List of people associated with the University of Exeter
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This is a list of alumni and people of the University of Exeter
, including a brief description of their notability.
Exoniensis
is the formal adjective meaning "of the University of Exeter", this is abbreviated as Exon. In post-nominal letters for alumni.
See also :Category:Alumni of the University of Exeter.
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
, including a brief description of their notability.
Exoniensis
Exoniensis
Exoniensis is the post-nominal suffix given to honorary and academic degrees from the University of Exeter. The term is the anglicisation of the Latin for "of Exeter"...
is the formal adjective meaning "of the University of Exeter", this is abbreviated as Exon. In post-nominal letters for alumni.
See also :Category:Alumni of the University of Exeter.
Notable Current and Former Members of Staff
NB Vice-chancellors are in the main article and are not repeated here- Richard AclandRichard AclandSir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party. He had previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament and joined the Labour Party in 1945...
, Education - John Adair, Management (Leadership)
- Barry Barnes, Sociology
- Jeremy BlackJeremy Black (historian)Jeremy Black MBE is a British historian and a Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute...
, History - Adam CurleAdam CurleAdam Curle was a British academic and Quaker peace activist. His full name was Charles Thomas William Curle; he was known as "Adam" after the town where he was born, L'Isle-Adam, north of Paris.-Background:...
, Psychology and Education - Uri DavisUri DavisUriel "Uri" Davis is an academic and activist who works on civil rights in Israel, Palestinian National Authority and the Middle East. Davis has served as Vice-Chairman of the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights and as lecturer in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford...
, Middle East Studies - Ghada KarmiGhada KarmiGhada Karmi is a Palestinian doctor of medicine, author and academic. She writes frequently on Palestinian issues in newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Nation and Journal of Palestine Studies...
, Middle East Studies - Omar AshourOmar AshourOmar Ashour is a political scientist, human rights activist, and a martial arts champion from Montreal.Born in Cairo, Ashour obtained his Bsc and MA from the American University in Cairo and has a doctorate degree from McGill University in Montreal, where he taught political science and martial...
, Middle East Studies - Gerd NonnemanGerd NonnemanGerd Nonneman is professor of Arab Gulf studies and a former Director of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. As of September 2011, he will be the Dean of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University's campus in Qatar...
, Middle East Studies - John EndlerJohn EndlerProfessor John A. Endler is an 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 co-evolve.-Life and career:...
, Animal Behaviour - Edzard ErnstEdzard ErnstEdzard Ernst is the first Professor of Complementary Medicine in the world, at the University of Exeter, England....
, Complementary Medicine - Timothy GorringeTimothy GorringeThe Reverend Professor Timothy Jervis Gorringe is St Luke's Professor of Theological Studies in the University of Exeter, England.Born in 1946, Timothy Gorringe was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and Sarum Theological College...
, Theology - Alex HaslamAlex HaslamS. Alexander Haslam is a Professor of Social Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Exeter. He was born in Horsforth , and educated at Felsted School....
, Psychology - Philip HensherPhilip HensherPhilip Michael Hensher FRSL is an English novelist, critic and journalist.Hensher was born in South London, although he spent the majority of his childhood and adolescence in Sheffield, attending Tapton School. He did his undergraduate degree at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford before attending...
, Creative Writing - Paul KlinePaul KlinePaul Kline was a psychologist at the University of Exeter.He was interested in Sigmund Freud's theories, and also in the statistical analysis of personality. In his 1972 book Fact and Fantasy in Freudian Theory he examined the objective evidence for various ideas of Freudian theory, finding that...
, Psychology - William LewisWilliam Lewis (chemist)William Henry Lewis was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Exeter for more than 30 years.Lewis was educated at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Jesus College, Oxford...
, Chemistry - Alastair LoganAlastair LoganAlastair Logan is senior lecturer at the University of Exeter in England. He has been at the university since 1972 and is the longest standing member of its department of theology....
, Theology - Linda LongLinda LongDr. Linda Long is a biochemist and musician, who has combined these two fields to create what she terms molecular music.Dr. Long worked as a biochemist and a Research Fellow in Complementary Medicine at Exeter University, specialising in the fields of homeopathy, herbal medicine and music therapy...
, Biochemistry - Richard LynnRichard LynnRichard Lynn is a British Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster who is known for his views on racial and ethnic differences. Lynn argues that there are hereditary differences in intelligence based on race and sex....
