100 Notable alumni of
University of Adelaide

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The University of Adelaide is 450th in the world, 9th in Oceania, and 7th in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Adelaide sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Julia Gillard

    Julia Gillard
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
    Biography

    Julia Eileen Gillard AC is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the 13th deputy prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010, under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. She is the first and only woman to hold either office in Australian history.

  2. Dichen Lachman

    Dichen Lachman
    Born in
    Nepal Flag Nepal
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    film actoractor
    Biography

    Dichen Lachman is an Australian actress and model. She earned recognition starring as Katya Kinski in the soap opera Neighbours (2005–2007) and as Sierra in Joss Whedon's science fiction drama series Dollhouse (2009–2010).

  3. Lionel Logue

    Lionel Logue
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1880-1953 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    physicianspeech and language therapistactorscientist
    Biography

    Lionel George Logue, was an Australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor who helped King George VI manage his stammer.

  4. J. M. Coetzee

    J. M. Coetzee
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    linguistnovelistuniversity teacherpoetprose writer
    Biography

    John Maxwell Coetzee FRSL OMG is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language. He has won the Booker Prize (twice), the CNA Literary Award (thrice), the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and holds a number of other awards and honorary doctorates.

  5. Elton Mayo

    Elton Mayo
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1880-1949 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    sociologistpsychologistprofessor
    Biography

    George Elton Mayo was an Australian born psychologist, industrial researcher, and organizational theorist. Mayo was formally trained at the University of Adelaide, acquiring a Bachelor of Arts Degree graduating with First Class Honours, majoring in philosophy and psychology, and was later awarded an honorary Master of Arts Degree from the University of Queensland (UQ).

  6. Raditya Dika

    Raditya Dika
    Born in
    Indonesia Flag Indonesia
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    stand-up comedianfilm directorwriteractor
    Biography

    Dika Angkasaputra Moerwani Nasution, known as Raditya Dika, is an Indonesian author, actor, movie director, YouTuber, and social media personality. He is best known for his stand-up comedy.

  7. Jonathan LaPaglia

    Jonathan LaPaglia
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    television actormodelfilm directorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Jonathan LaPaglia is an Australian actor and television personality. He has hosted Network 10's revival of Australian Survivor since 2016. As an actor, LaPaglia is known for his roles as Frank B. Parker in the television series Seven Days, Kevin Debreno in The District and Detective Tommy McNamara in New York Undercover.

  8. Penny Wong

    Penny Wong
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    political adviserbarristerpolitician
    Biography

    Penelope Ying-Yen Wong is an Australian politician who is serving as the current minister for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese government since 2022. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), she has been a senator for South Australia since 2002. Wong previously served as minister for Climate Change and minister for Finance and Deregulation during the governments of Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2007 until 2013.

  9. Julie Bishop

    Julie Bishop
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Julie Isabel Bishop is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin from 1998 to 2019. She has been the chancellor of the Australian National University since January 2020.

  10. Tony Tan Keng Yam

    Tony Tan Keng Yam
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    mathematicianpoliticianinternational forum participantbusinessperson
    Biography

    Tony Tan Keng Yam is a Singaporean banker and politician who served as the seventh president of Singapore between 2011 and 2017. Tan won the 2011 presidential election in a four-cornered fight and served as the president of Singapore until 2017. He did not seek for a re-election in the 2017 presidential election, which was reserved for Malay candidates after a constitutional amendment.

  11. David Chalmers

    David Chalmers
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    university teacherphilosopheracademic
    Biography

    David John Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block). In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

  12. Abdul Taib Mahmud

    Abdul Taib Mahmud
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1936-.. (age 88)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    In 1960 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Abdul Taib bin Mahmud is a Malaysian politician who served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from March 2014 to January 2024 and the 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak from March 1981 to February 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a Malaysian state, serving in the position for 33 years and the longest MP in Sarawak. He served as President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), which was part of the Barisan Nasional coalition until 2018. He is of ethnic Melanau descent.

  13. Howard Florey

    Howard Florey
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1898-1968 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    professorchemistbiologistpharmacistphysician
    Biography

    Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in the development of penicillin.

  14. William Lawrence Bragg

    William Lawrence Bragg
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1890-1971 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    crystallographerphysicistuniversity teacherchemistmathematician
    Biography

    Sir William Lawrence Bragg, CH, OBE, MC, FRS was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer (1912) of Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structure. He was joint recipient (with his father, William Henry Bragg) of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915, "For their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays"; an important step in the development of X-ray crystallography.

