This article is a list of people who spent time at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, as either a student or teacher.

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Contents: A B C D F G H J K L M N O P R S T V W References

[edit] A

• Richard Adams - Fair-trade businessman.^[1]
• Kate Adie - Journalist.^[2]
• Jane Alexander - Bishop.^[3]
• Roy Ascott - New media artist.^[4]
• Rodney Atkinson - British eurosceptic conservative academic.^[5]
• Rowan Atkinson - Comedian/Actor.^[6]

Roy Ascott

Rowan Atkinson

[edit] B

• Bruce Babbitt - U.S. politician, Democrat.^[7]
• Tunde Baiyewu - Member of the Lighthouse Family.^[8]
• Masoud Banisadr - Historian.^[9]
• John C. A. Barrett - Clergyman.^[10]
• Sue Beardsmore - Television presenter.^[11]
• Simon Best - Captain of the Ulster Rugby team and a Prop for the Ireland Team.^[12]
• Andy Bird - CEO of Disney International.^[13]
• David Bradley - Science Writer.^[14]
• Rory, Viscount Dungarvan - heir apparent to the earldom of Cork.^[15]
• Constance Briscoe - One of the first black women to sit as a judge in the UK. Author of the best-selling autobiography Ugly.^[16]
• Gavin Brown - Academic.^[17]
• Mark Burgess - Computer scientist.^[18]

Bruce Babbitt

[edit] C

• Richard Caddel - Poet.^[19]
• Robert Carter - Novelist.^[20]
• Ian Carr - Musician.^[21]
• Jimmy Cartmell - Rugby Player, Newcastle Falcons.^[12]
• Professor Stephen Chapman - Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University.^[22]
• Ashraf Choudhary - Scientist.^[23]
• Jennifer A. Clack - Paleontologist.^[24]
• George Clarke - Architect.^[25]
• Carol Clewlow - Novelist.^[26]
• Brian Clouston - Landscape architect.^[27]
• Ed Coode - G.B. Olympic gold medallist.^[28]
• Caroline Ann Cox, Baroness Cox - Cross-bench member of the British House of Lords.^[29]

[edit] D

• Simin Davoudi - Academic.^[30]
• Katie Doherty - Singer-songwriter.^[31]
• Dr. Nowell Donovan - Vice-chancellor for academic affairs and Provost of Texas Christian University ^[32]
• Alexander Downer - Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996–2007).^[33]
• Dr Catherine Douglas - Ig Nobel Prize winner for Veterinary Medicine.^[34]
• Annabel Dover - Artist, studied Fine art 1994–1998.^[35]

Alexander Downer

[edit] E

• Tom English - drummer, Maxïmo Park.^[36]
• Michael Earl - Academic.^[37]

Tom English

[edit] F

• Tim Farron - Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale.^[38]
• Sir Terry Farrell - Architect.^[39]
• Andy Fenby - Rugby player.^[40]
• Bryan Ferry - singer with Roxy Music. Studied fine art.^[41]

Tim Farron

Bryan Ferry

[edit] G

• Peter Gibbs - Television weather presenter.^[42]
• Chrissie Gittins - Poet and writer.^[43]
• Ken Goodall - Rugby player.^[44]
• Peter Gooderham - British ambassador.^[45]
• Robert Goodwill - Politician.^[46]
• Richard Gordon - Author.^[47]

Richard Gordon

[edit] H

• Tim Head - artist.^[48]
• Prof Alex Halliday - Professor of Geochemistry, University of Oxford.^[49]
• Alastair Heathcote - GB Rower.^[50]
• Adrian Henri - 'Mersey Scene' Poet and painter.^[51]
• Stephen Hepburn - politician.^[52]
• Jack Heslop-Harrison - Botanist.^[53]
• Stuart Hill - Author.^[54]
• Jeremy Hoad - author and academic.^[55]
• Robert Holden - Landscape architect.^[56]
• Ken Hodcroft - Chairman of Hartlepool United and founder of Increased Oil Recovery.^[57]
• Debbie Horsfield - Writer of dramas including Cutting It.^[58]
• Paul Hudson - weather presenter.^[59]
• Philip Hunter - Educationist.^[60]

Ken Hodcroft

[edit] I

• Charles Innes-Ker - Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford.^[61]
• Mark Isherwood - politician.^[62]

[edit] J

• Wilko Johnson - guitarist, particularly with 1970s British rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood.^[63]
• Rich Johnston - Comic book writer and cartoonist.^[64]
• Phil Jones - climatologist.^[65]
• Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling - Member of the House of Lords and the Conservative Party.^[66]

Rich Johnston

[edit] K

• Paul Kennedy - Historian of international relations and grand strategy.^[67]
• Debbie King - Television presenter.^[68]

[edit] L

• Prof Steven Larter - Professor of Petroleum Geology, University of Calgary.^[69]
• Dave Leadbetter - politician.
• Lin Hsin Hsin - artist, poet and composer.
• Keith Ludeman- businessman.

