Parliamentary service

Local government

• Lancelot Bavin (1896–1899) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Willougbhy^[45]
• Daniel Bott (1991–1998) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Strathfield^[46]
• George Keith Cowlishaw (1913–1920) – former Mayor of Mosman Council^[47]
• Colonel Arthur Colvin MC (1897–1900) – former Mayor of the City of Orange^[48]
• William Dean (1875–1879) – Mayor of Windsor Shire on twelve occasions from 1893 until 1931^[49]
• David Doust (1971–1978) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Burwood^[50]
• William Horner Fletcher (1865-1866) – former Mayor of Manly Council^[51]
• John Fowler (1968–1971) – former Mayor of the City of South Sydney^[52]
• Ross Fowler OAM (1963–1968) – former Mayor of Penrith City Council^[53]
• Percy Hordern (1874-1878) – former Mayor of Petersham
• Edward Howard (1877–1878) – former Mayor of both the City of Goulburn and the Municipality of Yass^[54]
• John Hunt (1872–1874) – former President of Hornsby Shire^[55]
• Harry Jago (1927–1928) – former Mayor of Ku-ring-gai Council^[25]
• Joseph Cuthbert Kershaw (1887–1890) – former Mayor of Waverley Council^[56]
• Royce Jeffrey (1923–1932) – former Mayor of North Sydney Council^[57][58]
• Brigadier General John Lamrock CB VD (1873–1874) – former President of Colo Shire Council^[59]
• Richard Lennon (1947–1949) – former Mayor of the Ku-ring-gai Council^[60]
• John Lincoln AM (1929–1934) – former Mayor of North Sydney Council^[61]
• Harold T. Morgan (1882-1883) – former Mayor of Municipality of Newtown^[62]
• Aubrey Murphy MBE (1902–1906) – former Mayor of the Blue Mountains City Council^[63]
• Percy Nolan (1899–1902) – former Mayor of Manly Council^[64]
• Lord Livingstone Ramsay (1882–1885) – former President of Hornsby Shire^[65]
• William Robson (1882–1886) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Ashfield^[66]
• Edwin Sautelle (1888–1892) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Vaucluse^[67]
• John Sautelle (1885-1891) – former President of Bibbenluke Shire Council^[68]
• Robert Staines (1901–1902) – former Chairman of the Shire of Banana^[69]

The civil service

• George Beal ISO (1884–1886) – former Queensland Auditor-General^[70]
• Dr John Burton (1924–1932) – former Head Department of External Affairs, High Commissioner and Founder Centre for the Analysis of Conflict^[71]
• Dr Bruce Maitland Carruthers OBE (1906–1908) – former Director-General of Health in Tasmania^[72]
• John Harper (1867–1869) – former Chief Commissioner of Railways and Tramways NSW^[73]
• Parker Henson (1918–1922) – former Chairman Sydney County Council^[74]
• Walter Loveridge CMG (1880–1884) – former President of the Sydney Harbour Trust^[75]
• Alastair MacGibbon (1980–1985) – former chief executive Australian Cyber Security Centre^[76]
• Walter Cresswell O'Reilly (1894–1896) – former Commonwealth Film Censor^[77]
• Warren Pearson AM (1978–1982) – former Chief Executive Officer of the National Australia Day Council^[78]
• Neville Perkins OAM (1963–1969) – former Secretary of Aboriginal Affairs NSW^[30]
• Harold Quodling (1881–1883) – former Director Queensland Department of Agriculture^[79]
• Thomas J. Roseby (1881–1883) – former Secretary of Sydney Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board^[80][81]
• James Tandy MBE (1932–1933) – former Commonwealth Director of Aboriginal Education^[82]
• Dr Don Weatherburn PSM (1964–1969) – Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales^[83] and former Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research^[84]

The diplomatic service

• Dennis Argall (1955–1959) – Australian Ambassador to China 1984–1985^[85]
• Dr Brian Babington AM (1968–1973) – Australian Delegate to the United Nations 1988–1992^[86]
• Dr John Burton (1924–1932) – Australian High Commissioner to Celyon 1951^[87]
• Jonathan Gilbert (1983–1995) – Australian Ambassador to Kuwait since 2017^[88]
• Sir Iven Mackay (1897–1900) – Australian High Commissioner to India 1943–1948^[89]
• John Tilemann (1959–1963) – Australian Ambassador to Jordan 2001–2005^[90][91]
• Ric Wells (1968–1973) – Australian Ambassador to France 2011–2014^[92]
• David Yardley (1986–1996) – Australian High Commissioner to Kiribati since 2021^[93]

The humanities

• Professor Harold Hunt (1916–1920) – former Dean of the Faculty of Arts University of Melbourne^[107]
• Associate Professor Benjamin Penny (1972–1977) – Research Fellow, School of Culture, History & Language ANU College of Asia and the Pacific^[108] and Harold White Fellow at the National Library of Australia^[109]

