Notable alumni of Cardiff University

Barham Salih

politician · b. 1960

President of Iraq (2018-2022)

Roy Jenkins

biographer · 1920–2003

British politician (1920–2003)

Siân Phillips

film actor · b. 1933

British Actress

Neil Kinnock

politician · b. 1942

British politician (1942-)

Karl Jenkins

jazz musician · b. 1944

Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944)

Sara Ahmed

cultural studies scholar · b. 1969

British-Australian scholar (b. 1985)

John Lennox

philosopher of science · b. 1943

Northern Irish mathematician and philosopher of science (b. 1943)

Gwilym Lee

film actor · b. 1983

British actor

Yehuda Bauer

university teacher · 1926–2024

Holocaust survivor and Israeli historian (1926–2024)

Leanne Wood

politician · b. 1971

Welsh Plaid Cymru politician (born 1971)

Alice Roberts

paleoanthropologist · b. 1973

English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author

Sandister Tei

Wikimedian

Ghanaian journalist and Wikimedian

Miguel Alcubierre

theoretical physicist · b. 1964

Mexican theoretical physicist (born 1964)

Claire Keegan

short story writer · b. 1968

Irish writer of short stories

British writer (1923–2004)

Sarah Höfflin

freestyle skier · b. 1991

Swiss freestyle skier

British journalist

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi

military personnel · 1952–2012

Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012)

Vedhika Kumar

actor · b. 1988

Indian actress

Adam Price

blogger · b. 1968

Welsh politician (born 1968)

Dafydd Iwan

songwriter · b. 1943

Welsh musician and politician (born 1943)

Mohamed Tahir Ayala

politician · 1951–2025

Sudanese politician

Thomas Lewis

cardiologist · 1881–1945

British cardiologist (1881–1945)

Huw Edwards

journalist · b. 1961

Welsh journalist and newsreader (born 1961)

Hywel Williams

politician · b. 1953

Welsh politician and MP for Arfon (born 1953)

Welsh composer (1929–2008)

Jean Lambert

human rights defender · b. 1950

British politician (1950- )

Glyn Daniel

prehistorian · 1914–1986

British archaeologist (1914-1986)

David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux

army officer · b. 1952

British Army field marshal

Welsh author of thrillers (1942-2011)

Faisal al-Fayez

diplomat · b. 1952

Jordanian politician

Mariella Mularoni

politician · 1962–2026

Sammarinese politician

Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

politician · 1944–2023

British politician (1944–2023)

Bryony Shaw

windsurfer · b. 1983

British windsurfer

Jamie Roberts

rugby union player · b. 1986

Welsh rugby union footballer and physician

Hannatu Musawa

politician · b. 1974

Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy

Nick Broomfield

film director · b. 1948

British film director

Welsh composer (1906-1977)

Biophysicist and structural biologist (1924-1999)

John Davies

university teacher · 1938–2015

Welsh historian and television and radio broadcaster (1938-2015)

Ayanda Dlodlo

minister · b. 1963

South African politician

Victoria Starmer

jurist · b. 1973

British solicitor; spouse of the Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

journalist · b. 1952

British public speaker and hereditary peer (born 1952)

Wayne David

politician · b. 1957

Welsh politician and MP (born 1957)

Kevin Brennan

politician · b. 1959

British politician (born 1959)

Politician in San Marino

Anne Mungai

film producer · b. 1957

Kenyan filmmaker

British archaeologist and academic

Welsh-language activist (1921–2012)

Riad Ismat

theatre critic · 1947–2020

Syrian diplomat (1947–2020)

Motswana athletics competitor

Rory Burns

cricketer · b. 1990

English cricketer (born 1990)

Elin Jones

politician · b. 1966

Welsh politician, Llywydd of the Senedd (born 1966)

Tina May

jazz musician · 1961–2022

British singer

Ron Davies

politician · b. 1946

British politician (born 1946)

Welsh philosopher (1901–1987)

Adrian Chiles

presenter · b. 1967

British television and radio presenter

zoologist (1891-1980)

Parvez Sharma

film director · b. 2000

Indian film director and journalist

South African botanist and mycologist (1879-1968)

British writer (1907–1999)

Andrew John

Anglican priest · b. 1964

Welsh Archbishop

Welsh zoologist and parasitologist (1906-1994)

Welsh politician and MP (1935-2019)

Welsh rugby union player (1930–2013)

Anthony Llewellyn

explorer · 1933–2013

American scientist and astronaut (1933–2013)

David Bahati

accountant · b. 1973

Ugandan accountant and politician

Jonathan Cook

opinion journalist · b. 1965

British journalist

Marie Lebec

corporate administrative and commercial executive · b. 1990

French politician

Jane Dodds

social worker · b. 1963

Welsh politician

Egyptian LGBTQI activist and design engineer

Welsh stage and screen actor and writer

Mark Taubert

researcher · b. 1975

researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-0454-5609)

Labour politician in the United Kingdom (born 1948)

Welsh poet (born 1937)

Iraj Rad

film actor · b. 1945

Iranian actor

Ambika Anand

novelist · b. 1980

TV anchor/editor

British chemist

Susan Elan Jones

politician · b. 1968

Welsh politician and MP (born 1968)

Welsh rugby union player

Anna McMorrin

politician · b. 1971

Welsh politician and MP (born 1971)

Welsh opera singer and composer (1891–1918)

British archaeologist (1905–1988)

South African actor

Mike Wood

politician · b. 1976

MP for Dudley South since May 2015

British astronomer and writer

Edward Bennett

actor · b. 1979

British actor

Norman Biggs

rugby union player · 1870–1908

Welsh international rugby union player (1870-1908)

Percy Bush

rugby union player · 1879–1955

Welsh Rugby union footballer (1879-1955)

