List of University of Brighton alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Brighton.

Acting

• Chris Barrie, actor and impressionist
• Paddy Considine, actor
• Pooja Shah, actress and model

Artists and authors

• Jane Carpanini, artist
• Graham Duff, writer, actor and producer
• Polly Dunbar, author and illustrator
• Emily Gravett, children's book illustrator and author
• Mini Grey, award-winning children's author and illustrator
• Sue Hendra, children's book author and illustrator
• Simon Kernick, crime fiction writer
• Akira Kuroda, novelist and critic
• Alison Lapper MBE, artist and author
• Simone Lia, cartoonist and author
• Molly Parkin, painter and journalist
• John Pasche, art designer, including The Rolling Stones tongue & lip motif
• Peepshow Collective Emmy award-winning group of visual artists
• Philip Reeve, children's author and illustrator
• Louise Rennison, author and comedian
• Chris Riddell, author and illustrator, cartoonist for The Observer newspaper in the United Kingdom
• Keith Tyson, artist and Turner Prize winner 2002
• Rachel Whiteread CBE, artist and Turner Prize winner 1998
• Cliff Wright, artist and illustrator

Music

• Norman Cook, DJ, musician and producer
• Natasha Khan, musician, Bat for Lashes
• Orlando Weeks, musician, The Maccabees
• Joseph Mount, musician and founding member of Metronomy

Sport

• Kate Allenby MBE, modern pentathlon, bronze medal winner Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games
• Gillian Clarke MBE, Olympic hockey umpire at three Olympic games
• Ben Hawes, Great Britain field hockey team, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games
• David Luckes, Great Britain hockey player who participated in three Summer Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000) and Head of Sport Competition for London 2012
• David Stone, Paralympic cycling, two times gold medal winner Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games
• Tanya Streeter, world champion free diver

Other

• Mandy Chessell, computer scientist and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
• Ethel Delali Cofie, Ghanaian businesswoman
• Ben Cooper, controller, Radio 1 and 1Xtra
• Keren Craig, Marchesa designer
• Addison Cresswell, celebrity agent
• Matthew Dent, designer of the current British coinage
• Harvey Goldsmith CBE, performing Arts promoter
• David Hallam, Member of the European Parliament
• Barbara Hulanicki, Founder of Biba
• Mark Hunt, OBE, President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Anji Hunter, Head of Government and Social Affairs, Anglo American PLC
• Saira Khan, TV presenter and businesswoman
• Sue Law, Head of Equality and Child Protection, The FA Group
• Julien Macdonald OBE, designer
• Jill McDonald, CEO of Halfords
• Mark Power, Magnum photographer
• John Rankin Waddell, portrait and fashion photographer
• Martin Webb, entrepreneur and TV business mentor
• Jo Whiley, DJ and TV presenter
• Abdul Rahman Al Hammad, Saudi Arabian businessman, Co-Owner of Al Bayan Holding Group