The social sciences

• Dr Bob Howard (1950–1954) – academic specialising in international relations, former editor of the Current Affairs Bulletin^[110]
• Professor Wayne Hudson (1957–1961) – academic and visiting fellow at ANU Australian Studies Institute^[111]

The arts

• Professor Duncan Gifford (1985–1990) – professor Spanish National Academy of Contemporary Music^[112]
• Professor Simon Penny (1972–1977) (1968–1973) – professor of Studio Art, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine^[113]
• Professor Lyndon Watts (1992–1993) – professor of bassoon at Berne University of the Arts^[114]

Theology

• Professor Hubert Cunliffe-Jones (1917–1921) – former professor of theology at the University of Manchester^[115]

Legal scholarship and education

• Sir Carleton Allen MC KC (1900–1906) – former professor of Jurisprudence University of Oxford and Warden of Rhodes House^[116]
• Professor Bob Baxt AO (1947–1955) – former Dean of Law Monash University and former chairman Trade Practices Commission^[117]
• Jonathan Bonnitcha (1993–1998) – Associate Professor of Law University of New South Wales^[118]
• Prof Stuart Kaye (1980–1985) – Professor of Law University of Melbourne, former Dean of Law University of Wollongong and former Head of the Law School James Cook University^[119]
• Professor Christopher Roper AM (1955–1961) – former Adjunct Professor City University of Hong Kong, former Director College of Law Sydney and former Professor College of Law England and Wales^[120]

Mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering

• Harold Curlewis (1884–1893) – former Government Astronomer in Western Australia and 3898 Curlewis is named in his honour
• William Dun (1982–1886) – palaeontologist, geologist and former president Royal Society of New South Wales^[121]
• Joseph Fletcher (1865–1867) – former Director of Linnean Society of New South Wales, biologist and editor^[122]
• Emeritus Professor James de Haseth (1957–1965) – Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia^[123]
• Professor Roger Hawken (1893–1896) – former professor of Engineering at the University of Queensland^[124]
• Professor Chris Rodger (1968–1973) – Scharnagel Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the Auburn University^[125]
• Emeritus Professor Sever Sternhell AO (1947) – organic chemist^[126]
• Professor Walter Woolnough (1893–1894) – former professor of Geology at the University of Western Australia and Clarke Medalist^[127]

Medical research

• Professor Bernard Balleine (1974–1979) – Head, Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales^[128]
• Associate Professor John Carter AO (1957–1961) – endocrinologist and former president Australian Diabetes Society^[129]
• Professor Graham Colditz (1969–1972) – Niess-Gain Professor at Washington University School of Medicine^[130]
• Dr Ian Colditz (1969–1974) – Senior Principal Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation^[131]
• Professor Greg Fulcher OAM (1963–1968) – diabetologist and former Director Chronic and Complex Medicine Network, NSLHD^[132][133]
• Professor Peter Green (1959–1964) – Director, Celiac Disease Center, Columbia University^[134]
• Professor Brin Grenyer OAM (1970–1980) – Professor of Psychology at the University of Wollongong and Director of the Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders^[135]
• Dr Marshall Hatch AM (1947–1950) – Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry and Clarke Medalist^[136]
• Dr Krishna Hort (1964–1969) – Head, Health Systems Unit, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne^[137]
• Dr Colin Laverty OAM (1949–1953) – gynaecological cytologist and histopathologist^[138]
• Professor Reuben Rose (1958–1966) – former Dean of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney^[139]
• Professor Martin Stockler (1971–1978) – Professor of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney Medical School^[140]
• Emeritus Professor John Turtle AO (1947–1953) – former Kellion Professor of Endocrinology University of Sydney, Co-founder Australian Diabetes Society and former president International Diabetes Federation^[141]
• Professor Donald Wood-Smith (1944–1947) – Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University New York

University administrators

• Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE (1896–1901) – former Chancellor of University of Sydney^[142]
• Dr Cecil Purser (1879–1881) – former Deputy Chancellor of University of Sydney^[143]
• Professor Nicholas Saunders AO (1959–1962) – former Vice-Chancellor University of Newcastle and former Dean of Medicine Monash University and Flinders University^[144]
• Dr Louis T. Talbot (1902–1904) – former President of Biola University and eponym of the Talbot School of Theology^[145]
• The Reverend James Udy (1933) – former Master of Wesley College University of Sydney^[146]

Schoolmasters

• Dr Peter Crawley (1965–1971) – pioneer of computer use in school classrooms at Trinity Grammar School, Victoria, Knox Grammar School and St Hilda's School^[147][148]
• Reverend Dr Michael Scott Fletcher (1883–1886) – founding Master of Wesley College, University of Sydney and Professor of Philosophy, University of Queensland^[149]
• Ray Hille OAM (1955–1961) – former Principal of The Peninsula School^[150]
• Major General Sir Iven Mackay KBE CMG DSO VD (1897–1900) – former Headmaster of Cranbrook School and former chairman AAGPS NSW^[103]
• Sandy Phillips (1894–1898) – former Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School^[151]

