This is a list of notable people related to the University of Keele and its predecessor, the University College of North Staffordshire.
Presidents and Chancellors
John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby (1949–55)
HRH Princess Margaret (1956–86)
Claus Moser, Baron Moser (1986–2002)
Sir David Weatherall (2002–2012)
Sir Jonathon Porritt (2012–)
Principals and Vice-Chancellors
Lord Lindsay of Birker (1949–52)
Sir John Lennard-Jones (1953–54)
Sir George Barnes (1956–60)
Harold McCarter Taylor (1961–67)
W. A. Campbell Stewart (1967–79)
Sir David Harrison (1979–84)
Sir Brian Fender (1985–95)
Dame Janet Finch (1995–2010)
Nick Foskett (2010–2015)
Trevor McMillan (2015- )
Tony Barrand, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Boston University
Jonathan Dollimore, English sociologist;
Richard English, historian;
Roy Fisher - American Studies lecturer and poet
Oliver Harris - professor of American literature and expert in the works of William Burroughs
Sir Nick Partridge, British health care specialist;
Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer, British political scientist;
Law
Sir Peter Coulson, Judge of the High Court of Justice
Michael Mansfield QC, Human rights lawyer
Malcolm Shaw - legal scholar
John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, Member of the House of Lords and ex-Deputy District Judge
Dame Fiona Woolf, Lord Mayor of London and ex-President of the Law Society
Politics
Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili - Iraqi Minister
Emran bin Bahar - ambassador for Brunei Darussalam
Phillida Bunkle - New Zealand MP
Paul Clark - Secretary of State, MP
David Cooney - Irish ambassador to the UK
Stephen Cutts - UN Assistant Secretary-General
Ash Denham - MSP for Edinburgh Eastern in the Scottish Parliament
Kenred Dorsett - Cabinet Minister, Bahamas
John Duncan - diplomat
Farahanaz Faizal - High Commissioner of the Maldives
Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath, ex-Liberal Democrat MP for Bath and Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Development
John Golding - politician
Sir Jeffrey James, Former High Commissioner, British High Commission in Kenya
Eric Joyce, Independent MP for Falkirk
Mumtaz Kassam - Ugandan ambassador
Claire Kober, Labour Council leader for the London Borough of Haringey
Datuk Seri Panglima Clarence Bongkos Malakun - politician, Malaysia
Laurence Mann - Personal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, David Cameron
Alun Michael, ex-Labour MP for Cardiff South Penarth and Minister of State for Home Affairs;
Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett, patron of Prisoners Abroad
Madeleine Moon, Labour MP for Bridgend
Jim Moran - EU ambassador
Sir Richard Mottram, chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah - Namibian politician
Priti Patel, Conservative MP for Witham in Essex and International Secretary for Development;
Clare Short, ex-Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood and Secretary of State for International Development
Brian Stewart - UK ambassador
Sir James Moray Stewart - distinguished civil servant
Adelaide Tambo - anti-apartheid activist South African MP
Ian Taylor - politician
Sir John Vereker, ex-Permanent Secretary for International Development and Governor of Bermuda
Lynda Waltho, Labour MP for Stourbridge
Dame Jo Williams,Chief Executive MENCAP
Hso Khan Pha - Burmese prince also known as Tiger
Paul Goa Zoumanighi - ambassador of Guinea to UK
TV and journalism
Phil Avery - BBC weather presenter
Jonty Bloom - BBC business correspondent
Wayne Clarke - radio presenter
Dominic Coles - BBC Director of Operations
Tony Elliott (publisher), founder of Time Out
Jack Emery, British Director, Writer and Producer for Stage, TV and Radio;
Terry Milewski - Canadian broadcaster and journalist
Gerry Northam, BBC investigative journalist
Literature and the arts
John Abram - composer
Jamie Aitchison - BAFTA-winning broadcaster
Paul Atterbury - writer, antiques expert
Tony Barrand - anthropologist and folk musician
Francis Beckett, English Author;
Carol Birch, English novelist;
Joe Beverley, English-Canadian writer;
Peter Child - composer
Alys Clare - novelist
Araminta Craig Hall - author
Jem Finer, founding member of The Pogues
Janet Fitch - author
Zulfikar Ghose, Novelist, Poet and Essayist;
Andrew Glover - composer
Invisible System member Dan Harper, British World Fusion Musician and Producer / Aid Worker.
Jon Haylett - novelist
Liz Kessler - author
Greg Lambert - writer, broadcaster, wrestling impresario
Marina Lewycka, novelist;
Bernard Lloyd - actor
Andy McDermott, British Thriller author;
Bernard Myers - puzzle-book author
Marina Oliver, British Romance novelist;
Keith Ovenden, English Novelist and Biographer.
Adrian Pang, actor
David Pownall - playwright and author
Ken Rattenbury - musician
Davide Rossi - musician, Goldfrapp; composer
Antti Sakari Saario - composer, lecturer
Peter Whelan - playwright
Mark Worrall - football writer
Others
Eliathamby Ambikairajah - engineer
Kojo Annan - son of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Maggie Atkinson - Children's Commissioner, England
Yvette Baker - champion orienteer
Stan Beckensall - expert on prehistoric rock art
Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate - Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Society of Biology
Mike Cattermole - racing commentator />
David Collett - director, VSO and CEO Wateraid
Robert Cooling - Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
Dame Sandra Dawson - organisational theorist
Edward Derbyshire - geologist
Keith Dobson, director, British Council
Jonathan Dollimore - sociologist; cultural and literary theorist
David Edwards - the second person to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Richard English - political historian
Jonathan Gledhill - Bishop of Lichfield
Charles Iain Hamilton - historian
Steve Jackson - game designer
Denise King - chief executive, Girlguiding UK
Jon Lamonte - CEO London Tubelines & Transport for Greater Manchester
Ron Maddison - astronomer
Pradeep Mathur - educationalist
Innes McCarthey - nautical archaeologist
Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff - UK National Hydrographer
Peter Moore - business executive
Roger Nightingale - computer analyst
Sam Nolutshungu - political scientist
Sir Nick Partridge - chief executive, Terence Higgins Trust
David Richardson - Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
Beverley Skeggs - sociologist
Margaret Spurr - educationalist
Dame Joan Stringer - political scientist
John Sutton - General Secretary, Secondary Heads Association
Chris Taylor - landscape archaeologist
John Thompson - sociologist
Derek Tidball - theologian
Sir Chris Woodhead - chief inspector of schools
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