, Psychology - Colin MacCabeColin MacCabeColin MacCabe is a British writer and film producer. He is distinguished professor of English and film at the University of Pittsburgh, professor of English and humanities at Birkbeck, University of London, and a visiting professor at the University of Exeter....
, Film Studies - Moelwyn MerchantMoelwyn MerchantWilliam Moelwyn Merchant , was an academic, novelist, sculptor, poet and Anglican priest. He was born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales and his first language was Welsh. He was educated at University College, Cardiff...
, English - Richard OveryRichard OveryRichard Overy is a British historian who has published extensively on the history of World War II and the Third Reich. In 2007 as The Times editor of Complete History of the World he chose the 50 key dates of world history....
, History - Ilan PappeIlan PappéIlan Pappé is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter in the UK, director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies, co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies, and political activist...
, Middle East Studies - Philip PaytonPhilip PaytonPhilip John Payton is a British historian and Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies at the University of Exeter and Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies based at Tremough, just outside Penryn, Cornwall.-Birth and education:...
, Cornish Studies - David ReesDavid ReesDavid Rees may refer to:* David Rees , British children's author* David Rees , American cartoonist* David Rees , British pure mathematician...
, Pure Mathematics - Nicholas RodgerNicholas RodgerProfessor Nicholas Andrew Martin Rodger FBA is a historian of the British navy and Senior Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.-Life and academia:...
, History - Roy SamblesRoy SamblesJohn Roy Sambles, FRS is an English experimental physicist.Sambles, originally from Callington in Cornwall, studied physics at Imperial College, London, gaining his BSc and PhD degrees there, and has since published over 400 papers in international journals. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal...
, Physics - Richard SeafordRichard SeafordRichard Seaford is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter in England. He is the author of academic books, especially on ancient Greece, and has penned over seventy academic papers and reviews....
, Classics - Dikran TahtaDikran TahtaDikran "Dick" Tahta was a British-Armenian mathematician, teacher and author.-Biography:Dikran Tahta is a descendant of Ottoman Armenian family who settled in Manchester after the First World War...
, Mathematics educator - Andrew ThorpeAndrew ThorpeAndrew Thorpe is a British historian. He is Professor of Modern History and was Head of History at the University of Exeter, where he is now Director of Research for Humanities and Social Sciences....
, History - Malcolm ToddMalcolm ToddMalcolm Todd FSA is a British historian and archaeologist with an interest in the interaction between the Roman Empire and Western Europe....
, History - Sir John TookeJohn TookeProfessor Sir John Edward Tooke FRCP FMedSci is the Inaugural Dean of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, and of the Peninsula Medical School which was its first constituent...
, Medicine - Paul WebleyPaul WebleyProfessor Paul Webley is Director and Principal of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Economic Psychology and former President of the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology.He received his...
, Psychology - Michael WinterMichael Winter (professor)Canon Professor Michael Winter, OBE, PhD, BSc is a prominent expert on rural politics and economics.-Early Life:He was born in Launceston, Cornwall in 1955, the son of David Winter a farmer and lecturer and his wife Jeanne Nanette...
, Politics - Canon Vernon WhiteVernon White (theologian)Vernon Philip White is a British Anglican priest and theological scholar.White was born in south-east London in 1953. After leaving school he spent a year undertaking Voluntary Service Overseas in Africa. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and Oriel College, Oxford...
, Theology (Lecturer and Lazenby Chaplain) - Ted WraggTed WraggEdward Conrad Wragg 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...
, Education - Phillip ZarrilliPhillip ZarrilliPhillip Zarrilli is a British practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. Zarrilli has also trained in variations of Yoga, the Wu style of T'ai chi ch'uan, and is one of the notable Western authorities on the subject of Indian martial arts.Zarrilli trained with Gurukkal...
, Drama
Writers and Artists
- Steve BellSteve Bell (cartoonist)Steve Bell is an English political cartoonist, whose work appears in The Guardian and other publications. He is known for his left-wing views and distinctive caricatures.-Early life:...
- cartoonist (PGCE 1975, St Luke's) - Robert BoltRobert BoltRobert Oxton Bolt, CBE was an English playwright and a two-time Oscar winning screenwriter.-Career:He was born in Sale, Cheshire. At Manchester Grammar School his affinity for Sir Thomas More first developed. He attended the University of Manchester, and, after war service, the University of...
