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List of alumni of University College, Oxford

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A list of alumni of University College, Oxford. University College, Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. Its alumni include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics. The overwhelming maleness of this list is partially explained by the fact that for over 95% of its history (from its foundation in 1249 until 1979), women were barred from studying at University College.[1]

Alumni

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The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category.

Abbreviations used in the following tables
  • M – Year of matriculation at University College (a dash indicates that the individual did not matriculate at the college)
  • G – Year of graduation / conclusion of study at University College (a dash indicates that the individual graduated from another college)
  • DNG – Did not graduate: left the college without taking a degree
  • ? – Year unknown; an approximate year is used for table-sorting purposes.
  • (F) after name – later became a Fellow of University College, and included on the list of Fellows
  • (HF) after name – later became an Honorary Fellow of University College
Degree abbreviations

The subject studied and the degree classification are included, where known. Until the early 19th century, undergraduates read for a Bachelor of Arts degree that included study of Latin and Greek texts, mathematics, geometry, philosophy and theology. Individual subjects at undergraduate level were only introduced later: for example, Mathematics (1805), Natural Science (1850), Jurisprudence (1851, although it had been available before this to students who obtained special permission), Modern History (1851) and Theology (1871). Geography and Modern Languages were introduced in the 20th century. Music had been available as a specialist subject before these changes; medicine was studied as a post-graduate subject.[2]

Politicians and civil servants

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Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee
Bill Clinton
Bob Hawke
Name M G Degree Notes Ref
Clement Attlee (F) 1901 1904 BA Modern History (2nd) British Prime Minister [3]
Sir Jeremy Beecham 1962 1965 Law (1st) Labour politician -
Kofi Abrefa Busia 1941 1947 BA PPE, DPhil Prime Minister of Ghana -
Robert Cecil ? ? Law A founder of the League of Nations, Nobel Peace Prize 1937. -
Bill Clinton (HF) 1968 1970 [DNG] 42nd President of the United States of America -
William de Silva ? ? ? Ceylonese politician -
Andrew George ? 1981 MA Agricultural Economics Liberal Democrat MP -
Richard Fuller ? ? ? Conservative MP -
Philip Hammond ? ? PPE Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer 2016–present, Foreign Secretary 2014–2016 -
Bob Hawke (HF) ? ? BLitt Australian Prime Minister (Labor) -
Festus Mogae (HF) ? ? Economics President of Botswana -
Colin Moynihan 1974 1977 BA PPE Silver medal 1980 Olympics, Conservative MP 1983–92, Minister for Sport 1987–90, Chairman British Olympic Association 2005 -
Robert Reich 1968 1970 PPE 22nd United States Secretary of Labor (Democratic Party) -
David Renton (HF) ? ? Law MP -
John Scott ? 1770 BA Lord Chancellor of Great Britain -
Roger Short 1963 1967 Literae humaniores British consul-general to Turkey -
Rajiva Wijesinha ? ? Literae humaniores University teacher; Sri Lankan Liberal Party MP, 2010–15 -
Tan Jee Say 1973 1976 PPE Singaporean politician and former civil servant -
Henry Thrale 1744 ? ? MP -
William Weld ? ? Economics governor of Massachusetts -
Andrew Theophanous ? 1973 MLitt Philosophy Australian Labor Party, first Australian federal MP to be imprisoned for corruption. -
Sir Edgar Whitehead ? ? ? Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia -
Sir Rowland Whitehead ? ? History (1st) KC MP -
Thomas A. Shannon Jr. 1980 ? Politics American diplomat, former acting United States Secretary of State
John Maxton ? ? ? Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart, 1979–2001 -
Josh Frydenberg ? ? MPhil International Relations Treasurer of Australia, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia -
Alan Williams ? ? PPE Labour MP for Swansea West, 1964–2010 -
James Plaskitt ? ? PPE Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington, 1997–2010 -
Chris Philp ? ? BA Physics Conservative MP for Croydon South -
Simon Clarke 2003 2006 History Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland -
Bongbong Marcos 1975 1978 DNG[4][5][6] Governor, Senator, 17th President-elect of the Philippines [4][5][6]
Huw Pill ? 1989 PPE Chief Economist of the Bank of England [7]

Clergy

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Architects

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Artists and writers

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

Philosophers and theologians

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Broadcasters, journalists and entertainers

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Nick Robinson

Scientists, inventors and engineers

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Edmund Cartwright
Stephen Hawking
Name M G Degree Notes Ref
Jonathan Bowen 1974 1977 MA Computer scientist -
Edmund Cartwright ? ? ? Clergyman and loom-inventor -
Stephen Hawking 1959 1962 BA Theoretical physicist -
John Radcliffe ? ? ? Royal Physician to William & Mary and politician -
Sir Simon Wessely ? 1981 BM BCh Psychiatrist -

Social scientists, historians and philologists

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Sports people

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Judges and lawyers

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Military

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Business people

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Other

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Prince Felix Yusupov

Future fellows

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A number of alumni became fellows at their Alma mater at some point in their academic career. Honorary fellows are marked with an asterisk.

List

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ visiting Fellow
  2. ^ Lectureship only

References

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  1. ^ "History - University College Oxford". University College Oxford. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ "College Archives – FAQs". Oxford Archivists’ Consortium. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  3. ^ Whiting, R.C. "Attlee, Clement Richard, first Earl Attlee (1883–1967)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Oxford University Says Marcos Jr. Did Not Complete Degree". Bloomberg.com. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Oxford: Bongbong Marcos' special diploma 'not a full graduate diploma'". RAPPLER. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b Britton, Thomas (18 November 2021). "Philippines presidential candidate did not complete Oxford degree as he claims". Cherwell. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Huw Pill | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal". voxeu.org. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ In the Footsteps of C.S. Lewis, Oxford Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Sacred Destinations.
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