This is a List of old boys of St Peter's College, Adelaide, former students of the Anglican school, St Peter's College in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Nobel laureates
- Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH, OBE, MC, FRS, Nobel prize in Physics, 1915
- Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey OM, FRS, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1945
- J. Robin Warren AC, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2005
Business
- Sir James Hardy OBE, three times America's Cup skipper and renowned winemaker
- Essington Lewis, prominent industrialist
- Frank Fancett Espie 1890–1962, Mining engineer, MD Western Mining Corporation, South Broken Hill etc.
- Sir Frank Espie OBE, 1917–2004 Mining engineer Directorships Rio Tinto (deputy chair), Bougainville Copper Chair, CRA, Woodside, Westpac etc. Captain 2nd AIF, North Africa, Borneo
- Paul Robertson Espie AO, born 1945, founder and vice-chairman of the Pacific Road Group (investment banking); Director (since 2011) and Chairman (since 2019) of Menzies Research Centre; and Chairman / Non-Executive Director of Empire Energy
Clergy
- Ian George AO, former Archbishop of Adelaide
- Harold Eustace Sexton, former Archbishop of British Columbia
Entertainment and the arts
- Walter Bagot, architect, founder of Woods Bagot
- Greg Champion, folk singer and songwriter
- Sam Clark, Neighbours actor and musician
- Keith Conlon OAM, television and radio personality
- David Dridan, landscape painter, gallery director
- Francis Greenslade, actor,writer, translator
- Scott Hicks, film director
- Peter Meakin, journalist and media executive
- Peter Muller AO, architect
- Tim Phillipps, actor
- Richard Tipping, poet and artist
Judges, politicians, and public servants
- Harold David Anderson AO, OBE, former ambassador
- John Bannon AO, Premier of South Australia, 1982–1992
- Sir Henry Barwell KCMG, Premier of South Australia, 1920–1924
- James Vincent Seaton Bowen, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, 1979–1981
- Sir John Cox Bray KCMG, Premier of South Australia, 1881–1884
- Sir Richard Butler, Premier of South Australia, 1905
- Sir John Downer KCMG, KC, Premier of South Australia, 1885–1887 and 1892–1893
- Don Dunstan AC, QC, Premier of South Australia, 1967–1968 and 1970–1979
- Sir Frederick Holder KCMG, Premier of South Australia, 1892 and 1899–1901
- Sir Denzil Ibbetson KCSI, administrator in British India, author
- George Leake CMG, Premier of Western Australia, 1901 and 1901–1902
- Tom Lewis AO, Premier of New South Wales, 1975–1976
- Ian McLachlan AO, Australian Defence Minister, 1996–1998
- Sir George John Robert Murray KCMG, Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia (1916–1942)
- Sir John Northmore KCMG, Chief Justice of Western Australia from 1931 to 1945
- Sir Arthur Rymill, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, 1950–1953
- David Tonkin AO, Premier of South Australia, 1979–1982
- Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, RBA, 2016–2022
- James Stevens, MP for Sturt, 2019–present
Medicine and the sciences
- Dr Michael Alpers, AO, FAA, FRS, emeritus professor, biologist, medical researcher of prion diseases, kuru, and doctor in tropical infectious diseases.
- Sir Arthur Cudmore, Adelaide surgeon
- Dr Richard Harris, anaesthetist, 2019 Australian of the Year
- Dr Basil Hetzel AO, medical researcher
- Hugh Possingham, conservation and environmental planning expert, applied mathematician, academic
- Dr Andy Thomas, astronaut
- Sir Joseph Verco, physician and conchologist
- Professor Ravi Savarirayan, Human Geneticist, Rare diseases therapist
- Emeritus Professor Warren J Ewens AO, FAA, FRS, eminent biostatistician, mathematician and creator of The Ewens Sampling Formula.
