Notable alumni List of alumni of Queen Mary University of London

1 notable alumni

1.1 academic disciplines

1.1.1 mathematics , statistics
1.1.2 earth science
1.1.3 biology
1.1.4 history , philosophy
1.1.5 chemistry
1.1.6 medicine , psychology
1.1.7 physics


1.2 administration , civil service
1.3 arts

1.3.1 literature


1.4 business
1.5 engineering
1.6 law
1.7 media
1.8 medicine
1.9 music
1.10 politics
1.11 religion
1.12 sport

notable alumni
academic disciplines

sir gilbert barling – british surgeon, vice-chancellor of university of birmingham
florence mahoney – gambian educator, academic, first woman obtain phd gambia
peter william mathieson – british nephrologist , president of university of hong kong, principal , vice-chancellor of university of edinburgh in late-2017/early-2018
sir william turner – british anatomist, principal of university of edinburgh, 1903-1916

mathematics , statistics

edgar adrian, british neuroscientist , physiologist, recipient of 1932 nobel prize physiology



alasdair macintyre, british philosopher



samson abramsky – british computer scientist
igor aleksander – british artificial intelligence researcher
keith clark – british computer scientist; professor of computer science @ imperial college london
ian lewis – british computer scientist
tom maibaum – hungarian computer scientist
g. spencer-brown – british mathematician

earth science

timothy ball – canadian physical geographer , climatologist
john frederick dewey – british geologist
david drewry – british glaciologist , geophysicist (geography, 1969)
eleanor mary reid – british paleobotanist

biology

sir richard owen, british biologist, comparative anatomist , paleontologist



bill ballantine – british-born new zealand marine biologist
frederick blackman – british botanist , plant physiologist
felix eugen fritsch – british biologist
william elford leach – british zoologist , marine biologist
sir richard owen – british biologist, comparative anatomist , paleontologist
george rolleston – british medical doctor, zoologist , evolutionary biologist
francis rose – british botanist, conservationist, nature writer

history , philosophy

thomas asbridge – british medievalist , historian
malcolm bowie – british academic , literary critic
david n farr – british historian , schoolmaster
eric ives – british historian , expert on tudor period
alasdair macintyre – british philosopher
marjorie reeves – british historian
sir roy strong – british historian

chemistry

sir jack drummond – biochemist , nutritionist
sir edward frankland – british chemist
c. robin ganellin – british chemist (chemistry, 1958)
julius grant – forensic scientist , intelligence officer exposed forgeries through chemical analysis
walter thomas james morgan – british biochemist
rowland pettit – australian-born american chemist
sir john meurig thomas – british physical chemist
sir robert watson – british chemist (phd in atmospheric chemistry in 1973)

medicine , psychology

sir ronald ross, british medical doctor, received nobel prize physiology or medicine in 1902 work on transmission of malaria, becoming first british nobel laureate



sir henry hallett dale – british pharmacologist , physiologist, shared 1936 nobel prize in physiology or medicine



john abernethy – british surgeon
joseph adams – british surgeon , pathologist
edgar adrian – british neuroscientist , physiologist, recipient of 1932 nobel prize physiology.
sir christopher andrewes – british virologist
george augustus auden – british professor of public health
john badley – british surgeon
edward bancroft – british physician , double agent in american revolution
gopal baratham – singaporean author , neurosurgeon
hannah billig – british medical doctor
sir william blizard – british surgeon, co-founded england s first clinical medical school, london hospital medical college
george busk – british surgeon, zoologist , palaeontologist
tim crow – british psychiatrist
thomas blizard curling – british surgeon
sir henry hallett dale – british pharmacologist , physiologist, shared 1936 nobel prize in physiology or medicine
sir archibald garrod – british physician, first appreciate importance of biochemistry in medicine
major greenwood – british epidemiologist , statistician
william harvey – british physician made seminal contributions in anatomy , physiology, first person describe circulation
ebbe hoff – american medical doctor , academic
allan victor hoffbrand – british medical doctor , academic
sir jonathan hutchinson – british surgeon, ophthalmologist, dermatologist, venereologist , pathologist
john hughlings jackson – british neurologist
andrew lees – british neurologist
sir james paget – british surgeon , founder of scientific medical pathology
stephen paget – british surgeon, son of distinguished surgeon , pathologist sir james paget, proposed seed , soil theory of metastasis
james parkinson – british political activist , first describe parkinson s disease
jonathan pereira – british pharmacologist
percivall pott – british surgeon, 1 of founders of orthopedics, , first scientist demonstrate cancer may caused environmental carcinogen
w. h. r. rivers – british psychiatrist, psychiatric anthropologist
sir ronald ross – british medical doctor, received nobel prize physiology or medicine in 1902 work on transmission of malaria
sir peter ratcliffe – british molecular biologist
sir frederick treves, 1st baronet – british surgeon
daniel hack tuke – british expert on mental illness
sir james underwood – british pathologist
karen vousden – british medical researcher
hugh watkins – british cardiologist
william james erasmus wilson – british surgeon