  15. Adam Liaw

    Adam Liaw
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    reality television participantlawyer
    Biography

    Adam Liaw is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, television presenter and author. He was the winner of the second season of MasterChef Australia, defeating student Callum Hann in the final. Liaw has produced, written and hosted his own cooking programs, including the Destination Flavour series and the talk and cooking show The Cook Up with Adam Liaw on SBS Food.

  16. Ong Teng Cheong

    Ong Teng Cheong
    Years
    1936-2002 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    politicianarchitect
    Biography

    Ong Teng Cheong was a Singaporean statesman, architect and union leader who served as the fifth president of Singapore from 1993 to 1999. He was the first president to be directly elected in a popular vote in Singapore's history after winning the 1993 presidential election.

  17. Sevim Dağdelen

    Sevim Dağdelen
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    2001-2002 studied jurisprudence
    Occupations
    journalisttranslatorpolitician
    Biography

    Sevim Dağdelen is a German politician and a member of the Bundestag. She was elected for Left Party (die Linke) and switched in October 2023 to Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht.

  18. Nick Xenophon

    Nick Xenophon
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Nick Xenophon is an Australian politician and lawyer who was a Senator for South Australia from 2008 to 2017. He was the leader of two political parties: Nick Xenophon Team federally, and Nick Xenophon's SA-BEST in South Australia.

  19. Sara Ahmed

    Sara Ahmed
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    philosopherwriter
    Biography

    Sara Ahmed is a British-Australian writer and scholar whose area of study includes the intersection of feminist theory, lesbian feminism, queer theory, affect theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism. Her seminal work, The Cultural Politics of Emotion, in which she explores the social dimension and circulation of emotions, is recognized as a foundational text in the nascent field of affect theory.

  20. Gillon McLachlan

    Gillon McLachlan
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    sports executive
    Biography

    Gillon McLachlan is an Australian sports administrator. He is the former chief executive officer of the Australian Football League (AFL). He was appointed to the role in 2014, succeeding Andrew Demetriou, having previously served as his deputy, and finished his contract at the end of the 2023 season, passing the reins to Andrew Dillon.

  21. Christopher Pyne

    Christopher Pyne
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Christopher Maurice Pyne is a retired Australian politician. As a member of the Liberal Party, he held several ministerial positions in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments, and served as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Sturt from 1993 until his retirement in 2019.

  22. John Finnis

    John Finnis
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    philosopherlegal scholar
    Biography

    John Mitchell Finnis is an Australian legal philosopher and jurist specializing in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. He is an original interpreter of Aristotle and Aquinas, and counts Germain Grisez as a major influence and collaborator. He has made contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, and moral philosophy.

  23. S. Iswaran

    S. Iswaran
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    international forum participantpolitician
    Biography

    Subramaniam Iswaran, commonly known as S. Iswaran, is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations between 2018 and 2024 and Minister for Transport between 2021 and 2024. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the West Coast division of West Coast GRC between 2001 and 2024.

  24. G. Parameshwara

    G. Parameshwara
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    agronomistpoliticianpedagogue
    Biography

    Gangadharaiah Parameshwara is an Indian politician who serving as Home minister of Karnataka. He is also the seventh Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, and longest-serving President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee for two consecutive terms.

  25. Mark Oliphant

    Mark Oliphant
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1901-2000 (aged 99)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    In 1922 studied physics
    Occupations
    nuclear physicistphysicistgovernor
    Biography

    Sir Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant, AC, KBE, FRS, FAA, FTSE was an Australian physicist and humanitarian who played an important role in the first experimental demonstration of nuclear fusion and in the development of nuclear weapons.

  26. Clementine Ford

    Clementine Ford
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    authorjournalist
    Biography

    Clementine Ford is an Australian feminist writer, broadcaster and public speaker. She wrote a regular column for Daily Life for seven years.

  27. Sarah Hanson-Young

    Sarah Hanson-Young
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Social Science
    Occupations
    campaign managerinternational forum participantcolumnistbankerpolitician
    Biography

    Sarah Coral Hanson-Young is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since July 2008, representing the Australian Greens. She is the youngest woman to be elected to federal parliament, winning election at the age of 25 and taking office at the age of 26. She was the youngest person ever elected to the Senate (although several others have been appointed at younger ages), until Jordon Steele-John was elected in 2017.

