Famous alumni

• Paul Dirac (BSc 1921)
  Nobel prize winning theoretical physicist who is regarded as one of the greatest mathematical physicists of the 20th century.
• Angela Carter (BA 1964)
  English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist whose works include The Bloody Chamber and Nights at the Circus.
• Deborah Moggach OBE (BA 1970, Hon DLitt 2005)
  Author of seventeen novels, including These Foolish Things which was made into the critically acclaimed film, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
• Julia Donaldson CBE (BA 1970, Hon DLitt 2011)
  Bestselling children's writer, author of The Gruffalo (1999).
• Will Hutton (BSc 1972, Hon LLD 2003)
  Political economist, academic administrator, journalist and author
• Rachel Joyce (BA 1983)
  Author of the international bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2012). Image credit: Pal Hansen
• Sarah Montague (BSc 1987, Hon LLD 2015)
  Journalist who was a regular presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today for 18 years. She now presents The World at One.
• David Nicholls (BA 1988, Hon DLitt 2016)
  Author and screenwriter, best known for One Day and Starter for Ten.
• Simon Pegg (BA 1991)
  Actor and comedian whose credits include Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead and cult TV show Spaced.
• David Walliams OBE (BA 1992)
  Comedian, actor and best-selling children’s author.

• Susanna Reid (BSc 1992)
  Susanna studied politics, philosophy and law at the University of Bristol and is a journalist and presenter on Good Morning Britain.
• Derren Brown (LLB 1994)
  Illusionist and best-selling author, who made his television debut in 2000 with Derren Brown: Mind Control.
• Miranda Krestovnikoff (BSc 1994)
  In 2013, Miranda was elected President of the RSPB, Europe's largest nature conservation charity. She is also an accomplished scuba diver, presenter and author.
• Katya Adler (BA 1995, Hon LLD 2017)
  Katya is a leading British journalist who has served as the BBC's Europe Editor since 2014.
• Matt Lucas (1995, Hon DLitt 2017)
  Writer, comedian and actor who has appeared in films including Bridesmaids, Les Misérables and Alice in Wonderland.
• James Blunt (BSc 1996, Hon DMus 2016)
  Singer, songwriter who has sold over 23 million records worldwide.
• Josh Lewsey MBE (BSc 1998, Hon LLD 2009)
  Josh is a former English rugby international and was a member of the World Cup winning squad in 2003.
• Nizar Ibrahim (BSc 2006)
  Nizar is the first ever palaeontologist TED fellow. He was also part of the team that discovered the largest predatory dinosaur to walk the earth: the Spinosaurus.
• Laura Tomlinson MBE (BSc 2007, Hon LLD 2013)
  Laura won a gold medal for equestrian dressage at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Image credit: Getty Images
• Patrick Aryee (BSc 2007)
  Wildlife presenter and biologist whose career has seen him travel all over the world. Some of his credits include Springwatch, Countryfile and Big Beasts: Last of the Giants.

• Pearl Mackie (BA 2008)
  Actor who starred in Doctor Who alongside Peter Capaldi. She has also appeared in BBC One's Doctors and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
• Eboni Usoro-Brown (LLB 2009, MSc 2011)
  Internationally renowned netball player who represented England in their historic 2018 commonwealth games win. She is now the captain of Team Bath.
• Tom Mitchell (BA 2011)
  Tom captained Team GB's rugby sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where he led the team to win a silver medal.
• Georgie Twigg MBE (LLB 2012)
  Georgie won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics Games and a gold medal at Rio 2016 as a Team GB women's hockey player.
• Hannah Mills MBE (DipHE 2013)
  Hannah (right) is an Olympic sailor who won a silver medal at the London 2012 games and a gold medal at Rio 2016. Image credit: Richard Langdon/British Sailing Team
• Will Poulter (2013)
  Actor who has appeared in films including: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Maze Runner and The Revenant.
• Jazmin Sawyers (LLB 2016)
  Long jump athlete who discovered she had gained a place on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games GBR squad at the same time as she found out about her degree results.