Military
- Commander Francis Walter Belt DSO, lawyer and explorer
- Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC, CMG, CBE, soldier and lawyer; awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916
- Colonel Harold Greenway DSO, Croix de Guerre
- Colonel Guy George Egerton Wylly VC, CB, DSO, army officer; awarded the Victoria Cross in 1900 (also attended The Hutchins School)
- General Tian Wang, Medal of Honor
Sports
- Nathan Adcock, cricketer, former captain of Southern Redbacks
- Bryan Beinke, footballer, former player at Adelaide Football Club
- Michael Cranmer, cricketer, West End Redbacks
- Phil Davis, footballer, current player at Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Bob Elix, Port Adelaide and Darwin Football Clubs, AFL Chairman in Northern Territory
- John Flood, medical practitioner who played cricket for Ireland
- Henry Frayne, Australian Olympian in 2012 and 2016 in the long jump
- Tom Harley, two time premiership captain with the Geelong Football Club; CEO of the Sydney Swans
- Will Hayward, current footballer at the Sydney Swans
- David Hayes, horse trainer
- Riley Knight, footballer, current player at Adelaide Football Club
- Philip Lee, Test cricketer and footballer for Norwood
- Oscar McGuinness, Australian representative rower.
- Andrew McKay, former footballer Carlton Football Club
- Gillon McLachlan, CEO of the Australian Football League
- Hamish McLachlan, Australian sports broadcaster
- Will Minson, former footballer with the Western Bulldogs
- Lachie Neale, 2020 and 2023 Brownlow Medallist, current footballer with the Brisbane Lions
- Darren Ng, basketballer, former player with the Adelaide 36ers Basketball Club
- Rod Owen-Jones, Olympian water polo player at the 2000 Summer Olympics, national team 1993–2000, and World Cup bronze medalist
- Alex Ross, current cricketer, West End Redbacks and Adelaide Strikers
- Hayden Stoeckel, Olympian swimmer and bronze and silver medalist at 2008 Summer Olympics
- Richard Twopeny, founder of the SANFL, captain of Adelaide (SAFA) and Port Adelaide and player with South Melbourne
- Dylan Stephens, AFL Footballer
- Peter Yeo, Australian Rules Footballer with Port Adelaide, Sturt and Melbourne Football Club
References
- "Lawrence Bragg – Biographical". nobelprize.org.
- "Sir Howard Florey – Biographical". nobelprize.org.
- "J. Robin Warren – Biographical". nobelprize.org.
- see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/espie-frank-fancett-10126
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/472711?c=people and https://125.ausimm.com/profile/frank-espie/
- Longo, Enrica. "Paul Espie: A long road - science to finance" (PDF). Monash University Science Alumni. Monash University. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- "Directors - MRC". Menzies Research Centre. 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- "Directors/Executive Management – Empire Energy". empireenergygroup.net. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- Berry, Dean W. "Bagot, Walter Hervey (1880–1963)". Walter Hervey Bagot. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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- "Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink".
- McGill, Maryanne. "Barwell, Sir Henry Newman (1877–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- Bray, J. J. "Bray, Sir John Cox (1842–1894)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- Rollison, Kay. "Butler, Sir Richard (1850–1925)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- Bartlett, Peter. "Downer, Sir John William (1843–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- "Don Dunstan Foundation - Don Dunstan: A life of achievement". Archived from the original on 26 July 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- Garis, B. K. De. "Leake, George (1856–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- Wales, State Library of New South. "Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922 - )". parlpapers.sl.nsw.gov.au.
- Birman, Wendy. Northmore, Sir John Alfred (1865–1958). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - Hyslop, Robert (1979), "Belt, Francis Walter (1862–1938)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 December 2018
- Blackburn, R.A (1979). "Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth (1892–1960)". Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth (1892 - 1960). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 307–308. Retrieved 23 January 2008.. Blackburn also attended Pulteney Grammar School.
- Sweeting, A. J. (1990). "Wylly, Guy George Egerton (1880–1962)". Wylly, Guy George Egerton (1880 - 1962). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 589–590. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0&pp=ygUJcmljayByb2xs
- "Dr J. W. Flood Dead". The News. Vol. XII, no. 1, 776. Adelaide. 25 March 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "London 2012 - Henry Frayne Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- "Knight's draft shock – AFC.com.au". 21 November 2013.
- "Youthful Century-Makers". The News. Adelaide. 11 December 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 7 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
