Newcastle University Notable Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of Newcastle University. The list includes people like Rowan Atkinson, Wilko Johnson, Tim Farron, Alexander Downer & Paul Kennedy. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as intellectuals & academics, musicians, film & theater personalities, leaders and singers etc.
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Rowan Atkinson(Actor & Comedian Best Known for His Role in the Sitcom 'Mr Bean')
Birthdate: January 6, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
2
Princess Eugenie
(Royal family member)
Birthdate: March 23, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England, UK
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
3
Wilko Johnson
(Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Actor)
Birthdate: July 12, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Canvey Island
Died: November 21, 2022
Birthdate: May 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Preston
5
Ed Stafford
(Explorer and the First Human Ever to Walk the Length of the Amazon River)
Birthdate: December 26, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cambridgeshire, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: September 19, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
Birthdate: December 30, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: November 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sheffield
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
9
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
(English Engineer and Industrialist Who is Regarded as the Inventor of Modern Artillery)
Birthdate: November 26, 1810
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died: December 27, 1900
10
Ron Atkinson
(Association football player)
Birthdate: March 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Birthdate: March 13, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Barry, Wales
12
Alexander Downer
(Economist, Diplomat, Politician)
Birthdate: September 9, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Adelaide
13
Ali Mohamed Shein
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pemba Island, Tanzania
14
David Tibet
(Musician, Painter, Poet)
Birthdate: March 5, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Batu Gajah
15
Paul Kennedy
(Geopolitician, Historian, University teacher)
Birthdate: June 17, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wallsend
16
Constance Briscoe
(Barrister)
Birthdate: May 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: England
17
Bruce Babbitt
(Politician)
Birthdate: June 27, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
18
Peter Straughan
(Playwright, Screenwriter)
Birthdate: 1968 AD
Birthplace: Gateshead, England
Birthdate: April 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birkenhead, England
Died: December 20, 2000
Birthdate: April 21, 1933
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dumfries, Scotland
Died: February 25, 2009
Birthdate: April 15, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jarrow, England
Died: June 25, 2010
22
Nigel Shadbolt
(Professor)
Birthdate: April 9, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
23
Anuradha Doddaballapur
(First female cricketer in the history of international cricket to take 4 wickets in 4 balls)
Birthdate: September 10, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Davanagere, Karnataka, India
24
David Mercer
(British playwright)
Birthdate: June 27, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wakefield, England
Died: August 8, 1980
25
Ed Coode
(British Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: June 19, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Indian Queens, Cornwall, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
26
Solomon Berewa
(Politician)
Birthdate: August 6, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bo, Sierra Leone
Birthdate: September 26, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Unknown
Birthdate: October 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
29
Geraldine Swayne
(Painter, who works mainly in miniature in enamel on metal)
Birthdate: 1965 AD
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Located in North-east England and established in 1834, Newcastle University is a redbrick public research university. With over 175 undergraduate programs and 340 postgraduate and research programs, the university gives its students the prospect to grow professionally across its 24 academic schools and 40 research centers. With over 43,000 students who make up the student body, the three main departments of Newcastle University are classified as Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. To extend its excellence to other parts of the world, Newcastle University went international with its branch in Singapore and Malaysia. Being a member of the Russell Group of UK’s research-intensive universities, it is generally rated among the top 200 in many world rankings and top 20 in United Kingdom’s rankings. Being a research oriented university, all its submitted research areas have been deemed as world leading and internationally recognized, making it in UK’s top twelve for research power in science and engineering. With emphasis to social responsibility, sustainability and diversity, the university concentrates on big picture global issues. Newcastle University has produced various notable folks that have excelled in the fields of business, academics, medicine, music, art, and cinema and so on. Rowan Atkinson, Kate Adie, Bryan Ferry and Tim Farron are some individuals who completed their education in Newcastle University. Keep reading to know more celebrities who have made the university proud.
