49 Notable alumni of De Montfort University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
De Montfort University is ranked #817 in the world and #68 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 49 notable alumni from De Montfort 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 De Montfort University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Zeinab Camara
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Zeinab Camara is a Guinean politician. She was the first woman to lead a football club in Guinea.
2. MJ Hibbett
1970-. (aged 56)
blogger
singer-songwriter
guitarist
researcher
Mark John Hibbett is an English academic in comics studies, specialising in Doctor Doom, and is also, when performing as MJ Hibbett, a guitarist singer-songwriter who has often been compared to Billy Bragg or Richard Digance.
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3. Mike Foyle
1985-. (aged 41)
disc jockey
record producer
Mike Foyle is a British producer, composer and DJ of progressive electronic dance music.
4. Amanda Broderick
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
Amanda Jayne Broderick is a British marketer, academic and academic administrator who has been the vice-chancellor and president of the University of East London since September 2018. She is also professor of international business.
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5. Pedro Yang
1976-. (aged 50)
badminton player
Olympic competitor
Pedro Alejandro Yang Ruiz is a retired male badminton player from Guatemala.
6. Alun Evans
1942-2011 (aged 69)
athlete
Alun E. Evans was general secretary of the Football Association of Wales between 1982 and 1995 and club Secretary of Welsh League side, UWIC FC.
7. Ian Hughes
1967-. (aged 59)
computer scientist
blogger
television presenter
Ian Hughes, also known as epredator, is a British metaverse evangelist, technology industry analyst, and television personality. In 2006, he set about leading a group of like-minded individuals and subsequently many thousands of colleagues at IBM into virtual worlds like Second Life, and beyond. (Hughes' effort in Second Life, where he is known as Epredator Potato was documented extensively in...
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8. C. J. Carter-Stephenson
1977-. (aged 49)
science fiction writer
novelist
Christian James Carter-Stephenson is an English writer of fiction, poetry and drama. He writes primarily in the genres of horror, science fiction and fantasy. He was born in the county of Essex on 31 January 1977 and attended King Edward VI Grammar School from the ages of 11 to 18. In 1998, he graduated from De Montfort University in Leicester...
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9. Budge Pountney
1973-. (aged 53)
rugby union player
Anthony Charles 'Budge' Pountney is a rugby union coach and retired player. A flanker, he played in the Northampton Saints side that won the 1999–2000 Heineken Cup.
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10. Andy Miah
1975-. (aged 51)
journalist
Andy Miah is an English bioethicist, academic and journalist. His work often focuses on technology and posthumanism.
11. Andy Reed
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Andrew John Reed OBE is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament for the key marginal Constituency of Loughborough from 1997 to 2010. Reed was awarded the OBE in June 2012 for service to the community and sport in Leicestershire.
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12. Amanda Hack
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Amanda Jayne Hack is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Leicestershire since 2024.
13. Bryan Avery
1944-2017 (aged 73)
architect
Bryan Robert Avery MBE RIBA was an English architect, born in Wallingford, Berkshire. After his childhood years spent in Lymington in the New Forest, Hampshire, he studied architecture at Leicester College of Art (now the De Montfort University), followed by an MA in the History and Theory of Architecture at Essex University under Professors Joseph Rykwert and Dalibor Vesely.
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14. Karolina Laskowska
fashion designer
Karolina Zofia Laskowska is a British fashion designer. She won the New Designer of the Year award at the 2014 UK Lingerie Awards.
15. Chris Sugden
1952-. (aged 74)
Chris Sugden was an English humorist from Norfolk, best known for his portrayal of fictional folk singer Sid Kipper, the younger half of the Kipper Family. He authored books including Prewd and Prejudice: A Norfolk Exile, a satire of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady.
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16. Ken Shuttleworth
1952-. (aged 74)
architect
Ken Shuttleworth is an English architect.
17. Vivek Dahiya
1984-. (aged 42)
television actor
Vivek Dahiya is an Indian movie, webseries and television actor. Vivek was the lead hero in a widely released movie Chal Zindagi alongside industry veteran Sanjay Mishra (actor). and State of Siege: Temple Attack. He has been seen in webseries like State of Siege: 26/11 and shows like Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and Qayamat Ki Raat. He emerged as winner of...