- Oscar and BAFTA winning playwright and screenwriter - Nick BurbridgeNick BurbridgeNick Burbridge is a British novelist, poet, dramatist, journalist, short story and song writer. He suffers from chronic depression, and his writing often concerns itself with the dispossessed, those at the margins of society...
- author of poetry/plays/novels and songs - founder folk-rock band McDermott's Two Hours - Stanley DonwoodStanley DonwoodStanley Donwood is the pen name of English artist Dan Rickwood. Donwood is known for his close association with the British rock group Radiohead, having created all their album and poster art...
(aka Dan Rickwood) - artist and writer - Jon EdgarJon EdgarJon Edgar is a British artist born in Rustington, West Sussex in 1968, the grandson of British cartoonist Brian White. He direct-carves in wood and stone using methods of improvisation, and works in clay.-Biography:...
- sculptor - Abi MorganAbi MorganAbi Morgan is a British playwright and screenwriter known for her works for television, such as Sex Traffic and The Hour, and the film Brick Lane...
- screenwriter - John O'FarrellJohn O'FarrellJohn O'Farrell is a British author, broadcaster and comedy scriptwriter.-Early life:O’Farrell grew up in Maidenhead, Berkshire the youngest of three children, attending Courthouse Primary School and then Desborough Comprehensive...
- Author - Roger NashRoger NashRoger Nash BA, MA, PhD is a Canadian philosopher and poet. He was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England on November 3, 1942. He grew up in England, Egypt, Cyprus, Singapore and Hong Kong. He has a B.A. from the University of Wales , an M.A. from McMaster University and a Ph.D...
- Philosopher and Poet - Suniti NamjoshiSuniti NamjoshiSuniti Namjoshi is an Indian writer and poet, many of whose works explore issues of gender and sexual orientation. She has written several collections of fables, poetry and fantasy fiction. She has also written some children's fiction.-Biography:...
- writer. - J. K. RowlingJ. K. RowlingJoanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...
- Author of Harry Potter books - BA FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and ClassicsClassicsClassics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or... - Ian MortimerIan Mortimer (historian)Ian Mortimer is a British historian. He was educated at Eastbourne College, the University of Exeter and University College London . Between 1993 and 2003 he worked for several major research institutions, including the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, and the universities of Exeter...
- Historian and Historical Biographer - Robert Shearman - writer for Doctor Who
- Carol ShieldsCarol ShieldsCarol Ann Shields, CC, OM, FRSC, MA was an American-born Canadian author. She is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award in Canada.-Biography:Shields was born in Oak Park, Illinois...
- author and Pulitzer Prize winner - Zoë SkouldingZoë SkouldingZoë Skoulding , is a poet, writer, musician, performer, and also a lecturer in creative writing.Since 1994 she has edited the creative writing magazine Skald, more recently alongside co-editor Ian Davidson with whom she also writes collaboratively, and is the current editor of Poetry Wales.She has...
- poet - Mark PowerMark PowerMark Power is an English photographer, born in Harpenden, England. He studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic , and then traveled extensively, discovering a love for photography along the way...
- photographer.
Politicians
- Abdullah GülAbdullah GülDr. Abdullah Gül, GCB is the 11th and current President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since 28 August 2007. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002-03, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003-07....
- President of Turkey - James BrokenshireJames BrokenshireJames Peter Brokenshire is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup and Minister for Security at the Home Office that grants him a seat on the National Security Council.-Early life:He was educated at Davenant Foundation Grammar School, the...
- Conservative MP - David BurrowesDavid BurrowesDavid John Barrington Burrowes is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate, Parliamentary chairman of the Conservative Christian Fellowship, and an Officer of the Conservative Friends of Israel group.-Early life:David Burrowes was born in Cockfosters...
- Conservative MP - Martin CauchonMartin CauchonMartin Cauchon, PC is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is a former Liberal Cabinet Minister.Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec and studied law at the University of Ottawa and the University of Exeter...
- Former Minister of JusticeMinister of Justice (Canada)The Minister of Justice is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Department of Justice and is also Attorney General of Canada .This cabinet position is usually reserved for someone with formal legal training...
in Canada - Major James ColdwellMajor James ColdwellMajor James William Coldwell, , usually known as M.J. , was a Canadian social democratic politician, and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party from 1942 to 1960. He was born in England, and immigrated to Canada in 1910...
