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List of people associated with Trinity College, Oxford

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This is a list of notable people affiliated with Trinity College at Oxford University, England. It includes former students, current and former academics and fellows, as listed in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or another available source. The overwhelming maleness of this list is explained by the fact that for over 90% of its history (from its foundation in 1555 until 1979), Trinity was an all-male institution.[1]

Former students

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Academics and explorers

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Sir Richard Burton

Scientists, engineers and mathematicians

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Henry Moseley

Artists and broadcasters

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Business

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Clergy and theology

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Cardinal Newman

Diplomats and colonial administrators

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Lawyers

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Military

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Politicians

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William Pitt the Elder
Frederick North, Lord North
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Sir Eric Errington, Bt

Sports people

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Miscellaneous

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Journalists

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Fictional characters

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Fictional former students include Jay Gatsby, the title character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby who attends Trinity briefly after World War I, and Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond in Ian Fleming's 1964 novel You Only Live Twice who receives a first in PPE before World War II.

Recent books in which Trinity features prominently are:

  • Cartwright, Justin (2008). This Secret Garden. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-7961-8.
  • von Siemens, Carl (2010). Kleine Herren. Ein Deutscher in Oxford. Frankfurt am Main: Scherz. ISBN 978-3-502-15159-3.
  • Flintoff, Ian (2015). Gatsby at Trinity. Oxford: YouCaxton-Pitchfork Production. ISBN 978-190964-469-4.

Fellows

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Presidents

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The head of Trinity College, Oxford is titled the President.

16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century

References

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  1. ^ Oneltd. "Trinity College – Modern Trinity". www.trinity.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ "James Michie" (obituary), The Independent, 21 November 2007, accessed 8 June 2023
  3. ^ Denselow, Robin (1 December 2017). "John Preston obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ Captain S. E. Oakley Royal Navy Captain Britannia Royal Naval College profile at royalnavy.mod.uk, accessed 7 November 2022