List of University of Exeter people

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

In post-nominals, the University of Exeter is abbreviated as Exon. (from the Latin Exoniensis), and is the suffix given to honorary and academic degrees from the university.

Chancellors

Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, former Chancellor of the university

• Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, GCVO, CBE (1955–1972)
• Derick Heathcoat Amory, KG, PC, GCMG, TD, DL (1972–1981)
• Sir Rex Richards, FRS, FRSC (1982–1998)
• Robert Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon, QC, FRSA (1998–2005)
• Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OBE (2006–2016)
• Paul Myners, Baron Myners, CBE (2016–)

Vice-Chancellors

Principals of the University College of the South West of England

• Walter Hamilton Moberly (1925–1926)
• John Murray (1926–1951)
• Sir Thomas Taylor (1952–1953)
• Sir James Cook (1954–1955)

Vice-Chancellors of the University of Exeter

• Sir James Cook (1955–1966); first Vice-Chancellor, former Principal
• Sir John Llewellyn (1966–1972)
• Harry Kay (1973–1984)
• Sir David Harrison (1984–1994)
• Sir Geoffrey Holland (1994–2002)
• Sir Steve Smith (2002–2020)
• Professor Lisa Roberts (2020-)

Notable academics

• Richard Acland, Education
• John Adair, Management (Leadership)
• Omar Ashour, Middle East Studies
• Manuel Barange, Biosciences
• Barry Barnes, Sociology
• Jeremy Black, History
• Barbara Borg, Classical Archaeology
• Adam Curle, Psychology and Education
• Uri Davis, Middle East Studies
• John Dupré, Philosophy
• John Endler, Animal Behaviour
• Edzard Ernst, Complementary Medicine
• Timothy Gorringe, Theology
• Alex Haslam, Psychology
• Philip Hensher, Creative Writing
• Ghada Karmi, Middle East Studies
• Paul Kline, Psychology
• William Lewis, Chemistry
• Alastair Logan, Theology
• Linda Long, Biochemistry
• Richard Lynn, Psychology
• Colin MacCabe, Film Studies
• Moelwyn Merchant, English
• Gerd Nonneman, Middle East Studies
• Richard Overy, History
• Ilan Pappe, Middle East Studies
• Philip Payton, Cornish Studies
• David Rees, Pure Mathematics
• Nicholas Rodger, History
• Garry Tregidga, History
• Roy Sambles, Physics
• Richard Seaford, Classics
• Dikran Tahta, Mathematics educator
• Nick Talbot, FRS, Molecular genetics
• Andrew Thorpe, History
• Malcolm Todd, History
• Sir John Tooke, Medicine
• Paul Webley, Psychology
• Canon Vernon White, Theology (Lecturer and Lazenby Chaplain)
• Michael Winter, Politics
• Ted Wragg, Education

Notable alumni

Academics

• Sir Michael Berry - mathematical physicist, known for the Berry Phase and recipient of the Ig Nobel Prize for using magnets to levitate a frog
• Iwona Blazwick - OBE, art critic and lecturer
• Stephen J. Ceci - cognitive psychologist - PhD Psychology (1978)
• Imogen Coe - biochemist and Dean of Ryerson University
• Rose Ferraby - archaeologist and artist
• Andrew D. Hamilton, former vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, current president of New York University
• Sami Moubayed - historian and writer
• Rachel Owen - photographer, printmaker and lecturer on medieval Italian literature
• Raymond St. Leger - mycologist, entomologist and molecular biologist
• Sir William Wakeham - former vice-chancellor of Southampton University

Actors and directors

• Samantha Baines - actress and comedian
• Phil Cameron - theatre producer
• Adam Campbell - actor
• Steven Culp - actor
• Stephen Dillane - actor
• Vanessa Kirby - actress
• Michael Garner - actor
• Jeremy Meadow - theatre director/producer
• Nicholas Pegg - actor/director
• Julian Richings - actor
• Christopher Smith - American actor and improviser
• Elaine Tan - actress

