List of University of Keele people
This is a list of notable people related to the University of Keele and its predecessor, the University College of North Staffordshire.
Presidents and Chancellors
- John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby (1949–55)
- HRH Princess Margaret (1956–86)
- Claus Moser, Baron Moser (1986–2002)
- Sir David Weatherall (2002–2012)
- Sir Jonathon Porritt (2012–)
Principals and Vice-Chancellors
- Lord Lindsay of Birker (1949–52)
- Sir John Lennard-Jones (1953–54)
- Sir George Barnes (1956–60)
- Harold McCarter Taylor (1961–67)
- W. A. Campbell Stewart (1967–79)
- Sir David Harrison (1979–84)
- Sir Brian Fender (1985–95)
- Dame Janet Finch (1995–2010)
- Nick Foskett (2010–2015)
- Trevor McMillan (2015- )
Academics
- Tony Barrand - Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Boston University
- Jonathan Dollimore - English sociologist
- Richard English - historian
- Roy Fisher - American Studies lecturer and poet
- Jill Gibbon - graphic artist[1]
- Oliver Harris - professor of American literature and expert in the works of William Burroughs
- Sir Nick Partridge - British health care specialist
- Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer - British political scientist
Alumni
- Academia and Science
- Eliathamby Ambikairajah - engineer[2]
- Stan Beckensall - expert on prehistoric rock art[2]
- Dame Sandra Dawson - organisational theorist[2]
- Jonathan Dollimore - sociologist; cultural and literary theorist[2]
- Richard English - political historian[2]
- Charles Iain Hamilton - historian[2]
- Pradeep Mathur - educationalist[2]
- Sam Nolutshungu - political scientist[2]
- David Richardson - Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
- Beverley Skeggs - sociologist[2]
- Dame Joan Stringer - political scientist[2]
- John Thompson - sociologist[2]
- Arts and Literature
- John Abram - composer [2]
- Paul Atterbury - writer, antiques expert[2]
- Mark Ayres - musician, composer and audio engineer[3]
- Tony Barrand - anthropologist and folk musician[2]
- Francis Beckett - English author
- Carol Birch - English novelist
- Joe Beverley - English-Canadian writer
- Peter Child - composer[2]
- Alys Clare - novelist[2]
- Jem Finer - founding member of The Pogues
- Janet Fitch - author[2]
- Zulfikar Ghose - novelist, poet and essayist
- Andrew Glover - composer[2]
- Jon Haylett - novelist[2]
- Liz Kessler - author[2]
- Marina Lewycka - novelist
- Bernard Lloyd - actor[2]
- Andy McDermott - British thriller author
- Marina Oliver - British romance novelist
- Keith Ovenden - English novelist and biographer[4]
- Adrian Pang - actor
- David Pownall - playwright and author[2]
- Andy Quin - composer and jazz pianist
- Ken Rattenbury - musician[2]
- Davide Rossi - musician, Goldfrapp; composer[2]
- Antti Sakari Saario - composer, lecturer[2]
- Peter Whelan - playwright[2]
- Diplomacy
- Emran bin Bahar - ambassador for Brunei Darussalam[2]
- David Cooney - Irish ambassador to the UK[2]
- Stephen Cutts - UN Assistant Secretary-General[2][5]
- John Duncan - diplomat[2]
- Sir Jeffrey James - former High Commissioner, British High Commission in Kenya
- Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett - patron of Prisoners Abroad
- Jim Moran - EU ambassador[2]
- Sir Richard Mottram - chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
- Dame Jo Williams - Chief Executive MENCAP
- Hso Khan Pha - Burmese prince also known as Tiger
- Law
- Sir Peter Coulson - Lord Justice of Appeal, and Deputy Head of Civil Justice [6]
- Michael Mansfield QC - human rights lawyer
- Malcolm Shaw - legal scholar[2]
- John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick - Member of the House of Lords and ex-Deputy District Judge
- Dame Fiona Woolf - Lord Mayor of London and ex-President of the Law Society
- Politics
- Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili - Iraqi minister
- Jack Brereton - Conservative MP
- Phillida Bunkle - New Zealand MP[2]
- Paul Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, MP[2]
- Ash Denham - MSP for Edinburgh Eastern in the Scottish Parliament
- Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath - ex-Liberal Democrat MP for Bath and Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Development
- John Golding - politician[2]
- Eric Joyce - Independent MP for Falkirk
- Claire Kober - Labour Council leader for the London Borough of Haringey
- Alun Michael - ex-Labour MP for Cardiff South Penarth and Minister of State for Home Affairs
- Madeleine Moon - Labour MP for Bridgend
- Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah - Namibian politician[2]
- Priti Patel - Conservative MP for Witham in Essex and Home Secretary
- Clare Short - ex-Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood and Secretary of State for International Development
- Adelaide Tambo - anti-apartheid activist South African MP[2][5]
- Ian Taylor - politician[2]
- Sir John Vereker - ex-Permanent Secretary for International Development and Governor of Bermuda
- Lynda Waltho - Labour MP for Stourbridge
- TV and journalism
- Phil Avery - BBC weather presenter[2]
- Wayne Clarke - radio presenter[2]
- Tony Elliott, founder of Time Out
- Jack Emery, British director, writer and producer for stage, TV and radio
- Terry Milewski - Canadian broadcaster and journalist[2]
- Gerry Northam - BBC investigative journalist
- Other
- Kojo Annan - businessman; son of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
- Maggie Atkinson - Children's Commissioner, England[2][5]
- Yvette Baker - champion orienteer[2]
- Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate - Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Society of Biology
- Nataliey Bitature- social entrepreneur, Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur [7]
- Robert Cooling - Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff[2]
- David Edwards - second person to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire?[2]
- Jonathan Gledhill - Bishop of Lichfield[2]
- Steve Jackson - game designer[2][5]
- Peter Moore - business executive[2]
- Sir Nick Partridge - chief executive, Terence Higgins Trust[2][5]
- Derek Tidball - theologian
- Sir Chris Woodhead - chief inspector of schools[2][5]
References
- https://leedsbeckett.academia.edu/JillGibbon
- "Notable Keelites - Keele University". Keele.ac.uk. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- Savage, Adam (16 August 2016). "Interview: Mark Ayres". Audio Media International. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- University, Keele. "Notable Keelites, Keele University". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "Keele University". Complete University Guide. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/
- https://www.keele.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/january/entrepreneur-receives-honorary/degree-from-keele.php
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