List of University of Wollongong people

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

Administration
The Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the nominal head of the university. As with most other university chancellors, the role is now largely ceremonial.
 * Chancellors


 * 1975–1996 Robert Marsden Hope
 * 1997–2009 Mike Codd
 * 2009–present Jillian Broadbent

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the chief executive officer of the university, and oversees most of the university's day-to-day operations.
 * Vice Chancellors


 * 1975–1980 Michael Birt
 * 1981–1994 Ken McKinnon
 * 1995–2011 Gerald Sutton
 * 2012–2021 Paul Wellings
 * 2021–present Patricia Davidson

Staff

 * Noel Cressie – Distinguished Professor of Spatial Statistics
 * Beverly Derewianka – Emeritus Professor of linguistics
 * Andrew Ford – English-born Australian composer, writer and radio presenter
 * Kristine French – plant biologist and conservationist
 * Jenny Hammond - linguist
 * Richard Harland – author
 * Christian Heim – composer, psychiatrist
 * Rob Hood – author
 * Natalie Matosin – National Health and Medical Research Council CJ Martin Early Career Research Fellow
 * Cecilia Nembou – educator, women's rights activist, and first female vice-chancellor for a university in Papua New Guinea
 * Sharon Robinson – Antarctic researcher and plant physiologist
 * Willy Susilo – cryptographer, IEEE Fellow
 * Gordon Wallace – electromaterials scientist
 * Alan Wearne – poet

Alumni
In 2012, in a survey of over 5,000 employers, the QS World University Rankings placed UOW at 99th in the world for graduate employability. As of 2014, the university has turned out more than a hundred thousand graduates, and also has members all over the world in 143 countries. Although a large number of alumni live in Wollongong and Sydney, and a significant number also live in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, London, New York and Washington, D.C.


 * Estelle Asmodelle – transgender model, writer and activist
 * Van Badham – writer
 * Glenn Barkley – director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
 * Kate Bell – actor, Blue Water High
 * Clare Bowen – actor, Nashville (2012 TV series)
 * Mez Breeze – new media artist
 * Matt Brown – politician, academic and solicitor
 * Michael Byrne – poet
 * Jay Caselberg – author
 * Ben Creagh – rugby league player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL team
 * Mark Cutifani – CEO, AngloAmerican
 * Cromok – Malaysian thrash metal band
 * Stef Dawson – actress, The Hunger Games
 * Bryan Doyle MP – NSW State Member for Campbelltown
 * Lee Furlong – television presenter; Fox Sports news reader; wife of Australian cricketer Shane Watson
 * Nita Green – Labor Senator for Queensland
 * Zaiping Guo – Professor and materials engineer
 * David Hurley – Former Australian Chief of Defence Force, Governor of New South Wales
 * Stephen Jones – Member of the Australian Parliament
 * "Dr Karl" Kruszelnicki – scientist, author and commentator
 * Stephen Martin – former Federal Parliamentary Speaker
 * George McHugh – Big 4 auditor
 * Julian McMahon – actor; son of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon
 * Clinton Mead – Mayor of Campbelltown City Council
 * Josh Morris – rugby league player for the Bulldogs NRL team
 * Bill Neskovski – playwright
 * Jamie Peacock – England and Great Britain rugby league captain
 * Netatua Pelesikoti – Tongan environmental scientist
 * Wendy Richardson – playwright
 * B. Sandhya – Additional Director General of Police of Kerala state in India and an author
 * Thomas Spohr – solicitor and prosecutor
 * Roger Summons – Professor of Geobiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 * Kumi Taguchi – Australian Broadcasting Corporation newsreader
 * Melanie Tait – writer & broadcaster
 * Victoria Thaine – actor, Caterpillar Wish
 * John Tranter – poet
 * Bundit Ungrangsee – orchestral conductor
 * Julienne van Loon – novelist
 * Gareth Ward – local councillor on Shoalhaven City Council; Graduate Member of University Council; politician
 * Graham West – Vice President, St Vincent De Pauls
 * Alex Zelinsky – Chief Defence Scientist of Australia; co-founder Seeing Machines Limited; serves on UOW Council


 * Yutaka Izumihara – actor, Stunt Man, Acting Coach, Producer