- Former MP and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCo-operative Commonwealth FederationThe Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
party in Canada. - Michael FrendoMichael FrendoMichael Frendo is a Maltese politician who has been Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta since 2010. Previously he served in the government of Malta as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2008.-Political life:...
- Foreign Minister of Malta - Vilmundur GylfasonVilmundur GylfasonVilmundur Gylfason was an Icelandic politician, historian and poet. He was the son of Gylfi Þ. Gíslason and Guðrún Vilmundardóttir.- Family :...
- Former Icelandic politician, historian and poet - Robert HalfonRobert HalfonRobert Henry Halfon is a British Conservative politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for Harlow, and was first elected at the 2010 general election.-Early life:...
- Conservative MP - Philip Ian Hope - Labour MP and vocational education minister
- Mark LancasterMark LancasterJohn Mark Lancaster TD is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for the North East Milton Keynes constituency at the 2005 general election and held its successor seat, Milton Keynes North, at the 2010 general election...
- Conservative MP - Andrew LansleyAndrew LansleyAndrew David Lansley, CBE, MP is the UK Secretary of State for Health, who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire since the 1997 general election, and was Shadow Secretary of State for Health from June 2004 until becoming Secretary of State for Health in May 2010...
- Secretary of State for Health - Caroline LucasCaroline LucasCaroline Patricia Lucas is a British politician. Lucas is the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, and the Green Party's first and only Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom...
- Green Party MP - Roy PerryRoy PerryRoy Perry is a British politician.Perry graduated from the University of Exeter with a degree in Government and Politics and was formerly a senior lecturer in Politics before entering the profession himself as a member of Test Valley Borough Council from 1979 to 1994. He was leader between 1985...
- Conservative Politician and former MEP - Andrew SlaughterAndrew SlaughterAndrew Francis Slaughter is a British Labour Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for Hammersmith in 2010. He had previously been MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush from 2005 to 2010 and before that, Leader of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council...
- Labour MP - Adrian BaileyAdrian BaileyAdrian Edward Bailey is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for West Bromwich West since winning the seat at a by-election in 2000...
- Labour MP - Lau Kong WahLau Kong WahLau Kong Wah, also known as Ray Lau, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories East constituency...
- Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong - Jeremy WrightJeremy Wright (politician)Jeremy Paul Wright is a British Conservative Party politician, and current Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kenilworth and Southam in Warwickshire...
- Conservative MP - Derek WyattDerek WyattDerek Murray Wyatt FRSA is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne and Sheppey from 1997 to 2010, having previously been a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey.-Early life:...
- Labour MP - Robin Teverson - Liberal Democrat MEP and Peer
- Sajid JavidSajid JavidSajid Javid is an English Conservative Party politician. At the 2010 general election he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for the Bromsgrove constituency....
- Conservative MP for BromsgroveBromsgroveBromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. The town is about north east of Worcester and south west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 with a small ethnic minority and is in Bromsgrove District.- History :Bromsgrove is first documented in the early 9th century... - Jonny OatesJonny OatesJonathan "Jonny" Oates is Chief of Staff to Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nick Clegg. He was previous the Director of Policy and Communications at the Liberal Democrats.-Career:...
- Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick CleggNick CleggNicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council and Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform in the coalition government of which David Cameron is the Prime Minister... - Moussa IbrahimMoussa IbrahimMoussa Ibrahim is a Libyan political figure, serving as Libyan Minister of Information and the official spokesman for Muammar Gaddafi as of March 2011. He came to general international attention during the 2011 Libyan civil war.-Biography:...
- spokesman for Gaddafi during the 2011 Libyan civil war2011 Libyan civil warThe 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
Military
- Jonathon BandJonathon BandAdmiral Sir Jonathon Band, GCB, DL, ADC , from 2006 to 2009, was the First Sea Lord of the United Kingdom, the most senior serving officer in the Royal Navy. Before serving as First Sea Lord he was Commander-in-Chief Fleet...