[edit] M

• John Anthony McGuckin - Orthodox Christian scholar, priest, and poet.^[70]
• Zia Mian - physicist.^[71]
• Andy Morrell - footballer.^[72]
• Richard Murphy - architect.^[73]

[edit] O

• Mo O'Toole - politician.^[74]

[edit] P

• Geoff Parling - Newcastle Falcons rugby player.^[75]
• Jonathan Pile - Showbiz Editor, ZOO magazine.^[76]
• Ben Pimlott - Political historian.^[77]
• Alan Plater - Playwright and screenwriter.^[78]
• Stuart Prebble - Former chief executive of ITV.^[79]
• John Porter - musician.
• Andrew Powell - Civil Engineer.^{[citation needed]}
• Mark Purnell - palaeontologist.

[edit] Q

• Pirzada Qasim - Pakistani scholar, Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi.^[80]
• Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin - politician.^[81]

[edit] R

• Rupert Mitford, 6th Baron Redesdale - Liberal Democrat spokesman in the House of Lords for International Development.^[82]
• Alastair Reynolds - Novelist and former research astronomer with the European Space Agency.^[83]
• Ben Rice - author.^[84]
• Neil Rollinson - poet.^[85]
• Dr Peter Rowlinson - Ig Nobel Prize winner for Veterinary Medicine.^[34]
• John Rushby - Computer scientist.^[86]
• Camilla Rutherford - Actress.^[87]

Alastair Reynolds

[edit] S

• Sean Scully - painter.^[88]
• Prof Mark Sephton - Professor of Organic Geochemistry and Meteoritics, Imperial College London.^[89]
• Nigel Shadbolt - Computer Scientist.^[90]
• James Shapiro - Canadian surgeon and scientist.^[91]
• Chris Simms - Crime thriller novel author.^[92]
• Jack Shepherd - Actor and playwright.^[93]
• Iain Smith - Scottish politician.^[94]
• Paul Smith - Singer, Maxïmo Park.^[36]
• Ed Stafford - Explorer, walking the length of the Amazon River.^[95]
• Chris Steele-Perkins - Photographer.^[96]
• Di Stewart - Sky Sports News Reader.^[97]
• Miriam Stoppard - Physician, author and agony aunt.^[98]
• Peter Straughan - Playwright and short-story writer.^[99]

Paul Smith

Iain Smith

Ed Stafford

[edit] T

• Eric Thomas - academic.^[100]
• Mathew Tait - Rugby union footballer.^[101]
• David Tibet - Cult musician and poet.^[102]
• Archis Tiku - Bassist, Maxïmo Park.^[36]
• Paul Tucker - Member of Lighthouse Family.^[8]

David Tibet

Archis Tiku

[edit] V

• Chris Vance - Actor in Prison Break and All Saints.^[103]
• Hugh Vyvyan - rugby union player.^[104]

[edit] W

• Alick Walker - palaeontologist.^[105]
• Tom Walker - Sunday Times foreign correspondent.^[106]
• Lord Walton of Detchant - Physician, Warden of Green College, Oxford 1983–1989.^[107]
• Charlie Webster - television presenter.^[108]
• Robert Westall - Children's writer, twice winner of Carnegie Medal.^[109]
• Thomas Stanley Westoll - Fellow of the Royal Society.^[110]
• Zoe Williams - sports woman, worked on Gladiators.^[111]
• Philip Williamson - Former Chief Executive of Nationwide Building Society.^[112]
• Donald I. Williamson - planktologist and carcinologist.^{[citation needed]}
• Lukas Wooller - Keyboard player, Maxïmo Park.^[36]
• Graham Wylie - Co-founder of The Sage Group.^[113]

Lukas Wooller

[edit] Y

• Princess Eugenie of York, British royal.^[114]
• John Yorke - Controller of Continuing Drama and Head of Independent Drama at the BBC.^[58]
• Yasmin Ahmad - A critically-acclaimed multi-award winning film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia.^[115]

Princess Eugenie of York

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Alumni Association at Newcastle University

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