List of University of Hull people

This is a list of notable people associated with the University of Hull, including alumni, academics, and staff.

Notable academics

• Sir Hilary Beckles (born 1955) – Barbadian academic and historian, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
• Richard Beeman – American history (1976–77)
• Malcolm Bradbury – Adult education (1959–61), novelist and academic
• Jacob Bronowski – mathematics (1934–42)
• Trevor Burnard - historian and director of the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation
• Edwin A. Dawes – Reckitt Chair in Biochemistry (1963–1990), magic historian
• Arthur Geoffrey Dickens – historian on The English Reformation (1949–1962)
• Richard A. Flavell – molecular biologist, and professor of immunobiology
• George William Gray FRS (also a Hull alumnus, PhD 1953) – instrumental in developing the materials which made liquid crystal displays possible (1946–1990), awarded Kyoto Prize and Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society
• Brad K. Gibson – Australian-Canadian professor of Astrophysics (2015-2024)
• Sir Alister Hardy FRS – Marine biologist, the first Professor of Zoology at the University College of Hull (1928–1942)
• Clive Head – artist (1990–2000)
• Richard Hoggart – Staff Tutor in Adult Education (1946–1959), influential British academic and public intellectual
• Terence Wilmot Hutchison – Lecturer in Economics (1946–1947), influential as an economic methodologist and as a historian of economic thought
• Guido Imbens-Professor of Econometrics at Stanford University and fellow of the Econometric Society
• Ludwig Lachmann – German economist and member of the Austrian School of economics (1943–1948)
• Christian Langton – developed an early detection system for osteoporosis utilising ultrasonic waves ^[1]
• Philip Larkin – University Librarian (1955–1985), poet, jazz critic and novelist
• Angela Leighton – Professor of English, literary scholar and poet
• Kathleen Lennon – Ferens Chair in Philosophy (2009–), feminist philosopher
• Sir Leslie Martin – Head of Architecture (1934–?), leading architect and designer of the Royal Festival Hall
• Rob Miles – computer scientist, Microsoft MVP
• Sir Andrew Motion – Lecturer in English (1976–1980), Poet Laureate (1999–2009)
• Bernhard Neumann – Lecturer in Mathematics (1946–1948), leading figure in group theory
• Hanna Neumann – Lecturer in Mathematics (1946–1958)
• Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth – professor of politics
• Stuart Palmer – responsible for breakthroughs in the field of ultrasound bone densitometry
• Michael Paraskos – writer and anarchist art historian (1994–2001)
• Bhikhu Parekh, Baron Parekh – professor of politics, specialist on the theory of multiculturalism (1964–2000)
• Daniel Parsons – professor of sedimentology
• Barrie Pettman, lecturer in Industrial Relations in the Department of Social Administration; publisher and philanthropist.
• John Guest Phillips FRS – endocrinologist and gerontologist, Professor of Zoology at Hull (1967–1979), Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University (1986–1987). ^[2]
• Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden – Professor of Economics and Commerce (1935–1946), economist, civil servant and banker
• John Saville – Professor of History, marxist historian
• David Starkey – maritime historian (1994–)
• Richard Swinburne – Christian philosopher of religion, later professor of philosophy at University of Oxford

