A list of notable people affiliated with Trinity College at Oxford University, England. It includes former students, current and former academics and fellows, as listed in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or another available source. The overwhelming maleness of this list is explained by the fact that for over 90% of its history (from its foundation in 1555 until 1979), Trinity was an all-male institution.[1]
Former students edit
Academics and explorers edit
- Kenneth Clark OM CH KCB FBA
- Sir Richard Burton KCMG FRGS (sent down)
- Sir Arthur Norrington
- Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- John Aubrey FRS
- Vincent Cronin FRSL
- Wlodzimierz Julian Korab-Karpowicz
- Nigel Anderson
- Miles Kington
- William Gifford Palgrave
- Mamoru Imura
- Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston
Scientists, engineers and mathematicians edit
Artists and broadcasters edit
- Sir Terence Rattigan CBE
- Sir John Denham
- Richard Foster
- Ralph Arnold
- Laurence Binyon
- George Butterworth MC
- Joyce Cary
- Justin Cartwright MBE
- Lionel Chetwynd
- David Green
- Basil Harwood
- Kit Lambert
- Walter Savage Landor
- William Lisle Bowles
- Thomas Lodge
- A. E. W. Mason
- Edward Powys Mathers
- James Michie[2]
- John Middleton Murry
- Christopher Tolkien
- Simon Tolkien
- David Walter
- David Yates
- Ben Judah
Business edit
- Sir Angus Ogilvy KCVO
- John Preston (1950-2017), music industry executive[3]
- Sir William Stuttaford KBE
- Sir Peter Stothard
- Tunku Varadarajan
- Huw van Steenis
Clergy and theology edit
- Saint John Henry Newman DD OC
- Most Reverend John Gilbert
- Right Reverend James Newcome
- Right Reverend Archibald Robertson
- Right Reverend Aubrey Aitken
- Right Reverend Dr Rupert Hoare
- Right Reverend Dr Kenneth Kirk (Chaplain 1922-33)
- Very Reverend Robert MacCarthy
- Reverend Canon Sidney Alexander
- Reverend Canon Christopher Oswald Miles
- Reverend Canon George Rawlinson
- Reverend Henry Joy Fynes-Clinton
- Reverend Montague Summers
- John Rogers
- George Blackwell
- John Arnold (bishop)
Diplomats and colonial administrators edit
- Albrecht von Bernstorff
- Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia, GCMG, GCVO
- Vere Henry Hobart, Lord Hobart
- Sir George Bowen GCMG
- Sir Edward Gent KCMG DSO OBE MC
- Sir Donald MacGillivray GCMG MBE
Lawyers edit
- Major Sir Edward Atkinson KCB CBE
- Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard (former Lord Chief Justice)
- Peter Birks
- Philip Seaforth James
- John Lewger, first Secretary and Attorney General of Maryland, United States
- John McNeill, QC, Crown Advocate of the British Supreme Court for China and Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
Military edit
- Major General Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard GCVO CB CBE MC
- Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC & Bar MC
- Flight Lieutenant Richard Hillary RAFVR
- Henry Ireton
- Lieutenant General Frank Klotz USAF
- Squadron Leader Dinghy Young DFC & Bar RAFVR
- Sarah Oakley, Royal Navy officer[4]
Politicians edit
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- Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort KG
- Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall
- Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG KB PC
- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guildford KG PC
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC
- James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope PC
- James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce OM GCVO PC FRS FBA
- Henry Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford PC
- Lancelot Joynson-Hicks, 3rd Viscount Brentford
- Lord Kingsdown KG PC
- Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
- David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham CVO PC FBA
- John Somers, 1st Baron Somers PC FRS
- Sir Robert Abdy Bt FSA
- Sir Eric Errington Bt
- Sir John Abdy Bt
- Sir John Sinclair Bt
- Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood Bt
- Sir Peter Kirk
- Norris McWhirter CBE
- Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
- Andrew Tyrie MP
- Ben Lake MP
- Siân Berry
- Richard Corbett CBE MEP
- Anthony Crosland
- Edgar Graham
- Martin Stevens
- Jeremy Thorpe
- King Philippe of Belgium
- James Schneider
Sports people edit
- Simon Danielli, rugby union player for Ulster and Scotland
- Constantine Louloudis, rower, bronze medalist in the 2012 Summer Olympics and gold medalist in the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Henry Melvin 'Dinghy' Young, RAF pilot and rower in the 1938 Boat Race
- Bonnie St. John, a medal winning Paralympic skier
- Andrew Comrie-Picard, an X Games medalist and Hollywood stuntman
Miscellaneous edit
Journalists edit
Fictional characters edit
Fictional former students include Jay Gatsby, the title character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby who attends Trinity briefly after World War I, and Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond in Ian Fleming's 1964 novel You Only Live Twice who receives a first in PPE before World War II.
