University Of Westminster

Discover the notable alumni of University Of Westminster. The list includes people like Charlie Brooker, Alexander Fleming, Charlie Watts, Georgia Toffolo & Dame Vivienne Westwood. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as musicians, film & theater personalities, writers, artists & painters and media personalities etc.
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Charlie Watts
(Drummer)
Charlie Watts
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 2, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kingsbury, London, England
Died: August 24, 2021

English drummer, Charlie Watts, was best known as a member of the band Rolling Stones. He was associated with the group for almost 60 years. He began his career as a graphic designer for an advertising company and played with bands in his leisure time. He eventually started drumming full time with Rolling Stones.

 2 
Roger Waters
(English Musician and Singer-songwriter)
Roger Waters
23
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 6, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Great Bookham, England

Co-founder of the rock band, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters is celebrated singer, songwriter and composer. Beginning his career with rhythm guitar, he initially served solely as a bassist in Pink Floyd before emerging as their lyricist, co-lead vocalist, and conceptual leader. Later he left the group due to creative difference and embarked on his solo career, releasing numerous albums and singles

 3 
Dame Vivienne Westwood
(British fashion designer)
Dame Vivienne Westwood
12
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 8, 1941
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tintwistle

British fashion designer, Dame Vivienne Westwood, is credited for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. She attended a course on jewelry at the University of Westminster but left before graduating. She worked as a teacher for a while before turning to fashion designing. She eventually opened four boutiques in London.

 4 
Charlie Brooker
(Critic, Humourist, Screenwriter)
Charlie Brooker
6
Birthdate: March 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Reading

Charlie Brooker is best known for creating the science-fiction series Black Mirror. He has also written for shows such as Brass Eye and hosted shows such as Screenwipe and Gameswipe. He is known for his signature style of sarcastic criticism of society. He is also a creative director of Zeppotron.

 5 
Nick Mason
(Drummer and Co-founder of the Progressive Rock Band 'Pink Floyd')
Nick Mason
9
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 27, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

Born to a documentary film maker, drummer Nick Mason was no stranger to art and entertainment as a child. He formed his first band while studying architecture. He was the only original member of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd member to have been part of the band since its inception.

 6 
Georgia Toffolo
(British Media and Television Personality Best Known for Her Reality TV Series ‘Made in Chelsea’)
Georgia Toffolo
11
Birthdate: October 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Devon, England, United Kingdom
Georgia Toffolo is best known for her appearance in the BAFTA-winning structured-reality series Made in Chelsea and for winning the 17th season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! She also wrote the book Always Smiling and voiced Mrs. Toffee Apple in the animated film The Grinch.
 7 
Michael Kiwanuka
(Singer-songwriter)
Michael Kiwanuka
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Muswell Hill, London, England
 8 
Jon Ronson
(Journalist, Writer, Screenwriter, Documentary filmmaker, Radio personality)
Jon Ronson
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Listed In:
Birthdate: May 10, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cardiff
 9 
Adar Poonawalla
(CEO of the Serum Institute of India)
Adar Poonawalla
5
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 14, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pune, Maharashtra, India
 10 
Scarlet Page
(Photographer)
Scarlet Page
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: March 24, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England

Scarlet Page is a British photographer best known as the daughter of popular musician and multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Page. Over the years, Scarlet Page has worked for popular publications like Raw Magazine. She has also been involved in projects with celebrities and bands like Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, and Linkin Park. 

 11 
Bob Klose
(photographer, guitarist)
Bob Klose
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Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: 1945 AD
Birthplace: Cambridge

Bob Klose is an English photographer, musician, and printmaker. From 1964 to 1965, Klose served as the lead guitarist of a rock band that came to be known as Pink Floyd. Before starting his musical career, Klose worked as a photographer.

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Melina Matthews
(Actress)
Melina Matthews
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Birthdate: 1986 AD
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 13 
Anthony Caro
(British Abstract Sculptor Known for His Sculptures Made from Welded Industrial Steel Components)
Anthony Caro
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Birthdate: March 8, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Malden, London, England
Died: October 23, 2013

Anthony Caro was an English sculptor whose work incorporates the usage of metals, especially found industrial objects. Considered the greatest English sculptor of his generation, Caro won several prestigious awards and prizes, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sculpture. Also an educator, Caro taught at Saint Martin's School of Art, inspiring a generation of abstract sculptors like Phillip King.

 14 
Chantal Mouffe
(Belgian Post-Marxist Political Theorist, Professor, and Author)
Chantal Mouffe
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 17, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Charleroi, Belgium

Belgian political theorist and author Chantal Mouffe has also been a professor at the University of Westminster and been a visiting faculty at various prestigious institutes, such as Harvard and Cornell. She is known for her prominent criticism of the idea of deliberative democracy and belongs to the post-Marxist school of contemporary philosophy.

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Carrie Gracie
(Journalist, Television producer, Presenter)
Carrie Gracie
1
Birthdate: 1962 AD
Birthplace: Bahrain

Scottish journalist Carrie Gracie, who gained fame as the BBC News China editor, made headlines when she quit BBC after 33 years over gender-based pay inequalities. Though she returned to BBC in 2020, she quit again shortly. She was married to Chinese musician Cheng Jin and is a mother of two.

 16 
Mumzy Stranger
(Rapper)
Mumzy Stranger
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Plaistow, London, England

Mumzy Stranger is an English record producer, singer, songwriter, and rapper. Stranger, who sings in various languages including Hindi, English, Arabic, Bengali, and Punjabi, is the first musician of Bangladeshi origin to have entered and achieved success in the mainstream music industry in the UK. He has won several awards, such as UK Asian Music Awards and Urban Music Awards.

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Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton
(English Swimmer and Member of the House of Lords, Lord Temporal)
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 14, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Caithness, United Kingdom
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Simeon Akinola
(Retired Nigerian Footballer)
Simeon Akinola
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 6, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Einar Örn Benediktsson
(Icelandic Singer and Musician Who Has Been Associated with The Sugarcubes)
Einar Örn Benediktsson
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 29, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland

Icelandic singer and trumpet player Einar Örn Benediktsson is best known as a member of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. While he has experimented with genres such as punk rock and electro, he has also created works of fine art and exhibited internationally. He has also been part of Icelandic politics.

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Ruqsana Begum
(English Professional Kickboxer)
Ruqsana Begum
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 15, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bethnal Green, London, England
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 21 
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
(Journalist)
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
1
Birthdate: August 4, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oxford, England
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Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
(Ghanaian Politician)
Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 8, 1963
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana

Ghanaian politician Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey of New Patriotic Party serves as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana and as Chairperson of ECOWAS Council of Ministers. She earlier served as Member of the Ghana Parliament for Anyaa Sowotuom and as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of State at Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing.

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Mariana Durlesteanu
(Politician)
Mariana Durlesteanu
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 5, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chișinău, Moldova
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Sarah Flood-Beaubrun
(Former member of Parliament for Castries Central)
Sarah Flood-Beaubrun
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 8, 1969
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Lucia
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Biba
(Elder Sister of Thai Pop Singer Lapat Ngamchaweng.)
Biba
1
Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: January 17, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Thailand
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Marmar Al Hilali
(Glamorous Instagram Star)
Marmar Al Hilali
0
Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: August 5, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Iraq