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| Name | Profession | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Bennett | Co-founded E3 Media, an award winning full service digital agency based in Bristol. | BSc Politics and Sociology 1997 |
| James Blunt | Singer-songwriter, composer of the best-selling album, Back To Bedlam and, more recently, All The Lost Souls. | BSc Sociology 1996 |
| The Rt Hon Paul Boateng | Paul Boateng was appointed British High Commissioner to South Africa in May 2005. He was formerly Chief Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Brent South from 1987 - 2005. | LLB 1973 |
| Kyran Bracken MBE | Professional rugby player, played for Saracens and England. Now Half Back Coach at Saracens. | LLB 1993 |
| Derren Brown | Illusionist and hypnotist. His first TV show, Derren Brown: Mind Control, was shown on Channel 4 in December 2000, proving an immediate success. His subsequent shows have included Russian Roulette and Trick or Treat. | LLB 1994 |
| The Hon Dr Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe Chiepe MBE LLD | Dr Chiepe was Botswana's first female cabinet minister (Minister for External Affairs 1984-1995, Minister for Education 1995-1999) and former ambassador to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France and Germany. | MA Education 1959 |
| Sahar Hashemi | Co-founder of Coffee Republic and author of Anyone Can Do It - bestseller on Amazon's business chart. Sahar is regularly engaged as a motivational speaker. She has also launched Skinny Candy, a range of sugar-free sweets. | LLB 1988 |
| Will Hutton | Chief Executive of The Work Foundation. Author of The State We're In and The State to Come. Former producer and director of BBC’s Money Programme and former Editor of Newsnight. | BSc Economics and Sociology 1972, Honorary LLD 2003 |
| Dick King-Smith | Author of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig which later became the film success Babe. | BEd 1975, Honorary MLitt February 1999 |
| Stephen Laws CB | First Parliamentary Counsel | LLB 1972 |
| Ruth Lea | Director, Global Vision. Formerly Director, Centre for Policy Studies and Head of the Policy Unit at the Institute of Directors. | MSc Economics 1971 |
| William Lewis | Editor-in-Chief, The Daily and Sunday Telegraph | BSc Economics and Politics 1990 |
| Iain Percy MBE | Olympic Gold Medallist 2000 and 2008 (sailing) | BSc Economics 1998 |
| The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP | Minister of State for Public Health at the Department of Health and former Paymaster General. MP Bristol South. | Advanced Urban Studies 1984-90 |
| Professor David William Rhind CBE FRS | Formerly Vice-Chancellor and Principal of City University and Former Director General of Ordnance Survey. | BSc Geography 1965, Honorary DSc 1993 |
| Alastair Stewart OBE | Television presenter: credits include News at Ten and Channel Four News | Economics and Politics 1970-1973 |
| The Honourable Justice Eugene C Ubaezonu |
Former Justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal. He has published his memoirs, While I live: Memoirs of the Hon. Justice E.C. Ubaezonu. | LLB 1959 |
| Theresa Villiers MP | MP for Chipping Barnet and Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | LLB 1990 |