  28. Annabel Crabb

    Annabel Crabb
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    television presenterjournalistpolitical pundit
    Biography

    Annabel Crabb is an Australian political journalist, commentator and television host who is the ABC's chief online political writer. She has worked for Adelaide's The Advertiser, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the Sunday Age and The Sun-Herald, and won a Walkley Award in 2009 for her Quarterly Essay, "Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull". She has written two books covering events within the Australian Labor Party, as well as The Wife Drought, a book about women's work–life balance. She has hosted ABC television shows Kitchen Cabinet, The House, Back in Time for Dinner and Tomorrow Tonight.

  29. Peter Malinauskas

    Peter Malinauskas
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Commerce
    Occupations
    shop assistanttrade unionistpolitician
    Biography

    Peter Bryden Malinauskas is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of South Australia since March 2022. He has been the leader of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the division of Croydon since April 2018. He was previously the Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until he led his party into government in the 2022 state election.

  30. Claire Lehmann

    Claire Lehmann
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Claire Lehmann is an Australian journalist and the founding editor of Quillette.

  31. Adenan Satem

    Adenan Satem
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1944-2017 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Adenan bin Haji Satem, popularly known as Tok Nan, was a Malaysian politician who served as the fifth chief minister of Sarawak from March 2014 to his death in January 2017. During his tenure, Adenan held the position as the President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), which is part of the Barisan Nasional coalition. He was of Malay descent.

  32. Hamish McLachlan

    Hamish McLachlan
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    sports commentator
    Biography

    Hamish Angus McLachlan is an Australian sports broadcaster and host with Seven Sport.

  33. Robin Warren

    Robin Warren
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1937-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    biologistpathologistphysicianmicrobiologistresearcher
    Biography

    John Robin Warren is an Australian pathologist, Nobel Laureate and researcher who is credited with the 1979 re-discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, together with Barry Marshall. The duo proved to the medical community that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the cause of most peptic ulcers.

  34. Don Dunstan

    Don Dunstan
    Born in
    Fiji Flag Fiji
    Years
    1926-1999 (aged 73)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Donald Allan Dunstan was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the division of Norwood from 1953 to 1979, and leader of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party from 1967 to 1979. Before becoming premier, Dunstan served as the 38th attorney-general of South Australia and the treasurer of South Australia. He is the fourth longest serving premier in South Australian history.

  35. Simon Birmingham

    Simon Birmingham
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    political adviserpoliticianinternational forum participant
    Biography

    Simon John Birmingham is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 2007. A member of the Liberal Party, he served in the Morrison government as Minister for Finance from 2020 to 2022 and as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment from 2018 to 2020. He previously served as Minister for Education and Training in the Turnbull government from 2015 to 2018, and as a parliamentary secretary and assistant minister in the Abbott government.

  36. Jay Weatherill

    Jay Weatherill
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Graduated with Bachelor of Economics
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Jay Wilson Weatherill is a former Australian politician who was the 45th premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018. Weatherill represented the House of Assembly seat of Cheltenham as a member of the South Australian Labor Party from the 2002 election to 17 December 2018, when he retired.

  37. Andy Thomas

    Andy Thomas
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    engineerastronaut
    Biography

    Andrew Sydney Withiel "Andy" Thomas, AO is an Australian and American aerospace engineer and a former NASA astronaut. He has dual nationality; he became a U.S. citizen in December 1986, hoping to gain entry to NASA's astronaut program. He is married to fellow NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.

  38. Hieu Van Le

    Hieu Van Le
    Born in
    Vietnam Flag Vietnam
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    accountantgovernoreconomist
    Biography

    Hieu Van Le, was the 35th governor of South Australia, in office from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2021. He served as the state's lieutenant-governor from 2007 to 2014. He also served as chair of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission (SAMEAC) from 2006 to 2009. Le is the first person of Asian heritage to be appointed a state governor in Australia, and first person of Vietnamese background to be appointed to a vice-regal position anywhere in the world.

  39. Pru Goward

    Pru Goward
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    writerpoliticiancivil servantbiographerjournalist
    Biography

    Prudence Jane Goward is an Australian former politician and was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2019, representing the seat of Goulburn.

