List of Old Knox Grammarians

This is a list of Old Knox Grammarians, former students of the Uniting Church school, Knox Grammar School in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.

Academics and medicine

 * Bruce Carter, educator, former Principal of Emanuel School, Sydney
 * David Hunter, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at the University of Oxford
 * Vaughan Pratt, professor, MIT 1972–1981, Stanford 1981–2000, emeritus 2000–present
 * Michael Spence, academic, 25th Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney 2008–present

Business

 * David S. Clarke, Macquarie Bank chairman

Media, entertainment and the arts

 * Michael Barkl OAM, composer
 * Stuart Beattie, screenwriter
 * Ian Cooper, violinist
 * Bruce Elder, journalist
 * Peter FitzSimons, columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun Herald, author, former Wallabies player
 * Adam Garcia, actor and dancer
 * John Howard, film and television actor
 * Hugh Jackman, actor; school captain of Knox in 1986
 * Richard Lane, radio personality and writer
 * John Laws, radio presenter
 * Reg Livermore, actor and entertainer
 * Rod McGeoch AO, lawyer, businessman and public speaker
 * Peter Mochrie, actor
 * Richard Neville, former editor of the satirical Oz magazine
 * Jordan Rodrigues, actor
 * Mark Scott, vice chancellor of University of Sydney
 * Rai Thistlethwayte, singer-songwriter
 * Steve Toltz, Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole
 * Hugo Weaving, actor
 * Gus Worland, radio and television host
 * Peter Yeldham screenwriter, playwright and author

Politics, public service and the law

 * Paul Brereton AM RFD, Justice of the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, Major General
 * Sir John Fuller, former New South Wales MP, Leader of the Opposition 1976–1978
 * Hon Sir Kenneth Jacobs, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
 * Hon Nick Minchin, former Federal cabinet minister; leader of Opposition in the Senate
 * Brian Preston, Chief Justice of the New South Wales Land and Environment Court
 * Rt Hon Ian Sinclair, former Federal cabinet minister and Speaker of the House
 * Hon Gough Whitlam, former Prime Minister of Australia (also attended Mowbray House School, Telopea Park High School and Canberra Grammar School)
 * James Roland Wood, former judge

Sport

 * Ben Alexander, ACT Brumbies representative and Australian Wallabies rugby player
 * Braeden Campbell, AFL player
 * Tom Carter, NSW Waratahs representative
 * Cameron Clark, Olympian representing Australia national rugby sevens team and NSW Waratahs representative
 * Steve Cutler, Australian Wallabies rugby player
 * Troy Dargan, NRL player and Cook Islands representative
 * Matthew Dunn, Olympic swimmer and gold medallist in Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Games
 * Nicholas Frost, ACT Brumbies player
 * Chris Green, New South Wales cricket team representative and Sydney Thunder representative and 2015–16 Big Bash League season Grand Final winner
 * Alan Gurr, Australian V8 Supercar driver
 * Sam Kitchen, Edinburgh Rugby player
 * Lachlan Mitchell, London Wasps player
 * Matthew Nicholson, state cricketer who played one test for Australia
 * Evan Olmstead Canadian international rugby player, representative of Newcastle Falcons, Auckland Rugby and Birritz Olympique
 * Luke Parks, AFL footballer
 * Rex Pemberton, youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest, at 21
 * Max Purcell, Australian tennis player
 * Bailey Simonsson, NRL player (also attended Newington College)
 * Nic Stirzaker, Melbourne Rebels representative and captain
 * Lachlan Swinton, NSW Waratahs player, Australian Wallabies representative
 * Bruce Taafe, Australian Wallabies rugby player, NSW Waratah Exec VP Wall St IT corporations
 * Ross Turnbull, Australian Wallabies rugby player, coach of NSW and briefly Wallabies head coach; head of ARU board for several years
 * Connor Watson, Australian National Rugby League player for the Newcastle Knights, formerly played for the Sydney Roosters
 * Simon Whitfield, gold medallist at 2000 Olympics Men's Triathlon held in Sydney