University Of Bristol Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of University Of Bristol. The list includes people like David Walliams, Simon Pegg, James Blunt, Alice Roberts & Paul Dirac. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as scientists, media personalities, writers, film & theater personalities and leaders etc.
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 1 
Simon Pegg
(English Actor, Screenwriter and Producer)
Simon Pegg
15
Birthdate: February 14, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brockworth, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 2 
Will Poulter
(British Actor Known for His Film ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’)
Will Poulter
90
Birthdate: January 28, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 3 
Joe Alwyn
(Actor)
Joe Alwyn
32
Birthdate: February 21, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 4 
David Walliams
(Comedian)
David Walliams
74
Birthdate: August 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wimbledon, London, England
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
James Blunt
(Best Known for His Album "Back to Bedlam," One of the Best-Selling Albums in UK Chart History)
James Blunt
21
Birthdate: February 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tidworth, Hampshire, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
Paul Dirac
(One of the Most Significant Physicists of the 20th Century and Nobel Laureate)
Paul Dirac
7
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: October 20, 1984
 7 
Matt Lucas
(Actor)
Matt Lucas
11
Birthdate: March 5, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 8 
Charlotte Ritchie
(Actress)
Charlotte Ritchie
8
Birthdate: August 29, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England, UK
 9 
Alice Roberts
(Anthropologist)
Alice Roberts
22
Birthdate: May 19, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bristol
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 10 
Jeremy Wade
(Television presenter, Writer)
Jeremy Wade
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 23, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 11 
Jemima Khan
(Screenwriter)
Jemima Khan
5
Birthdate: January 30, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 12 
Klaus Fuchs
(Theoretical Physicist and Atomic Spy)
Klaus Fuchs
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rüsselsheim, German Empire
Died: January 28, 1988
 13 
Michael Winterbottom
(Film director, Film editor, Screenwriter)
Michael Winterbottom
0
Birthdate: March 29, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Blackburn
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 14 
Stephanie Cole
(Actress)
Stephanie Cole
4
Birthdate: October 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 15 
Tim Pigott-Smith
(Actor)
Tim Pigott-Smith
2
Birthdate: May 13, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK
Died: April 7, 2017
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Chris Morris
(Writer)
Chris Morris
3
Birthdate: September 5, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 17 
Marcus Brigstocke
(Comedian)
Marcus Brigstocke
1
Birthdate: May 8, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Guildford, England
 18 
David Knopfler
(British Singer and Founder of the Popular Rock Band 'Dire Straits')
David Knopfler
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 27, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 19 
Angela Carter
(Author of 'The Bloody Chamber' and 'Nights at the Circus')
Angela Carter
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 7, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Eastbourne, England
Died: February 16, 1992
 20 
Natasia Demetriou
(Comedian)
Natasia Demetriou
6
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: London Borough of Camden, London, United Kingdom
 21 
Chris Langham
(Comedian, Screenwriter)
Chris Langham
1
Birthdate: April 14, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
 22 
J. M. G. Le Clézio
(Winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature)
J. M. G. Le Clézio
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 13, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nice, France
 23 
David Bamber
(Actor)
David Bamber
1
Birthdate: September 19, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 24 
Sarah Kane
(Playwright, Writer)
Sarah Kane
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brentwood
Died: February 20, 1999
 25 
Arnold Ridley
(Actor)
Arnold Ridley
2
Birthdate: January 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]
Died: March 12, 1984
 26 
Julia Donaldson
(Writer, Playwright, Author, Children's writer)
Julia Donaldson
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 16, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England
 27 
Shygirl
(Rapper, DJ)
Shygirl
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 4, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: South London, United Kingdom
 28 
David Rappaport
(Actor)
David Rappaport
1
Birthdate: November 23, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: May 2, 1990
 29 
Pearl Mackie
(British Actress Best Known for Her Portrayal of 'Bill Potts' in the Popular TV Series, 'Doctor Who')
Pearl Mackie
4
Birthdate: May 29, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brixton, London, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 30 
