List of Keele University people

This is a list of notable people related to Keele University and its predecessor, the University College of North Staffordshire.

Presidents and Chancellors

John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby (1949–55)
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1956–86)
Claus Moser, Baron Moser (1986–2002)
Sir David Weatherall (2002–2012)
Sir Jonathon Porritt (2012–2022)
James Timpson (2022-2024)

Principals and Vice-Chancellors

Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker (1949–52)
Sir John Lennard-Jones (1953–54)
Sir George Barnes (1956–60)
Harold McCarter Taylor (1961–67)
W. A. Campbell Stewart (1967–79)
Sir David Harrison (1979–84)
Sir Brian Fender (1985–95)
Dame Janet Finch (1995–2010)
Nick Foskett (2010–2015)
Trevor McMillan (2015–2025)

Academics

Tony Barrand – Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Boston University
Patricia Clavin - historian
Jonathan Dollimore – English sociologist
Richard English – historian
Roy Fisher – American Studies lecturer and poet
Mark Galeotti – historian and expert on modern Russia
Jill Gibbon – graphic artist^[1]
Oliver Harris – professor of American literature and expert in the works of William Burroughs
Sir Nick Partridge – British health care specialist
Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer – British political scientist

Alumni

Academia and Science

Eliathamby Ambikairajah – engineer^[2]
Stan Beckensall – expert on prehistoric rock art^[2]
Dame Sandra Dawson – organisational theorist^[2]
Jonathan Dollimore – sociologist; cultural and literary theorist^[2]
Richard English – political historian^[2]
Charles Iain Hamilton – historian^[2]
Pradeep Mathur – educationalist^[2]
Des MacHale - Mathematics emeritus professor -University College Cork
Sam Nolutshungu – political scientist^[2]
David Richardson – Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
Beverley Skeggs – sociologist^[2]
Dame Joan Stringer – political scientist^[2]
John Thompson – sociologist^[2]

Arts and Literature

John Abram – composer^[2]
Mark Ayres – musician, composer and audio engineer^[3]
Tony Barrand – anthropologist and folk musician^[2]
Francis Beckett – English author
Carol Birch – English novelist
Joe Beverley – English-Canadian writer
Peter Child – composer^[2]
Alys Clare – novelist^[2]
Paul Darke – academic, artist and disability rights activist
Jem Finer – founding member of The Pogues
Janet Fitch – author^[2]
Helen Sarah Thomas- British poet and writer
Zulfikar Ghose – novelist, poet and essayist
Jon Haylett – novelist^[2]
Giles Hooper – author, lecturer and musicologist
Liz Kessler – author^[2]
Marina Lewycka – novelist
Bernard Lloyd – actor^[2]
Andy McDermott – British thriller author
Marina Oliver – British romance novelist
Keith Ovenden – English novelist and biographer^[4]
Adrian Pang – Singaporean actor
David Pownall – playwright and author^[2]
Andy Quin – composer and jazz pianist
Ken Rattenbury – musician^[2]
Davide Rossi – musician, Goldfrapp; composer^[2]
Antti Sakari Saario – composer, lecturer^[2]
Peter Whelan – playwright^[2]

Diplomacy

Emran bin Bahar – ambassador for Brunei Darussalam^[2]
David Cooney – Irish ambassador to the UK^[2]
Stephen Cutts – UN Assistant Secretary-General^[2]^[5]
John Duncan – diplomat^[2]
Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett – patron of Prisoners Abroad
Jim Moran – EU ambassador^[2]
Sir Richard Mottram – chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Dame Jo Williams – Chief Executive MENCAP
Hso Khan Pha – Burmese prince also known as Tiger

Law

Sir Peter Coulson – Lord Justice of Appeal, and Deputy Head of Civil Justice^[6]
Michael Mansfield KC – human rights lawyer
Malcolm Shaw – legal scholar^[2]
John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick – Member of the House of Lords and ex-Deputy District Judge
Dame Fiona Woolf – Lord Mayor of London and ex-President of the Law Society

Politics

Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili – Iraqi minister
Judin Asar – Clerk of the Legislative Council of Brunei
Jack Brereton – Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Trent South
Phillida Bunkle – New Zealand MP^[2]
Professor John Clancy – Former Leader, Birmingham City Council^[7]
Paul Clark – MP for Gillingham from 1997 to 2010^[2]
Ash Denham – MSP for Edinburgh Eastern in the Scottish Parliament
Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath – MP for Bath 1992 to 2015, Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Development 2012 to 2013
John Golding – MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1969 to 1986^[2]
Eric Joyce – MP for Falkirk from 2000 to 2015
Claire Kober – Labour Council leader for the London Borough of Haringey
Alun Michael – ex-Labour MP for Cardiff South Penarth and Minister of State for Home Affairs
Madeleine Moon – Labour MP for Bridgend
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah – Namibian politician^[2]
Dame Priti Patel – Conservative MP for Witham in Essex and former Home Secretary
Rosmawatty Abdul Mumin – Member of the Legislative Council of Brunei
Clare Short – ex-Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood and Secretary of State for International Development
Gareth Snell - Labour MP for Stoke on Trent Central
Adelaide Tambo – anti-apartheid activist South African MP^[2]^[5]
Ian Taylor – MP for Esher from 1987 to 2010^[2]
Sir John Vereker – ex-Permanent Secretary for International Development and Governor of Bermuda
Lynda Waltho – Labour MP for Stourbridge
Sufian Sabtu – Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei

TV and journalism

Phil Avery – BBC weather presenter^[2]
Tony Elliott, founder of Time Out
Jack Emery, British director, writer and producer for stage, TV and radio
Terry Milewski – Canadian broadcaster and journalist^[2]
Gerry Northam – BBC investigative journalist
AJ Odudu – television presenter^[8]

Other

Kojo Annan – businessman; son of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Maggie Atkinson – Children's Commissioner, England^[2]^[5]
Yvette Baker – champion orienteer^[2]
Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate – Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Society of Biology
Nataliey Bitature- social entrepreneur, Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur^[9]
Robert Cooling – Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff^[2]
David Edwards – second person to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire?^[2]
Jonathan Gledhill – Bishop of Lichfield^[2]
Steve Jackson – Game designer, co-founder of Games Workshop and Lionhead Studios^[2]^[5]
Peter Moore – business executive^[2]
Sir Nick Partridge – chief executive, Terence Higgins Trust^[2]^[5]
Derek Tidball – theologian
Sir Chris Woodhead – chief inspector of schools^[2]^[5]

References

^ "Jill Gibbon | Leeds Beckett University - Academia.edu".
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^ Savage, Adam (16 August 2016). "Interview: Mark Ayres". Audio Media International. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ University, Keele. "Notable Keelites, Keele University". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Keele University". Complete University Guide. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "Senior Judiciary".
^ "Brexit vote offers UK cities a place on world stage". 26 October 2016.
^ "Blackburn's Big Brother presenter AJ Odudu is our bit on the side". This Is Lancashire. Newsquest (North West). 15 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Leading entrepreneur receives honorary degree".

[1] "Jill Gibbon | Leeds Beckett University - Academia.edu".

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[3] Savage, Adam (16 August 2016). "Interview: Mark Ayres". Audio Media International. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[ReferenceB-4] University, Keele. "Notable Keelites, Keele University". Retrieved 6 November 2016.

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[6] "Senior Judiciary".

[7] "Brexit vote offers UK cities a place on world stage". 26 October 2016.

[8] "Blackburn's Big Brother presenter AJ Odudu is our bit on the side". This Is Lancashire. Newsquest (North West). 15 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[9] "Leading entrepreneur receives honorary degree".

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