List of Old Xaverians

This is a List of Old Xaverians, they being notable former students—known as "Old Xaverians" (Old Xavs) being members of the "Old Xaverians' Association" ("OXA") of the Roman Catholic school, Xavier College in Kew, Victoria, Australia. Most entries have been sourced to the official announcement of the Old Xaverians' Association "Roll of Men of Achievement" announced at the 71st Annual Old Xaverians' Dinner held at Xavier College on 21 March 1997.

Arts, academia, entertainment and media

Philip Brady – TV and radio personality
Michael Chamberlin – stand up comedian; TV personality
Santo Cilauro – comedian; cast member of The Panel
Charlie Clausen – actor and comedian
Timothy Conigrave – author of Holding the Man
Greg Dening – emeritus professor of history, University of Melbourne; author of the official history of Xavier College and the OXA
Paul Fitzgerald – world-renowned artist. Founding president of the Realist Artists Guild of Australia. Artist of official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
Ben Gannon - film, theatre, and TV producer
Simon Gleeson – theatre actor based in London
Tom Gleisner – comedian; The Panel cast member
Michael Gracey - director of The Greatest Showman
Gerard Henderson – syndicated newspaper columnist and former adviser to prime minister John Howard
Gypsy and the Cat – two-piece band: Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers
Peter Landy – Seven Network sports commentator
Lawrence Leung – comedian, star of Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure
Dan Lonergan – ABC radio sports commentator
Sam McClure - AFL journalist
James Massola – south-east Asia correspondent, previously chief political correspondent, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Matthew Newton – actor (Underbelly, Thank God You're Here); Logie nominee
Jack O'Hagan – musician and poet
Brian O'Shaughnessy (philosopher) – philosopher based in London
Peter O'Shaughnessy – actor, author, folklorist based in the UK
Boyd Oxlade – author of Death in Brunswick.
Grant Smillie – one half of TV Rock
Matt Walters – Australian musician
Mike Walsh , – TV personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
Sam McClure - Sports journalist

Business

James P. Gorman AO (XC 1970–76) – banker, CEO of Morgan Stanley[1]
Mark Mentha (XC 1977) – co-founder of KordaMentha
Jiro Muramats (XC 1895–97) – pearler and storekeeper from Cossack, Western Australia
Lloyd J. Williams – property developer and entrepreneur

Clergy

Denis Hart – Archbishop of Melbourne (2001-2018)

Law

Sir Kevin Victor Anderson – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Xavier Connor (1926–34) – Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory; the Federal Court of Australia; Chairman of the Victorian Bar
William Cox , (XC 1948–53) – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
Jack Forrest – was a judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Terry Forrest – is a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria (since 2018) [2]
Sir James Gobbo AC, CVO, (XC 1944–48) – Governor of Victoria and Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Sir John Lavan – Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1969-1981)
Kevin Lyons (judge) QC – Judge of Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria (since 2018)
Sir Colman Michael O'Loghlen – acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, inaugural judge of the National Court of Papua New Guinea.[3]
John Walters – Judge of the Federal Magistrates Court[4]
Simon Whelan (XC 1967–1971) – Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria

Medicine and the sciences

John Billings , KC*SG (XC 1931–35) – neurologist and expert in reproductive fertility
Professor Sir Peter Morris (XC 1947–52) – Nuffield Professor of Surgery at the University of Oxford; President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2001–2004)[5]

Military and defence

Geoffrey Brennan (XC 1920–27) – commanding officer of the Royal Military College, Duntroon; served in the British Army as a lieutenant colonel, landed in France on D-Day, mentioned in despatches, served in India, the North West Territories, the Middle East and Korea
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly KBE, CB, DSO – Chief of the General Staff (1966–1971)
Michael Parker – former private secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh (1947-1957)

