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- Chancellors
- Vice-Chancellors
- Notable academics
- Notable alumni Academics Actors and directors Business people Entertainers and journalists Judges, lawyers and law enforcement Military personnel Musicians Politicians Religion Royalty Sports people Writers and artists Others Fictional alumni
- References
- External links
{{more citations needed|date=January 2019}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}This is a list of University of Exeter people, including office holders, current and former academics, and alumni of the University of Exeter. In post-nominals, the University of Exeter is abbreviated as Exon. (from the Latin Exoniensis), and is the suffix given to honorary and academic degrees from the university. Chancellors- Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, GCVO, CBE (1955–1972)
- Derick Heathcoat Amory, KG, PC, GCMG, TD, DL (1972–1981)
- Sir Rex Richards, FRS, FRSC (1982-1998)
- Robert Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon, QC, FRSA (1998–2005)
- Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OBE (2006-2016)
- Paul Myners, Baron Myners, CBE (2016-)
Vice-ChancellorsPrincipals of the University College of the South West of England- Walter Hamilton Moberly (1925–1926)
- John Murray (1926–1951)
- Sir Thomas Taylor (1952–1953)
- Sir James Cook (1954–1955)
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Exeter- Sir James Cook (1955–1966); first Vice-Chancellor, former Principal
- Sir John Llewellyn (1966–1972)
- Harry Kay (1973-1984)
- Sir David Harrison (1984–1994)
- Sir Geoffrey Holland (1994–2002)
- Sir Steve Smith (2002–)
Notable academics{{see also|Category:Academics of the University of Exeter}}- Richard Acland, Education
- John Adair, Management (Leadership)
- Omar Ashour, Middle East Studies
- Manuel Barange, Biosciences
- Barry Barnes, Sociology
- Jeremy Black, History
- Barbara Borg, Classical Archaeology
- Adam Curle, Psychology and Education
- Uri Davis, Middle East Studies
- John Dupré, Philosophy
- John Endler, Animal Behaviour
- Edzard Ernst, Complementary Medicine
- Timothy Gorringe, Theology
- Alex Haslam, Psychology
- Philip Hensher, Creative Writing
- Ghada Karmi, Middle East Studies
- Paul Kline, Psychology
- William Lewis, Chemistry
- Alastair Logan, Theology
- Linda Long, Biochemistry
- Richard Lynn, Psychology
- Colin MacCabe, Film Studies
- Moelwyn Merchant, English
- Gerd Nonneman, Middle East Studies
- Richard Overy, History
- Ilan Pappe, Middle East Studies
- Philip Payton, Cornish Studies
- David Rees, Pure Mathematics
- Nicholas Rodger, History
- Roy Sambles, Physics
- Richard Seaford, Classics
- Dikran Tahta, Mathematics educator
- Nick Talbot, FRS, Molecular genetics
- Andrew Thorpe, History
- Malcolm Todd, History
- Sir John Tooke, Medicine
- Paul Webley, Psychology
- Canon Vernon White, Theology (Lecturer and Lazenby Chaplain)
- Michael Winter, Politics
- Ted Wragg, Education
Notable alumni{{see also|Category:Alumni of the University of Exeter}} Academics - Sir Michael Berry - mathematical physicist, known for the Berry Phase and recipient of the Ig Nobel Prize for using magnets to levitate a frog
- Iwona Blazwick - OBE, art critic and lecturer
- Stephen J. Ceci - cognitive psychologist - PhD Psychology (1978)
- Imogen Coe - biochemist and Dean of Ryerson University
- Andrew D. Hamilton, former vice-chancellor of University Oxford, current president of New York University
- Sami Moubayed - historian and writer
- Rachel Owen - photographer, printmaker and lecturer on medieval Italian literature
- Raymond St. Leger - mycologist, entomologist and molecular biologist
- Sir William Wakeham - former vice-chancellor of Southampton University
Actors and directors - Samantha Baines - actress and comedian
- Phil Cameron - theatre producer
- Adam Campbell - actor
- Steven Culp - actor
- Stephen Dillane - actor
- Vanessa Kirby - actress
- Michael Garner - actor
- Jeremy Meadow - theatre director/producer
- Nicholas Pegg - actor/director
- Julian Richings - actor
- Christopher Smith - American actor and improviser
- Elaine Tan - actress
Business people- Rachel Burnett - IT lawyer, author and president of the British Computer Society
- Phil Cameron - owner of No.1 Traveller
- Dennis Gillings - CBE, founder of the Fortune 500 company Quintiles
- Sam E. Jonah - president of AngloGold Ashanti
- Henry Staunton - media mogul
- Neil Woodford - founder and CEO, Woodford Investment Management
Entertainers and journalists - Solomon Akhtar - former contestant on BBC's The Apprentice
- Toby Amies - TV presenter, film-maker
- Katy Ashworth - children's TV chef
- Emma B - Heart 106.2 Drivetime presenter
- Steve Backshall - BBC television presenter
- Nick Baker - wildlife TV expert
- William Bemister - Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist
- Raef Bjayou - former contestant on BBC's The Apprentice
- Alison Booker - radio DJ
- John Crace - Guardian features writer
- Tom Deacon - comedian and Radio 1 DJ
- Tim Footman - journalist and author
- Daphne Fowler - game show champion, winner of Fifteen to One, Going for Gold, and Brain of Britain.
