List of University of Cambridge people

A list of University of Cambridge people, featuring members of the University of Cambridge segregated in accordance with their fields of achievement. The individual must have either studied at the university; although they may not necessarily have taken a degree; or worked at the university in an academic capacity; others have held fellowships at one of the university’s colleges. Honorary fellows or those awarded an honorary degree are not included and neither are non-executive chancellors. Lecturers without long-term posts at the university also do not feature, although official visiting fellows and visiting professors do.

The list has been divided into categories indicating the field of activity in which people have become well known. Many of the university’s alumni/ae, have attained a level of distinction in more than one field. These individuals may appear under two categories. In general, however, an attempt has been made to put individuals in the category for which they are most often associated with.

Cantabrigians, is a term for members of the university derived from its Latin name Cantabrigia, a medieval Latin name for Cambridge.

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Politics and royalty

Monarchs

Royal persons

Diplomats

Viceroys

Heads of State and Heads of government

British Prime Ministers

Other countries

Signatories of the American Declaration of Independence

Soviet spies

known:

suspected:

(for other suspects, see Cambridge Five)

Other political figures

A–D

E–M

first Minister Resident to the Kingdom of Siam (1897–1899) and Minister Plenipotentiary (1899–1907)

N–Z

Clergy and spiritual leaders

Literature

Fiction writers

A–G

H–M

N–Z

Non-Fiction writers

A–Z

Poets

A–M

N–Z

Literary scholars

Travel writers

The arts

Actors, directors and comedians

A–G

H–M

N–Z

Architects

Artists

Art critics, museum directors, historians of art

Musicians

A–G

H–M

N–Z

Groups

Academic disciplines

Scientists, technologists and mathematicians

A–C

D–G

H–M

N–R

S–Z

Astronauts

Philosophers

A–M

N–Z

Economists

" * " Not part of official Cambridge Nobel count.

Historians

A–M

N–Z

Armed forces

Educationalists

A–M

N–Z

Entrepreneurs, business leaders and philanthropists

A–M

N–Z

The law

Judges and lawyers

  • Aitzaz Ahsan (Downing) President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (1990–2007)
  • Jonas Alberg (Hughes Hall) Swedish judge, Rent and Tenancy Tribunal, Stockholm (2013-)
  • Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Queens') International Court of Justice judge (2000–)
  • Mary Arden (Girton) First female High Court judge to be assigned to the Chancery Division
  • Mirza Hameedullah Beg (Trinity) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India (1977–1978)
  • Christopher Bentley (Wolfson) Attorney General of Ontario (2007–)
  • Paul Clement (Darwin) Attorney General of the United States (2007–)
  • Sir Louis Blom-Cooper (Fitzwilliam) Major lawyer specialising in public law and co-founder of Amnesty International
  • Lee Bollinger (Clare Hall) US High Court lawyer
  • Sir Dennis Byron (Fitzwilliam) Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (1996–1999), President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (2007–)
  • Kenneth Clarke (Caius) British Lord Chancellor (2010–)
  • Sir Edward Coke (Trinity) Chief Justice of the King's Bench (1613-1616), Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (1606-1613), Attorney General for England and Wales (1594-1606), widely regarded as the greatest English jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras and was influential on early American law
  • Alvin Robert Cornelius (Selwyn) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (1960–1968)
  • Professor James Crawford (Jesus) Judge of the International Court of Justice (2015–)
  • Charles Falconer (Queens') British Lord Chancellor (2003–2007)
  • Rosalyn Higgins (Girton) First female International Court of Justice judge, President (2006–2009)
  • Yong Pung How (Downing) Chief Justice of Singapore (1990–2006)
  • Karl Hudson-Phillips (Selwyn) International Criminal Court judge, Trinidad and Tobago legal advisor and politician
  • Anthony Gates (Fitzwilliam) Chief Justice of the High Court of Fiji (2007–)
  • Lord Peter Goldsmith (Caius) Attorney General for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2001–2007)
  • Joseph Grimberg - First to be appointed Senior Counsel in Singapore and current Senior Consultant in Drew & Napier, a leading law firm in Singapore

Journalists and media personalities

Sportspeople

Athletes

Bridge

Backgammon

Cricketers

Cyclists

  • Emma Pooley (Trinity Hall) Olympic silver medal (2008), world time trial champion (2010)

Footballers

See also: Category:Cambridge University A.F.C. players and Cambridge University A.F.C.

Mountaineers

Racing drivers

Racehorse trainers

Rowers

Rugby footballers

See also: Category:Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players and Cambridge University R.U.F.C.

Table tennis players

Winter sports

Sports administrators

Explorers

See also

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