Notable alumni of Northumbria University, Newcastle

Sting

lutenist · b. 1951

British musician (born 1951)

Jony Ive

product designer · b. 1967

English designer and former Chief Design Officer at Apple (born 1967)

Victoria Pendleton

autobiographer · b. 1980

British cyclist and jockey

Senegalese footballer

Steve Cram

track and field coach · b. 1960

British middle distance runner

Neil Marshall

film editor · b. 1970

British film director and writer

Alexei Mordashov

metallurgist · b. 1965

Russian businessman

Bibiana Aído

United Nations official · b. 1977

Spanish politician

Kevin Whately

television actor · b. 1951

English actor

Martin Callanan

politician · b. 1961

British politician (born 1961)

Alan Campbell

politician · b. 1957

British politician (born 1957)

Bharti Kher

object artist · b. 1969

Indian artist (born 1969)

John Fashanu

television presenter · b. 1962

English footballer (born 1962)

Toby Flood

rugby union player · b. 1985

English rugby union footballer

Paul Copley

dub actor · b. 1944

British actor

British archer

Tunde Baiyewu

singer · b. 1968

British singer

British industrial designer

Kathryn Williams

singer-songwriter · b. 1974

English singer-songwriter

Lisa McGrillis

film actor · b. 1982

English actress

British politician (1953-2026)

English singer-songwriter and musician

British politician (1928-2010)

Vera Baird

barrister · b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist

British actor

Robbie Elliott

association football player · b. 1973

English footballer (born 1973)

Sophie Gradon

model · 1985–2018

English model

English rugby union player

Kevan Jones

trade unionist · b. 1964

British politician (born 1964)

British basketball player

Chris Whitty

epidemiologist · b. 1966

British physician and epidemiologist

Gerry Steinberg

politician · 1945–2015

British politician (1945-2015)

Tanzanian politician

Laura Pidcock

politician · b. 1988

British Member of Parliament

Jamie Noon

rugby union player · b. 1979

English rugby union footballer

Martin Corry

rugby union player · b. 1973

English rugby union footballer

Amanda Sonia Berry

businessperson · b. 1961

British media businesswoman

Scottish rugby union player

Anke Domscheit-Berg

business consultant · b. 1968

German politician

Julie Elliott

politician · b. 1963

British politician (born 1963)

Mary Glindon

politician · b. 1957

British politician (born 1957)

British graphic designer (1957–2019)

Indian rugby union player

English footballer (1959-2014)

Rob Miller

rugby union player · b. 1989

English rugby union footballer

British fiction writer known for animal fantasies, supernatural thrillers

British trade unionist (1945–2017)

Emma Lewell-Buck

social worker · b. 1978

British politician (born 1978)

Ben Houchen

politician · b. 1986

British politician (born 1986)

Zeb Kyffin

sport cyclist · b. 1998

British cyclist

Ogbonna Oparaku

university teacher · b. 1956

Nigerian professor of electronic engineering

English criminologist (born 1981)

English rugby union player

British actor

Scottish rugby union player

Duncan Lloyd

singer-songwriter · b. 1977

British musician

English cricketer (born 1978)

(1965 - ) British artist (born 1965)

Micky Young

rugby union player · b. 1988

English rugby union footballer

Susan Gray

engineer · b. 1962

British engineer and senior Royal Air Force officer

British art collector and gallery owner

Malaysian statistician

Bridget Galloway

association football player · b. 1999

English footballer

Monirul Islam

police officer · b. 1970

Bangladeshi police officer

Laura Steven

journalist · b. 1992

writer from the United Kingdom