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===Notable alumni===
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There are 1,100 Monash graduates (or 8.33% of the total biographical listings) listed among the 13,200 biographies of Australia's most notable individuals in the 2008 edition of ''[[Who's Who in Australia]]''. Likewise, 10% of Australia's top 50 CEOs completed their undergraduate degree at Monash.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suncorpbank.com.au/sites/default/files/Suncorp_Bank%20_Power_Index_Report_FINAL.PDF |title=News and Media Releases &#124; About Us |publisher=Suncorp Bank |access-date=30 September 2013 |archive-date=14 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414003930/http://www.suncorpbank.com.au/sites/default/files/Suncorp_Bank%20_Power_Index_Report_FINAL.PDF |url-status=live}}</ref>

Notable graduates in politics include: [[Bill Shorten]], former Australian [[Leader of the Opposition (Australia)|Leader of the Opposition]]; [[Daniel Andrews]], former [[Premier of Victoria]]; [[Richard Di Natale]], Former Leader of the [[Australian Greens]]; [[Josh Frydenberg]], former [[Treasurer of Australia]]; [[Adam Bandt]], Leader of the [[Australian Greens]]; [[Anna Burke]], former [[Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives]]; [[Boediono]], former Australian [[Leader of the Opposition (Australia)|Leader of the Opposition]]; [[Simon Crean]], former cabinet member in the [[First Rudd government|Rudd government]] and [[Gillard government]]; [[David de Kretser]], former [[Governor of Victoria]]; [[Lim Guan Eng]], former [[Minister of Finance (Malaysia)|Minister of Finance]] of Malaysia; [[Sim Kui Hian]], [[Cabinet of Sarawak|Deputy Premier of Sarawak]]; [[Norman Lacy]], former Minister for the Arts and Minister of Educational Services in Victoria; [[Robert Doyle]], former [[Lord Mayor of Melbourne]];{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Marlene Moses]], [[United Nations Permanent Representative|United Nations Ambassador]] for [[Nauru]] and the Tanzanian ambassador [[Naimi Sweetie Hamza Aziz]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Permanent Representative of Tanzania presents credentials |url=https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2023/unisbio1395.html |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=United Nations : Information Service Vienna |language=en}}</ref>

Graduates in scientific fields include: [[Alan Finkel]], [[Office of the Chief Scientist (Australia)|Chief Scientist of Australia]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chiefscientist.gov.au/about/biography-2/ |title=Biography {{!}} Australia's Chief Scientist |website=www.chiefscientist.gov.au |language=en-US |access-date=28 October 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011101720/http://www.chiefscientist.gov.au/about/biography-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ian Meredith]], Global Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, [[Boston Scientific]];<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bostonscientific.com/2016-10-10-Professor-Ian-Meredith-To-Join-Boston-Scientific-As-Executive-Vice-President-And-Global-Chief-Medical-Officer |title=News Releases {{!}} Boston Scientific |work=Boston Scientific |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144556/http://news.bostonscientific.com/2016-10-10-Professor-Ian-Meredith-To-Join-Boston-Scientific-As-Executive-Vice-President-And-Global-Chief-Medical-Officer |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tim Flannery]], scientist, ecology activist; [[Brad McKay (doctor)|Brad McKay]], doctor, author and television personality; and [[Ranjana Srivastava]], oncologist and author.

Graduates in entertainment include: [[Doug Chappel]], comedian and actor;{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[David Williamson]], playwright;{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Andrew Daddo]], actor, author, and television personality;{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Charlie Pickering]], TV host and comedian;{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Vance Joy]], singer-songwriter.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Graduates in other fields include: [[Peter Costello]], businessman, political commentator and longest-serving [[Treasurer of Australia]];{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Ian Macfarlane (economist)|Ian MacFarlane]], economist, Governor of the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]] (1996–2006);{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[George Pell]], Australian [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] of the Catholic Church;{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Anne Ferguson (judge)|Anne Ferguson]], [[Chief Justice of Victoria]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/about-the-court/our-judiciary/judges |title=Judges |website=[[Supreme Court of Victoria]]| publisher= [[State Government of Victoria]] |language=en |access-date=28 October 2017 |archive-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718083916/https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/about-the-court/our-judiciary/judges |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Marilyn Warren]], 11th and first female [[Chief Justice of Victoria]];{{cn|date=May 2025}} and [[glass art]]ist [[Clare Belfrage]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Clare Belfrage Home Page | website=People at UniSA | url=https://people.unisa.edu.au/Clare.Belfrage | access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>