Notable alumni of University of Portsmouth

Timothy Peake

helicopter pilot · b. 1972

British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut

Grayson Perry

documentarian · b. 1960

English artist, writer and broadcaster (born 1960)

Martin Whitmarsh

b. 1958

English businessman

Simon Armitage

literary scholar · b. 1963

British poet, playwright, and novelist (born 1963)

Mikhail Zygar

media executive · b. 1981

Russian journalist, director, former editor-in-chief of the TV Rain channel, author of several books

Darren Naish

non-fiction writer · b. 1975

British palaeontologist

Siti Aisyah Alias

docent · b. 1966

Malaysian academic

Julian Pender Hume

visual artist · b. 1960

British paleontologist

Leila Ghandi

journalist · b. 1980

Moroccan television personality and photographer

British writer (1932-2024)

Bikiya Graham-Douglas

actor · b. 1983

Nigerian actress

John Akomfrah

film screenwriter · b. 1957

Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator (born 1957)

Ron Davies

politician · b. 1946

British politician (born 1946)

David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey

civil engineer · 1942–2022

British politician (born 1942)

Mike Taylor

paleontologist · b. 1968

British computer programmer and paleontologist

Jonathan Bullock

politician · b. 1963

politician (born 1963)

Rizwan Khan

journalist · b. 1962

British television presenter

Lauren Steadman

swimmer · b. 1992

Paralympic athlete, Paratriathlete

Laycon

reality television participant · b. 1993

Nigerian rapper, media personality, singer and songwriter

George Simon

archaeologist · 1947–2020

Guyanese Lokono artist and archaeologist (1947-2020)

British politician (1949-2019)

Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock

council member · 1945–2020

British politician (1945-2020)

Ghanaian politician

British botanist

British rapper and songwriter

British palaeontologist and artist

Nick Kennedy

rugby union player · b. 1981

English rugby union footballer and coach

Ben Fogle

broadcaster · b. 1973

English adventurer, broadcaster and writer

Malcolm Evans

video game developer · b. 1944

British video game developer

Feminist sociologist

Andrea Byrne

journalist · b. 1978

British journalist

Saeid Zibakalam

philosopher · b. 1953

Iranian philosopher

Vanja Vukovic

artist · b. 1971

German fine-art photographer and photo-designer

American academic

Italian molecular biologist and neuroscientist

Industrial archaeologist, steam engineer and television presenter

British politician (1947-2020)

John Rees

documentarian · b. 1957

British political activist and historian (1957-)

Kirith Entwistle

politician · b. 1991

British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Bolton North East

Australian police chief

John Armitt

civil engineer · b. 1946

Chairman:Olympic Delivery Authority/body charged with building venues/facilities/infrastructure for 2012 Olympic Games

Justin Edgar

film producer · b. 1971

British film director

Spanish journalist

British banking businessman, CEO of HSBC

Inspector general of Police of Nigeria

French male curler

Dutch artist and designer

Scottish footballer (born 1978)

Simon Hill

sports commentator · b. 1967

Australian television presenter

Nira Chamberlain

mathematician · b. 1969

British Mathematician

Abdulkadir Jailani

diplomat · b. 1966

Indonesian diplomat

Jovrine Kaliisa Kyomukama

legislator · b. 1975

Ugandan legislator

Lewis Cocking

council member · b. 1992

British politician