RMIT University Notable Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of RMIT University. The list includes people like Leigh Whannell, Leigh Bowery, Andrew Stockdale & Albert Ernest Kitson. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, miscellaneous, fashion, dancers and writers etc.
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1
James Wan
(Co-creator of the Saw and Insidious Franchises and the Creator of the Conjuring Universe)
Birthdate: February 26, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
2
Wu Chun(Bruneian Actor and Model Known for His TV Series ‘Tokyo Juliet’ ‘Romantic Princess’ and ‘Hanazakarino Kimitachihe’)
Birthdate: October 10, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
3
Andrew Stockdale
(Singer, Guitarist)
Birthdate: July 20, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brisbane
4
Lawrence Wong
(Singaporean Actor Who Portrayed 'Hai Lan Cha' in the Chinese Historical Series 'Story of Yanxi Palace')
Birthdate: August 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
5
Greig Fraser
(Cinematographer)
Birthdate: October 3, 1975
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Birthdate: April 23, 1966
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: March 20, 2012
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
7
Leigh Whannell
(Actor, Screenwriter, Writer, Director)
Birthdate: January 17, 1977
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
8
Leigh Bowery
(Contemporary Artist & Fashion Designer Known for His Flamboyant & Outlandish Costumes & Makeup)
Birthdate: March 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: December 31, 1994
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
9
Emma Dean
(Australian Chef and Television Presenter)
Birthdate: October 16, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bendigo, Australia
10
Jacques Nasser
(Ford’s CEO and President (1999 to 2001))
Birthdate: December 12, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amyoun, Lebanon
11
Elaine Yiu
(TVB veteran actress)
Birthdate: November 21, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: November 25, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cloncurry, Australia
13
John Garrett
(Sports commentator)
Birthdate: June 17, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Trenton, Quinte West, Canada
14
Lydia Lassila
(Australian Olympic Freestyle Skier Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: January 17, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Birthdate: January 23, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
16
James Tomkins
(Australian Rower, Seven-Time World Champion and a Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: August 19, 1965
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
17
Marcus Stephen
(11th President of Nauru)
Birthdate: October 1, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nauru
18
Charles Page
(Businessman)
Birthdate: June 2, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Arnott, Wisconsin, United States
Died: December 27, 1926
19
Toni Matičevski
(Fashion designer)
Birthdate: 1977 AD
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
20
Dennis Jensen
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 28, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
21
Jessica Gallagher
(Australian Paralympic Alpine Skier)
Birthdate: March 14, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Geelong, Australia
Birthdate: February 23, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Birthdate: February 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Died: April 19, 2005
24
Bruce Billson
(Politician)
Birthdate: January 26, 1966
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Albury, Australia
25
Albert Ernest Kitson
(Geologist)
26
Arthur Robert Hogg
(Astronomer)
Birthdate: November 25, 1903
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Died: March 31, 1966
27
Steve Fielding
(Senator for the State of Victoria and the Former Federal Parliamentary leader of the Family First Party)
Birthdate: October 17, 1960
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
28
Dani Venn
(Australian Chef and Wellness Blogger)
Birthdate: December 13, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Australia
Located in Melbourne, Victoria, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology or the RMIT University offers education in Art and Design, Architecture and the Built Environment, Engineering, Accounting and Finance, and Business and Management Studies. With its campuses located worldwide, the university is well-known for its practical and industry based learning. The university is ranked 16th in the world for art and design in the 2016 QS World University Rankings. Famous personalities like Rob Justin Hulls who served as the member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Niddrie, 23rd Deputy Premier of Victoria, and member of the Australian Parliament for Kennedy studied at the RMIT University. James Wan, the director of Saw, a horror film; Dead Silence, Death Sentence, Insidious, Furious 7 and The Conjuring 2 also received this education from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Robert James Dell'Oro Thomson, the Chief Executive of News Corp and the former managing editor at the Wall Street Journal and The times is also from the RMIT University. Dr Amanda Barnard, the first person in the southern hemisphere to win the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology for her commendable job on diamond nanoparticles, and Sir Jonathan Mills AO, the director Director and Chief Executive of the Edinburgh International Festival from 2006-2014 and the International Artistic Adviser of the Arts Centre Melbourne studied Acoustic Design at the RMIT. To know more about the RMIT alumni, scroll down.
