This is a list of University of Exeter people, including office holders, current and former academics, and

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of the

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. In

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, the University of Exeter is abbreviated as ''Exon.'' (from the Latin ''

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''), and is the suffix given to honorary and

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from the university.

Chancellors

Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Mary Alice Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, (; 29 July 1895 – 24 December 1988) was a British courtier who served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1967. She was the granddaughter of Prime Minister Robert Gascoy ...

, GCVO, CBE (1955–1972) *

Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory, , ( ; 26 December 1899 – 20 January 1981) was a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1958 and 1960, and later as Chance ...

of Tiverton, KG, PC, GCMG, TD, DL (1972–1981) * Sir Rex Richards, FRS, FRSC (1982–1998) *

Robert Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon Robert Scott Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon, KC, FRSA (5 September 1936— 6 November 2005) was a British barrister, banker and Conservative politician. Education He was educated at Brighton College (of which he was later President) and ...

, QC, FRSA (1998–2005) *

Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, (born 23 September 1949GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1980 14 0207 LAMBETH – Keith D. Taylor=Floella K.Y. Benjamin) is a Trinidadian-British actress, singer, presenter, author, businesswoman, ...

, OBE (2006–2016) * Paul Myners, Baron Myners, CBE (2016–2021) * Sir Michael Barber, (2022-)

Vice-Chancellors

Principals of the University College of the South West of England *

Hector Hetherington Sir Hector James Wright Hetherington (21 July 1888 – 15 January 1965) was a Scottish philosopher, who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1927 to 1936, and Principal of the University of Glasgow until 1961. Early life H ...

(1920-1924) *

Walter Hamilton Moberly Sir Walter Hamilton Moberly (20 October 1881 – 31 January 1974) was a British academic. Life The son of the Rev. Robert Campbell Moberly and the grandson of George Moberly, he was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. Moberly w ...

(1925–1926) * John Murray (1926–1951) * Sir Thomas Taylor (1952–1953) * Sir James Cook (1954–1955); final Principal, first Vice-Chancellor Vice-Chancellors of the University of Exeter * Sir James Cook (1955–1966); former Principal, first Vice-Chancellor, * Sir John Llewellyn (1966–1972) * Harry Kay (1973–1984) *

Sir David Harrison Sir David Harrison (born 3 May 1930) is a chemist and academic. He was vice chancellor of the University of Keele from 1979 to 1984, vice chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1984 to 1994, master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, from 1994 ...

(1984–1994) * Sir

Geoffrey Holland Sir Geoffrey Holland, KCB (9 May 1938 – 20 April 2017) was an English career civil servant who became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1994 to 2002, when he was succeeded by Professor Steve Smith. Holland Hall, a large ...

(1994–2002) * Sir Steve Smith (2002–2020) * Professor Lisa Roberts (2020-)

Honorary graduates

Notable academics

Richard Acland Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet (26 November 1906 – 24 November 1990) was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party in 1942, having previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He joined the Labour P ...

, Education *

John Adair John Adair (January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1840) was an American pioneer, slave trader, soldier, and politician. He was the eighth Governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both the U.S. House and Senate. A native of South Carolina, Ada ...

, Management (Leadership) *

Omar Ashour Omar Ashour is a British-Canadian security and military studies academic and a former martial arts champion. Academic career Ashour is the author o(Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021) an''The Deradicalization of Jihadists: Transforming A ...

, Middle East Studies *

Manuel Barange Manuel Barange is a biologist. He is the director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He is an honorary professor at the University of Exeter. Barange was th ...

, Biosciences * Barry Barnes, Sociology * Jeremy Black, History *

Barbara Borg Barbara Elisabeth Borg (born 26 December 1960) is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Exeter. She is known in particular for her work on Roman tombs, the language of classical art, and geoarchaeology. Career Borg studied ...

, Classical Archaeology *

Adam Curle Charles Thomas William Curle (4 July 1916 – 28 September 2006), better known as Adam Curle, was a British academic, known for his work in social psychology, pedagogy, development studies and peace studies. After holding posts at the University ...