  40. Natasha Stott Despoja

    Natasha Stott Despoja
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Natasha Jessica Stott Despoja AO is an Australian diplomat, advocate, author, and former politician. Starting her career in student politics, she became an advisor to the Australian Democrats and was appointed to the Australian Senate in 1995 at the age of 26. At the time, she was the youngest woman to serve in federal Parliament. She went on to become deputy leader of the Democrats in 1997 and then federal leader from 2001 to 2002. She retired from the Senate in 2008 as the longest-serving senator from her party.

  41. Phyllis Cilento

    Phyllis Cilento
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1894-1987 (aged 93)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    physician
    Biography

    Phyllis Dorothy Cilento, Lady Cilento was an Australian medical practitioner, prominent medical journalist, and pioneering advocate of family planning in Queensland.

  42. Mark Butler

    Mark Butler
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politiciantrade unionist
    Biography

    Mark Christopher Butler is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since 2007. He was a minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments and also served as national president of the ALP from 2015 to 2018.

  43. Amanda Vanstone

    Amanda Vanstone
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianradio personality
    Biography

    Amanda Eloise Vanstone is an Australian former politician and a former Ambassador to Italy. She was a Liberal Senator for South Australia from 1984 to 2007, and held several ministerial portfolios in the Howard government. After her resignation from the Senate in 2007, she served as the Australian Ambassador to Italy until July 2010. Her time as Minister for Immigration was marked by controversies within the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

  44. Joseph Pairin Kitingan

    Joseph Pairin Kitingan
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan is a Malaysian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Sabah from April 1985 to March 1994 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Keningau from August 1986 to May 2018. He is founding President of the United Sabah Party (PBS) and brother of Jeffrey Kitingan, the Deputy Chief Minister II and State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah and President of Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) as well as uncle of Maximus Ongkili, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak affairs and President of PBS. He is the longest MP in Sabah.

  45. Helen Caldicott

    Helen Caldicott
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1938-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    autobiographerpeace activistphysician
    Biography

    Helen Mary Caldicott is an Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate. She founded several associations dedicated to opposing the use of nuclear power, depleted uranium munitions, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons proliferation, and military action in general.

  46. Katrin Albsteiger

    Katrin Albsteiger
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Katrin Albsteiger is a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.

  47. Rawi Bhavilai

    Rawi Bhavilai
    Years
    1925-2017 (aged 92)
    Occupations
    astronomerwriter
    Biography

    Rawi Bhavilai was a Thai astronomer, writer and translator. He served as a professor at the Physics Department of the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, and was known for his writings on astronomy as well as philosophy and religion. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Thailand, and was named National Artist in literature in 2006.

  48. Alex Antic

    Alex Antic
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianlawyersolicitor
    Biography

    Alexander Charles Antic is an Australian politician who has been a senator for South Australia since 2019 representing the Liberal Party.

  49. Miguel Syjuco

    Miguel Syjuco
    Born in
    Philippines Flag Philippines
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Miguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer from Manila and the grand prize winner of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for his first novel Ilustrado.

  50. John Bannon

    John Bannon
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1943-2015 (aged 72)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    historiantrade unionistpolitician
    Biography

    John Charles Bannon was an Australian politician and academic. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party from a single term in opposition back to government at the 1982 election.

  51. Frances Adamson

    Frances Adamson
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    diplomatgovernorcivil servant
    Biography

    Frances Jennifer Adamson, is an Australian public servant and diplomat who is the 36th Governor of South Australia, in office since 7 October 2021. She previously served as Australian Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2015 and as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2016 to 2021.

  52. Colin Thiele

    Colin Thiele
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1920-2006 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    children's writerwriter
    Biography

    Colin Milton Thiele was an Australian author and educator. He was renowned for his award-winning children's fiction, most notably the novels Storm Boy, Blue Fin, the Sun on the Stubble series, and February Dragon. As Vice Principal and Principal of Wattle Park Teachers College and Principal of Murray Park CAE for much of the 1960s and 70s he had a significant impact on teacher education in South Australia.

  53. Don Farrell

    Don Farrell
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    winemakerpostal workerwaiterretail workertrade unionist
    Biography

    Donald Edward Farrell is an Australian politician and former trade unionist. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been Minister for Trade and Tourism and Special Minister of State in the Albanese government since 2022. He has served as a Senator for South Australia since 2016, after a previous term from 2008 to 2014.

