45 Notable alumni of University of Canberra
Updated: May 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Canberra is ranked #771 in the world and #29 in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 45 notable alumni from University of Canberra sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Canberra won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Travis Passier
1989-. (aged 37)
volleyball player
Travis Passier is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Passier is a 6’10" middle blocker for the Australia men's national volleyball team. His nicknames are T-rannosaurus Pas, Trang pak, and Pasinator, and he speaks Italian and English.
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2. Scott Thomson
1966-. (aged 60)
herpetologist
taxonomist
zoologist
paleontologist
Scott A. Thomson is an Australian herpetologist, paleontologist, and taxonomist, specialising in turtles of the family Chelidae.
3. Deborah Schofield
1965-. (aged 61)
researcher
economist
health economist
Deborah Schofield is an Australian academic in the Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University where she is the director of the Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine
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4. Susan Cox
diplomat
politician
Susan Cox OAM is an Australian diplomat and is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has served in several ambassadorial positions, including as Australian Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia from 2007 to 2011 and Australian Ambassador to Croatia from 2012 to 2017.
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5. Peter Hendy
1962-. (aged 64)
political adviser
economist
politician
Peter William Hendy is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member representing the Australian House of Representatives seat of Eden-Monaro in New South Wales from 2013 to 2016. Hendy served as Assistant Minister for Productivity in the First Turnbull Ministry between September 2015 and February 2016; and as Assistant Cabinet Secretary and Assistant Minister to the Minister for...
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6. Suzanne Orr
1982-. (aged 44)
urban planner
civil servant
politician
Suzanne Patricia Orr is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since October 2016, representing the electorate of Yerrabi. She worked as an urban planner before her election.
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7. Annabelle Lindsay
1998-. (aged 28)
wheelchair basketball player
Annabelle Lindsay is a 4.5 point Australian wheelchair basketball player. She made her international debut with the Australian women's national wheelchair basketball team (the Gliders) at the Osaka Cup in February 2017. In May 2019, she was part of the U25 National team (the Devils) that won silver at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Suphanburi, Thailand.
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8. Kelly Hoare
1963-2024 (aged 61)
civil servant
politician
Kelly Joy Hoare was an Australian politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the New South Wales seat of Charlton for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She succeeded her father Bob Brown in federal parliament.
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9. Wendy Duncan
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Wendy Maxine Duncan is an Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017, representing the seat of Kalgoorlie. She was previously a member of the Legislative Council, representing the Agricultural Region from 2008 to 2009 and the Mining and Pastoral Region from 2009 to 2013. She is a patron...
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10. Nathan Deakes
1977-. (aged 49)
athletics competitor
Nathan Deakes is an Australian former race walker. Deakes trained with the Australian Institute of Sport under Ronald Weigel and Craig Hilliard.
11. Rosalie Woodruff
politician
epidemiologist
Rosalie Ellen Woodruff is an Australian epidemiologist and politician who serves as the current leader of the Tasmanian Greens. She has represented Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 17 August 2015, when she was elected in a count back to replace Nick McKim.
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12. Rosemary Follett
1948-. (aged 78)
civil servant
politician
Rosemary Follett AO is an Australian former politician who was the first Chief Minister of Australian Capital Territory, serving in 1989 and again between 1991 and 1995. She was the first woman to become head of government in an Australian state or territory.
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13. Tandi Dorji
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
physician
Tandi Dorji is a Bhutanese politician who served as Foreign Minister for Bhutan from November 2018 to 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan from October 2018 to November 2023.
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14. Susan Coyle
1970-. (aged 56)
military officer
Lieutenant General Susan May Coyle, AM, CSC, DSM is a senior officer in the Australian Army. She joined the army as a reservist in 1987 and, following training at the Australian Defence Force Academy, was commissioned into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals in 1992. She has commanded the 104th Signal Squadron (2003–04), 17th Signal Regiment (2009–10), Task Group Afghanistan...
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15. Jeremy Hanson
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
military officer
Jeremy David Hanson, CSC, MLA is an Australian politician and former Australian Army officer who has served as Speaker since 2025 and a member for Murrumbidgee since 2016 in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.
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16. Simon Corbell
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Simon Corbell is a former Australian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. He was also Attorney-General, Minister for Health, Minister for the Environment and Minister for the Capital Metro.
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17. Elizabeth Grant
1963-2022 (aged 59)
university teacher
architect
anthropologist
Elizabeth Grant CF was an Australian architectural anthropologist, criminologist and academic working in the field of Indigenous Architecture. She was a Churchill Fellow and held academic positions at the University of Adelaide, as Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University's RMIT School of Architecture and Design, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra and the University of...
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18. Tara Cheyne
1986-. (aged 40)
civil servant
politician
Tara Maree Cheyne is an Australian politician, serving as a Member for the Ginninderra electorate in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly as of 26 October 2016.
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19. Jenny Aitchison
politician
Jennifer Kathleen Aitchison is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Roads and Minister for Regional Transport in the Minns ministry since 2025. She previously served as Minister for Regional Transport and Roads from 2023 to 2025. She is a member of the Labor Party.
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20. Vivek Wadhwa
writer
research fellow
entrepreneur
columnist
Vivek Wadhwa is an Indian-American technology entrepreneur and academic. He is Distinguished Fellow & Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon's School of Engineering at Silicon Valley and Distinguished Fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. He is also author of books Your Happiness Was Hacked: Why Tech Is Winning the Battle to Control Your Brain—and How to...
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21. Scott Fava
1976-. (aged 50)
rugby union player
Scott Fava is an Australian retired rugby union footballer.
