Notable Residents
- Politics
- John Bannon, Labor Premier of South Australia, 1982–1992
- Frank Brennan, Federal Attorney-General, 1929–31
- Tom Brennan, older brother of Frank and Federal UAP Senator, 1931–37
- John Brumby, Labor Premier of Victoria, 2007–2010
- John Gunn, Labor Premier of South Australia, 1924–26
- Edward Heitmann, Federal Labor politician, 1917–1919
- John Lutey, Labor Party member of the West Australian parliament, 1917–1932
- Peter Ryan, current leader of the Victorian National Party
- Sport
- AFL players – Graham Arthur, Nathan Brown, Wayne Campbell, Nick Dal Santo, Eric Fleming, Trevor Keogh, Barry Mulcair, Troy Selwood, Adam Selwood, Joel Selwood, Scott Selwood, Geoff Southby, Colin Sylvia, Brian Walsh, Greg Williams
- Don Blackie, Test cricketer
- Hannah Every-Hall, rower
- Kristi Harrower, national basketballer
- Stephen Huss, 2005 Wimbledon men's doubles champion
- Faith Leech, Olympic swimming champion
- Billy Murdoch, Australian Test cricket captain
- Ricky Nixon, sports agent and former AFL footballer
- Lisle Nagel, Australian Test cricketer
- Glen Saville, Australian and NBL basketballer
- Ben Hunt, NCAA, NBA and NBL basketballer
- Craig White, English cricket player
- Sharelle McMahon, Australian Netball Team captain, Melbourne Vixens captain
- Arts
- Bunney Brooke, TV actress
- Kate DeAraugo, 2005 Australian Idol winner
- Colleen Hewett, singer and actress
- Keith Lamb, lead singer of Hush
- Ernest Moffitt, artist
- William Moore, art and drama critic
- William David Murdoch, concert pianist
- John Bernard O'Hara, poet and schoolmaster
- Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, artist
- Ian Rilen, bass guitarist with Rose Tattoo
- Science
- John Irvine Hunter, professor of anatomy
- Struan Sutherland, antivenin researcher
- Geoffrey Watson, professor of statistics
- Frank Milne, professor of economics
- Business
- Frank McEncroe, inventor of the Chiko Roll
- Sidney Myer, philanthropist and founder of the Myer chain of department stores, Australia's largest retailer
- Religion
- Sydney James Kirkby, Anglican bishop
- Military
- Carl Jess, Australian Army Lieutenant General
- John Campbell Ross, last Australian World War I veteran
- Sir Gilbert Dyett, long-serving President of the Returned and Services League of Australia
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