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| *], Welsh politician and Independent Member of Parliament for ]<ref></ref> | *], Welsh politician and Independent Member of Parliament for ]<ref></ref> | ||
| *], Labour MP and Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords | *], Labour MP and Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords | ||
| *] – Conservative MP and ] | *] – Conservative MP and former ] | ||
| *], former Labour ], ] | *], former Labour ], ] | ||
| *] – Former Labour ] and Minister. | *] – Former Labour ] and Minister. | ||
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| *], naturalist and television presenter | *], naturalist and television presenter | ||
| *], actress<ref name="booth">{{cite web | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-uni-colleges/open-university-459014.html | title= The Open University | work=The Independent| date=13 August 2013 | access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> | *], actress<ref name="booth">{{cite web | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-uni-colleges/open-university-459014.html | title= The Open University | work=The Independent| date=13 August 2013 | access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
| * ] |
* ], actress<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/4427017.corrie-star-katy-is-better-by-degree/ | title= Corrie star Katy is better by degree | work=The Bolton News |date=9 June 2009 | access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
| *], actress | *], actress | ||
| *], actress and volunteer ] | *], actress and volunteer ] | ||
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| *], television producer and director; former actress | *], television producer and director; former actress | ||
| *], television presenter<ref name="garner"/> | *], television presenter<ref name="garner"/> | ||
| *], actress<ref>{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Harriet Fitch |date=2020-03-16 |title=Meet the Charismatic Stars of the Highly-Anticipated Normal People Adaptation |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/daisy-edgar-jones-paul-mescal-normal-people-stars |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| ===Scientists and engineers=== | ===Scientists and engineers=== | ||
| *], social scientist and Head of Department of Business Studies at ] | *], social scientist and Head of Department of Business Studies at ] | ||
| *] |
*], computer scientist | ||
| *], plant ecologist and soil biogeochemist | |||
| *], Chief Medical Officer for England | *], Chief Medical Officer for England | ||
| *], mathematician | *], mathematician | ||
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| ===Law=== | ===Law=== | ||
| *], Lord Bridge of Harwich, retired ] | *], Lord Bridge of Harwich, retired ] | ||
| *Trevor Pearce, QPM CBE. Former director of the National Crime Agency. | |||
| ===Sport=== | ===Sport=== | ||
| *], football manager | *], football manager | ||
| *], footballer | |||
| *], hockey player | *], hockey player | ||
| *] (born 1997), Israeli Olympic triathlete | |||
| *], three-times ] ] | *], three-times ] ] | ||
| * Ben Davies, footballer | |||
| ===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
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| ===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
| *], Bishop of Dunwich | *], Bishop of Dunwich | ||
| *], author, human rights campaigner and President of World Zoroastrian Organisation | |||
| ===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
| *], children's writer | *], children's writer | ||
| *], author and illustrator | *], author and illustrator | ||
| * |
*] OBE, charity chief executive and reformed offender.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2017 |title=Youngest armed robber: 'University changed my life' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-38574984/youngest-armed-robber-university-changed-my-life}}</ref> | ||
| *], President of ] | *], President of ] | ||
| *], cave diver and explorer | *], cave diver and explorer | ||
| * ] |
*], peeress, model and political staffer | ||
| *], author, academic, Specialist Lay Mental health Tribunal judge, social worker, radio broadcaster | |||
| * |
*], convicted murderer and prisoner<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-11-15 |title=Obituary: Myra Hindley |work=] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/452614.stm |access-date=2014-04-10}}</ref> | ||
| *Air-Vice Marshal ], Royal Air Force officer | *Air-Vice Marshal ], Royal Air Force officer | ||
| * |
*], sailor, first single-handed crossing of the Atlantic by a deaf person.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gerry Hughes |url=https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH25770&type=P |access-date=30 April 2020 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
| *] |
*], co-founder and co-owner of ] | ||
| * |
*], writer, businessman and former Labour/Liberal Democrat MP.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 October 2002 |title=Paul Marsden |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2172996.stm}}</ref> | ||
| *] |
*], Scottish writer | ||
| *] |
*], educationalist | ||
| *] |
*], dyslexia educationalist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singleton |first=Clare |date=2021-10-31 |title=Gwyn Singleton obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/31/gwyn-singleton-obituary |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| * ] |
* ], Vice-Chancellor of the ]<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929033013/http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/vc/coreexec/mary_stuart.htm |date=29 September 2011 }}</ref> | ||
| *], |
*], businessman | ||
| *Mark Walker, Former Publicity Officer and Director of the | |||
| *Natalie Wood, '']'' contestant <ref>{{cite news|title=You're fired Natalie!|work=OU Sesame|url=http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/archive2.aspx?m=4&y=2007|date=26 April 2007|accessdate=2007-08-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526035656/http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/archive2.aspx?m=4&y=2007|archivedate=26 May 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ===Honorary graduates=== | ===Honorary graduates=== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 21 September 2024
This is a partial list of alumni and staff of the Open University.
