Trinity College, Cambridge Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge. The list includes people like Edward VII, Isaac Newton, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Jawaharlal Nehru & Rajiv Gandhi. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as scientists, intellectuals & academics, leaders, writers and miscellaneous etc.
Charles, Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of Wales
(Prince of Wales)

14 November 1948

British

Edward VIIEdward VII
(King of United Kingdom)

09 November 1841

British

Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton
(Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer)

04 January 1643

British

Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru
(First PM of India & Freedom Fighter)

14 November 1889

Indian

Rajiv GandhiRajiv Gandhi
(Former Prime Minister of India)

20 August 1944

Indian

Srinivasa RamanujanSrinivasa Ramanujan
(Mathematician)

22 December 1887

Indian

John KendrewJohn Kendrew
(Biochemist and Crystallographer)

24 March 1917

British

Aleister CrowleyAleister Crowley

12 October 1875

British

Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell
(Philosopher)

18 May 1872

British,Welsh

Francis BaconFrancis Bacon
(Philosopher)

22 January 1561

British

Muhammad IqbalMuhammad Iqbal
(Poet & Philosopher)

09 November 1877

Pakistani

A. A. MilneA. A. Milne
(Novelist, Playwright, Poet)

18 January 1882

British

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Amartya SenAmartya Sen
(Economist & Philosopher)

03 November 1933

Indian

Charles BabbageCharles Babbage
(Father of the computer)

26 December 1791

British

Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein
(Philosopher)

26 April 1889

Austrian

Vladimir NabokovVladimir Nabokov
(Novelist)

22 April 1899

Swiss,American,Russian

Enoch PowellEnoch Powell

16 June 1912

British

Ernest RutherfordErnest Rutherford
(Physicist, Chemist)

30 August 1871

New Zealander,British

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Lee Hsien LoongLee Hsien Loong
(Third Prime Minister of Singapore)

10 February 1952

Singaporean

Mel GiedroycMel Giedroyc
(Television Presenter)

15 June 1968

British

J J ThompsonJ. J. Thomson
(Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner)

18 December 1856

British

Jared DiamondJared Diamond
(Scientist & Author)

10 September 1937

American

Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

19 October 1910

Indian

Stanley BaldwinStanley Baldwin
(Former British Prime Minister)

03 August 1867

British

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Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
(Composer)

12 October 1872

British

Francis GaltonFrancis Galton
(Polymath)

16 February 1822

British

G. H. HardyG. H. Hardy
(Mathematician)

07 February 1877

British

William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
(Author & Novelist)

18 July 1811

Indian,British

John DrydenJohn Dryden
(poet)

09 August 1631

British

Arthur BalfourArthur Balfour
(Former Prime Minister of Britain)

25 July 1848

British

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Alfred North WhiteheadAlfred North Whitehead
(Mathematician, Philosopher)

15 February 1861

British,American

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
(Political figure)

10 November 1565

British

Arthur EddingtonArthur Eddington
(Astronomer)

28 December 1882

British

George HerbertGeorge Herbert
(Poet)

03 April 1593

British,Welsh

Andrew MarvellAndrew Marvell
(Poet)

31 March 1621

British

Henry Fox TalbotHenry Fox Talbot
(Inventor)

11 February 1800

British

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Christopher AlexanderChristopher Alexander
(Architect)

04 October 1936

American

Austen ChamberlainAusten Chamberlain
(Politician)

16 October 1863

British

John RayJohn Ray
(Naturalist)

29 November 1627

British

Arthur CayleyArthur Cayley
(Mathematician)

16 August 1821

British

William Henry BraggWilliam Henry Bragg
(Nobel Prize Winner in Physics)

02 July 1862

British

Aaron KlugAaron Klug
(Chemist & Biophysicist)

11 August 1926

British

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George Paget ThomsonGeorge Paget Thomson
(Physicist)

03 May 1892

British

Brian JosephsonBrian Josephson
(Physicist)

04 January 1940

British

Pyotr KapitsaPyotr Kapitsa
(Physicist)

08 July 1894

Russian

Andrew Fielding HuxleyAndrew Huxley
(Physiologist & Biophysicist)

22 November 1917

British

Ernest WaltonErnest Walton
(Physicist)

06 October 1903

Irish

Walter GilbertWalter Gilbert
(Biochemist, Physicist, Molecular Biologist)

