# List of University of Surrey alumni

A list of University of Surrey alumni which includes notable graduates and non-graduate former students of the University of Surrey.

## Politics and government
### UK politicians

* Jim O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley
* George Young, Baron Young of Cookham
* Kay Swinburne, Baroness Swinburne
| Name | Class year | Notability |
| William Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston | 1941 | Conservative Member of Parliament and peer |
| Ann Keen | PGCE | Labour Member of Parliament |
| Liz McInnes | MSc, 1983 | Labour Member of Parliament |
| Jim O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley | PhD, 1982 | Conservative peer |
| Kay Swinburne, Baroness Swinburne | MBA | Conservative peer |
| George Young, Baron Young of Cookham CH | MPhil, 1974 | Conservative peer and former Leader of the House of Commons |

### Foreign politicians

* Hassan Diab
* Ameenah Gurib
* Paetongtarn Shinawatra
| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Dzulkefly Ahmad | | Malaysian Health Minister |
| Ghazi Salah al-Din al-Atabani | PhD, 1985 | Sudanese Cabinet Minister |
| Obafemi Anibaba | PhD, 1975 | Nigerian Cabinet Minister |
| Rilwan Lanre Babalola | PhD, 1999 | Nigerian Cabinet Minister |
| Hassan Diab | MSc, 1982 | Prime Minister of Lebanon (2020–2021) |
| Ameenah Gurib | BSc, 1983 | President of Mauritius (2015–2018) |
| Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim | BSc, 1989 | Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives |
| Abraham Iyambo | BSc, 1990; PhD, 1994 | Namibian Education Minister |
| Rihupisa Justus Kandando | PhD, 1998 | Namibian politician |
| Yiannis Karousos | BSc, 2002 | Cypriot Cabinet Minister |
| Shukuru Kawambwa | PhD, 1993 | Tanzanian Education Minister |
| Rolph Payet | MBA | Seychellois Cabinet Minister |
| Paetongtarn Shinawatra | MSc | Prime Minister of Thailand (2024–) |
| Geoff Southern | BSc | Member of the States of Jersey |
| Arief Yahya | | Indonesian Cabinet Minister |

## Diplomats

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Peter Hayes | BSc, 1985 | UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory |
| Imad Moustapha | PhD, 1997 | Syrian Ambassador to the United States |
| Robin Ord-Smith MVO | BSc | UK Ambassador to Tajikistan and UK Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan |
| Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy | MSc, 1975 | Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Syria |

## Armed forces

| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
| Nicholas Caplin CB | BSc | Commander of British Forces Germany | |

## Law

| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
| Dame Linda Dobbs DBE | BSc, 1976 | High Court judge | |

## Science and academia

* Jim Al-Khalili
* Linda Papadopoulos
* John Pickett
| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Magda Abu Ras | PhD, 2010 | Environmental biotechnologist |
| Jim Al-Khalili OBE | BSc, 1986; PhD, 1989 | Theoretical physicist |
| Sara Arber | PhD, 1991 | President of the British Sociological Association |
| Tony Attwood | MA | Psychologist |
| Judith Baxter | MSc | Sociolinguist |
| Ramon Berguer | PhD | Vascular surgeon |
| Susan Blackmore | MSc, 1974; PhD, 1980 | Parapsychologist |
| Tanya Byron | PhD, 1995 | Clinical psychologist and Chancellor of Edge Hill University |
| Anne Chamney | MSc | Medical engineer |
| Martin Earwicker | BSc, 1970 | Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University and Director of the Science Museum Group |
| Gísli Guðjónsson CBE | MSc, 1977; PhD, 1981 | Forensic psychologist |
| Susan Jebb OBE | | Nutritionist |
| Christopher Jenks | BSc, 1969 | Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University |
| Kate Jones | PhD, 1998 | Zoologist |
| John Lennox | MA | Mathematician and Christian philosopher |
| Angela Little | BSc, 1971 | Educational theorist |
| Sue Meek | BSc, 1975 | Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science |
| Wahid Omar | BSc | Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| Linda Papadopoulos | MSc | Psychologist |
| John Pickett CBE, FRS | BSc, 1967; PhD, 1971 | Wolf Prize in Agriculture laureate |
| Jonathan Potter | | Psychologist |
| Adam Scaife | MSc, 1992 | Meteorologist |
| Stefaan Simons | BSc, 1986 | Chemical engineer |
| Sir Martin Sweeting OBE, FRS | BSc, 1974; PhD, 1979 | Chairman of Surrey Satellite Technology |
| John R. Terry | PhD | Scientist and mathematician |
| Sein Tun | MSc, 1967; PhD, 1973 | Physicist |
| Dianne Willcocks CBE | BSc, 1976 | Vice-Chancellor of York St John University |

