List of Western Sydney University people

This is a list of University of Western Sydney people, including alumni and staff.

Alumni

Christopher Kelen, author, lecturer in creative writing and literature at the University of Macau
Mireille Astore, artist/lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney)
Nada Kakabadse, professor, University of Northampton
Chris Fleming, senior lecturer, Western Sydney University
Silma Ihram, political academic
Syed Ziaur Rahman, Secretary and Chair of the Advisory Council, International Association of Medical Colleges & Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
Hollis Taylor, zoomusicologist
Dinesh Wadiwel, senior lecturer in Human Rights and Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Sydney

Ed Husic, MP, Minister for Industry and Science and the Member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Chifley.

Craig Anderson, television actor
Celeste Barber, actor and comedian (Theatre Nepean, 2002)^[1]
Alfio Bonanno, musician
Jonathan Boulet, musician
Serhat Caradee (Theatre Nepean), theatre and film director^[2]^[3]
Melissa Chiu, museum director, curator and author, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Dagmar Evelyn Cyrulla, artist
Timothy Daly, playwright (Theatre Nepean, 1992)^[4]
Kieran Darcy-Smith, actor and director
Maria Tran, actress, director
Chua Ek Kay, artist
Nicole da Silva, actress
Alexandra Davies, actress
Anne Deveson, writer
Joel Edgerton, actor
Matt Granfield, author
Joelle Hadjia, musician
Don Hany, actor
Anita Heiss, writer
Steve Le Marquand, actor
Damian McDonald, author
Granaz Moussavi, poet and director
Ben Peek, author
Ben Quilty, artist, 2011 Archibald Prize winner
Margaret Roc, author
Rosie Scott, author
Yvonne Strahovski, actress
Travis S. Taylor, science fiction author
Jared Turner, actor^[5]
The Umbilical Brothers, David Collins and Shane Dundas, comedy duo
Tony Walters, director and creator of Double the Fist
David Wenham, actor (Theatre Nepean, 1987)^[6]
Darren Yap (Theatre Nepean), actor and director

John Ondawame, activist
Lancelot Eric Richdale, amateur ornithologist, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College
Warwick Watkins, disgraced senior New South Wales public servant and former member the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies)

Order	Chancellor	Years	Notes
1	Sir Ian Turbott, AO, CMG, CVO	1989–2000
2	John Phillips, AO	2000–2010
3	Peter Shergold, AC	2011–present	^[7]

Order	Vice-Chancellor	Years	Notes
1	Brian Smith, AO	October 1989 – 1994	^[8]
2	Deryck Schreuder	1994–1998	^[9]
3	Janice Reid, AC	1998 – 31 December 2013	^[10]
4	Barney Glover	1 January 2014 – present	^[11]

Notable past and current faculty members include:

^ Campbell, Leigh (27 April 2016). "Celeste Barber on her hilarious celeb parody pics and why social media means 'f#@k all'". HuffPost. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Serhat Caradee". NIDA. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Serhat responds to common actor speak". Sydney Drama School. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ Daly, T. (2013). Richard III (or almost). Lulu.com. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-291-38867-1. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Jared Turner". actors.co.nz. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
^ Mendelssohn, Joanna (13 February 2008). "Want to go to art school? Don't live in Western Sydney". Crikey. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
^ "Peter Shergold appointed UWS Chancellor". University of Western Sydney (Press release). Australian School of Business. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ "Brian Smith, Founding Vice-Chancellor". UWS people: History. University of Western Sydney. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
^ Unknown, University of Western Sydney-. "One of Australia's great universities". www.westernsydney.edu.au. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "UWS honours its Vice-Chancellor Professor Janice Reid" (Press release). University of Western Sydney. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
^ "Vice-Chancellor and President". UWS Executive. University of Western Sydney. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.