This is a list of University of New England (Australia) people, including a number of notable alumni and faculty members of the University of New England.
Alumni
Academics
Don Aitkin, , professor of politics at Macquarie University (1971–79) and the Australian National University (1980-1988); Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra (1991-2002) Kym Anderson, , Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide and the Australian National University; President of the Policy Advisory Council at the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Max Hartwell (1921-2009), professor of economic history at the University of New South Wales (1950–56); reader in economic and social history at the University of Oxford; professorial fellow of Nuffield College Oxford (1956–77) (Emeritus 1977); was amongst the first intake of students in 1938 at the New England University College and the first of his cohort to become a professor Keith Leopold (1920-1999), professor of German at the University of Queensland (1964); was amongst the first intake of students in 1938 at the New England University College John Quiggin, Australian Research Council Federation Fellow in economics and political science Brenda Walker, Award-winning novelist and Winthrop Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. Sister of Don Walker
Business
Douglas Daft, AC, former global CEO of Coca-Cola
Canning Fok Kin-ning, group managing director of Hutchison Whampoa and Chairman of Hongkong Electric Holdings Wendy McCarthy, AO, businesswoman, activist, and former Chancelor of the University of Canberra
Government
Politicians
Natalie Bennett, the Rt Honourable Baroness Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Dean Brown, AO, former Premier of South Australia David Elliott, the current Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Barnaby Joyce, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and current Member for New England in the Australian Parliament John Kerin, AO, former Member of the Australian Parliament and Federal minister (Primary Industries, Energy, Transport and Communication, Trade and Overseas Development, Treasurer) Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales Don Page, former Member for Ballina in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and grandson of Sir Earle Page, founding Chancellor of UNE Bill Rixon, former Member for Lismore in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Milena Pires, member of the first National Parliament of East Timor and Permanent Representative to the United Nations George Souris, AM, former member Upper Hunter in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Tony Windsor, AM, former Member for Tamworth in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and former Member for New England in the Australian Parliament
Civil servants
Jock R. Anderson, professor and agricultural economist at the World Bank
Paul Barratt, AO, former Executive Director at the Business Council of Australia, Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, and Secretary of the Department of Defence Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Justin Brown, Australian diplomat who has served as High Commissioner to Canada (2008-2011) and Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO (2018- ) Bernie Fraser, former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia and former Secretary of the [Australian] Department of the Treasury Kerry Schott, AO, former CEO of Sydney Water
Humanities
Arts
Amanda Bishop, comedian, actor and musician
Lewis Fitz-Gerald, actor, writer and director
Lionel Gilbert, historian
Don Walker, musician, notably with Cold Chisel. Brother of Brenda Walker.
Literature, writing and poetry
Marshall Moore, American writer
James Page, educationist
Gayla Reid, writer
James Wilson-Miller, Indigenous writer
Law
Geoffrey Edelsten, businessman and entrepreneur
Sciences
Catherine King – ecotoxicologist, Antarctic researcher
Dame Bridget Ogilvie, AC DBE, medical scientist
Sport
Suzy Balogh, OAM 2004 Olympic gold medal shooter
Katherine Calder, 2010 Winter Olympics cross-country skier
Roy Masters, , sports journalist and former rugby league football coach
Kathleen Partridge, 1988 Olympic gold medal field hockey; 1992 Olympics (goalkeeper) Damian Smith, member of the Australia national rugby union team, Wallaby #707 Amelia White, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Para-equestrian