45 Notable alumni of
Curtin University

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Curtin University is 1045th in the world, 23rd in Oceania, and 18th in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 45 notable alumni from Curtin University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Cody Fern

    Cody Fern
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Cody Fern is an Australian actor and director. Following his feature debut in The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017), he portrayed murder victim David Madson in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018). Later that year, Fern played Michael Langdon in American Horror Story: Apocalypse. He appeared in the final season of the Netflix drama House of Cards as Duncan Shepherd. In 2019, he returned to American Horror Story for its ninth season 1984, playing Xavier Plympton. In 2021, he guest-starred in the tenth season, subtitled Double Feature, and has appeared in two episodes of the spin-off series American Horror Stories.

  2. Judy Davis

    Judy Davis
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actorstage actor
    Biography

    Judith Davis is an Australian actress. In a career spanning over four decades of both screen and stage, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequent collaborator Woody Allen described her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". Davis has received numerous accolades, including nine AACTA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.

  3. Frances O'Connor

    Frances O'Connor
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    film directorstage actorscreenwriterfilm actor
    Biography

    Frances Ann O'Connor is a English–born Australian actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the films Mansfield Park, Bedazzled, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Timeline. O'Connor won an AACTA Award for her performance in Blessed, and also earned two Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Madame Bovary and The Missing. In 2022, her debut feature as writer and director, Emily was released.

  4. John Butler

    John Butler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    guitariststreet artistsingermusiciansongwriter
    Biography

    John Charles Wiltshire-Butler, professionally known as John Butler, is an American-Australian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He is the front man for the John Butler Trio, a roots and jam band that formed in Fremantle, Western Australia, in 1998.

  5. Carrie Bickmore

    Carrie Bickmore
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    television presenterjournalistradio personality
    Biography

    Carrie Bickmore is an Australian talk show and current affairs Gold Logie award-winning television and radio presenter. She currently co-hosts a national drive radio show on the Hit Network, Carrie & Tommy, from 3–6pm weeknights alongside Tommy Little. She was previously a co-host on Network 10's The Project from 2009–2022.

  6. Michaelia Cash

    Michaelia Cash
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Michaelia Clare Cash is an Australian politician who served as the 38th Attorney-General of Australia from 2021 to 2022 in the Morrison government. She has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2008 and is a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

  7. Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono

    Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono
    Born in
    Indonesia Flag Indonesia
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Enrolled in Curtin University
    2002-2005 graduated with Bachelor of Commerce
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono is a politician and member of House of Representatives, Indonesia. Edhie is the second son of the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the younger brother of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono.

  8. Brad Hogg

    Brad Hogg
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    cricketer
    Biography

    George Bradley Hogg is a former Australian cricketer who played all formats of the game. He was a left-arm wrist spin bowler, and a lower-order left-handed batsman.

  9. Dean Israelite

    Dean Israelite
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    film directordirectorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Dean Israelite is a South African film director, writer, and producer, best known for directing the found footage film Project Almanac, the 2017 reboot of Power Rangers, and the 2019 reboot of Are You Afraid of the Dark.

  10. Peter Bol

    Peter Bol
    Born in
    Sudan Flag Sudan
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

    Nagmeldin "Peter" Bol is an Australian middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympics, placed fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

  11. Judith Lucy

    Judith Lucy
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    comedian
    Biography

    Judith Mary Lucy is an Australian comedian and actress, known primarily for her stand-up comedy. Lucy joined the team of the ABC's The Weekly with Charlie Pickering in 2019.

  12. Linda Reynolds

    Linda Reynolds
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Linda Karen Reynolds is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Liberal Party and has served as a Senator for Western Australia since 2014. She held senior ministerial office as a cabinet minister in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022.

  13. Harith Iskander

    Harith Iskander
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Harith Iskander bin Musa is a Malaysian actor and comedian. He is considered to be "the Godfather of Stand-Up Comedy" in Malaysia, having also won the Asia's Best Stand-Up Comedian Award 2014 by Top 10 of Asia Magazine.

