The four universities of Manchester have a host of famous and esteemed people among their alumni. From physics to politics and comedy to commerce students 探花社区 are in prestigious company.
Manchester Metropolitan University Famous and Notable Alumni
Dr Evelyn Asante-Mensah OBE - Commissioner at Equality and Human Rights Commission
John Bishop - Comedian, Actor, Writer
Sarah Burton OBE - Creative Director at Alexander McQueen
Steve Coogan - Actor, Impressionist and Comedian
Mark Cueto MBE - Former English international rugby union player
Thomas Heatherwick CBE - Designer, Maker, Heatherwick Studio
Jonathan Mildenhall - Chief Marketing Officer, Airbnb
Gordon Taylor OBE - Chief Executive, The Professional Footballers’ Association
Her Honour Judge Tyler - Circuit Judge on the North Eastern Circuit
Dame Dianne Thompson DBE - Former University Chancellor and Chief Executive of Camelot Group
Julie Walters CBE - Actor
John Bradley - Actor
The University of Manchester Famous and Notable Alumni
Lord Terence Burns - Chairman, Santander UK
Professor Brian Cox OBE - Physicist and science communicator
Winnie Byanyima - Executive Director of Oxfam International
Benedict Cumberbatch CBE - Actor
Chuka Umunna MP - Former Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Gareth Williams and Bonamy Grimes - Skyscanner co-founders
Sophie Raworth - Presenter, BBC News
Sir Philip Craven MBE - President of the International Paralympic Committee Professor
Dame Sally Davies - UK government’s Chief Medical Officer for England
Teo Chee Hean - Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
Parineeti Chopra - Actor
Toby Jones - Actor
Professor Danielle George MBE - Radio frequency engineer and presenter of the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Tom Bloxham MBE - Founder of Urban Splash and former Chancellor of the University
Frances O’Grady - First female general secretary of the TUC
Norman Foster – Designer and Architect
Anthony Burgess - Writer and Composer
The University of Salford Famous and Notable Alumni
Christopher Eccleston - Actor
Peter Kay - Actor and comedian
L.S. Lowry - Artist
Jason Manford - Actor and comedian
Maxine Peake - Actor
Robert Powell - Actor
Anwar Choudhury - Former British High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Darwin Caldwell - Research Director, Italian Institute of Technology
Ieuan Evans - former international rugby union player for Wales
Ben Kingsley - Actor, Won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in "Gandhi"
The University of Bolton Famous and Notable Alumni
Andrew Biraj - Photographer
Howard Devoto - Musician
Laurence Anthony Robertson - Politician
Pete Shelley - Musician
Georgia Shiels - Motorsports
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