22. Natasha Fyles
1978-. (aged 48)
teacher
swimming coach
politician
Natasha Kate Fyles is an Australian politician and former teacher who served as the 12th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory and Minister for Health. She was the leader of the Northern Territory branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from May 2022 until her resignation in December 2023. She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (MLA)...
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23. Betty Kitchener
1951-. (aged 75)
educator
Betty Ann Kitchener AM is an Australian Mental Health educator who co-founded Mental health first aid training along with Professor Anthony Jorm.
24. Simon Overland
1962-. (aged 64)
Australian rules football player
police officer
manager
Simon James Overland APM is the former Chief Executive Officer at the City of Whittlesea and a former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police in Australia. He previously worked with the Australian Federal Police and then with Victoria Police focusing on Melbourne's gangland wars. On 2 March 2009 he was named by the Premier, John Brumby, as Victoria Police Chief Commissioner....
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25. Michael Noonan
1966-. (aged 60)
military personnel
Vice Admiral Michael Joseph Noonan, AO is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy, who served as Chief of Navy from 6 July 2018 to 6 July 2022. He previously served as Commander Border Protection Command from 2013 to 2015 and Deputy Chief of Navy from 2016 to 2018.
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26. Chris Crewther
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
Christopher John Crewther is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2016 to 2019 before being elected to the Victorian State Parliament in 2022, representing the division of Mornington.
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27. Kristy McBain
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Kristy Louise McBain is an Australian politician. She currently represents the division of Eden-Monaro, and is the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories and Minister for Emergency Management.
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28. Lotay Tshering
1969-. (aged 57)
physician
politician
surgeon
Lotay Tshering is a Bhutanese politician and surgeon who served as the prime minister of Bhutan, from 7 November 2018 to 1 November 2023. He was the president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) political party from 14 May 2018 until his resignation in 2025.
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29. Garth Nix
1963-. (aged 63)
novelist
writer
science fiction writer
children's writer
author
Garth Richard Nix is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of...
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30. Christopher J. Mahoney
1965-. (aged 61)
military leader
Christopher J. Mahoney is a United States Marine Corps general who serves as the 13th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From 2023 to 2025, Mahoney was the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. He previously served as the deputy commandant for programs and resources from 2021 to 2023.
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31. George Gregan
1973-. (aged 53)
entrepreneur
rugby union player
George Musarurwa Gregan AM is a former rugby union player who played as scrum-half. Born in Lusaka, Zambia, Gregan represented Australia at an international level, and is Australia's second most capped player.
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32. Kelsey-Lee Barber
1991-. (aged 35)
javelin thrower
Kelsey-Lee Barber is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She won consecutive gold medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2022 World Championships, the first person to do so, and her personal best of 67.70 m ranks her 13th in the overall list.
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33. Wil Anderson
1974-. (aged 52)
television presenter
William James Anderson is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster.
34. Zed Seselja
1977-. (aged 49)
civil servant
politician
Zdenko Matthew "Zed" Seselja is an Australian politician who was a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory from 2013 to 2022, representing the Liberal Party. He was the Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Morrison government from December 2020 to May 2022, and previously served as an assistant minister in the Morrison and Turnbull governments since 2016.
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35. Rosi Braidotti
1954-. (aged 72)
women's rights activist
philosopher
university teacher
Rosi Braidotti is a contemporary philosopher and feminist theoretician.
36. Abdulla Shahid
1962-. (aged 64)
diplomat
politician
Abdulla Shahid, NIIV is a Maldivian politician, diplomat, and public servant. He is currently the president-the second highest official of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2023. From 2021 to 2022, he served as President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the first Maldivian to...
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37. Ellie Cole
1991-. (aged 35)
swimmer
Ellie Victoria Cole, AM is an Australian retired Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player. After having her leg amputated due to cancer, she trained in swimming as part of her rehabilitation program and progressed more rapidly than instructors had predicted. She began competitive swimming in 2003 and first competed internationally at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships, where she won...
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38. Fiona Patten
1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson
politician
Fiona Heather Patten is an Australian politician. She was the leader of Reason Australia (also known as the Reason Party) and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2014 and 2022, representing the Northern Metropolitan Region, until she lost her seat at the 2022 state election.
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39. Morris Gleitzman
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
children's writer
Morris Gleitzman is an Australian author of children's and young adult fiction. He has gained recognition for sparking an interest in AIDS in his novel Two Weeks with the Queen (1990).
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40. Erasto B. Mpemba
1950-2023 (aged 73)
physicist
Erasto Bartholomeo Mpemba was a Tanzanian game warden who, as a schoolboy, discovered the eponymous Mpemba effect, a paradoxical phenomenon in which hot water freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions.
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41. Linda Reynolds
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Linda Karen Reynolds CSC is an Australian politician. She served as a Senator for Western Australia from 2014 to 2025, representing the Liberal Party, and held senior ministerial office as a cabinet minister in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022.
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42. Justin Harrison
1974-. (aged 52)
rugby union player
Justin Harrison is an Australian rugby union commentator and former international rugby union player, who played lock forward and is currently the head of the Australian Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA).
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43. Daniel McDaniel
military officer
Major General Daniel Francis McDaniel, DSC, AM, DSM is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He served as the acting Special Operations Commander Australia from September 2013 to December 2014, after Major General Gus Gilmore was reassigned. He was seconded to the United States Army Pacific as Deputy Commanding General – North from January 2019 to January 2022.
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44. Afelee F. Pita
1958-. (aged 68)
diplomat
Afelee Falema Pita is a Tuvaluan diplomat. He was Tuvalu's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 19 December 2006 to December 2012, and was also the ambassador to the United States.
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45. Cecilia Nembou
women's rights activist
Cecilia Nembou is an educator and women's rights advocate from Papua New Guinea.