, Psychology and Education * Uri Davis, Middle East Studies *

John Dupré John A. Dupré (born 3 July 1952) is a British philosopher of science. He is the director of Egenis, the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences, and professor of philosophy at the University of Exeter. Dupré's chief work area lies in philosophy ...

, Philosophy *

John Endler John Arthur Endler (born 1947) is a Canadian ethologist and evolutionary biologist noted for his work on the adaptation of vertebrates to their unique perceptual environments, and the ways in which animal sensory capacities and colour patterns ...

, Animal Behaviour *

Edzard Ernst Edzard Ernst (born 30 January 1948) is a retired British-German academic physician and researcher specializing in the study of complementary and alternative medicine. He was Professor of Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter, alleged ...

, Complementary Medicine * Timothy Gorringe, Theology *

Alex Haslam S. Alexander (Alex) Haslam (born 1962) is a professor of psychology and ARC Australian Laureate Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. His research focuses on areas of social psychology, organisational psychology ...

, Psychology *

Philip Hensher Philip Michael Hensher FRSL (born 20 February 1965) is an English novelist, critic and journalist. Biography Son of Raymond J. and Miriam Hensher, his father a bank manager and composer and his mother a university librarian, Hensher was born in ...

, Creative Writing *

Ghada Karmi Ghada Karmi ( ar, غادة كرمي, ; born 1939) is a Palestinian-born academic, physician and author. She has written on Palestinian issues in newspapers and magazines, including ''The Guardian'', ''The Nation'' and '' Journal of Palestine Stud ...

, Middle East Studies *

Paul Kline Paul Kline (1937 – 25 September 1999) was a British psychologist noted for his contribution to psychometrics. Lea, Stephen (1999)Paul Kline 1937-1999. ''Exe Psychologists''. Issue 3. Career Kline was originally educated in classics, in edu ...

, Psychology * William Lewis, Chemistry * Alastair Logan, Theology *

Linda Long Linda Long is a biochemist and musician, who has combined these two fields to create what she terms molecular music. Long worked as a biochemist and a Research Fellow in Complementary Medicine at Exeter University, specialising in the fields of ...

, Biochemistry *

Richard Lynn Richard Lynn (born 20 February 1930) is a controversial English psychologist and author. He is a former professor emeritus of psychology at Ulster University, having had the title withdrawn by the university in 2018. He is former assistant edit ...

, Psychology *

Colin MacCabe Colin Myles Joseph MacCabe (born 9 February 1949) is an English academic, writer and film producer. He is currently a distinguished professor of English and film at the University of Pittsburgh.

, Film Studies * Moelwyn Merchant, English * Gerd Nonneman, Middle East Studies * Richard Overy, History *

Ilan Pappe Ilan may refer to: Organization * ILAN, Israeli umbrella organization for the treatment of disabled children Given name * Ilan (name), a Hebrew/Israeli name * Ilan Bakhar, a retired Israeli footballer * Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna, a Brazilian footbal ...

, Middle East Studies *

Philip Payton Philip John Payton is a Cornish-Australian historian and Emeritus Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies at the University of Exeter and formerly Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies based at Tremough, just outside Penryn, Corn ...

, Cornish Studies *

David Rees David or Dai Rees may refer to: Entertainment * David Rees (author) (1936–1993), British children's author * Dave Rees (born 1969), American drummer for SNFU and Wheat Chiefs * David Rees (cartoonist) (born 1972), American cartoonist and televis ...

, Pure Mathematics *

Nicholas Rodger Nicholas Andrew Martin Rodger FSA FRHistS FBA (born 12 November 1949) is a historian of the Royal Navy and senior research fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Life and academia The son of Lieutenant Commander Ian Alexander Rodger, Royal Navy ...

, History * Roy Sambles, Physics *

Richard Seaford Richard Seaford is a British classicist. He is professor emeritus of classics and ancient history at the University of Exeter. His work focuses on ancient Greek culture, especially that of ancient Athens. Career Seaford has published widely on ...

