Notable alumni of University of Exeter

Abdullah Gül

diplomat · b. 1950

11th President of Turkey (born 1950)

Thom Yorke

dancer · b. 1968

English musician and singer for Radiohead

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

botanist · b. 1959

scientist and president of Mauritius

Vanessa Kirby

actor · b. 1988

British actress (born 1987)

Stephen Dillane

film actor · b. 1957

British actor

Sajid Javid

banker · b. 1969

British politician (born 1969)

Zara Tindall

event rider · b. 1981

British Olympic equestrian; daughter of Anne, Princess Royal

Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo

aristocrat · b. 1963

Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Lugo

Peter Phillips

manager · b. 1977

son of Anne, Princess Royal (born 1977); nephew of Charles III; first grandchild of Elizabeth II

Sigrid Kaag

diplomat · b. 1961

Dutch diplomat and politician

Caroline Lucas

politician · b. 1960

British politician, Member of Parliament for the Green Party (born 1960)

American/Canadian author

Will Young

recording artist · b. 1979

British singer

American film and television actor (born 1955)

Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi

autobiographer · b. 1939

Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates

Linah Mohohlo

banker · 1952–2021

Botswana banker

Mehmet Şimşek

politician · b. 1967

Turkish economist and statesperson (born 1967)

Pieter Omtzigt

author · b. 1974

Dutch politician (born 1974)

Ambiga Sreenevasan

human rights defender · b. 1956

Malaysian lawyer

Julian Richings

film actor · b. 1956

English Canadian actor

Welsh playwright and screenwriter

Drew Pearce

manufacturer · b. 1975

British writer and director

James Brokenshire

politician · 1968–2021

British Conservative party politician, MP and minister (1968–2021)

Spanish film director (1947–2020)

Matthew Herbert

musician · b. 1972

British musician

Kate Fleetwood

stage actor · b. 1972

British actress

Stanley Donwood

graphic designer · b. 1968

British artist

Ben Collins

racing automobile driver · b. 1975

British racing driver

Adam Back

cryptographer · b. 1970

British cryptographer

Moussa Ibrahim

politician · b. 1974

Libyan politician

Andrew Lansley

civil servant · b. 1956

British politician (born 1956)

Roman Catholic archbishop (1943-2020)

Santa Montefiore

writer · b. 1970

British author

Jeremy Wright

politician · b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

Patrick Sanders

army officer · b. 1966

commmander of United Kingdom Strategic Command

Robert Halfon

politician · b. 1969

British Conservative Party politician (born 1969)

John A. Agnew

university teacher · b. 1949

American British-born geographer

Katie Hopkins

columnist · b. 1975

British media personality and far-right activist

Iain Stewart

politician · b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

Dolly Alderton

television writer · b. 1988

British journalist, author and podcaster

English historian

Deborah James

fundraiser · 1981–2022

English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner

Ghanaian politician

Derek Clark

politician · 1933–2023

British politician (1933–2023)

Steve Bell

caricaturist · b. 1951

Political cartoonist (born 1951)

David Bates

medieval historian · b. 1945

British historian

Mark Lancaster

military officer · b. 1970

British politician (born 1970)

Feryal Clark

council member · b. 1979

British politician and Labour MP

Henry Slade

rugby union player · b. 1993

English rugby union footballer

Jordanian poet and journalist

Joan Solà Cortassa

linguist · 1940–2010

Catalan linguist, philologist and professor (1940-2010)

Steve Backshall

non-fiction writer · b. 1973

English naturalist and television presenter

Robin Teverson

politician · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

Emirati poet and novelist

Abba Seraphim

Oriental Orthodox bishop · 1948–2025

British Oriental Orthodox bishop (born 1948)

Andy Slaughter

barrister · b. 1960

British politician (born 1960)

Óscar Iván Zuluaga

economist · b. 1959

Colombian politician

Italian aerodynamicist (1971–2021)

Samantha Smith

tennis player · b. 1971

British tennis player

former Attorney General of Kenya (1920–2022)

Cricket player of England. (born 1959)

Yana Mintoff

activist · b. 1951

Maltese activist

Adrian Bailey

politician · b. 1945

British politician (born 1945)

Namibian politician

British historian

English actor

British paediatric endocrinologist (1920–2010)

Michael Frendo

politician · b. 1955

Maltese politician

Richard Dawson

cricketer · b. 1980

cricketer (born 1980)

Luke Pollard

politician · b. 1980

British politician, Labour Party MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, elected June 2017

Jonathon Band

military personnel · b. 1950

Royal Navy admiral

Max du Preez

journalist · b. 1951

South African writer

Robert Shearman

science fiction writer · b. 1970

British television, radio, stage play and short story writer (1970-)

Fiona Shackleton

politician · b. 1956

British solicitor (born 1956)

Brian Price

rugby union player · 1937–2023

Welsh rugby union player

Richard Hill

rugby union player · b. 1961

English rugby union footballer and coach (b. 1961)

Assyrian historian (1940-2009)

English actress

Carne Ross

film screenwriter · b. 1966

British diplomat

Norman P. Barry

philosopher · 1944–2008

political philosopher

Luxembourgian historian (1931-2018)

Lau Kong-wah

justice of the peace · b. 1957

Hong Kong politician

Phil Hope

politician · b. 1955

British politician (born 1955)

