University Of Melbourne Notable Alumni

Check out the list of notable University Of Melbourne alumni. Some of the notable University Of Melbourne students are Nicole Kidman, Julian Assange, Germaine Greer, Peter Singer and Julia Gillard.

Founded by Hugh Childers in the year 1853 is the University of Melbourne situated in Australia. It is a public research university and is in fact Australia’s second oldest university and Victoria’s oldest university. It includes 11 distinct academic units and has affiliations with several institutions and research centers. Being a sandstone university, it is a member of many prestigious groups such as the Universitas 21. With over 47,000 individuals comprising of the student body, diversity at its best is seen in the campus with 12,000 full-time students representing over 130 countries across the globe. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and higher research degrees in areas of Arts, Commerce, Science, Design, Fine Arts, Medicine and so on. As per the CWTS Leiden Ranking, the University of Melbourne was ranked 123rd in the world and 2nd in Australia. Times Higher Education has also deemed the university 33rd in the world. With various international connections and collaborations through seminars, courses, internship and leadership programs, the university gives its students the exposure and experience through its international networks. With over 2,80,000 alumni’s worldwide including academics, politicians, scientists, artists and leaders, the university has produced numerous distinguished celebrities who have conquered various spheres of life. Robert Menzies, Elizabeth Blackburn, John Monash and Peter Singer make up its list of honorable alumni’s. Presenting to you, a complete list of achievers who attended the University of Melbourne.

Nicole Kidman
(Actress)

20 June 1967

Honolulu

Australian,American

Gemini

Cate Blanchett
(Actress)

14 May 1969

Melbourne

Australian

Taurus

Julian Assange
(Computer programmer)

03 July 1971

Townsville

Australian

Cancer

Julia Gillard
(Former Prime Minister of Australia)

29 September 1961

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

Australian

Libra

Peter Singer
(Philosopher)

06 July 1946

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Australian

Cancer

Germaine Greer
(Australian writer)

29 January 1939

Melbourne

Australian

Aquarius

Barry Humphries
(Comedian, Actor)

17 February 1934

Kew, Melbourne, Australia

Australian

Aquarius

John Monash
(Civil engineer)

27 June 1865

08 October 1931

Melbourne

Australian

Cancer

Cathy Freeman
(Sprinter)

16 February 1973

Slade Point, Mackay, Queensland

Australian

Aquarius

Harold Holt
(Former Prime Minister of Australia)

05 August 1908

17 December 1967

Stanmore

Australian

Leo

Robert Menzies
(12th Prime Minister of Australia)

20 December 1894

15 May 1978

Jeparit

Australian

Sagittarius

Elizabeth Blackburn
(American-Australian researcher)

26 November 1948

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Australian,American

Sagittarius

Alfred Deakin
(Former Prime Minister of Australia)

03 August 1856

07 October 1919

Melbourne

Australian

Leo

Julia Zemiro
(Television presenter)

14 April 1967

Aix-en-Provence

Australian

Aries

Rashaan Salaam
(American Football Player)

08 October 1974

05 December 2016

San Diego, California

American

Libra

Frank Macfarlane Burnet
(Virologist & Noble Prize Laureate)

03 September 1899

31 August 1985

Traralgon

Australian

Virgo

Ian Frazer
(Australian scientist)

06 January 1953

Glasgow, Scotland

Australian

Capricorn

Gustav Nossal
(Immunologist)

04 June 1931

Bad Ischl, Austria

Australian

Gemini

Edward Dunlop
(Prisoner of War)

12 July 1907

02 July 1993

Wangaratta

Australian

Cancer

Sir John Eccles
(Neurophysiologist)

27 January 1903

02 May 1997

Melbourne, Australia

Australian

Aquarius

Randeep Hooda
(Actor, Model)

20 August 1976

Rohtak

Indian

Leo

Missy Higgins
(singer, pianist, songwriter)

19 August 1983

Melbourne

Australian

Leo

Judith Durham
(Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist, Songwriter)

03 July 1943

Essendon

Australian

Cancer

Magda Szubanski
(Actor)

12 April 1961

Liverpool

Australian,British

Aries

Waleed Aly
(Radio personality, Television presenter, Lawyer, Songwriter)

15 August 1978

Melbourne

Australian

Leo

Geoffrey Edelsten
(Entrepreneur, Physician)

02 May 1943

Melbourne

Australian

Taurus

Hamish Blake
(Writer, Actor)

11 December 1981

Melbourne

Australian

Sagittarius

Red Symons
(Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter)

13 June 1949

Brighton

Australian

Gemini

Michel Faber
(Writer, Novelist, Journalist, Science fiction writer)

13 April 1960

The Hague

Australian

Aries

Andrew Peacock
(Diplomat, Politician, Lawyer)

13 February 1939

Melbourne

Australian

Aquarius

Helen Garner
(Journalist, Novelist, Screenwriter)

07 November 1942

Geelong

Australian

Scorpio

Greg Hunt
(Politician)

18 November 1965

Melbourne

Australian

Scorpio

Ninian Stephen
(Politician, Judge)

15 June 1923

Oxfordshire

Australian

Gemini

Morris West
(Writer)

26 April 1916

09 October 1999

St Kilda

Australian

Taurus

John Forrest
(Explorer, Politician)

22 August 1847

03 September 1918

Bunbury

Australian

Leo

Geoffrey Blainey
(Historian)

11 March 1930

Melbourne

Australian

Pisces

Mechai Viravaidya
(Politician)

17 January 1941

Thailand

Thai

Capricorn

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