List of University of East Anglia alumni
This List of University of East Anglia alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of East Anglia.
Academia
Heads of University
- Sir Paul Nurse, President of Rockefeller University, former chair of the Department of Microbiology at Oxford University, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[1]
- Paul Wellings, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster.[2]
- Ibrahim H. Umar, Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Nigeria (1979-1986), Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Authority (2000-2001)
Academics
- Nick Baylis, Psychologist and academic at the University of Cambridge.[3]
- Nick Barton, Professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society.[4]
- Christopher Lane, Pearce Miller Research Professor of Literature at Northwestern University.[5]
- Alan Whiteside, Professor of Economics and Director of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, former United Nations Commissioner for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa.[6]
- Don Grierson, geneticist and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Nottingham University.[7]
- Graeme Turner, Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland.[8]
- James Chapman, Director of Film Studies and the Visual Arts at the University of Leicester.[9]
- Selim Deringil, Professor of History at Boğaziçi University.[10]
- Gerald Gazdar, former Professor of Computational Linguistics at Sussex University, pioneer of Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar.[11]
Politics
- Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Labour Party politician and life peer, Leader of the House of Lords (2003-2007).[12]
- Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords.[13]
- Caroline Flint, Labour Member of Parliament, currently Minister of State for Europe.[14]
- Douglas Carswell, Conservative Member of Parliament.[15]
- Iain Dale, Conservative blogger, author, and co-founder and presenter of 18 Doughty Street.[16]
- Roger Davison, Liberal Democrat politician and former Lord Mayor of Sheffield
- Manuel de Araujo, Mozambican Member of Parliament
- Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton, Governor of Gibraltar, former Commandant General of the Royal Marines.[17]
- Trevor Ivory, Conservative politician
- Jon Owen Jones, former Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament.[18]
- Antony Little, Conservative politician
- Tom Marshall, councillor and architect
- Adrian Ramsay, Deputy Leader of the Green Party
- Jovan Ratković, Advisor to Serbian President Boris Tadić on European Union and NATO relations.[19]
- Rosalind Scott, Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.[20]
- Össur Skarphéðinsson, Leader of the Icelandic political party, Social Democratic Alliance (2000-2005).[21]
- Ivor Stanbrook, former Conservative Member of Parliament.[22]
- Rihab Taha, Iraqi Biological Weapons Chief, nicknamed Dr. Germ.[23]
- Wan Hisham Wan Salleh, Malaysian Politician.[24]
Literature
- Ian McEwan, Booker Prize winning author.[25]
Ian McEwan 
Kazuo Ishiguro - Kazuo Ishiguro, Whitbread and Booker Prize winning author, author of The Remains of the Day.[26]
- Anne Enright, Booker Prize winning author.[27]
- Naomi Alderman, novelist.[28]
- Nicholas Allan, children's writer and illustrator
- David Almond, children's author.[29]
- Geoffrey Archer, fiction writer, former ITN correspondent
- Tash Aw, Whitbread Award winning author.[30]
- Trezza Azzopardi, novelist, currently lecturing at UEA.[31]
- Martyn Bedford, novelist
- John Boyne, novelist.[32]
- Christopher Catherwood, author and academic.[33]
- Tracy Chevalier, historical novelist.[34]
- Mark Cocker, author and naturalist
- Helen Cross, novelist
- Louise Doughty, novelist, playwright and journalist
- Suzannah Dunn, novelist, formerly an academic at Manchester University
- Stephen Finucan, short story writer
- Susan Fletcher, Whitbread Award winning author.[35]
- John Fraser, journalist and academic
- Matt Fullerty, novelist
- Sue Gee, novelist
- Helon Habila, novelist and academic
- Jane Harris, novelist and screenwriter
- Mick Jackson, novelist
- Andrew Jefford, journalist and author
- Panos Karnezis, novelist
- Larissa Lai, novelist
- Toby Litt, novelist.[36]
- Deirdre Madden, novelist.[37]
- Sarah Emily Miano, author
- Andrew Miller, novelist.[38]
- Tom Morton-Smith, playwright
- Amir Muhammad, writer and filmmaker
- Paul Murray, novelist
- Glenn Patterson, novelist, currently a tutor in Creative Writing at Queen's University Belfast
- Ben Rice, novelist
- Simon Scarrow, author.[39]
- James Scudamore, novelist
- Owen Sheers, author, poet and playwright
- Clive Sinclair, novelist
- Alexander Gordon Smith, novelist
- Matthew Sparkes, technology journalist
- Chris Sugden, author and humorist
- David Sutton, editor of the Fortean Times magazine
- Todd Swift, poet
- Hwee Hwee Tan, novelist
- John Tipler, freelance writer
- Rose Tremain, Whitbread Award winning author, formerly a lecturer at UEA.[40]
- Erica Wagner, author, critic, and literary editor of The Times.[41]
- Richard Webster, Freud scholar and author
- Kit Whitfield, novelist
- Peter Williams, Christian philosopher and author
- Snoo Wilson, playwritght, novelist and screenwriter
- Gregory Woods, poet and author
- Árni Þórarinsson, novelist
Media
- Paul Whitehouse, comedian (The Fast Show).[42]
- Charlie Higson, comedian (The Fast Show) and author.[43]
- David Cummings, musician and writer (The Fast Show).[44]
- Jenny Abramsky, BBC executive.[45]
- Benedict Allen, explorer.[46]
- Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, actor.[47]
- Darren Bett, BBC Weather forecaster
- Sean Patrick Cannon, film director