21 March 1932

American

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Sir James A. MirrleesJames Mirrlees
(Economist)

05 July 1936

British

Lor RayleighLord Rayleigh
(Discoverer of Argon)

12 November 1842

British

Alan Lloyd HodgkinAlan Lloyd Hodgkin
(Biophysicist & Physiologist)

05 February 1914

British

Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson
(Poet)

05 August 1809

British

Henry Hallett DaleHenry Hallett Dale
(Physiologist & Pharmacologist)

09 June 1875

British

Frederick Gowland HopkinsFrederick Gowland Hopkins
(English biochemist)

20 June 1861

British

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Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley
(Poet)

1618 AD

British

Francis William AstonFrancis William Aston
(Chemist & Physicist)

01 September 1877

British

Archibald HillArchibald Hill
(Physiologist)

26 September 1886

British

James MeadeJames Meade
(Economist)

23 June 1907

British

Martin RyleMartin Ryle
(Astronomer)

27 September 1918

British

Owen Willans RichardsonOwen Willans Richardson
(Physicist)

26 April 1879

British

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Edward Arthur MilneEdward Arthur Milne
(Astrophysicist)

14 February 1896

British

Charles Glover BarklaCharles Glover Barkla
(Physicist)

07 June 1877

British

Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron AdrianEdgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
(Electrophysiologist)

30 November 1889

British

Richard Laurence Millington Synge Richard Laurence Millington Synge
(Biochemist)

28 October 1914

British

Sir William Lawrence BraggSir William Lawrence Bragg
(Nobel Laureate in Physics)

31 March 1890

British

Kim PhilbyKim Philby
(Spy, Journalist)

01 January 1912

Indian,British

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Alexander ArmstrongAlexander Armstrong
(Actor, Comedian, Television presenter, Dub actor)

02 March 1970

British

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
(Politician)

13 March 1764

British

Lawrence LessigLawrence Lessig
(Jurist, Activist, Lawyer, Non-fiction writer, Computer scientist, Politician, Professor)

03 June 1961

American

Toby YoungToby Young
(Journalist)

17 October 1963

British

Guy BurgessGuy Burgess
(Spy, Journalist)

16 April 1911

British

Spencer PercevalSpencer Perceval
(Politician, Lawyer)

01 November 1762

British

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Antony GormleyAntony Gormley
(Sculptor, Artist)

30 August 1950

British

Stephen FrearsStephen Frears
(Actor, Film director, Film producer)

20 June 1941

British

Michael AtiyahMichael Atiyah
(Mathematician, Topologist, University teacher)

22 April 1929

British

Henry Campbell-BannermanHenry Campbell-Bannerman
(Politician, Diplomat)

07 September 1836

British

Evelyn Robert de RothschildEvelyn Robert de Rothschild
(Banker, Polo player)

29 August 1931

British

Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron RothschildNathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
(Politician, Banker)

08 November 1840

British

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John Edensor LittlewoodJohn Edensor Littlewood
(Mathematician, University teacher)

09 June 1885

British

Mahbub ul HaqMahbub ul Haq
(Economist, Politician, Financier, Banker)

22 February 1934

Pakistani

Peter ShafferPeter Shaffer
(Screenwriter, Playwright, Writer, Literary critic)

15 May 1926

British

Founded by Henry VIII in 1546, Trinity College, Cambridge enthralls its students as well as pupils from the whole of the United Kingdom. The breathtaking campus is not just scenic but is renowned for the quality education it provides. Students receiving education here turn out to be famous personalities, and excel in different genres. Currently the home of 600 undergraduates, 300 graduates, and over 180 Fellows, Trinity College, Cambridge aspire students with its alumni, who have achieved heights in their career. Isaac Newton, an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist studied in this college. Ernest Rutherford, known as the father of nuclear physics and a recipient of the Nobel Prize for “investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances” joined Trinity as a research student at the Cavendish Laboratory under J.J. Thomson. Srinivasa Ramanujan, the other prominent alumnus from the Trinity College, Cambridge is popularly known for his theorems and contributions towards mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. Some other distinguished personalities who received their education from the Trinity College, Cambridge include poet Lord Byron, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, Soviet spies Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, and Anthony Blunt. Besides, Trinity is the only college to achieve 32 Nobel Prizes, 5 Fields Medals in mathematics, and 1 Abel Prize. To find out the other famous alumni from the Trinity College Cambridge, keep reading.
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