Business people

• Rachel Burnett - IT lawyer, author and president of the British Computer Society
• Phil Cameron - owner of No.1 Traveller
• Blake Cuthbert - Digital Media Executive
• Dennis Gillings - CBE, founder of the Fortune 500 company Quintiles
• Sam E. Jonah - president of AngloGold Ashanti
• Henry Staunton - media mogul
• Neil Woodford - founder and CEO, Woodford Investment Management
• Toki Mabogunje- founder, Toki Mabogunje & Co and the 3rd female president Lagos Chamber of Commerce (LCCI)

Entertainers and journalists

• Toby Amies - TV presenter, film-maker
• Katy Ashworth - children's TV chef
• Emma B - Heart 106.2 Drivetime presenter
• Steve Backshall - BBC television presenter
• Nick Baker - wildlife TV expert
• William Bemister - Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist
• Raef Bjayou - former contestant on BBC's The Apprentice
• Alison Booker - radio DJ
• John Crace - Guardian features writer
• Tom Deacon - comedian and Radio 1 DJ
• Tim Footman - journalist and author
• Daphne Fowler - game show champion, winner of Fifteen to One, Going for Gold, and Brain of Britain.
• Frank Gardner - BBC security correspondent
• Alex George - contestant on season 4 of Love Island UK
• Rhod Gilbert - comedian
• Frank Gillard - broadcaster and BBC executive
• Simon Greenberg - Chelsea FC's Director of Communications
• Stefano Hatfield - editor, i
• Lindsey Hilsum - Channel 4 journalist and international editor
• Katie Hopkins - presenter and former contestant on BBC's The Apprentice
• Paul Jackson - television producer
• Jon Kay - television presenter and journalist
• Raph Korine - Runner-up, Big Brother UK 2017
• Ted Kravitz - Formula 1 commentator
• Isobel Lang - weather presenter on Sky News
• Tim Montgomerie - editor of ConservativeHome
• Clemmie Moodie - Daily Mirror associate features editor
• James Pearce - journalist and presenter for BBC Sport
• Mark Power - journalist and photographer
• Tim Taylor - creator and producer of Channel 4's series Time Team
• Rob Walker - British sports commentator, television presenter and freelance reporter
• Matthew Wright - TV presenter of The Wright Stuff

Judges, lawyers and law enforcement

Chief of Indonesian Police Gen. Tito Karnavian studied MA Police Studies in 1993

• Patrick Kwateng Acheampong - Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service - MA Police Studies and Criminal Justice (1990)
• Sir Patrick Elias - Lord Justice of Appeal - LLB (1969)
• Sir John Goldring - Lord Justice of Appeal, and member of the Judicial Appointments Commission
• Tito Karnavian - Current Indonesian National Police chief - MA Police Studies (1993)
• Sir Robert Michael Owen - High Court Judge
• Fiona Shackleton - high-profile divorce lawyer
• Ambiga Sreenevasan - former president of the Malaysian Bar Council and human rights activist
• Steve Edge (lawyer) - Partner at Slaughter and May
• Jeremy Wright - Attorney General for England and Wales

Military personnel

• Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB, ADC, formerly the First Sea Lord chief of the Naval Staff (head of the Royal Navy)
• Lieutenant Colonel Lucy Giles, first female College Commander at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst commanding New College.[1]

Musicians

Thom Yorke, singer

Will Young, singer

• Felix Buxton of Basement Jaxx
• Anthony Drewe - lyricist
• Call Me Loop - singer and songwriter
• Matthew Herbert - electronic musician
• Simon Shackleton - electronic musician
• Hannah Kendall - composer
• Jackie Oates - folk star and multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winner
• George Stiles - composer
• Thom Yorke - singer Radiohead
• Will Young - singer and actor
• 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

