納米比亞總統(tǒng)哈格·根哥布；
蒙古國(guó)前總統(tǒng)恩赫巴雅爾；
比利時(shí)前首相埃利奧·迪呂波；
英國(guó)伊麗莎白王太后；
英國(guó)瑪麗公主；
英國(guó)著名作家托爾金；
英國(guó)著名雕塑家亨利·摩爾；
美國(guó)NASA宇航員皮爾斯·賽勒斯；
美國(guó)好萊塢影星克里斯·派恩；
中國(guó)科學(xué)技術(shù)協(xié)會(huì)副主席馮長(zhǎng)根；
哈爾濱工業(yè)大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)周玉；
南方科技大學(xué)副校長(zhǎng)湯濤；
中國(guó)著名地球物理學(xué)家黃大年；
中國(guó)著名鋼琴家郎朗；
中國(guó)著名運(yùn)動(dòng)員李娜；
香港特區(qū)立法會(huì)主席梁君彥；
香港中文大學(xué)前校長(zhǎng)馬臨；
香港明星張國(guó)榮；
日本佳子公主等。
商學(xué)院校友
匯豐集團(tuán)（HSBC) 董事長(zhǎng) Mark Tucker；
聯(lián)合利華（Unilever）主席 Ralph Kugler；
勞斯萊斯（Rolls-Royce）首席財(cái)務(wù)官 Stephen Daintith；
德勤（Deloitte）會(huì)計(jì)師事務(wù)所主席 Martin Scicluna FCA；
英國(guó)國(guó)家快運(yùn)公司National Express Group plc(LSE:NEX) 主席 Phil White；
英國(guó)手機(jī)零售商（Carphone Warehouse Group PLC）手機(jī)倉(cāng)庫(kù)公司(LSE:CPW) CEO Andrew Harrison；
英國(guó)翠豐集團(tuán)Kingfisher plc(LSE:KGF) CEO 兼主席 Peter Jackson；
聯(lián)合房產(chǎn)The UNITE Group plc(LSE:UTG）主席 Subir Raha；
印度石油公司Indian Oil Corporation和石油天然氣公司Oil and Natural Gas Corporation主席；
迪拜工業(yè)城Dubai Industrial City執(zhí)行主席 Rashed Al Ansari；
Learn Direct CEO,The Met Office CEO,Tata Consultancy Services總顧問(wèn) Sarah Jones等。
其他校友
Politics
JohnBattle,Labour Member of Parliament for LeedsWest (English,1976）
AlanCampbell,Labour Member of Parliament for Tynemouthand Government Whip (PGCE)
JonWharam,Communications Director for Tony Blair 1997-2001 (BA (Hons) Politicsand Parliamentary Studies)
NambarynEnkhbayar,President of Mongolia(Exchange student,1986）
Joséángel Gurría,Mexican economist,secretary general of the Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD)
KenHind,barrister and former Conservative Member of Parliament for West Lancashire (Law,1971）
EricIllsley,Labour Member of Parliament for BarnsleyCentral (LLB in Law)
ChristopherLeslie,Labour Member of Parliament for Shipley 1997-2005 (Politics andParliamentary Studies,1994）
ClareShort,Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood and formerInternational Development Secretary (Political Science,1969）
JackStraw,Labour Member of Parliament for Blackburn,current Justice Secretary andformer Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons(LLB in Law,1967）
PaulTruswell,Labour Member of Parliament for Pudsey (History,1977）
SimbaMakoni Zimbabwean Politician and Candidate for Zimbabwe Elections 2008
Media
KamalAhmed,executive news editor,The Observer (Political studies,1990）
TimothyAllen,photojournalist (Zoology,1989）
StephenBeard,radio journalist,Londoncorrespondent for Marketplace from American Public Media (Law,1971）
SteveBell,political cartoonist for The Guardian (Fine Art,1974）
MarkByford,deputy Director-General of the BBC (LLB in Law,1979）
BarryCryer,comedian and scriptwriter (English,did not graduate)
PaulDacre,editor of the Daily Mail (English,1970）
GavinEsler,Newsnight anchor (MA Anglo-Irish Literature,1975）
JenniFalconer,television presenter (Student,Spanish and Italian,1990s)
SimonHattenstone,features writer,The Guardian (English,1984）
JohnHolmes,journalist and socialite (Classics,1937）
AndyKershaw,DJ and broadcaster (Politics)
