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A list of alumni of St John's College, Oxford, former students of the college of the University of Oxford. The overwhelming maleness of this list is partially explained by the fact that for over 90% of its history (from its foundation in 1555 until 1979), women were barred from studying at St John's.[1] The college maintains a growing list of profiles of prominent recent alumni on its website.[2]

Politicians in the United Kingdom

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Name M Degree Notes Ref
Rushanara Ali 1993 BA PPE Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow (2010–) [3][4]
Edward Bayntun 1636 MP for Devizes and Calne at various points between 1640 and 1679 [5]
Aaron Bell 1998 BA PPE Conservative MP for Newcastle-Under-Lyme (2019–) [6]
Tony Blair (HF) 1972 BA Jurisprudence (2nd, 1975) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007); Labour MP for Sedgefield (1983–2007) [7][8][9]
Aidan Burley 1998 BA Theology Conservative MP for Cannock Chase (2010–2015) [4]
Alistair Burt 1974 BA Jurisprudence (1977) Conservative MP for Bury North (1983–1997) and North East Bedfordshire (2001–2019) [4]
Alan Duncan 1976 BA PPE (1979) Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton (1992–2019) [10][4]
Angela Eagle 1980 BA PPE Labour MP for Wallasey (1992–) [4]
John Grogan 1979 BA History and Economics (1982) Labour MP for Selby (1997–2010) [11][4]
David Heath 1972 MA Physiological Sciences Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome (1997–2015) [12][4]
John Howell 1978 DPhil Archaeology Conservative MP for Henley (2008–) [4]
Gregg McClymont 1999 DPhil History Labour MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (2010–2015) [4]
Andrew Smith 1969 BA PPE, BPhil Labour MP for Oxford East (1987–2017); Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1999–2002); Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2002–2004) [4]
David Tredinnick 1981 MLitt Conservative MP for Bosworth (1987–2019) [4]

Politicians and royalty of other countries

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Name M Degree Notes Ref
Korn Chatikavanij 1983 BA PPE Thailand Finance Minister (2008–2011) [13][14]
Prince Diego Massimiliano De Giorgi 2010 - Visiting research student at the Faculty of Law; Head of the House of Giorgi (2014–)
Prince Fumihito 1988 - Visiting graduate student at the Department of Zoology; Prince Akishino of Japan [15][16]
Geoff Gallop 1972 BA PPE (2nd, 1974) Rhodes Scholar; 27th Premier of Western Australia (2001–2006) [17][18][19]
Olara Otunnu 1973 BA Jurisprudence St John's Overseas Scholar; Uganda's Ambassador to the United Nations (1980–1985); President of the International Peace Academy (1990–1998); UN Under-Secretary General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (1998–2005); President of the Uganda People's Congress (2010–) [20][21][22][23]
Lester B. Pearson (HF, 1946) 1921 BA Modern History (2nd, 1923), MA (1925) Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1957); 14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968) [24][25]
Dean Rusk 1931 BS (1933), MA (1934) Rhodes Scholar; Secretary of State of the United States (1961–1969) [26][27]
A. N. R. Robinson (HF) 1951 BA PPE (2nd, 1953), MA 3rd Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986–1991); 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003) [28][9]
Craig Scott 1984 BA Jurisprudence (1986, 1st) Rhodes Scholar; Canadian politician [29]
Abhisit Vejjajiva 1983 BA PPE (1st), MPhil 27th Prime Minister of Thailand (2008–2011) [13][30]

Civil servants and diplomats

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Judges and lawyers

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Clergy

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Saints, blessed and archbishops of Canterbury

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Name M Degree Notes Ref
Edmund Campion (F) c. 1557 - Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, martyr and saint [36]
Edward James c. 1575 - Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint [36]
William Juxon (F) 1598 BCL (1603), DCL (1621) President of St John's (1621-1633); Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1626-1628); Lord High Treasurer (1636-1641); 77th Archbishop of Canterbury (1660-1663) [36][37]
William Laud (F) 1589 BA (1594), MA (1598) President of St John's (1611–1621); Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1630–1641); 76th Archbishop of Canterbury (1633–1645) [38]
John Roberts 1596 - Roman Catholic Benedictine monk, priest, martyr and saint [36][39]

Other bishops

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Other priests

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Journalists and writers

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Sports

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Name M Degree Notes Ref
Jennifer Howitt Browning 2005 MPhil Development Studies (2007) Rhodes Scholar. 2004 Athens Paralympics Wheelchair Basketball  Gold medal for the USA. [44][45][46]
Rosara Joseph 2006 BCL, DPhil (2011) Rhodes Scholar from New Zealand. 2005 Oceania Mountain Biking champion. 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games  Silver medal. 2008 Beijing Olympics Women's Mountainbike Cross-Country 9th. [47][48][49]
Annette Salmeen 1997 DPhil Biochemistry (2001) Rhodes Scholar. 1996 Atlanta Olympics Swimming (800m freestyle relay)  Gold medal for the USA. [46][50]

Others

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Fictional

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  • Inspector Morse, fictional TV crime series character, suggested to have won a scholarship

References

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  1. ^ Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist
  2. ^ Alumni Spotlight | https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-spotlight/
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  15. ^ "His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino". Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Undercover with the Vice-Chancellor". China Thinking. Hong Kong: University of Oxford China Office. June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2013. welcomed by not only one but three members of Imperial Oxford alumni - Prince Akishino (St John's 1988)
  17. ^ McIlveen, Luke (17 January 2006). "Gallop's act of public service – Praise from former premier". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. p. 2. Awarded Rhodes Scholarship in 1972 and graduated in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford in 1974
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  24. ^ "Lester B. Pearson (Canada)". UN General Assembly. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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  26. ^ "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Dean David Rusk". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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