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There are many notable former studentsβknown as "Old Xaverians" (Old Xavs)βand members of the "Old Xaverians' Association" ("OXA") of the Roman Catholic school Xavier College in Kew, Victoria, Australia. Most entries here have been sourcedββto the official announcement of the Old Xaverians' Association "Roll of Men of Achievement" announced at the "71st Annual Old Xaverians' Dinner held at Xavier College on 21 March 1997."
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Arts, "academia," entertainment and mediaβ»
- Philip Brady OAM β TV and radio personality
- Michael Chamberlin β stand up comedian; TV personality
- Santo Cilauro β comedian; cast member of The Panel
- Charlie Clausen β actor and comedian
- Colin Colahan β painter and sculptor; an Australian official war artist in 1942
- Peter Dahlsen β actor; now a barrister
- Liam Dowling, Youtube
- Timothy Conigrave β author of Holding the Man
- Greg Dening β emeritus professor of history, University of Melbourne; author of the official history of Xavier College. And the OXA
- Brian Fitzgerald β prominent liturgical musician and composer; choirmaster of St. Patricks Cathedral Melbourne 1973β1986; brother of Paul
- Paul Fitzgerald AM β world-renowned artist; founding president of the Realist Artists Guild of Australia; artist of official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
- Roger Franklin β journalist & Quadrant Online editor, author of The Defender: The story of General Dynamics, Inferno: The Day Victoria Burned, Fev
- Ben Gannon AO β film, theatre, and TV producer
- Simon Gleeson β theatre actor based in London
- Tom Gleisner β comedian; The Panel cast member
- Michael Gracey β director of The Greatest Showman
- Gypsy and the Cat β two-piece band: Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers
- Gerard Henderson β syndicated newspaper columnist and former adviserββto prime minister John Howard
- Peter Landy β Seven Network sports commentator
- Lawrence Leung β comedian, star of Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure
- Dan Lonergan β ABC radio sports commentator
- James Massola β south-east Asia correspondent, previously chief political correspondent, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
- Sam McClure β AFL journalist
- Matthew Newton β actor (Underbelly, Thank God You're Here); Logie nominee
- Jack O'Hagan OBE β musician and poet; wrote the songs "Along the Road to Gundagai" 1922 & "Our Don Bradman" 1930
- Jock Serong β author
- Brian O'Shaughnessy β philosopher based in London
- Peter O'Shaughnessy OAM β actor, author, folklorist based in the UK
- Boyd Oxlade β author of Death in Brunswick
- Grant Smillie β one half of TV Rock
- Mike Walsh AM, OBE β TV personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
- Matt Walters β musician
Businessβ»
- Lt Sir Reginald Robert Barnewall Bt 13th Baronet Barnewall β aviator
- Sir Lewis Burne CBE – President of the Australian Council of Employers' Federations (1957β58)
- Edward Connellan AO, CBE – founder of Connair
- Andrew Dillon β CEO designate of the AFL
- Sir Nathaniel Freeman CBE (XC 1912) – philanthropist, film distributor and Managing Director of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Australia
- James P. Gorman AO (XC 1970β76) – banker, CEO of Morgan Stanley
- James Lavan CMG, ED – Head of Trading at the Commonwealth Bank
- Jiro Muramats (XC 1895β97) – pearler and storekeeper from Cossack, Western Australia
- George Taylor CBE – Chairman of Bank of London & South America Ltd (1970β1971) which later merged with Lloyds Bank Europe Ltd
- Lloyd J. Williams – property developer and entrepreneur
Catholic bishopsβ»
- Denis Hart – Archbishop of Melbourne (2001β2018)
- Romuald Denis Hayes SSC – Bishop of Rockhampton (1932β1945)
Lawβ»
High Court of Australiaβ»
- Simon Steward KC β Judge of the High Court of Australia (since 2020)
Supreme Court of Papua New Guineaβ»
- Sir Colman Michael O'Loghlen Bt (XC 1931), 6th Baronet O'Loghlen – acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, inaugural judge of the National Court of Papua New Guinea
Australian state Supreme Courtsβ»
- Sir Kevin Victor Anderson KC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1969β1984)
