List of Riverview Old Ignatians

Academia

• Athanasius Treweek – Professor of Classics at University of Sydney, cracked Japanese code in World War II
• – Professor and Dean of Engineering at the

  Rhodes Scholars

• 1938 – Terence Glasheen – BA University of Sydney
• 1981 – Tony Abbott – BEc, LLB University of Sydney
• 1990 – Christopher Martin – BE University of Sydney
• 1994 – Atilla Brungs – BSc University of New South Wales
• 2000 – Michael Izzo – BA, LLB University of Sydney
• 2002 – Greg O'Mahoney – BA, LLB University of Sydney
• 2005 – Imre Hunyor – BSc, MB, BS University of Sydney

  Business

• John Kaldor – a textiles industrialist and philanthropist who has donated 260 art works worth A$1 million to the Art Gallery of NSW.
• Andrew Todd – leading New Zealand businessmen; he also attended Christian Brothers School, Dunedin; member of one of the richest families in New Zealand.
• Sir Bryan Todd – leading New Zealand businessmen; he also attended Christian Brothers School, Dunedin; member of one of the richest families in New Zealand.
• Paul Ramsay – billionaire, founder of Ramsay Health Care, was Australia's 13th richest man, and a significant Australian philanthropist.

Clergy

• Fr John Brendan Casey SJ, priest and educationist. Rector of Riverview 1949–1954.
• Rev Fr Mark Raper SJ AM – Current President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, International Director of JRS from 1990 to 1999, Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus in Oceania from 2002 to 2008 Entered the Jesuits in 1961.
• Rev Fr Edmund Campion – Professor at St Patrick's Seminary, Manly, Author and historian
• Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP – Current Archbishop of Sydney; Bishop of Parramatta Diocese ; Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney Arch-diocese
• Rev Fr Steve Curtin SJ – Provincial of the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus from May 2008 until 2013. Director of Jesuit Mission Australia from 2001 to May 2008.
• Rev Fr Jeremy Clarke SJ – – entered the Jesuits in 1993, earned his Doctorate in Chinese History from ANU in 2008.
• Rev Fr Tom Renshaw SJ – – ordained in July 2007, and is a former Rector of Xavier College in Melbourne, Victoria

  Entertainment, media and the arts

• Nick Enright – dramatist/playwright
• Justin Fleming – dramatist/playwright
• Christopher Brennan – poet
• Robert Hughes – art critic and writer
• Padraic "P. P." McGuinness – conservative journalist; editor of Quadrant Magazine
• Gerard Windsor – writer.

• Bob Connolly, journalist and award winning documentary film maker and author.
• Ben Fordham – Channel Nine and 2 GB radio
• Andrew O'Keefe – presenter of the Seven Network's Deal or No Deal and Weekend Sunrise; former intellectual property lawyer
• Rob Palmer – Presenter on Seven Network's Better Homes and Gardens programme
• Reuben Mourad – presenter on Network Ten's Breakfast and 5 pm National News.
• Marc McDermott – actor on stage and screen
• Gregan McMahon – actor and theatrical producer
• Colin Higgins — writer and film director Harold and Maude, Silver Streak, Nine to Five, Foul Play, etc.

• Michael Arthur Macdonald Scott, Jesuit priest and educator, co-founder of the Blake prize for religious art and trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria.

• Maurice O'Shea – winemaker

Law

• Tom Bathurst - Current Chief Justice of New South Wales
• George Ernest Flannery, barrister who worked with Sir Edmund Barton for Federation and was a foundation member of the Old Ignatians' Union.
• Peter Garling – Justice of the NSW Supreme Court, 2010 – present
• Clifton Hoeben - Current Chief Judge in Common Law, NSW Supreme Court ; Major-General of the Australian Army Reserve
• Sir Henry Edward Manning, barrister and politician. Attorney-General of New South Wales.
• Roderick Meagher - Justice of the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, 1989–2004
• George Palmer - Justice of the New South Wales Supreme Court, 2001–2011; musical composer
• Julian McMahon - Bali 9 lawyer

  Medicine and science

• Paul Scully-Power – First Australian born astronaut – Space Shuttle Challenger 1984
• Richard Dowden noted geo- and astrophysicist

• Dr Walter Burfitt - Surgeon and co-founder of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; Founder of the Medical Benevolent Association of New South Wales.
• Dr Harry Daly CMG, one of the founding fathers of anaesthesiology in Australia.
• Professor William Gissane, CBE, founder of Birmingham Accident Hospital.

