99 Notable alumni of Aberystwyth University
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Aberystwyth University is ranked #691 in the world and #62 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 99 notable alumni from Aberystwyth University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Aberystwyth University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Robert Minhinnick
1952-. (aged 74)
poet
Robert Minhinnick is a Welsh poet, essayist, novelist and translator. He has won two Forward Prizes for Best Individual Poem and has received the Wales Book of the Year award a record three times (in 1993, 2006 and 2018).
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2. Delyth Evans
1958-. (aged 68)
journalist
politician
Margaret Delyth Evans is a Welsh executive and former politician who served as Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs, Culture and Environment in the National Assembly for Wales from 2000 to 2003. She is the current chair of the Welsh language television channel S4C. A member of the Labour Party, she was the Assembly Member (AM) for Mid and West Wales...
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3. Gerry MacLochlainn
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Gerard MacLochlainn is a Sinn Féin politician from Derry, Northern Ireland, where he was a councillor. He chaired several of the council's major committees including regional and cross border committees. His writings were widely circulated in his now deceased wife (Valerie June "Val" Cardwell)'s native Wales and several of his prison letters are held in the National Library of Wales.
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4. T. E. Ellis
1859-1899 (aged 40)
politician
Thomas Edward Ellis, often known as T. E. Ellis or Tom Ellis, was a Welsh politician who was the leader of Cymru Fydd, a movement aimed at gaining home rule for Wales. Ellis was, for a time, the most prominent of a generation of Liberal politicians who emerged in Wales after 1886, who placed greater emphasis than the previous generation...
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5. Robert Mills-Roberts
1862-1935 (aged 73)
surgeon
association football player
Dr. Robert Herbert Mills-Roberts was a Welsh footballer. A Welsh international, he was a member of the Preston North End side which became known as "The Invincibles".
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6. Edward Collingwood
1900-1970 (aged 70)
mathematician
Sir Edward Foyle Collingwood CBE FRS FRSE DL LLD was an English mathematician and scientist. He was a member of the Eglingham branch of a prominent Northumbrian family, the son of Col. Cuthbert Collingwood of the Lancashire Fusiliers, whose family seat was at Lilburn Tower, near Wooler, Northumberland. His great grandfather was a brother of Admiral Lord Collingwood.
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7. Christine James
1954-. (aged 72)
poet
scholar
writer
Christine James FLSW is a Welsh poet and academic. She served as the first female Archdruid of Wales from June 2013 until June 2016. She first presided over the ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod in the 2013 Eisteddfod in Denbigh. Like all holders, she qualified by winning a major literary prize at a previous National Eisteddfod. She was elected Cofiadur...
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8. Dorothy Bonarjee
1894-1983 (aged 89)
lawyer
poet
Dorothy Noel 'Dorf' Bonarjee was an Indian poet and artist who was known for being awarded a Bardic chair while a student in Wales and for being the first woman internal student to be awarded a law degree by University College London. The first collection of her poetry was published in 2023, more than a century after it was written.
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9. Mike Jenkins
1953-. (aged 73)
poet
Mike Jenkins is a Welsh poet and fiction writer in English. He is also the father of the Plaid Cymru politician Bethan Sayed (née Jenkins) and of the journalist Ciaran Jenkins.
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10. Robin Huw Bowen
1957-. (aged 69)
harpist
Robin Huw Bowen is a player of the Welsh triple harp, known in Welsh as Telyn Deires (English: Three-row Harp),. He was awarded the Glyndŵr Award in 2000.
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11. Christine Chapman
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Christine Chapman is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician who was a Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Cynon Valley from 1999 to 2016.
12. Belinda Ang
1954-. (aged 72)
judicial commissioner
lawyer
Senior Counsel
judge
Belinda Ang Saw Ean SC is a Singaporean judge of the Court of Appeal. Ang received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1976 and her Master of Laws (with distinction) from the University College London. She was appointed Judicial Commissioner in February 2002, Judge of the Supreme Court in January 2003, Judge of the Appellate...
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13. Folu Storms
1986-. (aged 40)
radio personality
Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye known professionally as Folu Storms, is a Nigerian media personality and actress.
14. Rachel Barrett
1874-1953 (aged 79)
political activist
newspaper editor
teacher
suffragette
Rachel Barrett was a Welsh suffragette and newspaper editor born in Carmarthen. Educated at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth she became a science teacher, but quit her job in 1906 on hearing Nellie Martel speak of women's suffrage, joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and moved to London. In 1907, she became a WSPU organiser, and...
