36 Notable alumni of Cardiff Metropolitan University
Updated: June 18, 2026 EliteDegrees
Cardiff Metropolitan University is 1538st in the world, 1st in North America, and 102st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 36 notable alumni from Cardiff Metropolitan 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 Cardiff Metropolitan University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Joe Brier
1999-. (aged 27)
sprinter
Joseph Brier is a Welsh track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He has won medals with the British 4 × 400 metres relay team, including bronze at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2018, silver at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships and bronze at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
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2. Brian Hancock
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Brian Hancock is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru. He was the Welsh Assembly Member for Islwyn for the Assembly's first term (1999–2003).
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3. Ellie Curson
1994-. (aged 32)
association football player
Ellen Rose Curson is a Welsh professional footballer who most recently played for Yeovil Town Ladies (now Bridgewater United W.F.C.).
4. Tom Parsons
1984-. (aged 42)
athletics competitor
Thomas Martin Parsons is a British former high jump athlete who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
5. Alex Thomson
1993-. (aged 33)
cricketer
Alexander Thomas Thomson is an English cricketer. He made his debut for Warwickshire in the 2017 County Championship on 19 September 2017. He made his List A debut for Warwickshire against the West Indies A team in a tri-series warm-up match on 17 June 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Warwickshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 10 August...
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6. Sachin Yadav
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Sachin Subhashchandra Yadav is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He is a thiree-time MLA from Kasrawad Constituency of Khargone District representing the Indian National Congress and a former cabinet minister in the government of Madhya Pradesh from 2018 to 2020.
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7. Frank White
1949-. (aged 77)
Anglican priest
Francis White is an English retired Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Brixworth and then the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in the Church of England.
8. Gareth Bennett
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Gareth John Bennett is a Welsh politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the Senedd from 2018 to 2019, and was a Member of the Senedd (MS) for South Wales Central from 2016 to 2021.
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9. Jake Libby
1993-. (aged 33)
cricketer
Jacob Daniel Libby is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Worcestershire.
10. Roy Noble
1942-. (aged 84)
television presenter
teacher
journalist
Roy Noble CBE DL KStJ Rotary Fellow is a Welsh radio and television broadcaster, writer and Bevan Commissioner.
11. Ian Robertson
1958-. (aged 68)
businessperson
manager
Ian Stuart Robertson CMG is an English businessman and an automotive executive on the board of management of BMW Group responsible for Sales and Brand BMW and Aftersales BMW Group. He has been a member of the board since 2008.
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12. Andrew Lord
1985-. (aged 41)
ice hockey player
Andrew Lord is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current head coach for the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League.
13. Lynn Davies
1942-. (aged 84)
athletics competitor
Lynn Davies CBE is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event.
14. J. J. Williams
1948-2020 (aged 72)
athletics competitor
rugby union player
John James Williams MBE, known universally as J. J. Williams, was a rugby union player who gained thirty caps for Wales as a winger. In his early career, Williams was a talented sprinter, later becoming a member of the Wales rugby team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1979, including Grand Slam wins in 1976...
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15. Matt Hobden
1993-2016 (aged 23)
cricketer
Matthew Edward Hobden was an English cricketer, a right-arm fast-medium bowler who batted right-handed. Born in Eastbourne, East Sussex, Hobden was educated at Millfield School and Eastbourne College. A police investigation into his death concluded in May 2016 with no further action or arrests.
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16. Faisal Naseem
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Faisal Naseem is a Maldivian politician who served as vice president of the Maldives from 2018 to 2023. He was elected to office as the running mate of Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the 2018 presidential election. Prior to his election, Naseem served for many years in the social sector, particularly in tourism.
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17. Chris Elmore
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
council member
Christopher Philip James Elmore is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgend since 2024, previously Ogmore, since 2016. He is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since September 2025 and was formerly Comptroller of the Household (Government Whip) between July 2024 and September 2025.
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18. Rick O'Shea
1973-. (aged 53)
radio personality
Paul Crossan is an Irish radio personality, known as Rick O'Shea. He was born in Drimnagh, Dublin, grew up in Crumlin, and attended Drimnagh Castle Secondary School and University College Dublin. He has been a presenter on RTÉ 2fm since 2001. O'Shea also presented The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1 in 2015 and 2016. Since 2017, he has been...
