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List of Macquarie University people 
Summary
This is a list of Macquarie University people.
Academia and science edit
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Adamson | Australian biologist | [1][2] | |
| Ronald Aitchison | Professor | Australian physicist | |
| Don Aitkin AO | Professor | Australian political scientist | [3] |
| Munjed Al Muderis | Associate Professor | Iraqi Australian surgeon | |
| John Alroy | American paleobiologist | ||
| Hamidullah Amin | Afghan academic and the chancellor of Kabul University | ||
| Francis Andersen | Australian Biblical scholar | ||
| Leanne Armand | Australian marine scientist | ||
| Gordon Aylward | Professor | Australian chemist | |
| Dana Bergstrom | BSc, MSc, PhD | Australian Antarctic researcher, author | [4] |
| Pete Bethune | MBA | New Zealand conservationist | [2] |
| Jeffrey Braithwaite | DPhil and professor | Australian academic at Macquarie University | [5][2] |
| Barry Brook | BSc (Hons) and DPhil | Australian climate scientist and academic at the University of Tasmania | [2] |
| Anne Castles | DPhil and professor | Australian cognitive scientist and academic at Macquarie University | [2] |
| Lyndley Craven | MSc | Australian botanist | [2] |
| Janine Deakin | BSc (Hons) and DBiology | Australian geneticist | |
| Steve Donnellan | DPhil | Australian biologist | [6][2] |
| Frank Duarte | BA (Hons) and DPhil | American physicist | [2] |
| Vic Dudman | Professor | Australian logician | [2] |
| Cathy Foley | BSc (Hons), DipEd, DPhil, Hon.DSc | Australian scientist and chief at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia’s Chief Scientist | [2] |
| Joseph Paul Forgas AM | BA (Hons) | Australian psychologist | [2] |
| Peter Goodall | Dean of Humanities at Macquarie University | Australian writer and academic at the University of Southern Queensland | |
| Ghassan Hage | BA (Hons) and DPhil | Australian anthropologist and academic at the University of Melbourne | [2] |
| Alex Haslam | DPhil | British psychologist and academic at the University of Queensland | [7] |
| Lesley Hughes | Distinguished Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Integrity & Development), DPhil | Australian climate scientist and Climate Councillor | [8][9] |
| Jana Jones | PhD, research fellow | Australian Egyptologist | [10] |
| Marcia Langton AM | DPhil | Australian indigenous rights activist and academic at the University of New South Wales | [11] |
| Alan Mackay-Sim | PhD | Australian biomedical scientist, 2017 Australian of the Year | |
| Larry Marshall | BSc (Hons) | Australian venture capitalist, physicist, CEO of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | [2][12] |
| Peter Mason | Professor | British-Australian physicist | [13] |
| Roberta McRae OAM | LLB | Australian former politician and legal academic | |
| Pat Michie | DPhil | Australian neuroscientist/psychologist and academic at Newcastle University | [2] |
| Nicki Packer | Distinguished Professor | Australian glycobiologist | [14] |
| Andrew Parker | DPhil | Australian zoologist | [2] |
| Andrew Pitman | Australian-British atmospheric scientist | ||
| Ian Ramsay | BA and LLB (Hons) | Australian legal scholar and academic at the University of Melbourne | [2][15] |
| Amanda Reid | DPhil | Australian biologist at Australian Museum | [16] |
| Gregory Retallack | BSc | Australian-American paleontologist, geologist, University of Oregon faculty, Fellow of the Geological Society of America | |
| Lyndall Ryan | DPhil | Australian academic and historian at Newcastle University | [2] |
| Kathryn Selby AM | Musician-in-Residence at Macquarie University | Australian classical pianist | |
| Frances Separovic | BA (Hons) | Australian biophysical chemist and academic at the University of Melbourne | [2][17] |
| Igor Shparlinski (de) | Professor | Russian-Australian mathematician | |
| Bill Thompson | Professor | Canadian cognitive scientist | |
| Neil Trudinger | Professor | Australian mathematician and academic at the Australian National University | [18][19] |
| John Clive Ward | Professor | British-Australian physicist | [20] |
| Marc Wilkins | BSc (Hons) and DPhil | Australian geneticist and academic at the University of New South Wales | [2] |
| George Williams AO | BEcon and LLB (Hons) | Australian human rights activist, legal scholar and academic at the University of New South Wales | [2][21] |