- David Byrne KC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1991β2010), Deputy Chief Justice (2001β2010)
- William Cox AC, KC (XC 1948β53) – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
- Philip Cummins AM, KC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1988β2009), Chairperson of the Victorian Law Reform Commission (2012β2019)
- Sir Charles Duffy CMG – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1933β1961)
- Jack Forrest – Judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria (2007β2018)
- Terry Forrest KC – Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria (since 2018)
- Tim Ginnane – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (2013βpresent)
- Sir James Gobbo AC, CVO, KC (XC 1944β48) β Governor of Victoria and Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
- Sir John Lavan – Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1969β1981)
- Kevin Lyons KC – Judge of Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria (since 2018)
- Sir Murray McInerney KC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1965β1983)
- Richard Niall KC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (since 2017) and Solicitor-General of Victoria (2015β2017)
- Norman O'Bryan KC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1977β 1992)
- Peter Riordan KC – Judge of Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria (since 2015)
- Rear Admiral Jack Rush RFD, KC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (2013β2016), Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force (since 2021)
- Simon Whelan KC (XC 1967β1971) – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (2004β2020)
Senior courtsβ»
- Xavier Connor AO KC (1926β34) – Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory; the Federal Court of Australia; Chairman of the Victorian Bar
- Hubert Frederico KC – Judge of the Family Court of Australia (1976β2003)
- Geoffrey Giudice AO – President of the Australian Industrial Relation Commission, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, President of the Fair Work Commission
- Anthony Howard AM, KC – Judge of the County Court of Victoria (2006β2016)
- Michael OβBryan – Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (2019β )
- John Walters KC – Judge of the Family Court of Australia
King's Counselβ»
- Christopher J Blanden KC – Victorian Bar
- Chris Caleo KC – Victorian Bar
- Daniel Crennan KC – Victorian Bar
- David Curtain KC – Victorian Bar
- Gerard D Dalton KC – Victorian Bar
- Richard P P Dalton KC – Victorian Bar
- Dr David H Denton AM RFD KC – Victorian Bar
- Jeremy Gobbo KC – Victorian Bar
- Dr Richard J Manly KC – Victorian Bar
- Simon Marks KC – Victorian Bar
- Geoffrey G McArthur KC – Victorian Bar
- John Noonan KC – Victorian Bar
- James Peters KC – Victorian Bar
- Paul Santamaria KC – Victorian Bar
- Francis J J Tirnan KC – Victorian Bar
- Christopher J Townshend KC – Victorian Bar
Medicine and the sciencesβ»
- John Billings AM, KC*SG (XC 1931β35) – neurologist and expert in reproductive fertility
- Sir Edmund Britten Jones – Rhodes Scholar and a leading physician in Adelaide
- Daniel Mahoney – President of the Royal Society of Victoria (1939β1940), Director of the National Museum of Victoria
- Professor Sir Peter Morris AC (XC 1947β52) – Nuffield Professor of Surgery at the University of Oxford; President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2001β2004)
Military and defenceβ»
- Colonel Geoffrey Brennan CBE DSO (XC 1920β27) – commanding officer of the Royal Military College, Duntroon; served in the British Army as a lieutenant colonel, landed in France on D-Day, mentioned in despatches, served in India, the North West Territories, the Middle East and "Korea," Awarded the Croix de Guerre
- Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly KBE CB DSO – Chief of the General Staff (1966β1971)
- Lieutenant Raymond John Paul Parer AFC β aviation pioneer; first single-engined flight from England to Australia
- Lieutenant-Commander Michael Parker CVO AM – Naval officer and former private secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh (1947β1957)
Politics and public serviceβ»
Vice-regalβ»