LizKershaw,journalist and radio DJ. (textiles,1978）
PeterMorgan,screenwriter (Fine Art,1980s)
RichardQuest Reporter for CNN (Law,1985）
JayRayner,features writer and restaurant critic,The Observer (Political studies,1987）
GeorgieThompson,Sky Sports News presenter (Broadcast Journalism,1999）
MarkWheat,radio DJ at The Current from Minnesota Public Radio (English,1981）
AndyWilson,rugby league correspondent for The Guardian (Politics)
NicholasWitchell,BBC newsreader and royal and diplomatic correspondent (LLB in Law,1976）
MarkWood,Chairman and CEO of ITN (German,1974）
AlanYentob,BBC Creative Director (graduated LLB in Law,1968）
ThomasHedley,President of Hedley Media Group
AnitaRani,English radio and television presenter and journalist (Broadcasting)
Arts
ShonaAuerbach,award-winning director/cinematograper of Dear Frankie
CorinneBailey Rae,soul singer (English Literature,2000)
NickBrownlee,Crime thriller writer
LeslieCheung,Hong Kong actor and singer (TextileManagement,did not graduate)
JonathanClements,writer (Japanese,1994）
JeremyDyson,screenwriter and member of The League of Gentlemen (Philosophy,1989）
TonyHarrison,poet (Classics with Linguistics,1958）
VictoriaHesketh aka Little Boots,electronica musician[1]
StormJameson,writer (English,1912; MA 1914）
BarryJohn,noted theatre director and teacher,based in India since 1968
MarkKnopfler,OBE,rock musician,guitarist,singer and songwriter (English,1973）
KayMellor,television actress and scriptwriter (attended Bretton Hall,1983）
AlistairMcGowan,actor,comedian and impressionist (English,1986）
ChrisPine,American Hollywood actor,studied as a year abroad student during hisjunior year (English).
ArthurRansome,writer,studied science for two terms in 1901
HerbertRead,poet and literary critic (English)
SimonRix,bass player for Leeds band Kaiser Chiefs(Maths and Geography,2000)
WoleSoyinka,Nigerian writer and first African winner of the Nobel Prize inLiterature in 1986 (English,1957）
GregStekelman,writer and illustrator,author of A Year in the Life ofTheManWhoFellAsleep (English and Spanish,1998）
Ng Thiong‘o,Kenyan author (English student,1960s)Science and technology
SirDavid Baulcombe,plant scientist (Botany,1973）
RobertBlackburn,aviation pioneer and founder of Blackburn Aircraft (Engineering,1906）
EmilyCummins,Technology Woman of the Future 2006,British Female Innovator Of theYear 2007
EdmundHappold,founder of Buro Happold and the Construction Industry Council (CivilEngineering,1957）
D.G. Hessayon,world-renowned gardening author (Botany,1949）
V.Craig Jordan,OBE,responsible for pioneering research into breast cancer andthe development of the cancer drug Tamoxifen,(BSc and Ph.D. inpharmacology,1969 and 1972）
JenniferRoss Meiring,architect director with BDP (B.A.,English,1979）
GeorgePorter,chemist,Nobel prize winner and President of the Royal Society(Chemistry,1941）
PiersSellers,NASA astronaut (Biometeorology,1981）
JenniferWilby,Director of the Centre for Systems Studies,University of Hull.
Other
AbdullahYusuf Ali - One of the World’s most famous translators of the Quran.
