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: "DA"
- Anna Bamford – actor, Wonderland
- Andrew Bevis – London West End actor
- Mike Carlton – former 2UE 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)
- Sam Littlemore – producer and musician, otherwise known as Sam La More and Tonite Only
- Simon Marnie – ABC radio presenter
- Jock McDonald – photographer, feature editor and presenter on Australian 4WD Action
- 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[3]
- James West – journalist, executive producer of Hack on Triple J
- Brian Wilshire (1957–1961) – 2GB radio announcer since 1979
Politics, public service, business and the law
- John Blaxland – historian and academic at The Australian National University
- Mitch Fifield – Senator for Victoria (2040-2019), representing the Liberals
- Peter Garrett AM – former Midnight Oil lead singer; environmentalist; former Member for Kingsford-Smith, representing Labor, former federal Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
- Stephen Molloy – 2019 federal candidate for Bradfield and currently[when?] nominated for Australian of the Year[4]
- Rob Oakeshott – former independent Member for Lyne and Member for Clarence, 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
- Robert Solomon – former Member for Denison, representing the Liberals, and 1955 NSW Rhodes Scholar
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
- Tim Masman – civil engineer and academic at The University of New South Wales
- 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
- Richard Harris – Legendary, beer skulling, rampaging Barker Old Boys Rugby Club prop forward
- 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
- Richard Harry – former Wallaby
- Alyssa Healy – Australian and NSW woman's cricketer
- Timothy Myers – Australia freestyle & big mountain skier[6][7][8]
- Nigel Nutt – Australian Commonwealth fencer
- Mitchell Pearce – current Newcastle Knights and NSW State of Origin halfback.
- Hugh Pyle – Melbourne Rebels lock
- Tim Reid – ironman
- 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 rugby union player
- 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.
- ^ "The Anti-Cool Girl | Harper Collins Australia". Harper Collins Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "What you need to know about every seat in the 2019 federal election". News Limited. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "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.