Cultural and scientific organisations

• Dr George Abbott (1881–1884) – former president of the Royal Australian Historical Society^[152]
• Torrington Blatchford (1886–1890) – former Government Geologist Western Australia and executive board member of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research^[153]
• Noel Burnet (1916–1920) – founder of Koala Park Sanctuary^[154]
• Douglas Burrows MBE CBE (1932–1934) – co-founder of the Children's Medical Research Foundation^[155]
• Dr Warwick Cathro (1957–1964) – former Assistant Director-General National Library of Australia who was pivotal in the development of Trove^[156]
• Sir Richard Boyer KBE (1901–1909) – former chairman Australian Broadcasting Commission^[157]
• Dr Colin Branch (1951–1952) – former chairman of the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia^[158]
• Sir Ian Clunies Ross (1912–1916) – former chairman CSIRO^[159]
• Sir Talbot Duckmanton CBE (1934–1938) – former general manager Australian Broadcasting Commission^[160]
• Tim Hart (1977–1979) – Director of Information, Multimedia and Technology Melbourne Museum and Director Royal Exhibition Building^[161]
• Dr Andrew Houison (1863–1865) – founding president of the Royal Australian Historical Society^[162]
• Frank Howarth PSM (1963–1969) – Chair of NSW Heritage Council^[163] and Former Director Australian Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney^[164]
• Howard McKern (1931–1935) – former Deputy Director Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences^[165]
• Walter Cresswell O'Reilly – founding president of the National Trust of Australia (NSW)^[77]
• Jim Service AO (1945–1949) – former chairman National Museum of Australia and National Gallery of Australia Foundation^[166]
• Ian Stephenson (1965–1972) – curator at the University of New England^[167] and former Director Canberra Museum and Gallery and Historic Places ACT^[168]

Religion

• Major Cyril Bavin OBE (1893–1895) – former Methodist missionary in Fiji and General Secretary to the YMCA Migration Department^[169]
• Reverend Anthony Brammall (1973–1978) – Vice-Principal of the Sydney Missionary and Bible College^[170]
• Reverend Alex Campbell OBE (1891–1901) – former chairman Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand and president Sydney City Mission^[171]
• Reverend Prof Hubert Cunliffe-Jones (1917–1921) – former Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales^[172]
• Reverend Lionel B. Fletcher D.D. (1877–1954) – Evangelist and Congregational minister^[173]
• Reverend Simon Hansford (1971–1980) – Moderator Synod of New South Wales and the ACT of the Uniting Church in Australia^[174]
• Gary Hill (1973–1978) – Executive Director The Crusader Union of Australia^[175]
• Reverend Dr David Manton OAM (1949–1953) – former Moderator New South Wales Synod, Uniting Church in Australia^[176]
• Right Reverend David Mulready (1960–1964) – former Anglican Bishop of North-West Australia^[177]
• Right Reverend John Stewart (1953–1954) – former Bishop of the Eastern Region and Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne^[178]
• Reverend Gloster Udy OAM MBE (1933) – Uniting Church in Australia Minister^[179]

Law

Medicine

• Dr George Henry Abbott (1881–1884) – surgeon and former Fellow of the University of Sydney Senate^[152]
• Dr Alan Colwell (1900–1910) – former president of the Australian College of Radiologists^[205]
• Dr Stanley Devenish Meares CBE (1921–1924) – former President Australian Council Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists^[206]
• Harry Critchley Hinder (1881–1883) – surgeon and former president of the NSW Branch of the British Medical Association^[207]
• Sir Keith Jones (1924–1927) – surgeon and former president of the Australian Medical Association^[208]
• Sir Herbert Maitland (1883–1887) – surgeon and early specialist in rhinoplasty^[209]
• Sir William Morrow DSO ED (1919–1921) – former president Royal Australasian College of Physicians^[210]
• John Moulton OAM (1949) – former Wallabies team doctor and surgeon^[211]
• Dr Herbert Russell Nolan (1880–1885) – performed the first appendicectomy in Australia^[212]
• Bob Norton OBE (1933–1940) – former president of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons^[213]
• Dr Hugh Pearson MBE (1931–1936) – surgical urologist, instrumental in the foundation of the Australian Kidney Foundation^[214]
• Professor Bill Pomroy (1965–1971) – Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at the Massey University^[215]
• Dr Cecil Purser (1879–1881) – former chairman of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital^[143]
• Brian Sommerlad (1954–1958) – honorary consultant plastic surgeon, past president British Association of Plastic Surgeons and the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland^[216]
• Dr Frank Tidswell (1881–1884) – former Director New South Wales Government Bureau of Microbiology and Director of Pathology at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children^[217]
• Dr C. Savill Willis (1894) – former principal medical officer of the Education Department of NSW^[218]

Advertising

• Chris Mort (1970–1975) – former chairman and CEO McCann Erickson Australia^[219]

Art and antiques

• Peter Cook (1940–1942) – former proprietor Grafton Galleries, Double Bay, and presenter on ABC Television's For Love or Money.^[220]
• Barry Stern (1948–1949) – former proprietor Barry Stern Galleries Paddington.^[221]

