List of Deakin University people

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

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

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

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)
 * 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