David Burrowes

politician · b. 1969

British politician (born 1969)

Melinda Simmons

diplomat · b. 1966

British diplomat

Innes McCartney

archaeologist · b. 1964

Nautical archaeologist

M. J. Coldwell

head teacher · 1888–1974

Canadian politician (1888–1974)

British writer

British radio presenter (1963-2010)

Nigerian educationist and author

Welsh rugby union player (1942–2005)

children's writer

British musician

Catherine Nettleton

diplomat · b. 1960

British diplomat

English Test and County cricketer (born 1957)

Rhod Gilbert

stand-up comedian · b. 1968

Welsh comedian

Ghanaian artist and broadcaster

Richard Peck

children's writer · 1934–2018

American young adult novelist (1934–2018)

American philosopher of music

British competitive sailor (born 1989)

British author, comedy scriptwriter, and political campaigner

Welsh Photographer, Printmaker and academic expert on Medieval Italian Literature (1968–2016)

British actress

English rugby union footballer and coach (1937-2016)

Indian female football player

British playwright and screenwriter

Nina Allan

science fiction writer · b. 1966

British writer

Jacques Monasch

art collector · b. 1962

Dutch former politician

Nick Jennings

artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1966

British artificial intelligence expert

Welsh rugby union player

David Silk

Catholic priest · 1936–2023

Anglican bishop

Martin Cohen

philosopher · b. 1964

British philosopher

Nigerian lawyer, broadcaster and poet

Carl Barrington Greenidge

economist · b. 1949

politician

Nickie Aiken

politician · b. 1969

British politician and Conservative MP

Steve Blame

presenter · b. 1959

American journalist

Andrew D. Hamilton

chemist · b. 1952

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

British zoologist

Icelandic politician (1948-1983)

British politician (born 1943)

Sami Moubayed

political analyst · b. 1978

Syrian historian

Shahd Alshammari

literary scholar · b. 1901

Kuwaiti writer and academic

Tanzanian Member of Parliament

Martin Cauchon

politician · b. 1962

Canadian lawyer, politician

British politician (1929-2013)

British writer

Hong Kong historian

British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player

economist

Patrick Brendan Kennedy

chess player · 1929–1966

Born: 20 July 1929 in Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland; Died: 8 June 1966 in Nottingham, England

Nigerian economist, administrator and banker

British diplomat

cricketer (born 1952)

Pyo Chang-won

psychologist · b. 1966

South Korean criminal psychologist

British actor-writer (1963-1997)

Indian mathematician

British Olympic sailor

South African journalist

Derek Wyatt

rugby union player · b. 1949

England rugby union player – MP (born 1949)

Jackie Oates

fiddler · b. 1983

English singer

Welsh rugby union player

British sociologist

Isabel Hardman

radio personality · b. 1986

British journalist

English academic

Tim Montgomerie

blogger · b. 1970

British political activist, blogger, and columnist

Tuppy Owens

sex educator · 1944–2025

British sex therapist and campaigner

British zoologist

Welsh cricketer (1937-2008)

television journalist (1958-2013)

Mark Labbett

television personality · b. 1965

British television personality

Israeli writer

English cricketer (1949-2007)

Stephen Moore

cricketer · b. 1980

cricketer (born 1980)

Anthony Mangnall

politician · b. 1989

British politician

Matthew Wright

journalist · b. 1965

English journalist and television presenter

British actor

Ghanaian businessman

Kate Kniveton

politician · b. 1971

British politician and Conservative MP

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso

rugby union player · b. 2002

Welsh born English rugby union player

Christ Tshiunza

rugby union player · b. 2002

Welsh rugby union player

Dafydd Jenkins

rugby union player · b. 2002

Welsh rugby union player

author

British firearm historian and author

Welsh actor

Hong Kong actress

Roderick Campbell

politician · b. 1953

Scottish politician (born 1953)

Palestinian politician

British fashion journalist

British actor

English naturalist and television presenter

Phil Cameron

entrepreneur · b. 1972

British businessman

British Islamic scholar

Ugandan Anglican bishop

Yip Hon Weng

politician · b. 1977

Singaporean politician

German politician

Nicholas P. Money

mycologist · b. 1961

mycologist and academic

cricketer (born 1962)

Barrister and the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service

British antiquarian bookseller

Suzy Davies

politician · b. 1963

Welsh politician

Joanna Alfaro Shigueto

marine biologist

Peruvian biologist

English rugby union player

Egyptian literary scholar

Sophy Antrobus

historian

historian

Roeland Paardekooper

prehistorian · b. 1970

Dutch archaeologist

Dutch politician and teacher

Paul Newham

psychotherapist · b. 1962

British psychotherapist (born 1962)

Beth Reekles

young adult author · b. 1995

Welsh author (1995-)

British social activist and journalist

Turkish-British noble (born 1971)

Iraqi poet and literary critic

American actor and director

British journalist and correspondent

rugby player (1936–2016)

British television executive

Jon Kay

journalist · b. 1970

British television presenter

Laurie Brokenshire

magician · 1952–2017

Royal Naval officer (1952–2017)

Australian mathematician and educator (1939–2014)

Ghanaian politician

Rosianna Halse Rojas

YouTuber · b. 1991

British YouTuber