List of University of Leicester people
This list of University of Leicester people is a selected list of notable past staff and students of the University of Leicester.
Chancellors[edit]
- Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian (1957–1971)
- Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (1971–1984)
- Sir George Porter (1984–1995)
- Sir Michael Atiyah (1995–2005)
- Sir Peter Williams (2005–2010)[1]
- Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott (2013–2018)
- David Willetts, Baron Willetts (2018–2023)
- Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock (2023–)[2]
Vice-Chancellors[edit]
- Charles Wilson (1957–1961)
- Fraser Noble (1962–1976)
- Maurice Shock (1977–1987)
- Kenneth Edwards (1987–1999)[3]
- Robert Burgess (1999–2014)
- Paul Boyle (2014–2019)[4]
- Nishan Canagarajah (from November 2019)
Notable academics[edit]
- Khurshid Ahmad, Islamic scholar
- Chris Allen, British sociologist and associate professor at the Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester
- Penelope Allison, Professor of Archaeology
- Lyman Andrews, American Studies
- Isobel Armstrong, scholar of nineteenth-century poetry and women's writing
- Graeme Barker, Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
- Martin Barstow, astronomer and former President of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Andrew Blain, astronomer
- Richard Bonney, historian
- Alan Bryman, social scientist
- Grace Burrows, violinist and orchestra conductor
- Neil Christie, Reader in Archaeology
- Nicholas T. Clerk, Ghanaian academic, public administrator and Presbyterian minister
- John Coffey, Professor of Early Modern history.
- Heather Couper, astronomer and television presenter
- Rosemary Crompton, sociologist
- Nicholas J. Cull, US historian
- Panicos Demetriades, economist and Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus
- Gabriel Dover, geneticist
- Eric Dunning, sports sociologist
- Christopher Dyer, medieval historian
- Colin Eaborn FRS, chemist
- Norbert Elias, German sociologist
- Brian J. Ford, scientist, visiting professor
- G. S. Fraser, Scottish poet
- Ali A. F. Al-Furaih, professor of geology
- Anthony Giddens, prominent sociologist, taught social psychology at Leicester
- Reuben Goodstein, mathematician, proponent of Goodstein's theorem
- Cosmo Graham, Public law and Competition law specialist, member of the Competition Commission
- Sarah Hainsworth, Professor of Materials and Forensic Engineering, involved in analysing the wounds on the skeleton of Richard III
- Rosalind Hill, historian
- Jeffrey A. Hoffman, NASA astronaut and physicist
- Richard Hoggart, sociologist
- W. G. Hoskins, (1931–1952) (1965–1968), local historian, author of The Making of the English Landscape
- Norman Housley, crusading historian
- Jeremy Howick, director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare and inaugural Professor of Empathic Healthcare
- Arthur Humphreys, inaugural Professor of English and first Dean of the Faculty of Arts
- Leonard Huxley, physicist
- Suzanne Imber, planetary scientist and winner of the 2017 BBC Two television programme Astronauts, Do You Have What It Takes?
- Sir Alec Jeffreys, geneticist, discoverer of genetic fingerprinting
- Hans Kornberg, biochemist
- Philip Larkin, librarian and poet
- Loretta Lees, Urban Geographer
- David Mattingly, Roman archaeologist
- John McManners, former Head of History Dept., Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford until retirement
- Marilyn Palmer, archaeologist and landscape historian, Professor of Industrial Archaeology and Head of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History (2000–2006)
- Ken Pounds, Emeritus Professor of Physics, discovered black holes were common in the universe
- Charles Rees, organic chemist
- Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, the Astronomer Royal, visiting professor at Leicester
- Adrian Henry Wardle Robinson, geographer and historian of maritime surveying
- J.B. Schneewind, philosophy professor, Johns Hopkins University
- Malcolm Shaw QC, The Sir Robert Jennings Professor of International Law, prominent international lawyer and jurist
- Jack Simmons, Professor of History 1947–1975
- Brian Simon, Professor of Education 1966–1980
- Nial Tanvir, astronomer
- Abraham Wasserstein, Professor of Classics 1960–1969 and Dean of the Faculty of Arts
- Sami Zubaida, political scientist
Notable alumni[edit]
See also Alumni of the University of Leicester.
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Public figures[edit]
- Malik Zahoor Ahmad, Pakistan Minister of Information
- Peter Atkins, physical chemist
- Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales[5]
- David Blanchflower, economist, Dartmouth College professor
- Sir Malcolm Bradbury, author
- Justin Chadwick, actor and director
- Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief of Nature
- Andy Carter - Conservative MP for Warrington South.[6]
- Michael Cordy, novelist
- Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer
- Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott, former MP, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
- Phelan Hill, Team GB coxswain and Olympic bronze medalist
- Baroness Howarth of Breckland, peer, on the board of CAFCASS
- Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo
- Jinnwoo, British Folk Musician and Visual Artist [7]
- Graham Joyce, novelist
- Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland [8]
- Norman Lamb, MP
- Martin Löb, Logician and proposer of Löb's theorem
- Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino
- Pete McCarthy, writer, broadcaster, comedian
- Sunshine Martyn, Reality television star
- Bob Mortimer, comedian
- Massimiliano Neri, fashion model
- Michael Nicholson, journalist
- Bob Parr MBE, multi Emmy Award-winning television producer and former Special Air Service soldier
- David Perry, barrister
- J. H. Plumb, historian of 18th-century Britain
- Patrick Redmond, novelist
- C. P. Snow, Physical Chemist, Director of the English Electric Company, Author, Life Peer
- Mary Ann Steggles, Commonwealth Scholar from Canada, international expert on British sculpture exported to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
- Sir John Stevens, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner and former adviser on international security issues to Gordon Brown
- John Sutherland, Guardian Columnist, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University College London
- Dr Benjamin Swift, Home Office Forensic Pathologist
- Laurie Taylor, broadcaster, actor, sociologist
- Philip Tew, professor of English (Post-1900 Literature), Brunel University, novelist
- Steven Thiru, current president of Malaysian Bar
- Jon Tickle, celebrity
- Storm Thorgerson, artist
- Tony Underwood, England rugby union international
- Sir Alan Walters, economist and former Chief Economic Adviser to Margaret Thatcher, 1981–83 and 1989.
- Andrew Waterman, poet
- Quentin Willson, motoring journalist/expert and TV presenter
- Bryan R. Wilson, Oxford sociologist
- Ted Wragg, educationalist
- Joy Belmonte (Master of Museum Studies),Filipino Politician, Mayor of Quezon City, Former Vice Mayor of Quezon City
- Olatunbosun Tijani, Nigerian minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
References[edit]
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- ^ "Chancellor". University of Leicester. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Ken Edwards". University of Leicester. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Martin, Dan (5 March 2019). "Why University of Leicester vice-chancellor Paul Boyle is leaving his £285k job". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Ferraro, Carmela. "Force of nature". Inside Story. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "About Andy Carter MP". Andy Carter MP. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Leicester alumnus listed as one of the 10 Faces to Watch in 2015".
- ^ "Finnish PM’s politics formed at the University of Leicester", University of Leicester, 1 May 2013.