People educated at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School

Curtis Stone (born 4 November 1975) is an Australian celebrity chef, author and television personality, nicknamed "The Quiet Terminator" by fans following his performance on The Celebrity Apprentice 3.

Eric Banadinović, AM (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (), is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy drama The Castle (1997). He achieved further critical recognition for starring in the biographical crime film Chopper (2000), and as Bruce Banner in Hulk (2003).

Trent William Cotchin (born 7 April 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for and captains the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a Brownlow Medallist, an All-Australian, a three-time Richmond best and fairest winner and a two-time premiership winning captain. Cotchin represented the Victorian Metro side at the 2007 AFL Under 18 Championships and captained the Vic Metro side at 2006 Under 16 Championships. He played for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup as a junior, before being drafted to Richmond with the second overall pick in the 2007 national draft. He led the club to a 37-year drought breaking premiership in 2017 before taking them again to a premiership in 2019.

Daniel Venables (born 19 November 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Rick Olarenshaw (born 1 February 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Jason Matthew Patrick Moran (22 September 1967 – 21 June 2003) was an Australian criminal from Melbourne, and one of the leaders of the Moran family, notable for its involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings. He sported a 12 cm scar on the side of his face.

Madge Titheradge (2 July 1887 – 14 November 1961) was an Australian-born actress who became a leading actress in the West End of London and on Broadway.

Elizabeth Watson (born 30 March 1994), commonly known as Liz Watson, is an Australia netball international. Watson was a member of the Australia teams that won the silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. In 2018 and 2022 she received the Liz Ellis Diamond award. She captained Australia during the 2021 Constellation Cup. Since 2014, Watson has played for Melbourne Vixens, initially in the ANZ Championship and later in Suncorp Super Netball. She was a member of the Vixens' teams that won premierships in 2014 and 2020.

Cameron Stevenson (born 30 October 1992) is an Australian cricketer who represents the United States cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler.

Ian Alan Nicholls (born 24 October 1962 in Melbourne, Australia) is an educator and researcher in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering and an academic leader. Since 2013 he has held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Linnaeus University, Sweden, and is a Deputy Vice Chancellor of the university.