## Engineering

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Mike Glover OBE | | Engineer |
| Sir Arthur Hawkins | BSc, 1956 | Chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board |
| Abbie Hutty | | Space Structures Engineer for ExoMars Mission |
| Phebe Mann | MSc, 1995 | Chair, Institution of Civil Engineers London, First Female Chair, Chartered Institute of Building Leicester, Specialist Judge, Upper Tribunal, Woman of Outstanding Achievement Tomorrow’s Leader Award, WES/Telegraph Top50 Women in Engineering Award |
| Beatrice Shilling OBE | PhD | Aeronautical engineer and motor racer |
| Azmi Mohd Hanifah | BEng | Engineer and Deputy Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office |
| Anusha Shah | MSc | Civil engineer and 159th President of Institution of Civil Engineers |

## Media

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Behrouz Afagh | | BBC executive |
| Richard Burrell | BA, 1990 | Television producer |
| Claudia Hammond | MSc | Journalist |
| Aleks Krotoski | PhD, 2009 | Technology journalist and broadcaster |
| Paul Morgan | | Sports journalist |
| Róisín Mullins | BA, 2008 | Television presenter and dancer |
| Sarah Tan | | Broadcaster |
| Deborah Turness | BA | President of NBC News and Editor of ITV News |
| Jonathan Vernon-Smith | | Radio presenter |
| John Warburton | | Television producer and director |
| Nigel Williams | | Radio presenter |

## Arts
### Actors

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Ella Balinska | BA, 2018 | Actor |
| Chiké Okonkwo | BSc, 2003 | Actor |
| Nabil Shaban | | Actor |
| Rehan Sheikh | BA | Actor |
| Wong Li-Lin | MA, 2001 | Actress |

### Music

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Jim Abbiss | 1988 | Music producer |
| Charlie Andrew | BMus | Music producer |
| Lorraine Bowen | | Musician |
| Bill Bruford | PhD 2016 | Drummer |
| John Butcher | | Saxophonist |
| George Chlitsios | | Conductor and composer |
| Eric Crees | | Trombonist |
| Huw Edwards | | Conductor |
| Eleftheria Eleftheriou | | Singer |
| Stephen Farr | PhD | Organist |
| Jeremy Filsell | | Musician |
| Nick Gatfield | | Music executive |
| O. D. Hunte | | Music producer |
| Gerard Johnson | BMus | Keyboardist |
| Cass Lowe | | Songwriter and producer |
| Odaline de la Martinez | MMus, 1977 | Composer and conductor |
| Kathleen McGuire | MMus | Musician |
| Miaoux Miaoux | BMus | Musician |
| Michael Price | BMus | Composer |
| Starsmith | BMus 2009 | Musician |
| Sheridan Tongue | BMus | Composer |
| Andrew Toovey | BMus | Composer |
| Keith Waithe | | Musician |
| Peter Wilson | BMus | Music producer |

### Other

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Litza Bixler | MA, 1995 | Choreographer |
| Wayne Hemingway MBE | MA | Fashion designer |
| Sir Alec Issigonis CBE, FRS | | Designer of the Mini |
| Rita Marcalo | MA, 1998 | Dancer and choreographer |
| Sheron Wray | | Dancer |

## Literature

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Tariq Goddard | | Novelist |
| Graham Holderness | PhD | Shakespearean scholar |
| Suzannah Olivier | | Writer |
| Alexander Waugh | | Writer |
| Norsiah Abdul Gapar | BSc, 1978 | Writer |

## Economics

* Marion Vernese Williams
| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Ila Patnaik | PhD, 1996 | Economist |
| Souad al-Sabah | PhD, 1981 | Economist |
| Sir David Varney | BSc | Chairman of HM Revenue and Customs |
| Paul Heaton | BSc, 1978 | CEO |
| Marion Vernese Williams | PhD, 1995 | Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados |

## Business

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Pejman Azarmina | MSc, 2005 | Founder of Thinkocrats |
| Victor Chavez CBE | MSc, 1993 | CEO of Thales UK |
| Robert Earl | | Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood |
| David Ebsworth | BSc, 1976; PhD, 1980 | Businessman |
| Prince Abdul Fattaah of Brunei | BSc, 2002 | Chairman of Baiduri Bank |
| Keith Harris | | Chairman of the Football League |
| Kevin Morley | MSc | Businessman |
| Emma Mulqueeny | | Founder of Young Rewired State |
| Andrew Rickman OBE | PhD | Internet entrepreneur |

## Religion

| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
| Sarah Bullock | BA, 1986 | Bishop of Shrewsbury | |
| Gordon McPhate | MSc, 1986 | Dean of Chester | |

## Sport

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Kate Allenby MBE | MA | Olympic medal winning pentathlete |
| Zak Chelli | BSc | Boxer |
| Patrick Collins | BSc | Rugby player |
| Armel Tchakounte | MSc; MBA | Footballer |

## Other

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Julian Darley | MSc | Founder of the Post Carbon Institute |
| Philip Fang | | Interpreter |
| Mansur Hoda | | Appropriate Technology advocate |
| Michael Middleton | BSc, 1973 | Businessman; father of Catherine, Princess of Wales |
| Muhammad Ruzaini | 2003 | Bruneian prince consort and civil servant |
| Adrian Walker | MSc | Computer scientist |