# 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.

## Academics and medicine

* Bruce Carter, educator, former Principal of Emanuel School, Sydney
* David Hunter AC, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at the University of Oxford
* Vaughan Pratt, professor, MIT 1972–1981, Stanford 1981–2000, emeritus 2000–present
* Michael Spence, academic, 25th Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney 2008–present

## Business

* David S. Clarke, Macquarie Bank chairman

## Media, entertainment and the arts

* Michael Barkl OAM, composer
* Stuart Beattie, screenwriter
* Ian Cooper, violinist
* Bruce Elder, journalist
* Peter FitzSimons, columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun Herald, author, former Wallabies player
* Adam Garcia, actor and dancer
* John Howard, film and television actor
* Hugh Jackman, actor; school captain of Knox in 1986
* Richard Lane, radio personality and writer
* John Laws, radio presenter
* Reg Livermore, actor and entertainer
* Rod McGeoch AO, lawyer, businessman and public speaker
* Peter Mochrie, actor
* Richard Neville, former editor of the satirical Oz magazine
* Jordan Rodrigues, actor
* Mark Scott, vice chancellor of University of Sydney
* Rai Thistlethwayte, singer-songwriter
* Steve Toltz, Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole
* Hugo Weaving, actor
* Gus Worland, radio and television host
* Peter Yeldham screenwriter, playwright and author

## Politics, public service and the law

* Paul Brereton AM RFD, Justice of the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, Major General
* Daniel Du, Preeminent Corporate Lawyer
* Sir John Fuller, former New South Wales MP, Leader of the Opposition 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
* 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)
* James Roland Wood, former judge
* H.E.Miles Armitage, Incumbent Ambassador of Australia to Turkey

## Sport

* Ben Alexander, ACT Brumbies representative and Australian Wallabies rugby player
* Braeden Campbell, AFL player
* Tom Carter, NSW Waratahs representative
* Cameron Clark, Olympian representing Australia national rugby sevens team and NSW Waratahs representative
* Steve Cutler, Australian Wallabies rugby player
* Troy Dargan, NRL player and Cook Islands representative
* Matthew Dunn, Olympic swimmer and gold medallist in Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Games
* Nicholas Frost, ACT Brumbies player
* Chris Green, New South Wales cricket team representative and Sydney Thunder representative and 2015–16 Big Bash League season Grand Final winner
* Alan Gurr, Australian V8 Supercar driver
* Sam Kitchen, Edinburgh Rugby player
* Lachlan Mitchell, London Wasps player
* Matthew Nicholson, state cricketer who played one test for Australia
* Evan Olmstead Canadian international rugby player, representative of Newcastle Falcons, Auckland Rugby and Birritz Olympique
* Luke Parks, AFL footballer
* Rex Pemberton, youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest, at 21
* Max Purcell, Australian tennis player
* Bailey Simonsson, NRL player (also attended Newington College)
* Nic Stirzaker, Melbourne Rebels representative and captain
* Lachlan Swinton, NSW Waratahs player, Australian Wallabies representative
* Bruce Taafe, Australian Wallabies rugby player, NSW Waratah Exec VP Wall St IT corporations
* Ross Turnbull, Australian Wallabies rugby player, coach of NSW and briefly Wallabies head coach; head of ARU board for several years
* Connor Watson, Australian National Rugby League player for the Newcastle Knights, formerly played for the Sydney Roosters
* Simon Whitfield, gold medallist at 2000 Olympics Men's Triathlon held in Sydney