# List of Western Sydney University people

This is a list of University of Western Sydney people, including alumni and staff.

## Alumni
### Academia

* Mireille Astore, artist/lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney)
* Silma Ihram, political academic
* Nada Kakabadse, professor, University of Northampton
* Christopher Kelen, author, lecturer in creative writing and literature at the University of Macau
* Syed Ziaur Rahman, secretary and chair of the Advisory Council, International Association of Medical Colleges; professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
* Hollis Taylor, zoomusicologist
* Dinesh Wadiwel, senior lecturer in Human Rights and Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Sydney

### Business

* Matt Granfield, Head of Marketing, Heritage Bank

### Politicians
#### Federal politicians

* Ed Husic, MP, Minister for Industry and Science and member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Chifley

#### State politicians

* David Elliott, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Baulkham Hills
* Geoff Lee, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Parramatta
* Karyn Paluzzano, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
* Jai Rowell, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Wollondilly
* Ron Wells, former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Assembly
* Steve Whan, MLC, member of New South Wales Legislative Council

#### Other politicians

* Azis Syamsuddin, Indonesian politician
* Yaw Shin Leong, former Singaporean politician

### Humanities
#### Arts

* Craig Anderson, television actor
* Celeste Barber, actor and comedian (Theatre Nepean, 2002)
* Alfio Bonanno, musician
* Jonathan Boulet, musician
* Serhat Caradee (Theatre Nepean), theatre and film director
* Melissa Chiu, museum director, curator and author, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
* Chua Ek Kay, artist
* Dagmar Evelyn Cyrulla, artist
* Timothy Daly, playwright (Theatre Nepean, 1992)
* Nicole da Silva, actress
* Kieran Darcy-Smith, actor and director
* Alexandra Davies, actress
* Anne Deveson, writer
* Joel Edgerton, actor
* Matt Granfield, author
* Joelle Hadjia, musician
* Don Hany, actor
* Anita Heiss, writer
* Steve Le Marquand, actor
* Damian McDonald, author
* Granaz Moussavi, poet and director
* Ben Peek, author
* Ben Quilty, artist, 2011 Archibald Prize winner
* Margaret Roc, author
* Rosie Scott, author
* Yvonne Strahovski, actress
* Travis S. Taylor, science fiction author
* Maria Tran, actress, director
* Jared Turner, actor
* The Umbilical Brothers, David Collins and Shane Dundas, comedy duo
* Tony Walters, director and creator of Double the Fist
* David Wenham, actor (Theatre Nepean, 1987)
* Darren Yap (Theatre Nepean), actor and director

#### Education

* Lance Mitchell, educator
* William Wallace, educator

#### History

* Matthew Glozier, historian

#### Journalism and media

* Whitney Fitzsimmons, television presenter, ABC International
* Paul Murray, radio presenter

### Sciences
#### Medicine

* Syed Ziaur Rahman, pharmacologist

### Military

* Garnet Malley, Wing Commander, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College

### Sport

* Shannon Cole, Western Sydney Wanderers defender (degree on hold)
* Casey Dunning, rugby union player
* Benny Elias, rugby league player with Balmain Tigers
* Morgan Endicott-Davies, Judo
* Frank Puletua, New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Aziz "Zyzz" Shavershian, bodybuilder and internet celebrity
* Francis Vaiotu, NRL player for the Sydney Roosters

### Other

* John Ondawame, activist
* Astrid Perry-Indermaur, activist
* Lancelot Eric Richdale, amateur ornithologist, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College
* Warwick Watkins, disgraced senior New South Wales public servant and former member of the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies)

## Administration
### Chancellor

| Order | Chancellor | Years |
| 1 | Sir Ian Turbott, AO, CMG, CVO | 1989–2000 |
| 2 | John Phillips, AO | 2000–2010 |
| 3 | Peter Shergold, AC | 2011–2022 |
| 4 | Jennifer Westacott, AO | 2023–present |
* Gabrielle Harrison, Deputy Chancellor
* Kim Yeadon, Deputy Chancellor

### Vice-Chancellor

| Order | Vice-Chancellor | Years |
| 1 | Brian Smith, AO | October 1989–1994 |
| 2 | Deryck Schreuder | 1994–1998 |
| 3 | Janice Reid, AC | 1998 – 31 December 2013 |
| 4 | Barney Glover, AO | 1 January 2014 – 2024 |
| 5 | George Williams, AO | 22 July 2024 – present |

## Faculty

Notable past and current faculty members include:
* Ien Ang, cultural studies, academic and author
* Jack Barbalet, sociologist
* Ragbir Bhathal, astronomer and author
* David Burchell, journalist
* Jane Caro, social commentator and writer
* Roger Dean, musician, biochemist and cognitive scientist
* Jim Falk, physicist
* Jane R. Goodall, author
* Robert Hayes, legal academic
* Bob Hodge, linguist
* Niv Horesh, historian
* Ivor Indyk, literary academic, editor and publisher
* Paul James, writer on globalization, sustainability, and social theory
* Gail Jones, novelist
* Colm Kearney, political economist
* Steve Keen, economist
* Caleb Kelly, curator and author
* Nikolas Kompridis, philosopher and political theorist
* Geoff Lee, former business academic
* Herbert W. Marsh, educational psychologist
* Willard McCarty, digital humanities academic
* Andrew Moore, historian
* Gerald Muench, medical scientist
* Adam Possamai, sociologist
* Juan Francisco Salazar, anthropologist
* Ariel Salleh, philosopher and sociologist
* Brian Sully AM, QC, legal academic
* Bryan Turner, sociologist