Our Alumni

At Queens’, we’re proud of our vibrant and diverse alumni community. On this page, we celebrate the achievements of our alumni through a selection of notable profiles and published works, and we also remember those who are no longer with us through our In Memoriam page.

If you have news, a publication, or a remembrance to share, we’d love to hear from you.

In Memoriam

Notable Alumni

Many Queens' students go on to excel in their chosen careers and leave their mark on the world.

This section highlights a selection of the remarkable individuals who once studied here.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. We continue to update it regularly as we celebrate the achievements of our alumni community.

Politics & Law

Awn Al-Khasawneh, former judge of the International Court of Justice and former Prime Minister of Jordan
Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, Mexican diplomat and jurist and former judge of the International Court of Justice
Suella Braverman KC, former Home Secretary
José Cabranes, senior United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Alexander Crummell, minister, academic and African nationalist (1819-1898)
Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE, former head of MI6
Charlie Falconer PC KC, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, former Lord Chancellor
Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Manohar Singh Gill, Indian bureaucrat, politician and writer (1936-2023)
Kate Grange KC, barrister and counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Tom Goldman CBE, Senior Civil Servant in the Department for Education
Neil Hudson FRCVS, politician
Vuk Jeremić, President of the UN General Assembly 2012-13
Liz Kendall, politician
Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Stephen Kinnock, politician
The Rt Hon. Sir David Latham KC, retired Lord Justice of Appeal
John McCallum, Canadian politician, diplomat, and economist (1950-2025)
Corin Robertson CMG, Ambassador to Japan designate
Sir Thomas Smith, scholar and diplomat (1513-1577)
Bryony Worthington, Baroness Worthington, politician

The Arts

Jeremy Black MBE, historian and writer
T ed Cullinan CBE RA RDI FRIBA HonFRIAS, architect (1931-2019)
Elizabeth Day, journalist and novellist
Paul Ginsborg, historian (1945-2022)
Richard Hickox CBE, conductor (1948-2008)
Tom Holland FRSL, writer and historian
Peter Mathias CBE FRHistS FBA MAE, economic historian (1928-2016)
Stephanie Merritt (pseudonym S.J. Parris), literary critic and writer
Sir Robin Millar CBE, record producer and disabilities advocate
Dame Alison Peacock DBE DL FRSA, educator, public speaker and writer
Sir Roland Penrose CBE, Surrealist artist, historian poet and collector (1900-1984)
Sir Charles Herbert Reilly, architect and teacher (1874-1948)
Professor Naomi Segal, professor of modern languages, literature, culture and gender studies
Tom Shippey, pre-eminent Tolkien scholar, medievalist and science fiction writer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer (1852-1924)
Graham Swift FRSL, writer
Charles Tomlinson CBE, poet, translator, academic and illustrator (1927-2015)
Stephen Wakelam, TV, stage and radio dramatist
T.H. White, author of The Sword in the Stone and other novels (1906-1964)
Matt Cain MBE, writer and broadcaster

Film & Television

Khalid Abdalla, actor and activist
Arjun, singer and actor
Simon Bird, actor
Declan Donnellan OBE, film and stage director and author
Sir Stephen Fry, actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer
Paul Greengrass CBE, film director, producer and screenwriter
Waris Hussein, film and television director, including the first ever episode of Doctor Who
Emily Maitlis, journalist, documentary filmmaker and former BBC newsreader
Roger Michell, theatre, television and film director (1956-2021)
Hannah Murray, actress
Joanna Scanlan, BAFTA-winning actress and screenwriter
Iain Softley, film director, producer and screenwriter
Manish Pandey, producer, writer and director
Mark Watson, comedian and novelist
Milo Callaghan, actor

Science

Colin Butler OBE FRS, entomologist and bee specialist (1913-2016)
Sir John Chisholm FREng CEng FIEE FRAeS FInstP, engineer and former chair of the Medical Research Council
Dr Michael Foale CBE, former NASA astronaut and astrophysicist
Sir Demis Hassabis CBE FRS FREng FRSA, computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur, Nobel laureate
Professor Yadvinder Malhi CBE FRS, professor of ecosystem science
Isaac Milner FRS, mathematician, inventor and former College President (1750-1820)
Peter Moss, wildlife conservationist (1938-2017)
Dr James Niven, physician best known for his work during the 1918 influenza outbreak as Manchester’s Medical Officer of Health (1851 – 1925)
Professor Thomas Odhiambo, entomologist and environmental activist (1931-2003)
Dr Jane Osbourn OBE FMedSci, scientist and former chair of UK BioIndustry Association
Professor Osborne Reynolds FRS, innovator in fluid dynamics (1842-1912)
Professor Roderick Smith ScD FREng, professor of railway engineering (1947-2004)
Dr Pippa Wells, physicist and Deputy Director for Research and Computing at CERN
Professor Douglas Chamberlain CBE OStJ KSG, cardiologist and founder of the first paramedic unit in Europe (1931-2025)

Business, Economics & Maths

Dr Andrew Bailey, banker and Governor of the Bank of England
Sir John Banham DL, businessman (1940-2022)
Sir Robert Chote, economist and chair of the UK Statistics Authority
Dr Mohamed El-Erian, economist and College President
Professor James Maynard FRS, mathematician and 2022 Fields Medal winner
Sir David Walker, banker and former chairman of Barclays
Gary Hoffman, former CEO of Northern Rock & Premier League Chairman

Sport

George Band OBE, mountaineer (1929-2011)
Mike Gibson MBE, rugby player, Ireland and British & Irish Lions
Gamini Goonesena, captain of Sri Lankan cricket team (1931-2011)
Fiona Hughes, Olympic Cross-Country skier 2010
James Horwill, former rugby player and Australia captain
Dr Jamie Roberts, former rugby player, Wales and British & Irish Lions
Walter Robins, captain of the English cricket team (1906-1968)
John Spencer, former rugby player, England captain, British & Irish Lions
Ruby Tew, rower and New Zealand Olympian at Tokyo 2020
Grace Prendergast MNZM, former rower, Boat Race winner and New Zealand Olympic Champion at Tokyo 2020

Alumni Publications

We are always delighted to showcase the published work of our alumni, from novels and poetry to non-fiction and memoirs. This section features a growing collection of books written by members of the Queens’ community.

Please email your new publications to: alumnicommunications@queens.cam.ac.uk

Our Alumni

Our Alumni

Notable Alumni

Alumni Publications

William Blake and Romantic Biology: Evolution, Originality, and Organic Form

Cultural Mavericks: The Business and Politics of Independent Bookselling in China

Spice Ports: Mapping the Origins of Global Sea Trade

Chopping Onions on My Heart: On Losing and Preserving Culture

The Dormition of Joseph

Introduction to Global Military History: 1775 to the Present Day

Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified

Gene-trepreneur: Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset in STEM to Impact Sustainability

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