University Of Manchester Notable Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of University Of Manchester. The list includes people like Phil Collins, Milo Yiannopoulos, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Jonathan Ke Quan & J. J. Thomson. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, scientists, writers, media personalities and musicians etc.
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Birthdate: July 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Brian Cox
(Physicist Best Known as the Presenter of Science Programme 'Wonders of Life')
Birthdate: March 3, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: July 7, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Toby Jones(English Actor Best Known for His Performance in the Film ‘Infamous’)
Birthdate: September 7, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: June 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire, England
Birthdate: October 20, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bollington
Died: July 24, 1974
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Jennifer Saunders
(Comedians)
Birthdate: July 6, 1958
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: November 23, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Weymouth, Dorset, England
Died: August 10, 1915
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Vincent Kompany
(Retired Belgian Football Centre-Back)
Birthdate: April 10, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Uccle, Belgium
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: December 28, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kendal
Died: November 22, 1944
Birthdate: September 6, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nottingham, England, UK
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: June 1, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Salford
Birthdate: October 22, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ambala
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Robert Rinder(British Criminal Barrister and Television Personality)
Birthdate: May 31, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Andre Geim
(Dutch-British Physicist Known for His Discovery of 'Graphene')
Birthdate: October 21, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sochi, Russia
Birthdate: May 28, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Samia Suluhu Hassan
(Politician)
Birthdate: January 27, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Makunduchi, Tanzania
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Ben Elton
(Comedian and Writer Known for His Work in the Sitcoms ‘The Young Ones’ and ‘Blackadder')
Birthdate: May 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: 1972 AD
Birthplace: Oswestry, England
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George Gissing
(British Novelist Best Known for His Works: 'The Nether World', 'New Grub Street' and 'The Odd Women')
Birthdate: November 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wakefield, England
Died: December 28, 1903
Birthdate: October 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kent, England
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Anna Ford
(Journalist, Presenter, News presenter)
Birthdate: October 2, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tewkesbury
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Josh Widdicombe
(Comedian)
Birthdate: April 8, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dartmoor
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: June 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Charlotte Hawkins
(British News and Television Presenter and Former Host of 'Sky News Sunrise')
Birthdate: May 16, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chichester, West Sussex, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Peter Maxwell Davies
(Composer)
Birthdate: September 8, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Salford, England
Died: March 14, 2016
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Meera Syal
(Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Film producer, Author, Novelist, Writer)
Birthdate: June 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wolverhampton
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Frank Worrell
(West Indies Cricketer)
Birthdate: August 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bridgetown, Barbados
Died: March 13, 1967
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Joe Abercrombie
(Fantasy Writer and Author of 'The First Law' Trilogy)
Birthdate: December 31, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lancaster, England
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Tim Booth
(Singer-songwriter, Actor)
Birthdate: February 4, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Chrissie Wellington
(English Former Professional Triathlete and Four-Time Ironman Triathlon World Champion)
Birthdate: February 18, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: February 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Victor Turner
(Anthropologist, Sociologist)
Birthdate: May 28, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Glasgow
Died: December 18, 1983
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Alasdair MacIntyre
(Philosopher, Professor)
Birthdate: January 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow
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John Polanyi(Canadian Chemist and Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Birthdate: January 23, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Birthdate: April 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Blackpool, England
Died: October 4, 2000
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James Lovelock
(Biologist, Chemist, University teacher, Mythographer)
Birthdate: July 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Letchworth
Birthdate: March 2, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stafford
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: November 17, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
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David Oakes
(Known for His Role in TV Series: 'The Pillars of the Earth', 'The Borgias' and 'The White Queen')
Birthdate: October 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Mark Kermode
(Television presenter, Musician, Journalist)
Birthdate: July 2, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chipping Barnet
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Filipe Nyusi
(Engineer, Politician)
Birthdate: February 12, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mueda, Mozambique
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Waldemar Januszczak
(Journalist)
Birthdate: January 12, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Basingstoke
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Michel Chossudovsky
(researcher, Author, Economist, conspiracy theorist)
Birthdate: 1946 AD
Birthplace: Canada
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Robert Bolt
(Playwright and a two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter)
Birthdate: August 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sale, Cheshire, England
Died: February 20, 1995
Birthdate: 1952 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Birthdate: November 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Scorpio
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Winnie Byanyima
(Engineer, Politician)
Birthdate: January 13, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mbarara, Uganda
Birthdate: February 24, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mombasa, Kenya
Died: October 12, 2014
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Sarah Burton
(Fashion designer)
Birthdate: January 1, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Macclesfield, England
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