List of Griffith University people

This is an incomplete list of Griffith University people, inclusive of the university's Queensland Conservatorium, and including alumni and staff.

Academia

 * Brian Fitzgerald, academic and barrister, with expertise in cyber law at the Australian Catholic University
 * Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University
 * Lola Montgomery, senior lecturer, SAE Creative Media Institute in Brisbane
 * Thomas O'Regan, academic in culture and media studies at the University of Queensland

Business

 * Greg Clark, CEO of Symantec
 * Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive

Politicians

 * Jim Chalmers, politician
 * Anthony Chisholm, Senator for Queensland
 * Peta-Kaye Croft, former state politician
 * Mick de Brenni, state politician and minister
 * Justine Elliot, federal politician
 * Leeanne Enoch, state politician and minister
 * Andrew Fraser, former state politician and Deputy Premier; winner of the University Medal
 * Gary Hardgrave, former federal politician and minister; and later, Administrator of Norfolk Island
 * Joanna Lindgren, former Senator for Queensland
 * Matt McEachan, former state politician
 * James McGrath, Senator for Queensland and assistant minister
 * Aidan McLindon, former state politician
 * Lisa Neville, Victorian state politician and minister
 * Julie Owens, federal politician
 * Duncan Pegg, state politician
 * Ted Radke, former state politician
 * Phil Reeves, former state politician and minister
 * Mark Robinson, state politician
 * Meaghan Scanlon, state politician
 * Judy Spence, former state politician and former minister
 * Amanda Stoker, Senator for Queensland and barrister
 * Jackie Trad, state politician and the former Deputy Premier of Queensland
 * Ross Vasta, federal politician
 * Larissa Waters, former federal politician

Civil servants

 * Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician
 * Brett Mason, Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands; former Senator for Queensland

Arts

 * Tony Albert, contemporary indigenous artist
 * Daniel Amalm, musician and actor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Garry Andrews, contemporary artist
 * Jason Barry-Smith, operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer, arranger, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Betty Beath, composer, pianist, and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Robert Braiden, film director
 * Liz Cantor, television personality
 * Eddy Chen, violinist, YouTuber
 * Ray Chen, violinist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Gerry Connolly, comedian, actor, impressionist, pianist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Sarah Crane, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Brett Dean, composer, violist, and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Emma Dean, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Lucy DeCoutere, Canadian actress
 * Candy Devine, broadcaster, singer, and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Diana Doherty, oboist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Robin Donald, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Helen Donaldson, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Lisa Gasteen, internationally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Jayson Gillham, classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Dami Im, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performing artist, who represented Australia at Eurovision 2016
 * Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Natalie Jeremijenko, experimental design artist
 * Jung Ryeo-won, actress and singer
 * JVMIE, singer-songwriter and music producer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Kanon, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Rosario La Spina, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Piers Lane, internationally acclaimed classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Lola the Vamp, performance artist
 * Adam Lopez, pop musician, vocal coach, and session vocalist
 * Mirusia Louwerse, soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Tahu Matheson, pianist and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Kate Miller-Heidke, singer-songwriter and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Katie Noonan, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Barnaby Ralph, professional virtuoso recorder player and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * John Rodgers, composer, improviser, violinist, pianist and guitarist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Van Thanh Rudd, artist and activist
 * Aravinnd Singh, Indian cinematographer
 * Barry Singh, artistic director and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Alaric Tay, Singaporean director, producer and actor
 * Amanda Ware, model
 * Robert Warren, musician
 * Megan Washington, musician and songwriter, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Jonathon Welch, choral conductor, opera singer and voice teacher, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
 * Christopher Wrench, organist and lecturer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium


 * Brett Yang, violinist, YouTuber

History

 * Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University

Journalism and media

 * Alex Deane, political commentator
 * Adam Ferguson, photojournalist
 * Natalie Gruzlewski, television presenter
 * Andrew Lofthouse, co-presenter of Nine News Queensland

Literature, writing and poetry

 * Philip Dean, playwright
 * Brentley Frazer, contemporary poet and author
 * Nujoom Al-Ghanem, Emirati poet and film director
 * Stefanja Orlowska, writer and actress
 * Robyn Sheahan-Bright, author and publisher of children's literature
 * Ken Spillman, author
 * David Vernon, author

Philosophy and theology

 * John Fleming, initially an Anglican minister; later, Catholic priest; subsequently banned from practising ministry
 * James Page, anthropologist and peace educator
 * Nick Vujicic, Christian evangelist and motivational speaker

Law

 * Anika Wells, former advisor to the federal government, later MP representing the Division of Lilley

Medicine and sciences

 * Mark Elgar, ecologist
 * Vanessa Lee-AhMat, first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD graduate from the School of Medicine
 * Dinesh Palipana, doctor; disability advocate; first quadriplegic intern in Queensland; second quadriplegic medical graduate in Australia

Sport

 * Deborah Acason, weightlifter and criminologist
 * Liz Blatchford, triathlete and marine biologist
 * Steven Bradbury, short track speed skater and Olympic gold medallist
 * Sara Carrigan, cyclist
 * Naomi Castle, water polo player and Olympic gold medallist
 * Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive
 * Duncan Free, rower and Olympic gold medallist
 * Jeff Horn, professional boxer and former school teacher
 * Michael Jeh, former Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Katie Kelly, paratriathlete and 2016 Rio Paralympics gold medallist
 * Emma McKeon, swimmer and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist
 * Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane, Papua New Guinean swimmer
 * Simone Nalatu, Fiji-Australian netball player
 * Libby Trickett, retired swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
 * Brandon Wakeling, weightlifter

Other professions

 * Alex James, electrical engineer and author
 * Tania Major, Aboriginal activist
 * Bo Songvisava, chef and restaurateur
 * Felicity Wishart, conservationist and environmental activist

Faculty

 * Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist
 * Donald K. Anton, Chair of International Law
 * Lisa Gasteen, internally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano
 * Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator
 * Susanne Karstedt, criminologist
 * Nigel Krauth, author, scholar and editor
 * Alan Mackay-Sim, biomedical scientist, 2017 Australian of the Year
 * Jason Nelson, pioneering digital poet and artist
 * Nicki Packer, Australian glycobiologist, Principal Research Leader at the Institute for Glycomics
 * Charles Page, photographer
 * Don Smith (1920–1998), former operatic tenor and singing teacher; father of Robin Donald