This is a list of University of Reading alumni.
Academics edit
- Catherine Abbott - Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Edinburgh
- Fatima Akilu – Nigerian psychologist and head of major national program of de-radicalisation to tackle Boko Haram
- Ash Amin – Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge
- Janet Beer – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool (formerly Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University)
- L. J. F. Brimble – botanist and editor of Nature magazine
- Sir Clifford Charles Butler – co-discoverer of hyperons and mesons, Professor of Physics at Imperial College London, Vice-chancellor of Loughborough University
- Stephen E. Calvert – Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of British Columbia
- David Carpanini – Emeritus Professor of Art, University of Wolverhampton
- Michael Cox – Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics
- Sir Peter Crane – Professor of Botany, Yale University
- Beate Hermelin (1920–2008) – German-born experimental psychologist, who worked in the UK
- Sean Holly – Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge
- Jolyon Howorth – Professor of European politics, University of Bath and Visiting Professor of Political Science at Yale University
- Michael Leifer – was a professor of International Relations, London School of Economics
- Jane Lewis - Barnett Professor of Social Policy at the University of Oxford
- David Marks – Professor of Psychology, City University London
- Dragan Marušič – Professor of Mathematics at the University of Ljubljana
- Sarah Mercer - Professor of linguistics at the University of Graz
- Mark Nixon - Emeritus Professor of Electronics and Computer Science at University of Southampton
- Avi Shlaim – Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
- Nigel Smart (cryptographer)
- John R. Terry – Professor of Biomedical Modelling, University of Exeter
- June Thoburn – Emeritus Professor of Social Work at the University of East Anglia
- Ethelwynn Trewavas – ichthyologist and taxonomist
- John Turner – Professor of Engineering and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth
- Janet Watson - geologist
- Sean Whelan (scientist) – Professor of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School
- A. E. Wilder-Smith – creationist and chemist
Broadcasting edit
- Julian Barratt – comedian, BBC's The Mighty Boosh
- Keith Bosley – former BBC broadcaster and prizewinning poet and translator
- Richard Holmes – military historian and television presenter
- Julian Richards – archaeologist and broadcaster
- Richard Sambrook – Director of the BBC World Service
- Tomasz Schafernaker – TV weather presenter
- Nick Thorpe – BBC Central Europe correspondent (1996–); formerly BBC Budapest correspondent
- Laura Tobin – TV weather presenter
- Jay Wynne – TV weather presenter
Business edit
- Richard Adam - former finance director of Carillion
- David Atkins – Chief Executive, Hammerson plc
- Linda Bennett OBE - English-Icelandic clothing designer and entrepreneur
- Nick Candy – Co-Founder and partner of high end property development company, Candy & Candy, London
- Gavin Grant – Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Nicky Kinnaird – founder and president of British cosmetic retailer Space NK
- Robert Noel – businessman, Chief Executive of Land Securities Group plc
- Noel Stockdale – Co-founder of Asda
Military edit
- Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe - Welsh Guards officer killed in action in Afghanistan
- Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas - killed in action (2014) in Afghanistan[1]
- Wilfred Owen - First World War poet and soldier
Music edit
- Rotimi Alakija – Nigerian disc jockey, record producer and recording artist.
- Rick Battersby – member of the band Twelfth Night
- Arthur Brown – rock and roll singer
- Alan Clayson – singer, composer, record producer, leader of the band Clayson and the Argonauts
- Jamie Cullum – jazz pianist and singer
- Brian Devoil – member of the band Twelfth Night
- Falz - Nigerian Musician and actor
- Liam Howe – music producer, musician, formed the band Sneaker pimps with David Westlake and Joe Wilson (musician) also alumni
- Hilary James – singer, double bassist, guitarist, and mando-bassist
- Andy MacKay – member of the band Roxy Music
- Geoff Mann – member of the band Twelfth Night
- Simon Mayor – mandolinist, fiddle player, guitarist, and composer
- Clive Mitten – member of the band Twelfth Night
- Martin Noble – musician, Noble in the band British Sea Power
- Andy Revell – member of the band Twelfth Night
- Edmund Rubbra – composer
- Julian Wagstaff – composer
- Scott Wilkinson – musician and composer, Yan in the band British Sea Power
Politics edit
- Anton Apriantono, Indonesian politician
- Dimeji Bankole – Nigerian politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
- Sharon Bowles, British Liberal Democrats European politician.