  54. Vickie Chapman

    Vickie Chapman
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Vickie Ann Chapman is a former Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bragg for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia between the 2002 election and May 2022. Chapman served as the Deputy Premier of South Australia and Attorney-General between 19 March 2018 and 22 November 2021 in the Marshall government. She was the first woman to hold either post.

  55. William Denny

    William Denny
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1872-1946 (aged 74)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    soldierautobiographernewspaper editorclerklawyer
    Biography

    William Joseph Denny was an Australian journalist, lawyer, politician and decorated soldier who held the South Australian House of Assembly seats of West Adelaide from 1900 to 1902 and then Adelaide from 1902 to 1905 and again from 1906 to 1933. After an unsuccessful candidacy as a United Labor Party (ULP) member in 1899, he was elected as an "independent liberal" in a by-election in 1900. He was re-elected in 1902, but defeated in 1905. The following year, he was elected as a ULP candidate, and retained his seat for that party (the Australian Labor Party from 1917) until 1931. Along with the rest of the cabinet, he was ejected from the Australian Labor Party in 1931, and was a member of the Parliamentary Labor Party until his electoral defeat at the hands of a Lang Labor Party candidate in 1933.

  56. Amanda Rishworth

    Amanda Rishworth
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Master of Psychology
    Occupations
    retail workertrade unionistpsychologistpolitician
    Biography

    Amanda Louise Rishworth is an Australian politician who has served as the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Kingston in South Australia since the 2007 election. Rishworth was appointed Minister for Social Services in the Albanese ministry.

  57. Lockwood Smith

    Lockwood Smith
    Born in
    New Zealand Flag New Zealand
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Sir Alexander Lockwood Smith is a New Zealand politician and diplomat who was High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017 and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2013.

  58. Hugh Cairns

    Hugh Cairns
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1896-1952 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    neurosurgeon
    Biography

    Sir Hugh William Bell Cairns KBE FRCS was an Australian neurosurgeon. For most of his life he lived in England. His concern about despatch rider injuries sparked research which led to increased use of motorcycle helmets.

  59. John Keane

    John Keane
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    philosopher
    Biography

    Born in southern Australia, John Keane is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney. For 25 years he also held a position at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, which he resigned from in November 2023.

  60. Norman Tindale

    Norman Tindale
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1900-1993 (aged 93)
    Occupations
    archaeologistanthropologistentomologist
    Biography

    Norman Barnett Tindale AO was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist.

  61. David Speirs

    David Speirs
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    In 2008 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politiciancivil servant
    Biography

    David James Speirs is a Scottish-born Australian politician currently serving as Leader of the Opposition in South Australia and Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party since April 2022. He has been a member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2014 state election, representing Bright from 2014 to 2018 and Black (the successor to the former) since 2018. Speirs served as the Minister for Environment and Water in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.

  62. Martin Parkinson

    Martin Parkinson
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Economics
    Occupations
    economistcivil servant
    Biography

    Martin Lee Parkinson is a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury between March 2011 and December 2014. On 3 December 2015 it was announced that he would return to the public service as Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. He retired from the position on 30 August 2019 and was replaced by Phil Gaetjens, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Parkinson has served as the Chancellor of Macquarie University since 2019.

  63. Sean Williams

    Sean Williams
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    writerscience fiction writernovelistauthorjournalist
    Biography

    Sean Llewellyn Williams is an Australian author of science fiction who lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Several of his books have been New York Times best-sellers.

  64. Lia Finocchiaro

    Lia Finocchiaro
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Lia Emele Finocchiaro is an Australian politician. She has been a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the seat of Spillett since her election in 2016. She became Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory after the resignation of Gary Higgins on 1 February 2020. She was previously the member for Drysdale from 2012 to 2016.

  65. Arjun Bahadur Thapa

    Arjun Bahadur Thapa
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Arjun Bahadur Thapa is a Nepali diplomat and former General Secretary of SAARC.

  66. Roma Mitchell

    Roma Mitchell
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1913-2000 (aged 87)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    judgelawyeracademicgovernorchancellor
    Biography

    Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC was an Australian lawyer, judge and state governor. She was the first woman to hold a number of positions in Australia – the country's first woman judge, the first woman to be a Queen's Counsel, a chancellor of an Australian university and the Governor of an Australian state.