, Classics *

Dikran Tahta Dikran Tahta ( hy, Դիքրան (Տիգրան) Թահթա, 7 August 1928 – 2 December 2006) was a British mathematician, teacher and author. He was also the maths teacher of Stephen Hawking. Early life Dikran Tahta was a descendant of Is ...

, Mathematics educator *

Nick Talbot Nicholas José Talbot FRS FRSB (born 5 September 1965) is Group Leader and Executive Director at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich. Nick Talbot Education Talbot was educated at Midhurst Grammar School. He went on to study at the Universi ...

, FRS, Molecular genetics * Andrew Thorpe, History *

Malcolm Todd Malcolm Todd (27 November 19396 June 2013) was an English archaeologist. Born in Durham, England, the son of a miner, Todd was educated in classics and classical archaeology at St David's College, Lampeter and Brasenose College, Oxford. He s ...

, History *Sir

John Tooke Sir John Edward Tooke, (born 4 March 1949) is the Head of the School of Life & Medical Sciences at University College, London. He was formerly worked at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry where he was the Inaugural Dean, and of th ...

, Medicine *

Garry Tregidga Garry Harcourt Tregidga is a Cornish academic, director of the Institute of Cornish Studies at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall, UK, and editor of the journal '' Cornish Studies''. He lives in Bugle, near St Austell, an ...

, History *

Paul Webley Paul Webley CBE (19 November 1953 – 2 March 2016) was director and principal of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London from 2006 to 2015. From 2010 until his death in 2016, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Uni ...

, Psychology * Canon Vernon White, Theology (Lecturer and Lazenby Chaplain) * Michael Winter, Politics *

Ted Wragg Professor Edward Conrad Wragg (26 June 1938 – 10 November 2005) known as Ted Wragg, was a British educationalist and academic known for his advocacy of the cause of education and opposition to political interference in the field. He was Prof ...

, Education

Notable alumni

Academics

* Sir Michael Berry - mathematical physicist, known for the

Berry Phase In classical and quantum mechanics, geometric phase is a phase difference acquired over the course of a cycle, when a system is subjected to cyclic adiabatic processes, which results from the geometrical properties of the parameter space of the ...

and recipient of the

Ig Nobel Prize The Ig Nobel Prize ( ) is a satiric prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name o ...

for using magnets to levitate a frog *

Iwona Blazwick Iwona Maria Blazwick OBE (born 14 October 1955) is a British art critic and lecturer, and has been Director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London since 2001. She discovered Damien Hirst and staged his first solo show at a public London art ...

- OBE, art critic and lecturer * Stephen J. Ceci - cognitive psychologist - PhD Psychology (1978) *

Imogen Coe Imogen Ruth Coe (born 30 November 1962) is a British-born biochemist. Educated in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, Coe has taught at York University in Canada. She is a professor of biochemistry and founding dean of the Faculty ...

- biochemist and Dean of

Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met) is a public university, public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, Toronto, Garden District, although i ...

* Rose Ferraby - archaeologist and artist *

Andrew D. Hamilton Andrew David Hamilton (born 3 November 1952) is a British American chemist and academic who is the 16th and current President of New York University. From 2009 to 2015, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Before leadi ...

, former vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, current president of New York University *

Sami Moubayed Sami Moubayed ( ar, سامي مروان مبيّض) (born 16 July 1978) is a Syrian historian and writer who has written extensively on the modern history of Damascus from the late Ottoman period until creation of the United Arab Republic in 1 ...

- historian and writer *

Rachel Owen Rachel Mary Owen (30 November 1968 – 18 December 2016) was a Welsh photographer, printmaker and lecturer on medieval Italian literature. She was married to Radiohead singer Thom Yorke. Life and career Owen was born in Cardiff, Wales. She ...

- photographer, printmaker and lecturer on medieval Italian literature * Raymond St. Leger - mycologist, entomologist and molecular biologist * Sir

William Wakeham __NOTOC__ Sir William Arnot Wakeham FREng (born 25 September 1944 Namira Nahouza Namira Nahouza (born July 1979) is a French author, academic researcher, university lecturer, teacher of Arabic and religious studies, and research fellow at Cambridge Muslim College, whose research focusses on contemporary Salafi-Wahhabi theor ...

