University Of Leeds Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of University Of Leeds. The list includes people like Emma Mackey, Mark Knopfler, Keir Starmer, Mark Gatiss & Alice Levine. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, musicians, writers, singers and critics & connoisseurs etc.
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1
Mark Knopfler
(Former Lead Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter of the Rock Band 'Dire Straits')
Birthdate: August 12, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
2
Emma Mackey(French-British Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Maeve Wiley’ in the TV Series ‘Sex Education’)
Birthdate: January 4, 1996
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Le Mans, France
Birthdate: March 27, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Didsbury, Manchester, England
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Birthdate: February 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Winchester, Hampshire, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
5
Leslie Cheung
(Singer and Actor)
Birthdate: September 12, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Died: April 1, 2003
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
6
Jenny Ryan
(Television personality)
Birthdate: April 2, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
7
Corinne Bailey Rae
(Singer-Songwriter Best Known for Her 2006 Single ‘Put Your Records On')
Birthdate: February 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
8
Stephen Jay Gould(Paleontologist and Evolutionary Biologist Known for His 'Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium' & Book ‘The Mismeasure of Man’)
Birthdate: September 10, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bayside, New York, United States
Died: May 20, 2002
Birthdate: July 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nottingham
10
Jamie Laing(English TV Personality, Investor and Founder of ‘Candy Kittens’ Known for His TV Series ‘Made in Chelsea’)
Birthdate: November 3, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
11
Josh Warrington
(British Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: November 14, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
12
Dominic Holland
(Comedian)
Birthdate: May 6, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
13
David Kelly
(Welsh Scientist and Authority on Biological Warfare)
Birthdate: May 14, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Llwynypia, Glamorgan, Wales
Died: July 17, 2003
Birthdate: August 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: February 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pluckley, Kent, England, UK
Birthdate: May 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sevenoaks, England
17
Natasia Demetriou
(Comedian)
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: London Borough of Camden, London, United Kingdom
18
Dan Smith
(English Singer-Songwriter and the Lead Singer of 'Bastille')
Birthdate: July 14, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
19
Richard Quest
(Journalist, Television presenter)
Birthdate: March 9, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool
20
Jonny Brownlee
(British Professional Triathlete and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: April 30, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
21
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
(Writer and Academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu)
Birthdate: January 5, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kamiriithu, Kenya
22
Ken Robinson
(Author and Speaker Best Known for Preaching Creativity in Teaching)
Birthdate: March 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: August 21, 2020
23
Jack Straw
(British Politician Who Served as Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary Under Prime Minister Tony Blair)
Birthdate: August 3, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England
24
Alistair Brownlee
(British Triathlete and Only Athlete to Hold Two Olympic Titles in the Triathlon Event)
Birthdate: April 23, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: August 3, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Birthdate: November 14, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arnos Grove
27
Harry Triguboff
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: March 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dalian, China
28
Elio Di Rupo
(Prime Minister of Belgium (2011 - 2014))
Birthdate: July 18, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Morlanwelz, Belgium
29
Jay Rayner
(Presenter, Journalist, Food critic)
Birthdate: September 14, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London
30
Piers Sellers
(British-American Astronaut and Meteorologist)
Birthdate: April 11, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Crowborough
Died: December 23, 2016
31
Andy Kershaw
(Disc jockey)
Birthdate: November 9, 1959
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rochdale
32
Tengku Amir Shah
(Crown Prince of Selangor)
Birthdate: December 12, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Birthdate: February 27, 1953
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
34
Little Boots
(Singer, Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Record producer)
Birthdate: May 4, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Thornton
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
35
Herbert Read
(Art Historian)
Birthdate: December 4, 1893
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Muscoates, England
Died: June 12, 1968
Birthdate: January 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Birthdate: February 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
38
Tony Harrison
(Poet, Writer, Playwright)
Birthdate: April 30, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leeds
39
Wizard of New Zealand
(Comedian and Magician)
Birthdate: December 4, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
40
Richard Hoggart
(Academic)
Birthdate: September 24, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Died: April 10, 2014
41
Arthur Greenwood
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hunslet, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 9, 1954
42
Andrew Leung
(President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong)
Birthdate: February 24, 1951
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hong Kong
43
Lauren Jeska
(British Long-Distance Runner and Was Convicted of the Attempted Murder of Ralph Knibbs)
Birthdate: September 5, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lancaster, United Kingdom
Birthdate: July 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
45
John Rupert Firth
(British Linguist)
Birthdate: June 17, 1890
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Keighley, England
Died: December 14, 1960
46
Dugald Clerk
(Scottish Engineer Known for Designing the World’s First Successful 'Two-Stroke Engine')
Birthdate: March 31, 1854
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: November 12, 1932
47
Paul Scoon
(2nd Governor-General of Grenada)
Birthdate: July 4, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gouyave, Grenada
Died: September 2, 2013
48
Meredith Susanna Cara Kercher
(Student)
Birthdate: December 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Southwark, London, England
Died: November 1, 2007
Birthdate: December 6, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stainforth, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 31, 2002
50
Rebecca Gallantree
(British Diver)
Birthdate: August 19, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chelmsford, Essex, England
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Established in 1904 in West Yorkshire, England, is the University of Leeds which is a redbrick university. The student body of the University of Leeds comprises of almost 32,000 students, which makes it the seventh largest university in the United Kingdom. The university believes in power of diversity, and houses individuals from different parts of the world. Being one of the best universities in the U.K., Leeds is ranked as the 32nd best university in Europe and the 93rd best internationally, as per the 2016-17 statistics of QS World University Rankings. It was also declared as the Sunday Times University of the Year in the year 2017. By practicing professionalism, integrity and inclusiveness to everyday learning, Leeds provides a welcoming learning environment. The whole campus occupies a beautiful and sprawling 1230 acres, and is elegantly and diversely styled, as per the history of the country. Leeds offers remarkable programs in various areas of studies such as Arts, Business, Engineering, Science and Medicine, thus making it one of the most targeted British universities today. The University of Leeds, has produced various distinguished people and a large number of Nobel Laureates. Chris Pine, Sayeeda Warsi and Piers Sellers make the list of some eminent people who had their humble beginnings at the University of Leeds. Here’s a list of some notable personalities from the University of Leeds, who have been a constant source of inspiration to the world.