Politics and public service

Philip Alston – United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2004–2010). UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (since 2014).[6]
Richard Alston AO (XC 1947–59) – Victorian Senator (Lib) (1986–2004); Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (1996–2003), Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2005-2008), President of the Liberal Party of Australia (2014-2017)
Reginald Robert Barnewall – aristocrat
George Brouwer – Victorian Ombudsman
Harold Cohen CMG, CBE, DSO, VD – Victorian State MP for Caulfield, Solicitor-General of Victoria (1935)
Robin Cooper – Victorian State MP for Mornington (1985-2006), Minister for Transport, Ports and Roads (1997-1999)
William Cox AC, RFD, ED, QC (XC 1948–53) – Governor of Tasmania (2004–2008)
Luke Donnellan – Victorian State MP for Narre Warren North (since 2002), Minister for Ports and Minister for Roads and Road Safety (since 2014)
Julian Doyle – Victorian State MP for Gisborne (1967 to 1971)
Tim Fischer (XC 1958–63) – MHR (Nat) (1984–2001); leader of the National Party (1990–1999) and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (1996–1999), Australian Ambassador to the Holy See (2008-2012)
Michael Gidley – Victorian State MP for Mount Waverley (2010–2018)
Sir James Gobbo AC, CVO, QC (XC 1944–48) – Governor of Victoria (1997–2000) and receiver of the Xaverian Award in 2012.[7]
Gerard Henderson – Chief of Staff to John Howard (1984-1986)
Rob Hulls (XC 1968–74) – Deputy Premier of Victoria (2007-2010), Attorney-General of Victoria (1999-2010), State MP for Niddrie (1996-2012), Federal MP for Kennedy (1990-1993)
Edward Jolley – Federal MP for Grampians (1914-1915)
Pat Kennelly AO – Victorian MLC (1932-1952), Minister in Cain's first and second ministries; Victorian Senator (1953-1971)
Sir Phillip Lynch KCMG (XC 1950–51) – Treasurer of Australia; Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia; Acting Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Brendan Lyons – Tasmanian state government minister, son of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons[8]
Kevin Lyons QC – Deputy Premier of Tasmania (1969–1972), Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1956-1959)
Julian McGauran – former National Senate Whip and Liberal Senator for Victoria
Peter McGauran – Federal MP for Gippsland; Minister for Science; Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Colman Michael O'Loghlen – aristocrat
Pat McNamara (XC 1957–68) – Victorian MLA 1982–2000 (Nat); former leader of the Victorian Nationals. Deputy Premier of Victoria 1992–1999
David O'Brien (XC 1985–88) – Victorian MLC (Nat)
Arthur Rodgers (XC 1890) – Federal MP for Wannon, Minister for Trade and Customs (1921-1923)
Thomas Ryan (XC 1890) – former Labor Premier of Queensland (1915–1919), Federal MP for West Sydney (1919–1921)
Bill Shorten – former Leader of the Opposition, former leader of the Australian Labor Party, federal member for Maribyrnong, former National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union[9]
Dan Tehan – MP for Wannon, Minister for Education (since 2018)
Tom Tehan – Senator for Victoria (1975-1978)

Sport

Peter Antonie – Olympic gold medallist in rowing
Robert de Castella – former marathon runner; Commonwealth Games gold medallist
Paul Dumbrell – current V8 supercar driver and one-time Bathurst 1000 winner
Will Davison – current V8 supercar driver and two-time Bathurst 1000 winner
Zak Evans – cricketer; Australia U19s, Melbourne Renegades, Victorian Men’s
Leslie "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith – test cricketer
Dick Garrard – Olympic rower (1964)
Nick Green – member of the Oarsome Foursome; Olympic gold medallist in rowing
Alan Jones – 1980 Formula One world champion
Mike McKay – member of the Oarsome Foursome; Olympic gold medalist in rowing
David McNeill – Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in athletics[10]
Jonathan Merlo – cricketer; Australia U19s, Cricket Australia XI, Melbourne Stars
Leo O'Brien – cricketer
Pat O'Dea – US college football Hall of Fame inductee 1962
Tom O'Donnell – cricketer
Ken Roche – Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles gold medalist
Percy Rodriguez - Australian rules footballer, killed in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Karl Schneider – former Victorian first class cricketer
Paul Trimboli – former Socceroos player

