This is a list of notable Old Geelong Grammarians, they being notable former students - known as "Old Geelong Grammarians" of the Anglican Church school, Geelong Grammar School and old girls of The Hermitage and Clyde School in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Geelong Grammar School fourth in Australia's top ten schools for boys, based on the number of its male alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[1]
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Sydney | ||||||
| President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge | ||||||
| Dr. | Foundation registrar and librarian of the University of Queensland | |||||
| Geologist, biologist and recipient of The Murchison Fund | ||||||
| Co-founded the Stawell School for girls in South Australia | ||||||
| Biologist and author | ||||||
| Alexander Charles David Drogo Montagu | 13th Duke of Manchester[2] | Ornithologist | ||||
| Scientist | ||||||
| Clergyman and botanist | ||||||
| Scientific philosopher | ||||||
| Dr. | Former Chancellor of Deakin University | |||||
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alexander | Fashion designer[3] | |||
| Businessman | ||||
| Philanthropist | ||||
| Media proprietor | ||||
| Businessman and philanthropist | ||||
| Squadron Leader | Aviator and businessman, a founder of Qantas | |||
| Farmer, company director and businessman | ||||
| Businessman | ||||
| Philanthropist | ||||
| Media proprietor | ||||
| Lieutenant | Diplomat, administrator, businessman and philanthropist; nominated to succeed Sir Paul Hasluck as Governor General | |||
| Publishing and media figure | ||||
| Publishing, media and gaming tycoon | ||||
| Television executive |
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts executive and adviser, (née Robinson) | ||||
| Film maker | ||||
| Novelist | ||||
| Journalist | ||||
| Actress | ||||
| Reality television contestant | ||||
| Actress | ||||
| Painter | ||||
| Journalist and author | ||||
| Actress | ||||
| Poet | ||||
| Artist | ||||
| Comedian and actor | ||||
| Novelist and journalist (C.E.G.G.S. The Hermitage) | ||||
| Journalist and television producer | ||||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Organist, actor | ||||
| Author | ||||
| Actor | ||||
| Mountaineer and author | ||||
| Publisher, broadcaster, football president, academic | ||||
| Poet | ||||
| Opera singer | ||||
| Photographer | ||||
| Writer, editor, educator | ||||
| Actor | ||||
| Art editor and patron | ||||
| Sub Lieutenant | Painter | |||
| Ceramic sculptor and graphic artist | ||||
| Painter | ||||
| Theatre director | ||||
| Musician |
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatrist, particularly in the field of dementia and the mental health of older persons | ||||
| Neurologist, particularly in the field of headache and migraine |
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Albert Medal recipient | |||
| Squadron Leader | World War II bomber pilot and prisoner of war, took part in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III and murdered by the Gestapo upon capture | |||
| Air Vice Marshal | Royal Australian Air Force | |||
| Flight Lieutenant | World War II soldier and airman, served as an air gunner after losing a leg in action with the Army | |||
| General | British Army, later author and Principal of the King's College London | |||
| Admiral | Royal Australian Navy |
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator (2002–2010), Tasmanian House of Assembly (Lib) (2014–present), Minister for Resources and Building and Construction (2016–present) | ||||
| MHR (Lib) (1949–1955) | ||||
| MLA (Protectionist) (1886–1889), MHR (Anti-Socialist Party) (1906–1910) | ||||
| MLA (UAP & Lib) (1935–1945), Minister of Agriculture (Oct–Nov 1945) | ||||
| MLC (1889–1919), Attorney-General of Victoria (1903–1909) and President of the Victorian Legislative Council (1910–1919) | ||||
| MLA, (1883–1892), Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1887–1892) | ||||
| MHR (Lib) (1984–2008), Leader of the Opposition (1994–1995), Foreign Minister (1996–2007), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2014–present) | ||||
| MHR (Lib) (1949–1963), Minister for Immigration (1958–1964), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1964–1972) | ||||
| Flight Lieutenant | MHR (Lib) (1949–1975), Minister for Air (1962–1964), National Development (1964–1969), Education and Science (1971) and Defence (1971–1972), Ambassador to the Netherlands (1977–1980) | |||
| MHR & Senator (1906–1913 & 1917–1923) | ||||
| MHR (UAP) (1933–1940), Minister for Civil Aviation, Air and Vice-President of the Executive Council (1939–1940), killed in the Canberra air disaster | ||||
| MHR (CLP & Nationalist) (1913–1914 & 1917–1919) | ||||
| Lieutenant | MRH (UAP) (1934–1937) | |||
| MHR (Lib) (1955–1983), Prime Minister of Australia (1975–1983) | ||||
| MHR (Lib) (1977–1983) | ||||
| Senator & MHR (Lib) (1949–1975), Prime Minister of Australia (1968–1971)[4] | ||||
| Captain | MHR & Senator (Lib) (1975–1990) | |||
| Colonel | MLC & MLA (Lib) (1958–1981), Premier of Victoria (1972–1981) | |||
| Senator (National Party of Australia | Country Party) (1932–1938) | |||
| Conservative member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1955–1974) | ||||
| MHR (Nationalist & UAP) (1929–38), eponym of the Hawker Scholarship | ||||
| MHR (Lib) (1983–2010), Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives (2004–2008) | ||||
| Conservative member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1964–1993) | ||||
| Lieutenant | Member of Australian House of Representatives (Member for Calare, Lib) (1946–1960) | |||
