# List of Griffith University people

This is an incomplete list of Griffith University people, inclusive of the university's Queensland Conservatorium, and including alumni and staff.

## Alumni
### Academia

* Brian Fitzgerald, academic and barrister, with expertise in cyber law at the Australian Catholic University
* Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University
* Lola Montgomery, senior lecturer, SAE Creative Media Institute in Brisbane
* Thomas O'Regan, academic in culture and media studies at the University of Queensland

### Business

* Greg Clark, CEO of Symantec
* Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive

### Government
#### Politicians

* Jim Chalmers, politician
* Anthony Chisholm, Senator for Queensland
* Peta-Kaye Croft, former state politician
* Mick de Brenni, state politician and minister
* Justine Elliot, federal politician
* Leeanne Enoch, state politician and minister
* Andrew Fraser, former state politician and Deputy Premier; winner of the University Medal
* Gary Hardgrave, former federal politician and minister; and later, Administrator of Norfolk Island
* Joanna Lindgren, former Senator for Queensland
* Matt McEachan, former state politician
* James McGrath, Senator for Queensland and assistant minister
* Aidan McLindon, former state politician
* Lisa Neville, Victorian state politician and minister
* Julie Owens, federal politician
* Duncan Pegg, state politician
* Ted Radke, former state politician
* Phil Reeves, former state politician and minister
* Mark Robinson, state politician
* Meaghan Scanlon, state politician
* Judy Spence, former state politician and former minister
* Amanda Stoker, Senator for Queensland and barrister
* Jackie Trad, state politician and the former Deputy Premier of Queensland
* Ross Vasta, federal politician
* Larissa Waters, former federal politician

#### Civil servants

* Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician
* Brett Mason, Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands; former Senator for Queensland

### Humanities
#### Arts

* Tony Albert, contemporary indigenous artist
* Daniel Amalm, musician and actor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Garry Andrews, contemporary artist
* Jason Barry-Smith, operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer, arranger, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Betty Beath, composer, pianist, and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Robert Braiden, film director
* Liz Cantor, television personality
* Eddy Chen, violinist, YouTuber
* Ray Chen, violinist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Gerry Connolly, comedian, actor, impressionist, pianist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Sarah Crane, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Robert Davidson, composer, double bassist, head of composition at University of Queensland School of Music
* Brett Dean, composer, violist, and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Emma Dean, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Lucy DeCoutere, Canadian actress
* Candy Devine, broadcaster, singer, and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Diana Doherty, oboist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Robin Donald, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Helen Donaldson, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Lisa Gasteen AO, internationally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Jayson Gillham, classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Dami Im, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performing artist, who represented Australia at Eurovision 2016
* Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Natalie Jeremijenko, experimental design artist
* Jung Ryeo-won, actress and singer
* JVMIE, singer-songwriter and music producer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Kanon, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Rosario La Spina, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Piers Lane AO, internationally acclaimed classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Lola the Vamp, performance artist
* Adam Lopez, pop musician, vocal coach, and session vocalist
* Mirusia Louwerse, soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Jackie Marshall, singer-songwriter, screen actor
* Tahu Matheson, pianist and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Kate Miller-Heidke, singer-songwriter and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Katie Noonan, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Barnaby Ralph, professional virtuoso recorder player and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* John Rodgers, composer, improviser, violinist, pianist and guitarist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Van Thanh Rudd, artist and activist
* Aravinnd Singh, Indian cinematographer
* Barry Singh, artistic director and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Alaric Tay, Singaporean director, producer and actor
* Amanda Ware, model
* Robert Warren, musician
* Megan Washington, musician and songwriter, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Jonathon Welch AM, choral conductor, opera singer and voice teacher, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Christopher Wrench, organist and lecturer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
* Brett Yang, violinist, YouTuber

#### History

* Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University

#### Journalism and media

* Alex Deane, political commentator
* Adam Ferguson, photojournalist
* Natalie Gruzlewski, television presenter
* Andrew Lofthouse, co-presenter of Nine News Queensland

#### Literature, writing and poetry

* Philip Dean, playwright
* Brentley Frazer, contemporary poet and author
* Nujoom Al-Ghanem, Emirati poet and film director
* Stefanja Orlowska, writer and actress
* Robyn Sheahan-Bright, author and publisher of children's literature
* Ken Spillman, author
* David Vernon, author

#### Philosophy and theology

* John Fleming, initially an Anglican minister; later, Catholic priest; subsequently banned from practising ministry
* James Page, anthropologist and peace educator
* Nick Vujicic, Christian evangelist and motivational speaker

### Law

* Anika Wells, former advisor to the federal government, later MP representing the Division of Lilley

### Medicine and sciences

* Mark Elgar, ecologist
* Vanessa Lee-AhMat, first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD graduate from the School of Medicine
* Dinesh Palipana, doctor; disability advocate; first quadriplegic intern in Queensland; second quadriplegic medical graduate in Australia

### Sport

* Deborah Acason, weightlifter and criminologist
* Liz Blatchford, triathlete and marine biologist
* Steven Bradbury OAM, short track speed skater and Olympic gold medallist
* Sara Carrigan, cyclist
* Naomi Castle, water polo player and Olympic gold medallist
* Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive
* Duncan Free OAM, rower and Olympic gold medallist
* Jeff Horn, professional boxer and former school teacher
* Michael Jeh, former Sri Lankan cricketer
* Katie Kelly OAM, paratriathlete and 2016 Rio Paralympics gold medallist
* Emma McKeon OAM, swimmer and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist
* Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane, Papua New Guinean swimmer
* Simone Nalatu, Fiji-Australian netball player
* Libby Trickett OAM, retired swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
* Brandon Wakeling, weightlifter

### Other professions

* Fatema Al Harbi (born 1991 or 1992), Bahraini author and peace activist
* Alex James, electrical engineer and author
* Tania Major, Aboriginal activist
* Bo Songvisava, chef and restaurateur
* Felicity Wishart, conservationist and environmental activist

## Administration
### Chancellors

| Order | Chancellor | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| 1 | Sir Theodor Bray | 24 December 1970 (1970-12-24) | 1985 | 14–15 years |
| 2 | John Sewell | 1985 | 21 March 1988 | |
| 3 | John Macrossan | 1988 | 2000 | |
| 4 | Leneen Forde AC | 1 June 2000 | 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31) | |
| 5 | Henry Smerdon AM | 1 June 2015 (2015-06-01) | September 2022 | 9 years, 280 days |
| 6 | Andrew Fraser | September 2022 | incumbent | |

### Vice-Chancellors

| Order | Vice-Chancellor | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| 1 | Frederick Willett AO | 30 September 1971 (1971-09-30) | 1983 | 11–12 years |
| 2 | Roy Webb AO | 7 January 1985 | 2002 | 16–17 years |
| 3 | Glyn Davis | 1 January 2002 | 31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) | 2–3 years |
| 4 | Ian O'Connor AC | 1 January 2005 | 31 December 2018 | 12–13 years |
| 5 | Carolyn Evans FASSA | February 2019 | current | incumbent |

## Faculty

* Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist
* Donald K. Anton, Chair of International Law
* Lisa Gasteen AO, internally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano
* Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator
* Susanne Karstedt, criminologist
* Nigel Krauth, author, scholar and editor
* Alan Mackay-Sim, biomedical scientist, 2017 Australian of the Year
* Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Director of the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases
* Jason Nelson, pioneering digital poet and artist
* Nicki Packer, Australian glycobiologist, Principal Research Leader at the Institute for Glycomics
* Charles Page, photographer
* Don Smith OBE (1920–1998), former operatic tenor and singing teacher; father of Robin Donald