- Nina Conti, actress and comedian
- Jack Davenport, actor.[48]
- Terry Edwards, musician
- James Frain, actor.[49]
- William Goodchild, composer and orchestrator
- Colin Griffiths, MTV Presenter and DJ
- Greg James, BBC Radio 1 DJ
- Stephen Lambert, television executive
- Rebecca Lowe, sports reporter
- Gareth Malone, choirmaster from BBC 2's The Choir
- Susanne Manning, musician
- Annabel Mullion, actress
- Simon Nicholls, BBC comedy producer.[50]
- Jonathan Powell, former Controller of BBC One.[51]
- John Rhys-Davies, actor.[52]
- Jane Root, former Controller of BBC Two
- Selina Scott, broadcaster.[53]
- Mark Seddon, Al Jazeera correspondent, editor of Tribune (1993-2002), former Labour politician
- Arthur Smith, author and comedian.[54]
- Matt Tong, drummer of Bloc Party
- Penny Tranter, BBC Weather forecaster
- Martin Tyler, football commentator.[55]
- Geraint Vincent, ITV News presenter.[56]
Business and economics
- Tito Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank.[57]
- Alison Brimelow, President of the European Patent Office.[58]
- Mike Norris, CEO of Computacenter.[59]
- Benjamyn Damazer, noted management consultant
- John William Ward, economist, opera administrator and former trade union leader
Other
- Jack Lohman, Director of the Museum of London.[60]
- Neil Morisetti, Commander of UK Maritime Forces (2005-2007); presently Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
- Vicky Phillips, President of the National Union of Students (1986-1988)
- John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley, hereditary peer
- Frederick Arthur William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, hereditary peer
References
- ^ "Biography of Sir Paul Nurse". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Paul Wellings". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Nick Baylis - Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Nick Barton". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Christopher Lane". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Alan Whiteside" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Don Grierson". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Graeme Turner". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of James Chapman". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Selim Deringil". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Gerald Gazdar". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Caroline Flint". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Douglas Carswell". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Iain Dale". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Jon Owen Jones". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Jovan Ratković". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Rosalind Scott, Baroness Scott of Needham Market". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Össur Skarphéðinsson". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Ivor Stanbrook". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Dr Rihab Taha". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Wan Hisham Wan Salleh". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Ian McEwan". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Kazuo Ishiguro". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Anne Enright". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Naomi Alderman". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of David Almond". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Tash Aw". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Trezza Azzopardi". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of John Boyne". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Christopher Catherwood". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Tracy Chevalier". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Susan Fletcher". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Toby Litt". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Deirdre Madden". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Andrew Miller". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Simon Scarrow". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Rose Tremain". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Biography of Erica Wagner". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Paul Whitehouse". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Charlie Higson". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "UEA notable alumni". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Jenny Abramsky". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Benedict Allen". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Jack Davenport". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of James Frain". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Simon Nicholls". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "The History of the University of East Anglia". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of John Rhys-Davies". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Selina Scott". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Arthur Smith". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Martin Tyler". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Geraint Vincent". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Biography of Tito Mboweni". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ European Patent Office web site, Alison Brimelow's CV. Consulted on July 2, 2007.
- ^ Computacenter senior management profiles, c.1998. Retrieved July 23, 2008
- ^ "Biography of Jack Lohman". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
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