List of University of Leicester people

This list of University of Leicester people is a selected list of notable past staff and students of the University of Leicester.

Chancellors[]

• Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian (1957–1971)
• Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (1971–1984)
• Sir George Porter (1984–1995)
• Sir Michael Atiyah (1995–2005)
• Sir Peter Williams (2005–2010)^[1]
• Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott (2013–)

Vice-Chancellors[]

• Charles Wilson (1957–1961)
• Fraser Noble (1962–1976)
• Maurice Shock (1977–1987)
• Kenneth Edwards (1987–1999)^[2]
• Robert Burgess (1999–2014)
• Paul Boyle (2014–2019)^[3]
• Nishan Canagarajah (from November 2019)

Notable academics[]

Anthony Giddens, sociologist

• Khurshid Ahmad, Islamic scholar
• Penelope Allison, Professor of Archaeology
• Lyman Andrews, American Studies
• Isobel Armstrong, scholar of nineteenth-century poetry and women's writing
• Graeme Barker, Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
• Richard Bonney, historian
• Alan Bryman, social scientist
• Grace Burrows, violinist and orchestra conductor
• Neil Christie, Reader in Archaeology
• Nicholas T. Clerk, Ghanaian academic, public administrator and Presbyterian minister
• John Coffey, Professor of Early Modern history.
• Heather Couper, astronomer and television presenter
• Rosemary Crompton, sociologist
• Nicholas J. Cull, US historian
• Panicos Demetriades, economist and Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus
• Gabriel Dover, geneticist
• Eric Dunning, sports sociologist
• Christopher Dyer, medieval historian
• Colin Eaborn FRS, chemist
• Norbert Elias, German sociologist
• Brian J. Ford, scientist, visiting professor
• G. S. Fraser, Scottish poet
• Anthony Giddens, prominent sociologist, taught social psychology at Leicester
• Reuben Goodstein, mathematician, proponent of Goodstein's theorem
• Cosmo Graham, Public law and Competition law specialist. Member of the Competition Commission
• Sarah Hainsworth, Professor of Materials and Forensic Engineering, involved in analysing the wounds on the skeleton of Richard III
• Rosalind Hill, historian
• Jeffrey A. Hoffman, NASA astronaut and physicist
• Richard Hoggart, sociologist
• W. G. Hoskins, (1931–1952) (1965–1968), local historian, author of The Making of the English Landscape
• Norman Housley, crusading historian
• Arthur Humphreys, inaugural Professor of English and first Dean of the Faculty of Arts
• Leonard Huxley, physicist
• Suzanne Imber, astrophysicist
• Sir Alec Jeffreys, geneticist, discoverer of genetic fingerprinting
• Hans Kornberg, biochemist
• Philip Larkin, librarian and poet
• David Mattingly, Roman archaeologist
• John McManners, former Head of History Dept., Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford until retirement
• Marilyn Palmer, archaeologist and landscape historian, Professor of Industrial Archaeology and Head of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History (2000–2006)
• Ken Pounds, Emeritus Professor of Physics, discovered black holes were common in the universe
• Charles Rees, organic chemist
• Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, the Astronomer Royal, visiting professor at Leicester
• J.B. Schneewind, philosophy professor, Johns Hopkins University
• Malcolm Shaw QC, The Sir Robert Jennings Professor of International Law, prominent international lawyer and jurist
• Jack Simmons, professor of history 1947–1975
• Brian Simon, professor of education 1966-1980
• Sami Zubaida, political scientist
• Chris Allen (academic), British sociologist and associate professor at the centre for hate studies at university of Leicester

Notable alumni[]

See also Alumni of the University of Leicester.

Peter Atkins, chemist

Natalie Bennett, British politician

Norman Lamb, MP

Bob Mortimer, comedian

Public figures[]

• Malik Zahoor Ahmad, Pakistan Minister of Information
• Peter Atkins, physical chemist
• Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales^[4]
• David Blanchflower, economist, Dartmouth College professor
• Sir Malcolm Bradbury, author
• Justin Chadwick, actor and director
• Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief of Nature
• Andy Carter - Conservative MP for Warrington South.^[5]
• Michael Cordy, novelist
• Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer
• Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott, former MP, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
• Phelan Hill, Team GB coxswain and Olympic bronze medalist
• Baroness Howarth of Breckland, peer, on the board of CAFCASS
• Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo
• Jinnwoo, British Folk Musician and Visual Artist ^[6]
• Graham Joyce, novelist
• Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland ^[7]
• Norman Lamb, MP
• Martin Löb, Logician and proposer of Löb's theorem
• Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino
• Pete McCarthy, writer, broadcaster, comedian
• Sunshine Martyn, Reality television star
• Bob Mortimer, comedian
• Massimiliano Neri, fashion model
• Michael Nicholson, journalist
• Bob Parr MBE, multi Emmy Award-winning television producer and former Special Air Service soldier
• David Perry, barrister
• J. H. Plumb, historian of 18th-century Britain
• Aaron Porter, President, National Union of Students (United Kingdom) 2010-11
• Patrick Redmond, novelist
• C. P. Snow, Physical Chemist, Director of the English Electric Company, Author, Life Peer
• Mary Ann Steggles, Commonwealth Scholar from Canada, international expert on British sculpture exported to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
• Sir John Stevens, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner and former adviser on international security issues to Gordon Brown
• John Sutherland, Guardian Columnist, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University College London
• Laurie Taylor, broadcaster, actor, sociologist
• Philip Tew, professor of English (Post-1900 Literature), Brunel University, novelist
• Steven Thiru, current president of Malaysian Bar
• Jon Tickle, celebrity
• Storm Thorgerson, artist
• Tony Underwood, England rugby union international
• Sir Alan Walters, economist and former Chief Economic Adviser to Margaret Thatcher, 1981–83 and 1989.
• Andrew Waterman, poet
• Quentin Willson, motoring journalist/expert and TV presenter
• Bryan R. Wilson, Oxford sociologist
• Ted Wragg, educationalist

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