This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.
This article is a list of people associated with Newcastle University as either a student or teacher.
Mike Brearley - professional cricketer, formerly a lecturer in philosophy at the university (1968–1971)[27]
Constance Briscoe - one of the first black women to sit as a judge in the UK; author of the best-selling autobiography Ugly;[28] found guilty in May 2014 on three charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice; jailed for 16 months[29]
Steve Brooks - entomologist; attained BSc in Zoology and MSc in Public Health Engineering from Newcastle University in 1976 and 1977 respectively[30]
Sir John Burn - Professor of Clinical Genetics at Newcastle University Medical School; Medical Director and Head of the Institute of Genetics; Newcastle Medical School alumnus[39]
John Ashton Cannon - historian; Professor of Modern History; Head of Department of History from 1976 until his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Arts in 1979; Pro-Vice-Chancellor 1983–1986[44]
Michael King Jr. - civil rights leader; honorary graduate. In November 1967, MLK made a 24-hour trip to the United Kingdom to receive an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Newcastle University, becoming the first African American the institution had recognised in this way.[126]
Ewan Page - founding director of the Newcastle University School of Computing and briefly acting vice-chancellor; later appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Reading[167][168]
John Snow - discoverer of cholera transmission through water; leader in the adoption of anaesthesia; one of the 8 students enrolled on the very first term of the Medical School[214]
Ed Stafford - explorer, walked the length of the Amazon River[215]
Graham Wylie - co-founder of the Sage Group; studied Computing Science & Statistics BSc and graduated in 1980; awarded an honorary doctorate in 2004[252]
↑ 'GREENWELL, Col. Thomas George', in Who Was Who (A. & C. Black, 1920–2008; online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 3 December 2011 (subscription required)
↑ Paul Murphy, ‘Mowlam, Marjorie (1949–2005)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2009; online edn, Jan 2011 accessed 4 Aug 2013
↑ Kenneth O. Morgan, ‘Pimlott, Benjamin John [Ben] (1945–2004)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2008; online edn, Jan 2009 accessed 4 Aug 2013
↑ "Biography". Alastair Reynolds. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
↑ "Ben Rice". British Council Contemporary Writers profile. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
↑ Oliver M. Ashford, ‘Richardson, Lewis Fry (1881–1953)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2008 accessed 4 August 2013
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.