- French author, academic researcher, university lecturer, teacher of Arabic and religious studies, and research fellow at

Cambridge Muslim College Cambridge Muslim College is an independent higher education institution in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2009 by its current dean, Timothy Winter (also known as Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad). Cambridge Muslim College was founded to s ...

Actors and directors

Samantha Baines Samantha Louise Baines (born 1987 in Southwark, London) is an English actress, author and comedian. She is best known for her appearances in ''Magic Mike Live London'', ''The Crown'' (Netflix), '' Lee Nelson's Well Funny People'' (BBC Three), ...

- actress and comedian *

Phil Cameron Phil Cameron (born 14 November 1972) is a British entrepreneur, the founder of No.1 Traveller, and a former Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatre producer. Personal life Cameron was born on 14 November 1972 in London. He read English and Dr ...

- theatre producer * Adam Campbell - actor * Steven Culp - actor *

Stephen Dillane Stephen John Dillane (; born 27 March 1957) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film '' The Hours'', Stannis Baratheon in ''Game of Thrones'', and Thomas Jefferson in the 2008 HBO miniseries ''John Ad ...

- actor * Michael Garner - actor *

Vanessa Kirby Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born 18 April 1988) is an English actress. She has received several accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Born in London to urologist Roger Kirb ...

- actress * Jeremy Meadow - theatre director/producer * Nicholas Pegg - actor/director *

Julian Richings Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at Ancestry.com is a British-Canadian character actor. He has appeared in over 225 films and television series. Career After touring t ...

- actor *

Andrew Havill Andrew Havill (born 1 June 1965) is an English actor. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the late 1980s, Havill has appeared in more than 40 films and 50 plays. After training in Oxford and London, he began his career in r ...

- actor * Christopher Smith - American actor and improviser *

Elaine Tan Elaine may refer to: * Elaine (legend), name shared by several different female characters in Arthurian legend, especially: ** Elaine of Astolat ** Elaine of Corbenic * "Elaine" (short story), 1945 short story by J. D. Salinger * Elaine (singer), ...

- actress

Business people

* Rachel Burnett - IT lawyer, author and president of the British Computer Society *

- owner of No.1 Traveller *

Dennis Gillings Sir Dennis Barry Gillings (born 25 April 1944) is an American-based British billionaire statistician and entrepreneur, the founder and former chairman of Quintiles Transnational, a clinical research company, headquartered in Durham, North Caro ...

- CBE, founder of the Fortune 500 company

Quintiles IQVIA, formerly Quintiles and IMS Health, Inc., is an American multinational company serving the combined industries of health information technology and clinical research. IQVIA is a provider of biopharmaceutical development and commercial outs ...

Sam E. Jonah Samuel Esson Jonah (born 19 November 1949) is a Ghanaian businessman and the current chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. He is the executive chairman of Jonah Capital, an equity fund based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Jonah was previou ...

- president of

AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a global gold mining company. It was formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. It is now a global gold producer with 21 operations on four continents. The company is listed ...

* Toki Mabogunje founder, Toki Mabogunje & Co and the 3rd female president Lagos Chamber of Commerce (LCCI) * Henry Staunton - media mogul *

Neil Woodford Neil Russell Woodford CBE (born March 1960) is a former fund manager and the founding partner of the defunct Woodford Investment Management. Early life Woodford was born in March 1960. He was brought up in Berkshire and attended Maidenhead Gra ...

- founder and CEO, Woodford Investment Management * John Aldersley - originator of the registered "managed account" form of investment in Australia.
Sarah Turvill
retired chairman of Willis International

Entertainers and journalists

Toby Amies Toby Amies is a filmmaker and broadcaster who specialises in making programmes about art, music, and travel with an emphasis on fringe culture and alternative perspectives. He is best known for his feature-length documentary ''The Man Whose Mind ...

- TV presenter, film-maker *

Katy Ashworth Katy Ashworth (born 2 August 1986) is a British actress, television presenter and singer, who is known for presenting children's television programmes. Life Ashworth was born on 2 August 1986, in Frimley, in Surrey, and grew up in Yateley, Ha ...