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15. Cath Bishop
1971-. (aged 55)
rower
Catherine Bishop is a former British rower. In partnership with Katherine Grainger she was World Champion in the coxless pair in 2003, and in 2004 they won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Following a career as a diplomat she is now a leadership speaker, writer and consultant.
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16. Douglas Kell
1953-. (aged 73)
biochemist
Douglas Bruce Kell CBE FRSB FLSW is a British biochemist and Professor of Systems Biology in the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Liverpool part of the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology at the University of Liverpool. He was previously at the School of Chemistry at the University of Manchester, based in the Manchester Institute...
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17. Nic Parry
1957-. (aged 69)
sports commentator
lawyer
judge
Nic Parry is a commentator on Welsh football on BBC in English and S4C in Welsh. He is the regular presenter of the Welsh language football programme Sgorio. He also hosts the sports quiz for young people, Pen Campau.
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18. T. James Jones
1934-. (aged 92)
poet
T. James Jones is a Welsh poet and dramatist, and former Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. He is also known by the bardic name Jim Parc Nest.
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19. Glyn Davies
1944-. (aged 82)
blogger
politician
Edward Glyn Davies is a former Welsh Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Montgomeryshire from 2010 to 2019. Davies previously served as a Member of the Welsh Assembly (AM) for the Mid and West Wales region from 1999 to 2007.
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20. Leigh Richmond Roose
1877-1916 (aged 39)
association football player
Leigh Richmond "Dick" Roose, MM, was a Welsh international footballer who kept goal for several professional clubs in the Football League between 1901 and 1912. A celebrated amateur at a time when the game was played largely by professionals, Roose was renowned as one of the best players in his position in the Edwardian period. He was also well known...
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21. Bethan Sayed
1981-. (aged 45)
blogger
politician
Bethan Sayed is a Welsh former politician. She represented the South Wales West region for Plaid Cymru as a Member of the Senedd from 2007 to 2021.
22. Simon Thomas
1973-. (aged 53)
television presenter
Simon George Thomas is a Welsh former politician who was a member of Plaid Cymru. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Ceredigion from 2000 to 2005, and an Assembly Member in the National Assembly for Wales representing the Mid and West Wales list between 2011 and 2018.
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23. Aled Roberts
1962-2022 (aged 60)
Welsh Language Commissioner
Aled Rhys Roberts was a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician from Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham. Roberts was a Member of the Welsh Assembly (AM) for the North Wales Region from 2011 to 2016. Before his election to the assembly, he was a councillor and the leader of Wrexham County Borough Council. He served as the Welsh Language Commissioner from 2019 until his death...
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24. Owen Morgan Edwards
1858-1920 (aged 62)
linguist
writer
non-fiction writer
university teacher
politician
Sir Owen Morgan Edwards, often known as O. M. Edwards, was a Welsh historian, educationalist and writer.
25. Cynog Dafis
1938-. (aged 88)
politician
Cynog Glyndwr Dafis is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru who served as the Member of Parliament for Ceredigion from 1992 to 2000, originally as a joint Plaid Cymru–Green Party MP until 1997 and then only as a Plaid Cymru MP until 2000. He also served as the Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales...
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26. Joe Borg
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
politician
Joseph Borg is a Maltese politician and diplomat. Prior to taking up the post of Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and led Malta's EU-accession negotiations.
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27. R. Williams Parry
1884-1956 (aged 72)
docent
poet
teacher
Robert Williams Parry was one of Wales's most notable 20th-century poets writing in Welsh.
28. Mererid Hopwood
1964-. (aged 62)
writer
docent
poet
television presenter
Mererid Hopwood is a Welsh poet and lyricist, currently serving as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
29. Elfyn Llwyd
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
barrister
Elfyn Llwyd PC is a Welsh barrister and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in the House of Commons from the 1992 general election until its abolition in 2010, and then for its principal successor constituency of Dwyfor Meirionnydd from 2010 until his retirement in 2015. Llwyd was Plaid Cymru's Westminster parliamentary group leader.
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30. Richard Morris
1967-2020 (aged 53)
diplomat
Richard Charles Morris FRSA was a British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Nepal from 2015 to 2019. He was reported missing after going for a run in Hampshire in May 2020, and his body was identified four months later. An inquest heard he had been "extremely stressed" before his death. An inquiry into his death found he had...