  14. John Worsfold

    John Worsfold
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    Australian rules football playerAustralian rules football coachpharmacist
    Biography

    John Richard Worsfold is a former Australian rules football coach and player. He was the senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between October 2015 and September 2020. He previously had a long association with the West Coast Eagles as player (1987–1998) and coach (2002–2013), captaining the club to premierships in 1992 and 1994 and coaching the club to a premiership in 2006.

  15. Natalie Barr

    Natalie Barr
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Natalie Anne Barr is an Australian television presenter, journalist, and news presenter.

  16. Claire Hooper

    Claire Hooper
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    comedian
    Biography

    Claire Hooper is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Hooper is co-hosting The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Mel Buttle.

  17. Scott Ludlam

    Scott Ludlam
    Born in
    New Zealand Flag New Zealand
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    politiciancolumnistpolitical stafferweb developergraphic designer
    Biography

    Scott Ludlam is a New Zealand-born Australian former politician. A member of the Australian Greens, he was a senator in the Australian Senate from July 2008 to July 2017 and served as deputy leader of the Greens. Ludlam represented the state of Western Australia and resigned when it was found that he had been ineligible to sit in the Senate due to holding dual citizenship of New Zealand and Australia.

  18. Adam Selwood

    Adam Selwood
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    Australian rules football player
    Biography

    Adam Murray Selwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Bendigo, Victoria, Selwood played under-18 football for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup before being recruited by West Coast in the third round of the 2002 National Draft. He made his debut for the club in 2003, and received a nomination for the AFL Rising Star two seasons later, in 2005. Alternating between midfield and defensive roles, Selwood played in West Coast's 2006 premiership win over Sydney, and also represented Australia in the 2008 International Rules Series against Ireland. He retired at the end of the 2013 season, having played 187 games for the club.

  19. Sora Ma

    Sora Ma
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Sora Ma is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste till 2017. Ma is also a qualified pilates instructor and the founder of charity organisation Heartworks SG.

  20. Bess Price

    Bess Price
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Bess Nungarrayi Price is an Aboriginal Australian activist and politician. She was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2016, representing the electorate of Stuart, and was Minister for Community Services in the Giles Ministry. She lives in Alice Springs in Central Australia, in the Northern Territory.

  21. Ian Goodenough

    Ian Goodenough
    Born in
    Singapore Flag Singapore
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    accountantreal estate developerpolitician
    Biography

    Ian Reginald Goodenough is a Singaporean-born Australian politician who is the Liberal Party member for the Division of Moore in the House of Representatives, located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Goodenough was elected to Parliament at the 2013 federal election, replacing the retiring Mal Washer. A property developer and businessman before his election, he had previously also served as a City of Wanneroo councillor.

  22. Deidre Brock

    Deidre Brock
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Deidre Leanne Brock is an Australian-born Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh North and Leith in May 2015 — the first SNP representative to hold the seat at either a Westminster or Scottish Parliament level. She has been the SNP House of Commons Business Spokesperson since December 2022.

  23. Lisa Scaffidi

    Lisa Scaffidi
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Lisa-Michelle Scaffidi is a former Lord Mayor of Perth, Western Australia. The first female Lord Mayor of Perth, Scaffidi became mayor following the October 2007 council elections, after the retirement of her predecessor, Peter Nattrass, who served a record twelve years in the position. Scaffidi and the rest of the City of Perth council were suspended on 2 March 2018, while the state government investigated the council's operations.

  24. Darren Glass

    Darren Glass
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    Australian rules football player
    Biography

    Darren Glass is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a full-back for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Northam, Western Australia, he attended Carine Senior High School before beginning his career with Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He was later recruited by West Coast with the 11th pick in the 1999 National Draft, making his debut for the club the following season. Glass was named in the All-Australian team on four occasions, including as captain of the 2012 team. He was named captain of West Coast in 2008, after Chris Judd was traded to Carlton, and won club best and fairest awards in 2007, 2009, and 2011. Glass retired from football midway through the 2014 season, having played 270 games for West Coast.

