List of alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford

A list of alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford.

The list includes alumni associated with the Delegacy for Unattached Students, the Delegacy for Non-Collegiate Students and St Catherine's Society prior to the official founding of the college.

Academics R. J. Q. Adams – American historian who specializes in the history of Great Britain Christopher Bishop – Chief Research Scientist at Microsoft Research, Cambridge, and Chair of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh Tim Brighouse – educationist, previously Schools Commissioner for London Ben Britton - materials scientist and engineer Andrew Stewart Coats - cardiologist John Cornforth – 1975 Nobel laureate in Chemistry Denis Cosgrove – former Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles Chris Greening - biochemist and microbiologist Carl Marci – American neuroscientist Mark Miodownik – materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster Seamus Perry - lecturer in English Literature Gene Sharp – leading theoretician on nonviolent struggle John Vane – 1992 Nobel laureate in Medicine Rudolf Vleeskruijer – founder of the English Institute of the University of Utrecht John E. Walker – 1997 Nobel laureate in Chemistry Paul Wilmott – British mathematician and quantitative analyst David Yates – previous Warden of Robinson College, Cambridge

Public life Benazir Bhutto – Pakistani politician, elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the College 1989 John Birt – former Director-General of the BBC Simon Bridges - New Zealand politician, previously Leader of the Opposition (National Party) Christian Cole - barrister, first black graduate of the University of Oxford Alexander Curtis - youngest mayor in the United Kingdom Barun De – historian; formerly Chairman, West Bengal Heritage Commission Clark Kent Ervin – first Inspector General of the US Department of Homeland Security Timothy Garden, Baron Garden – Liberal Democrat Farooq Leghari – former President of Pakistan Peter Mandelson – architect of "New Labour", several times a UK Cabinet minister, and Trade Commissioner in the Barroso Commission 2004–2008 Hiren Mukherjee – Member of Parliament, Calcutta North East, 1952–77 Richard Newby, Baron Newby – Liberal Democrat politician Bob Peirce – diplomat Jane Poole-Wilson MHK - Minister for Justice and Home Affairs and Deputy Chief Minister (2021-2026), Isle of Man Government Ellie Reeves – British politician and Chair of the Labour Party Yannis Stournaras - Governor of the Bank of Greece H. S. Suhrawardy – first Bengali Prime Minister of Pakistan Eric Williams – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Religion Alan Chesters – Church of England Bishop of Blackburn Audrey Elkington – Archdeacon of Bodmin Dewi Zephaniah Phillips – Philosopher of religion

Writers Clive Barnes – theatre critic Mark Beech – writer and broadcaster, rock critic Michael Billington – critic, author and radio presenter Euros Bowen – Welsh poet Jeremy Duns – British author Adam Foulds – novelist and poet Joseph Heller – American author and playwright; Catch-22 Ernest Hilbert – American poet, book critic, opera librettist, and editor Sam Llewellyn – author David Rudkin – playwright Paul Spike – author, editor and journalist Maurice Wiggin - journalist and author Simon Winchester – author and historian; The Surgeon of Crowthorne; The Map that Changed the World Jeanette Winterson – author of books including Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Sexing the Cherry, Written on the Body, The World and Other Places P. C. Wren – novelist, author of Beau Geste

Performing arts Alice Eve – actress Emilia Fox – actress Grant Gee – film director, best known for the documentary Meeting People is Easy Guthrie Govan - musician Richard Herring – comedian Amara Karan - actress Olly Mann – podcaster and broadcaster, co-creator of the podcast Answer Me This! James Marsh - film director George Peck – theatre director, founder of the Oxford School of Drama Tom Phillips – artist and Royal Academician Alex Polizzi – television presenter Benjamin Ross – film director Mark Simpson – clarinetist, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006, and BBC Young Composer of the Year 2006 Ben Willbond - actor, star of Horrible Histories, Yonderland and Ghosts Emily Woof – actress Helen Zaltzman – podcaster, co-creator of the podcast Answer Me This!

Business Victor Blank – Chairman of Lloyds TSB Hans-Paul Burkner – Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group J. Paul Getty – American mogul and philanthropist

Sports

Phil de Glanville – former England rugby captain David Hemery – Olympic gold medallist in athletics Christopher Liwski – American rower and 2005 Oxford Blue Matthew Pinsent – Quadruple Olympic gold medallist in rowing Colin Smith – British rower and three time Oxford Blue Andrew Triggs Hodge- British rower, double Olympic gold medallist Derek Wyatt – rugby international, former MP and founder, Oxford Internet Institute

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