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31. David Davies, 1st Baron Davies
1880-1944 (aged 64)
politician
David Davies, 1st Baron Davies FRGS was a Welsh Liberal Party politician and public benefactor who was MP for Montgomeryshire from 1906 to 1929. He was a grandson of the great Welsh industrialist David Davies. As a philanthropist, he established the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association to combat tuberculosis in Wales, as well as the Wilson Chair of...
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32. Keith Hill
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Trevor Keith Hill is an English Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Streatham from 1992 until 2010, as well as in a variety of Government roles as a Whip and a junior minister.
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33. Steve Gilbert
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Stephen David John Gilbert is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election the Member of Parliament (MP) for the new constituency of St Austell and Newquay, but lost his seat at the 2015 general election to the Conservative Party candidate Steve Double. He now teaches politics at Highgate School, having previously taught history and...
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34. Claire Summers
1974-. (aged 52)
television presenter
Claire Summers is a Welsh television and radio news presenter employed by BBC Cymru Wales.
35. T. H. Parry-Williams
1887-1975 (aged 88)
poet
writer
Sir Thomas Herbert Parry-Williams was a Welsh poet, author and academic. Parry-Williams was born at Tŷ'r Ysgol ('the Schoolhouse') in Rhyd Ddu, Caernarfonshire, Wales. He was educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Jesus College, Oxford, the University of Freiburg and the Sorbonne in Paris. He was a conscientious objector during the First World War.
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36. Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones
1909-1989 (aged 80)
barrister
judge
politician
Frederick Elwyn Elwyn-Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, CH, PC, QC, commonly known as Elwyn Jones, was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician.
37. Waldo Williams
1904-1971 (aged 67)
teacher
poet
Waldo Goronwy Williams was one of the leading Welsh-language poets of the 20th century. He was also a notable Christian pacifist, anti-war campaigner, and Welsh nationalist. He is often referred to by his first name only.
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38. Siân Gwenllian
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Siân Gwenllian is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has represented the constituency of Arfon in the Senedd since 2016. She currently holds the seat with a majority of 8,642 votes.
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39. Dan Rogerson
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Daniel John Rogerson is a Cornish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall from the 2005 general election until his defeat at the 2015 general election. In October 2013, he became the Liberal Democrat Minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, holding the office until losing his Parliamentary seat to Conservative...
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40. William Edwy Vine
1873-1949 (aged 76)
writer
William Edwy Vine, commonly known as W. E. Vine, was an English Biblical scholar, theologian, and writer, most famous for Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words.
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41. William Sachiti
1985-. (aged 41)
chief executive officer
inventor
entrepreneur
Pasi William Sachiti is a Zimbabwean-born British entrepreneur and inventor. Sachiti is the founder and CEO of Academy of Robotics, an autonomous technology company which is primarily known for developing street-legal self-driving vehicles and solutions for road maintenance.
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42. Chris Ruane
1958-. (aged 68)
actor
politician
Christopher Shaun Ruane OBE is a Welsh Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Clwyd from 1997 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019.
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43. Helen Mary Jones
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Helen Mary Jones is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician, who was a member of the Senedd from 1999 to 2011 and again from 2018 to 2021.
44. Liz Twist
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Mary Elizabeth Twist is a British Labour Party politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon from the 2017 general election until the seat's abolition in 2024. She then stood for reelection during the 2024 general election in the newly formed constituency of Blaydon and Consett which she won. Before her parliamentary career, she was the head...
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45. Alan Mehdizadeh
1982-. (aged 44)
actor
Alan Mehdizadeh is a British-Iranian actor, appearing on stage and screen. He has recently played the role of Monk in Graham Moore's The Outfit. He played the role of Don in the West End musical, Kinky Boots. He is also a talent agent, and runs London-based agency Avenue Agents.
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46. John Meurig Thomas
1932-2020 (aged 88)
university teacher
chemist
Sir John Meurig Thomas, also known as JMT, was a Welsh scientist, educator, university administrator, and historian of science primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science.
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47. Nick Bourne
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Nicholas Henry Bourne, Baron Bourne of Aberystwyth is a Conservative Party politician who served as Leader of the Welsh Conservative Party and Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales from August 1999 until May 2011.
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48. Mike Wood
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Michael Jon Wood is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire since July 2024. Prior to this he served as MP for Dudley South from May 2015 until the constituency's dissolution. He has been Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office since November 2024.