Abdullah Gül, former President of Turkey

Andrew Lansley, MP

Caroline Lucas, MP and former leader of the Green Party

• Tonia Antoniazzi - Labour MP
• Adrian Bailey - Labour MP
• James Brokenshire - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
• David Burrowes - Conservative MP
• Martin Cauchon - former Minister of Justice in Canada
• Stephen Clackson Independent councillor on Orkney Islands Council [2]
• Derek Clark - UKIP MEP
• Feryal Clark - Labour MP
• Major James Coldwell - former MP and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party in Canada.
• Michael Frendo - Foreign Minister of Malta
• 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
• Sajid Javid - Former Chancellor of the Exchequer (2019–2020)
• Mark Lancaster - Conservative MP
• Mehmet Simsek - Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Minister of Finance (2009–2015)
• Andrew Lansley - Former MP and Former Secretary of State for Health
• Caroline Lucas - MP and former Co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
• Sigrid Kaag - Dutch politician and Minister
• Lau Kong Wah - Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong.
• Gabriel Makhlouf - Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury
• Jonny Oates - Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg
• Roy Perry - Conservative Politician and former MEP
• Luke Pollard - Labour MP
• Andy Slaughter - Labour MP
• Iain Stewart - Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South
• Robin Teverson - Liberal Democrat MEP and Peer
• Jeremy Wright - Attorney General
• Derek Wyatt - Labour MP
• Ahmed Zaki Yamani - former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in Saudi Arabia

Religion

• Metropolitan Seraphim of Glastonbury - head of the British Orthodox Church
• James Stuart Jones - Bishop of Liverpool - Theology (1970)
• Peter Smith - Archbishop-emeritus of Southwark, Vice-President of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales

Royalty

Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi

• Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi - ruler of Sharjah - PhD History (1985)
• Infanta Elena of Spain - eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía - MA Sociology and Education - (1990)
• Peter Phillips - eldest grandson and first grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh - Sport Science (2000)[3]
• Zara Phillips - eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II - Physiotherapy[4]

Sports people

• Andy Beattie - England rugby player
• Ben Collins, Formula 3 racing driver, who appeared in Top Gear as the Stig
• Richard Dawson - Yorkshire and England cricketer
• Paul Downton - former England cricketer
• Richard Ellison - former Kent and England cricketer
• 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 player and commentator
• David Sole - former Scottish rugby captain
• Tom Stayt - cricketer
• Arul Suppiah - Malaysia and Somerset cricketer
• Matthew Wheeler - former Northamptonshire cricketer
• Mark Bamford - former cricketer

Writers and artists

J K Rowling, author

• Nina Allan - author of speculative fiction and winner of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel in 2014
• 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 - playwright
• John O'Farrell - author
• Santa Montefiore - author
• Abi Morgan - screenwriter
• Ian Mortimer - historian and historical biographer
• Roger Nash - philosopher and poet
• Suniti Namjoshi - writer
• Primrose Pitman - artist
• Mark Power - photographer
• J. K. Rowling - author of Harry Potter books - BA French and Classics
• Robert Shearman - writer for Doctor Who
• Carol Shields - author and Pulitzer Prize winner
• Zoë Skoulding - poet

Others

• Belabbes Benkredda - Algerian-German social innovator, founder of The Munathara Initiative, and 2013 NDI Democracy Award recipient
• Dame Suzi Leather - Chairwoman of the Charity Commission
• Tuppy Owens - sexuality campaigner
• Laury Haytayan - MENA officer in the Natural Resource Charter framework, and civil activist in Lebanon

Fictional alumni

• Debbie Aldridge - character in radio soap opera The Archers, played by Tamsin Greig
• One of the characters in Jonathan Coe's novel The Rotters' Club

References

1. "University of Exeter".
2. Lorraine Shearer (February 2016). "Stephen Clackson – Politician, Polymath and Playwright". Living Orkney.
3. "Princess Anne's son set to marry". BBC. 28 July 2007.
4. "An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities - hellomagazine.com, HELLO!". Retrieved 22 October 2007.

External links

• The University of Exeter Aumni Services