  25. Priya Cooper

    Priya Cooper
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    swimmer
    Biography

    Priya Naree Cooper, is an Australian world champion disabled swimmer, winning nine Paralympic gold medals as well as world records and world championships. She competed in the Australian swimming team at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics with an S8 classification. She was twice the co-captain of the Australian Paralympic team, including at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, and carried the Australian flag at the closing ceremonies for the 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics. Cooper has cerebral palsy and spends much of her time in a wheelchair. She attended university, working on a course in health management. After she ended her competitive Paralympic career, she became a commentator, and covered the swimming events at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

  26. Patrick Gorman

    Patrick Gorman
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Enrolled in Curtin University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Social Science
    Occupations
    politicianpolitical adviser
    Biography

    Patrick Possum Gorman is an Australian politician, elected as an Australian Labor Party representative for the Division of Perth at the 2018 Perth by-election.

  27. Matt Lucas

    Matt Lucas
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    rugby union playerrugby sevens player
    Biography

    Matthew Lucas is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is scrum-half. He has been named in the Waratahs Extended Playing Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

  28. Elissa Down

    Elissa Down
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm director
    Biography

    Elissa Down is an Australian filmmaker, who in 1999 and 2000, was nominated for Young Film-maker of the year at the WA Screen Awards.

  29. Nicole Manison

    Nicole Manison
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    politicianmedia consultant
    Biography

    Nicole Susan Manison is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2013, representing the electorate of Wanguri. She previously served as Deputy Chief Minister from 2016 to 2023, serving under both Michael Gunner and Natasha Fyles. She was also Treasurer from 2016 to 2020.

  30. Kon Vatskalis

    Kon Vatskalis
    Born in
    Greece Flag Greece
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Konstantine Vatskalis is a Greek-Australian politician and the current Lord Mayor of Darwin. Before becoming Lord Mayor in 2017 he was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from September 2001 to October 2014, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Casuarina. He was Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Defence Support, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Essential Services, Minister for Health, Minister for Mines and Energy, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries and Minister for Children and Families.

  31. Ljiljanna Ravlich

    Ljiljanna Ravlich
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politicianteacher
    Biography

    Ljiljanna Maria Ravlich is a Western Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1997 to 2015. She was the Minister for Education during the debate over the introduction of outcomes-based education. She subsequently served as Minister for Government Enterprises; Multicultural Interests and Citizenship; Youth; and Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure.

  32. Annelies Wilder-Smith

    Annelies Wilder-Smith
    Born in
    Singapore Flag Singapore
    Years
    20th Century
    Enrolled in Curtin University
    2000-2002 graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    researcher
    Biography

    Annelies Wilder-Smith is a professor of emerging infectious diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Visiting Professor of infectious diseases research at the Lee Kong Chian School of medicine. She is a world-renowned expert in travel and Tropical medicine. She is the past president of the International Society of Travel medicine (ISTM), and the past president of the Asia Pacific Society of Travel medicine and she was also the former chair of the Regional ISTM Conference in Singapore.

  33. Pippin Drysdale

    Pippin Drysdale
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    artist
    Biography

    Pippin Drysdale is an Australian ceramic artist and art teacher. She is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the Australian landscape in the field of ceramics. Her works are known for their intensity of colour and linear markings that interpret the artist's relationship with the Australian landscape. She was recognized as one of Western Australia’s State Living Treasures in 2015. She is Australia's highest earning ceramicist.

