Sir Marcus Oliphant (1901–2000) was a founding father of the Australian National University in Canberra and a former Governor of South Australia.

Professor Donald Metcalf (1929–2014) was internationally renowned for his pioneering medical research on the control of blood cell formation.

Phillip Law (1912–2010) was born in Tallangatta, Victoria.

He showed early academic ability and, at the age of 16, became a teacher.