# List of Queensland University of Technology people

This is a list of Queensland University of Technology people, including notable past and present alumni and faculty of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

## Alumni
### Humanities
#### Arts

* Ball Park Music, band
* Sam Campbell, comedian
* Conrad Coleby, actor
* Gigi Edgley, actress
* Ben Hunter, comedian
* Roma Egan, dance teacher
* Hayley Elsaesser, Canadian fashion designer
* Gyton Grantley, actor
* Tai Hara, actor, presenter
* Darren Hayes, singer
* Remy Hii, actor
* Michelle Law, writer
* Deborah Mailman, actress
* Anna McGahan, actress
* Kierin Meehan, choreographer, teacher, children's author
* Kate Miller-Heidke, musician
* Zoe Naylor, actress
* Jason Nelson, artist
* Daniel Riley, dancer and choreographer
* Josh Thomas, comedian
* Brenton Thwaites, actor
* Kalju Tonuma, record producer, audio artist
* Sheikh Haikel, actor from Singapore
* Senna Hegde, director
* Yang Jin-Woo, South Korean actor

#### Journalism and media

* Tracey Curro, journalist and communications manager
* Ben Davis, drive presenter on 4BC in Brisbane
* Nick Etchells, senior reporter for Seven News in Melbourne
* Natasha Exelby, 10 News First presenter
* Ben Fajzullin, journalist
* Sharyn Ghidella, journalist and Channel Seven presenter
* Peter Greste, correspondent for Al Jazeera
* Spencer Howson, ABC radio presenter
* Emmy Kubainski, former co-presenter of Nine News Perth
* Leila McKinnon, journalist for Nine Network
* Paul Osborne, Canberra bureau chief for AAP newswire
* Alanah Pearce, video game writer and former journalist
* Leigh Sales, host of the ABC's 7.30 Report
* Karl Stefanovic, journalist and presenter

#### Literature, writing and poetry

* Diane Cilento, author, actress, dramatist and playwright; founder of the Creative Industries Artist in Residence Program

#### Philosophy and theology

* Philip Freier, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne
* Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, Creation Museum and Creation Ministries International

### Government
#### Politicians

* Peter Beattie, former Premier of Queensland
* Jarrod Bleijie MP, Former Attorney-General of Queensland and Minister for Justice
* Sue Boyce, Liberal member of the Australian Senate
* Alvin Cheng Kam-moon, Hong Kong student activist and founder of Student Front
* Steven Ciobo MP, Federal Member for Moncrieff
* Yvette D'Ath MP, Federal Member for Petrie and Attorney-General of Queensland
* Peter Dutton MP, Federal Member for Dickson; Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
* Teresa Gambaro MP, Federal Member for Brisbane
* Linda Lavarch, former Queensland Attorney-General
* Michael Lavarch, former Australian Attorney-General
* Joe Ludwig, ALP member of the Australian Senate
* Graham Perrett MP, Federal Member for Moreton
* Keith Pitt MP, Federal Member for Hinkler
* Bernie Ripoll MP, member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Oxley
* Stuart Robert MP, Federal Member for Fadden
* Wayne Swan MP, Federal Member for Lilley and former Treasurer of Australia
* Chris Trevor MP, Federal Member for Flynn
* Kate Jones MP

### Law

* Helen Bowskill, Chief Justice of Queensland
* Tim Carmody, former Chief Justice of Queensland
* Kerry Carrington, QUT research professor and former head of the School of Justice
* Leanne Clare SC, Judge of Brisbane District Court of Queensland
* Michael Lavarch, Professor Emeritus and former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law
* Brian Fitzgerald, specialist research professor of law
* Nathan Jarro, judge of the Queensland District Court and Queensland's first Indigenous judge.
* John Pyke, physicist and former QUT law lecturer
* Bryan Horrigan, former QUT associate professor

### Medicine and sciences

* Steve Lawrence, computer scientist

### Other

* Georgia Sheehan, diver
* Roman Quaedvlieg, former Commissioner of the Australian Border Force 2015–18

## Notable faculty

* Axel Bruns, Professor of Communication and Media Studies
* Jean Burgess, Professor of Digital Media
* Ray Chan, Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing
* Peter Corke, Distinguished Professor of Robotics
* Greg Creed, CEO of Yum! Brands
* Stuart Cunningham, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Communication and Media Studies
* Brian Fitzgerald
* Michael Gabbett, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Geneticist
* Dennis Gibson
* Lyn Griffiths, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health
* Colleen Nelson, Chair of Prostate Cancer Research
* Dale Nyholt, Professor in the School of Biomedical Science
* Chris Sarra,
* Arun Sharma, Distinguished Emeritus Professor
* T.J. Thomson, a senior lecturer in the School of Communication
* Mahinda Vilathgamuwa, Professor of Power Systems
* Chelsea Watego, Professor of Indigenous Health
* Patsy Yates, Distinguished Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health
* Marek Kowalkiewicz, Professor and Chair in Digital Economy
* Jason Tolsher, Professor of Fine Arts (Film, Television and New Media)