- First Sea LordFirst Sea LordThe First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service; it was formerly known as First Naval Lord. He also holds the title of Chief of Naval Staff, and is known by the abbreviations 1SL/CNS...
and chief of the Naval Staff (head of the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
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Royalty
- Sultan bin Mohamed Al-QasimiSultan bin Mohamed Al-QasimiSheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi III is a member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and current ruler of the Sharjah emirate...
- Ruler of Sharjah - PhD History (1985) - Peter PhillipsPeter Mark Andrew PhillipsPeter Mark Andrew Phillips is the only son of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. He is the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh....
- eldest grandson and first grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. - Sport Science (2000) - Zara PhillipsZara PhillipsZara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips and is 13th in the line of succession to the throne...
- eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. - Physiotherapy - Infanta Elena of Spain - eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. - MA Sociology and Education - (1990)
Media and journalism
- Toby AmiesToby AmiesToby Amies is a broadcaster, filmmaker and photographer, best known for his work on Radio4, MTV UK's Alternative Nation, FilmFour, Lonely Planet Six Degrees and The Rough Guides. Toby specialises in making programmes about art, music and travel, with a special emphasis on fringe culture and...
- T.V presenter - John CraceJohn Crace (writer)John Crace is a British journalist writing for The Guardian.Crace is probably best known for his "The Digested Read" column, in which he reviews new fiction by condensing it into short narratives of about 700 words in the style of the book itself...
- Guardian features writer - Emma BEmma BEmma Boughton , grew up in Canada and as a teenager in Birmingham, England.Better known as Emma B, she is a radio presenter in the UK. She became known as Emma B when she worked for Creation Records...
- Heart 106.2Heart 106.2Heart 106.2 is an Independent Local Radio station based in London and is owned by Global Radio as part of the Heart Network.On 25 June 2007 it was announced that Heart along with its sister stations The Arrow, Sky News Radio, LBC and Galaxy were to be sold for £170 million to Global Radio from...
drivetime presenter - Nick Baker - Wildlife TV expert
- William BemisterWilliam BemisterWilliam Bemister was a British documentary film maker and journalist.-Rhodesia:After brief service in the ranks with the regular British Army's Intelligence Corps, then the Corps' Territorial Army airborne unit, and the civil staff of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner's Office at New Scotland...
- Emmy award winning documentary film maker and journalist - Alison BookerAlison Booker.Alison Chapman was a presenter and newsreader at 106 Jack FM and BBC Oxford and was renowned for her quick wit and double entendres....
- radio DJ - Frank GardnerFrank Gardner (journalist)Frank Rolleston Gardner OBE is an English journalist and correspondent. He is currently the BBC's Security Correspondent. He was appointed an OBE in 2005 for his services to journalism.-Background:...
- BBC Security Correspondent - Rhod GilbertRhod GilbertRhodri "Rhod" Gilbert, is a Welsh comedian who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008, he was nominated for the main if.comedy ....
- Comedian - Lindsey HilsumLindsey HilsumLindsey Hilsum is an English television journalist. She is the International Editor for Channel 4 News, and a regular contributor to the Sunday Times, The Observer, The Guardian, The New Statesman, and Granta....
- Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
journalist and international editor - Paul JacksonPaul Jackson (producer)Kevin Paul Jackson , credited as Paul Jackson; sometimes as K. Paul Jackson, is a British television director, producer and executive.-Career in television:...
- Television Producer - Ted KravitzTed KravitzTed Kravitz is a British Formula One pit-lane reporter working as part of the BBC's coverage.-Early career:...
- Formula 1 Commentator - Isobel LangIsobel LangIsobel Dinah Lang is a weather presenter for Sky News.-Early life:Lang grew up in Sussex and Hertfordshire. She graduated with a BSc degree in mathematics in 1991 from the University of Exeter, before joining the Met Office in 1991 where she prepared forecasts for the press, and presented the...
- BBC Weather presenter - Tim MontgomerieTim MontgomerieTim Montgomerie is best known as the co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice and as Editor of the ConservativeHome website, and has been described as "one of the most important Conservative activists of the past 20 years"....
- Editor of ConservativeHomeConservativeHomeConservative Home is a British political website started by Tim Montgomerie prior to the 2005 United Kingdom general election campaign, that aims to represent UK grassroots Conservative opinion.-Editors:... - Henry StauntonHenry StauntonHenry Staunton , is a British businessman and the former Finance Director of Granada Group and ITV plc.Named in The Times 2006 Power 100 survey, and rated as one of the UK's top 50 finance movers and shakers by Accountancy Age, Staunton is an "experienced finance professional" and "well regarded...