  Military

• Major Dr. Kevin Fagan – Physician and World War II hero.
• Clifton Hoeben – Major General and NSW Supreme Court Judge
• Michael Slattery – Rear Admiral and Former NSW Supreme Court Judge

  Music

• Rob Dougan – music producer and composer best known for the track "Clubbed to Death", which featured in The Matrix
• Ignatius Jones – actor/musician; creative director of Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony and Vivid Festival
• Thomas O'Dell - lead vocalist of the band DMA's, best known for their song 'Believe'
• Joshua Carroll - International DJ known as 'Jonny Spins'
• Tyrone Lindqvist - Vocalist and guitarist for Rüfüs Du Sol
• James Hunt - Percussionist for Rüfüs Du Sol

  Politics and Public Service

Current serving politicians

Federal

• Tony Abbott, MP – 28th Prime Minister of Australia, former leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Member for Warringah, and former Health Minister.

• Jason Falinski, MP – Member for Mackellar since 2016
• Dr David Gillespie, MP – Member for Lyne and a former gastroenterologist.
• Barnaby Joyce, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

  State and / or territory

• Chris Hartcher, NSW MLA for Terrigal and formerly member for Gosford. Former Liberal MP, now suspended.
• Matt Kean, NSW MLA for Hornsby
• Jonathan O'Dea, NSW MLA for Davidson
• Anthony Roberts, NSW MLA for Lane Cove

  Former members of Parliament

• Stephen Lusher – MHR for Hume
• Peter Johnson – MHR for Brisbane Liberal
• Nick Greiner - Liberal Premier of NSW
• Tom Hughes - Barrister; MHR for Parkes 1963–69, Berowra 1969–72; Attorney-General
• Joe Francis – WA MLA for Jandakot; Lieutenant, Royal Australian Navy
• Thomas Bartholomew Curran, Member of Britain's House of Commons.
• David Connolly, Federal Member for Bradfield.

  Public service

• Michael Coutts-Trotter – Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services , Director-General of the NSW Department of Education and Training ; Director-General of the NSW Department of Commerce, and chief of staff to the New South Wales Treasurer
• Paul McClintock – Secretary to Cabinet; Head of Cabinet Policy Unit 2000–2003, Chairman of ADI, and Director of Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management
• Lachlan Harris – Senior Press Secretary to former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

  Sport

AFL

• Leo Barry – Sydney Swans 1995–2009 – AFL Premiership winning player 2005
• Malcolm Lynch – Western Bulldogs 2007–2009, North Melbourne Football Club 2012
• Josh Bruce – Greater Western Sydney Giants 2012-
• Jed Anderson – Hawthorn Hawks 2013-
• Dan Robinson

  Basketball

• Tony De Ambrosis – Sydney Kings 1990-1993, Gold Coast Rollers 1994-1996 and Townsville Suns, later known as Townsville Crocodiles, 1997-1998

  Cricket

• Jackson Bird- Australian Test Cricketer 2012 –, Tasmanian Tigers 2011 –, Melbourne Stars 2012 –, Sheffield Shield 'Player of the Year' 2011–2012, Australia A 2012.

  Football

• Adam Biddle, played soccer for Sydney FC

  Rugby Union

State/Provincial

• Angus Roberts – Melbourne Rebels 2013
• Mitch Inman – Western Force 2011, Melbourne Rebels 2012, Wallabies training squad 2012
• Lachlan McCaffrey – NSW Waratahs 2010, Western Force 2012, ACT Brumbies 2013
• Jono Jenkins – NSW Waratahs 2012, Western Force 2010, Australian Rugby Sevens 2009
• David McDuling – Queensland Reds 2012–2015, Australian Under 20s Rugby World Cup 2009 Natal/Durban Sharks 2015-
• Michael Wells – ACT Brumbies 2013 and NSW Waratahs 2017- Present
• Jack Dempsey - Wallabies 2017 - Present, NSW Waratahs 2015 - Present, Australian Schoolboys 2012, Australian U20 2013-2014
• Daniel Sheehan - Rugby 08 Champion, Australian Rugby Analyst, big fan of Chargrill Charlie's RWC19 promo

  Rugby Sevens

• Ed Jenkins – Australian Rugby Sevens Captain 2012
• Henry Hutchison World Rugby Sevens Series Rookie Player of the Year 2015/16

  Touch Football

• Andrew Roughan – Portugal 2010

  Olympians

• Frederick Lane – Australia's first Olympic swimmer, and swimmer Australian swimmer at the Paris Olympics in 1900, he took gold in the 200 metres freestyle and the 200 metres obstacle race.
• Edward Fernon- Modern Pentathlon 2012 London Olympics

Other

• Richard Walsh – professional mixed martial artist, Semi-finalist of, currently competing in the Welterweight Division of the UFC