Banking and financial services

• Sir Frederick Tout (1886–1890) – former Chairman of Bank of NSW^[222]

Business disability advocacy

• Dr Mark Bagshaw (1971–1974) – disability reform advocate^[223]

Business investment

• Bee Taechaubol (1987–1992) – private equity investor^[224]

Broadcasting and entertainment

• Bruce Bond (1944–1946) – finance and business broadcaster^[225]
• Peter Bush (1964–1970) – former chairman of Nine Entertainment^[226]
• Reg Lane (1912–1914) – founded Macquarie Radio Network and former general manager of 2GB^[227]
• David Leckie (1962–1968) – former CEO Nine Network and former managing director Seven Network^[228]
• Garth Barraclough OBE (1924–1928) – former chairman EMI^[229]

Building

• Richard Crookes (1956–1961) – founded Richard Crookes Constructions in 1976^[230]
• Ben Cottle (1974–1981) – founder and managing director of FDC Construction^[231]
• John Cooper (1961–1967) – board member and general manager of Concrete Constructions^[232]
• Phil Kearns AM (1979–1984) – Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of A.V. Jennings Limited^[233]
• Alex Rigby AM ED (1929–1933) – past president of the Australian Institute of Building 1970–1972 and Director of Kell & Rigby 1952–1984^[234]

Computing

• Ian Diery (1958–1967) – former Vice-president Apple Inc.^[235]

Farming and grazing

• Deuchar Gordon (1882) – Manar, Braidwood^[236]
• Hugh Munro (1874–1878) – Keera, Bingara^[237]
• Hunter White (1883–1885) – Havilah, Mudgee, New South Wales^[238]

Food and beverage production

• Geoffrey H. Arnott (1918–1920) – former chairman Arnott's Biscuits^[239]
• Halse Rogers Arnott (1891–1895) – medical practitioner and former chairman Arnott's Biscuits Holdings^[240]
• Garth Barraclough OBE (1924–1928) – former chairman Arnott's Biscuits Holdings^[229]
• Peter Bush (1964–1970) – former CEO McDonald's Australia^[226]
• Owen Howell-Price (1938–1944) – director and former chairman Dairy Farm South Asia and CEO Woolworths^[241]
• David Johnson (1947–1950) – former CEO Campbell Soup Company^[242]
• Bert Locke OBE (1920–1925) – former chairman Tooheys^[243]

Horticulture

• Myles Baldwin (1991–1996) – garden designer and horticulturist^[244]
• Alf Ellison (1918–1920) – camellia breeder after whom the camellia japonica A.O. Ellison is named^[245]
• Ben Swane AM (1941–1944) – former proprietor of Swane's Nurseries, Dural, and gardening presenter on 702 ABC Sydney^[246]

Insurance

• Sir Cecil Hoskins (1903–1906) – former chairman of AMP^[247]
• John Lawes (1916–1926) – former chairman of QBE Insurance^[248]
• Jim Millner AM (1933–1937) – former president NRMA^[249]

Mining

• Oliver Woodward CMG MC (1903–1904) – former general manager and Director of North Broken Hill Mines^[250]

Property and real estate development

• William Boyce Allen (1865–1867) – one of the first sworn valuers under the Real Property Act in New South Wales^[251]
• Bert Locke OBE (1920–1925) – former chairman, Lend Lease Corporation^[243]
• Jim Service AO (1945–1949) – former chairman, JG Service; former chairman, ACTEW; and former deputy chairman, Australand Property Group^[166]

Racehorse owners and breeders

• Alf Ellison (1918–1920) – Star Kingdom, Baramul Stud
• Hunter White (1883–1885) – Rogilla, Havilah Stud

Restaurateurs, chefs and sommeliers

• Andrew Cibej (1982–1987) – chef and restaurateur, Vini, Berta and 121BC Cantina & Enoteca^[252]
• Con Dedes – restaurateur Sydney Rowing Club, Abbotsford, and Kirribilli Club, Dedes on the Wharf, Deckhouse, Dedes at the Point, Flying Fish, Pyrmont, Flying Fish & Chips at The Star, Sydney^[253]
• Ned Goodwin (1981–1987) – Master of Wine, sommelier, wine-writer and TV presenter^[254]
• Neil Perry AM (1968–1973) – chef and restaurateur Rockpool, food-writer and TV presenter LifeStyle Food^[255]

Importing, wholesaling and retailing

• Preston Lanchester Gowing (1891–1899) – former chairman Gowings^[256]
• Percy Hardy (1882–1888) – former managing director Hardy Brothers^[257]
• Walter Hardy (1877–1880) – former managing director Hardy Brothers^[258]
• Edward Lloyd Jones (1885–1887) – former chairman David Jones^[259]
• Jim Millner AM (1933–1937) – Former chairman, Washington H Soul Pattinson^[249]
• Robert Millner AO (1959–1968) – chairman, Washington H Soul Pattinson^[260]
• Arthur Shorter (1898–1900) – former managing director Shorters^[261]
• Arthur H. Way (1879–1881) – former chairman of E. Way & Co. department store in Pitt Street in Sydney^[262]
• Mervyn Winn (1920–1924) – former chairman of Winns department stores in Sydney and Newcastle^[263]

