University Of New South Wales Notable Alumni

Check out the list of notable University Of New South Wales (UNSW) alumni.

University of New South Wales is the hot favorite among students wanting to pursue their higher studies in Australia. If sources of contemporary history are to be believed, the Australians craved for industrialization after the end of World War II. This led to the establishment of University Of New South Wales, in a bid to produce more engineers and qualified individuals. Thus, the University of New South Wales is According to the ‘QS World University Rankings’ list published in 2016, the ‘University of New South Wales’ was ranked the 49th best university in the world. It also secured the 16th position in the list of reputed universities which offered courses in finance. Apart from its impressive infrastructure and high quality of education, the University is also famous for its alumni association which includes several notable personalities. Businessman and philanthropist David Gonski, politician and judge of the Australian family court Robert McClelland and politician Bob Carr are a few eminent personalities who studied at the famous University of New South Wales. Robert MClelland’s contribution to the Australian society as a politician and a member of the judiciary has been praised by the nation’s citizens immensely. Apart from politicians, the university has produced many talented individuals who have been quite successful in their endeavors. Here’s a list of famous celebrities who studied at the acclaimed University of New South Wales. We bet you didn’t know some of these facts.

Cate Blanchett
(Actress)

14 May 1969

Melbourne

Australian

Taurus

Peter Garrett
(Member of the Australian House of Representatives)

16 April 1953

Wahroonga

Australian

Aries

Sam Worthington
(Actor, Voice actor)

02 August 1976

Godalming

Australian,British

Leo

Hugo Weaving
(Actor, Voice actor, Film actor)

04 April 1960

Ibadan

Australian,Nigerian,British

Aries

Bojana Novakovic
(Actor)

17 November 1981

Belgrade

Australian,Serbian

Scorpio

Nathalie Kelley
(Actor)

03 March 1985

Lima

Australian,Peruvian

Pisces

Toni Collette
(Actor, Singer, Voice actor, Film actor)

01 November 1972

Blacktown

Australian

Scorpio

Simon Baker
(Actor, Television director)

30 July 1969

Launceston

Australian

Leo

Baz Luhrmann
(Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, Writer)

17 September 1962

Sydney

Australian

Virgo

Miranda Otto
(Actor)

16 December 1967

Brisbane

Australian

Sagittarius

Emilie de Ravin
(Actor, Film actor)

27 December 1981

Mount Eliza

Australian

Capricorn

Cassandra Harris
(Actor)

15 December 1948

28 December 1991

Sydney

Australian

Sagittarius

Judy Davis
(Actor)

23 April 1955

Perth

Australian

Taurus

Usman Khawaja
(Cricketer)

18 December 1986

Islamabad

Australian

Sagittarius

Jacqueline McKenzie
(Film actor, Actor, Television actor)

24 October 1967

Sydney

Australian

Scorpio

Mark Bouris

Australian

Markus Zusak
(Writer, Novelist, Children's writer)

23 June 1975

Sydney

Australian

Cancer

Jessica Marais
(Actor, Film actor, Television actor, Model)

29 January 1985

Johannesburg

Australian,American,South African

Aquarius

Lucy Turnbull
(Politician)

30 March 1958

Mittagong

Australian

Aries

Matthew Reilly
(Writer, Poet lawyer)

02 July 1974

Sydney

Australian

Cancer

Colin Friels
(Stage actor, Film actor)

25 September 1952

Kilwinning

Australian,British

Libra

Nick Littlemore
(Singer, Record producer, Musician, Composer)

06 May 1978

Sydney

Australian

Taurus

Raj Reddy
(Computer scientist, University teacher)

13 June 1937

Andhra Pradesh

Indian,American

Gemini

Bob Carr
(Politician, Diplomat)

28 September 1947

Matraville

Australian

Libra

Michael Slater
(Cricketer, Autobiographer)

21 February 1970

Wagga Wagga

Australian

Pisces

Scott Morrison
(Politician)

13 May 1968

Sydney

Australian

Taurus

Marise Payne
(Politician)

29 July 1964

Sydney

Australian

Leo

David Gonski
(Entrepreneur)

07 October 1953

Cape Town

Australian

Libra

Richard Farleigh
(Chess player, Investor, Businessperson)

09 November 1960

Kyabram

Australian

Scorpio

Tim Flannery
(Biologist, Paleontologist, Zoologist, Environmentalist)

28 January 1956

Melbourne

Australian

Aquarius

Campbell Newman
(Civil engineer, Engineer, Politician)

12 August 1963

Canberra

Australian

Leo

Glenn Murcutt
(Architect, University teacher)

25 July 1936

London

Australian

Leo

Claudia Bassols
(Actor, Film actor)

03 October 1979

Barcelona

Spanish

Libra

Sussan Ley
(Politician, Aviator)

14 December 1961

Kano

Australian

Sagittarius

Ian Plimer
(Geologist)

12 February 1946

Australian

Aquarius

Ewen McKenzie
(Rugby union player)

21 June 1965

Melbourne

Australian

Gemini

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