  67. Deep Saini

    Deep Saini
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in plant physiology
    Occupations
    biologistuniversity teacheracademicacademic administratorphysiologist
    Biography

    Hargurdeep Saini, also known as Deep Saini, is a scientist, and is the President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University.

  68. Tom Koutsantonis

    Tom Koutsantonis
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    taxi drivertrade unionistpoliticianbusinessperson
    Biography

    Anastasios "Tom" Koutsantonis is an Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, representing the seats of West Torrens and Peake (1997−2002) as a Labor member in the South Australian House of Assembly.

  69. John Hirst

    John Hirst
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1942-2016 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    historian
    Biography

    John Bradley Hirst, was an Australian historian and social commentator. He taught at La Trobe University from 1968 until his retirement in 2006, edited Historical Studies—Australia's leading historical journal—from 1977 to 1980, and also served on the boards of Film Australia and the National Museum of Australia. He has been described as a "historian, public intellectual, and active citizen". He wrote widely on Australian history and society, publishing two well-received books about colonial New South Wales. Hirst also frequently published opinion pieces in the media.

  70. Martin Hamilton-Smith

    Martin Hamilton-Smith
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    politicianbusinesspersonmilitary officer
    Biography

    Martin Leslie James Hamilton-Smith is a former Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Waite from the 1997 election until his retirement in 2018. First elected as a candidate for the Liberal Party, Hamilton-Smith was the state parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party and the Leader of the Opposition in South Australia from 2007 to 2009, and a Minister in the Kerin Liberal government from 2001 to 2002.

  71. Edward J. Steele

    Edward J. Steele
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    1971-1975 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    immunologistresearcher
    Biography

    Edward J. "Ted" Steele is an Australian molecular immunologist with interests in virology and evolution. He is an honorary research associate at the C.Y.O'Connor ERADE Village Foundation in Piara Waters, WA, Australia.

  72. John Burton Cleland

    John Burton Cleland
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1878-1971 (aged 93)
    Occupations
    anthropologistmycologistbotanistphysicianornithologist
    Biography

    Sir John Burton Cleland CBE was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist. He was Professor of Pathology at the University of Adelaide and was consulted on high-level police inquiries, such as the famous Taman Shud Case in 1948 and later. He also studied the transmission of dengue virus by the mosquito Stegomyia fasciata (Aedes aegypti).

  73. Jim Fung

    Jim Fung
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1944-2007 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    martial artist
    Biography

    Fung Chuen Keung, known as Jim Fung, was a practitioner and teacher of Wing Chun kung fu and founder of the 'International Wing Chun Academy'. He had been training under his master, Tsui Seung Tin (徐尚田), since 1960.

  74. Adrian David Cheok

    Adrian David Cheok
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    computer scientistpoliticianuniversity teacherelectrical engineer
    Biography

    Adrian David Cheok is an Australian electrical engineer and academic. He is a professor at iUniversity in Tokyo, Japan. In the 2019 federal election, he ran to represent the Division of Boothby as a member of the far-right Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party. Cheok has been described as a sex robot expert.

  75. Shaun Bonett

    Shaun Bonett
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Shaun Bonétt is an Australian entrepreneur and property developer who founded and is CEO of Precision Group.

  76. Helen Mayo

    Helen Mayo
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1878-1967 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    physicianbacteriologist
    Biography

    Helen Mary Mayo was an Australian medical doctor and medical educator, born and raised in Adelaide. In 1896, she enrolled at the University of Adelaide, where she studied medicine. After graduating, Mayo spent two years working in infant health in England, Ireland and British India. She returned to Adelaide in 1906, starting a private practice and taking up positions at the Adelaide Children's Hospital and Adelaide Hospital (later the Royal Adelaide).

  77. Kyam Maher

    Kyam Maher
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Kyam Joseph Maher is an Australian politician and lawyer who has been Attorney-General of South Australia and the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council since March 2022. He was appointed to a casual vacancy in the South Australian Legislative Council for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party on 17 October 2012. He previously served in the Cabinet of South Australia between 2015 and 2018 and was the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council between 2016 and 2018.

  78. Rob Lucas

    Rob Lucas
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Graduated with Bachelor of Economics
    Occupations
    politicianparty secretary
    Biography

    Robert Ivan Lucas is an Australian former politician and a former member of the South Australian Legislative Council between the 1982 election and the 2022 election, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Lucas served as the Treasurer of South Australia between 2018 and 2022 in the Marshall government, and previously served in the role between 1997 and 2002 in the Olsen and Kerin governments. Lucas was the Father of the Parliament until his retirement at the 2022 election.

