This is aList of Melbourne High School alumni , they being notableformer students – known as "Old Boys" of thepublic selective school , theMelbourne High School inSouth Yarra ,Victoria ,Australia .
In 2001,The Sun-Herald alumni mentioned in theWho's Who in Australia [ 1]
Frederick Alexander – historianGeorge Keith Batchelor –applied mathematician andfluid dynamicist , founder of theJournal of Fluid Mechanics Noel Bayliss , CBE –chemist Michael Birt , AO, CBE –biochemist ,Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Wollongong (1975–1980), Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of New South Wales (1981–1992)Warner Max Corden –economist Kevin Donnelly – educator and Senior Research Fellow,Australian Catholic University Ian Gust , AO – researcher onmicrobiology andimmunology , former research and development director forCSL Limited Major-General A. H. Ramsay – Director of Education[ 2] Leslie H. Martin (1900–1983) – physicistJ. Hyam Rubinstein – professor ofMathematics at theUniversity of Melbourne John Tasioulas – Director of Institute for Ethics in AI and Professor of Ethics and Legal Philosophy atUniversity of Oxford , first Greek-Australian Rhodes ScholarFrank T. M. White – Foundation Professor, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering,University of Queensland ; Macdonald Professor of Mining Engineering and Applied Geophysics,McGill University [ edit ] Graeme Base –author andartist Andrew Bergen – journalist, photographer, musician, record label manager & DJLeigh Bowery – fashion designerThanh Bui –Australian Idol George Dreyfus – composerJon Faine – ABC broadcasterRaimond Gaita – philosopher, author of memoirRomulus, my Father Dean Geyer –Australian Idol contestant, Season 4, 2006, 3rd placeHarry Gordon – journalist and Olympic historianAthol Guy – member of Australian folk bandThe Seekers Nazeem Hussain – comedianGraham Kennedy – television personalityGeorge Megalogenis – journalistKeith Potger – member of Australian folk bandThe Seekers Imre Salusinszky – columnist forThe Australian Australia Council Peter Tregear – OAM, conductor, authorJonathon Welch – opera singer, conductor and founder ofThe Choir of Hard Knocks Bruce Woodley – member of Australian folk bandThe Seekers Akshat Chopra – founder and President of Germanic Languages Club
Medicine and science [ edit ] [ edit ] Maurice Ashkanasy – Barrister and former Chairman of theVictorian Bar Council Alan Bird –MHR (ALP) forDivision of Batman (1949–1962)Ryan Batchelor - Member of Victorian Legislative CouncilDaniel Bowen – President of thePublic Transport Users Association Alex Chernov AO QC – Justice of the Supreme Court; Chancellor of the University of Melbourne; Governor of the State of VictoriaFrank Crean –MHR (ALP) , Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Overseas TradeSimon Crean –MHR (ALP) , FederalOpposition leader (2001–2003), Minister for Trade (2007–2013)Bill Cutts – diplomatRae Else-Mitchell – judge of theNew South Wales Supreme Court and legal scholarGareth Evans AC QC – Chancellor ofAustralian National University ;Senator (ALP) (1978–1996);MHR (1996–1999);Foreign Minister (1988–1996); BarristerJohn Galbally CBE QC –MHR (ALP) – BarristerMax Gillies AM – political satiristBrian Howe AO MHR (ALP) – Deputy Prime MinisterBarry Jones AO MHR (ALP) (1977–1998) – former Minister for ScienceJoseph Kay AM – Former judge of the appeal division of the Family Court of AustraliaIsi Leibler – Jewish Community Leader and BusinessmanRon Merkel QC – Former Justice of theFederal Court of Australia ; Recipient of theHuman Rights Medal Alan Missen – FederalLiberal Party Senator for Victoria (1974–1986)Robert Redlich – Justice of the Court of Appeal,Supreme Court of Victoria Alan Stockdale – former VictorianMLA ,(Lib) , Victorian Treasurer (1992–1999),Macquarie Banker (1999–2005)J. B. Webb – Influential in shaping Australia's international relations and aid during the 1950s, '60s and '70sMark Weinberg – Justice of the Court of Appeal,Supreme Court of Victoria Australian Football League – Members of theAFL Hall of Fame Australian Football League – Members of the Team of the Century for each AFL club Australian Football League (players ) Collingwood Football Club Hawthorn Football Club David Parkin – Captain 1971 premiership team, Best and Fairest 1965Melbourne Football Club Cameron Bruce – Co-captain 2008, Best and Fairest 2008Ross Dillon – Leading goalkicker 1969 & 1970Brian Dixon – Member of 5 premiership teams, Best and Fairest 1960, Tassie Medal 1961, All-Australian 1961Dick Fenton-Smith – Two-time premiership playerAndy Lovell – Runner-up Best and Fairest 1992, Harold Ball Memorial TrophyGlenn Lovett – Best and Fairest 1992Garry Lyon – Captain 1991–97, Best and Fairest 1990, 1994, All-Australian 1993–95David Schwarz – Vice-Captain 2000, Best and Fairest 1999Stephen Tingay – Runner-up Best and Fairest 1994, All-Australian 1994North Melbourne Football Club Richmond Football Club Matthew Knights – Captain 1997–2000, Best and Fairest 1990 & 1992, Runner-up for the Brownlow medal 1995Mark Lee – Member of 1980 Premiership team, Captain 1985–86, Best and Fairest 1984, All-Australian 1980, 1983, 1985Stephen Ryan – Member of 1989 Under 19s Premiership team, Leading goalkicker 1990Dale Weightman – Member 1980 Premiership team, Captain 1988–92, Best and Fairest 1986–87, Tassie Medal 1985, All-Australian 1985–86, 1988Gordon Roy Wright – Captain 1958–59, Best and Fairest 1951–52, 1954, 1957, All-Australian 1956St Kilda Football Club West Coast Eagles Australian Football League (Brownlow medalists ) Australian Football League (coaches ) Australian Football League (administrators ) Australian Football League (television personalities ) Cricket National Basketball League National Football League Olympians The vast majority of listed Old Boys are sourced from:Gregory, Alan (2005).Strong Like Its Pillars .Melbourne : Thompson Library Trust.ISBN 0-646-43922-7
