List of University of Bristol people
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This is a list of University of Bristol people, including a brief description of their notability. This list includes not just former students but persons who are or have been associated with the university, including former academics, Chancellors, and recipients of honorary degrees.
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Top row: NME editor Krissi Murison, illusionist Derren Brown, journalist Alastair Stewart, associate editor of the Independent newspaper Jemima Khan, comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams Middle row: Simon Pegg, satirst Chris Morris, musician James Blunt, Head of MI5 Sir Jonathan Evans KCB, Nobel Prize–winning author J. M. G. Le Clézio, Bottom row: former editor-in-chief for The Observer Will Hutton, Paul Boateng MP, Nobel Prize–winning physicist Nevill Francis Mott, Nobel Prize–winning physicist Paul Dirac, Nobel prize winner Harold Pinter
Contents
Politics
- Paul Boateng, Member of Parliament
- Gaositwe K.T. Chiepe, Botswana politician, diplomat[1]
- Sir Winston Churchill, British politician and two times Prime Minister (Chancellor of the university)
- Derek Clark, UKIP MEP
- Michael Cocks, Labour Chief Whip; life peer.[2]
- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa[3]
- Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom Government[4]
- Manuel Esquivel, former Prime Minister of Belize[5]
- Sir Jonathan Evans, KCB, Head of MI5[6]
- David Kidney, Member of Parliament[7]
- Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor General of St.Lucia
- Bob Marshall-Andrews, Member of Parliament[8]
- Danny Montano, Senator of the Ministry of Education of Trinidad and Tobago
- Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes (Dame Sheila Valerie Noakes), Conservative politician, life peer; former corporate executive
- George W. Odlum, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Lucia[9]
- Lembit Öpik, former Member of Parliament[10]
- Dawn Primarolo, Member of Parliament
- Baroness Stern of Vauxhall, politician, life peer
- Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers, Conservative Member of Parliament;[11] Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament[12]
- Chris Woodhead, columnist; former Chief Inspector of Schools[13]
- Robert Victor Evan Wong, Member of British Guiana Executive and Legislative Councils, Businessman, Rancher
Academia
- A.G.E. Blake, philosophical writer and academic
- Linda Colley, British historian, currently at Princeton University
- Adrian Franklin, Professor of Sociology, University of Tasmania
- Elaine Graham, Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology, University of Manchester
- Irving Hexham, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Calgary
- Bill MacMillan, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
- John Metcalf, editor of Canadian Notes and Queries
- Nancy Millis, Chancellor of La Trobe University, Australia
- David William Rhind, Vice-Chancellor of City University[14]
- Brian Rotman, author (with G. T. Kneebone) of Theory of Sets and Transfinite Numbers
- Jeetendr Sehdev, marketing professor at University of Southern California
- Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science, Yale University
- Alastair Summerlee, President of the University of Guelph, Canada
- Richard Sykes, Rector of Imperial College; formerly Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline
Literature
- Angela Carter, author[15]
- Julia Donaldson, author
- Elena Forbes, novelist
- David Gibbins, author
- David Greig, playwright
- Sarah Kane, playwright
- Joanna Kavenna, novelist
- Dick King-Smith, author
- J. M. G. Le Clézio, Nobel laureate, author[16]
- Kate Long, author
- Duncan McNair, author
- Deborah Moggach, author
- Julie Myerson, novelist
- David Nicholls, novelist, screenwriter[17]
- Harold Pinter, Nobel laureate, playwright
- Mark Ravenhill, playwright
- Arnold Ridley, playwright
- Mary Watson, author[18]
Economics and business
- Tom Adams, former Chairman and CEO, Rosetta Stone Inc.