- Sir Bede Clifford GCMG, CB, MVO (XC 1904β1907) β Governor of The Bahamas (1932β1934), Governor of Mauritius (1937β1942) and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago (1942β1947)
- William Cox AC, RFD, ED, KC (XC 1948β53) – Governor of Tasmania (2004β2008)
- Sir James Gobbo AC CVO KC (XC 1944β48) – Governor of Victoria (1997β2000) and recipient of the Xaverian Award in 2012
- Sir Michael O'Loghlen Bt (XC 1883) β 4th Baronet O'Loghlen – Lord Lieutenant of County Clare (1910β1922)
Australian federal parliamentβ»
- Cornelius Ahern – MP for Indi (1913β1914)
- Richard Alston AO (XC 1947β59) – Minister for Communications (1996β2003), Victorian Senator (1986β2004); Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2005β2008), Federal President of Liberal Party (2014β2017)
- Tim Fischer AC (XC 1958β63) – Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (1996β1999), Leader of the National Party (1990β1999), MP for Farrer (1984β2001); Australian Ambassador to the Holy See (2008β2012)
- Rob Hulls AM (XC 1968β74) – MP for Kennedy (1990β1993)
- Edward Jolley – MP for Grampians (1914β1915)
- Pat Kennelly AO – Victorian Senator (1953β1971)
- Sir Phillip Lynch KCMG (XC 1950β51) – Treasurer of Australia (1975β1977); Deputy Liberal Party Leader (1972β1982); Privy Councillor; MP for Flinders (1966β1982)
- Julian McGauran – National Senator for Victoria (1987β1990; 1993β2006), Liberal Senator for Victoria (2006β2011)
- Peter McGauran – Minister for Science and Technology, MP for Gippsland (1983β2008)
- Arthur Rodgers (XC 1890) – Minister for Trade and Customs (1921β1923), MP for Wannon (1913β1922, 1925β1929)
- Thomas Ryan KC (XC 1890) – MP for West Sydney (1919β1921)
- Bill Shorten – Leader of the Opposition and Australian Labor Party Leader (2013β2019), MP for Maribyrnong (since 2007)
- Dan Tehan – Minister for Education (2018β2020), Minister for Trade (2020β2022), MP for Wannon (since 2010)
- Tom Tehan – Senator for Victoria (1975β1978)
Australian state and territory parliamentsβ»
- John Bennett – Tasmanian State MP for Denison (1986β1990), Attorney-General of Tasmania (1986β1989)
- Harold Cohen CMG, CBE, DSO, VD (Xavier Captain 1898) – Solicitor-General of Victoria (1935), Victorian State MP for Caulfield (1935β1943), MLC for Melbourne South (1929β1935)
- Edward Connellan AO, CBE – Northern Territory MLC (appointed) (1955β1967)
- Leo Connellan AM – NSW State MLC (1969β1981)
- Robin Cooper – Victorian State MP for Mornington (1985β2006), Minister for Transport (1997β1999)
- John Cornwall OAM (XC 1951) – South Australian State MLC (1975β1989), Minister for Health and Community Services (1985β1988), Minister for Health (1982β1985), Minister for Environment and Lands (1979), MLC (1975β1988)
- Luke Donnellan – Victorian State MP for Narre Warren North (2002β2022), Minister in Andrews' ministries (2014β2021)
- Julian Doyle – Victorian State MP for Gisborne (1967 to 1971)
- Tim Fischer AC (XC 1958β63) – NSW State MP for Sturt (1971β1980) and Murray (1980β1984)
- Michael Gidley – Victorian State MP for Mount Waverley (2010β2018)
- Matthew Groom – Tasmanian State MP for Denison (2010β2018), Minister for Environment and Energy (2014β2017)
- Rob Hulls AM (XC 1968β74) – Deputy Premier of Victoria (2007β2010), Attorney-General of Victoria (1999β2010), Victorian State MP for Niddrie (1996β2012)
- Pat Kennelly AO – Minister in Cain's first and second ministries; Victorian MLC for Melbourne West (1932β1952)
- Brendan Lyons – Tasmanian State MP for Bass (1982β1986), Minister for Housing (1984β1986)
- Kevin Lyons KC – Deputy Premier of Tasmania (1969β1972), Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1956β1959)
- Pat McNamara (XC 1957β68) – Deputy Premier of Victoria (1992β1999), Victorian State MP for Benella (1982β2000)
- Charles Murphy – Victorian State MP for Hawthorn (1952β1955)
- David O'Brien (XC 1985β88) – Victorian MLC for Western Victoria (2010β2014)
- Thomas Ryan KC (XC 1890) – Premier of Queensland (1915β1919)
UK Parliament (House of Lords)β»
- Lord (Lewis) Clifford (XC 1905), 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British hereditary peer; patron of the Victorian scouting movement; donated "Yarra Brae", now Clifford Park Wonga Park, to the Scouts Brother of Sir Bede Clifford.