Recent books in which Trinity features prominently are:
- Cartwright, Justin (2008). This Secret Garden. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-7961-8.
- von Siemens, Carl (2010). Kleine Herren. Ein Deutscher in Oxford. Frankfurt am Main: Scherz. ISBN 978-3-502-15159-3.
- Flintoff, Ian (2015). Gatsby at Trinity. Oxford: YouCaxton-Pitchfork Production. ISBN 978-190964-469-4.
Fellows edit
- John Michael Hammersley FRS (1920–2004), mathematician
- Sir Cyril Hinshelwood FRS (1897–1967), physical chemist; Nobel laureate
- Sir Henry Stuart Jones FBA (1867–1939), classicist
- Martin Kemp (born 1942), art historian
- Ronald Knox (1888–1957), theologian
- Hans Adolf Krebs (1900–1981), biologist; Nobel laureate
- David Lambert Lack FRS (1910–1973), evolutionary biologist
- Michael Maclagan (1914–2003), historian
- Rodney Robert Porter FRS (1917–1985), biochemist; Nobel laureate
- Sir Edwin Southern FRS (born 1938), molecular biologist
- Sir Ronald Syme FBA (1903–1989), ancient historian
- Gail Trimble (born 1982), classicist
- Thomas Warton (1728–1790), historian and poet
Presidents edit
The head of Trinity College, Oxford is titled the President.
- 16th century
- Thomas Slythurst (1556–1559; first president)
- Arthur Yeldard (1559–1599)
- Ralph Kettell (1599–1643)
- 17th century
- Hannibal Potter (1643–1648; first term)
- Robert Harris (1648–1658)
- Seth Ward (1659–1660)
- Hannibal Potter (1660–1664; second term)
- Ralph Bathurst (1664–1704)
- 18th century
- Thomas Sykes (1704–1705)
- William Dobson (1706–1731)
- George Huddesford (1731–1776)
- Joseph Chapman (1776–1808)
- 19th century
- Thomas Lee (1808–1824)
- James Ingram (1824–1850)
- Samuel William Wayte (1866–1878)
- John Percival (1879–1887)
- Henry George Woods (1887–1897)
- Henry Francis Pelham (1897–1907)
- 20th century
- Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston (1907–1938)
- J. R. H. Weaver (1938–1954)
- Arthur Norrington (1954–1970)
- Alexander George Ogston (1970–1978)
- Anthony Quinton (1978–1987)
- John Burgh (1987–1996)
- Michael Beloff (1996–2006)
- 21st century
- Sir Ivor Roberts (2006–2017)
- Dame Hilary Boulding (2017 to present)
References edit
- ^ Oneltd. "Trinity College – Modern Trinity". www.trinity.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "James Michie" (obituary), The Independent, 21 November 2007, accessed 8 June 2023
- ^ Denselow, Robin (1 December 2017). "John Preston obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Captain S. E. Oakley Royal Navy Captain Britannia Royal Naval College profile at royalnavy.mod.uk, accessed 7 November 2022