# List of alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter

University of Wales, Lampeter, originally known as St David's College and later St David's University College, was the oldest degree-awarding institution in Wales. Its alumni include politicians, bishops, writers, activists, and academics. It was founded in 1822 by Thomas Burgess, Bishop of St Davids, and given its royal charter by George IV in 1828. The college was originally intended for the teaching of Welsh male clergy, with a 1927 report estimating that 66% of Welsh clergy had received some amount of training in Lampeter. It later began teaching a range of subjects.
From the world of clergy, the college's alumni include at least seven Archdeacons (George Austin, Carl Cooper, Owen Evans, Judy French, John Griffiths, John Holliman and Lawrence Thomas), several bishops, and two Archbishops of Wales (Edwin Morris and Alwyn Rice Jones). The list of educators includes a President of Washington & Jefferson College (John C. Knapp) and a Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University (John Cater). Academics who studied at the college went on to teach at University College Cork (Graham Allen), Oxford Brookes University (William Gibson), Wuhan University (James R. Lewis), and St David's College itself (William Henry Harris, Dic Edwards and Daniel Silvan Evans). The list of alumni also includes one member of the Senedd (Rhodri Glyn Thomas), a founding member of the Social Democratic Party (Sue Slipman), a polar explorer (Hannah McKeand), and several writers and poets (Ian Marchant, E. A. Markham, Adrian Mourby, Peter Paphides and Fred Secombe).
In 1965, the college began accepting female students for the first time. It was renamed St David's University College in 1971 after joining the federal University of Wales, and in 1996 renamed again to University of Wales, Lampeter. In 2010, the college merged with Trinity University College to form the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

## Alumni
### Abbreviations used in the following table

* E – Year of enrolment at St David's College/University of Wales
* G – Year of graduation/conclusion of study at St David's College/University of Wales
* ? – Year or degree unknown

### Degree abbreviations

   * BA – Bachelor of Arts
   * BD – Bachelor of Divinity
   * LTh – Licentiate of Theology
   * MA – Master of Arts
   * PhD – Doctor of Philosophy
   * DLitt – Doctor of Letters