Notable alumni

• Michael Aldrich - online shopping pioneer, innovator, and entrepreneur (BA, 1962)
• Assem Allam - businessman and owner of Hull City football club
• Robert Allison – Vice-Chancellor and President, Loughborough University
• Faisal al-Qassem – Television personality
• Daniel Francis Annan – former Appeal Court Judge, member of the Provisional National Defence Council and Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (1993–2001)
• Fred Apaloo, Chief Justice of Ghana (1977–1986) and later Kenya (1993–95)
• Koop Arponen – Finnish singer, winner of the fourth series of "Idols", a popular Finnish reality television talent show (Scarborough Campus)
• Len Arran, songwriter, composer
• Tony Badger – historian and Master of Clare College, Cambridge, 2003–14 (PhD American Studies 1974)
• Ronald Hugh Barker - a physicist, mathematician and pioneer in digital technology who invented Barker code (Bsc 1938)
• Erkin Bairam – Professor of Economics at the University of Otago (1991–2001)
• Lucy Beaumont – actor, writer, and stand-up comedian
• Georges Bégué MC – Special Operations Executive agent during World War II. Devised a system of coded communications via Radio Londres
• Ed Bicknell manager of Dire Straits (Social Science, 1969)
• Dan Billany – novelist
• Tracy Borman – historian and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces (History, 1990–1997)
• Ana Brnabić – the Prime Minister of Serbia
• Colin Challen – Labour politician (BA, philosophy, 1983)
• Mark Chapman – BBC Radio 5 Live sports presenter
• Mark Charnock – actor and star of ITV soap opera Emmerdale
• Simon Cheshire – children's writer
• Neil Codling – keyboard player of the band Suede
• Richard Corbett – Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire & Humber, Leader of Labour MEPs
• Patrick Cormack – Conservative politician, historian and journalist (BA 1961)
• Stuart Cosgrove – journalist, broadcaster and television executive (BA Drama and English 1974)
• Peter Cowgill – Executive Chairman of JD Sports
• Neil Coyle – Labour politician
• Tracey Crouch – Conservative politician
• Stan Cullimore – musician with The Housemartins (BSc, Maths, 1984)
• Alexander Apeatu Aboagye da Costa – Ghanaian politician
• Jeremy Darroch – Chief Executive of Sky
• Dehenna Davison – Conservative politician, MP for Bishop Auckland
• Richard Douglas – Director General and chief operating officer, Department of Health (BA, English, 1978)
• Douglas Dunn – Poet
• Rae Earl – author and broadcaster
• Robert Edric – English novelist
• Louise Ellman – Labour politician (BA Sociology and History, 1967)
• Robert Elstone – Chief Executive of Everton F.C.
• Barry Everitt – Professor of Neuroscience, Master of Downing College, University of Cambridge
• John Fallon – British business executive. He serves as the chief executive officer of Pearson PLC
• Frank Field – Labour politician
• Mark Fisher – cultural theorist, writer, critic, and former lecturer at Goldsmiths
• Anthony Forster – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex
• Stephen Gallagher – novelist, screenwriter
• Tony Galvin – former Tottenham Hotspur and Republic of Ireland footballer studied Russian and Politics
• Hazel Genn – Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at University College London
• Dennis Gibson – academic, Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia (BSc, 1963)
• Anthony Giddens – sociologist, government advisor, and writer; former director of the LSE
• Dame Sarah Gilbert – Saïd Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford and Project Lead on the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
• Helen Grant – Conservative Party politician
• Sarah Greene – actor and television presenter
• Matt Haig – Novelist and journalist
• Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond – judge and President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
• Graeme Hall – dog trainer, TV presenter and author
• David Hanson – Labour Party politician
• Nick Hardwick – former Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
• Maidin Hashim – Bruneian diplomat (BSc, 1976)
• Roy Hattersley – former Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
• Ayesha Hazarika – broadcaster, journalist and political commentator, and former political adviser
• Antony Higginbotham – Conservative politician ^[3]
• Mark C. Hunter – naval historian
• Peter Kenny – Voice-over artist, actor, singer and designer
• Muhtar Kent – Turkish businessman and executive of the Coca-Cola Company
• Yahya Al Khusaibi – Undersecretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman
• Monika Kinley – art dealer, collector and curator ^[4]
• Jonathan Kydd – Son of actor Sam Kydd. Actor, singer, voice over artist. Famous as the voice of Paddington Bear on TV
• Allan Levy QC – Barrister and children's advocate; chairman of the Pindown Inquiry ^[5]
• Dorothy Lightbourne – Attorney General of Jamaica
• Sally Lindsay – actress
• Nicholas Liverpool (1960) – former President of Dominica
• Jason Lo – Malaysian music artist, music producer, DJ and entrepreneur
• Christine Loh – Hong Kong politician
• Magid Magid – politician, activist, and former Lord Mayor of Sheffield
• Maitha Al Mahrouqi – Oman's Undersecretary for Tourism
• John McCarthy – journalist
• Roger McGough – poet and presenter
• Judith McKenna – businesswoman and CEO of Walmart international division
• Kevin McNamara – Politician and MP for a number of Hull constituencies, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• Rosie Millard – journalist, columnist, and broadcaster
• Anthony Minghella – film director
• Simon Minter (born 1992), YouTuber, better known as Miniminter
• Eluned Morgan – (Baroness Morgan of Ely), Welsh politician and First Minister of Wales ^[6]
• Juliet Morris (aka Julie) – broadcaster
• Chris Mullin – Labour politician, author, and journalist
• Jenni Murray – broadcaster and writer, host of BBC Woman's Hour
• Joanna Nadin – author
• Catherine O'Brien – former Senior lecturer in Film studies and lecturer at Kingston University, London
• Wale Ojo – actor and director (Drama, 1986)
• Keat Gin Ooi – academician and historian ^[7]
• Ada Osakwe – economist, entrepreneur and corporate executive
• Tom Paulin – poet, and lecturer at The University of Oxford
• Genesis P-Orridge – Throbbing Gristle musician initially studied philosophy in 1968
• Greg Pope – former Labour politician
• Graham Potter – professional football manager
• John Prescott, Baron Prescott – former Deputy Prime Minister
• Sinéad Quinn – contestant in the first series of BBC's Fame Academy. (Scarborough Campus)
• Jonathan Raban – fiction and travel writer, including "Hunting Mister Heartbreak" and "Bad Land: An American Romance"
• Ken Reid – journalist and political editor at Ulster TV
• Sian Reese-Williams – actor and star of ITV soap opera Emmerdale
• Simon Rushton – academic
• Kevin Shinkwin, Baron Shinkwin – House of Lords
• Nancy Shukri – Malaysian politician
• The Silkie – 1960s folk band, all members of the band attended the university
• Keith Simpson – Member of Parliament for Broadland
• Malcolm Sinclair, actor
• Josephine Sinyo – Kenyan lawyer, politician and disability rights activist
• Jimmy Smith – Guitarist for the indie rock band, Foals
• Mike Stock – record producer
• Philip Sugden – historian
• Chris Tame – libertarian political activist and founder and Director of the Libertarian Alliance
• Tracey Thorn – Singer, songwriter and one half of Everything But The Girl
• Jon Trickett MP – Labour Politician
• Sam Troughton – actor, grandson of Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton
• Karl Turner – MP and politician
• Wouter Van Besien – Belgian politician of the green party Groen!.
• Ben Watt – Musician, songwriter and one half of Everything But The Girl
• Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest – Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 2015–2019
• Jennifer Wilby – Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull
• Dame Rosie Winterton MP – Labour Party politician (BA History, 1979) ^[8]
• Rowan Oliver – Former drummer of Goldfrapp (current Director of Music at Hull University)

