• Source: List of Fortians

This is a list of alumni of Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia who have attained notability in various fields. It includes alumni of the historical Fort Street Boys' High School, Fort Street Girls' High School, Fort Street Superior Public School and Fort Street Model School (or Fort Street National School), from which Fort Street Public School also descends. They are named "Fortians" in the traditions of these schools.




Politics, government and the law


Edwin Abbott (1878–1947), Controller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs 1933 to 1944
Sir William Anderson, businessman, federal president (1955–1956) and federal treasurer (1956–1968) of the Liberal Party of Australia
Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding Justice of the High Court of Australia; (attended Fort Street for two years; later Sydney Grammar School)
Sir Garfield Barwick, former chief justice of the High Court of Australia
Eric Bedford, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1968–1985)
Charles Bennett, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1934–1941)
Ivan Black, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1945–1962)
Rod Blackmore, OAM, Senior Magistrate at the Children's Court of New South Wales, serving from 1978 to 1995.
Vicki Bourne, Senator (1990–2002)
Arthur Bridges, Leader of the Government in the NSW Legislative Council, minister and member (1946–1968);
Joseph Browne, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1912–1932)
John Bryson QC, former justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Sir Joseph Carruthers, former premier of New South Wales
Rodney Cavalier, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1978–1988), currently chairman of the SCG Trust
Ian Cohen, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1995–2011)
Terence Cole, QC, jurist, twice Royal Commissioner (AWB Oil-for-Food and Building Industry)
Hugh Connell, DSO MC and Bar, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1920–1934)
Peter Crawford, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1984–1988)
William Dick, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1894–1907) and NSW Legislative Council (1907–1932)
Ben Doig, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1957–1965)
John Dowd, former NSW Attorney-General, Leader of the Opposition and Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and former chancellor of Southern Cross University;
Syd Einfeld, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1965–1981)
Bob Ellicott, QC, former federal minister, solicitor-general, attorney-general and judge of the Federal Court
Sir Kevin Ellis, Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly and Member (1948–1973)
Dr H. V. Evatt, former High Court judge, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, president of the United Nations General Assembly and federal ALP opposition leader
Clive Evatt, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1939–1959), brother of H. V. Evatt
Doug Everingham, federal Minister for Health, 1972–1975
David Fell, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1904–1913)
Sir David Ferguson, former justice of the Supreme Court of NSW
JD (Jack) Fitzgerald, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1891–1894) and NSW Legislative Council (1915–1922)
Harry Gardiner, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1960–1974)
Don Grimes, former senator, federal minister, and member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Arthur Grimm, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1913–1925)
Graham Hill, former judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Thomas Holden, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1934–1945)
Justice Michael Kirby, former justice of the High Court of Australia
Justice David Kirby, former justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Joseph Kelly, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1894–1898)
Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia, responsible for the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Hugh Latimer, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1934–1954)
Stan Lloyd, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly(1932–1941)
Harold Mason, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1937–1938)
Gustave 'Gus' Miller, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1889–1918)
Trevor Morling, QC, former judge of the Federal Court, Royal Commissioner and chairman of the Australian Electoral Commission
William Murray, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1952–1976)
Lerryn Mutton, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1968–1978)
Shane Paltridge, politician; senator 1951–1966
Alfred Parker, Lord Mayor of Sydney (1934–1935)
John Perry, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1889–1920)
Ivan Petch, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1988–1995)
Dr Peter Phelps, member of the NSW Legislative Council (2011–2019)
Max Ruddock, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1962–1976) and father of Philip Ruddock;
James Shand, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1926–1944)
Simon Sheikh, former executive director of GetUp!, a national non-party political organisation
William Shipway, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1894–1895)
Ross Smith, Victorian MLA (1985–2002)
Harold Snelling, former NSW solicitor-general
Sir Percy Spender, former president of the International Court of Justice, Federal Minister, diplomat and jurist
Sir Bertram Stevens, former premier of New South Wales
Stanley Stephens, minister and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1944–1973)
Sir Alan Taylor, former justice of the High Court of Australia
Sir Frederick Tout, pastoralist and member of the NSW Legislative Council (1932–1946) and Newington College (1886–1890) where he was Captain of Rugby Union.
Allan Viney, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1971–1978)
Horace Whiddon, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1934–1955)
Sir Robert Wilson, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1949–1961)
Neville Wran, former premier of New South Wales