MichaelAsher,Desert explorer and author (English 1977）
AlistairBrownlee,Olympian and ITU Triathlon World Champion. (Physiology and Sport2009）.
DanielByles,Guinness World Record holding ocean rower and polar explorer (Economicsand Management Studies 1996）
ClaireCashmore Bronze medalalist in both the 2004 Paralympics and the 2008Paralympics.
ChristopherFay,CBE,chairman of the advisory committee on business and the environment,chairman of Expro International and a director with BAA and Anglo American,andchairman and chief executive of Shell UK from 1993–1998 (BSc and Ph.D. in civilengineering,1967,1970）
KatFletcher,president of the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom,2004-2006 (Sociology)
BekeleGeleta - Secretary General,International Federation of Red Cross and RedCrescent Societies (MA Transport Economics,1974）
PeterHendy - Commissioner,Transport for London(Economics & Geography,1975）
DavidHessayon - gardening author and,according to the Guinness Book of Records,biggest-selling non-fiction author in history (Botany,1950）
RichardHoggart,sociologist and author of The Uses of Literacy (English,1939）
AbdullahO. Nasseef - Saudi geologist,chemist and politician
TomPalmer,Rugby Union player
DavidParry,dialectologist who founded the Survey of Anglo-Welsh Dialects
IvorPorter,Ambassador and Author of Operation Autonomous and King Michael(English,1936）
RichardProfit,polar explorer (Biology and Management Studies 1996）
SirChristopher Rose - former head of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (LL.B.,1957）
DrHarold Shipman,general practitioner and convicted serial killer (Medicine,1970）
GeorgeMartin Stephen,high master of St Paul‘s School,London (Englishand History)
MarilynStowe,divorce lawyer and the first Chief Assessor and Chief Examiner of theLaw Society’s Family Law Panel (Law,1970s)
CecThompson - rugby league player and co-founder of Student Rugby League
SubirRaha- arguably the most influential business leader in the Indian public sector.Staff
LascellesAbercrombie,poet and literary critic (Professor of English literature,1923-1929）
WilliamAstbury,physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-raydiffraction studies of biological molecules (Textile physics,1928-1961）
ZygmuntBauman,sociologist
SirWilliam Henry Bragg,Nobel Prize winning physicist/chemist (Physics,1909-1915）
AsaBriggs,historian
DameLynne Brindley,Chief Executive of British Library (University Librarian,1997-2000)
AnastasiosChristodoulou,Deputy Secretary of Leeds University and FoundationSecretary of the Open University
DavidCrighton,mathematician (Mathematics,1974-1986）
GeoffreyHill,poet (English,1954-1980）
GeoffHoon,politician (Law,1976-1981）
SirChristopher Ingold,chemist
BenediktIsserlin,Semitist and ancient historian
PercyFry Kendall,Award-winning geologist (Geology 1904-22）
ArnoldKettle,literary critic (English,1947-70）
BethanyKlein,popular music theorist and former Birmingham City University lecturer （2008-present)
OwenLattimore,pioneer in Chinese studies (Professor of Chinese studies,1963-1970）
JohnAnthony McGuckin,former Reader in Patristic and Byzantine Theology
IreneManton,botanist and cell biologist
DavidI. Masson,British science-fiction writer (assistant librarian 1938-1939;curator of the Brotherton Collection 1956-1979）
SirRoy Meadow,paediatrician
RalphMiliband,political theorist
LeonardJames Rogers,mathematician (Mathematics 1889-1919）
WoleSoyinka,Nigerian Nobel Prize winner
J.I. M. Stewart (Michael Innes),writer (English,1930-1935）
E.P. Thompson,historian (Extra Mural,1948-1965）
ProfessorJ. R. R. Tolkien,writer (English,1920-1925）
StephenTurnbull,military historian
M.X.Rui,physiologist
ProfessorPhilip Wilby,composer,School of Music until 2006
VernaWright,senior lecturer,rheumatology
G.Wilson Knight,literary critic (English)
