "Peter FitzSimons". Clients. The Fordham Company. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
11. http://www.fairfaxmedia.com.au/pressroom/au---nz-press-room/au---nz-press-room/darren-goodsir-appointed-as-editor-in-chief-of-the-sydney-morning-herald
12. Blue Murder (miniseries)
13. "Gough Whitlam". Prime Ministers of Australia. National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
14. "Introducing Rex Pemberton". Rex Pemberton: The Youngest Aussie to Climb Everest. Kumuka Worldwide. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
15. "Nic Stirzaker". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

External links

• Knox Grammar School website