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18. Stephen Bourne
1957-. (aged 69)
historian
writer
Stephen Bourne is a British writer, film and social historian specialising in the history of Black British people and gay culture in the United Kingdom.
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19. Laura Coleman
1986-. (aged 40)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Laura Coleman is an English model, influencer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss England 2008 and represented England at Miss World 2008.
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20. Christian Furr
1966-. (aged 60)
painter
Christian Furr is an English painter. In 1995 he was commissioned to paint Queen Elizabeth II.
21. Neo Masisi
1962-. (aged 64)
accountant
Neo Jane Masisi also known as Mma Atsile is the Former First Lady of Botswana and the wife of Former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
22. Victoria Coleman
1978-1981 (aged 3)
computer scientist
Victoria Stavridou-Coleman is currently serving as the 37th chief scientist of the United States Air Force. She took her oath of office on April 6, 2021, administered by the chief of staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.
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23. Tom Wood
1951-. (aged 75)
photographer
Tom Wood is an Irish born photographer and artist, based in Wales, United Kingdom. Wood is best known for his photographs in Liverpool and Merseyside from 1978 to 2001, "on the streets, in pubs and clubs, markets, workplaces, parks and football grounds" of "strangers, mixed with neighbours, family and friends." His work is represented in the collections of major collections...
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24. Andy Lee
1980-. (aged 46)
snooker player
Andy Lee, also known as Lee Chun Wai, is an English and Hong Kong former professional snooker player.
25. Gary Porter
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Gary Andrew Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding CBE is a British Conservative politician, local government leader, member of the House of Lords and former South Holland (Lincolnshire) district councillor, who was elected unopposed as Chair of the Local Government Association in June 2015. He has been the leader of South Holland District Council since 2003 until 2023. Nominated for a...
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26. Peter Soulsby
1948-. (aged 78)
council member
teacher
politician
Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby is a British Labour Party politician serving as Mayor of Leicester since 2011. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester South from 2005 until he resigned his seat in April 2011, in order to contest the new post of mayor. He served as Leader of Leicester City Council from 1981 to 1994 and from...
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27. Phuti Mahanyele
1971-. (aged 55)
chief executive officer
Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa, is a South African business executive currently working as the chief executive officer of Naspers South Africa. She previously held the positions of co-founder and chief executive officer at Sigma Capital and CEO at the Shanduka Group. Mahanyele-Dabengwa was included in The Wall Street Journal list of the "Top 50 women in the world to watch in 2008",...
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28. Geordan Murphy
1978-. (aged 48)
Gaelic football player
rugby union player
Geordan Edward Andrew Murphy is an Irish rugby union rugby coach and player who retired from the professional game as the most-decorated man in Premiership Rugby history. He played as fullback or wing for the Irish international team and the English club Leicester Tigers as well as for the British & Irish Lions.
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29. Vicky Foxcroft
1977-. (aged 49)
trade unionist
politician
Victoria Jane Foxcroft is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham North, previously Lewisham Deptford, since 2015. She is a former trade union official and was a Member of Lewisham Council from 2010 to 2014.
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30. Claudia Durastanti
1984-. (aged 42)
writer
translator
journalist
Claudia Durastanti is an Italian writer and translator.
31. Cara Noir
professional wrestler
personal trainer
Thomas Edward Dawkins, better known by his ring name Cara Noir, is an English professional wrestler, best known for his work on the British independent circuit. His character has been described as the black swan of professional wrestling, and is noted for his distinctive moveset, owing to previous involvement in ballet, dance, and mixed martial arts.
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32. Hsieh Yi-fong
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Hsieh Yi-fong is a Taiwanese economist and politician. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 for Changhua County's third constituency.
33. David Shrigley
1968-. (aged 58)
film screenwriter
artist
visual artist
new media artist
multimedia artist
David John Shrigley OBE is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to prominence in the 1990s for his distinct line drawings, which often deal with witty, surreal and darkly humorous subject matter and are rendered in a rough, almost childlike style. Alongside...
