Mount Albert Grammar School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

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Academic and sports

  • Peter Snell - Olympic gold medalist - Athletics
  • Sir Keith Sinclair - New Zealand historian
  • Les Mills - Represented New Zealand at Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games over two decades
  • Richard Dell – Scientist
  • Fred Ah Kuoi - Represented New Zealand national rugby league team
  • Thomas Leuluai - Represented New Zealand national rugby league team
  • Se'e Solomona -Represented New Zealand national rugby league team
  • Tevita Latu - Represented New Zealand national rugby league team, also represents the Tonga national rugby league team
  • Sonny Bill Williams - rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Represented New Zealand national rugby league team
  • Steve Matai - rugby league player for Manly Sea Eagles and New Zealand national rugby league team
  • Dave Solomona - Former All Blacks player
  • Bryan Williams - Former All Blacks player
  • Joe Stanley - Former All Blacks player
  • Ron Urlich - Former All Blacks player
  • Vic Butler - Former All Blacks player
  • Ronald Bush - Former All Blacks player
  • Rod Heeps - Former All Blacks player
  • Olo Brown - Former All Blacks player
  • Mick Bremner - Former All Blacks player
  • Mark Brooke-Cowden - Former All Blacks player
  • Matthew Ridge - Former All Blacks, and rugby league captain for the Manly Sea Eagles, New Zealand Warriors and Kiwis.
  • Andrew Blowers - Former All Blacks player, played for Auckland Blues, Northampton Saints and now plays for Bristol in the Guinness Premiership
  • Michael Bassett, QSO, NZ Medal - former senior lecturer in History at the University of Auckland 1964-1978. J.B. Smallman Professor of History at the University of Western Ontario 1992-1993. Former Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister.
  • Ray Sefo - Boxer and K-1 Kick Boxer
  • J.A.W. (Jack) Bennett - former Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, 1964-1978. Fellow of the British Academy 1971.
  • Sir Graeme Davies, KBE - current Vice-chancellor of the University of London, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, and University of Liverpool.
  • Maria Tutaia - Netball player for New Zealand Silver Ferns
  • Michael Boxall - 2008 Summer Olympics participant and current member of New Zealand U-23 football team
  • Malo Solomona - rugby league player for New Zealand Warriors

Religion

  • Reverend Brother Michael J. Foran (1948-2000) - founder of a Catholic religious community - the Mother of God Brothers.

Government

  • Sir Robert Muldoon - Prime Minister of New Zealand 1975 - 1984
  • Dr Alan Bollard - Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
  • Mac Price - Diplomat

Industry

  • Sir Woolf Fisher - Co-Founder of Fisher & Paykel
  • Dr Chris Liddell - Chief Financial Officer Microsoft
  • Sir Alexander Ross - former NZ Reserve Bank deputy governor and former chairman British Commonwealth Games Federation.
  • Sir Daniel James Matthews - Former Chairman of the BNZ.

Public Service

  • G. S. Carter DSO, Z Special Unit commando and founder of Kundasang War Memorial and Gardens
  • Les Mills - Former Mayor of Auckland and athlete
  • Sir Robert (Bob) Mahuta - Commissioner of the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission. Chairman Maori Development Corporation.

Law

  • Judge Mick Brown - Former Principal Youth Court judge. Past Chancellor of the University of Auckland 1986-1991

Education

  • Mr. G. Gregory Taylor, ONZM - Former history teacher and past Headmaster of Mount Albert Grammar School. First Old-Boy to become Headmaster.

Medicine

  • Sir John Scott, KBE, - former Professor of Medicine, The University of Auckland.

Science

  • E.G. (Ted) Bollard - former Research scientist at DSIR 1948-1980 and director of the horticulture and processing division. Pro-chancellor of The University of Auckland, 1989-1991
  • Sir Alan Stewart, KBE, CBE - former vice-chancellor of Massey University 1964.
  • Richard Matthews, Order of New Zealand (1988), Hector Medal of Royal Society of NZ, FRSNZ, FNZIC, FRS - Former Chairman of Toxic Substances Board, Health Department. Former President NZ Microbiological Society.

Music

  • Sir Donald McIntyre - Opera singer.

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