This is a list of University of Bristol people, including a brief description of their notability. This list includes not just former students but persons who are or have been associated with the university, including former academics, Chancellors, and recipients of honorary degrees.
Staff and academics
Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors
Alumni Government and politics United Kingdom
International
The Law Alexander Cameron, English Barrister Eve Cornwell, YouTuber and former lawyer Sir Richard Field, English High Court Judge, Academic of University of British Columbia, University of Hong Kong, McGill University Louisa Ghevaert, British family law lawyer Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, English judge and first woman to be appointed as the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of university (2004–2016) Sir Stephen Laws, British lawyer and civil servant who served as the First Parliamentary Counsel (2006–2012) Victoria Sharp, English Lady Justice of Appeal and Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division Kathryn Thirlwall, English Lady Justice of Appeal and Deputy Senior Presiding Judge
Academia
Literature
Economics and business
Journalism
Science
Tom Avery, explorer David Bohm, physicist Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief, Nature Henry Chilver, Baron Chilver, engineer and Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University Max Delbrück, Nobel laureate, Medicine Keith Devlin, logician Paul Dirac, Nobel laureate, Physics Peter Dunn, paediatrician Klaus Fuchs, physicist; Soviet spy Suzi Gage, psychologist, science blogger Kun Huang, physicist Judith Kingston, paediatrician Rob Leslie-Carter, engineer Chris MacMahon, mechanical engineer Jenny Nelson, Professor of Physics at Imperial College London Michael O'Keeffe, Nobel laureate, Chemistry Debby Reynolds, Chief Veterinary Officer for the UK Dame Julia Slingo, Chief Scientist at the Met Office Millicent Taylor, chemist who petitioned the Chemical Society Geoffrey Tovey, serologist who founded the UK Transplant service Linda Tyfield, clinical scientist and Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists James Barrington-Brown, aerospace engineer and founder of NewSpace Systems Greet Van den Berghe, Dutch physician and intensive care researcher.
TV, film, radio and theatre
Sports Dave Attwood, England rugby union player Kyran Bracken, England rugby union player Sara Campbell, freediver"Sara Campbell working under pressure", The Telegraph; accessed 9 April 2014. Megan Carter Davies, 2022 world champion in Orienteering Jean-Pierre Escalettes, President, French Football Federation Thady Gosden, racehorse trainer Alex King, rugby union player (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Josh Lewsey, England international in rugby union Jake Meyer, climber Iain Percy, double Olympic gold medalist, sailing David Tanner, performance director, British Rowing Ed Woodward, former CEO of Manchester United
Music
James Blunt, musician, singer-songwriter Kerensa Briggs, composer Hugh Cornwell, lead singer of The Stranglers Julian Grant, classical music composer Jamie Lidell, musician and soul singer, signed to Warp Records Will Todd, classical and jazz composer; jazz pianist Harriet Wheeler, musician, singer for The Sundays Jonathan Whitehead, film and television composer Shygirl, singer, DJ, rapper
Others Roly Bain, clown-priest Mark Hewitt, potter Rob Munro, Bishop of Ebbsfleet Mary Talbot, naval officer who served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service Malcolm Wood, British-Chinese entrepreneur and restaurateur
See also :Category:Alumni of the University of Bristol
References
External links Bristol's featured alumni Bristol's alumni on University Challenge Christmas Special 2012