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34. Andy Puddicombe
1972-. (aged 54)
businessperson
Buddhist monk
Andy Puddicombe is a British author, public speaker and a teacher of meditation and mindfulness. He, alongside Richard Pierson, is the co-founder of Headspace, a digital health company that provides guided meditation training and mindfulness for its users.
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35. Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, is a British politician and life peer serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal since 2024. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon from 1997 to 2010.
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36. Simon Wells
1961-. (aged 65)
director
film director
Simon Finlay Wells is an English film director of animation and live-action films. He is the great-grandson of author H. G. Wells, and is best known for directing An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), Balto (1995), and The Prince of Egypt (1998).
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37. Louis de Bernières
1954-. (aged 72)
writer
poet
novelist
screenwriter
Louis de Bernières is an English novelist. He is known for his 1994 historical war novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as one of the "20 Best of Young British Novelists", part of a promotion in Granta magazine. Captain Corelli's Mandolin was published in the following year, winning the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book. It...
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38. Chris Williamson
1988-. (aged 38)
YouTuber
podcaster
television personality
Christopher Williamson is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North from 2010 to 2015 and again from 2017 to 2019. He was Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government from October 2010 to October 2013. Williamson was previously a local councillor in Derby, representing the Normanton ward from 1991 until 2011 and serving twice...
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39. Manjinder Virk
1975-. (aged 51)
screenwriter
film director
actor
film actor
Manjinder Virk is a British actress, director and writer. She has appeared in the television series Holby City, Doctors (2000), The Bill (2004), The Ghost Squad (2005), Runaway (2009), Skins (2010), Monroe (2011), Hunted (2012) and Midsomer Murders (2016 –2018).
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40. Lewis Moody
1978-. (aged 48)
rugby union player
Lewis Walton Moody is an English retired rugby union player. He played for Leicester Tigers and Bath and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side.
41. Akram Khan
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Akram Hossain Khan, MBE is an English dancer and choreographer of Bangladeshi descent. His background is rooted in his classical Kathak training and contemporary dance.
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42. Charles Dance
1946-. (aged 80)
stage actor
actor
television actor
director
film actor
Walter Charles Dance is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama he was appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.
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43. Eddie the Eagle
1963-. (aged 63)
singer
ski jumper
Michael David Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. Despite finishing last in the Normal Hill and Large Hill events, he held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001. He also took part in amateur speed...
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44. John Bain
1984-2018 (aged 34)
vlogger
video game critic
YouTuber
professional gamer
television producer
John Peter Bain, known as TotalBiscuit, was a British video gaming commentator and game critic on YouTube. He was known for his role in professional shoutcasting and esports, and also known for his gaming commentary audio work on WCradio.com. According to Eurogamer, he gained a large following due to his video commentary on newly developed indie games and analysis of...
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45. Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
1992-. (aged 34)
voice actor
television actor
actor
film actor
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell is an Irish actress from Derry, Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Michelle Mallon in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.
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46. John Volanthen
1971-. (aged 55)
marathon runner
scout leader
IT consultant
cave diver
John Paul Volanthen, GM is a British cave diver who undertakes cave rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation, South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue, and the British Caving Association. In 2018, he played a leading role in the Tham Luang cave rescue. He cave-dives as a hobby and conducts rescues as a volunteer. He works as an IT consultant in...
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47. Franziska Weisz
1980-. (aged 46)
film actor
actor
stage actor
Franziska Weisz is an Austrian actress. She starred in the film Hotel, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
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48. Kirti Menon
1959-. (aged 67)
academic
Kirti Menon is an activist, educator and writer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is the Senior Director at the University of Johannesburg and the chairman of the Gandhi Centenary Committee, South Africa. Menon is known for reforming the policy environment in post-secondary education sector in South Africa. She is the granddaughter of Manilal Gandhi and the great-granddaughter of Mahatma...
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49. Emma Twigg
1987-. (aged 39)
rower
Emma Kimberley Twigg MNZM is a New Zealand rower. A single sculler, she was the 2014 world champion and won gold in her fourth Olympics in Tokyo in July 2021. Previous Olympic appearances were in 2008 (ninth place), 2012 (fourth place), and 2016 (fourth place). She has retired from rowing twice, first for master-level studies in Europe in 2015 and...
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