- children's TV chef *

Emma B Emma Louise Boughton (born 27 November 1970), better known as Emma B, is a radio presenter in the UK. Early career Boughton's childhood was spent in Canada before she moved to Birmingham, England as a teenager. She graduated from the Univers ...

- Heart 106.2 Drivetime presenter *

Steve Backshall Stephen James Backshall (born 21 April 1973) is an English naturalist, explorer, presenter and writer, best known for BBC TV's ''Deadly 60''. His other BBC work includes being part of the expedition teams in ''Lost Land of the Tiger'', ''Lo ...

- BBC television presenter * Nick Baker - wildlife TV expert * William Bemister - Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist *

Raef Bjayou Raef is a male given name. Arabic Raif, Raaif or Raef (Arabic: رَائِف ''rā’if'') is an Arabic male given name meaning "kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign" or "sympathetic, merciful". The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa ...

- former contestant on BBC's ''

The Apprentice ''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backg ...

'' * Alison Booker - radio DJ * John Crace - ''Guardian'' features writer * Tom Deacon - comedian and Radio 1 DJ *

Tim Footman Tim Footman (born 1968) is an English author, journalist and editor. He was educated at Churcher's College, Appleby College in Canada, the University of Exeter, and Birkbeck University. He is the author of a number of books about popular music, ...

- journalist and author *

Daphne Fowler Daphne Fowler (''née'' Bradshaw, previously Hudson; born 5 January 1939) is a British game show champion who has taken part in many televised game shows. She has won many titles, including winning ''Fifteen to One'' (twice), '' Going for Gold' ...

- game show champion, winner of ''

Fifteen to One ''Fifteen to One'' is a British general knowledge quiz show broadcast on Channel 4. It originally ran from 11 January 1988 to 19 December 2003 and had a reputation for being one of the toughest quizzes on TV. Throughout the show's original run ...

'', '' Going for Gold'', and ''

Brain of Britain ''Brain of Britain'' is a BBC radio general knowledge quiz, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. History It began as a slot in ''What Do You Know?'' in 1953. The main part of the show was the "Brain of Britain" quiz itself, originally called "Ask Me An ...

'' * Frank Gardner - BBC security correspondent * Alex George - contestant on season 4 of '' Love Island'' UK *

Rhod Gilbert Rhodri Paul Gilbert (born 18 October 1968) is a Welsh comedian and television & radio presenter who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008 he was nominated for the main comedy award (as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards w ...

- comedian *

Frank Gillard Francis George Gillard (1 December 1908 – 20 October 1998) was a BBC executive, reporter and radio innovator. Early years Gillard was born in Tiverton in Devon and attended Wellington School, Somerset. He gained a bachelor's degree f ...

- broadcaster and BBC executive * Simon Greenberg - Chelsea FC's Director of Communications *

Lloyd Griffith Lloyd Griffith (born 5 July 1983) is an English comedian, actor, presenter and singer from Grimsby, England, and was a presenter on Sky Sports show ''Soccer AM'' until the end of the 2018-2019 season. Career Lloyd Griffith originally trained a ...

- comedian, actor and classical singer *

Isabel Hardman Isabel Hardman, Lady Walney (born 5 May 1986), is an English political journalist and the assistant editor of ''The Spectator''. In 2015, she was named Journalist of the Year at the Political Studies Association's annual awards. Early life Born ...

- assistant editor of ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...

'' *

Stefano Hatfield Stefano Hatfield is a British journalist and newspaper editor. He was born in Croydon and was educated at The John Fisher School and the University of Exeter. He is a Roman Catholic of Italian descent. Hatfield edited ''thelondonpaper'' and ''Ca ...

- former editor of the '' i'' * Nick Hendrix - actor, Jamie Winter - '' Midsomer Murders'' *

Lindsey Hilsum Lindsey Hilsum (born 3 August 1958) is an English television journalist and writer. She is the International Editor for ''Channel 4 News'', and a regular contributor to ''The Sunday Times'', ''The Observer'', ''The Guardian'', ''New Statesman'' ...