- media mogul - Katie HopkinsKatie HopkinsKatie Hopkins is a British reality television contestant, businesswoman and journalist, best known for her 2007 appearance on the third UK series of TV reality programme The Apprentice, in which contestants compete for a £100,000-a-year job working for British businessman Sir Alan Sugar. Hopkins...
- BBC's The Apprentice - Tim FootmanTim FootmanTim Footman is a British author, journalist and editor. He was educated at Churcher's College, Appleby College in Canada, and the University of Exeter....
- journalist and author - Mark PowerMark PowerMark Power is an English photographer, born in Harpenden, England. He studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic , and then traveled extensively, discovering a love for photography along the way...
- journalist and photographer - Tim TaylorTim Taylor (producer)Professor Timothy 'Tim' Taylor is a British television producer best known for his work as the originator and producer of Channel 4's popular archaeology series Time Team...
- creator and Producer of Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's series Time TeamTime TeamTime Team is a British television series which has been aired on Channel 4 since 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining... - Simon GreenbergSimon GreenbergDr. Simon Greenberg, was a Russian born American Conservative rabbi and scholar. Greenberg was part of the senior management of many Jewish organizations in America. He helped to found a number of institutions, including the American Jewish University, of which he was the first President...
- Chelsea FC's Director of Communications - Katy AshworthKaty AshworthKaty Ashworth presents the children's programme 'I Can Cook' on the BBC's Cbeebies digital channel.In the programme, Ashworth demonstrates to under-sixes how to create simple yet interesting dishes through live preparation with a group of children. During the cooking, Ashworth explains, using...
- Children's TV chefCelebrity chefA celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External... - Matthew Wright - TV Presenter- The Wright StuffThe Wright StuffThe Wright Stuff is a British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Channel 5 each weekday morning from 9:15 to 11:10am....
- Stefano HatfieldStefano HatfieldStefano Hatfield is a British newspaper and magazine editor. He is currently the editor of i, an offshoot of The Independent.He was educated at The John Fisher School and the University of Exeter. Hatfield previously edited The London Paper and Campaign.-References:...
- editor, iI (newspaper)i is a British newspaper published by Independent Print, owned by Alexander Lebedev, which also publishes The Independent. The newspaper, which is aimed at "readers and lapsed readers" of all ages, and commuters with limited time, costs 20 pence, and was launched on 26 October 2010.In July 2011 it...
Actors/Directors
- Phil CameronPhil CameronPhil Cameron is a British entrepreneur, the founder of No.1 Traveller, and a former Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatre producer.-Personal life:...
- theatre producer - Stephen DillaneStephen DillaneStephen J. Dillane is an English actor. He won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing.-Early life:...
- actor - Jeremy MeadowJeremy MeadowJeremy Meadow is a British theatrical producer and director, working mainly in theatre and comedy. He studied at the University of Exeter and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He worked for BBC radio as a producer on The Archers and at the Royal Opera House as a staff producer...
- theatre director/producer - Nicholas PeggNicholas PeggNicholas Pegg is a British actor, director and writer.A graduate of the University of Exeter, Pegg trained at the Guildford School of Acting. His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Plymouth...
- actor/director - Julian RichingsJulian RichingsJulian Richings is an English-born Canadian actor. He appeared in over 50 Canadian films and 20 separate television series.-Life and career:...
- actor - Christopher SmithChristopher Smith (performer)Christopher Robin Smith is an American actor, director and improviser, best known for his improv workshops and his handful of appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway?....
- American actor and improviser - Michael GarnerMichael GarnerMichael Garner is an English theatre and television actor.-Education:Galliard Road Primary School, Edmonton. The Kings School, Grantham...
Actor
Musicians
- George StilesGeorge StilesGeorge William Stiles is an English composer of musicals for stage and screen.-Education:From 1974 to 1979, he was educated at Gresham's School, in Norfolk.George Stiles also went to Exeter University.-Collaboration with Anthony Drewe:...
- English composer - Anthony DreweAnthony DreweAnthony Drewe is a British lyricist and book writer for Broadway and West End musicals. He is best known for his collaborations with George Stiles.-Work with George Stiles:*additional songs for the musical Mary Poppins*Tutankhamun*Honk!...
