Alumni of the University of Hull

This is a list of notable people associated with the University of Hull, including alumni, academics, and staff.

Notable academics

Sir Hilary Beckles (born 1955) - Barbadian academic and historian, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
Richard Beeman – American history (1976–77)
Malcolm Bradbury – Adult education (1959–61), novelist and academic
Jacob Bronowski – mathematics (1934–42)
Edwin A. Dawes - Reckitt Chair in Biochemistry (1963-1990), magic historian
Arthur Geoffrey Dickens – historian on The English Reformation (1949–1962)
Richard A. Flavell - molecular biologist, and professor of immunobiology
George William Gray FRS (also a Hull alumnus, PhD 1953) – instrumental in developing the materials which made liquid crystal displays possible (1946–1990), awarded Kyoto Prize and Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society
Sir Alister Hardy FRS – Marine biologist, the first Professor of Zoology at the University College of Hull (1928–1942)
Clive Head – artist (1990–2000)
Richard Hoggart – Staff Tutor in Adult Education (1946–1959), influential British academic and public intellectual
Terence Wilmot Hutchison – Lecturer in Economics (1946–1947), influential as an economic methodologist and as a historian of economic thought
Guido Imbens-Professor of Econometrics at Stanford University and fellow of the Econometric Society
Brad K. Gibson - Professor of Astrophysics
Ludwig Lachmann – German economist and member of the Austrian School of economics (1943–1948)
Christian Langton – developed an early detection system for osteoporosis utilising ultrasonic waves^[1]
Philip Larkin – University Librarian (1955–1985), poet, jazz critic and novelist
Angela Leighton - Professor of English, literary scholar and poet
Kathleen Lennon – Ferens Chair in Philosophy (2009–), feminist philosopher
Sir Leslie Martin – Head of Architecture (1934–?), leading architect and designer of the Royal Festival Hall
Rob Miles – computer scientist, Microsoft MVP
Sir Andrew Motion – Lecturer in English (1976–1980), Poet Laureate (1999–2009)
Bernhard Neumann – Lecturer in Mathematics (1946–1948), leading figure in group theory
Hanna Neumann - Lecturer in Mathematics (1946-1958)
Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth – professor of politics
Stuart Palmer – responsible for breakthroughs in the field of ultrasound bone densitometry
Michael Paraskos – writer and anarchist art historian (1994–2001)
Bhikhu Parekh, Baron Parekh – professor of politics, specialist on the theory of multiculturalism (1964–2000)
Daniel Parsons - professor of sedimentology
Barrie Pettman, lecturer in Industrial Relations in the Department of Social Administration; publisher and philanthropist.
John Guest Phillips FRS – endocrinologist and gerontologist, Professor of Zoology at Hull (1967–1979), Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University (1986–1987).^[2]
Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden – Professor of Economics and Commerce (1935–1946), economist, civil servant and banker
John Saville – Professor of History, marxist historian
David Starkey - maritime historian (1994-)
Richard Swinburne – Christian philosopher of religion, later professor of philosophy at University of Oxford