Telecommunications

• Robert Millner AO (1959–1968) – chairman, TPG Telecom^[260]

Forests

• Herbert Dadswell (1915–1920) – CSIRO chief of forest products^[264]
• Edward Julius (1880–1883) – South Australian Conservator of Forests^[265]

Wool

• Keith Chisholm MC DFM (1930–1936) – woolbuyer^[266]
• George Le Couteur OBE (1931–1934) – woolbroker^[267]
• Tom Mills MC (1919–1925) – woolbuyer^[268]
• Sir Gordon Trollope Bt (1898–1901) – woolbroker^[269]

Athletics

• Nigel Barker (1895–1901) – Olympic Games bronze medallist Athletics^[291]
• Morgan McDonald (2008–2013) – 2017 World Championships in Athletics distance runner^[292]
• Josh Ralph (2004–2009) – 2014 Commonwealth Games^[293]
• Stephen Wilson OAM (1984–1987) – Paralympic Games gold medallist Athletics^[294]

Australian Rules

• Dane Rampe (2003–2008) – Sydney Swans player in the Australian Football League^[295]
• Jack Hiscox (2007–2012) – Sydney Swans player in the Australian Football League^[296]

Badminton

• Raymond Tam (1995–2004) – Badminton 2014 Commonwealth Games^[297]

Basketball

• Nick Kay (2009–2010) – 2018 Commonwealth Games Basketball gold medalist^[298]
• Ray Rosbrook (1915–1939) – former coach of the New South Wales Basketball Team^[299]

Boxing

• Nikita Tszyu (2011-2015) – Light middleweight professional boxer^[300]
• Tim Tszyu (2007–2012) – Light middleweight professional boxer and Australian National Boxing Federation's super middleweight champion.^[301][302]

Cricket

• George Bayly (1874–1875) – New Zealander cricketer^[303]
• Tim Caldwell OBE BEM (1927–1930) – former chairman Australian Cricket Board and NSW Sheffield Shield cricketer^[304]
• James Cleeve (1881–1884) – former NSW Sheffield Shield cricketer^[305]
• Edwin Evans (1865–1866) – former Australian Test cricketer^[306]
• Sam Everett (1917–1918) – former NSW Sheffield Shield cricketer^[307]
• Tom Garrett (1867–1872) – former Australian Test cricketer^[308]
• Arthur Hoskings (1885–1886) Western Australian and North American representative cricketer^[309]
• Andrew Jones (1978–1990) – former CEO of Cricket NSW^[310]
• Alan McGilvray AM MBE (1923–1924) – ABC cricket commentator^[311]
• Lawrence Neil-Smith (2012–2017) – Tasmanian cricketer^[312]
• Johnny Taylor (1906–1915) – former dual international test cricketer and Wallaby^[313]

Equestrian

• Phillip Dutton OAM (1976–1979) – 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics equestrian dual gold medallist for Australia^[314] and 2016 Summer Olympics equestrian Bronze Medallist for USA.^[315]
• Shane Rose (1978–1983) – 2008 Summer Olympics equestrian silver medallist^[316] and 2016 Summer Olympics equestrian bronze medallist^[317]

Fishing

• Harry Andreas (1891–1895) – Big-game fisherman who pioneered the sport in New Zealand^[318]
• Sir Herbert Maitland (1883–1887) – regarded as the father of big-game fishing in Australia^[319]

Golf

• Prosper Ellis (1908–1912) – golf course architect and amateur scratch golfer^[320]

Ice Hockey

• Arthur Cuthbertson (1900–1906) – represented NSW in the first two Goodall Cup finals^[321]

Judo

• Warren Richards (1960–1966) – 1976 Summer Olympics judo^[322]

Rowing

• Roy Barker (1894–1900) – 1912 Summer Olympics rowing^[323]
• Vern Bowrey (1960–1965) – 1972 Summer Olympics rowing^[324]
• Stuart Carter (1971–1976) – 1976 Summer Olympics rowing^[325]
• James Chapman (1992–1997) – 2012 Summer Olympics rowing silver medalist^[326]
• Tom Chessell (1929–1931) – 1952 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist^[327]
• Howard Croker OAM (1954–1956) – founder of Croker Oars^[328]
• Sam Hardy (2003–2013) 2019 World Rowing Championships bronze medalist^[329]
• Steve Handley (1969–1974) – 1980 Summer Olympics rowing^[330]
• Rob Jahrling (1991–1992) – 2000 Summer Olympics rowing silver medallist^[331]
• Judge Fred Kirkham (1945–1953) – 1956 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist^[332]
• Matthew Long (1988–1993) – 2000 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist^[333]
• Kim Mackney (1961–1966) – 1972 Summer Olympics rowing^[334]
• Michael Morgan OAM (1957–1964) – 1968 Summer Olympics rowing silver medallist^[335]
• Geoff Stewart (1984–1991) – 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing bronze medallist^[336]
• James Stewart (1984–1991) – 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing bronze medallist^[337]
• Stephen Stewart (1985–1995) – 2004 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist^[338]
• Richard Wearne (1981–1989) – World Rowing Championships silver and bronze medallist^[339]