  34. Sarah Kenderdine

    Sarah Kenderdine
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in Curtin University
    1994-1997 graduated with Master of Arts
    Occupations
    international forum participantarchaeologist
    Biography

    Sarah Kenderdine is a professor of Digital Museology at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2017. She leads the laboratory for experimental museology (eM+), exploring the convergence of aesthetic practice, visual analytics and cultural data. Kenderdine develops interactive and immersive experiences for museums and galleries, often employing interactive cinema and augmented reality. She is a New Zealander and was born on 2 January 1966 in Sydney.

  35. Melissa Cristina Márquez

    Melissa Cristina Márquez
    Occupations
    marine biologistwriter
    Biography

    Melissa Cristina Márquez is a Puerto Rican marine biologist and science communicator. She studies chondrichthyan fishes, including great white sharks.

  36. Jan Norberger

    Jan Norberger
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jan-Henrik Norberger is a former Australian politician. He was the member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Joondalup from 2013 to 2017, representing the Liberal Party.

  37. Jon Doust

    Jon Doust
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Occupations
    novelistchildren's writerwritercomedian
    Biography

    Jon Doust is a comedian, writer, novelist and professional speaker, born in Bridgetown, Western Australia, who lives in Albany, Western Australia. He gained a BA majoring in English from the Western Australian Institute of Technology and worked in farming, retailing and journalism before pursuing a career in comedy and writing.

  38. Ashleigh Nelson

    Ashleigh Nelson
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Enrolled in Curtin University
    2005-2010 graduated with Bachelor of Science in occupational therapy
    Occupations
    field hockey player
    Biography

    Ashleigh Jayne Nelson is an Australian hockey player, a striker for the Australia women's national field hockey team.

  39. Andie Tong

    Andie Tong
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    comics artist
    Biography

    Andie Tong is a comic book artist, known for his work on books such as Green Lantern: Legacy, Legend of Shang-Chi, Tron: Betrayal, Spectacular Spider-Man UK, The Batman Strikes! and Tangent: Superman's Reign. He was born in Malaysia and grew up in Australia.

  40. Glencora Ralph

    Glencora Ralph
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    water polo player
    Biography

    Glencora McGhie is an Australian water polo centre back/driver. She attended the Curtin University of Technology and is a dental therapist. She competes for the Fremantle Marlins in the National Water Polo League, and was on sides that won the league championship in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. She has been a member of the Australia women's national water polo team on the junior and senior level. She has won gold medals at the 2011 Canada Cup and at the 2007 FINA Junior World Championships. She won silver medals at the 2010 FINA World League Super Finals and at the 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup. She won a bronze medal at the 2009 FINA World League Super Finals. She was part of the Australian water polo team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  41. Laura Glitsos

    Laura Glitsos
    Occupations
    musicianwritereducator
    Biography

    Laura Glitsos is a writer, academic and musician based in Perth, Western Australia. Glitsos continues as a performer and also works as an academic and lecturer at Curtin University and Edith Cowan University.

  42. Hannah McGlade

    Hannah McGlade
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    legal scholaracademiclawyer
    Biography

    Hannah McGlade CF is an Australian academic, human rights advocate and lawyer. She is a Kurin Minang Noongar woman of the Bibulman nation and is as of May 2022 an associate professor at Curtin University's law school. She was appointed Senior Indigenous Fellow at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2016 and has been a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues since 2020.

  43. Brigid Lowry

    Brigid Lowry
    Born in
    New Zealand Flag New Zealand
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    novelistpoetchildren's writerwriter
    Biography

    Brigid Lowry is a New Zealand author.

  44. Marcella Polain

    Marcella Polain
    Born in
    Singapore Flag Singapore
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    writerpoet
    Biography

    Marcella Polain is an Australian-resident poet, novelist and short fiction writer.

  45. Sharyn Egan

    Sharyn Egan
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    sculptorpainter
    Biography

    Sharyn Egan is a Nyoongar artist known for her work in painting, sculpture, weaving and walking. Based in Fremantle, Western Australia, Egan's works are held in the collections of the National Museum of Australia and the Berndt Museum of Anthropology, and she has created artworks for the Perth International Arts Festival.