# List of old boys of St Peter's College, Adelaide

This is a List of old boys of St Peter's College, Adelaide, former students of the Anglican school, St Peter's College in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

## Nobel laureates

* Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH, OBE, MC, FRS, Nobel prize in Physics, 1915
* Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey OM, FRS, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1945
* J. Robin Warren AC, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2005

## Business

* Sir James Hardy OBE, three times America's Cup skipper and renowned winemaker
* Essington Lewis, prominent industrialist

## Clergy

* Ian George AO, former Archbishop of Adelaide
* Harold Eustace Sexton, former Archbishop of British Columbia

## Entertainment and the arts

* Walter Bagot, architect, founder of Woods Bagot
* Greg Champion, folk singer and songwriter
* Sam Clark, Neighbours actor and musician
* Keith Conlon OAM, television and radio personality
* David Dridan, landscape painter, gallery director
* Francis Greenslade, actor,writer, translator
* Scott Hicks, film director
* Peter Meakin, journalist and media executive
* Peter Muller AO, architect
* Tim Phillipps, actor
* Richard Tipping, poet and artist

## Judges, politicians, and public servants

* Harold David Anderson AO, OBE, former ambassador
* John Bannon AO, Premier of South Australia, 1982–1992
* Sir Henry Barwell KCMG, Premier of South Australia, 1920–1924
* James Vincent Seaton Bowen, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, 1979–1981
* Sir John Cox Bray KCMG, Premier of South Australia, 1881–1884
* Sir Richard Butler, Premier of South Australia, 1905
* Sir John Downer KCMG, KC, Premier of South Australia, 1885–1887 and 1892–1893
* Don Dunstan AC, QC, Premier of South Australia, 1967–1968 and 1970–1979
* Sir Frederick Holder KCMG, Premier of South Australia, 1892 and 1899–1901
* Sir Denzil Ibbetson KCSI, administrator in British India, author
* George Leake CMG, Premier of Western Australia, 1901 and 1901–1902
* Tom Lewis AO, Premier of New South Wales, 1975–1976
* Ian McLachlan AO, Australian Defence Minister, 1996–1998
* Sir George John Robert Murray KCMG, Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia (1916–1942)
* Sir John Northmore KCMG, Chief Justice of Western Australia from 1931 to 1945
* Sir Arthur Rymill, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, 1950–1953
* David Tonkin AO, Premier of South Australia, 1979–1982
* Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, RBA, 2016–2022
* James Stevens, MP for Sturt, 2019–present

## Medicine and the sciences

* Dr Michael Alpers, AO, FAA, FRS, emeritus professor, biologist, medical researcher of prion diseases, kuru, and doctor in tropical infectious diseases.
* Sir Arthur Cudmore, Adelaide surgeon
* Dr Richard Harris, anaesthetist, 2019 Australian of the Year
* Dr Basil Hetzel AO, medical researcher
* Hugh Possingham, conservation and environmental planning expert, applied mathematician, academic
* Dr Andy Thomas, astronaut
* Sir Joseph Verco, physician and conchologist
* Emeritus Professor Warren J Ewens AO, FAA, FRS, eminent biostatistician, mathematician and creator of The Ewens Sampling Formula.

## Military

* Commander Francis Walter Belt DSO, lawyer and explorer
* Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC, CMG, CBE, soldier and lawyer; awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916
* Colonel Harold Greenway DSO, Croix de Guerre
* Colonel Guy George Egerton Wylly VC, CB, DSO, army officer; awarded the Victoria Cross in 1900 (also attended The Hutchins School)

## Sports

* Nathan Adcock, cricketer, former captain of Southern Redbacks
* Bryan Beinke, footballer, former player at Adelaide Football Club
* Michael Cranmer, cricketer, West End Redbacks
* Phil Davis, footballer, current player at Greater Western Sydney Giants
* Bob Elix, Port Adelaide and Darwin Football Clubs, AFL Chairman in Northern Territory
* John Flood, medical practitioner who played cricket for Ireland
* Henry Frayne, Australian Olympian in 2012 and 2016 in the long jump
* Tom Harley, two time premiership captain with the Geelong Football Club; CEO of the Sydney Swans
* Will Hayward, current footballer at the Sydney Swans
* David Hayes, horse trainer
* Riley Knight, footballer, current player at Adelaide Football Club
* Philip Lee, Test cricketer and footballer for Norwood
* Oscar McGuinness, Australian representative rower.
* Andrew McKay, former footballer Carlton Football Club
* Gillon McLachlan, CEO of the Australian Football League
* Hamish McLachlan, Australian sports broadcaster
* Will Minson, former footballer with the Western Bulldogs
* Lachie Neale, 2020 and 2023 Brownlow Medallist, current footballer with the Brisbane Lions
* Darren Ng, basketballer, former player with the Adelaide 36ers Basketball Club
* Rod Owen-Jones, Olympian water polo player at the 2000 Summer Olympics, national team 1993–2000, and World Cup bronze medalist
* Alex Ross, current cricketer, West End Redbacks and Adelaide Strikers
* Hayden Stoeckel, Olympian swimmer and bronze and silver medalist at 2008 Summer Olympics
* Richard Twopeny, founder of the SANFL, captain of Adelaide (SAFA) and Port Adelaide and player with South Melbourne
* Dylan Stephens, AFL Footballer
* Peter Yeo, Australian Rules Footballer with Port Adelaide, Sturt and Melbourne Football Club