Business edit
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Adler | Australian businessman and former HIH director | [2] | |
| Matt Barrie | MAppFin | Australian businessman | [2] |
| Peter Bush | BA | Australian businessman, Chairman of Pacific Brands and Nine Entertainment Co. and a director of Insurance Australia Group, former CEO of McDonald's Australia | [2] |
| Greg Coffey | BEcon | Australian hedge fund manager | [2] |
| David Leckie | Australian businessman and former CEO of Seven West Media | [2] | |
| Catherine Livingstone AO | BA (Hons) | Australian businesswoman and President of the Business Council of Australia, the Chairwoman of Telstra and a Director of Macquarie Group and WorleyParsons | [2] |
| David Murray | MBA | Australian businessman, former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Chairman of the Australian Government Future Fund Board of Guardians | [2] |
| Napoleon Perdis | Australian makeup artist and businessman | [2] | |
| Iggy Pintado | Australian writer and businessman | [2] | |
| Marco Pozzolungo | Australian businessman | [2] | |
| Stephen Ting | BEcon | Hong Kong businessman and CEO of Next Media | [2] |
Government and politics edit
Australia edit
- Peter Andren, Australian politician, former Member for Calare in the Australian House of Representatives
- Kerry Bartlett, Australian politician, former Member for Macquarie in the Australian House of Representatives
- Meredith Burgmann, Australian politician, former President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Sam Dastyari, Australian politician, Senator representing New South Wales[22]
- Peter Debnam, Australian politician, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Vaucluse
- Victor Dominello, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Ryde and NSW Cabinet minister
- Trish Doyle, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Blue Mountains
- Harry Edwards, Australian politician and economist
- John Faulkner, Australian politician, former Senator representing New South Wales[22]
- John Hewson AM, Australian politician and former leader of the Liberal Party of Australia[3]
- Stephen Jones, Australian politician, Member for Throsby in the Australian House of Representatives[22]
- Mike Kelly AM, Australian politician, former member for Eden Monaro in the Australian House of Representatives
- David Leyonhjelm, Australian politician, Senator representing New South Wales[22]
- Jann McFarlane, Australian politician, former Member for Stirling in the Australian House of Representatives
- Sally McManus, Australian union leader, Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
- Tania Mihailuk, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Bankstown
- Rev. Fred Nile, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Rob Oakeshott, Australian politician, former Member for Lyne in the Australian House of Representatives
- Jamie Parker, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Balmain
- Tanya Plibersek, Australian politician, Member for Sydney in the Australian House of Representatives[22]
- Steven Pringle, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Eric Roozendaal, Australian politician, former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Janelle Saffin, Australian politician, Member for Page in the Australian House of Representatives
- Carl Scully, Australian politician, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Smithfield
- Helen Sham-Ho OAM, Australian politician, former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Lisa Singh, Australian politician, Senator representing Tasmania[22]
- Jim Soorley, Australian politician, former Lord Mayor of Brisbane[2]
- Karin Sowada, Australian politician, former Senator representing New South Wales[2]
- Rob Stokes, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Minister for Planning (New South Wales)
International edit
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maliina Abelsen | MPol, AppSocRes | Greenlandic politician, Finance minister of Greenland | [2] |
| Patricia Holmes | Australian diplomat, former Australian Ambassador to Argentina | [2] | |
| Martin Indyk | American academic and former diplomat, United States Ambassador to Israel | ||
| Freddie Pitcher | Nauruan politician, former President of Nauru | ||
| David Stuart | Australian diplomat, former Australian Ambassador to Austria | [2] |