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19. Non Evans
1974-. (aged 52)
judoka
rugby union player
Non Evans MBE is a Welsh multi-discipline sportswoman and TV personality who has competed internationally in rugby union, rugby sevens, touch rugby, judo, weightlifting and freestyle wrestling.
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20. John Devereux
1966-. (aged 60)
rugby league player
rugby union player
John Anthony Devereux is a Welsh former dual-code rugby football international.
21. Ryan Jones
1981-. (aged 45)
rugby union player
Ryan Paul Jones MBE is a Wales former international rugby union player who played at number eight, blindside flanker or second row. He was involved in three Grand Slam wins, in 2005, as captain in 2008, and 2012. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards, J....
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22. Gareth Edwards
1947-. (aged 79)
rugby union player
Sir Gareth Owen Edwards CBE is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".
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23. Alun Michael
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Alun Edward Michael is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative retired politician. He served as Secretary of State for Wales from 1998 to 1999 and then as the first First Secretary of Wales (later known as First Minister) and Leader of Welsh Labour from 1999 to 2000. He went on to serve as South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012...
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24. John Inverdale
1957-. (aged 69)
journalist
television presenter
John Ballantyne Inverdale is a British broadcaster who works for both the BBC and ITV.
25. Mark Sampson
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
association football coach
Mark Geraint Sampson is a Welsh football coach who was most recently a first team coach at Stevenage.
26. 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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27. Helen Glover
1986-. (aged 40)
rower
Helen Rachel Mary Backshall is a British professional rower and a member of the Great Britain Rowing Team. Ranked the number 1 female rower in the world in 2015–16, she is a two-time Olympic champion, triple World champion, quintuple World Cup champion and quintuple European champion. She and her partner Heather Stanning were the World, Olympic, World Cup and European...
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28. Simon Fowler
1965-. (aged 61)
singer
guitarist
composer
Simon Geoffrey Fowler is an English musician, best known as the frontman of Ocean Colour Scene.
29. Alex Dombrandt
1997-. (aged 29)
rugby union player
Alex Joseph Dombrandt is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Prem Rugby club Harlequins and the England national team.
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30. Neil Jackson
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
television actor
screenwriter
film actor
stage actor
Neil Jackson is an English actor, singer, musician and writer who has appeared in several television series and films, but is probably best known for his role as Marcus van Sciver on Blade: The Series and Sasha on Make It or Break It.
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31. Jane Moore
1962-. (aged 64)
journalist
television presenter
Jane Moore is an English journalist, writer, and television personality. She is a columnist for the tabloid The Sun and writes regular articles for the newspaper The Sunday Times. She was a panellist and anchor on the ITV lunchtime chat show Loose Women between 1999 and 2002, returning as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards. Since 2018, Moore has been...
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32. Rory Burns
1990-. (aged 36)
cricketer
Rory Joseph Burns is an English cricketer who has played internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he captains Surrey in first-class and List A cricket.
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33. Jack Leach
1991-. (aged 35)
cricketer
Matthew Jack Leach is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he represents Somerset. Leach made his Test debut in 2018. He plays as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler.
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34. Michael Buerk
1946-. (aged 80)
broadcaster
news presenter
journalist
Michael Duncan Buerk is a British journalist and newsreader. He presented BBC News from 1973 to 2002 and has been the host of BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze since 1990. He was also the presenter of BBC One's docudrama 999 from 1992 to 2003. From 2017, Buerk also presented the TV programme Royal Recipes which ran for two series.
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35. Sue Lawley
1946-. (aged 80)
journalist
Susan Lawley is an English retired television and radio broadcaster. Her main broadcasting background involved television news and current affairs. From 1988 to 2006 she was the presenter of Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4.
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36. Julian Kostov
1989-. (aged 37)
actor
television actor
talent manager
film actor
voice actor
Julian Kostov is a Bulgarian actor, filmmaker and talent manager. He is best known for his recurring role in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021), as well as for portraying Vladimir Makarov in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023).
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