The following is a list of notable past pupils of Sydney Grammar School (SGS). Former pupils of the School are known as Old Sydneians.
Politics, public service and the law
Lawyers
High Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
- James Allsop AO, current Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
- John Lehane, former Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Other notable lawyers
Politicians
Australian parliament
New South Wales parliament
Other state parliaments
Local government and community activism
Public servants
Military service
Humanities
Academia
Social sciences
Media and journalism
- George Blaikie, author and journalist
- Richard Carleton, reporter with the Australian edition of 60 Minutes
- Charles Firth, member of The Chaser comedy team
- Bruce Gyngell, first man to appear on Australian television
- Paul Karp, chief political correspondent at Guardian Australia
- Dominic Knight, member of The Chaser comedy team
- Chas Licciardello, member of The Chaser comedy team
- Tim Palmer, journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Siimon Reynolds, Australian advertising executive who developed the Grim Reaper advertisement for AIDS awareness
- Nicholas Stuart, author and journalist
- Jonathan Swan, journalist with Axios
Business
- Len Ainsworth, founder of Aristocrat Leisure
- Demetrius Comino, engineer, inventor and philanthropist
- James Oswald Fairfax (1863âÂÂ1928), newspaper proprietor
- James Reading Fairfax (1834âÂÂ1919), newspaper proprietor
- David Gonski, current Chairman of the Future Fund, Coca-Cola Amatil, Australia Council chairman, and Chancellor of the University of New South Wales
- Simon Hannes, Macquarie Bank executive who was convicted of insider trading
- Sir Samuel Hordern, a director of Anthony Hordern & Sons
- Steven Lowy, co-Chief Executive Officer of Westfield Corporation
Sport
Athletics
Boxing
Cricket
- Eric Barbour, NSW cricketer with 23 first class matches and 1,577 runs
- Sir Edmund Barton (1859âÂÂ1864), first class umpire; first Prime Minister of Australia
- Jim Burke, Australian international with 24 tests and 1,280 runs
- Albert Cotter, Australian international with 21 tests and 89 wickets
- John Fletcher, Queensland cricketer with 3 first class matches and 97 runs
- Sir Norman Gregg, NSW cricketer with 3 first class matches and 116 runs
- Hunter Hendry, Australian international with 11 tests and 335 runs
- Sammy Jones, Australian international with 12 tests and 428 runs
- Alan McGilvray, NSW cricketer with 20 first class matches and 684 runs, most notable for his cricket radio broadcasting
- William Robison, NSW cricketer with 1 first class match and 15 runs
- Fred Spofforth, Australian international with 18 tests and 94 wickets; first test cricketer to take a hat-trick
- Alan Walker, NSW and Nottingham cricketer with 94 first class matches and 221 wickets; also played for Australia in rugby union
- Sammy Woods, Australian and England international with 6 tests and 10 wickets; also played for England in rugby union
Rowing
Rugby league
Rugby union
- Malcolm Blair, Australian international with 3 caps and 0 points
- Ernie Carr, Australian international with 6 caps and 3 points; brother of Slip Carr
- Slip Carr, Australian international with 4 caps and 9 points; Australian Olympic athlete; brother of Ernie Carr
- Tim Clark, Australian sevens international
- Cam Crawford, NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies player with 13 Super Rugby caps and 40 points
- Emile de Lissa, President, Barbarian F.C.
- David Emanuel, Australian international with 9 caps and 0 points
- Arthur Finlay, Australian international with 12 caps and 0 points
- Charlie Fox, Australian international with 17 caps and 6 points; also the Australian captain
- Charles Hammand, Australian international with 2 caps and 0 points
- Bill Hemingway, Australian international with 5 caps and 9 points
- Julian Huxley, Australian international with 9 caps and 22 points
- Wal Ives, Australian international with 5 caps and 0 points
- Doug Keller, Australian and Scotland international with 13 caps and 0 points; also Scottish captain
- Bob Loudon, Australian international with 13 caps and 12 points; Australian captain; brother of Darby Loudon
- Darby Loudon, Australian international with 4 caps and 5 points; Australian captain; brother of Bob Loudon
- Jack Maddocks Current player for the Melbourne Rebels, played for Australian Under-20s
- Hyam Marks (1886âÂÂ1892), Australian international with 2 caps and 0 points; played in first ever test
- Andrew Mower, Scotland international with 13 caps and 0 points
- Walter Phipps, Australian international with 1 cap and 0 points
- Roland Raymond, Australian international with 13 caps and 30 points
- Alex Ross, Australian international with 20 caps and 43 points; also the Australian captain
- Geoff Storey, Australian international with 8 caps and 0 points
- Alan Walker, Australian international with 5 caps and 3 points; also a first class cricketer
- Alfred Walker, Australian international with 16 caps and 9 points; also the Australian captain
- Johnnie Wallace, Australia and Scotland international with 17 caps and 48 points; also the Australian captain
- Clarrie Wallach, Australian international with 5 caps and 0 points
- Colin Windon, Australian international with 20 caps and 33 points; also the Australian captain
- Sammy Woods, England international with 13 caps and 6 points; also an international for Australia and England in cricket
Swimming
Tennis
Other sports
Arts
Performing arts
Film and theatre
- Dr Richard James Allen, writer, director and choreographer (Thursday's Fictions 2006 and numerous short films)
- Stephan Elliott, writer and director (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994)
- Richard Francis-Bruce, Academy Award-nominated film editor (The Shawshank Redemption 1994, Seven 1995, Air Force One 1997)
- Andrew Lesnie, Academy Award-winning cameraman (' 2002)
- John Meillon, film, television and voice actor (Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II)
- Gregan McMahon, actor and theatrical producer
- Julian McMahon (1973âÂÂ1986), actor; son of Prime Minister McMahon
- Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, film and theatre actor
Music
Visual arts
Writing and poetry
Science and medicine
See also
References
External links