AFL

21st century players

Andrew Leoncelli XC1992 – Melbourne Demons
David Bourke XC1993 – Richmond Tigers, North Melbourne Kangaroos
Andrew Schauble XC1994 – Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans
Tim Fleming XC1996 – Richmond Tigers
John Baird XC1998 – North Melbourne Kangaroos
Matthew Ball XC1999 – Hawthorn Hawks
Caydn Beetham XC1999 – St Kilda Saints
Ted Richards XC2000 – Essendon Bombers, Sydney Swans
James Davies XC2000 – Essendon Bombers
Luke Ball XC2002 – St Kilda Saints, Collingwood Magpies
Jobe Watson XC2002 – Essendon Bombers
Cameron Hunter XC2002 – Melbourne Demons
Marcus Allan XC2004 – Brisbane Lions
Matthew Spangher XC2005 – West Coast Eagles, Sydney Swans, Hawthorn Hawks
Josh Kennedy XC2006 – Hawthorn Hawks, Sydney Swans
Robbie Tarrant XC2006 – North Melbourne
Casey Sibosado XC2008 – Fremantle Dockers
Dan Hannebery XC2009 – Sydney Swans
Alex Johnson XC2009 – Sydney Swans
Sam Shaw XC2009 – Adelaide Crows
Patrick Ambrose XC2009 – Essendon Bombers[11]
Alex Browne XC2010 – Essendon Bombers
Tim Golds XC2011 – GWS Giants, Collingwood Magpies
Xavier Richards XC2011 – Sydney Swans
Daniel Robinson XC2012 – Sydney Swans
Daniel Howe XC2013 – Hawthorn Hawks
Marc Pittonet XC2014 – Hawthorn Hawks
Jack Silvagni XC2015 – Carlton Blues
Sean Darcy XC2016 – Fremantle Dockers
Willie Rioli XC2011 – West Coast Eagles
Billy Gowers XC2014 – Western Bulldogs
Bailey Smith XC2018 – Western Bulldogs
Changkuoth Jiath XC2017 – Hawthorn Hawks
Laitham Vandermeer XC2017 – Western Bulldogs

As of the 2013 AFL season, Ted Richards, Josh Kennedy, Dan Hannebery, Alex Johnson, Daniel Robinson, and Xavier Richards are all listed on the Sydney Swans playing list, holding the record for the most Old Xavierians at one AFL club.

The 2012 AFL season was a successful year for Old Xaverians as Ted Richards, Josh Kennedy, Dan Hannebery and Alex Johnson were all in the Swans premiership team, and Watson, Richards, and Kennedy were all selected in the All-Australian side.

References

"Melbourne-raised Gorman new chief of Morgan Stanley". The Age. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Veteran of war in PNG became one of the nation's first judges". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Queen's Birthday Honours (Catholic Recipients)". Cathnews.acu.edu.au. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
"Extreme Poverty and Human Rights". Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
"Xaverian Award to Sir James Gobbo". Xavier.vic.edu.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
"Pacemaker paceman bowls along in the test of time". The Age. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
Marr, David (2015). Faction Man: Bill Shorten's Path to Power. Quarterly Essay. p. 9. ISBN 9781863957533.
"London 2012 – David McNeil Athlete Profile". London2012.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
"Patrick Ambrose - essendonfc.com.au". essendonfc.com.au.

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[1] "Melbourne-raised Gorman new chief of Morgan Stanley". The Age. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Veteran of war in PNG became one of the nation's first judges". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Queen's Birthday Honours (Catholic Recipients)". Cathnews.acu.edu.au. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

[6] "Extreme Poverty and Human Rights". Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[7] "Xaverian Award to Sir James Gobbo". Xavier.vic.edu.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

[pace-8] "Pacemaker paceman bowls along in the test of time". The Age. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[9] Marr, David (2015). Faction Man: Bill Shorten's Path to Power. Quarterly Essay. p. 9. ISBN 9781863957533.

[10] "London 2012 – David McNeil Athlete Profile". London2012.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[11] "Patrick Ambrose - essendonfc.com.au". essendonfc.com.au.