Notable alumni

Michael Aldrich - online shopping pioneer, innovator, and entrepreneur (BA, 1962)
Assem Allam - businessman and owner of Hull City football club
Robert Allison - Vice-Chancellor and President, Loughborough University
Faisal al-Qassem - Television personality
Daniel Francis Annan - former Appeal Court Judge, member of the Provisional National Defence Council and Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (1993–2001)
Fred Apaloo, Chief Justice of Ghana (1977–1986) and later Kenya (1993–95)
Koop Arponen - Finnish singer, winner of the fourth series of "Idols", a popular Finnish reality television talent show (Scarborough Campus)
Len Arran, songwriter, composer
Tony Badger - historian and Master of Clare College, Cambridge, 2003–14 (PhD American Studies 1974)
Erkin Bairam - Professor of Economics at the University of Otago (1991–2001)
Lucy Beaumont - actor, writer, and stand-up comedian
Georges Bégué MC – Special Operations Executive agent during World War II. Devised a system of coded communications via Radio Londres
Ed Bicknell manager of Dire Straits (Social Science, 1969)
Dan Billany - novelist
Tracy Borman - historian and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces (History, 1990–1997)
Ana Brnabić - the Prime Minister of Serbia
Colin Challen - Labour politician (BA, philosophy, 1983)
Mark Chapman - BBC Radio 5 Live sports presenter
Mark Charnock - actor and star of ITV soap opera Emmerdale
Simon Cheshire - children's writer
Neil Codling - keyboard player of the band Suede
Richard Corbett - Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire & Humber, Leader of Labour MEPs
Patrick Cormack - Conservative politician, historian and journalist (BA 1961)
Stuart Cosgrove - journalist, broadcaster and television executive (BA Drama and English 1974)
Peter Cowgill - Executive Chairman of JD Sports
Neil Coyle - Labour politician
Tracey Crouch - Conservative politician
Stan Cullimore - musician with The Housemartins (BSc, Maths, 1984)
Alexander Apeatu Aboagye da Costa – Ghanaian politician
Jeremy Darroch - Chief Executive of Sky
Dehenna Davison - Conservative politician, MP for Bishop Auckland
Richard Douglas - Director General and chief operating officer, Department of Health (BA, English, 1978)
Douglas Dunn - Poet
Rae Earl - author and broadcaster
Robert Edric - English novelist
Louise Ellman - Labour politician (BA Sociology and History, 1967)
Robert Elstone - Chief Executive of Everton F.C.
Barry Everitt - Professor of Neuroscience, Master of Downing College, University of Cambridge
John Fallon - British business executive. He serves as the chief executive officer of Pearson PLC
Frank Field - Labour politician
Mark Fisher - cultural theorist, writer, critic, and former lecturer at Goldsmiths
Anthony Forster - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex
Stephen Gallagher - novelist, screenwriter
Tony Galvin - former Tottenham Hotspur and Republic of Ireland footballer studied Russian and Politics
Hazel Genn - Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at University College London
Dennis Gibson - academic, Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia (BSc, 1963)
Anthony Giddens - sociologist, government advisor, and writer; former director of the LSE
Dame Sarah Gilbert - Saïd Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford and Project Lead on the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Helen Grant - Conservative Party politician
Sarah Greene - actor and television presenter
Matt Haig - Novelist and journalist
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond - judge and President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Graeme Hall – dog trainer, TV presenter and author
David Hanson - Labour Party politician
Nick Hardwick - former Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
Maidin Hashim - Bruneian diplomat (BSc, 1976)
Roy Hattersley - former Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Ayesha Hazarika - broadcaster, journalist and political commentator, and former political adviser
Antony Higginbotham - Conservative politician^[3]
Mark C. Hunter - naval historian
Peter Kenny - Voice-over artist, actor, singer and designer
Muhtar Kent - Turkish businessman and executive of the Coca-Cola Company
Yahya Al Khusaibi - Undersecretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman
Monika Kinley - art dealer, collector and curator^[4]
Jonathan Kydd - Son of actor Sam Kydd. Actor, singer, voice over artist. Famous as the voice of Paddington Bear on TV
Allan Levy QC - Barrister and children's advocate; chairman of the Pindown Inquiry^[5]
Dorothy Lightbourne - Attorney General of Jamaica
Sally Lindsay - actress
Nicholas Liverpool (1960) - former President of Dominica
Jason Lo – Malaysian music artist, music producer, DJ and entrepreneur
Christine Loh - Hong Kong politician
Magid Magid - politician, activist, and former Lord Mayor of Sheffield
Maitha Al Mahrouqi - Oman's Undersecretary for Tourism
John McCarthy - journalist
Roger McGough - poet and presenter
Judith McKenna - businesswoman and CEO of Walmart international division
Kevin McNamara – Politician and MP for a number of Hull constituencies, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Rosie Millard - journalist, columnist, and broadcaster
Anthony Minghella - film director
Juliet Morris (aka Julie) - broadcaster
Chris Mullin - Labour politician, author, and journalist
Jenni Murray - broadcaster and writer, host of BBC Woman's Hour
Joanna Nadin - author
Catherine O'Brien - former Senior lecturer in Film studies and lecturer at Kingston University, London
Wale Ojo - actor and director (Drama, 1986)
Ada Osakwe - economist, entrepreneur and corporate executive
Tom Paulin - poet, and lecturer at The University of Oxford
Genesis P-Orridge - Throbbing Gristle musician initially studied philosophy in 1968
Greg Pope - former Labour politician
Graham Potter - professional football manager
John Prescott, Baron Prescott - former Deputy Prime Minister
Sinéad Quinn - contestant in the first series of BBC's Fame Academy. (Scarborough Campus)
Jonathan Raban - fiction and travel writer, including "Hunting Mister Heartbreak" and "Bad Land: An American Romance"
Ken Reid - journalist and political editor at Ulster TV
Sian Reese-Williams - actor and star of ITV soap opera Emmerdale
Simon Rushton - academic
Kevin Shinkwin, Baron Shinkwin - House of Lords
Nancy Shukri - Malaysian politician
The Silkie - 1960s folk band, all members of the band attended the university
Keith Simpson - Member of Parliament for Broadland
Malcolm Sinclair, actor
Josephine Sinyo - Kenyan lawyer, politician and disability rights activist
Jimmy Smith – Guitarist for the indie rock band, Foals
Mike Stock - record producer
Philip Sugden - historian
Chris Tame - libertarian political activist and founder and Director of the Libertarian Alliance
Tracey Thorn - Singer, songwriter and one half of Everything But The Girl
Jon Trickett MP - Labour Politician
Sam Troughton - actor, grandson of Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton
Karl Turner - MP and politician
Wouter Van Besien - Belgian politician of the green party Groen!.
Ben Watt - Musician, songwriter and one half of Everything But The Girl
Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest - Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 2015–2019
Jennifer Wilby - Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull
Dame Rosie Winterton MP - Labour Party politician (BA History, 1979)
Rowan Oliver - Former drummer of Goldfrapp (current Director of Music at Hull University)

