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This is a List of notable Old Boys of St Aloysius' College, Milsons Point (Sydney)

Clergy

Academic

  • Sir Gustav Nossal - research scientist and Australian of the Year
  • Professor Jacques Miller AO - contemporary of Nossal and equally a great scientist
  • Professor Peter Rowe - Australian Father of the Year in 1984
  • Jack Lonergan - Co-ordinator of the Media SIG at The University of Westminster in London.
  • Alistair Mackerras AM - Long serving headmaster of Sydney Grammar School and brother of Charles and Malcolm (finished school for 4 years at Sydney Grammar)
  • Professor Peter "cat" Doherty - known to all as "The Cat Nolan"
  • James Diaz - Mathemagician

Rhodes Scholars

  • 1927 - Vincent John 'Jack' Flynn - LLB University of Sydney - First Catholic Rhodes Scholar in NSW
  • 1976 - Michael Gerrard L'Estrange - BA University of Sydney (see below)
  • Me - I'm so smart. But who am I? I'm smart enough not to tell you.

Military

  • Major-General Mike O'Brien - Former Commander of Army Support
  • Peter Murray - First National Serviceman killed in Vietnam
  • John "Sarge" Williams - Member of the UN Peacekeeping mission (East Timor)
  • Sergeant Marcus Fenix - Defender of earth against the Locust Hoard, all round badass

Politics

  • Joe Hockey - MHR (Lib); Minister for Industrial Relations
  • Nick Greiner - MLA (Lib) (1980-1992); Premier of NSW (1988-1992)
  • Tony Abbott - Minister for Health and Ageing and Leader of the House in the Australian federal government
  • Michael L'Estrange - Secretary of the DFAT; Australian High Commissioner to the UK 2000-2004; Former Secretary to Cabinet; Rhodes Scholar [1]
  • David P. Pollack - Former chief advisor to ATSIC Chairman Geoff Clark and current Secretary of Aboriginal Affairs to the Attorney-General
  • Malcolm Mackerras - Psephologist; creator of the 'Mackerras Electoral Pendulum' and brother of Alistair and Charles
  • Lionel J Courtenay - NSW Legislative Council; Senator (1932-34)
  • John Francis McGrath - Legislative Assembly (NSW) Minister; Government Whip (1941-59)
  • Joseph Farrar Coates - Legislative Council (NSW) Minister (1921-43)
  • Richard D Meagher - Legislative Assembly (NSW); Speaker of the House; Lord Mayor of Sydney (1895-1920)
  • Peter Schmigel - Opposition for Balmain, and a Political legend.

Law

  • Sir Maurice Byers QC - Solicitor General during the Dismissal[2]
  • Justice John Kearney (Retired) - Justice of the NSW Supreme Court
  • Justice Tim Studdert - Justice of the NSW Supreme Court
  • Judge Terry Christie - District Court Judge
  • Judge Alan McDevitt - District Court Judge
  • Judge John McGuire - District Court Judge
  • Judge Tony Puckeridge - District Court Judge
  • Justice Garth Thompson - SA District Court Judge
  • The Honourable Earl Flanders - Justice of the middle school playground