Rugby Union

• Allan Alaalatoa (2010–2011) – current Brumbies player^[340]
• Eric Bardsley (1918–1923) – former Wallaby^[341]
• Scott Bowen (1985–1990) – former Wallaby and Head Coach Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club^[342]
• James Brown (1947–1951) – former Wallaby^[343]
• Harry Bryant (1917–1923) former Wallaby^[344]
• Adam Byrnes (1987–1999) – forner Russian Bears, former Melbourne Rebels, Queensland Reds member^[345]
• Alan Cameron (1945–1948) – former Wallaby captain^[346]
• John Carroll (1946–1949) – former Wallaby^[347]
• James Cleeve (1881–1882) – inter-colonial rugby union player^[348]
• John Cleeve (1881–1882)) – inter-colonial cricket player^[349]
• Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – inter-colonial rugby union player^[20]
• Dave Cowper (1923–1927) – former Wallaby captain, coach and chairman of selectors^[350]
• Sydney Fallick (1882–1885) – inter-colonial rugby union player^[351]
• Nick Farr-Jones AM (1974–1979) – former Rugby World Cup winning Wallaby captain^[352]
• Vunipola Fifita (2012–2014) – current Brumbies player^[353]
• Aub Hodgson (1924–29) – former Wallaby^[354]
• Peter Jorgensen (1980–1986) – former Wallaby^[355]
• Bruce Judd (1920–1924) – former Wallaby^[356]
• Phil Kearns AM (1979–1984) – former Rugby World Cup winning Wallaby and captain^[357]
• Bayley Kuenzle (2010–2016) – current Western Force player^[358]
• John Lamb (1924–1925) – former Wallaby^[303]
• Reg Lane (1912–1914) – claimed one international rugby cap for Australia as a Waratah^[359]
• Nathan Lawson (2010–2016) – member of the men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.^[360]
• Dr Eden Love (1921–1927) – former Wallaby^[361]
• Larry Newman (1909–1921) – former Wallaby^[303]
• Graeme Macdougall (1953–1958) – former Wallaby^[362]
• Stuart Macdougall (1955–1965) – former Wallaby^[363]
• George Mackay (1919–1922) – claimed one international rugby cap for Australia as a Waratah^[359]
• Bill McLaughlin (1929–1930) – former president of the Australian Rugby Union and Wallaby^[364]
• Tepai Moeroa (2011–2013) – Parramatta Eels^[365] 2014–2019, Waratahs 2020–present.
• James Egan Moulton Jnr (1882–1888) – played for NSW against the 1888 British Lions Team and against Queensland in inter–colonial games^[366]
• Earle Page (1922–1927) – selected for Combined Australian Universities and as a reserve for NSW^[367]
• Bryan Palmer (1915–1916) – former Wallaby coach and Waratahs player^[368]
• Tom Perrin (1924–1927) – former Wallaby^[369]
• Christian Poidevin (2005–2016) – current LA Giltinis player^[370]
• Roy Prosser (1949–1959) – former Wallaby^[371]
• David Pusey (1987–1996) – former Brumbies, Western Force and Munster Rugby player^[372]
• Hugh Roach (1998–2010) – current Waratahs player^[373]
• Alan Thorpe (1914–1915) – former Wallaby^[303]
• William Tasker (1906–1911) – former Wallaby^[374]
• Hugh Taylor (1906–1913) – former Wallaby^[375]
• James Turner (2011–2016) — current Waratahs player^[376]
• Lachlan Turner (2000–2005) – former Wallaby^[377]
• John Williams (1953–1958) – former Wallaby^[378]

Rugby League

• Brian James (1955–1960) – former Kangaroo^[379]
• Oriel Kennerson (1937–1940) – former member of Newtown Jets^[380]
• Joel Luani (2008–2010) – current member of Wests Tigers^[381]
• Joey Lussick (2011–2013) – current member of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles^[382]
• Taane Milne (2011–2013) – current member of St. George Illawarra Dragons^[383]
• Tepai Moeroa (2011–2013) – Parramatta Eels^[365] 2014–2019, Waratahs 2020–present.
• Cameron Murray (2010–2015) – current member of South Sydney Rabbitohs^[384]
• Bailey Simonsson – (2014–2016) – current member of Parramatta Eels^[385]
• Toluta'u Koula – (2015–2020) – current member of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles^[386]
• Jesse McLean – current member of Penrith Panthers

Football

• Chris Triantis (1999–2004) – current player Sydney Olympic FC
• Jonathan Aspropotamitis (2009–2014) – current player Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sailing