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49. Mark Williams
1966-. (aged 60)
teacher
politician
Mark Fraser Williams is a British politician who served as leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats from 2016 to 2017. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ceredigion constituency, between 2005 and 2017. He sat on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, and in 2006 he became a Shadow Minister for Wales under Menzies Campbell.
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50. Shân Cothi
1965-. (aged 61)
singer
actor
radio personality
Shân Margaretta Morgan, known professionally as Shân Cothi, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter.
51. Shaher Momani
1962-. (aged 64)
university teacher
scientist
mathematician
Shaher Momani is a Jordanian distinguished professor of applied mathematics and one of the top ten scientists in the world in the field of fractional calculus according to Web of Science several times between 2009 and 2013. He was selected as one of the world's most influential scientific minds according to Thomson Reuters in 2014 and 2015. Momani was also...
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52. Rod Richards
1947-2019 (aged 72)
politician
Roderick Richards was a British politician who was leader of the Welsh Conservatives from 1996 to 1999, and a Welsh Assembly member (AM) for the North Wales region from 1999 until 2003.
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53. John Dawes
1940-2021 (aged 81)
rugby union player
Sydney John Dawes OBE was a Welsh rugby union player, playing at centre, and later coach. He captained London Welsh, Wales, the 1971 British Lions and the Barbarians. He is credited with being a major influence in these teams' success, and in the attractive, attacking, free-flowing rugby they played. Dawes also had considerable success as a coach with Wales, and...
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54. Ahmed Shaheed
1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat
politician
Ahmed Shaheed is a Maldivian diplomat, politician and professor. On 24 March 2016, he was appointed for the sixth year running as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Shaheed is also the Chairperson of the Geneva-based international human rights think-tank, Universal Rights Group, which was launched in January 2014. He...
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55. Jonathan Edwards
1817-1891 (aged 74)
educator
David Jonathan Edwards is a Welsh politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from 2010 to 2024. Initially elected as a Plaid Cymru MP. He sat as an Independent MP after the party's disciplinary panel suspended him in 2020. His membership of Plaid was restored in July 2022, and the whip was returned...
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56. Twm Morys
1961-. (aged 65)
poet
singer
Twm Morys is a Welsh poet and musician.
57. Shaun Bailey
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Shaun Stephen Bailey is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich West from 2019 until 2024.
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58. Wyn Jones
1992-. (aged 34)
rugby union player
Wyn Jones is a Welsh rugby union player who plays prop for United Rugby Championship club Dragons.
59. Nigel Thrift
1949-. (aged 77)
geographer
Sir Nigel John Thrift DL FBA FAcSS FRSGS is a British academic and geographer. In 2018 he was appointed as Chair of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, a committee that gives independent scientific and technical advice on radioactive waste to the UK government and the devolved administrations. He is a visiting professor at the University of Oxford and Tsinghua...
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60. Alan Cox
1968-. (aged 58)
computer scientist
programmer
blogger
Alan Cox is a British computer programmer who has been a key figure in the development of Linux. He maintained the 2.2 branch of the Linux kernel and continues to be heavily involved in its development, an association that dates back to 1991. He lives in Swansea, Wales, where he lived with his wife Telsa Gwynne, who died in 2015,...
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61. Elin Jones
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Elin Jones, PC MS is a Welsh politician who has served as the Llywydd of the Senedd since 2016. A member of Plaid Cymru, Jones has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ceredigion since 1999.
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62. Gwynfor Evans
1912-2005 (aged 93)
lawyer
writer
politician
Gwynfor Richard Evans was a Welsh politician, lawyer and author. He was President of the Welsh political party Plaid Cymru for thirty-six years and was the first member of Parliament to represent it at Westminster, which he did twice, from 1966 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1979.
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63. John Compton
1925-2007 (aged 82)
politician
Sir John George Melvin Compton, KCMG PC was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first prime minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton served as prime minister three times: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007. He cofounded the...
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64. Molly Scott Cato
1963-. (aged 63)
economist
blogger
politician
Sarah Margaret "Molly" Scott Cato is a British Green politician, economist and activist. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 2014 to 2020. From 2012, until her election as an MEP, she was Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at the University of Roehampton. Scott Cato speaks for the Green Party on finance...
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65. Prince Naquiyuddin of Negeri Sembilan
1947-. (aged 79)
diplomat
Tunku Dato' Seri Utama Naquiyuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar is a member of Negeri Sembilan royal family who is the Tunku Laxamana. He is the eldest son of Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, who was also the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia). He served as the Regent of...
