List of members of Peterhouse, Cambridge

This is a list of notable members of Peterhouse, a college of the University of Cambridge, England. It includes alumni, fellows and Masters of the college.

Alumni Public servants

Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss - First female Lord Justice of Appeal, 1988–1999, President of the Family Division, High Court of Justice, 1999–2005 The Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1768–1770 Elijah Mudenda, Prime Minister of Zambia, 1975–1977 Michael Howard, Leader of the Conservative Party, 2003–2005 Christopher Meyer, British Ambassador to the United States, 1997–2003 Michael Portillo, Cabinet Minister, 1992–1997 Nicholas Stern, author of the Stern Review on climate change Conrad Swan, Garter Principal King of Arms John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1583–1604 David Wilson, Governor of Hong Kong, 1987–1992

Academics, artists, writers

Kingsley Amis, writer Richard Baker (broadcaster), broadcaster Denis Brogan, historian Herbert Butterfield, historian, Master of Peterhouse, 1955–1968, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1959–1961, and Regius Professor of Modern History, 1963–1968 Thomas Campion, 16th century composer John Ashton Cannon, historian Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden, official historian of the Conservative Party Patrick Cosgrave, journalist, author and advisor to Margaret Thatcher Maurice Cowling, historian Mike Dash, historian Marius De Vries, composer and producer, best known as music director of La La Land Roger Deakin, naturalist writer Robert Dudley Edwards, historian Richard Eyre, director, former artistic director of the National Theatre Ronan Fanning, historian John Finnemore, writer and actor Michael Gough, archaeologist Thomas Gray, poet Colin Greenwood, Radiohead bassist Luke Hughes, furniture designer Harold James, historian David Knowles, Regius Professor of Modern History, 1954–1963 Denis Mack Smith, historian F.X. Martin, historian and first Catholic priest admitted to Cambridge since the Reformation James Mason, actor Simon McBurney, theatremaker, founder of Complicité Sam Mendes, Academy Award-winning film director (for American Beauty) and four-time Laurence Olivier Award winner David Mitchell, actor, comedian and writer A. L. Morton, Marxist historian Michael Postan, historian William Ridgeway, classical scholar and Disney Professor of Archaeology, Cambridge University Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American political historian. Karl Schweizer, historian and author. Peter Whitehead, filmmaker W. David McIntyre, OBE, historian, author, professor, Professor Emeritus, University of Canterbury

Scientists and inventors

Nick Barton, evolutionary biologist Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft Peter Guthrie Tait, mathematician William Hopkins, mathematician Joseph E. Pesce, astrophysicist Edward John Routh, mathematician Klaus Roth, mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal Philip Charles Woodland, engineer

Name Birth Death CareerTom Askwith19112001Permanent Secretary, Blue and Olympic oarsmanRichard Baker19252019NewsreaderCharles Babbage17911871Inventor; his analytical engine anticipated the modern computerAugustus Theodore Bartholomew18821933Cambridge librarianWilliam Brewster15661644Colonial leader and preacherG. B. Caird19171984Biblical scholar and churchmanThomas Campion15671620Composer and poetSteph Cook1972Gold medal Olympian in pentathlon Richard Crashaw16131649PoetRichard Eyre1943Film and theatre directorRobert Foley1949Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies at the University of CambridgeAugustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton17351811British Prime MinisterColin Charles Greenwood1969Bass player of RadioheadSyed Mohammed Hadi18991971Olympic athleteErich Heller19111990British essayistSir Christopher Heydon15611623English soldier and writer on astrologyMichael Howard1941Former leader of the Conservative PartyHugh Latimer14851555Religious reformer and Protestant martyrEdward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough17501818Lord Chief JusticeJames Mason19091984ActorJames Clerk Maxwell18311879PhysicistDan Mazer1971Comic writerDamian McBride1974Former Special Adviser to Gordon BrownChris Mead19402003OrnithologistSam Mendes1965Film and stage director/producerChristopher Meyer1944Former British ambassador to the USDavid Mitchell1974ComedianJohn Penry15591593Religious writer and Protestant martyrMichael Portillo1953Former Conservative MPEd Smith1977Cricketer and authorNicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford1946Author, Stern Review on climate changeAnthony St Leger17321786Soldier, politician, Governor of Saint Lucia, founder of the St. Leger StakesRory Sweetman1991New Zealand historianVincent Watts1940Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia (1997–2002)Frank Whittle19071996Developed jet propulsionPeregrine Worsthorne19232020Journalist

Fellows

Name Birth Death CareerKingsley Amis19221995NovelistHerbert Butterfield19001979HistorianHenry Cavendish17311810ScientistChristopher Cockerell19101999Inventor of the hovercraftMaurice Cowling19262005HistorianRichard Crashaw16131649PoetJames Dewar18421923ScientistNiall Ferguson1964HistorianThomas Gray17161771Poet and Regius Professor of Modern HistoryThomas Heywood1570?1641Playwright and actorGeorge Joye14951553Protestant Bible translatorLord Kelvin18241907PhysicistAaron Klug1926Nobel Prize WinnerPatrick Lynch19172001EconomistArcher Martin19102002Nobel Prize for developing partition chromatographyFynes Moryson15661630Travel authorEdward Norman1938TheologianAndrew Perne15191589Dean of ElyMax Perutz19142002Nobel Prize for chemistryRoger Scruton19442020PhilosopherHugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton19142003HistorianShallet Turner1762Regius Professor of Modern HistoryJohn Whitgift15301604Archbishop

Masters

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