Public serviceβ»
- Philip Alston AO – United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary/arbitrary executions (2004β2010); UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (since 2014)
- Daniel Crennan KC – Deputy Chair, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (1998 - 2000)
- George Brouwer – Victorian Ombudsman
- Sir Francis Connolly – Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1945β1948)
- Gerard Henderson – Chief of Staff to John Howard (1984β1986)
- Franz Schneider – Private Secretary to Prime Minister Joseph Lyons (1938β1939), Secretary to The Australian Public Service Board
- George Taylor CBE – Chief of Staff to Sir Frank Nelson KCMG, head of the Special Operations Executive
Sportβ»
- Robert de Castella AO, MBE – World Marathon Champion 1983, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, multiple Olympian and former marathon world record holder
- Will Davison – current V8 supercar driver and two-time Bathurst 1000 winner
- Paul Dumbrell – current V8 supercar driver and one-time Bathurst 1000 winner
- Zak Evans – cricketer; Australia U19s, Melbourne Renegades, Victorian Menβs
- Leslie "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith – test cricketer
- Dick Garrard Snr. OBE β Olympic wrestling silver medallist 1948 & 3 time Commonwealth Games Gold medallist
- Andrew Gowers β footballer
- Michael Green β footballer
- Alan Jones OBE – 1980 Formula One world champion
- Stuart King – Australian Rules footballer (St Kilda) and Victorian cricketer
- David McNeill – Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in athletics
- Jonathan Merlo – cricketer; Australia U19s, Cricket Australia XI, Melbourne Stars
- James Morrissey β footballer
- Leo O'Brien – Australian Test cricketer; 1932β1936
- Pat O'Dea – US college football Hall of Fame inductee 1962
- Tom O'Donnell – cricketer
- Joseph Plant – Australian Rules footballer (Richmond) and Victorian First Class cricketer
- Austin Robertson Sr. – world champion professional sprinter (1930) VFL Footballer South Melbourne Football Club
- Ken Roche AO – Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles gold medalist
- Percy Rodriguez β Australian rules footballer, killed in action during the Battle of the Somme
- Karl Schneider – former Victorian first class cricketer
- Paul Trimboli – former Socceroos player
- Brian Sierakowski
- Four Old Xaverians, Leslie "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith, Leo O'Brien, Stuart King and Joe Plant, represented Victoria v South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match at the MCG in February 1933.