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel
(British Aristocrat, Businessman, and Former Racing Driver)
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
 31 
Kim-Joy
(Chef as Runners-up on the 2018 Season of The Great British Bake Off)
Kim-Joy
0
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: May 17, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Belgium
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 32 
Josh Lewsey
(English Former Rugby Union Player)
Josh Lewsey
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 30, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London Borough of Bromley
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 33 
Laura Wade
(Writer)
Laura Wade
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 16, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bedford
 34 
Mark Francois
(Politician)
Mark Francois
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 14, 1965
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
 35 
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
(Politician)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 27, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Natal Province
 36 
Sarah Jane Brown
(British executive)
Sarah Jane Brown
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 31, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 37 
Lembit Öpik
(Politician)
Lembit Öpik
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 2, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bangor, Northern Ireland
 38 
Anastasia Griffith
(Actress)
Anastasia Griffith
0
Birthdate: March 23, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 39 
Alex Cox
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
Alex Cox
1
Birthdate: December 15, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liverpool
 40 
Jazmin Sawyers
(British Track and Field Athlete)
Jazmin Sawyers
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 21, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 41 
Sarah Montague
(Journalist, Television presenter known for Today (BBC Radio 4), Newsnight, HARDtalk)
Sarah Montague
0
Birthdate: February 8, 1966
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Guernsey
 42 
Deborah Moggach
(Contemporary Novelist)
Deborah Moggach
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Middlesex, England
 43 
Stephen Crabb
(Politician)
Stephen Crabb
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 20, 1973
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Inverness, Scotland
 44 
Bernard Lovell
(British Physicist and Radio Astronomer Known for Developing the 76m Radio Telescope at Jodrell Bank)
Bernard Lovell
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 31, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oldland Common, Bristol, England
Died: August 6, 2012
 45 
Iain Stewart
(Geologist, TV Presenter)
Iain Stewart
0
Birthdate: 1964 AD
Birthplace: East Kilbride, Scotland
 46 
Paul Boateng
(Politician)
Paul Boateng
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 14, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hackney, England
 47 
Keith Devlin
(Mathematician who mainly focused on the use of different media to teach mathematics to different audiences)
Keith Devlin
0
Birthdate: March 16, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hull, England, United Kingdom
 48 
Letsie III of Lesotho
(King of Lesotho)
Letsie III of Lesotho
1
Birthdate: July 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Morija, Lesotho
 49 
Carol M. Black
(Physician)
Carol M. Black
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 26, 1939
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leicestershire, England
 50 
Rob Penn
(Journalist, Television presenter)
Rob Penn
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1967 AD
Birthplace: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Located in Bristol, United Kingdom, the University of Bristol is a redbrick research university which traces its roots back to 1595. The university offers over 200 courses across departments such as Arts, Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Science, Health Sciences and Social Sciences and Law. With undergraduate, postgraduate and junior and higher doctorates, the university creates a perfect learning environment for its students to thrive professionally. League Tables consistently place the University of Bristol among the top ten universities in the United Kingdom. Bristol was also ranked 76th in the world as per the 2017 edition of the U.S. News & World Report. The alumni’s and graduates of the university are renowned for their excellence in work, that Bristol was positioned 15th in the world for their reputation with employers, thus being placed higher that numerous Ivy League colleges. Being on the environmentally conscious side, the university has contributed immensely to providing a sustainable environment within the campus by winning numerous awards. Bristol was also the first city in U.K. to be deemed with the Green Capital status. The university facilitates diversity through and through, and gives more than 500 of its students the opportunity to partner with European Institutions. Many honored celebrities such as Simon Pegg, Matt Lucas, David Williams and Paul Dirac have attended this institution. Keep scrolling to view the complete list of famous personalities who are alumni’s of the University of Bristol.