Notable alumni of University of Surrey

Paetongtarn Shinawatra

entrepreneur · b. 1986

Businesswoman and former Prime Minister of Thailand

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

botanist · b. 1959

scientist and president of Mauritius

Hassan Diab

university teacher · b. 1959

Lebanese engineer, academic and minister of higher education

Eleftheria Eleftheriou

singer · b. 1989

Greek Cypriot singer

John Lennox

philosopher of science · b. 1943

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

Susan Blackmore

presenter · b. 1951

British writer and academic

Alec Issigonis

designer · 1906–1988

British car designer (1906–1988)

Rebecca Romero

track cyclist · b. 1980

English rower and racing cyclist

Jim Al-Khalili

theoretical physicist · b. 1962

British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster

Jim O'Neill

political economist · b. 1957

British economist (born 1957)

Oyinkan Braithwaite

production manager · b. 1988

Nigerian-UK author

Tony Attwood

psychologist · b. 1952

British psychologist

Pentathlete and teacher

Nigerian politician and a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State

Kuwaiti economist, writer and poet

George Young

politician · b. 1941

British Conservative politician (born 1941)

Nigerian actress

Kay Swinburne

politician · b. 1967

British politician (born 1967)

Tanya Byron

journalist · b. 1967

Psychologist, television and radio presenter

Najat Kaanache

chef · b. 1978

Chef, Spanish Actress

Michael Price

film score composer · b. 2000

English composer

Jeremy Kyle

television presenter · b. 1965

English radio and television presenter

Neena Prasad

dancer

Indian dancer

Nigerian politician

Zimbabwean politician (1934–2010)

Indian economist and journalist

British film composer, arranger and sound engineer

Nabil Shaban

television actor · 1953–2025

British actor

British writer (1934-2008)

Shukuru Kawambwa

minister · b. 1957

Tanzanian politician

British nuclear physicist (1936–1991)

Shakardokht Jafari

medical physicist · b. 1977

Medical physicist

Ghanaian academic and a physician

Nigerian Educator and Social Worker

Nick Ayers

political adviser · b. 1982

American political strategist

Ric Hassani

singer · b. 1989

Nigerian singer

Adam Jones

political scientist · b. 1963

Canadian political scientist and writer

Dzulkefly Ahmad

docent · b. 1956

Malaysian politician

Samer Hassan

activist · b. 1982

Spanish/Lebanese activist and researcher specialized in decentralized collaboration

hotelier, social entrepreneur, humanitarian and human rights activist

Ghanaian writer of young-adult fiction

Abraham Iyambo

politician · 1961–2013

Namibian politician (1961-2013)

Aleks Krotoski

journalist · b. 1974

American broadcaster and journalist

Lorraine Bowen

singer-songwriter · b. 1961

British singer-songwriter

Miaoux Miaoux

keyboardist · b. 1985

musical artist

Irish footballer

Jordi Puigneró i Ferrer

politician · b. 1974

Catalan IT-Engineer & politician

Felix Dodds

university teacher · b. 1956

British author, futurist and activist

Abbie Hutty

mechanical engineer · b. 1986

British mechanical engineer

American conductor and composer

Kenyan businesswoman and entrepreneur

Icelandic psychologist

actor

Ann Keen

nurse · b. 1948

British politician (born 1948)

John A. Pickett

chemist · b. 1945

British chemist

Malik Afegbua

fashion designer

Nigerian artist and fashion designer

Imad Moustapha

diplomat · b. 1962

Syrian diplomat

British Conservative politician (1917-2004)

politician and physician

Michael Middleton

flight dispatcher · b. 1949

British businessman and father of Catherine, Princess of Wales

Nigerian engineer (1920-2014)

Head of BBC World Service's Asia & Pacific Region

Jonathan Potter

university teacher · b. 1956

British psychologist

Rolph Payet

civil servant · b. 1968

Seychellois politician

Marion V. Williams

banker

Barbadian economist, banker

James Ayatse

academic · b. 1956

Nigerian academic and traditional ruler

Omid Nooshin

film director · 1974–2018

British film director (1974-2018)

Liz McInnes

biochemist · b. 1959

British politician

Angela Little

educational specialist · b. 1949

Manx education specialist

Toril Bakken Kåven

politician · b. 1968

Saami politician from Norway

Keith Lyons

sports scientist · 1952–2020

Australian sports scientist (1952-2020)

Lucy Packer

rugby union player · b. 2000

england international rugby union player

Saudi Arabian microbiologist

Lee Chambers

life coach · b. 1985

British psychologist and entrepreneur

British musician

British spy for the Soviet Union

British engineer

British Army general

Nitish Chandra Debnath

university teacher

veterinary scientist and educator

John Butcher

jazz musician · b. 1954

English tenor and soprano saxophone player

Nigerian politician

Peter Hayes

diplomat · b. 1963

British diplomat

British musician, record producer and DJ

British musician

Róisín Mullins

dancer · b. 1982

British dancer

Susan Jebb

nutritionist · b. 1964

British nutritionist

Claudia Hammond

opinion journalist · b. 1971

British writer and television presenter

Linda Papadopoulos

podcaster · b. 1971

British-Canadian psychologist

Carina Leung Hoi-ching

entertainer · b. 1995

Hong Kong actress

Miranda Wolpert

psychologist · b. 1962

British clinical psychologist and researcher

Pejman Azarmina

physician · b. 1973

Iranian writer and businessman

Sheron Wray

dancer · b. 1970

British dancer

Iranian psychologist

Pakistania actor

Emma Mulqueeny

chief executive officer · b. 1971

British technologist and educator

Chinese actress

Deborah Turness

journalist · b. 1967

English television journalist (born 1967)

British film choreographer

scientist

Nicola Fox

astrophysicist · b. 1969

heliophysicist

Nigerian media executive

Gerald Shamash

politician · b. 1947

British lawyer and politician (born 1947)