Other edit
- Peter Anderson, Australian former police minister and former Director of the Centre for Policing[2]
- John Avery, Australian Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force[2]
- Alison Broinowski, Australian academic, journalist, writer and former Australian public servant[23]
- John Connor, Australian chief executive of Climate Institute of Australia[2]
- Kathryn Greiner, Australian politician, alderman of the City of Sydney[2]
- Frank Howarth, Australian public servant; former Director of the Australian Museum[2]
- Greg Lindsay, Australian founder and executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies[2]
- Judy Mundey, Australian feminist and activist[2]
- Cameron Murphy AM, Australian civil libertarian[2]
- Christine Nixon, Australian former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police and Chair, Monash College and Deputy Chancellor, Monash University[2]
- Kathryn Paterson, Australian New Zealand public servant[2]
- Andrew Scipione, Australian Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force[2]
- Patricia Scott, Australian public servant[2]
- Jeannette Young, Australian medical doctor and Chief Health Officer of Queensland
Arts edit
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Blight | Australian film producer | [2] | |
| Murray Cook | Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles | [2] | |
| Nevill Drury | MA (Hons) | Australian writer | [2] |
| Anthony Field | Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles | [2] | |
| Adam Hills | Australian comedian | [2] | |
| Linda Klarfeld | Czech Australian sculptor | [2] | |
| Chris Lilley | BA | Australian comedian | [2] |
| Jennifer Maiden | Australian poet | [2] | |
| Greg Page | Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles | [2] |
- Thea Astley AO, Australian writer, four time Miles Franklin Award winner[24]
- Boey Kim Cheng, Singapore-born Australian poet[25]
- Timothy Hawkes OAM, Australian educator and writer, headmaster of The King's School, Parramatta[2]
- Paul Kraus, Australian writer[2]
- Jeni Mawter, Australian writer[2]
- Liane Moriarty, Australian writer
- Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî, Kurdish writer[2]
- Kimberley Starr, Australian writer[2]
- Les Wicks, Australian poet[2]
Media edit
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Carpani | Australian film actress, television actress | [2] | |
| Sophie Falkiner | Australian television presenter | [2] | |
| Yalda Hakim | Australian television presenter and news presenter | [2] | |
| Margaret Pomeranz | Australian film critic | [2] |
- Jane Caro, Australian writer[2]
- Anja Coleby, Australian model, television actress, television producer[2]
- Miranda Devine, Australian journalist[2]
- Michael Duffy, Australian journalist, writer, radio presenter[2]
- Martin Flood, Australian quiz show contestant, top prize winner on Australia's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?[2]
- Kate Forsyth, Australian writer and journalist[2]
- Hugh Mackay AO, Australian journalist, novelist, psychologist and sociologist[2]
- Robert Ovadia, Australian journalist and television presenter[2]
- Peter Overton, Australian journalist and television presenter[2]
- Hugh Riminton, Australian journalist and television presenter[2]
- Magdalena Roze, Australian meteorologist and television presenter[2]
- Keith Windschuttle, Australian historian and writer, editor of Quadrant[2]
- Irfan Yusuf, Australian social commentator and writer[26]
Law edit
- Lloyd Babb SC, Australian barrister and NSW Director of Public Prosecutions[2]
- Jayne Jagot, Australian judge, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia[2]
- Lindy Jenkins, Australian judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia[2]
- Brian Preston SC, Australian judge, Chief Justice of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales[2]
Religion edit
- Paul Barnett, Australian Anglican bishop, historian and biblical scholar[2]
- Graham Joseph Hill, academic at the University of Divinity[27]
- Tony Nichols, Australian Anglican bishop[2]
Sport edit
- Grant Brits, Australian swimmer[2]
- Christine Jensen Burke, Australian-New Zealand mountain climber[2]
- Liz Ellis, Australian netball player, former captain of Australian netball team
- Patrik Hefti, Liechtenstein association football player[2]
- Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player