Science and academia


Joyce Allan, conchologist, artist and first female Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Sir Hermann Black, former chancellor of the University of Sydney
Carl Bridge, Professor Emeritus of Australian History, King’s College London
Frederick Bridges, educationalist and former chief inspector of schools in New South Wales
Ida Brown, palaentonologist, first female president of the Royal Society of New South Wales
Hedley Bull, professor of international relations at ANU, LSE and Oxford University, and author of "The Anarchical Society"
Persia Campbell, Australian-born American economist and consumer rights champion
John Henry Carver, physicist
Alan Rowland Chisholm, professor of French at University of Melbourne, critic and commentator
Sir Archibald Collins, former president of the British Medical Association of Australia,
Dr Alex J Crandon, Oncology Surgeon & former Professor Gynaecological Cancer University of Queensland (1993–2004)
Dr Robert Douglas, doctor and medical scientist
Dr William Figgett, biomedical scientist at the University of Melbourne
Theodore Thomson Flynn, professor of marine biology and zoology at the University of Tasmania and Queen's University of Belfast, served as the Chair of Zoology, first biology professor in Tasmania, director of the marine station at Portaferry, father of actor Errol Flynn
Lionel Gilbert OAM, author and historian specializing in natural, applied, and local history.
Norman Haire, medical practitioner and sexologist
Margaret Ann Harris, Challis Professor of English Literature at The University of Sydney
Stephen Hetherington, philosopher, Emeritus Professor in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales.
Ronald Horan, educator, linguist and author
John Irvine Hunter, biologist
Prof Nalini Joshi, chair, National Committee for Mathematical Sciences, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney
Phyllis Kaberry, social anthropologist
Liang Joo Leow OAM, physician, Mohs surgeon, linguist; first dermatologist appointed to the Therapeutic Goods Administration
Sylvia Lawson, academic, writer and journalist
Sir Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorer
R. Kerry Rowe, FRS, civil engineer. Professor, Kingston University, Ontario
Maria Skyllas-Kazacos AM, director of the University of New South Wales, Centre for Electrochemical and Mineral Processing
Mavis Sweeney (1909 — 23 July 1986), Australian hospital pharmacist
Arthur Bache Walkom, palaeobotanist and museum director
Prof John Manning Ward, former vice-chancellor at The University of Sydney
Enid Phyllis Wilson, (1908-1988) industrial psychologist,
Sir Harold Wyndham, former NSW Director-General of Education, creator of the Wyndham Scheme (HSC)
Dr John Yu, Australian of the Year, 1996; former chancellor of UNSW
Dr Jee Hyun Kim, senior research fellow and head of the Developmental Psychobiology Laboratory at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Melbourne




Rhodes Scholars


Kate Brennan – BA LLB, University of Sydney, 2006 (also attended Tara Anglican School for Girls and MLC School)
Robert Nicholson McCulloch – BSc (Agric), University of Sydney, 1926




Military


Maj Basil Catterns, soldier, businessman and yachtsman
Maj-Gen Bill Crews, former national president of the Returned and Services League of Australia
Flt Lt Pat Hughes, RAAF pilot. One of The Few, Hughes was the highest-scoring Australian in the Battle of Britain
Sqdn Ldr Guy Menzies, first solo flight over the Tasman Sea
Arthur George Weaver DFC, bomber pilot, lawyer and father of Jacki Weaver
Maj-Gen George Wootten, soldier, lawyer, and political activist
Maj-Gen Zeng Sheng (Tsang Sang), Chinese guerilla force commander in Hong Kong during World War II, later officer in the Chinese army and Minister of Transport (attended Fort Street for five years, later attended Sun Yat-sen University High School)




Business and industry


Frank Albert, founder of Albert Music and the board of the Australian Broadcasting Company
Hughie Armitage, former governor of the Commonwealth Bank
Samuel Hordern, merchant and philanthropist
Sir Ronald Irish, businessman and author;
Raymond McGrath, architect, pioneer of Modernism, former president of the Royal Hibernian Academy
Gary Pemberton, businessman
Abe Saffron, underworld figure, nightclub owner and property developer
John Singleton, broadcaster; advertising tycoon
Ken Thomas, founder of Thomas Nationwide Transport, international transport company.