Welsh soprano

Emyr Jones Parry

diplomat · b. 1947

British diplomat

Barnett Janner

politician · 1892–1982

British politician (1892–1982)

Peter Reynolds

composer · 1958–2016

Welsh composer

Welsh architect

Bill Rammell

politician · b. 1959

British politician (born 1959)

Juliet Bawuah

journalist

Ghanaian sports journalist

Andrew Gould

business executive · b. 1946

British businessman

British-Canadian composer (born 1946)

Leszek Borysiewicz

immunologist · b. 1951

British immunologist and former vice-chancellor of Cambridge University

Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds

businessperson · b. 1960

British businesswoman, artist and disability rights campaigner

Lawyer, Professor of Philosophy, theologian and author (1931–2024)

Madeleine Moon

politician · b. 1950

Welsh politician and MP (born 1950)

Jason Mohammad

television journalist · b. 1975

Welsh radio and television presenter

Welsh children's writer

Siân Gwenllian

politician · b. 1956

Welsh politician and AM (born 1956)

Paul O'Brien

university teacher · 1954–2018

British professor of inorganic chemistry

Welsh writer (1903–1934)

British academic (1889-1968)

British conductor

Welsh musician and composer (1874-1948)

David Melding

politician · b. 1962

British politician (born 1962)

Welsh rugby union player, born 1941 (1941–2022)

Welsh poet and television producer/presenter

British actress

Tongan politician, and rugby union footballer and coach (1957-2014)

Richard Pain

Anglican priest · b. 1956

British bishop, converted to the Catholic church

American microbial ecologist and mycologist

Teddy Williams

rugby union player · b. 2000

Welsh rugby union player

Sudanese freelance journalist

Julie Morgan

politician · b. 1944

Welsh politician and MS (born 1944)

Alexandra Phillips

banker · b. 1983

British politician in the Brexit Party (born 1983)

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

fire chief · b. 1983

British firefighter and writer

British former child actor

Susanna Reid

journalist · b. 1970

English television presenter (born 1970)

Terry Smith

fund manager · b. 1953

British businessman

Katie Wallis

politician · b. 1984

British politician and Conservative MP

Alex Davies-Jones

politician · b. 1989

British politician

Ehab Bessaiso

university teacher · b. 1978

Palestinian politician and poet

Austrian School economist and university professor

George Unwin

economic historian · 1870–1925

British economic historian & academic

Suw Charman-Anderson

consultant · b. 1971

British journalist, consultant and blogger

Derek Jones

civil servant · b. 1952

Welsh civil servant

Welsh composer (1918-2011)

Guto Harri

journalist · b. 1966

Welsh journalist and former political advisor

British structural engineer

British historian (born 1953)

Welsh rugby union player

Matt Hopper

rugby union player · b. 1985

English rugby union footballer

Welsh rugby union player (1930–1993)

Welsh writer

John Witherow

journalist · b. 1952

South African journalist

Welsh academic (1929–2017)

British politician (born 1958)

Welsh academic and politician (1930-2020)

David Rees

politician · b. 1957

Welsh politician

British social psychology professor

Ugandan journalist and politician

Jeroen van Wijngaarden

jurist · b. 1978

Dutch former politician

Shane Reti

badminton executive and administrator · b. 1963

New Zealand politician and doctor

Welsh television presenter and marathon runner

Laura Trevelyan

journalist · b. 1968

British-American journalist

British bishop (1918–1987)

British mathematician

Welsh writer

Hilary Marquand

university teacher · 1901–1972

British politician (1901-1972)

British politician (1938–2012)

Jordanian politician

British and American computational astrophysicist

Ben Carter

rugby union player · b. 2001

Welsh rugby union player born 2001

Charlotte Holmes

beauty pageant contestant · b. 1988

English model

British radio presenter

British journalist

Krystle Robba

beauty pageant contestant · b. 1986

Gibraltarian model

Lindsay Whittle

council member · b. 1953

British politician

Liz Fuller

beauty pageant contestant · b. 1975

Welsh Television presenter, actress, model and media personality

Martin Lewis

television presenter · b. 1972

financial journalist

Matt Barbet

television presenter · b. 1976

British journalist and presenter

English cricketer (born 1988)

Nick Ramsay

politician · b. 1975

Welsh politician

British conductor

Deborah Haynes

editor · b. 1976

British journalist and editor

Welsh composer (born 1988)

Siân Lloyd

television presenter · b. 1958

British television presenter and meteorologist

Australian-born English cricketer (born 1990)

Sally Peake

pole vaulter · b. 1986

British pole vaulter

Norwegian politician (born 1989)

British writer and Egyptologist (1911–2004)

Paralympic sprinter

Thomas Kielinger

opinion journalist · b. 1940

German journalist

English cricketer (born 1982)

British journalist

British composer

British geologist, colonial officer, ambassador (1927–1995)

Mohammad-Reza Pour-Mohammadi

academic · b. 1958

President of Tabriz University, Iran

J. F. Rees

university teacher · 1883–1967

Welsh academic (1883–1967)

Welsh physician

Vinod Chohan

engineer · 1949–2017

(1949-2017)

British lawyer and judge

British actor

Mary Elizabeth Phillips

physician · 1875–1956

first woman from Cardiff University to qualify as a medical doctor

German-born British academic, poet

Vikki Howells

politician

Welsh politician

Eluned Parrott

politician · b. 1974

Welsh politician (born 1974)

British television newsreader and journalist

British squash player

George Ewart Evans

teacher · 1909–1988

Welsh rural writer (1909–1988)

Welsh television personality (1923-2013)

Christine Chapman

politician · b. 1956

British politician

Cypriot banker and politician

archaeologist (1944-2017)