Goldsmiths College Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of Goldsmiths College. The list includes people like Damien Hirst, Mary Quant, Dame Vivienne Westwood, Kalki Koechlin & Damon Albarn. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as musicians, film & theater personalities, fashion, singers and miscellaneous etc.
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Dame Vivienne Westwood
(British fashion designer)
Dame Vivienne Westwood
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 8, 1941
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tintwistle

British fashion designer, Dame Vivienne Westwood, is credited for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. She attended a course on jewelry at the University of Westminster but left before graduating. She worked as a teacher for a while before turning to fashion designing. She eventually opened four boutiques in London.

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Damon Albarn
(Guitarist, Singer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter)
Damon Albarn
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 23, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whitechapel

Grammy-winning English singer Damon Albarn has previously been part of two major bands, Blur and Gorillaz, as their lead vocalist and primary songwriter. He has also performed as part of the supergroup The Good, the Bad & the Queen. His solo album Everyday Robots was nominated for a Mercury Award.

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John Cale
(Welsh Musician, Composer and Founding Member of the American Rock Band 'The Velvet Underground')
John Cale
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 9, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Garnant, Wales

Experimental musician John Cale is best known as the co-founder of the rock band The Velvet Underground. The son of a coal miner father, he later developed a love for music that earned him a scholarship to the University of London. Prescribed opiates for his bronchial issues, he later struggled with addiction.

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Mary Quant
(Fashion Designer)
Mary Quant
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: February 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Blackheath, London, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Malcolm McLaren
(Singer, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Talent agent, Record producer, Talent manager)
Malcolm McLaren
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stoke Newington
Died: April 8, 2010
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Damien Hirst
(Artist)
Damien Hirst
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bristol

Artist Damien Hirst first gained fame in the 1980s. A master of conceptual art, he creates everything from paintings and installations to sculptures and drawings, with topics ranging from mortality and beauty to rebirth and technology. One of his creations featured dead animals preserved in formaldehyde, while another featured rows of multicolored spots.

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Graham Sutherland
(Painter, Artist)
Graham Sutherland
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Birthdate: August 24, 1903
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Streatham
Died: February 17, 1980
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Liz Fraser
(Actress)
Liz Fraser
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Birthdate: August 14, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Southwark, London, England, UK
Died: September 6, 2018
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Julian Clary
(Comedian, Novelist, Actor)
Julian Clary
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 25, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Surbiton
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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John Illsley
(English Musician Bassist and Guitarist)
John Illsley
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 24, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Leicester, England
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
(Poet)
Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 24, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chapelton, Jamaica

Linton Kwesi Johnson is a Jamaican-born British-based activist and dub poet. He is best known for his poetry that deals with the experiences of an African-Caribbean in Britain. Linton Kwesi Johnson was honored with the PEN Pinter Prize in July 2020.  

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Bridget Riley
(Painter)
Bridget Riley
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Birthdate: April 24, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: West Norwood
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Tena Stivicic
(Playwright)
Tena Stivicic
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 5, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zagreb, Yugoslavia
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Colin Welland
(Actor, Screenwriter)
Colin Welland
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died: November 2, 2015
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Liam Gillick
(sculptor, painter)
Liam Gillick
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1964 AD
Birthplace: Aylesbury
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Gary Hume
(Painter, Sculptor)
Gary Hume
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Birthdate: May 9, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tenterden

Gary Hume is an English artist best known for his association with Young British Artists. A popular artist, Gary Hume represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1999. In the exhibition, Hume showcased his famous Water series. In 1997, he was honored with Great Britain's prestigious Jerwood Painting Prize.

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Anthony Joseph
(Poet)
Anthony Joseph
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 12, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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Ross Raisin
(Novelist)
Ross Raisin
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1979 AD
Birthplace: Keighley, England
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Pablo Bronstein
(Artist)
Pablo Bronstein
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Birthdate: 1977 AD
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rebecca Warren
(Sculptor)
Rebecca Warren
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Birthdate: 1965 AD
Birthplace: England

Although British sculptor Rebecca Warren is chiefly known for her works in clay, steel and bronze, she is equally at home with variety of other materials, creating collages and wall mounted vitrines with neon, wool, pompoms, paper, thread etc. Currently a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, she has been holding solo exhibitions across Europe and USA since 2003.