  79. John Canny

    John Canny
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    computer scientist
    Biography

    John F. Canny is an Australian computer scientist, and Paul E Jacobs and Stacy Jacobs Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the Computer Science Department of the University of California, Berkeley. He has made significant contributions in various areas of computer science and mathematics, including artificial intelligence, robotics, computer graphics, human-computer interaction, computer security, computational algebra, and computational geometry.

  80. Matt Cowdrey

    Matt Cowdrey
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianswimmer
    Biography

    Matthew John Cowdrey is an Australian politician and Paralympic swimmer. He presently holds numerous world records. He has a congenital amputation of his left arm; it stops just below the elbow. Cowdrey competed at the 2004 Paralympic Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2008 Paralympic Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games, and the 2012 Paralympic Games. After the 2012 London Games, he is the most successful Australian Paralympian, having won thirteen Paralympic gold medals and twenty three Paralympic medals in total. On 10 February 2015, Cowdrey announced his retirement from swimming.

  81. Basil Hetzel

    Basil Hetzel
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1922-2017 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    university teacherphysicianepidemiologist
    Biography

    Basil Stuart Hetzel was an Australian medical researcher who made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency, a major cause of goitre and cretinism worldwide.

  82. Stephan Knoll

    Stephan Knoll
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Commerce
    Occupations
    politicianbusinessperson
    Biography

    Stephan Karl Knoll is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Schubert for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from the 2014 state election until the 2022 election. Knoll served as the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government and as the Minister for Planning in the Marshall Ministry between 22 March 2018 and 26 July 2020 and as the Leader of Government Business in the South Australian House of Assembly between 5 February 2020 and 26 July 2020.

  83. Barbara Pocock

    Barbara Pocock
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    1975-1979 graduated with Bachelor of Economics
    In 1997 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    economistacademicpolitical adviserpolitician
    Biography

    Barbara Ann Pocock AM is an Australian politician who was elected at the 2022 Australian federal election to become a Senator representing South Australia from July 2022. She was officially declared elected by the Australian Electoral Commission on 15 June 2022. Previously, she ran as the Greens candidate for the Division of Adelaide in the 2019 Australian federal election. She is a professor and economist.

  84. John Rau

    John Rau
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    John Robert Rau SC is an Australian barrister and politician. He was the 12th Deputy Premier of South Australia from 2011 to 2018 and 48th Attorney-General of South Australia from 2010 to 2018 for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party in the Weatherill cabinet. Rau was the Labor member of the House of Assembly seat of Enfield from the 2002 election until announcing his intention to retire from Parliament on 10 December 2018, and submitting his resignation on 17 December 2018.

  85. Janine Haines

    Janine Haines
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1945-2004 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Janine Winton Haines, AM was an Australian politician who was a Senator for South Australia from 1977 to 1978 and again from 1981 to 1990. She represented the Australian Democrats, and served as the party's leader from 1986 to 1990, becoming the first female federal parliamentary leader of an Australian political party. She was pivotal in "shaping the Australian Democrats into a powerful political entity that held the balance of power in the Senate".

  86. David O'Byrne

    David O'Byrne
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    politiciantrade unionist
    Biography

    David O'Byrne is an Australian trade unionist and politician. A prominent union leader prior to entering politics and the brother of fellow politician Michelle O'Byrne, he has been an Independent member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2024, after previously serving as a Labor Party member from 2018 to 2024, and from 2010 to 2014, representing the electorate of Franklin.

  87. Joni Madraiwiwi

    Joni Madraiwiwi
    Born in
    Fiji Flag Fiji
    Years
    1957-2016 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    politiciansolicitor
    Biography

    Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Lord Madraiwiwi Tangatatonga was a prominent Fijian lawyer, legal scholar, jurist, and politician. He served as vice-president, and also acting president, of Fiji, and Chief Justice of Nauru.

  88. Andrew McLachlan

    Andrew McLachlan
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    lawyerpoliticianmilitary officerbusinessperson
    Biography

    Andrew Lockhart McLachlan is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 6 February 2020, representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council, having been elected at the 2014 state election, and was subsequently elected President of the South Australian Legislative Council in May 2018. He resigned as president and member of the Legislative Council in February 2020, to take up the vacant seat in the Senate caused by the resignation of Cory Bernardi.