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66. John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon
1931-2023 (aged 92)
politician
barrister
John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon was a Welsh politician. He was a Labour Party Member of Parliament for over 41 years, from 1959 to 2001, which included a period as Secretary of State for Wales from 1974 to 1979 and as Attorney General between 1997 and 1999. A native Welsh speaker, he was the last living former Labour MP...
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67. Gareth Thomas
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Gareth Richard Thomas is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West since 1997. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports from July 2024 to September 2025. Thomas also served as Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for Trade, Investment...
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68. Sylvia Hermon
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Sylvia Eileen, Lady Hermon is a retired Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of North Down from 2001 to 2019.
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69. Steven Woolfe
1967-. (aged 59)
business executive
barrister
businessperson
politician
Steven Marcus Woolfe is a British barrister, writer, commentator and former politician. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity, a research think tank studying population and immigration into the UK, Europe and US. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2014 until 2019. From 2014, he was...
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70. Rehman Chishti
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
barrister
Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti is a Pakistani-born British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham and Rainham from 2010 until 2024. He was one of 11 candidates in the July 2022 leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister.
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71. Jan Pinkava
1963-. (aged 63)
screenwriter
film director
animator
storyboard artist
film producer
Jan Jaroslav Pinkava is a Czech-British-American producer, director, writer, and animator. He directed the Pixar short film Geri's Game and served as co-director and co-wrote the story for Ratatouille, both of which went on to win Oscars.
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72. Bob Stewart
1945-. (aged 81)
performing artist
jazz musician
Colonel Robert Alexander Stewart DSO is a British politician and former soldier. He was the member of Parliament (MP) for Beckenham from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he also is a former British Army officer and United Nations commander in Bosnia, commentator, author and public speaker.
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73. Liz Saville Roberts
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Elizabeth Saville Roberts PC is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 2015. She has served as the group leader of Plaid Cymru in the House of Commons since 2017.
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74. Will Quince
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
William James Quince is a British Conservative Party politician and former lawyer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester from 2015 to 2024. Quince was also Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care from September 2022 to November 2023.
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75. Guto Bebb
1968-. (aged 58)
sole proprietorship
politician
Guto ap Owain Bebb is a Welsh politician and former business consultant who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberconwy from 2010 to 2019, having previously lost elections to the Welsh Assembly and the House of Commons. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Wales Office in 2016–2018 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement...
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76. Hishammuddin Hussein
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
politician
Hishammuddin bin Hussein is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as Senior Minister of the Security Cluster and Minister of Defence from 2021 to 2022. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sembrong since 2004, having previously been an...
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77. hbomberguy
1992-. (aged 34)
gamer
video essayist
YouTuber
critic
Harry Brewis, better known as Hbomberguy, is a British YouTuber and Twitch streamer. Brewis produces video essays on a variety of topics such as film, television, and video games; often combining them with arguments from left-wing political and economic positions. He has created videos aimed at debunking conspiracy theories and responding to right-wing and antifeminist arguments.
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78. Carwyn Jones
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
barrister
Carwyn Howell Jones, Baron Jones of Penybont, PC, is a Welsh politician who served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2009 to 2018. He previously served as Counsel General for Wales from 2007 to 2009. Jones was the member of the Senedd (MS) for Bridgend from 1999 to 2021. He has been a member of...
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79. Lisa Surihani
1986-. (aged 40)
model
actor
Lisa Surihani Mohamed, born 23 March 1986) is a Malaysian actress, model, television host and commercial model. Starting her entertainment career in 1997, at the age of 11, she has appeared in feature films and television shows as well as TV commercials. She has received the Malaysian Film Festival for Best Actress. Her films include Goodbye Boys (2006) I'm Not...
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80. Dan Jarvis
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis is a British politician and former Army officer who has served as Minister of State for Security since 2024, and as Minister of State in the Cabinet Office since 2025. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley North, formerly Barnsley Central, since 2011. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, he was...
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81. Frederick Soddy
1877-1956 (aged 79)
physicist
chemist
researcher
professor
pharmacist
Frederick Soddy FRS was an English radiochemist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions. He also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements. In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to our knowledge of the chemistry of radioactive substances, and...
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82. Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan
1948-. (aged 78)
sovereign
Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir is the eleventh Yang di-Pertuan Besar (Chief Ruler) of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. He is the only son out of six siblings of royal spouse, the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Munawir and his spouse, Tunku Ampuan Durah.
