This is a list of notable alumni and staff of Birmingham City University, in Birmingham, England, and its predecessor institutions:
Anstey College of Physical Education Birmingham and Solihull College of Nursing and Midwifery Birmingham College of Commerce Birmingham School of Acting Birmingham School of Art Birmingham School of Jewellery Birmingham School of Music (now Birmingham Conservatoire) Bordesley College of Education Bournville College of Art (now the Bournville Centre for Visual Arts) City of Birmingham College of Education Defence School of Health Care Studies North Birmingham Technical College South Birmingham Technical College West Midlands School of Radiography
Staff Mark Addis Chris Baines — environmentalist Charles Bateman — architect William Bidlake William Bloye Jonathan Bowen — computer scientist Paul Bradshaw — journalist John Bridgeman — sculptor Paul Clarkson Benjamin Creswick Trevor Denning Elizabeth Fradd Arthur Gaskin Bruce George Charles March Gere Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott Albert Herbert Islam Issa Zhiming Liu — computer scientist Sylvani Merilion Sidney Meteyard Nicola Monaghan David Prentice Roy Priest — musician (formerly of Sweet Jesus) Marius Romme Jeffrey Skidmore Edward R. Taylor Philip Tew George Wallis David Wilson — criminologist Simon M. Woods
Alumni Armed forces Harry Price — Royal Navy seaman
Art and design Samira Abbassy Martin Aitchison Maxwell Armfield Grace Barnsley Alfred Bestall Stephen Biesty Richard Billingham — photographer William Bloye Emmy Bridgwater Gerald Brockhurst Herbert Tudor Buckland Kate Bunce Edward Burne-Jones Joseph Finnemore Arthur Gaskin (also staff) Georgie Gaskin Frederick Gibberd Bunny Guinness Edwin Harris William Alexander Harvey William Haywood — architect Gordon Herickx Roger Hiorns — artist Robert van 't Hoff Alex Hughes — Tribune cartoonist Betty Jackson — fashion designer Robert Furneaux Jordan David McFall Danie Mellor Oscar Mellor Sidney Meteyard (also staff) H. R. Millar William Jabez Muckley Edmund Hort New Dorrie Nossiter Hugh O'Donnell — artist Henry Payne — artist Peter Phillips — artist George Phoenix John Poole — sculptor Donald Rodney — artist Henry Rushbury John Salt Percy Shakespeare John Shelley — illustrator Bernard Sleigh Joseph Southall Marty St. James — video artist David Tremlett Ian Walters Harry Weedon Robert Welch — designer Phil Winslade Graham Winteringham A. H. Woodfull John Skirrow Wright Tang Da Wu
Media Smitthi Bhiraleus Marverine Cole — broadcast journalist Kirsten O'Brien — children's television presenter Fiona Phillips — TV presenter Mary Rhodes — sports TV presenter Bob Rickard Charlie Stayt — BBC newsreader Margherita Taylor — radio and TV presenter
Medicine and science Bethann Siviter — nurse-author Kevin Warwick — scientist
Performing arts Carole Boyd James Bradshaw — actor (of the Birmingham School of Acting) Fecko — hip hop artist Anna Brewster Nicola Coughlan — actress Krzysztof Czerwiński Nick Duffy — musician Stephen Duffy — singer-songwriter Jeremy Filsell Nicholas Gledhill Ainsley Howard Barbara Keogh Tom Lister Luke Mably Jimi Mistry — actor (of the Birmingham School of Acting) Horace Panter Rhydian Roberts — singer and The X Factor contestant Jack Rubinacci Jinny Sandhú — professional wrestler Frank Skinner — comedian John Taylor — bass guitarist, founder of Duran Duran Catherine Tyldesley William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey Nicol Williamson — actor (of the Birmingham School of Acting) Marjorie Yates — actress
Politics Mike Amesbury — Labour MP Paul Goggins David Hallam MEP Lynne Jones — politician, former MP for Selly Oak Khalid Mahmood — politician, MP for Perry Barr Gloria De Piero Ričards Šlesers
Writing Jim Crace — novelist Charles Wood — playwright
Honours award holders Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale Laurie Baker Stephen Bright Andy Hamilton — saxophonist Karl Johnson Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham David Nicholson — civil servant T. R. Pachamuthu Jenny Uglow Gillian Weir Benjamin Zephaniah
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