University Of Warwick Notable Alumni
Discover the notable alumni of University Of Warwick. The list includes people like Stephen Merchant, Yakubu Gowon, Katy Wix, Adi Shamir & Valentine Strasser. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as leaders, film & theater personalities, intellectuals & academics, scientists and business people etc.
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Stephen Merchant
(Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Radio personality, Film actor)
Birthdate: November 24, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bristol
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
Birthdate: January 29, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
3
Carrie Symonds(British Media Advisor and Wife of Boris Johnson Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Birthdate: March 17, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: East Sheen, South London
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
4
Katy Wix
(Actor, Comedian)
Birthdate: February 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cardiff
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: May 21, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: July 20, 1968
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: West Drayton, England
7
Angus Imrie(British Actor Known for His Role as ‘Josh Archer’ in TV Serial ‘The Archers’)
Birthdate: August 2, 1994
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
8
Adi Shamir
(Mathematician, Cryptologist, Computer scientist)
Birthdate: July 6, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Birthdate: June 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: May 10, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Essex, England, UK
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Andrea Leadsom
(Politician)
Birthdate: May 13, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
12
Simon Mayo
(Radio presenter)
Birthdate: September 21, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Southgate, London, England, UK
Birthdate: July 22, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
14
Jennie Bond
(Journalist, Television presenter)
Birthdate: August 19, 1950
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
15
Heather Brooke
(Journalist)
Birthdate: March 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, U.S.
16
Leslie Valiant
(Computer scientist)
Birthdate: March 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
17
Yakubu Gowon
(Head of State of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975)
Birthdate: October 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kanke
Birthdate: January 1, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
19
Abba Kyari
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: September 23, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Borno, Nigeria
Died: April 17, 2020
20
Jonathan Coe
(Novelist known for his fourth novel What a Carve Up! won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger in France)
Birthdate: August 19, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
21
Valentine Strasser
(Politician)
Birthdate: April 26, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Freetown
22
Ness Wadia
(Businessperson who is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings)
Birthdate: May 30, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
23
Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 13, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Georgetown, Guyana
24
Hari Kunzru
(Novelist, Journalist)
Birthdate: 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Birthdate: October 9, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
26
Ahmed Afif
(Vice-President of Seychelles since 2020)
Birthdate: January 6, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mahé, Seychelles
27
Constance Briscoe
(Barrister)
Birthdate: May 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: England
28
Tundu Lissu
(Politician, lawyer)
Birthdate: January 20, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Singida, Tanzania
29
Simon Calder
(Travel journalist and broadcaster)
Birthdate: December 25, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: West Sussex, England
30
George Saitoti
(Former Vice President of Kenya)
Birthdate: August 3, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Maasailand, Kenya
Died: June 10, 2012
Birthdate: 1967 AD
Birthplace: Barnet, England
32
Wanuri Kahiu
(Film director)
Birthdate: June 21, 1980
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
33
Pascal Lamy
(Economist, Politician)
Birthdate: April 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Levallois-Perret
34
Peter Shivute
(Chief Justice, Lawyer)
Birthdate: September 25, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Namibia
35
Richard Burden
(Politician)
Birthdate: September 1, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Birthdate: September 8, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Windhoek, Namibia
37
Wendy Alexander
(Politician)
Birthdate: June 27, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
38
David Blankenhorn
(Author)
Birthdate: 1955 AD
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi
39
Vekuii Rukoro
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 11, 1954
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Died: June 18, 2021
40
Princess Dina Mired of Jordan
(Princess)
Birthdate: October 12, 1965
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amman, Jordan
41
Jenny Harrison
(Mathematician)
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Birthdate: February 16, 1966
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
43
Nicholas Blincoe
(Novelist, Screenwriter)
Birthdate: 1965 AD
Birthplace: Rochdale, England
44
Bience Gawanas
(Lawyer, Politician)
Birthdate: 1956 AD
Birthplace: Namibia
45
Gwendoline Konie
(Zambian Diplomat, Politician, and Poet)
Birthdate: October 9, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lusaka, Zambia
Died: March 14, 2009
46
Samuel Ankama
(Politician, Educator)
Birthdate: October 27, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Otshaandja
Died: July 4, 2021
47
Albert Kawana
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 26, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Katima Mulilo, Namibia
48
Varsha Varman
(Indian Professional Sport Shooter)
Birthdate: June 1, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
49
Abubacarr Tambadou
(Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals since 2020)
Birthdate: December 12, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gambia
50
Jason Chao
(LGBT rights activist who founded Macau Rainbow Enterprise Limited)
Birthdate: December 12, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Macau
Founded in 1965 as an attempt by the government to make higher education more accessible, the University of Warwick is a research university in Coventry, England. The student body comprises of 23,600 students who pursue graduate and post graduate programs in Arts, medicine, Science and Social Sciences, across 32 departments. With an honorable mention in the top 10 of all major domestic rankings of the British universities, Warwick is considered integral in defining the education system of the United Kingdom. Over 114 countries are represented by the student body of the University of Warwick, across its 3 major campuses. The institution gives the students the opportunity to pursue their goals through various programs that enrich their quality of learning. It gives the students the chance to be a part of double-degree programs and study abroad facilities in Columbia University, UC Berkeley and Sciences Po Paris. Having been voted as the ‘University of the year 2015 by The Times and Sunday Times newspapers, Warwick is deemed as the top targeted university nationally by United Kingdom’s top 100 graduate employers. The graduates and alumni of the University of Warwick are well-appreciated and are ranked 19th in the world for their reputation with employers. Needless to say, the University of Warwick has produced some remarkable legends, who started their journey there. Some of its notable alumni include Stephen Merchant, Anne Fine, David Davis and Ralf Speth. Presenting to you the complete list of achievers who have made the university proud.