- Alison Cooper, CEO of Imperial Tobacco[19]
- Ben Elliot, founder of Quintessentially
- Sahar Hashemi, founded Coffee Republic[20]
- Ruth Lea, economist
- Alfred Marshall, economist
- Stephen Page, CEO, Faber and Faber
- Sinan Mohammed Rida al-Shibibi[21]
Journalism
- Katya Adler, BBC journalist [22]
- Kate Gerbeau, television journalist
- Misha Glenny, newspaper journalist; BBC radio journalist[23]
- Nik Gowing, BBC News anchor[24]
- Will Hutton, newspaper columnist; former Editor-in-Chief, The Observer
- James Landale, BBC journalist; founder of Bristol's student newspaper Epigram
- Peter Thal Larsen, Reuters Breakingviews Asia editor[25]
- William Lewis, journalist; Editor of The Daily Telegraph[14]
- Sheena McDonald, television journalist[26]
- Sarah Montague, presenter of the Today programme[27]
- Krissi Murison, editor, New Musical Express[28]
- Susanna Reid, television journalist[29]
- Caroline St John-Brooks, newspaper journalist[30]
- Alastair Stewart, television journalist[31]
- Dominic Waghorn, television journalist
- Julie Welch, sports journalist, screenwriter[32]
- Jim White, newspaper journalist[33]
Science
Dorothy Hodgkin, Nobel laureate, Chemistry; Chancellor (1970 to 1988)
- Tom Avery, explorer[34]
- Michael Berry, physicist[35]
- David Bohm, physicist[36]
- Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief, Nature[37]
- Henry Chilver, Baron Chilver of Cranfield, engineer[38]
- Max Delbrück, Nobel laureate, Medicine[39]
- Keith Devlin, logician
- Paul Dirac, Nobel laureate, Physics[40]
- Klaus Fuchs, physicist; Soviet spy[41]
- Dorothy Hodgkin, Nobel laureate, Chemistry[42]
- Kun Huang, physicist[43]
- Rob Leslie-Carter, engineer
- Nevill Mott, Nobel laureate, Physics[44]
- Cecil Frank Powell, Nobel laureate, Physics[45]
- Sir William Ramsay, Nobel laureate, Chemistry[46]
- Debby Reynolds, Chief Veterinary Officer for the UK[47]
- Dame Julia Slingo, Chief Scientist at the Met Office
- Geoffrey Tovey, serologist who founded the UK Transplant service[48]
TV, film and theatre
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Marcus Brigstocke, comedian and satirist
- Joe Armstrong, actor[49]
- David Bamber, actor[50]
- Marcus Brigstocke, comedian[51]
- Jeremy Brock, actor, director[52]
- Derren Brown, psychological illusionist
- Neil Cole, comedian, broadcaster
- Alex Cox, director
- Dominik Diamond, television presenter
- Gregory Doran, stage director
- Judy Finnigan, television presenter
- Caroline Goodall, actress
- Jason Isaacs, actor
- Philip Jackson, actor
- Sue Jones-Davies, actress, singer, politician
- Chris Langham, comedian
- Sue Lawley, television presenter
- Steve Leonard, television veterinarian/presenter
- Matt Lucas, comedian[52]
- Chris Morris, comedian, satirist
- Iain Morris, producer
- Simon Pegg, comedy writer, actor[52]
- Tim Pigott-Smith, actor
- Precious Lara Quigaman, Miss International 2005; actress
- David Rappaport, actor
- Mark Ravenhill, playwright
- Arnold Ridley, actor and playwright
- Jeremy Thomas, film producer
- Charlotte Uhlenbroek, television presenter
- Paul Unwin, director, writer
- David Walliams, comedian[52]
- Matthew Warchus, director[52]
- Emily Watson, Oscar-nominated actress[53]
- Michael Winterbottom, filmmaker
- Charlotte Ritchie, actress, singer
Sports
- Dave Attwood, England rugby union player
- Kyran Bracken, England rugby union player
- Sara Campbell, freediver[54]
- Jean-Pierre Escalettes, President, French Football Federation[55]
- Alex King, Rugby union player (ASM Clermont Auvergne)[56]
- Josh Lewsey, England international in rugby union[56]
- Jake Meyer, climber[57]
- Iain Percy, double Olympic gold medalist, sailing
- David Tanner, performance director, British Rowing
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Musician James Blunt is an alumnus
- Ed Woodward, CEO of Manchester United, Bachelor of Science in Physics
Music
- James Blunt, musician, singer-songwriter)[58]
- Julian Grant, classical music composer
- Jamie Lidell, musician and soul singer, signed to Warp Records[59]
- Will Todd, classical and jazz composer; jazz pianist
- Harriet Wheeler, musician, singer for The Sundays[60]
- Jonathan Whitehead, award-winning film and television composer
Others
- Craig Brown, journalist, humorous author[61]
- Angus Diggle, English solicitor found guilty of attempted rape[62]
- Mark Hewitt, potter[63]
- Richard Huxtable, Professor in Medical Ethics and Law.[64]
- Jemima Khan, journalist [65]
See also
References
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External links
- Bristol's featured alumni
- Bristol's alumni on University Challenge Christmas Special 2012
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