Notable Alumni
Throughout its history, St Catherine's has produced many gifted men and women who have achieved great success in their chosen walk of life. On this page we list just a few of the very many St Catherine's alumni have made a notable contribution to wider society and to public life around the world.
Grantley Adams (1919, Law) First Premier of Barbados, 1954-1958
Clive Barnes (1948, English) Theatre critic
Benazir Bhutto (1976, Foreign Service Programme) Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988-1990 and 1993-1996
Michael Billington (1958, English) Author and arts critic, Guardian theatre critic
Sir John Cornforth (1939, Chemistry) Recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1975
Alice Eve (2001, English) Actress
Adam Foulds (1994, English) Poet and novelist. Author of The Quickening Maze (Booker Prize shortlisted 2009)
Emelia Fox (1993, English) Actress
Grant Gee (1984, Geography) Film director
Mark Getty (1980, PPE) Businessman
Phil de Glanville (1990, Politics & Sociology) England Rugby Captain, 1996
Joseph Heller (1949, English) Novelist and playwright, author of Catch 22
David Hemery (1969, Education) Athlete, Olympic Gold medallist
Richard Herring (1986, Modern History) Comedian
Amara Karan (2000, PPE) Actress
Farouq Leghari (1961, PPE) President of Pakistan, 1993-1997
Nick Lykiardopulo (1977, PPE) Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winner, 2004
Peter Mandelson (1973, PPE) British politician
James Marsh (1982, English) Film director, director of Oscar-winning Man on Wire
Tom Phillips (1957, English) Artist
Sir Matthew Pinsent (1989, Geography) Rower, quadruple Olympic gold medallist
Vee Meng Shaw (1953, Law) Businessman
Colin Smith (2003, Geography) Rower, Olympic Silver Medallist
Andy Triggs Hodge (2004, Geography and the Environment) Rower, Olympic Gold Medallist
Sir John Vane (1946, Pharmacology) Recipient of Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1982
John E. Walker (1960, Chemistry) Recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1997
Eric Williams (1932, Modern History) First Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 1956 - 1981
Simon Winchester (1963, Geology) Author, broadcaster and journalist
Jeanette Winterson (1978, English) Novelist
Emily Woof (1987, English) Actress