• Tony Fisher (1942) – 1973 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race line honours winning skipper^[387]
• David Forbes OAM (1943–1949) – 1972 Summer Olympics sailing gold medalist^[388]
• Edward Psaltis (1973–1978) – 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race handicap winning skipper^[389][390]
• David Witt (1984–1989) – ocean racer and Scallywag skipper^[391]
• Garth Bickford (2014–2021) – 2023 Brisbane to Gladstone Race overall winner^[392]

Tennis

• Ashley Campbell (1893–1898) – dual Australian Open men's doubles champion^[393]
• Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – inter-colonial tennis player^[20]
• Albert Curtis (1889–1892) – 1896 Queensland doubles champion^[394] 1897 NSW Singles Championship^[395] 1905 runner-up in the singles final of the inaugural Australasian Championships^[396]
• Stanley Doust (1887–1895) – former Australia Davis Cup team captain and Wimbledon doubles finalist^[397]
• Ernest Hicks (1891–1894) – player and manager of the 1913 Australia Davis Cup team^[398]
• Thomas Hicks (1885–86) – player and administrator who managed Australasia's participation in early Davis Cup competitions^[399][400]

Triathlon

• Greg Bennett (1984–1989) – world series champion 2002 and 2003, Australian National Champion 1998, 1999, 2000. Summer Olympics 2004 and 2008 triathlete^[401]

Water polo

• James Clark (2003–2008) – 2012 Summer Olympics water polo^[402]
• Anthony Hrysanthos (ON 2013) – 2020 Summer Olympics water polo^[403]

Actors, presenters and directors

• Stuart Bocking (1981–1986) – 2UE night shift presenter^[404]
• William Carter (1913–1918) – silent film actor who starred in Those Who Love (1926)^[405]
• Arthur Dignam (1955–1956) – actor in The Devil's Playground^[406] and the original Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar
• Eden Gaha (1981–1986) – television personality, producer and President of Shine America^[407]
• Matt Holmes (1981–1993) – actor in Blue Heelers and Sea Patrol
• John Kachoyan (1995–2000) – creative director at the MKA: Theatre of New Writing^[408] and Director in Residence, Bell Shakespeare^[409]
• Alexander Lewis – musical theatre actor with New York's Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School
• Ben Lewis – actor portraying the Phantom in the Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies
• Charles Mesure (1982–1987) – actor in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess and Outrageous Fortune
• Maurice Parker (1969–1979) – presenter in Simon Townsend's Wonder World and television producer^[410]
• Jack Scott (ON 2012) – actor in the 2021 Network Seven series, RFDS^[411]
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (1983–1991) – actor in Heartbreak High, Something in the Air and Sea Patrol
• Andrew Tighe (1964–1973) – theatre director and actor for the Sydney Theatre Company^[412]
• Sandy Winton (1983–1988) – actor playing Michael Williams in Neighbours
• Darren Yap (1980–1985) – theatre director, actor and associate director for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Ceremonies^[413]

Visual artists

• Leslie Board (1893–1896) – artist represented in the AGNSW and chief scenic designer of J.C. Williamson's^[414]
• Simon Fieldhouse (1963) – artist^[415]
• Rogey Foley (aka Ellis D Fogg) (1957–1959) – Lumino kinetic sculptor^[416]
• Frank Hinder AM (1916–1918) – Blake Prize winning artist^[417]
• Hal Holman OL OAM (1932) – former senior artist for Papua New Guinea and designer of the National Crest^[418]
• Mervyn Horton AM (1930–1935) – founding editor of Art in Australia^[419]
• Greg Louden (2000–2006) – Academy Award-winning visual effects artist^[420]
• Dave Morley (1982–1991) – AACTA Award winning visual effects artist^[421]
• Simon Penny (1968–1973) – interactive media artist^[113]
• Andrew Stark (1976–1981) – street photographer and author^[422]
• Quinton Tidswell (1923–1924) — artist known for his architectural works on paper^[423]

Literature

• Professor Leslie Allen (1894–1899) – former professor of English at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Chairman Literature Censorship Board and poet^[116]
• John Gunn (1937) – winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers^[424]
• Will Kostakis (1995–2006) – Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year^[425]
• Leslie Alfred Redgrave (1899–1902) – novelist^[426] and non-fiction writer^[427]