Other notable people

• Baron Robert Armstrong of Ilminster – former civil servant, and Chancellor (1994–2006)
• Robert Blackburn – aviation pioneer, and commemorated by the Robert Blackburn building
• Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone – former Conservative politician, and Chancellor (2006–)
• James William Bruce – mathematics academic, and deputy Vice-Chancellor (2004–2009)
• Lord Henry Cohen – Chancellor (1970–1977)
• Stanley R Dennison – Economist, and Vice-Chancellor (1972–1979)
• David Dilks – Historian, and Vice-Chancellor (1991–1999)
• David Drewry – geophysicist, and Vice-Chancellor (1999–2009)
• Thomas Ferens – Liberal politician, philanthropist
• Brynmor Jones – science academic, and Vice-Chancellor (1956–1972)
• Professor Susan Lea – health academic, and Vice-Chancellor (2017–)
• Sir Roy Marshall – academic lawyer, and Vice-Chancellor (1979–1985)
• Lord Middleton – first Chancellor (1954–1969)
• Arthur Eustace Morgan – first Principal of University College (1926–1935)
• John H Nicholson – academic, Principal of University College (1935–1954), followed by first Vice-Chancellor (1954–1956)
• Calie Pistorius – Engineering academic, and Vice-Chancellor (2009–2017)
• William Taylor – English academic, and Vice-Chancellor (1985–1991)
• John Venn – Hull born mathematician, and commemorated by the Venn building
• Baron Richard Wilberforce, former Judge and Chancellor (1978–1994)

References

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2. Vinson, G. P. and Tait, J. F. John Guest Phillips. 13 June 1933 – 14 March 1987, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 34 (December 1988), pp. 610–637
3. "About Antony Higginbotham". Antony Higginbotham MP. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
4. "Death of Monika Kinley, advocate of Outsider Art". AMA. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
5. Butler-Sloss, Baroness Elizabeth. "Levy, Allan". Dictionary of National Biography. OUP. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
6. "Eluned Morgan: Who is the first minister candidate?". BBC News. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
7. Fuller, Amy Elisabeth (September 2007). Contemporary Authors. Cengage Gale. p. 267. ISBN   978-0-7876-7887-6.
8. "Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP : The Department of Health - About us: Ministers and department leaders". 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2016.