Queensland University Of Technology Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of Queensland University Of Technology. The list includes people like Remy Hii, Darren Hayes, Peter Dutton, Zoe Naylor & Gigi Edgley. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, media personalities, leaders, singers and fashion etc.
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Brenton Thwaites
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Birthdate: August 10, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cairns, Australia

Australian actor Brenton Thwaites is best known for his appearance in the soap opera Home and Away. Even though his initial plans involved becoming a policeman or a firefighter, destiny had other plans for him. He started acting in plays as a teenager and moved to TV shows. He has since migrated to US where his career continues to thrive.

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Darren Hayes
(Singer-songwriter, Singer)
Darren Hayes
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 8, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brisbane
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Kate Miller-Heidke
(Australian Singer and Songwriter)
Kate Miller-Heidke
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 16, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

Award-winning Australian singer Kate Miller‐Heidke specializes in both contemporary pop and classical music. Apart from releasing multi-platinum hits such as Last Day on Earth, she has also composed the opera Rabbits and performed at various international music festivals. Her album O Vertigo! became the fastest crowdfunded project on Pledge.

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Remy Hii
(Actor)
Remy Hii
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Birthdate: August 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Malaysia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Rick Cosnett
(Actor, Producer)
Rick Cosnett
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Birthdate: April 6, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chegutu, Zimbabwe
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Tia-Clair Toomey
(Australian Weightlifter)
Tia-Clair Toomey
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 22, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nambour, Queensland, Australia

Tia-Clair Toomey is an Australian CrossFit Games athlete and weightlifter. As a weightlifter, she won a gold medal for Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Toomey has also won five CrossFit Games Championship titles so far; she won these titles in five successive CrossFit Games starting from 2017.

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Cate Campbell
(Australian Competitive Swimmer)
Cate Campbell
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 20, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Blantyre, Malawi
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Peter Dutton
(Minister for Defence of Australia since 2021)
Peter Dutton
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 18, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Abbie Chatfield
(Australian Radio Presenter and Television Personality)
Abbie Chatfield
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Birthdate: June 20, 1995
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Australia
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Karl Stefanovic
(Australian TV Presenter & Journalist Best Known for His TV Shows: 'Today' and '60 Minutes')
Karl Stefanovic
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Birthdate: August 12, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Nine Network presenter and journalist Karl Stefanovic is best known for hosting shows such as Today and 60 Minutes. In his reporting career, spanning over 2 decades, the Gold Logie-winning journalist has covered many major events, such as the Christchurch earthquake and the Japanese tsunami.

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Ken Ham
(Australian Christian Fundamentalist and the Founder & CEO of 'Answers in Genesis', a Christian Apologetics Organization)
Ken Ham
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 20, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cairns Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Ken Ham is an Australian Christian fundamentalist, apologist, and young-Earth creationist. He is the founder of Answers in Genesis (AiG), a Christian apologetics organization. Ham advocates accepting the Book of Genesis creation narrative as a historical fact and has been criticized for his unscientific views. He views homosexuality as a sin and is against same-sex marriage. 

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Deborah Mailman
(Actress)
Deborah Mailman
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Birthdate: July 14, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mount Isa, Australia
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Gigi Edgley
(Australian Actress, Singer and Songwriter)
Gigi Edgley
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Birthdate: November 16, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Zoe Naylor
(Actor, Model)
Zoe Naylor
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Birthdate: July 4, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sydney

Initially an announcer for Groove FM, Zoe Naylor, she later worked for TV, on shows such as Gladiators and The Footy Show. Equipped with a degree in drama, she later impressed audiences with her performances in films such as The Reef and as Regan McLeod in the series McLeod's Daughters.

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Marion Grasby
(Television presenter, Cookbook author and Food journalist)
Marion Grasby
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 29, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Darwin, Australia
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Wayne Swan
(Politician)
Wayne Swan
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 30, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nambour
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Peter Greste
(Australian Journalist, Academic and Writer)
Peter Greste
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Birthdate: December 1, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
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Sheikh Haikel
(Singaporean Rapper, Actor and Radio Personality)
Sheikh Haikel
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 10, 1975
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Singapore

Singaporean rapper, actor and radio personality Sheikh Haikel won the star-search program Asia Bagus in 1991 as part of the rap-duo Construction Sight that is considered as the first rap group of Singapore. Over the years, Haikel has spawned successful albums like For Sure and For Sure Too and starred in films like Army Daze. He presently hosts Okto's Knockout.  

Queensland University of Technology, also known as QUT is one of the major Australian universities providing 'real-world' focus to its students. The research university founded in 1989 is located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Ranked within the top 10 Australian universities by the ERA, THE-WUR and ARWU, QUT currently offers education in Architecture, Business, Creative Industries, Health, Information Technology, Law and Justice, Mathematics, and Science & Engineering. Brenton Thwaites, an Australian actor who is best known for his character, Luke Gallagher in the Fox8 teen drama series SLiDE (2011), learned acting at the QUT for three years. Gyton Grantley, the lover of drama and theatre sports who was nominated the Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most Popular Actor for the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards received his education from QUT. Peter Douglas Beattie, the most famous politician who served as the 36th Premier of Queensland (1998 to 2007) and Leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state (1996 to 2007), received master’s law degree from the Queensland University of Technology. Some of the other notable alumni include Chris Sarra, Brian Fitzgerald, Peter Dutton, Teresa Gambaro and Steven Ciabo. Scroll down to know more about the famous alumni of the Queensland University of Technology.