Media, Entertainment and the Arts

  • James MacLurcan - Actor and model
  • Sir Charles Mackerras - Conductor and brother of Alistair and Malcolm (finished school at Sydney Grammar)
  • Matthew Reilly - Author of the bestsellers: Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hovercar Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders and Contest
  • Don Burke - Television personality
  • George Catchpoole-Once confused for Don Burke
  • Adam Spencer - Mathematician, comic and radio host formerly on Triple J and currently breakfast announcer on radio 702 ABC Sydney.
  • Mark Simkin - ABC Correspondent in Japan
  • Geoff Thompson - ABC Correspondent in India - and winner of a Logie Award
  • Tom Williams - 'The Great Outdoors' reporter and star of 'Dancing With the Stars'
  • Cameron Caccamo - Legend.
  • Anh Do - Comic, Footy Legends, 'Thank God You're Here'
  • Khoa Do - 2005 Young Australian of the Year , Screenwriter and Director of Footy Legends
  • Bennett Sheldon- Co-designer of the K logo from special K cerial
  • Sean O'Grady - Co-Founder of The subgenre "Dirty Emo-Core", and drummer for Casey Donovan.
  • Peter Wall - Head of SBS Radio, former Head of ABC Radio
  • Julian Morrow - 'The Election Chaser', 'CNNNN', 'The Chaser's War on Everything'
  • Melvyn Morrow - Playwright: wrote musicals "Shout!" and "Dusty - The Musical"; English Teacher
  • Randall Churchill - Television Director 'The Graham Kennedy Show', 'Sydney Olympics', 'Dancing with the Stars', 'It Takes Two'
  • Garry O'Callaghan - Radio 2UE broadcaster and "Australian Father of the Year" in late 1970's
  • MC Stallz - Rapper, bringer of much shame to St Aloysius college
  • Daniel Lapaine - Actor
  • Billy Birmingham - Comedian of 'Twelfth Man' fame
  • Martin Cooke - Baritone with the Bavarian State Opera
  • Paul Dyer - Conductor of the Brandenburg Orchestra
  • Cyril T Ritchard - Broadway Actor
  • Danny Clayton - Channel V presenter
  • Alexander Grigg - Singer/Rhythym Guitarist in indie rock band Red Riders
  • Nick Sauerman (again) - Forum creator and God

Business

  • David Murray - Former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank
  • Marco Belgiorno-Zegna - One of the Transfield empire owners
  • Paul Robertson - Executive Director of Macquarie Bank
  • Jim L'Estrange - CEO of NSW Rugby Union
  • Angus James - CEO of Burton Snowboarding
  • Ben Sweeney - apparently, according to himself, owns half of thredbo
  • The guy from Macquarie Bank that has an income that is ridiculous...
  • Any White Collar criminal, oh wait that's Cranbrook.

Sport

  • Angus "skull" Buncle - nuus of the highest order
  • John Ferris, William McElhone, Ben Dwyer, William Dwyer, Eric McElhone and Austin Punch - all NSW and Australian Cricketers. John Ferris also played for England and was killed whilst on active service in the Boer War.
  • Guillaume Buckley - RIDICULOUSLY GOOD LOOKING
  • Jocks - Inevitable.
  • Herbert Moran - Wallabies
  • Les Austin - Wallabies
  • Jim Young - NSW Waratahs rugby union
  • James Allen - NSW Waratahs rugby union
  • Don Maclurcan - Ran across Australia to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation
  • Patrick McCabe - NSW Waratahs Rugby Union
  • Keith Gleeson - Irish Rugby Union International, Leinster Rugby Union
  • Chris Yates - Australian 7's rugby rep
  • Mark O'Halloran - Professional rugby league player
  • Nick Lah, Michael Spalding, James Nakkan - Sydney First Grade rugby players
  • Ed Brenac - Australian Seven's rugby, ACT Brumbies
  • Ed Zelma, Nic Gardon - First grade cricketers
  • Patrick Cullinan - climbed Mount Everest
  • Alex Mclean - "'cos im big" -- AKA Jack Brown
  • Neven Basic - Professional golfer
  • Cecil Healy - Gold Medal in swimming, 1912 Olympics
  • Chris Suffield - Captain of the Australian National Electric Wheelchair Sports Team, 2002 - 2006
  • Matt Unicomb - West Sydney Razorbacks basketball player
  • Steven Goh - Professional tennis player
  • Ross Lalic - Tennis player
  • Tom Wright - Australian Emus basketball captain. Augusta State University
  • Michael Suffield - captain of the "i wish i was like tom hall" team of australia. really wishes he could be as intellectual and as good an arguer as the two toms
  • Tongan-Australian Rugby Players, oh wait that's Waverly and Trinity...

Other

  • Girls, no wait that's also Cranbrook
  • That guy... I've forgotten his name... uhh... you know...
  • Harry Potter
  • Yoda
  • Mario
  • Link
  • Mr. Livingstone - Livo's - Science-teaching legend
  • Kurt Menzies A.K.A. Buzz Lightyear