List of Australian National University people

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

Alumni

Academia

Business

Government

Politicians

Prime Ministers of Australia
Other federal politicians

State Premiers and territory Chief Ministers

State Premiers
Territory Chief Ministers
Other State and territory politicians

Civil servants

Diplomats
United Nations officials
Foreign officials

Law

Justices of the High Court of Australia

Judges of the Federal Court of Australia

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

Judges of the Supreme Courts of Australian states and territories

President of the Chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand

Federal Magistrates of Australia

Law professors

Humanities

Arts

Journalism and media

Literature, writing and poetry

Military

Sciences

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Medicine

Physics

Sport

Other

Faculty

Notable past and current faculty members include:

Philanthropy

Administration

Chancellors

OrderChair of Interim CouncilTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Richard Mills194619514–5 years1
1 Mills served as Chair of the Interim Council while the University was initially beginning operations. While Bruce was officially the first Chancellor, Mills had been effectively fulfilling the same function.
OrderChancellorTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
11st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne CH, MC, PC195119619–10 years[6]
2Sir John Cockcroft OM, KCB, CBE196119653–4 years[7]
3Lord Florey OM196519682–3 years[8]
4Dr. H. C. Coombs196819767–8 years[9]
5Sir John Crawford AC, KBE197619847–8 years[10]
6Sir Richard Blackburn OBE198419872–3 years[11]
7Sir Gordon Jackson AK198719902–3 years[12]
8Sir Geoffrey Yeend AC, CBE199019943–4 years[13]
9Peter Baume AC1994200611–12 years[14]
10Allan Hawke AC200631 December 20081–2 years[15]
11Kim Beazley AC1 January 200931 December 20091 year, 0 days[16]
12Gareth Evans AC, QC1 January 201031 December 201910 years, 0 days[17]
13Julie Bishop1 January 20208 May 20266 years, 242 days[18]
14 Gordon de Brouwer AO, PSM 19 August 2026 incumbent 12 days [19]

Vice-Chancellors

OrderVice-ChancellorTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Sir Douglas Copland11 May 194819534–5 years[20]
2Sir Leslie Melville195319606–7 years[21]
3Sir Leonard Huxley30 September 196019676–7 years[22]
4Sir John Crawford196819734–5 years[10]
5Robert Williams197319751–2 years
6Donald Anthony Low197519826–7 years
7Peter Karmel198219874–5 years[23]
8Lawrence Walter Nichol198819934–5 years
9Deane Terrell199431 December 20006–7 years[24]
10Ian Chubb1 January 200120119–10 years[25]
11Ian Young201131 December 20154–5 years[26]
12Brian Schmidt1 January 201631 December 20238 years[27]
13 Genevieve Bell 1 January 2024 11 September 2025 1 year, 253 days [28]

References

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  2. ↑ "« Ralph », un anthropologue passionné de politique" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Les Nouvelles calédoniennes, 4 September 2008
  3. ↑ "Frontline Films - Profile: David Bradbury". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. ↑ McCauley, Dana (30 January 2020). "Health watchdog investigates Bettina Arndt's psychologist title". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  6. ↑ Lee, David (2010). Stanley Melbourne Bruce : Australian Internationalist. London: Continuum Press. pp. 179–182. ISBN 978-0-8264-4566-7.
  7. ↑ "OBITUARY The man who first split atom". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995). National Library of Australia. 19 September 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lord Howard Florey OM FRS FRCP". About: Our history. Australian National University. n.d. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Nix, Henry. "Coombs, Herbert Cole (Nugget) (1906–1997)]". Obituary at Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. 1 2 Miller, J. D. B. (2007). "Crawford, Sir John Grenfell (Jack) (1910–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Blackburn Media Release" (PDF) (PDF). Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  12. ↑ Lee, David (2016). "Jackson, Sir Ronald Gordon (1924–1991)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Kate Carnell, Leader of the Opposition (12 October 1994). "Death of Sir Geoffrey Yeend, AC, CBE" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Australian Capital Territory: Legislative Assembly. pp. 3490–3491. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2013. Archived 19 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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  15. ↑ "A servant to the nation and ANU: Dr Allan Hawke". ANU. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Beazley appointed ANU chancellor". Australia: ABC News. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  17. ↑ "Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC". About: Governance. The Australian National University. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "The Hon Julie Bishop". About: Governance. The Australian National University. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  19. ↑ Burnside, Niki (17 August 2026). "ANU replaces Julie Bishop as chancellor after long period of controversy". ABC News. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Harper, Marjorie (1993). "Copland, Sir Douglas Berry (1894–1971)" (First published in hardcopy.). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.
  21. ↑ Farquharson, John. "Melville, Sir Leslie Galfreid (1902–2002)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  22. ↑ Crompton, Robert W. "Huxley, Sir Leonard George Holden (1902–1988)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. first published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, (MUP), 2007.
  23. ↑ Smith, Bridie (3 January 2009). "Karmel's lessons heard". The Age.
  24. ↑ "Deane Terrell". ANU emeriti oral history video project. Australian National University. 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Annual Report 2001". About: Strategic planning. The Australian National University. 2001. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Ian Young to retire as Vice-Chancellor of ANU in 2016" (Press release). The Australian National University. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt to lead ANU" (Press release). The Australian National University. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  28. ↑ "ANU announces next VC". reporter.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.