List of people associated with New College, Oxford

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This is a list of notable people affiliated with New College, Oxford, including former students, and current and former academics and fellows. The college is a part of Oxford University, England. The disproportionate amount of men on this list is partially explained by the fact that for the first 600 years of its history, from its foundation in 1379 until 1979, women were barred from studying at New College. [1]

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Former students


14th to 19th centuries

20th to 21st centuries

Fellows and staff

Organists and directors of music

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