Journalism and other writing

• Malcolm Brown (1963–1964) – crime writer and former Sydney Morning Herald journalist^[428]
• Peter Charley (1973–1974) – Walkley Award-winning executive producer for Al Jazeera North American investigative unit^[429]
• Patrick Cook (1962–1967) – satirist, cartoonist and AFI Award winning screenwriter^[430]
• W. Leslie Curnow (1882–1886) – journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and the London Times and Spiritualist^[431]
• Graham Davis (1966–1971) – Walkley and Logie Award-winning investigative journalist^[432]
• Barry Divola (1972–1977) – rock and roll journalist and Sydney Morning Herald columnist^[433]
• Charles Brunsdon Fletcher – former editor of the Sydney Morning Herald^[434]
• Benjamin Genocchio (1981–1986) – former Art critic for the New York Times^[435]
• Greg Haddrick (1973–1978) – Logie and AWGIE Award-winning screenwriter, TV producer and creator of Underbelly^[436]
• Peter Holder (1974–1982) – journalist and managing director of Daily Mail Australia^[437]
• Christian Jantzen (1986–1995) – 2UE presenter^[438]
• Greg Jennett (1985–1986) – ABC Television political correspondent and presenter of Capital Hill ABC News 24^[439]
• Tony Jones (1970–1974) – Walkley Award-winning host of Lateline and Q & A on ABC TV^[440]
• Christopher Lee (1962–1964) – AFI Award and AWGIE Award-winning screenwriter of Secret Life of Us^[441]
• David McGonigal (1966–1967) – polar regions writer and photographer^[442]
• Warwick Moss (1958–1965) – actor, television personality, and New South Wales Premier's Literary Award winning writer^[443]
• Sydney Elliott Napier (1882–1885) – writer, poet & lawyer^[444]
• Nick Olle (1990–1995) – journalist, producer Dateline on SBS TV^[445]'
• Max Solling OAM (1955–1959) – urban and sports historian^[446]
• Frank Walker Snr (1934–1936) – journalist and author^[447]
• Frank Walker Jnr (1967–1972) – author and journalist^[448]
• Joel Werner (1983–1995) – ABC Radio National science journalist and radio producer/presenter^[449]
• Mark Whittaker (1978–1983) – author and Walkley Award-winning journalist for The Australian

Musicians and composers

• Keith Asboe (1945) – organist and composer^[450]
• Matt Bruce (2002–2007) – violinist and concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra^[451]
• Thomas Champion (2002–2007) – member of The Preatures^[451]
• Tobias Cole (1976–1988) – countertenor^[452]
• Duncan Gifford (1985–1990) – international award-winning concert pianist^[112]
• David Hansen – countertenor^[453]
• Graham Lowndes (1958–1961) – singer and songwriter of Mouthmusic and Survival's a Song.^[454]
• Brett McKern (1981–1990) – organist and composer^[455][456]
• Jack Moffitt (2002–2007) – member of The Preatures^[451]
• James Olds (1998–2003) – bass-baritone^[457]
• David Rumsey (1947–1955) – organist and composer^[458]
• Alan Sandow (1964–1968) – Sherbet drummer^[459]
• Stephen Rae (1972–1979) – AFI Award-winning film and TV musician and composer^[460]
• Gary Shearston (1950–1955) – Australia's best selling folk singer^[461]
• Lyndon Watts (1992–1993) – principal bassoonist at the Munich Philharmonic^[114]

Buildings designed by Old Newingtonian architects

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  Former Mark Foy's Building, Liverpool Street, Sydney, designed by Arthur Anderson
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  Former Burns Philp Building, Sydney, designed by Arthur Anderson
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  Brassey Hotel, Barton, Australian Capital Territory designed by Henry Budden
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  David Jones, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, designed Henry Budden
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  Mothers and Wives Memorial to Soldiers, Woolloomooloo designed by Budden and Greenwell
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  Killara Uniting Church designed by Carlyle Greenwell
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  65 Woodside Avenue, Strathfield, designed by Carlyle Greenwell
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  Albany Senior High School, Western Australia designed by William Hardwick
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  Rockdale Town Hall designed by Douglas Gardiner
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  Former ICI House, Melbourne, detail and documentation by Douglas Gardiner
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  Former Plaza Theatre, Sydney, designed by Eric Heath
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  Leuralla, Leura designed by Edward Hewlett Hogben
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  Matheson's Terrace Claremont designed by Archer Hoskings
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  Mosman War Memorial, Allan Border Oval, Mosman designed by Peter Kaad
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  Rural Bank, Martin Place, Sydney, designed by Peter Kaad
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  Wagga Wagga District Hospital, Nurses quarters and kitchens, designed by William Monks
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  Up-To-Date Store, Coolamon, designed by William Monks
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  Rockpool Apartments, Mona Vale, designed by Alex Popov
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  House, Northbridge, designed by Alex Popov
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  Vessey house Epping designed by Lord Livingstone Ramsay
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  Lynton, Burwood, designed by Stanley Rickard
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  Sirocco, Roseville, designed by Stanley Rickard
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  Stone Gates South Head General Cemetery designed Edwin Sautelle
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  Parsely Bay suspension bridge, Vauclse designed by Edwin Sautelle
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  State Sports Centre, Sydney Olympic Park designed by Colin Still
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  Mosman Bowing Club was designed by Thomas Tidswell
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  Glasson Pavilion, Newington College, Stanmore, designed by Alfred Warden
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  Former Wyvern House, Stanmore, designed by Alfred Warden
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  Eryldene, Gordon, designed by William Hardy Wilson
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  War Memorial, Newington College, Stanmore, designed by William Hardy Wilson