- Frank Gardner - BBC security correspondent
- Alex George - contestant on season 4 of Love Island UK
- Rhod Gilbert - comedian
- Frank Gillard - broadcaster and BBC executive
- Simon Greenberg - Chelsea FC's Director of Communications
- Stefano Hatfield - editor, i
- Lindsey Hilsum - Channel 4 journalist and international editor
- Katie Hopkins - presenter, and former contestant on BBC's The Apprentice
- Paul Jackson - television producer
- Jon Kay - television presenter and journalist
- Raph Korine - Runner-up, Big Brother UK 2017
- Ted Kravitz - Formula 1 commentator
- Isobel Lang - weather presenter on Sky News
- Tim Montgomerie - editor of ConservativeHome
- Clemmie Moodie - Daily Mirror associate features editor
- James Pearce - journalist and presenter for BBC Sport
- Mark Power - journalist and photographer
- Tim Taylor - creator and producer of Channel 4's series Time Team
- Rob Walker - British sports commentator, television presenter and freelance reporter
- Matthew Wright - TV presenter of The Wright Stuff
Judges, lawyers and law enforcement - Patrick Kwateng Acheampong - Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service - MA Police Studies and Criminal Justice (1990)
- Sir Patrick Elias - Lord Justice of Appeal - LLB (1969)
- Sir John Goldring - Lord Justice of Appeal, and member of the Judicial Appointments Commission
- Tito Karnavian - Current Indonesian National Police chief - MA Police Studies (1993)
- Sir Robert Michael Owen - High Court Judge
- Fiona Shackleton - high-profile divorce lawyer
- Ambiga Sreenevasan - former president of the Malaysian Bar Council and human rights activist
- Steve Edge (lawyer) - Partner at Slaughter and May
- Jeremy Wright - Attorney General for England and Wales
Military personnel - Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB, ADC, formerly the First Sea Lord chief of the Naval Staff (head of the Royal Navy)
- Lieutenant Colonel Lucy Giles, first female College Commander at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst commanding New College.[1]
Musicians - Felix Buxton of Basement Jaxx
- Anthony Drewe - lyricist
- Matthew Herbert - electronic musician
- Simon Shackleton - electronic musician
- Hannah Kendall - composer
- Jackie Oates - folk star and multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winner
- George Stiles - composer
- Thom Yorke - singer Radiohead
- Will Young - singer and actor
- Principal Edwards Magic Theatre - performance artists of the 1960s/70s
- Members of Semi-Toned - all-male A cappella group, winner of Gareth Malone's BBC 2 program "The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain"
Politicians - Tonia Antoniazzi - Labour MP
- Adrian Bailey - Labour MP
- James Brokenshire - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- David Burrowes - Conservative MP
- Martin Cauchon - former Minister of Justice in Canada
- Stephen Clackson Independent councillor on Orkney Islands Council [2]
- Derek Clark - UKIP MEP
- Major James Coldwell - former MP and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party in Canada.
