List of Old Knox Grammarians

This is a List of notable Old Knox Grammarians , they being notable former students - known as "Old Knox Grammarians" 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, Sydneycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = CARTER Bruce Northleigh| accessdate = 2007-10-14| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* Dr. William T. McKeith AM, educator, current Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney and current executive Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale; Chairman of the Vietnam-Australia School, Hanoicite news| title = Coming out, ready or not| url = http://www.prom.com.au/datapages/pdf/Coming%20out%20ready%20or%20not.pdf| format = PDF | publisher = The Sydney Morning Herald| location = Sydney| date = 2004-12-01| accessdate = 2007-08-02] cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = McKEITH William T| accessdate = 2007-09-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* Peter Moxham, educator, former Principal of Kambala Girls Schoolcite web|url=http://www.ahigs.nsw.edu.au/DeskTopDefault.aspx?tabid=1|title=Brief Biographies|accessdate=2007-08-02|work=About AHIGS |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools]

Rhodes Scholars

* Ian McNeil Jackman - 1985cite web|url= http://www.usyd.edu.au/registrar/rhodes/previous.shtml|title= NSW Rhodes Scholars 1904 - 2007|accessdate= 2007-08-02 |year= 2007|work= Rhodes Scholarships|publisher= The University of Sydney]
* Alexander John Cameron - 1986
* Stuart Michael Grieve - 1996
* Andrew Henry George Charlton - 2001

Business

*David Clarke, Macquarie Bank chairmancite news| first = Gerard | last = Noonan | title = Lesson for the school of hard Knox| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/school-of-hard-knox/2007/11/23/1195753310035.html| work = National| publisher = The Sydney Morning Herald| location = Sydney | date = 2007-11-24| accessdate = 2008-01-23]
*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

Community

* Simon Longstaff, Executive Director of the St James Ethics Centre
* Simon Malian, founder of The Malian Foundation

Media, entertainment and the arts

* Stuart Beattie screenwriter
* Murray Bunton, singer-songwriter
* David Chapman, co-owner/composer Zig Zag Lane Studios and Icehouse guitarist since 1993
* Bruce Elder, journalist
* Peter FitzSimons, co-host of the breakfast program on Sydney's Radio 2UE; Columnist for the "Sydney Morning Herald" and "Sun Herald"; former Wallabies playercite web |url=http://www.thefordhamcompany.com.au/clients/view?c=peter-fitzsimons |title= Peter FitzSimons |accessdate=2008-01-23 |work= Clients |publisher=The Fordham Company]
* Adam Garcia, actor and dancer
* John Howard, film and television actor
* Hugh Jackman, actor
* Malcolm Knox, journalist
* John Laws, radio presenter
* Reg Livermore, actor and entertainercite web |url=http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12348&pid=2701612 |title=Knox Grammar School |accessdate=2008-01-23 |work=New South Wales |publisher=School Choice]
* Peter Mochrie, actor
* Richard Neville, former editor of the satirical "Oz" magazine
* Jordan Rodrigues, actor
* Mark Scott, Managing Director, ABC
* Rai Thistlethwayte, singer-songwriter
* Peter Turnbull, actor
* Hugo Weaving, actor

Politics, public service and the law

* The Hon Justice Paul Brereton, Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
* Ross Cameron, former Federal MP for Parramatta
* Hon Sir Kenneth Jacobs, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
* Hon Nick Minchin, Federal cabinet minister
* 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, Telopea Park High School and Canberra Grammar School) cite web|url= http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/gough_whitlam/|title= Gough Whitlam|accessdate= 2007-08-02 |work= Prime Ministers of Australia|publisher= National Museum of Australia]
* James Wood, Royal Commissioner and famous silk
* David Yeldham, former New South Wales Supreme Court Justice

port

* Ben Alexander, ACT Brumbies represntative and Qantas Wallabies squad member
* Dave Burnet, Australian Wallabies rugby player
* Tom Carter, NSW Waratahs representative
* James Castrission member of the first crossing of the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand by kayak
* Matthew Dunn, Olympic swimmer and gold medallist in Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Games
* Alan Gurr Australian V8 Supercar driver
* Justin Jones member of the first crossing of the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand by kayak
* Al Manning, NSW Waratahs representative
* Mark Morgan, Australian Swimming Team Captain 1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, gold medal 100m freestyle; selected 1980 Olympic Games Moscow
* Matthew Nicholson, state cricketer who played one test for Australia
* Rex Pemberton, youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest, at 21cite web |url=http://www.rexpemberton.com/motivational.htm |title= Introducing Rex Pemberton |accessdate=2008-01-23 |work=Rex Pemberton: The Youngest Aussie to Climb Everest |publisher=Kumuka Worldwide]
* Ross Turnbull, former Wallabies prop, 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

References

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.knox.nsw.edu.au/ Knox Grammar School website]