Other notable people

Baron Robert Armstrong of Ilminster - former civil servant, and Chancellor (1994-2006)
Robert Blackburn - aviation pioneer, and commemorated by the Robert Blackburn building
Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone - former Conservative politician, and Chancellor (2006-)
James William Bruce - mathematics academic, and deputy Vice-Chancellor (2004-2009)
Lord Henry Cohen - Chancellor (1970-1977)
Stanley R Dennison - Economist, and Vice-Chancellor (1972-1979)
David Dilks - Historian, and Vice-Chancellor (1991-1999)
David Drewry - geophysicist, and Vice-Chancellor (1999-2009)
Thomas Ferens - Liberal politician, philanthropist
Brynmor Jones - science academic, and Vice-Chancellor (1956-1972)
Professor Susan Lea - health academic, and Vice-Chancellor (2017-)
Sir Roy Marshall - academic lawyer, and Vice-Chancellor (1979-1985)
Lord Middleton - first Chancellor (1954-1969)
Arthur Eustace Morgan - first Principal of University College (1926-1935)
John H Nicholson - academic, Principal of University College (1935-1954), followed by first Vice-Chancellor (1954-1956)
Calie Pistorius - Engineering academic, and Vice-Chancellor (2009-2017)
William Taylor - English academic, and Vice-Chancellor (1985-1991)
John Venn - Hull born mathematician, and commemorated by the Venn building
Baron Richard Wilberforce, former Judge and Chancellor (1978-1994)

References

^ "100 UK university discoveries". The Guardian. London. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
^ Vinson, G.P. and Tait, J.F. John Guest Phillips. 13 June 1933 – 14 March 1987, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 34 (December 1988), pp. 610–637
^ "About Antony Higginbotham". Antony Higginbotham MP. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ "Death of Monika Kinley, advocate of Outsider Art". AMA. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
^ Butler-Sloss, Baroness Elizabeth. "Levy, Allan". Dictionary of National Biography. OUP. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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[1] "100 UK university discoveries". The Guardian. London. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

[2] Vinson, G.P. and Tait, J.F. John Guest Phillips. 13 June 1933 – 14 March 1987, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 34 (December 1988), pp. 610–637

[3] "About Antony Higginbotham". Antony Higginbotham MP. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[AMA-4] "Death of Monika Kinley, advocate of Outsider Art". AMA. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

[5] Butler-Sloss, Baroness Elizabeth. "Levy, Allan". Dictionary of National Biography. OUP. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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