This is a list of alumni of Keble College, Oxford. The school's alumni include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics. The majority of this list are male; from its foundation in 1870 until 1979 Keble only admitted male students.
Academics Tim Besley, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics Dame Averil Cameron, historian William Macbride Childs, the first vice-chancellor of the University of Reading Quassim Cassam, former Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy O. G. S. Crawford, archaeologist Martin Dixon, Professor of the Law of Real Property, University of Cambridge George Efstathiou, astrophysicist, Director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology at the University of Cambridge Richard English, historian of Irish nationalism, terrorism expert and director of CSTPV at the University of St AndrewsCSTPV Austin Farrer, theologian and philosopher Nick Foskett, Vice-Chancellor of Keele University (from August 2010) William Hugh Clifford Frend, historian, archaeologist, priest Marc Goergen, professor of finance James Harris, FBA, Professor at the London School of Economics Christopher Hawkes, archaeologist Geoffrey Hill, poet Paul Johnson, government economist Roderick MacFarquhar, politician, journalist, academic Bryan Magee, philosopher James Martin, author Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, economist David Spiegelhalter, statistician Raymond Tallis, Professor of Geriatrics, University of Manchester Ralph Townsend, Headmaster of Winchester College Christopher Wickham, Chichele Professor of Medieval History in the University of Oxford, fellow of All Souls College, and winner of the 2005 Wolfson History Prize
Artists and broadcasters Thomas Armstrong, organist and conductor Heather Allansdottir, novelist and space lawyer Leslie Banks, actor Frank Cottrell Boyce, children's author and screenwriter Katy Brand, actress, comedian and writer Ben Brown, television journalist Priyanga Burford, actor Humphrey Carpenter, writer and biographer Alexander Cockburn, journalist Giles Coren, writer Sally Coulthard, author Clement Crisp, dance critic Scott Ellaway, conductor and broadcaster Michael Elliot, theatre director Jeremy Filsell, piano and organ recitalist Zoe Flood, Filmmaker and Journalist Douglas Fox, organist, pianist, conductor Michael Goodliffe, actor Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, journalist and administrator Ian Hamilton, poet and critic Paula Hawkins, novelist and journalist John Hayes, Director of the National Portrait Gallery (1974–1994) Charles Hazlewood, conductor and broadcaster Anthony Hedges, composer and lecturer Chris Hollins, sports journalist and news television presenter Lewis Vaughan Jones, journalist and news television presenter Robert Lloyd, singer Mithra Malek, actress and filmmaker David Owen Norris, pianist, composer and broadcaster Peter Pears, singer Gavin Plumley, cultural historian Jason Pontin, journalist, editor and publisher Max Rushden, presenter of Sky Sports' Soccer AM Angela Saini, writer Edward St Aubyn, author John Shaw, radio broadcaster Robert Steadman, composer Gary Stevenson, YouTuber, author, and former financial trader Philip Stopford, composer and conductor Colin Touchin, conductor, composer, and music educator Hugh Welchman, filmmaker John Whitfield, conductor Andreas Whittam Smith, journalist Philip Wilby, composer Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick, fashion designer Andrew Hunter Murray, author and podcaster Cressida Cowell, author
Business and leaders Peter Batey, Sino-British businessman Sally Bercow, wife of John Bercow — former Speaker of the House of Commons Mark Goldring, CEO of Oxfam Anne-Marie Imafidon, CEO of Stemettes
Clergy Walter Hubert Baddeley, bishop Ian James Brackley, bishop Harry James Carpenter, Bishop of Oxford Duleep De Chickera, Bishop of Colombo Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely Lakdasa De Mel, Metropolitan Bishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon Gregory Dix, historian, monk Cyril Garbett, Archbishop of York Frederick Joseph Kinsman, Bishop of Delaware John Richard Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds Michael Francis Perham, Bishop of Gloucester Rev. David Railton, son of George Scott Railton and father of Dame Ruth Railton Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar Harold Eustace Sexton, former Archbishop of British Columbia Marcus Stock, Bishop of Leeds David Thomas, Provincial Assistant Bishop of the Church in Wales John James Absalom Thomas, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon Michael Turnbull, bishop Chad Varah, Anglican priest, founder of the Samaritans Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London
Lawyers Edwin Cameron, South African Rhodes scholar and current Constitutional Court of South Africa justice Dyson Heydon, former Justice of the High Court of Australia James Hunt, barrister and High Court judge Stewart Stevenson Moore, First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls of the Isle of Man Randal Pinkett, participant on The Apprentice (US version) and President and CEO of BCT Partners Victor Priestwood, Crown Advocate of the British Supreme Court for China Kannon Shanmugam, American Supreme Court litigator
Politicians Sir Arthur Dyke Acland, 13th Baronet, Liberal politician Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, politician Ed Balls, Labour politician, MP for Morley and Outwood 2010-2015, previous Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Robert Bourassa, Canadian politician William Burdett-Coutts, Conservative politician Reginald Craddock, politician William Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane Philip Dunne, politician Richard Harrington, Baron Harrington of Watford, Conservative politician Les Huckfield, politician Imran Khan, 22nd Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistani politician, former cricketer Peter Morrison, PPS to Margaret Thatcher Christopher Newbury, politician, member of the Council of Europe Tony Pua, Malaysian politician Sir Ivor Roberts, diplomat, President of Trinity College, Oxford George F. G. Stanley, Canadian historian, designer of Canadian flag, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick Andy Street, Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands Sir James Cameron Tudor, Barbadian politician and diplomat Andrew Turner, politician Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, diplomat and Sinologist
Sports people Ed Coode, British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic gold medallist Arthur James Dingle, English rugby union player Jason Flickinger, American rower and twice World Champion in the coxed fours Norman Hallows, 1908 Olympic gold and bronze medalist Storm Uru, New Zealand rower, Olympic bronze medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, current MBA student
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