### Clergy

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| George Austin | ? | ? | Philosophy | Archdeacon of York (1988–1999) |
| David Bartlett | ? | ? | Theology | Bishop of St Asaph, (1950-1970) |
| Dewi Bridges | ? | ? | ? | Bishop of Swansea and Brecon (1988–1999) |
| John Cawston | ? | ? | ? | Chaplain of the Fleet for the Royal Navy (1876–1882) |
| Carl Cooper | ? | ? | BA French | Bishop of St Davids (2002–2008), and Archdeacon of Merioneth (2000–2002) |
| Dorrien Davies | ? | 1995 | ? | Archdeacon of Carmarthen (2017-2023), and Bishop of St Davids (2023-) |
| Ellis Davies | 1892 | 1895 | ? | Priest and antiquarian |
| Ivor Evans | ? | 1922 | ? | Bishop in Argentina and Eastern South America with the Falkland Islands, (1946-1962) |
| Evan Thomas Davies | ? | 1869 | ? | Vicar of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog (1906–1913) |
| Roy Davies | ? | 1955 | BA Welsh | Bishop of Llandaff (1985–1999) |
| Eric Evans | ? | ? | ? | Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, (1988-1996) |
| John Silas Evans | ? | 1885 | BD (1885), Phillips and Treharne Scholar, Welsh and Science prize winner | Vicar of St Asaph (1895–1901), Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (1923), and member of St David's College council (1927–1939) |
| Owen Evans | ? | 1898 | BA | Archdeacon of Bangor (1921–1937) |
| Richard Fenwick | ? | 1966 | BA | Bishop of St Helena, (2011-2018) |
| Judy French | ? | ? | BA Theology | Archdeacon of Dorchester (2014–present) |
| Alexander Goldwyer Lewis | ? | 1871 | Classics | Archdeacon of Bombay (1890-1896) |
| Kerry Goulstone | ? | ? | ? | Dean of St Asaph (1993–2001) |
| Ellis Griffith | ? | ? | BA | Rector of Llangadwaladr (1899–1917), and vicar of Welshpool |
| John Griffiths | ? | ? | ? | Archdeacon of Llandaff (1877–1897) |
| Christopher Herbert | ? | ? | ? | Bishop of St Albans (1996–2009) |
| John Holdsworth | ? | 1992 | PhD | Executive archdeacon of Cyprus and the Gulf, (2010-2019) |
| John Holliman | ? | 1967 | BA (1965), LTh (1967) | Archdeacon of the Army and Deputy-Chaplain general to the British Armed Forces |
| Joshua Hughes | ? | 1868 | BD | Bishop of St Asaph (1870–1889) |
| Idris Jones | ? | 1964 | ? | Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway (1998-2009); Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (2006-2009) |
| Isaac Jones | 1834 | 1836 | Eldon Hebrew scholar (1835) | Curate of Llanedwen and Llanddaniel Fab (1840–1850), and translator of English works into Welsh |
| Noël Jones | ? | ? | ? | Bishop of Sodor and Man (1989–2003) |
| Brian Lucas | 1959 | 1962 | BA in Humanities | Chaplain-in-chief (RAF) and Archdeacon for the Royal Air Force, (1991-1995) |
| Alan Morgan | ? | ? | Philosophy and history | Bishop of Sherwood (1989-2004) |
| Richard Williams Morgan | ? | ? | ? | Curate of Mochdre (1842–1853) |
| Edwin Morris | ? | 1922 | Theology | Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales |
| Thomas Milville Raven | ? | ? | ? | Priest and pioneering photographer |
| Timothy Rees | ? | 1896 | BA | Bishop of Llandaff (1931–1939) |
| Raymond Renowden | 1941 | ? | Theology | Dean of St Asaph, (1971-1992) |
| Alwyn Rice Jones | ? | 1955 | BA Welsh | Bishop of St Asaph (1981–1999), and Archbishop of Wales (1991–1999) |
| John Roberts | ? | ? | BA | Missionary in the Bahamas and Wyoming |
| Edward Shotter | ? | ? | Theology | Dean of Rochester, (1989-2003) |
| Thomas James Stretch | 1934 | ? | ? | Army chaplain |
| David Thomas | ? | ? | ? | Vicar of Mynydd Llandygai (1860–1894) |
| Harry Thomas | ? | ? | ? | Bishop of Taunton (1945-1955) |
| John Lloyd Thomas | 1927 | ? | History | Principal of St David's College (1953-1975) |
| Lawrence Thomas | ? | 1911 | BD (2nd) | Archdeacon of Margam (1948–1958) |
| Randolph Thomas | ? | ? | ? | Archdeacon of Brecon, (2003-2013) |
| Benjamin Vaughan | ? | ? | BA Classics (1st) | Bishop of Swansea and Brecon (1976–1987), and lecturer in Theology at St David's College (1952–1955) |
| David Williams | ? | 1883 | Classics | Archbishop of Huron, (1926-1931) |
| Flora Winfield | ? | 1985 | BA | Bishop of Selby, (2024-) |

### Other religious leaders

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes | Ref |
| Amr Khaled | 2005 | ? | PhD | Muslim televangelist and anti-extremism activist | |
| Henry James Prince | 1836 | ? | ? | Founder of the Agapemonites | |

### Educators

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| John Cater | ? | 1974 | BA Geography | Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University (1993–present) |
| Robert Jackson | 1963 | 1966 | BA Theology, DLitt (2006, honorary) | Director of Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit at University of Warwick (1994–2012) |
| John C. Knapp | ? | 1999 | PhD Theology and Religious Studies | President of Washington & Jefferson College (2017–present), and President of Hope College (2013–2017) |
| Henry Morris | ? | ? | Theology | Pioneer of community education and founder of village colleges |
| Michael Scott | ? | ? | ? | Principal of North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (2001-2008); Vice-Chancellor of Wrexham Glyndŵr University (2008-2015) |