physics

alexander bradshaw – british physicist
sir philip campbell – british physicist, editor-in-chief of science journal nature (msc astrophysics, 1974)
michael duff – british physicist @ imperial college london (physics, 1969)
geraint f. lewis – british astrophysicist, professor of astrophysics @ university of sydney
sir peter mansfield – british nobel prize–winning physicist
helen mason – british physicist
george c. mcvittie – british cosmologist
brendan scaife – irish engineer , physicist
david southwood – british space scientist, senior research investigator @ imperial college london
geoffrey ernest stedman – new zealand physicist
charles taylor – british physicist, lecturer , author
sir tejinder virdee – british physicist
rosemary wyse – british astrophysicist

administration , civil service

princess laurentien of netherlands, dutch princess



halima begum – british civil servant
david blanchflower – british-american economist
dame colette bowe – british civil servant
william carr – british-australian admiral
simon case – british civil servant
sir curtis keeble – british ambassador ussr
sir michael lyons – british chairman of bbc trust
davidson nicol – sierra leonean academic , diplomat, permanent representative of sierra leone united nations, high commissioner united kingdom , under-secretary-general of united nations
louise stanton – british diplomat, served british high commissioner malta, 2009-2012
dame veronica sutherland – british ambassador, sixth president of lucy cavendish college, cambridge, , former ambassador republic of ireland
martin uden – british ambassador south korea
princess laurentien of netherlands – dutch royalty, vice-president of fauna & flora international, chair of european cultural foundation

arts

ashley banjo – british choreographer
john leech – british caricaturist
simon c. page – british graphic designer

literature

kia abdullah – british writer
j. g. ballard – british writer of empire of sun , crash
alia bano – british playwright
stephen barber – british writer
sir malcolm bradbury – british writer
robert bridges – british poet , holder of honour of poet laureate 1913
marcus chown – british science writer, journalist , broadcaster, cosmology consultant new scientist magazine
richard gordon – british screenwriter , writer
lee harwood – british poet
ruth prawer jhabvala – british writer , academy award-winning screenwriter
derek marlowe - british playwright , screenwriter (did not graduate)
eleanor updale – british award-winning author
sarah waters – british author of tipping velvet

business

sir richard broadbent – british businessman
sir frank chapman – british ceo of bg group
piers corbyn – british scientist, businessman
christopher rawson penfold – british businessman, founder of penfolds, australian wine producer
david sullivan – british businessman, newspaper publisher, , football chairmen , investor

engineering

kurt berger – finnish aviation engineer
william glanville – civil engineer
george hockham – british engineer; nobel prize winner charles kao, recognised pioneer in field of optical fibres (phd electronic engineering, 1969)

law

dame laura cox – british lawyer, english high court judge
sir william davis – british lawyer, english high court judge
roy goode – british lawyer , author
basil markesinis – british lawyer
jeremy phillips – british lawyer
sir christopher pitchford – british lawyer, lord justice of appeal
anand ramlogan – trinidad , tobago lawyer, attorney-general of trinidad , tobago
k. sripavan – sri lankan lawyer, judge, 44th , current chief justice of sri lanka
roger tan kor mee – malaysian lawyer

media

graham chapman – british actor, member of comedy group monty python
mubashir malik - british author, actor , banker
fleur east – british singer , x factor contestant
katia elizarova – russian model , actress
romola garai – british actress
julie gardner – british television producer responsible doctor who
sean gilder – british actor
sarah harrison, british journalist
ching huang – british television chef
jane hill – british newsreader, bbc news
bill o reilly – american television host, author, historian, syndicated columnist , political commentator
claire price – british actress
roger tilling – british broadcaster , voice of university challenge
valanto trifonos – greek–cypriot singer; winner of greek idol season 1
prannoy roy – indian journalist
kate williams – british broadcaster , historian
peter wingfield – british actor
mehmet aksoy (filmmaker) - british - kurdish film director , editor in chief of kurdish question.