- Holly Lincoln-Smith, Australian water polo player[2]
- Joel Milburn, Australian athlete[2]
- Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer (attended)[2]
- Tom Trbojevic, rugby league player, currently playing for Manly Sea Eagles
- Melissa Wu, Australian diver
Administration edit
Chancellor edit
| Order | Chancellor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Garfield Barwick AK, GCMG, QC | 1967–1978 | [3] |
| 2 | Percy Partridge AC | 1978–1984 | [3] |
| 3 | Michael Kirby AC, CMG | 1984–1993 | [28][3] |
| 4 | Tim Besley AC | 1994–2001 | [3] |
| 5 | Maurice Newman AC | 2002–2008 | [29][3][30] |
| 6 | Michael Egan AO | 2008–2019 | [3] |
| 7 | Martin Parkinson AC, PSM | 2019–present |
Deputy Chancellor edit
| Order | Name | Title | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lincoln AM | Deputy Chancellor | 1976–2000 | [3] |
| Emeritus Deputy Chancellor | 2000–2011 |
Vice-Chancellors edit
| Order | Chancellor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Mitchell | 1965–1975 | |
| 2 | Edwin Webb | 1976–1986 | |
| 3 | Dianne Yerbury AO | 1987–2006 | [3] |
| 4 | Steven Schwartz AM | 2006–2012 | [3] |
| 5 | S Bruce Dowton | 2012–present | [31][32] |
Other faculty edit
Notable past and current faculty members include:
- Wally Abraham, Australian architect and town planner[33]
- Deidre Anderson, Australian sports psychologist and Deputy Vice-Chancellor[34]
- Joan Beck, Egyptian archaeology, Honorary Fellow of Macquarie University[35]
- David Christian, British-American historian
- Max Coltheart AM, Australian cognitive scientist and academic at Macquarie University[3]
- Raewyn Connell, Australian sociologist
- Stephen Crain, American-Australian linguist
- Paul Davies, British physicist, writer and broadcaster
- Patrick De Deckker (de), Australian paleontologist
- William Dumbrell, Australian biblical scholar
- Tim Flannery, Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist
- Jacqueline Jarrett Goodnow, Australian cognitive psychologist[36]
- Anita Heiss, Australian writer, presenter and commentator
- Ann Henderson-Sellers, Australian climatologist
- Ian Hogbin, British-born Australian anthropologist[37]
- Bryan Horrigan, Australian legal academic
- Geoffrey Hull, Australian linguist
- Sohail Inayatullah, Pakistani-Australian futurologist
- Naguib Kanawati, Egyptian-Australian Egyptologist
- Daniel Kane, Australian linguist
- Konrad Kwiet, German Australian historian
- Marion Maddox, Australian writer, academic and political commentator
- Richard Makinson, Australian physicist
- Gabriele Marranci, Italian anthropologist
- John Mathews, Australian competitive dynamics and global strategist
- Christian Matthiessen, Swedish linguist[38]
- Pat Michie, Australian neuroscientist/psychologist and academic at Newcastle University
- B. K. Misra, neurosurgeon[39]
- Michael Morgan AO, Australian neurosurgeon[3]
- José Enrique Moyal, Israeli-Australian mathematician
- Alanna Nobbs, Australian historian and writer
- Marlene Norst, Austrian Australian linguist
- Boyo Ockinga, Australian Egyptologist, epigrapher, and philologist
- Suzanne O'Reilly, Australian geologist
- Brian Orr, Australian physicist
- Pam Peters, Australian linguist
- Josef Pieprzyk, Polish-Australian cryptologist
- Ingrid Piller, Australian linguist
- Jim Piper AM, New Zealand-Australian physicist[3]
- Andrew Pitman, British atmospheric scientist
- Arthur William Pryor, Australian physicist
- Murry Salby, American atmospheric scientist
- Leonie Sandercock, Canadian Australian urban theorist
- Patricia Margaret Selkirk, Australian biologist
- David Skellern AO, Australian electronic engineer and computer scientist[3]
- Christina Slade, Australian academic and vice-chancellor of Bath Spa University
- Ross Street, Australian mathematician and Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society[18]
- Keith Suter, Australian social scientist
- Esther Szekeres, Hungarian–Australian mathematician
- David Throsby AO, Australian economist[3]
- Andrew Tink AM, Australian former politician, writer and legal academic[40][3]
- Alfred van der Poorten, Dutch Australian mathematician and Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society[18]
- John Veevers, Australian geologist
- Neil Weste, Australian inventor and engineer
- Clive Williams, British Australian political scientist
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