List of alumni of Barker College
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This is a List of notable alumni of Barker College, they being notable former students or alumni of the Anglican Church school, Barker College in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. The alumni may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Old Barker Association (OBA), formed in 1908, and was originally known as the 'Barker College Old Boys Union'. The OBA provides a link between Barker College and its past students, with in excess of 16,500 members.[1][2]
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Media, entertainment and the arts
- David Astle – cryptic crossword compiler for Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers: "DA"
- Anna Bamford – actor, Wonderland
- Andrew Bevis – London West End actor
- John Blackwood, 11th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, Australian architect[3]
- Mike Carlton – retired radio presenter
- Simon Fieldhouse – artist
- Jarod Green – founder, The Handsomity Institute and director/creator of the TV series Beached Az
- Takaya Honda – actor, Neighbours and The Family Law
- Hugo Johnstone-Burt – actor, San Andreas
- Chris Lilley – comedian and actor, Summer Heights High
- Nick Littlemore – producer and musician, as a member of Pnau and Empire Of The Sun (band)
- Peter Mayes – producer and musician, as a member of Pnau and main producer of Empire Of The Sun (band)
- Sam Littlemore – producer and musician, as a member of Pnau and also known as Sam La More and Tonite Only
- Simon Marnie – ABC radio presenter
- Penny McNamee – actor, Home and Away
- Phillip Noyce – film director
- Rosie Waterland – bestselling author and television writer, The Anti Cool Girl, Every Lie I've Ever Told[4]
- James West – journalist, executive producer of Hack on Triple J
- Brian Wilshire (1957–1961) – retired radio presenter
Politics, public service, business and the law
- John Blaxland – historian and academic at The Australian National University
- Mitch Fifield – Senator for Victoria (2004–2019), representing the Liberals
- Peter Garrett AM – Midnight Oil lead singer; environmentalist; former Member for Kingsford-Smith, representing Labor, former federal Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
- Rob Oakeshott – former independent Member for Lyne and Member for Clarence, formerly representing the Nationals
- Philip Ruddock AO – former Member for Parramatta (1973–1977), former Member for Dundas (1977–1993), former Member for Berowra (1993–2016), former Minister for Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (1996–2003) and former Attorney-General (2003–2007), and Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council since 2017, representing the Liberals
- John Blaxland – historian and academic at The Australian National University
- Robert Solomon – former Member for Denison, representing the Liberals, and 1955 NSW Rhodes Scholar
- Bo Seo – author, journalist and world champion debater
Science, medicine and technology
- Douglas Armati – writer, researcher and consultant with management expertise in the protection of digital intellectual property
- James Angus – biomedical researcher
- Craig Barratt – technology executive
- Chris Heyde – statistician, fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
- Andrew Tridgell – creator of and contributor to the Samba software file server for linking Windows clients and Unix file server systems, and co-inventor of the rsync algorithm
- Jeff Waugh – software developer
Sport
- Alex Blackwell – Australian and NSW women's cricketer
- Kate Blackwell – Australian and NSW women's cricketer
- Jamie Brazier – Papua New Guinean cricketer[5]
- Brendon Cook – international race car driver
- Ben Darwin – former Wallaby
- Sue Fear OAM – mountaineer, first Australian woman to climb Mount Everest, died in 2006 while climbing
- Sam Figg – Former professional rugby player for the Australian 7s team and the Glendale Raptors
- Richard Harry – former Wallaby
- Alyssa Healy – Australian and NSW woman's cricketer
- Isaiya Katoa – NRL Rugby League player
- Melissa Mitchell – Swimmer at the 2004 Athens Olympics
- Timothy Myers – Australia freestyle & big mountain skier[6][7][8]
- Nigel Nutt – Australian Commonwealth fencer
- Mitchell Pearce – former NRL and NSW State of Origin halfback.
- Hugh Pyle – Melbourne Rebels lock
- Billy Pollard – Professional Rugby Union Player for the ACT Brumbies
- Tim Reid – ironman[citation needed]
- Luke Reimer – Professional Rugby Union Player for the ACT Brumbies
- Amy Sayer – a football player and member of the Matildas
- Cameron Shepherd – former NSW Waratahs, Western Force and Wallaby fullback
- Lisa Sthalekar – Australian and NSW women's cricketer
- Peter Taylor – former Australian Test and limited-overs cricketer
- Ben Whittaker – Western Force, Biarritz Olympique and Melbourne Rebels rugby union player. Now coaches The NSW Waratahs in the Super W Competition as well as NSW Gen blue teams.
- Jarrod Witts – Gold Coast Suns co captain & club champion
See also
References
- ^ Marks, Neil (2008). Tales of the Centenary. Hornsby: Barker College.
- ^ "All about us". Old Barker Association. Barker College. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ Burke's Peerage volume 1, 2003, p. 1197; Debrett's Handbook of Australia and New Zealand (1984) p. 85
- ^ "The Anti-Cool Girl | Harper Collins Australia". Harper Collins Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Jamie Brazier". Other Countries / Players. Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Tim Myers Interview – Mountainwatch". Mountainwatch. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "This is the best ski movie ever". NewsComAu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Adventure in the Alps of Australia - Australian Geographic". Australian Geographic. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2018.