- British lyricist - Felix Buxton of Basement JaxxBasement JaxxBasement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...
- Simon NeilSimon NeilSimon Alexander Neil is a Scottish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, known for his work in the bands Biffy Clyro and Marmaduke Duke.-Biffy Clyro:...
- singer - Thom YorkeThom YorkeThomas "Thom" Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
- singer RadioheadRadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992... - Will YoungWill YoungWilliam Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
- singer and actor - Jackie OatesJackie OatesJackie Oates is an English folk singer and fiddle player. In addition to her solo work, she currently performs as part of the folk trio Wistman's Wood and sings with Morris Offspring.She was born in Congleton in Cheshire in 1983, but grew up in Staffordshire...
- Rising Folk star and Multi-BBC Radio 2 Folk AwardsBBC Radio 2 Folk AwardsThe BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British radio station BBC Radio 2....
Winner. - Principal Edwards Magic TheatrePrincipal edwards magic theatrePrincipal Edwards Magic Theatre was a 14-member communal performance art collective in the United Kingdom made up of musicians, poets, dancers, and sound and lighting technicians.-History:...
- performance artists of the 1960s/70s.
Entrepreneurs
- Sam E. JonahSam E. JonahSam E Jonah, KBE is the Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, equity fund based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr Jonah was previously President of AngloGold Ashanti and shared the strategic leadership of the company with its CEO, Bobby Godsell....
- President of AngloGold AshantiAngloGold AshantiAngloGold Ashanti Limited is a global gold mining company. It was formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.AngloGold Ashanti Limited is now a global gold producer with 21 operations on four continents... - Raef BjayouRaef BjayouRaphael "Raef" Bjayou is a British entrepreneur and television presenter who was a contestant on series four of The Apprentice .-Education:...
- Candidate on The Apprentice - Phil CameronPhil CameronPhil Cameron is a British entrepreneur, the founder of No.1 Traveller, and a former Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatre producer.-Personal life:...
- Owner of No.1 TravellerNo.1 TravellerNo.1 Traveller is a London-based company specialising in airport transfers and airport lounges. It provides chauffeur and travel concierge services, and operates lounges at Stansted and Gatwick.-History:...
Law and order
- Patrick Kwateng AcheampongPatrick Kwateng AcheampongPatrick Kwateng Acheampong is a barrister and was the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service .-Education:Patrick Acheampong had his secondary education at the Adisadel College between 1962 and 1969 where he obtained his GCE O-level and A-level certificates. He then entered the...
– Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police ServiceInspector General of Police of the Ghana Police ServiceThe Inspector General of Police 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 operational control and the administration of the Police...
- MA Police Studies and Criminal Justice (1990) - Sir Patrick Elias – Lord Justice of AppealLord Justice of AppealA Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:...
- LLB (1969) - Sir John GoldringJohn GoldringSir John Bernard Goldring is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.-Career:He was called to the bar in 1969 and made a Bencher in 1996. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1987. He was a Recorder in the Crown Court from 1987 to 1999, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in...
– Lord Justice of AppealLord Justice of AppealA Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:...
, and member of the Judicial Appointments CommissionJudicial Appointments CommissionThe Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for selecting judges in England and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body which was created on 3 April 2006 as part of the reforms following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005... - Fiona ShackletonFiona ShackletonFiona Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia LVO is an English solicitor, who has represented members of the British Royal Family and celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney and The Duke of York...
– high-profile divorce lawyer - Ambiga SreenevasanAmbiga SreenevasanDato' Ambiga Sreenevasan is a Malaysian lawyer who served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council from 2007 to 2009. She is a former student of Convent Bukit Nanas and served as the Head Prefect in 1975....
– former president of the Malaysian Bar Council and human rights activist
Sport
- Andy BeattieAndy BeattieAndrew "Andy" Beattie was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He was the first manager of the Scottish national team.- Playing days :...
- England rugby player - Ben Collins, Formula 3 racing driver, who appeared in Top Gear as the StigThe StigThe Stig is a character in the British motoring television show Top Gear. The character plays on the anonymity of racing drivers' full-face helmets, with the running joke that nobody knows who, or indeed what, is inside the character's racing suit. The character was the creation of presenter Jeremy...