- Michael Frendo - Foreign Minister of Malta
- Abdullah Gül - former President of Turkey (2007–14)
- Ameenah Gurib - President of Mauritius
- Vilmundur Gylfason - former Icelandic politician, historian and poet
- Robert Halfon - Conservative MP and Deputy Chairperson
- Philip Ian Hope - Labour MP and vocational education minister
- Moussa Ibrahim - spokesman for Gaddafi during the 2011 Libyan civil war
- Sajid Javid - Home Secretary
- Mark Lancaster - Conservative MP
- Mehmet Simsek - Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Minister of Finance (2009-2015)
- Andrew Lansley - Former MP and Former Secretary of State for Health
- Caroline Lucas - MP and Co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
- Sigrid Kaag - Dutch politician and Minister
- Lau Kong Wah - Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong.
- Gabriel Makhlouf - Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury
- Jonny Oates - Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg
- Roy Perry - Conservative Politician and former MEP
- Luke Pollard - Labour MP
- Andy Slaughter - Labour MP
- Iain Stewart - Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South
- Robin Teverson - Liberal Democrat MEP and Peer
- Jeremy Wright - Attorney General
- Derek Wyatt - Labour MP
- Ahmed Zaki Yamani - former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in Saudi Arabia
Religion- Metropolitan Seraphim of Glastonbury - head of the British Orthodox Church
- James Stuart Jones - Bishop of Liverpool - Theology (1970)
- Peter Smith - Archbishop-elect of Southwark, Vice-President of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales
Royalty - Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi - ruler of Sharjah - PhD History (1985)
- Infanta Elena of Spain - eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía - MA Sociology and Education - (1990)
- Peter Phillips - eldest grandson and first grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh - Sport Science (2000)[3]
- Zara Phillips - eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II - Physiotherapy[4]
Sports people - Andy Beattie - England rugby player
- Ben Collins, Formula 3 racing driver, who appeared in Top Gear as the Stig
- Richard Dawson - Yorkshire and England cricketer
- Paul Downton - former England cricketer
- Richard Ellison - former Kent and England cricketer
- Richard Hill—former England rugby captain
- Pete Laverick - Exeter Chiefs rugby player
- Tom Lawday - Exeter Chiefs rugby player
- Henry Slade (rugby player) - Exeter Chiefs and England national team rugby player
- Sam Skinner (rugby union) - Exeter Chiefs rugby player
- Samantha Smith - tennis player and commentator
- David Sole - former Scottish rugby captain
- Tom Stayt - cricketer
- Arul Suppiah - Malaysia and Somerset cricketer
- Matthew Wheeler - former Northamptonshire cricketer
Writers and artists - Nina Allan - author of speculative fiction and winner of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel in 2014
- Steve Bell - cartoonist (PGCE 1975, St Luke's)
- Robert Bolt - Oscar and BAFTA-winning playwright and screenwriter
- Nick Burbridge - author of poetry, plays, novels and songs; founder of folk-rock band McDermott's Two Hours
- Stanley Donwood (aka Dan Rickwood) - artist and writer
- Jon Edgar - sculptor
- David Eldridge - playwright
- John O'Farrell - author
- Santa Montefiore - author
- Abi Morgan - screenwriter
- Ian Mortimer - historian and historical biographer
- Roger Nash - philosopher and poet
- Suniti Namjoshi - writer
- Primrose Pitman - artist
- Mark Power - photographer
- J. K. Rowling - author of Harry Potter books - BA French and Classics
- Robert Shearman - writer for Doctor Who
- Carol Shields - author and Pulitzer Prize winner
- Zoë Skoulding - poet
Others - Belabbes Benkredda - Algerian-German social innovator, founder of The Munathara Initiative, and 2013 NDI Democracy Award recipient
- Dame Suzi Leather - Chairwoman of the Charity Commission
- Tuppy Owens - sexuality campaigner
- Laury Haytayan - MENA officer in the Natural Resource Charter framework, and civil activist in Lebanon
Fictional alumni - Debbie Aldridge - character in radio soap opera The Archers, played by Tamsin Greig
- One of the characters in Jonathan Coe's novel The Rotters' Club
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.exeter.ac.uk/ourstrategy/goals/people/lucygiles/ |title=University of Exeter}} 2. ^{{cite news | title=Stephen Clackson – Politician, Polymath and Playwright | work=Living Orkney | author=Lorraine Shearer | date=February 2016 | accessdate=}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6920860.stm|title=Princess Anne's son set to marry|first=|last=|publisher=BBC|date=28 July 2007}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/zaraphillips/|title=An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities - hellomagazine.com, HELLO!|accessdate=2007-10-22}}
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