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83. Rhodri Meilir
1978-. (aged 48)
film actor
actor
television actor
Rhodri Meilir is a Welsh actor. In 2018, he began portraying the role of Dilwyn in the BBC Three series In My Skin.
84. Charles III
1948-. (aged 78)
helicopter pilot
polo player
children's writer
writer
environmentalist
Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms since 8 September 2022.
85. Alex Jones
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Charlotte Alexandra Jones is a Welsh television presenter, best known for co-presenting the BBC One magazine programme The One Show. She presented Tumble (2014), Close Calls: On Camera (2015–2016) and Shop Well for Less? (2016–2020).
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86. Gareth Jones
1905-1935 (aged 30)
journalist
Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones was a Welsh journalist who in March 1933 first reported in the Western world, without equivocation and under his own name, the existence of the Soviet famine of 1930–1933, including the Holodomor and the Asharshylyk.
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87. Neil Hamilton
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
barrister
Mostyn Neil Hamilton is a British politician and former barrister who was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2020 to 2024. He was the Conservative member of parliament (MP) for Tatton from 1983 to 1997 and a UKIP Member of the Senedd (MS) for Mid and West Wales from 2016 to 2021.
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88. Zack Polanski
1982-. (aged 44)
hypnotherapist
choir singer
political activist
environmentalist
politician
Zack Polanski is a British politician who has been the Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since September 2025, succeeding the joint leadership of Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, and a member of the London Assembly (AM) since May 2021. Before being elected leader, Polanski was previously the Deputy Leader of the Greens from 2022 to 2025.
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89. Jill Evans
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Jill Evans is a Plaid Cymru politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales from 1999 to 2020. She was the first person to use the Welsh language in debate at the European Parliament.
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90. David Russell Hulme
1951-. (aged 75)
conductor
David Russell Hulme is a Welsh conductor and musicologist. He is an emeritus reader and the former director of music at Aberystwyth University and is known for his research and publications on the music of Arthur Sullivan, the composer of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas. He is also an authority on the music of Edward German.
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91. Neil Brand
1958-. (aged 68)
composer
television actor
pianist
actor
Neil Brand is an English dramatist, composer and author. In addition to being a regular silent film accompanist at London's National Film Theatre, Brand has composed new scores for two restored films from the 1920s, The Wrecker and Anthony Asquith's Underground.
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92. Aneirin Hughes
1958-. (aged 68)
singer
actor
television actor
Aneirin Hughes is a Welsh actor and singer known for playing Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser in the BBC4 Welsh police drama Hinterland. He won a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA Wales) for his appearance as Delme in Cameleon (1997), a Welsh language film.
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93. Rachel Roberts
1927-1980 (aged 53)
stage actor
film actor
Rachel Roberts was a Welsh actress. She is best remembered for her screen performances as the older mistress of the central male characters in both Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and This Sporting Life (1963). For each, she won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for This...
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94. Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
1932-2014 (aged 82)
politician
economist
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was a Sierra Leonean politician who served twice as the 3rd President of Sierra Leone, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007. An economist and attorney by profession, Kabbah spent many years working for the United Nations Development Programme. He retired from the United Nations and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992.
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95. Rhodri Glyn Thomas
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Rhodri Glyn Thomas is a Welsh politician. He was the Plaid Cymru National Assembly for Wales Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from 1999 to 2016, when he did not re-stand for election. Following his retirement from the Assembly he was appointed President of the National Library of Wales.
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96. Virginijus Sinkevičius
1990-. (aged 36)
politician
economist
Virginijus Sinkevičius is a Lithuanian politician who served as European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries in the first von der Leyen Commission from 2019 to 2024. In the 2024 European elections he was elected and became a member of the European Parliament. He was previously a Member of the Seimas and Minister of Economy and Innovation.
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97. Pippa Hackett
politician
Pippa Hackett is an Irish Green Party politician who served as a Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine from June 2020 to January 2025. She was one of three Ministers of State in attendance at cabinet, but without a vote. She was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from November 2019 to January 2025.
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98. Thilo Marauhn
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
professor
Thilo Marauhn is a German expert on international law. He currently holds the professorship for Public Law and International Law at the Justus Liebig University Giessen and heads the research group “International Law” at the Leibniz Institute Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung / Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). Apart from this, he is a researcher at the Asser Institute and...
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99. Barbara Jenkins
1941-. (aged 85)
writer
novelist
Barbara Jenkins is a Trinidadian writer, whose work since 2010 has won several international prizes, including the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
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