Viceroys

• Sir Phillip Bennett, AC – Governor of Tasmania
• Sir Paul Hasluck (1909–1993) – 17th Governor-General of Australia
• Malcolm McCusker, AC – 31st Governor of Western Australia^[2]
• Ken Michael, AC – 30th Governor of Western Australia
• Sir Albert Wolff (1899–1977) – Lieutenant Governor of Western Australia

Heads of government

• Bob Hawke (1929–2019), AC – 23rd Prime Minister of Australia
• Alexander Donald Taylor – Deputy Premier of Western Australia & Tonkin Ministry 1971–1974, Western Australia

Executive branch

Legislative branch

• Adair Macalistar Blain (1894–1983) – Australian Senator for Northern Territory
• Richard Cleaver (1917–2006) – MHR, Australia
• Howard Olney – MLC, Western Australia
• John Stone – Australian Senator for Queensland
• Peter Watson – MLA, Western Australia
• Laurie Wilkinson (1903–1991) – Australian Senator for Western Australia

Judicial branch

Military

Public service

Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors

• H.C. "Nugget" Coombs (1906–1997) – fourth Chancellor of Australian National University 1968–1975, Hackett Scholar
• Ross Garnaut – Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, University of Melbourne
• John Hay, AC – Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Queensland, Deakin University; Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Monash University, Hackett Scholar
• John de Laeter (1933–2010) – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Development, Curtin University
• Marcus Liveris (1931–2011) – Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Health Sciences, Curtin University
• Ken Michael, AC – Chancellor, University of Western Australia
• Sir Fred Schonell (1900–1969) – Vice-Chancellor, University of Queensland, Hackett Scholar
• Sir Walter Scott, AC (1903–1981) – Chancellor of the International Academy of Management
• Sir Hector Stewart (1901–1979) — Pro-Chancellor, University of Western Australia, and co-founder of School of Medicine

Chairs

• David Black – Professor of History and Politics, Curtin University
• Brian De Garis – Professor of History, Murdoch University
• John Robert de Laeter (1933–2010) – Professor of Physics, Curtin University
• Ross Garnaut – Professor of Economics, Australian National University
• John La Nauze (1911–1990) – Professor of History, Australian National University, University of Melbourne; Professor of Australian Studies, Harvard University
• Ralph Slatyer, AC (1929–2012) – foundation Professor of Environmental Biology at the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University
• Tom Stannage (1944–2012) – Professor of History, Curtin University, University of Western Australia
• Eric John Underwood (1905–1980) – Professor of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Hackett Scholar

Other notable academics and scientists

• Dorothea Sandars – Parasitologist
• Patricia Woolley – zoologist, La Trobe University, in 1992 searched and found Julia Creek dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi, a marsupial species thought to be extinct

Rhodes Scholars

• 1926: Karl Allen^[10][11]
• 1927: Keith Leo Cooper^[10][11][12]
• 1928: Alfred Smith^[10][11]
• 1931: John La Nauze^[10][11]
• 1932: Joe Starke^[10][11][13]
• 1933: Arthur Finn^[11]
• 1937: Edward Barr^[11]
• 1938: Harry Ross Anderson
• 1939: Edmund Ernest Jarvis^[11][14]
• 1951: John Stone^[11]
• 1952: John Robert Hall^[11][14]
• 1953: Bob Hawke^[11]
• 1962: Brian De Garis^[11]
• 1965: Daryl Williams^[11]

Artists

• Peter Bladen (1922–2001) – poet, sketch-writer The Mavis Bramston Show
• John Ewers (1904–1978) – writer, With the Sun on My Back, first President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA) 1938–1939 & 1946–1947^[15]
• Rolf Harris (1930–2023) – painter & variety entertainer, commissioned to paint portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, & later convicted of sex offences
• John Hepworth (1921–1995) – writer, Nation Review magazine
• Katherine Langford – actor
• Emma Matthews – lyric soprano, Opera Australia
• Geoffrey Michaels (1944–2024) – violinist
• Leslie Rees (1905–2000) – writer, Digit Dick
• Paul Ridge – musician, Drapht
• Victor Sangiorgio – pianist
• Vincent Serventy (1917–2007) – writer & film maker, Emeritus Fellow of the Australia Council Literature Board 1993^[9]
• Alan Seymour – playwright and author, The One Day of the Year
• Donald Stuart (1913–1983) – playwright and author, President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers
• Howard Taylor (1918–2001) – painter & sculptor, commissioned to create sculpture Compass and Perspective at Parliament House Canberra
• Johnny Young – entertainer, song writer and TV host^[16]

Entertainment and media

• Alan Bateman (1936–2012) – managing director of Seven Network, General Manager of Network Ten
• Irene Greenwood (1898–1992) – radio broadcaster and feminist and peace advocate^[17]
• Maxwell Newton (1929–1990) – first editor The Australian, editor Australian Financial Review, financial editor New York Post, publisher Melbourne Observer & reprinted Marvel Comics editions in Australia, Hackett Scholar
• Jessie Robertson (1909–1976) – 6IX radio programme host, "Aunt Judy"
• Malcolm Uren (1900–1973) – Editor-in-Chief, West Australian Newspapers