| member of the New Zealand House of Representatives (1880–1881) and Legislative Council (1895–1920)[5] | ||||
| MHR (Lib) (1949–1951 & 1953–1966) and Ambassador to Argentina (1967–1970) | ||||
| MHR (Protectionist, Lib & Nationialist) (1901–1903 & 1913–1918) | ||||
| MLC (Nationalist) (1929–1935), Minister without portfolio (1932–1933) | ||||
| MHR (ALP), (2007–present), Minister for Trade (Jun–Sep 2013), Deputy Leader of the Opposition (2019–2022), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence (2022-present) | ||||
| Western Australian MLA (1942–1961), Minister for Transport, Police, Labour and Native Welfare (1959–1961) | ||||
| MLA (Lib) (1973–1982 & 1985–1999), Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1979–1982 & 1996–1999), Minister for Energy and Minerals (1992–1996) | ||||
| Lieutenant Colonel | MHR (UAP & Lib) (1940–1952) | |||
| MLA (Lib) (1967–1983 & 1985–1999), Minister for Social Welfare (1970–73), Agriculture (1973–1980), Economic Development (1980–81) and Finance (1992–1995) | ||||
| Western Australian MLA (Lib) (1906–1918), Minister for Lands (1901) | ||||
| president of the Liberal Party of Australia (1970–1975), Chairman of the Australian Ballet Foundation (1980–1990) | ||||
| Air Commodore | Lord Mayor of London (1977), Member of the European Parliament (1979–1989) | |||
| Thai politician | ||||
| Western Australian MLA (Lib) (1971–1989), Minister for Transport (1977–1978), Lands and Forests (1978–1982) |
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director-General of ASIO (1970–1975) | |||
| Justice | Australian lawyer, author, British colonial jurist, and amateur ornithologist | ||
| Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1973–1977) and High Commissioner to Canada (1980–1983)[6] | |||
| Lieutenant Colonel | Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1977–1979) and High Commissioner to Canada (1961–1964) | ||
| Barrister and solicitor | |||
| Diplomat | |||
| Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2014–2016) and Ambassador to the United States (2000–2005) | |||
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1974–91), the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria (1974–95), and the Chief Scout of Australia (1989–96); Director of Counter-Espionage ASIO | |||
| Senior public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1988–1992) and Ambassador to Indonesia (1975–1978) | |||
| Justice | Barrister, Company Director and former Chancellor of Deakin University | ||
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan of Terengganu, King of Malaysia | ||||
| King of Australia, the United Kingdom and 13 other Commonwealth Realms | ||||
| Thai prince, filmmaker | ||||
| Rank Pre-nominals | Name | Post-nominals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant | Gerald Backhouse | Olympian 1936 Berlin Games and 1938 Empire Games | |
| Private | Footballer for the Geelong and Essendon Football Clubs | ||
| Captain | Footballer for the Geelong Football Club | ||
| World champion lightweight rower | |||
| Footballer for the West Coast Eagles | |||
| Cricketer for the Melbourne Renegades | |||
| Footballer for the Greater Western Sydney & Essendon Football Clubs | |||
| Racehorse trainer | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong and Carlton Football Clubs | |||
| Footballer for Greater Western Sydney | |||
| Footballer for the Carlton Football Club | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong Football Club | |||
| Influential rowing coach | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong and St Kilda Football Clubs | |||
| Squadron Leader | Racing driver and World War II fighter ace | ||
| First class cricketer for Western Australia and footballer for Melbourne University Football Club | |||
| First class cricketer for South Australia and footballer for the Geelong and Norwood Football Clubs, inaugural Magarey Medal winner | |||
| Netballer for the Melbourne Vixens | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong Football Club | |||
| Olympic equestrian gold medallist | |||
| Captain | First-class cricketer for the Europeans | ||
| Basketball player at Saint Mary's College of California | |||
| Athlete, Governor of Victoria | |||
| Footballer for the Richmond Football Club | |||
| Mountaineer, first Australian to climb Mount Everest and later, the first person to climb the full height (sea level to summit) of Mount Everest – both without supplemental oxygen | |||
| First-class cricketer for Cambridge University | |||
| Netballer for the Melbourne Vixens | |||
| Footballer for the St Kilda Football Club | |||
| Lieutenant | First-class cricketer for Cambridge University | ||
| Footballer for the Geelong AFLW Football Club | |||
| Long distance runner[8] | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong Football Club and media identity most notable for The AFL Footy Show | |||
| Footballer for the Carlton Football Club | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong Football Club | |||
| Motor racing driver, race team owner and businessman | |||
| Paralympic alpine skier and 2014 Young Victorian of the Year | |||
| Major | Grazier, soldier, golfer and golf course architect | ||
| Footballer for the Fremantle Dockers Football Clubs | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong Cats | |||
| Olympic rowing gold medallist | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong Football Club | |||
| Test cricketer for New Zealand | |||
| Footballer for the Essendon Football Club | |||
| Footballer for the Geelong and Melbourne Football Clubs | |||
| Footballer for the Western Bulldogs | |||