21 Notable alumni of Coventry University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Coventry University is ranked #736 in the world and #63 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Coventry 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 Coventry University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Nira Chamberlain
1969-. (aged 57)
mathematician
Nira Cyril Chamberlain OBE CMath is a British mathematician based in Birmingham, UK. He is a Principal Consultant at AtkinsRéalis.
2. Alex T. Smith
1985-. (aged 41)
illustrator
writer
Alex T. Smith is a British author and illustrator of children's books, including Primrose, Egg, Ella, and the Claude book series. He was the illustrator for World Book Day 2014 in September 2013. His books have been published in several languages including Welsh, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian and Chinese.
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3. Bayo Alaba
politician
Adebayo Alaba Listen is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Southend East and Rochford since 2024.
4. David Bramwell
singer-songwriter
David Bramwell is a British writer, musician, performer and broadcaster. For BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4, he has made programmes on diverse subjects, including Ivor Cutler, clapping, time travel, and the murmurations of starlings. He is the founder and host of Brighton's spoken word night, the Catalyst Club. Bramwell is also a singer-songwriter with his band Oddfellow's Casino. Describing...
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5. Louise Cook
1987-. (aged 39)
co-driver
rally driver
Louise Cook is a British rally driver. In 2012, she became the first woman to win the FIA Production Car Cup for Drivers of 2WD. In a career which has seen her struggle to obtain sufficient sponsorship to allow her to participate in rallying events, Cook has also won the British Rally Championship Ladies' title in 2010 and 2011.
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6. Angus Silver
neuroscientist
researcher
Robin Angus Silver is an English neuroscientist who is professor of neuroscience and a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow at University College London. His laboratory studies neurotransmission and artificial neural networks by combining in vitro and in vivo experimental approaches with quantitative analysis and computational models developed in silico.
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7. Simon Stevens
1966-. (aged 60)
Simon Stevens, also known as Simon Walsh in Secondlife, born 1974, is an English activist, Huffington Post blogger, and disability consultant known for his discussions on disability issues in the UK and on social media. Stevens formed Wheelies, a disability-friendly virtual nightclub within the 3D online community of Second Life. He is known as Simon Walsh and for his avatar's...
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8. Fanny Quenot
1990-. (aged 36)
athletics competitor
Fanny Quenot is a French athlete. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.
9. Gideon Coe
1967-. (aged 59)
disc jockey
Gideon Jon Quantrill Coe is a radio DJ, presenter, sportscaster, voiceover artist and journalist.
10. Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Talal Al-Saud
1986-. (aged 40)
businessperson
Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi prince, businessman, entrepreneur and investor. He was born in Los Angeles, raised in Riyadh and educated in Saudi Arabia, United States and the United Kingdom. He is a grandson of late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and a nephew of the international business leader Al-Waleed bin Talal.
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11. Ralph Debbas
1987-. (aged 39)
chief executive officer
Ralph R. Debbas is a Lebanese automotive entrepreneur, designer, and businessman. He is best known as the chief executive officer of W Motors, which he founded in 2012, and the designer of the Lykan HyperSport.
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12. Hannah Cockroft
1992-. (aged 34)
para athletics competitor
Hannah Lucy Cockroft is a British wheelchair racer, specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification, and a TV presenter.
13. Pauline Black
1953-. (aged 73)
stage actor
television presenter
singer
film actor
Belinda Magnus OBE DL, better known as Pauline Black (Listen), is an English singer, actress and author.
14. Matthew Macklin
1982-. (aged 44)
boxer
Matthew Macklin is a British-Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016, and has since worked as a boxing manager and commentator. He challenged three times for middleweight world titles between 2011 and 2013, and held multiple regional championships at that weight: the Irish title from 2005 to 2006, the British title in 2009, and the European title...
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15. Horace Panter
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
painter
guitarist
autobiographer
Stephen Graham "Horace" Panter, also known professionally as Sir Horace Gentleman, is the bassist for the British 2 Tone ska band The Specials.
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16. Steve Mattin
1964-. (aged 62)
engineer
car designer
Stephen Mattin is an English automobile designer. He is known as the chief designer of AvtoVAZ Lada, as well as the designer of Mercedes ML-Class and GL-Class E vehicles.
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17. Andrea McLean
1969-. (aged 57)
journalist
television presenter
Andrea Jean McLean is a Scottish journalist and television presenter who works on ITV Daytime.
18. Jerry Dammers
1955-. (aged 71)
disc jockey
songwriter
musician
Jeremy David Hounsell Dammers GCOT is a British musician who was a founder, keyboard player and primary songwriter of the Coventry-based ska band the Specials (also known as the Special A.K.A.) and later the Spatial AKA Orchestra. Through his foundation of the record label Two Tone, his work blending political lyrics and punk with Jamaican music, and his incorporation of...
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19. TBJZL
1993-. (aged 33)
YouTuber
Tobit John Brown, known professionally as TBJZL, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and influencer. He is a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group the Sidemen. He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.
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20. Ian Callum
1955-. (aged 71)
engineer
car designer
Ian Stuart Callum is a British car designer who has worked for Ford, TWR, and Aston Martin. In 1999 he became the Director of design for Jaguar Cars, later Jaguar Land Rover, a position he held until mid 2018.
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21. Lev Pidlisetskyi
1977-2021 (aged 44)
politician
Lev Teofilovych Pidlisetskyi was a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur. He was a Member of Ukrainian Parliament of the 8th convocation, member of parliamentary faction Samopomich Union. Pidlisetskyi did not return to parliament following the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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