medicine

frederick batten – british neurologist , pediatrician
thomas barnardo – irish philanthropist
george bodington – british pulmonary specialist
henry edmund gaskin boyle – british anaesthetist
alfred james broomhall – british medical missionary
albert ruskin cook – british medical missionary
john langdon down – british physician; first describe down syndrome, genetic disorder named after him
colonel sir weary dunlop – australian surgeon
john freke – british ophthalmic surgeon
sir wilfred grenfell – british medical missionary
gordon hamilton-fairley – british oncologist
james hinton – british surgeon , author
john hunter – british surgeon , anatomis; hunterian society named in honour
william lawrence – british surgeon, founder of british ophthalmology
william john little – british orthopedic surgeon, pioneer of orthopaedic surgery
morell mackenzie – british physician, pioneer of laryngology
william marsden – british surgeon, founder of royal free , marsden hospitals
john preston maxwell – british medical missionary
robert morrison – british medical missionary
elizabeth press – british immunologist
william scovell savory – british surgeon
frederick howard taylor – british medical missionary
herbert hudson taylor – british medical missionary
hudson taylor – british medical missionary
donald winnicott – british paediatrician , psychoanalyst

music

bruce dickinson, british singer, best known lead vocalist of band iron maiden



bernard butler – british musician, former guitarist of suede
bruce dickinson – british singer of iron maiden
pete doherty – british musician, writer, actor, poet , artist
jay sean – british singer
shakka – british singer
roger taylor – british drummer of band queen

politics

guðni th. jóhannesson, icelandic politician, historian , lecturer; president of iceland (2016-)



christopher addison, 1st viscount addison – british politician, labour party member of parliament
sir peter caruana – gibraltarian politician, chief minister of gibraltar
lynda chalker, baroness chalker of wallasey – british politician, former conservative party member of parliament
sir william job collins – british politician , surgeon, liberal party member of parliament, vice-chancellor of university of london
david currie, baron currie of marylebone – british politician, member of house of lords
john cronin – british politician , surgeon, labour party member of parliament
marcia matilda falkender, baroness falkender – british politician, member of house of lords
sir alan glyn – british politician, conservative party member of parliament
donald mcintosh johnson – british author , politician
peter hain – british politician, labour party member of parliament, former secretary of state work , pensions , secretary of state wales
stephen hammond – british politician, conservative party member of parliament , former uk government minister
anthony hamilton-smith, 3rd baron colwyn – british politician
francis hare, 6th earl of listowel – irish british politician, member of house of lords
charles hill, baron hill of luton – british politician , former chairman of bbc
guðni th. jóhannesson – icelandic politician, historian , lecturer; president of iceland (2016-)
leo chen-jan lee – taiwanese politician, vice minister of foreign affairs, taiwan
esther mcvey – british politician, conservative party member of parliament
stephanie peacock – british labour party politician, member of parliament barnsley east
tom pursglove – british politician, conservative party member of parliament
janet royall, baroness royall of blaisdon – british politician, leader of house of lords october 2008 may 2010
caroline spelman – british politician, conservative party member of parliament , former secretary of state environment, food , rural affairs
john whittaker – british economics academic @ lancaster university; former politician, ukip member of european parliament

religion

joyce m. bennett – british anglican priest , member of anglican clergy (first englishwoman ordained priest in anglican communion)
pamela evans – british medical doctor , christian writer
martyn lloyd-jones – british evangelical christian religious leader

sport

w. g. grace, british cricketer



richard budgett – british gold medal-winning olympic rower
martin cross – british gold medal-winning olympic rower
w. g. grace – british cricketer
mike hennessy – british olympic rower
jimmy hill – british footballer, football manager, tv presenter
martyna snopek – polish paralympic rower
arthur wint – jamaican athlete, won jamaica s first gold medal @ 1948 london olympics in 400 metres, , silver medal in 800 metres




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