Alumni
The OU has over two million alumni, including:
Politicians
- Fleur Anderson, Labour MP
- Ian Byrne, Labour MP
- Laurie Bristow, British diplomat
- Aimee Challenor, British politician and transgender activist
- Barbara Follett, Labour MP
- Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, completed his degree whilst serving as Chancellor of the Open University
- Bill Henderson, member of the House of Keys (Isle of Man)
- David Heyes, Labour MP
- Adam Ingram, Labour Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
- Andrea Jenkyns, Conservative MP
- Marat Khusnullin – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
- Peter Law, Welsh politician and Independent Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent
- John McFall, Labour MP and Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
- Wendy Morton – Conservative MP and former Chief Whip of the House of Commons
- Chris Pond, former Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
- John Reid – Former Labour Home Secretary and Minister.
- Graham Smith, CEO of Republic
- Meles Zenawi, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Entertainers
- Joan Armatrading, singer/songwriter
- Steve Backshall, naturalist and television presenter
- Connie Booth, actress
- Katy Cavanagh, actress
- Julie Christie, actress
- Lisa Coleman, actress and volunteer occupational therapist
- Micky Dolenz, formerly of The Monkees
- Lionel Fanthorpe, priest, entertainer, television presenter, author and lecturer
- Romola Garai, actress
- Hubert Gregg, radio presenter
- Jerry Hall, model/actress
- Frank Hampson, creator of Dan Dare
- Sheila Hancock, actress
- Lenny Henry, entertainer
- Nadiya Hussain, chef, author, television presenter
- Matthew Kelly, television presenter
- Mylene Klass, actress, singer, model, pianist and media personality
- Clare Nasir, meteorologist and television presenter
- David Neilson, actor
- Talulah Riley, actress
- Dave Rowntree, drummer, politician, solicitor and composer
- Julia Sawalha, actress
- Graeme K Talboys, writer
- Susan Tully, television producer and director; former actress
- Holly Willoughby, television presenter
- Daisy Edgar-Jones, actress
Scientists and engineers
- Colette Henry, social scientist and Head of Department of Business Studies at Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Nigel Roberts, computer scientist
- Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England
- Robin Wilson, mathematician
Law
- Nigel Bridge, Lord Bridge of Harwich, retired Law Lord
- Trevor Pearce, QPM CBE. Former director of the National Crime Agency.
Sport
- Craig Brown, football manager
- Ben Davies, footballer
- Helen Richardson-Walsh, hockey player
- Ran Sagiv (born 1997), Israeli Olympic triathlete
- Frank Turner, three-times Olympic gymnast
Military
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, Royal Air Force officer
- Peter Cottrell, author, historian and former Royal Navy and British Army officer
Religion
- Eric Nash Devenport, Bishop of Dunwich
- Zerbanoo Gifford, author, human rights campaigner and President of World Zoroastrian Organisation
Miscellaneous
- Elizabeth Arnold, children's writer
- Nigel Benson, author and illustrator
- Bobby Cummines OBE, charity chief executive and reformed offender.