  89. Adele Ferguson

    Adele Ferguson
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Economics
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Adele Ferguson is an Australian investigative journalist, best known for her series of exposés of malfeasance in the franchising, aged care, and financial services sectors in Australia which have resulted in major inquiries including the Hayne Royal Commission.

  90. Leon Simon

    Leon Simon
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    university teacheracademicmathematician
    Biography

    Leon Melvyn Simon, born in 1945, is a Leroy P. Steele Prize and Bôcher Prize-winning mathematician, known for deep contributions to the fields of geometric analysis, geometric measure theory, and partial differential equations. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Mathematics Department at Stanford University.

  91. David Tonkin

    David Tonkin
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1929-2000 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    ophthalmologistpolitician
    Biography

    David Oliver Tonkin was an Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of South Australia from 18 September 1979 to 10 November 1982. He was elected to the House of Assembly seat of Bragg at the 1970 election, serving until 1983. He became the leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1975, replacing Bruce Eastick. Initially leading the party to defeat at the 1977 election against the Don Dunstan Labor government, his party won the 1979 election against the Des Corcoran Labor government. Following the 1980 Norwood by-election the Tonkin government was reduced to a one-seat majority. His government's policy approach combined economic conservatism with social progressivism. The Tonkin Liberal government was defeated after one term at the 1982 election by Labor led by John Bannon.

  92. Jack Snelling

    Jack Snelling
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    political advisertrade unionistpolitician
    Biography

    John James "Jack" Snelling is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Playford from the 1997 election until his retirement in 2018. Snelling left the Labor Party in 2021 to found the Family First Party.

  93. Catherine Branson

    Catherine Branson
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    lawyercivil servantuniversity teacherjudge
    Biography

    Catherine Margaret Branson is a former Australian judge and public servant. She was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 1994 to 2008, and then President of the Australian Human Rights Commission from 2008 to 2012.

  94. James Stevens

    James Stevens
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Commerce
    Occupations
    campaign managerpolitical adviserpoliticianbusiness executive
    Biography

    James William Stevens is the Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Sturt in South Australia. He was elected in the 2019 Australian federal election, replacing the retiring Liberal member, Christopher Pyne. Stevens previously served as the Chief of Staff to Steven Marshall, the former Premier of South Australia, and prior to that as the General Manager of Michell Australia.

  95. Andrew Southcott

    Andrew Southcott
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
    Occupations
    physiciansurgeonpolitician
    Biography

    Andrew John Southcott is an Australian politician and medical practitioner. He was the Liberal member for the House of Representatives seat of Boothby from the 1996 election until he stood down at the 2016 election.

  96. James Tanton

    James Tanton
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    mathematician
    Biography

    James Stuart Tanton is a mathematician and math educator. He is a winner of the Kidder Faculty Prize for his teaching at The St. Mark’s Math Institute, scholar at the Mathematical Association of America, author of over ten books on mathematics, curriculum, and education, and creator of videos on mathematics on YouTube. As of February 2020 his approximately 190 videos had earned over 800,000 views.

  97. Nick Bolkus

    Nick Bolkus
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Nick Bolkus is a former Australian Labor Party politician. He was a member of the Senate from July 1981 to June 2005, representing the state of South Australia.

  98. Dan Cregan

    Dan Cregan
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    lawyersolicitorbusiness executivepolitician
    Biography

    Daniel Cregan is an Australian lawyer and Independent politician who has served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly since 12 October 2021. He has represented Kavel in the House of Assembly since the 2018 South Australian state election.

  99. Stephen Patterson

    Stephen Patterson
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Enrolled in the University of Adelaide
    Graduated with Bachelor of Engineering
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    Australian rules football playerpoliticiansoftware engineerbusinessperson
    Biography

    Stephen John Rayden Patterson is an Australian politician, and a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL), and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

  100. Hugh P. Possingham

    Hugh P. Possingham
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    university teachermathematician
    Biography

    Hugh Phillip Possingham, FAA, is the former Queensland Chief Scientist and is best known for his work in conservation biology, applied ecology, and basic ecological theory including population ecology. He is also a professor of mathematics, Professor of Zoology and an ARC Laureate Fellow in the Department of Mathematics and the School of the Environment at The University of Queensland.