List of Cranbrook School, Sydney alumni

This is a list of notable old boys of Cranbrook School, Sydney, former students – known as "Old Cranbrookians"of Cranbrook School, an Anglican school in Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Academia and medicine

 * Prof. David Cooper HIV researcher
 * Prof. James Dale Professor of biotechnology at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
 * Prof. Richard Hunter FBARegius Professor of Greek and Fellow of Trinity College, the University of Cambridge
 * Earl Owen microsurgeon pioneer
 * Yi-Fu TuanEmeritus Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; one of the first Cranbrook students of Asian descent

Business

 * Rodney Adlerformer director of failed telecommunications company One.Tel and HIH Insurance
 * Mike Cannon-BrookesCEO and co-founder of Atlassian
 * Michael Crouch former Chairman of Zip Industries
 * Ken Dixon – chairman of Rowntree's
 * James Fairfax former arts patron and philanthropist (also attended Geelong Grammar School)
 * David GyngellCEO of Australian commercial broadcasting network, Channel Nine
 * Samuel Hordern stockbroker and Grazier
 * The Hon Clyde Packerjournalist, media entrepreneur, politician and author
 * James Packer chairman of CPH Investments and Crown Limited
 * Kerry Packer former media tycoon
 * Jodee Richfounder of One.Tel and PeopleBrowsr

Government, politics and the law

 * The Hon Tim Bruxnerformer elected member of the NSW Parliament and Deputy Premier of New South Wales
 * Ben Franklinelected member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
 * Hugh Gilchrist – diplomat and author of Australians and Greeks
 * Sir David Griffin – elected 74th Lord Mayor of Sydney
 * Michael Knight elected former member of the NSW Parliament and Sydney 2000 Olympics Minister
 * Julian Martin Leesermember for Berowra
 * Thomas Walter Mitchell – Country Party member for Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Attorney-General
 * The Hon Dugald Munro – former grazier and Member for Eden-Monaro
 * Andrew Rogers justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; spouse of Helen Coonan, a former Australian Senator
 * John Spender Liberal party member for North Sydney and Australian Ambassador to France
 * The Hon Sir Laurence Whistler Street 14th Chief Justice of New South Wales

Media, entertainment and the arts

 * Oliver Acklandactor
 * Sumner Locke Elliottwriter, playwright
 * Billy Fieldsinger and songwriter
 * John Gaden actor
 * Peter Kingston artist
 * Mungo Wentworth MacCallumpolitical journalist, humorist and commentator
 * Jim Maxwell ABC Radio cricket commentator
 * Garry McDonald comedian, star of Mother and Son and creator of alter-ego Norman Gunston
 * Craig McGregorwriter/novelist, academic, and cultural critic
 * Andrew Pfeifferlandscape architect
 * Sam Reidfilm & television actor, co-lead of Interview with the Vampire and The Newsreader
 * Adam Shandwriter and freelance journalist, located in Africa for three years to report on Rwanda and Zimbabwe
 * Martin Sharp artist, cartoonist, songwriter, and filmmaker
 * Tony Sheldonstage actor/singer, film and TV actor
 * Harvey ShoreLogie-winning TV writer/producer
 * Nick Vindinkids TV host, all-rounder, entrepreneur sports presenter with SBS World News Australia; travel correspondent with Smooth radio network
 * Peter Vogelco-designer of the Fairlight CMI
 * Patrick Whitewriter awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
 * Kip WilliamsArtistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company
 * Simon Wincerfilm director

Military

 * Group Captain Pete Jeffrey WWII fighter ace
 * Air Marshal Sir James Anthony Rowland former naval officer, Governor of New South Wales and Chancellor of the University of Sydney

Sport

 * Daniel Batman (1998)Sydney 2000 Olympic 400m runner (also attended The Scots College)
 * Edward Cowan (2000)Australian test cricketer
 * Paul Darvenizainternational Rugby Union Wallaby
 * James Hunter (2009)basketball player
 * Luke KendallAustralian basketball player
 * Will Langford (2010)Australian rules football premiership player (2014) for Hawthorn Football Club
 * Cecil Purdy chess International Master and inaugural World Correspondence Chess champion
 * Murray Rose (1956)Olympic gold medal swimmer
 * Steven Solomon (2011)London 2012 Olympic 400m runner
 * William SomervilleNew Zealand cricket bowler
 * Ed Stubbs (2006)Australian Rugby 7s representative