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.
Michael Atiyah(Mathematician, Topologist, University teacher)
22 April 1929
British
Kim Philby(Spy, Journalist)
01 January 1912
Indian,British
Guy Burgess(Spy, Journalist)
16 April 1911
British
Alexander Armstrong(Actor, Comedian, Television presenter, Dub actor)
02 March 1970
British
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey(Politician)
13 March 1764
British
Lawrence Lessig(Jurist, Activist, Lawyer, Non-fiction writer, Computer scientist, Politician, Professor)
03 June 1961
American
Stephen Frears(Actor, Film director, Film producer)
20 June 1941
British
Spencer Perceval(Politician, Lawyer)
01 November 1762
British
Antony Gormley(Sculptor, Artist)
30 August 1950
British
Toby Young(Journalist)
17 October 1963
British
Henry Campbell-Bannerman(Politician, Diplomat)
07 September 1836
British
John Edensor Littlewood(Mathematician, University teacher)
09 June 1885
British
Evelyn Robert de Rothschild(Banker, Polo player)
29 August 1931
British
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild(Politician, Banker)
08 November 1840
British
Mahbub ul Haq(Economist, Politician, Financier, Banker)
22 February 1934
Pakistani
Bibek Debroy(Economist)
25 January 1955
Indian