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

journalist and international editor *

Katie Hopkins Katie Olivia Hopkins (born 13 February 1975) is an English media personality, columnist, far-right political commentator, and former businesswoman. She was a contestant on the third series of ''The Apprentice'' in 2007; following further app ...

- presenter and former contestant on BBC's ''The Apprentice'' *

Paul Jackson Paul Jackson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Paul Jackson (bassist) (1947–2021), American jazz fusion bassist * Paul Jackson Jr. (born 1959), American jazz fusion guitarist * Paul Jackson (poker player), English professional poker player ...

- television producer *

Jon Kay Jonathan Francis Kay (born 8 November 1969 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English television presenter, newsreader, and journalist based in the West of England known for his work on BBC News. Early life Kay was born on 8 November 1 ...

- television presenter and journalist *

Raph Korine ''Big Brother 2017'', also known as ''Big Brother 18'' and ''The United Kingdom of Big Brother'', was the eighteenth series of the British reality television series '' Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The seri ...

- Runner-up, Big Brother UK 2017 *

Ted Kravitz Ted Kravitz (born Theodore Joseph Nathaniel Slotover; 21 March 1974) is a British Formula One pit-lane reporter who works for Sky Sports F1. Early career Kravitz was born in Hammersmith, London. His mother is American and is from Union City, N ...

- Formula 1 commentator * Isobel Lang - weather presenter on Sky News *

Tim Montgomerie Timothy Montgomerie (born 24 July 1970) is a British political activist, blogger, and columnist. He is best known as the co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice and as creator of the ConservativeHome website, which he edited from 2005 unt ...

- editor of

ConservativeHome ConservativeHome is a British right-wing blog which supports, but is independent of, the Conservative Party. It was first established by Tim Montgomerie in 2005 with the aim of arguing for a broad conservative spectrum, which is serious about bo ...

Clemmie Moodie Clementine Moodie (born 8 December 1981) is an English journalist,columnist and assistant editor at The Sun howbiz Early life While attending Guildford High School, she played lacrosse for England, South-East Region tennis and cricket for Surr ...

- ''Daily Mirror'' associate features editor *

James Pearce James Alfred Pearce (December 14, 1805December 20, 1862) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843. He later served as a ...

- journalist and presenter for BBC Sport *

's series ''

Time Team ''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned online in 2022 for two episodes released on YouTube. Created by television producer Tim ...

'' * Rob Walker - British sports commentator, television presenter and freelance reporter * Matthew Wright - TV presenter of ''

The Wright Stuff ''The Wright Stuff'' is a British television chat show which was hosted by former tabloid journalist Matthew Wright from 2000 until 2018. It aired on Channel 5 on weekday mornings from 9:15 to 11:15am. The series characterised itself as "Br ...

Judges, lawyers and law enforcement

Patrick Kwateng Acheampong Patrick Kwateng Acheampong (; born 25 March 1951) is a barrister and was the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service (IGP). Education Patrick Acheampong had his secondary education at the Adisadel College between 1962 and 196 ...

Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the most senior Police Officer in Ghana. The IGP is appointed by the President of Ghana acting in consultation with the Council of State. The IGP is the head of the Police service and is responsible for the ...

- MA Police Studies and Criminal Justice (1990) *

Steve Edge (lawyer) Stephen Martin Edge (born 29 November 1950) is one of the UK's foremost corporate tax lawyers. He was born and raised in Bolton, Lancashire. After schooling at Canon Slade School he went to Exeter University , mottoeng = "We Foll ...

- Partner at Slaughter and May * Sir Patrick Elias - Lord Justice of Appeal - LLB (1969) * Sir John Goldring - Lord Justice of Appeal, and member of the

Judicial Appointments Commission The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is an independent commission that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland. Sy ...

Tito Karnavian Muhammad Tito Karnavian (born 26 October 1964) is an Indonesian politician and retired police general who is currently serving as Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia since 23 October 2019. Previously, he was Chief of the Indones ...