### Academics

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| Graham Allen | 1982 | 1985 | BA English (1st) | Professor of Literature at University College Cork |
| William Gibson | ? | 1980 | ? | Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University |
| Sophie Gilliat-Ray | ? | ? | Theology and Religious Studies | Professor in Religious and Theological Studies, Head of Islam UK Centre, Cardiff University |
| William Henry Harris | ? | 1910 | BA Welsh (1st), English and Welsh (Creaton) Essay Prizeman, Treharne and Senior Scholar | Lecturer in Theology (1919–1940), Professor of Theology (from 1940) and Professor of Welsh (from 1941) at St David's College. Also canon and treasurer of St Davids Cathedral |
| Craig Jamieson | 1971 | 1974 | Philosophy | Keeper of Sanskrit manuscripts, University of Cambridge |
| John Geoffrey Jones | ? | ? | Law | Judge, Mental Health Review Tribunal president known for his views on legal psychopathy |
| Omar Khalidi | ? | ? | PhD | Research librarian for the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries |
| James R. Lewis | ? | 2003 | PhD Religious Studies | Professor of Philosophy at Wuhan University (2019–present) |
| Gerard Loughlin | 1976 | 1980 | BA Theology and English Literature; MA English Literature | Professor of Theology and Religion at Durham University (2004–present), and Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the Newcastle University (1990–2004) |
| H. Jefferson Powell | ? | ? | BA | Professor of Law at Duke University (1989–2010, 2012–present) |
| Daniel Silvan Evans | c. 1845 | c. 1847 | BD (1868, honorary) | Lecturer in Welsh at St David's College, writer on lexicography and orthography, and professor of Welsh at Aberystwyth University |
| Malcolm Todd | ? | 1960 | BA Classics | Professor of Archaeology at University of Exeter, and Principal of Trevelyan College (from 1996) |

### Broadcasters and entertainers

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| Victor Brox | 1959 | 1962 | Philosophy | Blues musician |
| Juliette Foster | 1982 | 1985 | History / Church history | Journalist and television news presenter |
| Jules Hudson | ? | 1992 | BA Archaeology | Archaeologist, and presenter on the BBC TV series Escape to the Country |
| John Murray | 1985 | 1988 | BA Geography | Sports broadcaster, senior commentator and Football Correspondent for BBC Radio |
| Bruce Parker | 1960 | 1963 | English | BBC radio and television presenter |
| Andrew Timothy | ? | ? | ? | Announcer of The Goon Show and BBC newsreader |
| Rebecca Wheatley | ? | ? | English literature | Actress, presenter and cabaret singer |

### Politicians

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| Dick Cole | 1988 | 1991 | Archaeology and history | Leader of Mebyon Kernow, (1997-) |
| Karl McCartney | 1988 | 1992 | Geography | Conservative MP for Lincoln (2010-2017, 2019-) |
| Rhodri Glyn Thomas | ? | ? | ? | Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (1999–2016) |

### Social activists

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| Sulak Sivaraksa | ? | 1958 | BA | Thai Buddhist social activist, writer, and economist; twice-nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize |
| Sue Slipman | 1968 | 1971 | BA English | President of the National Union of Students (1975–1978), and founding member of the Social Democratic Party |
| Helen Thomas | 1985 | 1988 | BA History | Welsh activist who died during protests at the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp |

### Sports people

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| Bailey Davies | ? | ? | ? | Rugby union fullback and clergyman |
| Ivor Davies | 1911 | ? | ? | Rugby union player |
| Shaun Lightman | ? | 1966 | History | Race walker |
| Alfred Mathews | 1883 | 1886 | BA | Rugby union player and priest |
| Austin Matthews | 1925 | ? | Theology | Northants, Glamorgan and England cricketer |
| Ernest Rowland | 1883 | 1886 | ? | Rugby union forward |
| John Strand-Jones | ? | 1899 | ? | Rugby union international and army chaplain |

### Explorers

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes | Ref |
| Hannah McKeand | ? | ? | BA Classics | Polar explorer | |

### Writers and artists

| Name | E | G | Degree | Notes |
| Tony Bianchi | 1969 | ? | English and Philosophy | Welsh-language novelist |
| Euros Bowen | ? | ? | ? | Welsh-language poet |
| Eddie Duggan | ? | ? | MA (Alt) in The Word and The Visual Imagination | Photographer and Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering, Arts, Science & Technology at University of Suffolk |
| Dic Edwards | ? | ? | ? | Playwright and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| Richard Fawkes | ? | ? | English | Writer and director |
| John James | ? | ? | Philosophy | Writer of historical fiction |
| Ian Marchant | 1976 | 1979 | BA Philosophy | Non-fiction writer and radio presenter |
| E. A. Markham | 1962 | 1965 | BA Philosophy and Literature | Montserratian poet and playwright, professor of Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University |
| Adrian Mourby | ? | ? | ? | Award-winning writer, journalist, and BBC producer |
| Peter Paphides | ? | ? | ? | Rock critic for The Times (2005–2010) |
| Pamela Petro | ? | ? | MA in The Word and the Visual Imagination | Author of Travels in an old tongue; Sitting up with the dead; The slow breath of stone;, and, The Long field. |
| Fred Secombe | ? | ? | ? | Writer and clergyman |
| Chris Townsend | ? | ? | English | Long distance walker and outdoor writer |