- Richard DawsonRichard Dawson (cricketer)Richard Kevin James Dawson is an English first-class cricketer, who plays primarily as an off-spinner....
- Yorkshire and England cricketer - Paul DowntonPaul DowntonPaul Downton is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty eight ODIs from 1977 to 1989. He was a wicket-keeper and a useful batsman in the lower middle-order...
- Former England cricketer - Richard Ellison - Former Kent and England cricketer
- Richard HillRichard Hill (flanker)Richard Hill MBE is a former rugby union footballer who played flanker for Saracens and England.Often portrayed as the 'silent assassin' at both club and international level, his effective and abrasive style of forward play has made him legendary in rugby union circles...
-- Former England Rugby Captain - Samantha SmithSamantha Smith (tennis)Samantha Smith was the number 1 ranked British ladies tennis player from 1996–1999, and now commentates on the game, predominantly for the BBC, Sky Sports and Eurosport, as well as Channel Seven in Australia during the Australian Open.-Early life:Smith was born in Essex, and educated at Bancroft's...
- tennis player and commentator - David SoleDavid SoleDavid Sole is a former Scottish rugby union footballer. He was educated at Blairmore prep school and Glenalmond College, a private school in Perthshire....
- Former Scottish Rugby Captain - Tom StaytTom StaytThomas Patrick Stayt is an English cricketer. Stayt is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and later undertook further education at Exeter University....
- Cricketer - Arul SuppiahArul SuppiahArul Vivasvan Suppiah is an English/Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1999, and currently plays county cricket in England for Somerset....
- Malaysia and Somerset cricketer - Matthew WheelerMatthew WheelerMatthew Benjamin Harold Wheeler is a former English cricketer. Wheeler was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast...
- Former Northamptonshire cricketer
Academia
- Stephen J. CeciStephen J. CeciStephen J. Ceci is an American psychologist at Cornell University. He studies the accuracy of children's courtroom testimony , and he is an expert in the development of intelligence and memory...
- cognitive psychologist - PhD Psychology (1978) - Sir William Wakeham - vice-chancellor of Southampton University
- Professor Sir Michael Berry - Mathematical physicist, known for the Berry Phase and recipient of the Ig Nobel PrizeIg Nobel PrizeThe Ig Nobel Prizes are an American parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. The stated aim of the prizes is to "first make people laugh, and then make them think"...
for using magnets to levitate a frog
Others
- James Stuart JonesJames Stuart JonesJames Stuart Jones is a British Anglican bishop. He is currently the Bishop of Liverpool.The son of Major Stuart Jones and Helen Jones, he was educated in the Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover and Exeter University, where received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology in 1970...
- The Bishop of LiverpoolBishop of LiverpoolThe Bishop of Liverpool is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in the Province of York.The diocese stretches from Southport in the north, to Widnes in the south, and from the River Mersey to Wigan in the east. Its see is in the City of Liverpool at the Cathedral Church of...
- Theology (1970) - Metropolitan Seraphim of GlastonburyMetropolitan Seraphim of GlastonburyAbba Seraphim El-Suriani is the Metropolitan of Glastonbury and Head of the British Orthodox Church within the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria...
- Head of the British Orthodox ChurchBritish Orthodox ChurchThe British Orthodox Church is a small Oriental Orthodox jurisdiction, canonically part of the Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria. Its mission is to the people of the British Isles, and though it is Orthodox in its faith and practice, it remains British in its ethos... - Dame Suzi Leather - Chairwoman of the Charity CommissionCharity CommissionThe Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
- Tuppy OwensTuppy OwensTuppy Owens is a British sex therapist, consultant, campaigner, and writer.Tuppy Owens was born in Cambridge. She gained a degree in zoology from Exeter University, and then worked in ecology in Africa and Trinidad during three years...
- sexuality campaigner - Peter Smith (archbishop) - Archbishop-elect of Southwark, Vice-President of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales.
Fictional alumni
- Debbie Aldridge - Character in radio soap opera The ArchersThe ArchersThe Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...
, played by Tamsin GreigTamsin GreigTamsin Greig is an English actress principally known for two Channel 4 television comedy parts: Fran Katzenjammer in Black Books and Dr. Caroline Todd in Green Wing...
. - One of the characters in Jonathan CoeJonathan CoeJonathan Coe is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! reworks the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name...
's novel The Rotters' Club