- Current Indonesian National Police chief - MA Police Studies (1993) * Sir Robert Michael Owen - High Court Judge *

Fiona Shackleton Fiona Sara Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, (''née'' Charkham; born 26 May 1956) is an English solicitor and Conservative politician, who has represented members of the British royal family and celebrities, including Sir Paul McC ...

- high-profile divorce lawyer *

Ambiga Sreenevasan Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan ( ta, அம்பிகா சீனிவாசன், Ampikā cīṉivācaṉ; born 1956) is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and human rights advocate, and one of eight recipients of the US International Women of Courag ...

- former president of the Malaysian Bar Council and human rights activist *

Jeremy Wright Sir Jeremy Paul Wright , MP (born 24 October 1972) is a British lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018 and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2018 to 2019. A ...

- Attorney General for England and Wales * George L. Savvides - Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus

Military personnel

* Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB, ADC, formerly the

First Sea Lord The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is the military head of the Royal Navy and Naval Service of the United Kingdom. The First Sea Lord is usually the highest ranking and most senior admiral to serve in the British Armed Fo ...

chief of the Naval Staff (head of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

) *Lieutenant Colonel Lucy Giles, first female College Commander at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst commanding New College. *Major General Matthew Holmes, former Commandant General Royal Marines.

Musicians

* Felix Buxton of Basement Jaxx * Anthony Drewe - lyricist * Matthew Herbert - electronic musician * Hannah Kendall - composer * Jackie Oates - folk star and multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winner * Simon Shackleton - electronic musician * George Stiles (composer), George Stiles - composer * Thom Yorke - singer Radiohead * Will Young - singer and actor * Call Me Loop - singer and songwriter * Principal Edwards Magic Theatre - performance artists of the 1960s/70s * Members of Semi-Toned - all-male A cappella group, winner of Gareth Malone's BBC 2 series ''The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain''

Politicians

* Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei - Member of the Ghanaian Parliament and Deputy Minister of Information * Nickie Aiken - Member of UK Parliament * Tonia Antoniazzi - Labour MP * Tengku Zafrul Aziz - Malaysian Minister of Finance * Adrian Bailey - Labour MP * James Brokenshire - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government * David Burrowes - Conservative MP * Esra Limbacher - Member of the German federal Parliament Bundestag * Martin Cauchon - former Minister of Justice (Canada), Minister of Justice in Canada * Derek Clark - UKIP Member of the European Parliament, MEP * Feryal Clark - Member of UK Parliament * Major James Coldwell - former MP and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party in Canada. * Michael Frendo - Foreign Minister of Malta * Zewde Gebre-Sellassie - former Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Minister of Foreign Affairs * Carl Barrington Greenidge - Former Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana * Kate Griffiths - Member of UK Parliament * Abdullah Gül - former President of Turkey (2007–14) * Ameenah Gurib - President of Mauritius * Vilmundur Gylfason - former Icelandic politician, historian and poet * Robert Halfon - Conservative MP and Deputy Chairperson * Philip Ian Hope - Labour MP and vocational education minister * Moussa Ibrahim - spokesman for Gaddafi during the 2011 Libyan civil war * Bernadette Jagger - Member of the Namibian Parliament and Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism * Sajid Javid - Former Chancellor of the Exchequer (2019–2020) * Sigrid Kaag - Dutch politician and Minister * Luay al-Khatteeb - Former Minister of Electricity of Iraq * Jonathan Kwesi Lamptey - Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Ghana * Mark Lancaster, Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton, Mark Lancaster - Conservative MP * Andrew Lansley - Former MP and Former Secretary of State for Health * Lau Kong Wah - Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong. * Caroline Lucas - MP and former Co-Leader of the Green Party (UK), Green Party of England and Wales * Gabriel Makhlouf - Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and Former Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury * Anthony Mangnall - Member of UK Parliament * Eliud Mathu - First African member of the Legislative Council of Kenya * Linah Mohohlo - Governor of the Bank of Botswana * Hind Abdul Rahman al-Muftah - Member of the Qatari Consultative Assembly * Prem Nababsing - Former Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius * Jonny Oates - Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg * Pieter Omtzigt - Member of the Dutch House of Representatives * Park Jae-kyu - former Unification Minister and National Security Council Chairman of South Korea * Roy Perry - Conservative Politician and former MEP * Álvaro Santos Pereira - Former Minister of Economy, Labour, Transport, Public Works and Communications of Portugal * Luke Pollard - Labour MP * George L. Savvides - former Minister of Justice and Public Order of the Republic of Cyprus * Abubakar Boniface Siddique - Member of the Ghanaian Parliament and Minister of State * Mehmet Simsek - Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Minister of Finance (2009–2015) * Andy Slaughter - Labour MP * Iain Stewart (politician), Iain Stewart - Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South * Abdullah Omran Taryam - First UAE Minister of Justice and Minister of Education, and founder of the newspapers Al Khaleej and Gulf Today * Robin Teverson - Liberal Democrat MEP and Peer * Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur - 1st president of Somaliland (1991-1993) * Jeremy Wright (politician), Jeremy Wright - Attorney General * Derek Wyatt - Labour MP * Ahmed Zaki Yamani - former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in Saudi Arabia * Yip Hon Weng - Member of the Parliament of Singapore * Óscar Iván Zuluaga - nominee for President of Colombia in the 2014 election

