# List of Deakin University people

This is a list of Deakin University people, including notable alumni and staff.

## Notable alumni
### Business

* Jeremy Burge, entrepreneur and founder of Emojipedia
* Adinda Cresheilla, businesswoman, Indonesian G20 Ambassador, fashion model, Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2022 and Miss Supranational Indonesia 2022
* Simon Garlick, CEO of the Western Bulldogs:
* Carolyn Hardy, CEO UNICEF Australia
* Princess Jahnavi Kumari of Mewar, Family Office Private Equity Investment Management
* Christopher Lynch, former Chief Financial Officer & Former Director of BHP, CEO of Transurban: BCom, MBA
* Michael Malouf, former Chief Executive Officer, Carlton Football Club
* Lindsay Maxsted, Chairman Westpac
* Bruce Peterson, Founder and Chairman of Grande Experiences
* Jim Stynes OAM, businessman and Chairman of Melbourne Football Club

### Government
#### Politicians
##### Federal politicians

* Mark Butler MP, Federal Member for Port Adelaide
* Trish Crossin, Senator for Northern Territory
* Bridget McKenzie, Senator for Victoria, Deputy Leader of the Nationals
* Catherine King MP, Federal Member for Ballarat: LLB
* Michael Sukkar MP, Federal Member for Deakin
* Libby Coker MP, Federal Member for Corangamite
* Helen Haines MP, Federal Member for Indi
* Raff Ciccone, Senator for Victoria
* Dave Sharma MP, Federal Member for Wentworth

##### Australian state and territory politicians

* Julie Attwood, Member of Legislative Assembly of Queensland
* John Brumby, former Premier and Treasurer of the State of Victoria
* Josh Bull, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: Country Newspaper Journalism
* Georgie Crozier, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria
* Matt Fregon, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria
* Mark Gepp, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria
* Danielle Green, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria
* Peter Gutwein, Premier of the State of Tasmania
* John Hyde, Member of Legislative Assembly of Western Australia First openly gay man to be elected to the Western Australian parliament
* Andrew Katos, Former Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria
* Denis Napthine, Premier of the State of Victoria: MBA
* Lisa Neville, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria
* Craig Ondarchie, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria
* Jaala Pulford, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria
* Tim Richardson, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria
* Adem Somyurek, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria
* Nina Springle, Former Member of Legislative Council of Victoria, Former Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens
* Jaclyn Symes, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria

##### International politicians

* Mahmoud Saikal, Permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN

#### Public servants

* Neil Comrie, former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police

### Humanities
#### Arts

* Anurag Singh, Pollywood and Bollywood director
* Rodger Corser, Australian actor: Honours B.A in Media Studies
* Tony Ellwood, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria and former director of Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art: M.App.Sc.(Museum Studies)
* Oliver Feltham, contemporary philosopher and English translator of Alain Badiou's Being and Event (2006)
* Rachel Griffiths, actress
* Mandawuy Yunupingu, indigenous musician, community leader and Australian of the Year (1992)
* Xander Pratt, Avant-garde interdisciplinary artist

#### Journalism

* Emma Alberici, journalist/presenter with the ABC
* Livinia Nixon, Nine Network weather presenter
* Leigh Sales, ABC journalist, anchor of 7.30 and author: Master of International Relations, Brisbane Writers Festival.
* Stella Young, comedian, journalist and disability rights activist: BA
* Nathan Templeton, former 10 News First sports reporter and now the Melbourne correspondent on Sunrise
* Neary Ty, news reporter for Channel 9

### Sport

* Jakara Anthony, skier
* Jimmy Bartel, 2007 Brownlow Medallist and triple AFL Premiership Player in 2007, 2009 and 2011 with the Geelong Football Club. 2011 Norm Smith medallist
* Kristina Bates, field hockey player
* Mark Blake, 2009 AFL Premiership player with the Geelong Football Club
* Belle Brockhoff, snowboarder
* Campbell Brown, 2008 AFL Premiership player with Hawthorn Football Club and inaugural Gold Coast Football Club player: BCom (Sports Management)
* Tim Callan, AFL footballer with the Western Bulldogs:
* Briony Cole, Gold medalist, 2006 Commonwealth Games, & Silver medalist, 2008 Beijing Olympics
* Peter Daniel, former footballer for Essendon Football Club, AFL
* Ben Graham, former Geelong Football Club star, now a punter for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League; first Australian to play in the Super Bowl
* Tom Harley, Dual Premiership Captain of Geelong Football Club in 2007 and 2009
* Dean Hewitt, curler
* Geoff Hunt, World Champion squash player: Charles William ape
* Michael Klinger, Australian cricketer
* Carmen Marton, Australia's first ever world taekwondo champion
* Ezi Magbegor, basketballer
* Mat McBriar, punter for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
* Alex Pearce, Australian rules footballer
* Nathan Pellissier, table tennis player
* Henry Playfair, AFL footballer with the Sydney Swans: BCom
* Jeff Rowley, surfer and celebrity speaker: MBA in leadership and communications.
* Matt Stevic, AFL umpire
* Jack Viney, Australian rules footballer
* Breann Moody, Australian rules footballer

### Other

* Phillip Aspinall, Primate of the Anglican Church in Australia: MBA
* Colonel Benito T. de Leon, Military Officer, Philippines Army: MA (Strategic Studies)
* Arthur Vivian Lucas Jones, Bishop of the Anglican Church in Australia
* Major General Mark Kelly, Officer of the Australian Army: Grad.Dip. Defence Studies
* James Kilgore, as Charles William Pape, member of the Symbionese Liberation Army: PhD
* Mary Macken-Horarik, linguist
* Sally-Anne McCormack, Australian clinical psychologist
* Anika Molesworth, agroecology scientist
* Kathryn Sheffield, remote sensing, BS
* Christopher Sonn, social psychologist, GDed. (Victoria College)

## Notable staff

* Kevin Anderson, filmmaker
* Kate Buchanan, ARC Future Fellow
* Tania de Koning-Ward, Commonwealth Health Minister's Medal for Excellence in Health and Medical Research
* Peter Hodgson, 2009 Australian Laureate Fellow
* John Jonas, Birks Professor of Metallurgy, McGill University: Visiting Professor.
* Ross Oakley, former Australian Football League CEO: Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law
* David Parkin, former coach of Carlton and Hawthorn Football Clubs: Lecturer in Exercise Science.
* Mark Weinberg, Chief Justice of Norfolk Island: Adjunct Professor, School of Law.
* Jim Kennan, former politician, Adjunct Professor of Law
* Svetha Venkatesh, Director of the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Data Analytics

## Administration
### Chancellors

| Order | Chancellor | Years | Notes |
| 1 | John Stanhope AM | 2016–present | |

### Vice-Chancellors

| Order | Vice-Chancellor | Years |
| 1 | Frederic Jevons | 1977–1985 |
| 2 | Malcolm Skilbeck | 1986–1991 |
| 3 | John A. Hay | 1992–1996 |
| 4 | Geoff Wilson | 1997–2002 |
| 5 | Sally Walker | 2003–2010 |
| 6 | Jane den Hollander | 2010–present |