Alumni of the University of Hull
This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Hull.
Notable alumni
- Faisal al-Qassem,Television personality
- Michael Aldrich, online shopping pioneer, innovator, and entrepreneur (BA, 1962)
- 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–?)
- Koop Arponen; Finnish singer, winner of the fourth series of "Idols", a popular Finnish reality television talent show (Scarborough Campus)
- Len Arran, Songwriter, Composer
- Erkin Bairam, Professor of Economics at the University of Otago (1991–2001)
- Sir Hilary Beckles (born 1955), Barbadian academic and historian, currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
- Dan Billany, novelist
- Tracy Borman, historian and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces (History, 1990-1997)
- Colin Challen, Labour politician (BA, Philosophy, 1983)
- Mark Chapman, Radio 1 DJ
- Mark Charnock, actor and star of ITV soap opera Emmerdale
- Simon Cheshire, children's writer
- Neil Codling, keyboard player of the band Suede
- Tracey Crouch, Conservative politician
- Stan Cullimore, musician (BSc, Maths, 1984)
- Jeremy Darroch - Chief Executive of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
- John Doran, author, journalist and editor of The Quietus
- Richard Douglas CB, Director General and Chief Operating Officer, Department of Health (BA, English, 1978)
- Douglas Dunn, Poet.
- Rae Earl, author and broadcaster
- Roger Elkin, poet, editor, critic and authority on Ted Hughes's Recklings
- Louise Ellman, Labour politician (BA, 1967)
- Barry Everitt, Professor of Neuroscience, Master of Downing College, University of Cambridge
- Frank Field, Labour politician
- Richard A Flavell, Chair of Immunobiology at Yale University, HHMI Investigator, Fellow of the Royal Society
- Danny Fullbrook Noted Sports Journalist (Chief Football Writer, Daily Star) 1972-2002
- Stephen Gallagher, novelist, screenwriter
- Tony Galvin, former Tottenham Hotspur and Republic of Ireland footballer
- 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 (Lord Giddens), sociologist, government advisor, and writer; former director of the LSE
- Helen Grant MP, Conservative Party politician
- Sarah Greene, actor and television presenter
- David Hanson, Labour Party politician
- Lord Hattersley, Labour Party politician
- 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
- Jonathan Kydd, Son of actor Sam Kydd. Actor, singer, voice over artist. Famous as the voice of Paddington Bear on TV.
- Dorothy Lightbourne, Attorney General of Jamaica
- Sally Lindsay, Actress
- Nicholas Liverpool, former President of Dominica
- Christine Loh, Hong Kong politician
- John McCarthy, journalist
- Roger McGough, poet and presenter
- Rosie Millard, journalist, columnist, and broadcaster
- Anthony Minghella, film director
- Juliet Morris (aka Julie), broadcaster
- Heidi Mottram OBE, Geography (1986), Northern Rail, now CEO of Northumbrian Water
- Chris Mullin, Labour politician, author, and journalist
- Jenni Murray, broadcaster and writer
- Joanna Nadin, author.
- Tom Paulin, poet, and lecturer at The University of Oxford
- John Prescott MP, 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"
- Sian Reese-Williams actor and star of ITV soap opera Emmerdale
- Simon Rushton, academic
- The Silkie, 1960s folk band, all members of the band attended the university
- Jack Sleath,Sir
- Mike Stock, record producer
- Chris Tame, libertarian political activist and founder and Director of the Libertarian Alliance
- Jon Trickett MP, Labour Politician
- Sam Troughton, actor, grandson of Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton
- Wouter Van Besien, Belgian politician of the green party Groen!.
- Tom Watson MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 2015–
- Jennifer Wilby, Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull.
- Rosie Winterton MP, Labour Party politician
- Everything but the Girl, (Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt), a pop music duo
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