- J. Colin Dodds, President of Saint Mary's University (Halifax)
- Christine Grosart, cave diver and explorer
- Rose Hanbury, peeress, model and political staffer
- Jeanette Henderson, author, academic, Specialist Lay Mental health Tribunal judge, social worker, radio broadcaster
- Myra Hindley, convicted murderer and prisoner
- Air-Vice Marshal David Anthony Hobart, Royal Air Force officer
- Gerry Hughes, sailor, first single-handed crossing of the Atlantic by a deaf person.
- Natalya Kaspersky, co-founder and co-owner of Kaspersky Lab
- Paul Marsden, writer, businessman and former Labour/Liberal Democrat MP.
- Ian Rankin, Scottish writer
- Ken Robinson, educationalist
- Gwyn Singleton, dyslexia educationalist
- Mary Stuart, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln
- Peter Ventress, businessman
Honorary graduates
- Sir David Attenborough – British broadcaster and naturalist (honorary graduate)
- Tim Berners-Lee – engineer, computer scientist and inventor of the World Wide Web; recipient of OU honorary doctorate
- Mary Beard – classicist and television presenter (honorary graduate)
- Gordon Brown – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (honorary doctorate)
- Cerrie Burnell – actress, author and former television presenter (honorary graduate)
- Sharon Corr – singer-songwriter and musician (honorary graduate)
- Brian Cox – physicist (honorary doctorate)
- Richard Dawkins – British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (honorary doctorate)
- Edward Heath – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975 (honorary doctorate)
- Prue Leith – restaurateur, television presenter and writer (honorary graduate)
- Judy Murray – tennis coach (honorary graduate)
- Terry Pratchett – English fantasy author
- Benjamin Zephania – poet and author (honorary graduate)
Staff
- Katharine Ellis, music historian
- John Fauvel, historian of mathematics
- Derek S. Pugh, Professor Emeritus for International Management
- Robin Wilson, mathematician
References
- @@IanByrneMP (12 November 2019). ""One of my proudest achievements..."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "The UC Interview Series: Sir Laurie Bristow". uc.web.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- Aimee Challenor: Yes, I'm trans, but I'm a Green party politician and proud of it’| Alfie Packham | Society | The Guardian
- Whale, Sebastian (29 May 2015). "Andrea Jenkyns: 'There's not much that really floors me'". totalpolitics. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- Peter Law: 1948-2006 | Politics | The Guardian
- Plaut, Martin (21 August 2012). "Why the West backed Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Garner, Richard (23 October 2011). "From insomniacs to iTunes: rise of the Open University". The Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "The Open University". The Independent. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Corrie star Katy is better by degree". The Bolton News. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- Fanthorpe on The Writers of Wales Database Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of the actor Romola Garai". 25 March 2010.
- "Frank Hampson 1918 – 1985". Tameside Tourist Information Office. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "About me · Nadiya Hussain". Nadiya Hussain. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Rogers, Jude (15 January 2023). "Blur's Dave Rowntree: 'I still wake at 3am thinking I've frittered my life away'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Little, Harriet Fitch (16 March 2020). "Meet the Charismatic Stars of the Highly-Anticipated Normal People Adaptation". Vogue. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- News | The Open University Business School
- "Youngest armed robber: 'University changed my life'". BBC News. 10 January 2017.
- "Obituary: Myra Hindley". BBC News. 15 November 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- "Gerry Hughes". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Paul Marsden". BBC News. 16 October 2002.
- Singleton, Clare (31 October 2021). "Gwyn Singleton obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- Professor Mary Stuart, Vice-Chancellor University of Lincoln Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "BBC News | EDUCATION | Open University's online graduation". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2020.