International rowing representativesβ»
- Peter Antonie OAM β multiple Olympian, Olympic gold medallist 1992 and World Champion 1986
- Tom Daffy β World Championships M8+ 1966
- Marc Douez β World Champion M2+ 2005
- Brian Doyle β Olympic bronze medallist, rowing M8+ 1956
- David Doyle β Olympian M4β 1984
- Mark Doyle β Olympian M8+ and World Champion M8+ 1986
- Anthony Ellis β World Championships M4+ 1995
- David England β Olympian M8+ 1980, World Championships LM8+ 1977 & 1979
- Dick Garrard Jnr. – Olympic rower M4β 1964 & World Championship bronze medal LM8+ 1977
- Peter Gillon β Olympian M4+ 1960 & 1964
- Nick Green OAM β member of the Oarsome Foursome; dual Olympic gold medallist and 4 time World Champion
- Simon Keenan β Olympian 2020 M8+ & World silver medallist M8+ 2018
- Mike McKay OAM – Member of the Oarsome Foursome; dual Olympic gold medallist and 4 time World Champion
- Malcolm McKenzie β World Championships M8+ 1966
- Martin Tomanovits β Olympic Rower M8+ 1964
- Peter Tomanovits β World Championships M2β 1987
Australian Football Leagueβ»
21st century players
- Andrew Leoncelli XC1992 β Melbourne Demons
- David Bourke XC1993 β Richmond Tigers, North Melbourne Kangaroos
- Andrew Schauble XC1994 β Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans
- Tim Fleming XC1996 β Richmond Tigers
- John Baird XC1998 β North Melbourne Kangaroos
- Matthew Ball XC1999 β Hawthorn Hawks
- Caydn Beetham XC1999 β St Kilda Saints
- Ted Richards XC2000 β Essendon Bombers, Sydney Swans
- James Davies XC2000 β Essendon Bombers
- Luke Ball XC2002 β St Kilda Saints, Collingwood Magpies
- Jobe Watson XC2002 β Essendon Bombers
- Cameron Hunter XC2002 β Melbourne Demons
- Marcus Allan XC2004 β Brisbane Lions
- Matthew Spangher XC2004 β West Coast Eagles, Sydney Swans, Hawthorn Hawks
- Josh Kennedy XC2006 β Hawthorn Hawks, Sydney Swans
- Robbie Tarrant XC2006 β North Melbourne Kangaroos, Richmond Tigers
- Casey Sibosado XC2008 β Fremantle Dockers
- Dan Hannebery XC2009 β Sydney Swans, St Kilda Saints
- Alex Johnson XC2009 β Sydney Swans
- Sam Shaw XC2009 β Adelaide Crows
- Patrick Ambrose XC2009 β Essendon Bombers
- Alex Browne XC2010 β Essendon Bombers
- Tim Golds XC2011 β GWS Giants, Collingwood Magpies
- Xavier Richards XC2011 β Sydney Swans
- Daniel Robinson XC2012 β Sydney Swans
- Daniel Howe XC2013 β Hawthorn Hawks
- Marc Pittonet XC2014 β Hawthorn Hawks
- Jack Silvagni XC2015 β Carlton Blues
- Sean Darcy XC2016 β Fremantle Dockers
- Willie Rioli XC2013 β West Coast Eagles, Port Adelaide
- Billy Gowers XC2014 β Western Bulldogs
- Bailey Smith XC2018 β Western Bulldogs
- Changkuoth Jiath XC2017 β Hawthorn Hawks
- Laitham Vandermeer XC2017 β Western Bulldogs
- Finlay Macrae XC2020 β Collingwood Magpies
- Tex Wanganeen XC2021 β Essendon Bombers
- Alwyn Davey Jr. XC2022 β Essendon Bombers
- James O'Donnell XC2020 β Western Bulldogs
In the 2013 AFL season, Ted Richards, Josh Kennedy, Dan Hannebery, Alex Johnson, Daniel Robinson, and Xavier Richards were all listed on the Sydney Swans playing list, holding the record for the most Old Xavierians at one AFL club.
The 2012 AFL season was a successful year for Old Xaverians as Ted Richards, Josh Kennedy, Dan Hannebery and Alex Johnson were all in the Swans premiership team. And Watson, Richards and Kennedy were all selected in the All-Australian side.
See alsoβ»
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