List of Melbourne High School alumni

This is a List of Melbourne High School alumni, they being notable former students - known as "Old Boys" of the public selective school, the Melbourne High School in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

In 2001, "The Sun-Herald" ranked Melbourne High School third in Australia's top ten boys' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the "Who's Who in Australia" (a listing of notable Australians).cite news| first = Frank| last = Walker| title = The ties that bind| url = http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=%22presbyterian+ladies+college%22&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=author&sf=headline&sf=text&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD01072295GNI6E8E6E| work = Sunday Life| publisher = The Sun-Herald| page = 16| date = 2001-07-22| accessdate = 2007-09-12]

Academic

*Professor Kwong Lee Dow - Current Deputy Chair of Teaching Australia and former vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne
*Professor J. Hyam Rubinstein - Professor of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne
*Professor Ralph D. Snyder - Professor of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University

Business

*Ray Evans — businessman
*Michael Gudinski – entrepreneurial businessman, founder of Mushroom Records
*Ian MacFarlane – former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
*David Morgan – Westpac CEO
*Bruce Ruxton AM OBE – President of the RSL (1979-2002)
*Lindsay Fox CEO of trucking company Linfox*

Entertainment, media and the arts

*Graeme Base – author and artist
*Andrew Bergen - Journalist, photographer, musician, record label manager & DJ
*Leigh Bowery - Fashion designer
*George Dreyfus - noted Australian composer
*Jon Faine- ABC broadcaster
*Raimond Gaita - Philosopher, and author of Memoir "Romulus, my Father"
*Dean Geyer - "Australian Idol" contestant, Season 4, 2006, 3rd place
*Athol Guy - Member of Australian Folk band "The Seekers"
*James Hazelden – Musician, comedian, performer with Australian band "Man Bites God"
*Graham Kennedy – television personality
*Keith Potger - Member of Australian Folk band "The Seekers"
*Chris Tomkins – Member of Melbourne comedy group The Gorskys and drummer with Australian band "Man Bites God"
*Bruce Woodley – Member of Australian Folk band "The Seekers"

Medicine and science

*Dr Eric Burhop - Contributed to the development of the Atomic bomb
*Sir John Eccles – Nobel Prize winner for Medicine
*Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld – surgeon, Victorian of the Year (2002)

Military

*Harry Zvi Abrahams - Brigadier General of the SAS serving in East Timor
*Frank Berryman - Australian Army general
*Keith William "Bluey" Truscott – Squadron Leader 76 RAAF, WWII fighter ace and Melbourne AFL player (After whom the club's annual Best and Fairest award is named)

Politics, public service and the law

*Daniel Bowen - Current president of the Public Transport Users Association
*Rodney Damon Cocks, CSM – Politician, Victorian of the Year (2005)
*Simon Crean – MHR (ALP), Federal Opposition leader (2001–2003)
*Mark Dreyfus QC – barrister, endorsed ALP candidate for the seat of Isaacs at the 2007 federal election
*Gareth Evans – Senator (ALP) (1978–1996), MHR (1996–1999), Foreign Minister (1988–1996)
*Max Gillies AM – political satirist
*Barry Jones AO – MHR (ALP) (1977–1998), former Minister for Science
*Alan Stockdale – former Victorian MLA, (Lib), Victorian Treasurer (1992–1999), Macquarie Banker (1999–2005)
*Tom Wodak – current Judge of the County Court of Victoria

port

*Cameron Bruce – AFL footballer
*Ron Clarke – Olympian, former holder of 17 world records for long distance running, philanthropist and Mayor of the Gold Coast
*Ralph Doubell – Olympic athlete, Australia's last male Track & Field Gold Medallist (1968 800m)
*Nick Green - Australian Olympic Rower and member of the Oarsome Foursome
*Rene Kink – AFL player
*Matthew Knights - Coach of Essendon Football Club
*Mark Lee - AFL Player
*Garry Lyon – AFL player, television sport personality
*Phil Manassa – AFL player
*Keith Miller MBE – cricketer, former AFL player
*David Parkin – AFL premiership captain of Hawthorn (1978), former Carlton Coach
*Bill Picken – AFL player
*Neil Roberts – AFL player and Brownlow Medalist
*David Schwarz – AFL player
*Dale Weightman – AFL player
*Evan Willis - Australian Lacrosse Player; son of former Australian Federal Treasurer Ralph Willis
*William Maldon Woodfull – Australian Test Cricket Captain, was principal of the school.

Other

*Julian Knight - Convicted murderer of the infamous 'Hoddle Street Massacre'.

Notes

* Lindsay Fox was expelled from Melbourne High School due to bad behaviour. The common consensus is that he was expelled due to poor academic performance.MHS Sentinel. 2006 Edition 1] Despite this, he has maintained a good relationship with the school and has made many large donations. As part of this relationship he is permitted to land his helicopter on the school football oval whenever required.

References

ee also

* List of schools in Victoria

External links

*cite web|title=High praise indeed|last=Jones|first=Adrienne|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/high-praise-indeed/2005/08/27/1124563035740.html?from=moreStories|date=2005-06-25