List of Australian National University people

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This is an incomplete list of Australian National University people, including alumni and staff.

Alumni[edit]

Academia[edit]

Business[edit]

Government[edit]

Politicians[edit]

Prime Ministers of Australia[edit]
Other federal politicians[edit]

State Premiers and territory Chief Ministers[edit]

State Premiers[edit]
Territory Chief Ministers[edit]
Other State and territory politicians[edit]

Civil servants[edit]

Diplomats[edit]
United Nations officials[edit]
Foreign officials[edit]

Law[edit]

Justices of the High Court of Australia[edit]

Judges of the Federal Court of Australia[edit]

  • Tony Whitlam, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia 1993–2005

Judges of the Supreme Courts of Australian states and territories[edit]

President of the Chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand[edit]

Federal Magistrates of Australia[edit]

Legal practitioners[edit]

Law professors[edit]

Humanities[edit]

Arts[edit]

Journalism and media[edit]

Literature, writing and poetry[edit]

Military[edit]

Sciences[edit]

Astronomy[edit]

Biology[edit]

Chemistry[edit]

Mathematics[edit]

Medicine[edit]

Physics[edit]

Sport[edit]

Other[edit]

Faculty[edit]

Notable past and current faculty members include:

Philanthropy[edit]

Administration[edit]

Chancellors[edit]

Order Chair of Interim Council Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Richard Mills 1946 1951 4–5 years 1
1 Mills served as Chair of the Interim Council while the University was initially beginning operations. While Bruce was officially the first Chancellor, Mills had been effectively fulfilling the same function.
Order Chancellor Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne CH, MC, PC 1951 1961 9–10 years [6]
2 Sir John Cockcroft OM, KCB, CBE 1961 1965 3–4 years [7]
3 Lord Florey OM 1965 1968 2–3 years [8]
4 Dr. H. C. Coombs 1968 1976 7–8 years [9]
5 Sir John Crawford AC, KBE 1976 1984 7–8 years [10]
6 Sir Richard Blackburn OBE 1984 1987 2–3 years [11]
7 Sir Gordon Jackson AK 1987 1990 2–3 years [12]
8 Sir Geoffrey Yeend AC, CBE 1990 1994 3–4 years [13]
9 Peter Baume AC 1994 2006 11–12 years [14]
10 Allan Hawke AC 2006 31 December 2008 (2008-12-31) 1–2 years [15]
11 Kim Beazley AC 1 January 2009 (2009-01-01) 31 December 2009 (2009-12-31) 1 year, 0 days [16]
12 Gareth Evans AC, QC 1 January 2010 (2010-01-01) 31 December 2019 (2019-12-31) 10 years, 0 days [17]
13 Julie Bishop 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) incumbent 4 years, 95 days [18]

Vice-Chancellors[edit]

Order Vice-Chancellor Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Sir Douglas Copland 11 May 1948 (1948-05-11) 1953 4–5 years [19]
2 Sir Leslie Melville 1953 1960 6–7 years [20]
3 Sir Leonard Huxley 30 September 1960 (1960-09-30) 1967 6–7 years [21]
4 Sir John Crawford 1968 1973 4–5 years [10]
5 Robert Williams 1973 1975 1–2 years
6 Donald Anthony Low 1975 1982 6–7 years
7 Peter Karmel 1982 1987 4–5 years [22]
8 Lawrence Walter Nichol 1988 1993 4–5 years
9 Deane Terrell 1994 31 December 2000 (2000-12-31) 6–7 years [23]
10 Ian Chubb 1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 2011 9–10 years [24]
11 Ian Young 2011 31 December 2015 (2015-12-31) 4–5 years [25]
12 Brian Schmidt 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) 31 December 2023 (2023-12-31) 8 years, 95 days [26]
13 Genevieve Bell 1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) incumbent [27]

References[edit]

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  7. ^ "OBITUARY The man who first split atom". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995). National Library of Australia. 19 September 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Lord Howard Florey OM FRS FRCP". About: Our history. Australian National University. n.d. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ Nix, Henry. "Coombs, Herbert Cole (Nugget) (1906–1997)]". Obituary at Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. ^ a b Miller, J. D. B. (2007). "Crawford, Sir John Grenfell (Jack) (1910–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013.
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  12. ^ Lee, David (2016). "Jackson, Sir Ronald Gordon (1924–1991)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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  14. ^ "Prof Peter Baume receives AC". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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  16. ^ "Beazley appointed ANU chancellor". Australia: ABC News. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  17. ^ "Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC". About: Governance. The Australian National University. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  18. ^ "The Hon Julie Bishop". About: Governance. The Australian National University. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  19. ^ Harper, Marjorie (1993). "Copland, Sir Douglas Berry (1894–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Archived from the original (First published in hardcopy.) on 7 July 2015.
  20. ^ Farquharson, John. "Melville, Sir Leslie Galfreid (1902–2002)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  21. ^ Crompton, Robert W. "Huxley, Sir Leonard George Holden (1902–1988)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. first published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, (MUP), 2007.
  22. ^ Smith, Bridie (3 January 2009). "Karmel's lessons heard". The Age.
  23. ^ "Deane Terrell". ANU emeriti oral history video project. Australian National University. 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  24. ^ "Annual Report 2001". About: Strategic planning. The Australian National University. 2001. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  25. ^ "Ian Young to retire as Vice-Chancellor of ANU in 2016" (Press release). The Australian National University. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt to lead ANU" (Press release). The Australian National University. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  27. ^ "ANU announces next VC". reporter.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.