Religion and community


Ellis Gowing former Archdeacon of Southend, United Kingdom
Stephen Duckett, secretary of Commonwealth Department of Health (1994–1996), chair, board of directors, Brotherhood of St Laurence (2000–2005), president and chief executive officer, Alberta Health Services (2009–2010), Health Program Director, Grattan Institute (2012–)
Tony Thirlwell OAM, chief executive, Heart Foundation (NSW)
Sir Alan Walker, former superintendent minister of the Wesley Central Mission, Central Methodist Mission Sydney
James Graham Somerville, environmentalist




Entertainment, media and the arts


Neville Amadio, flautist
John Appleton, stage and radio actor writer and producer
Helmut Bakaitis, actor
George Lewis Becke, writer
Bill Boustead, conservator at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1954 until 1977.
Barbara Brunton actress
Christian Byers, actor
Anna Choy, television presenter
Kenneth Cook, writer
David Foster, novelist, essayist, poet and farmer (also attended Orange High School and Armidale High School)
Nikki Gooley, make-up artist, BAFTA winner (2005), Saturn Award winner (1999), Oscar nominee (2006)
Norman Hetherington, creator of "Mr. Squiggle"
Frank Hodgkinson AM, Australian printmaker, painter and graphic artist
A. D. Hope, poet
Muriel Howlett, first female journalist for the BBC
Lindy Hume, opera and festival director
Deborah Hutton, Model & TV Personality
Dr Francis James, journalist and publisher
Sir Errol Knox, journalist, publisher, citizen soldier who served in both world wars rising to the rank of brigadier
Mary Kostakidis, SBS newsreader and a member of founding management team
James McAuley, poet and co-creator of Ern Malley
Cassie McCullagh, ABC presenter, journalist and writer
Donald McDonald, former chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Adit Gauchan, producer for Australian hip hop band Horrorshow
Nick Bryant-Smith (MC Solo), rapper for Australian hip hop band Horrorshow
Nick Lupi, rapper for hip hop group Spit Syndicate
Tai Nguyen, actor
Kaho Cheung (aka Unkle Ho), producer for Australian hip hop band The Herd
Lucia Osborne-Crowley, author of 'I Choose Elena' and journalist
Michael Pate, Australian actor and writer
Robie Porter, (aka Rob E G), Australian musician and music producer
Margaret Preston, artist and teacher of art
Josh Pyke, singer/songwriting musician
Eric Charles Rolls AM, Writer; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003
Dennis Shanahan, political editor, The Australian
Joy Smithers, actress and public speaker
Harold Stewart, poet and co-creator of Ern Malley
John West, ABC radio's "The Showman"
Amy Witting, poet and novelist
Rowan Woods, AFI winning film director
Josh Szeps, political satirist and TV show host
Jake Stone, singer of Indie rock band Bluejuice, along with others in the band




Sport


Marilyn Black, athlete, 1964 Summer Olympics
Judy Canty, athlete, 1948 Olympic Games, 1950 British Empire Games
Jean Coleman, athlete, 1938 Empire Games
Robert Graves, dual Rugby international
Harold Hardwick, swimmer, 1911 Empire Games; 1912 Olympic Games
Jon Henricks, swimmer, 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; 1956, 1960 Olympic Games
Harry Hopman, tennis player
Clarice Kennedy, athlete, 1938 Empire Games
Garry Leo, Rugby League, 1963–74, Balmain Tigers First Grade
Adrian Lowe, athlete, 1988 Paralympic Games.
Charles Macartney, cricketer
Betty McKinnon, athlete, 1948 Olympic Games
Paul Magee, athlete, 1938 Empire Games
June Maston, athlete, 1948 Olympic Games
Marlene Matthews, athlete, 1954, 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; 1956, 1960 Olympic Games; later director of the Western Sydney Academy of Sport
Wayne Miranda, Rugby League, 1979–83, Balmain Rugby League First Grade
Ian Moutray, Rugby Union international
Margaret Parker, athlete, 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Myer Rosenblum, athlete, 1938 British empire and Commonwealth Games; and Rugby Union international
Frederick (Frank) Row, Australia's first Rugby Union captain (vs British Lions, 1899)
Fred Spofforth, cricketer
Jan Stephenson, golfer
Liz Weekes, water polo, 2000 Olympic Games
Taryn Woods, water polo, 2000 Olympic Games




References






External links


Distinguished Fortians, 2018. (167-page alphabetic list of FSHS student alumni.)
Foreword by Justice Kirby in the sesquicentenary book, Maroon and Silver (1999)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of Fortians
• Fort Street High School
• Fort Street Public School
• Rod Blackmore
• Fortean Times
• Gunther disease
• Edmond Samuels
• John Kerr (governor-general)
• Davidson High School (New South Wales)