This page serves as a central navigational point for lists of more than 2,350 members of the
University of Oxford, divided into relevant groupings for ease of use. The vast majority were students at the university, although they did not necessarily take a
degree
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...
; others have held
fellowships at one of the university's
colleges
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; many fall into both categories. This page does not include people whose only connection with the university consists in the award of an honorary degree or an
honorary fellowship.
The list has been divided into categories indicating the field of activity in which people have become well known. Many of the university's alumni/ae, or old members, as they are more traditionally known, have attained a level of distinction in more than one field. These appear only in the category with which it is felt they are most often associated, or in which they have been more recently involved. Hence
Jeffrey Archer (
Brasenose
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...
), a novelist, is listed as a
life peer
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;
Imran Khan (
Keble Keble is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* John Keble (1792–1866), English churchman and founder of the Oxford Movement
* Richard Keble (''fl.'' 1650), judge, and a supporter of the Parliamentarian cause dur ...
), a former
captain
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of the
Pakistani cricket team, is listed as a
Pakistani politician
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. Some academic disciplines are more difficult to define than others. In particular, many
theologians, lawyers, and
sociologists
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work in areas that might be thought to be encompassed by philosophy.
Oxonians (a term for members, students or alumni of the university derived from its Latin name, ''Academia Oxoniensis'') have included two
British kings and at least twelve monarchs of ten other
sovereign states
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, twenty-eight
British prime ministers, and thirty-five
presidents and prime ministers of nineteen other countries. there are seven Oxonians in the
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
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T ...
and two in the
Shadow Cabinet. The university lays claim to twelve
saint
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s, ten
blesseds, an
antipope
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, eighteen
cardinals, and eighty-nine
archbishop
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s (including thirty-two of
Canterbury and twenty-two of
York). The university claims forty-seven
Nobel Laureates
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and three
Fields Medal
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lists. The university's oldest student was
Gertrud Seidmann
Gertrud Seidmann, (16 September 1919 – 15 February 2013) was an Austrian-British linguist and jewellery historian, specialising in engraved gems.
Her first career was as a linguist, teaching German and applied linguistics at Battersea County ...
, who was awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment aged 91.
This list also includes twenty-five
princes and princesses (among them the
heirs apparent
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of
Belgium,
Brunei, and
Japan
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), thirty-four
dukes, nineteen
marquesses
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, eighty-two
earls and countesses, forty-six
viscounts and viscountesses, and 188
barons and baronesses; 246 bishops (
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
and Catholic); 291
Members of Parliament (excluding MPs who were subsequently peers), eleven
Members of the European Parliament (excluding MEPs also serving at Westminster), twelve
Lord Chancellors, nine
Lord Chief Justices and twenty-two
law lords; ten
US Senators
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The composition and powe ...
, ten
US Representatives
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(including a
Speaker of the House
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
), three
state governors, and four
associate justices of the
US Supreme Court; as well as six
puisne justices
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The term is used almost exclusively in common law ...
of the
Supreme Court of Canada
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and a chief justice of the now defunct
Federal Court of Canada.
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*
Katharine Lee Bates
Media
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List of University of Oxford people in sport, exploration, and adventuring.''
Print
Editors
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Broadcast
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Stage and television
Comedy
Film
Dance
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Baisali Mohanty (Wolfson)
Music
Composers
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Administration
*
Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead (Keble)
Chief Executive Royal Opera House 2001–
*
Nicholas Kenyon
Sir Nicholas Roger Kenyon CBE (born 23 February 1951, in Cheshire) is an English music administrator, editor and writer on music. He was responsible for the BBC Proms in 1996–2007, after which he was appointed Managing Director of the Barbican C ...
(Balliol)
Contr Radio 3 1992–, Dir Proms 1996–2000, Contr Proms, Live Events & TV Classical Music 2000–
*
Anthony Russell-Roberts
Anthony de Villeneuve Russell-Roberts CBE, (born 25 March 1944) is a British businessman and opera manager.
Early life and education
Russell-Roberts is the son of Francis Douglas Russell-Roberts and the pianist Edith Margaret Gertrudis Russell-Ro ...
(New College)
Administrative Director of the Royal Ballet 1983–
Didgeridoo
*
Graham Wiggins
Jazz
*
Bill Ashton
*
Pat Fish (Patrick Huntrods) (Merton)
*
Soweto Kinch (Hertford)
Country
*
Kris Kristofferson (Merton)
Folk
*
June Tabor (St Hugh's)
Rock and pop
*
Mira Aroyo (attended but did not graduate)
*
Edwin Congreave
*
Guthrie Govan
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(attended but did not graduate)
*
Myles MacInnes (Mylo) (Brasenose)
*
Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Philippakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Φιλιππάκης) (born 23 April 1986) is the lead singer and guitarist of the British indie rock band Foals.
Early life
Born to a Greek father and a South African Jewish mother, ...
(St John's)
*
Mike Ratledge (University)
*
Mr Hudson
Museum and gallery directors
Art and history of art
Architecture
*
Thomas Graham Jackson
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, 1st Baronet (21 December 1835 – 7 November 1924) was one of the most distinguished British architects of his generation. He is best remembered for his work at Oxford, including the Oxford Military College at Cowl ...
(Wadham)
*
Edward James
Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement.
Early life and marriage
James was born on 16 August 1907, the only son of William James (who had inherite ...
(Christ Church)
*
John Martin Robinson
John Martin Robinson FSA (born 1948) is a British architectural historian and officer of arms.
He was born in Preston, Lancashire, and educated at Fort Augustus Abbey, a Benedictine school in Scotland, the University of St Andrews (graduating ...
*
Sacheverell Sitwell (Balliol)
*
Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (; – ) was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches ...
(Wadham and All Souls)
*Jack Diamond
Academic disciplines
This includes:
Educationalists
Sports people, explorers and adventurers
Business people
Chefs and wine experts
*
*
Oz Clarke (Pembroke)
*
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (St Peter's)
*
Nigella Lawson (Lady Margaret Hall)
*
Jancis Robinson
Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, ComMA, MW (born 22 April 1950) is a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer. She currently writes a weekly column for the ''Financial Times'', and writes for her website JancisRobinson.com, updated daily. She ...
(St Anne's)
*
Rick Stein
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*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
(New College)
Fictional Oxonians
See also
*
List of Rhodes Scholars
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, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £ ...
*
List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
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*
List of Current Heads of Oxford University Colleges, Societies, and Halls
External links
British Society for the History of Mathematics: Oxford individualsShort Alumni List Published by Oxford
References
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