- Daniel Feetham, Gibraltarian politician
- Fred Gardiner, Canadian politician
- Gilbert Seidu Iddi, Ghanaian politician
- Edison James, Prime Minister of Dominica 1995–2000
- Morgan Jones, British Labour Party politician, the first conscientious objector to be elected to Parliament after the First World War[2]
- Shukuru Kawambwa, Tanzanian Government Minister
- Jan Kavan, Czech diplomat and politician
- Penny Mordaunt, British Conservative Party politician
- Mike Penning, British Conservative Party politician
- Frauke Petry, German Politician
- Mark Prisk, British Conservative Party politician
- Hugh Robertson, British Conservative Party politician
- Adrienne Ryan - Australian politician
- Sophie Walker, British Women's Equality Party politician
- Rob Wilson, British Conservative Party politician
Sport edit
- David Bedford – runner
- Cath Bishop – rower, silver medallist in the coxless pairs at the 2004 Olympics
- James Cracknell – rower, gold medallist in the coxless fours at the 2000 Olympics and 2004 Olympics
- Adrian Ellison - rower, gold medallist in the coxed four at the 1984 Olympics
- Debbie Flood – rower, silver medallist in the quadruple sculls at the 2004 Olympics
- Alex Gregory - rower, gold medallist in the coxless fours at the 2012 Olympics
- Garry Herbert – rower, gold medallist in the coxed pairs at the 1992 Olympics
- Molly Hide – cricketer, captained the English women's team for seventeen years
- Will Hoy – racing driver, British Touring Car Champion in 1991
- Bill Lucas - rower
- Anna Watkins – rower, gold medallist in the double sculls at the 2012 Olympics
Writing and art edit
- Steven Atkinson – theatre director, and artistic director of HighTide Festival Theatre
- Anne Bean – installation and performance artist
- Audrey Blackman - sculptor, potter
- Jane Carpanini – artist
- Vincent Connare – creator of Comic Sans
- Jeff Evans – beer writer
- Cherryl Fountain artist
- Robert Gillmor – ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author and editor
- Elizabeth Goudge - Carnegie Medal winning novelist
- Kathleen Hale – artist and children's author, the Orlando the Marmalade Cat series
- Myfanwy Kitchin – artist
- Ingrid Kerma - European Artist
- Alan Morrison - poet
- Mike Nelson – installation artist
- Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Award winning Kenyan writer of Luo Nationality
- Kusha Petts – artist and writer
- Joan Smith – novelist and journalist
- Hilary Summers Welsh singer
- David Watkins – designer of the London 2012 Olympics medals
- Richard Wilson – installation artist
Others edit
- Lorna Arnold - British historian
- Eve Balfour – farmer, educator, organic farming pioneer, and a founding figure in the organic movement
- Robin Bextor – film and television director, father of Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Pippa Greenwood - TV plant pathologist
- Bunny Guinness - landscape architect
- Azahari Husin – leading member of the Jemaah Islamiyah group, believed to have been involved in the 2005 Bali bombing
- Clive Ponting – civil servant who faced trial for the leaking of information on the sinking of the Belgrano, during the Falklands War
- John Tabatabai – professional poker player[3]
- Wei Tang – actress, Ang Lee's Lust, Caution[4]
- Ibrahim Taguri - British community worker
- Rachel Treweek – Bishop of Gloucester; the first female diocesan bishop in the Church of England,[5] and first female Lord Spiritual
- Carl Wright - civil servant former director of the Commonwealth Trade Union Group and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum
References edit
- ^ "University pays tribute to Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas". University of Reading. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Williams, Chris (2004). "Jones, Morgan (1885–1939)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66804.
- ^ Deal or no deal? by Robert Blincoe, thegoodgamblingguide.co.uk 19 July 2008. Archive here
- ^ "HKMD Daily News, February 25, 2009". Hkmdb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Introducing Bishop Rachel". About the Diocese. Diocese of Gloucester. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.