Religion

* Metropolitan Seraphim of Glastonbury - head of the British Orthodox Church * James Stuart Jones - Bishop of Liverpool - Theology (1970) * Peter Smith (archbishop), Peter Smith - Archbishop-emeritus of Southwark, Vice-President of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales * Sadiq Al-Ghariani - Grand Mufti of Libya * Andrew Williams (bishop), Andrew Williams - bishop of the Anglican Diocese in New England

Royalty

* Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi - ruler of Sharjah (emirate), Sharjah - PhD History (1985) * Infanta Elena of Spain - eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía - MA Sociology and Education - (1990) * Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, Peter Phillips - eldest grandson and first grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh - Sport Science (2000) * Zara Phillips - eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II - Physiotherapy

Sports people

* Tom Abell - Somerset cricketer * Mark Bamford (cricketer), Mark Bamford - former cricketer * Andy Beattie - England rugby player * Ben Collins (racing driver), Ben Collins, Formula 3 racing driver, who appeared in ''Top Gear (2002 TV series), Top Gear'' as the The Stig, Stig * Richard Dawson (cricketer), Richard Dawson - Yorkshire and England cricketer * Paul Downton - former England cricketer * Richard Ellison (cricketer), Richard Ellison - former Kent and England cricketer * Richard Hill (flanker), Richard Hill—former England rugby captain * Pete Laverick - Exeter Chiefs rugby player * Tom Lawday - Exeter Chiefs rugby player * Henry Slade (rugby player) - Exeter Chiefs and England national team rugby player * Sam Skinner (rugby union) - Exeter Chiefs rugby player * Samantha Smith (tennis), Samantha Smith - tennis player and commentator * David Sole - former Scottish rugby captain * Tom Stayt - cricketer * Arul Suppiah - Malaysia and Somerset cricketer * Gerald Trump - cricketer and schoolteacher * Matthew Wheeler - former Northamptonshire cricketer

Writers and artists

* Nina Allan - author of speculative fiction and winner of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel in 2014 * Steve Bell (cartoonist), Steve Bell - cartoonist (PGCE 1975, St Luke's) * Alice Birch - playwright and screenwriter * Robert Bolt - Oscar and BAFTA-winning playwright and screenwriter * Nick Burbridge - author of poetry, plays, novels and songs; founder of folk-rock band McDermott's Two Hours * Stanley Donwood (aka Dan Rickwood) - artist and writer * Jon Edgar - sculptor * David Eldridge (dramatist), David Eldridge - playwright * Milly Johnson - author * Santa Montefiore - author * Abi Morgan - screenwriter * Ian Mortimer (historian), Ian Mortimer - historian and historical biographer * Roger Nash - philosopher and poet * Suniti Namjoshi - writer * John O'Farrell (author), John O'Farrell - author * Primrose Pitman - artist *

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