12 Notable alumni of Leeds Trinity University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Leeds Trinity University is ranked #3,188 in the world and #134 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Leeds Trinity 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 Leeds Trinity University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Kate Fox
1975-. (aged 51)
poet
writer
Kate Fox is a British poet, author and comedian, who lives in North Yorkshire. Her poetry residencies have included: Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 from 2007–14, the Yorkshire Festival, 2014, the Glastonbury Festival 2013 and the Great North Run, 2011. She also writes topical and personal pieces for Standard Issue magazine and The Journal newspaper. Fox has performed her...
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2. Shaun Keaveny
1972-. (aged 54)
presenter
Shaun William Keaveny is a British broadcaster who presented the Breakfast Show on radio station BBC Radio 6 Music for 11 years, and the afternoon show for a further three years.
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3. Nick Hodgson
1977-. (aged 49)
singer
songwriter
drummer
Nicholas James David Hodgson is an English musician and songwriter, formerly of the indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs and a member of the supergroup Everyone Says Hi since 2024. Hodgson also released a solo album, Tell Your Friends, under the moniker Nick J.D. Hodgson, in 2018.
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4. Jason McCartney
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Jason Alexander McCartney is a British Conservative Party politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley in West Yorkshire from 2019 to 2024, and from 2010 to 2017. He is a former TV sports reporter.
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5. Dorothy Koomson
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
novelist
Dorothy Koomson is a contemporary British novelist of Ghanaian descent. She has been described as "Britain's biggest selling black author of adult fiction".
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6. Kris Hopkins
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Kristan Frederick Hopkins is a British Conservative Party politician, who was formerly the Member of Parliament for Keighley in West Yorkshire. Elected in 2010, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, a government whip. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Department for Communities and Local Government and the former housing minister. He lost his seat in the...
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7. Mary Davis
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Mary Anne Davis is an Irish social entrepreneur, activist and long-term campaigner for the rights and inclusion of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. She has been the chief executive officer of Special Olympics International since May 2016. She previously was managing director and Regional President of Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia (SOEE), with the responsibility of overseeing the growth and development...
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8. Kate Bottley
1975-. (aged 51)
journalist
Kate Bottley is an English journalist, presenter, and Church of England vicar.
9. Kimberley Walsh
1981-. (aged 45)
singer-songwriter
actor
singer
film actor
Kimberley Jane Scott is an English singer, dancer, television presenter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality series Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The series announced that Walsh had won a place as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud. The group achieved large success, having twenty consecutive top ten singles...
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10. Fiona May
1969-. (aged 57)
long jumper
actor
triple jumper
Fiona May is a retired track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals. Her personal best jump was 7.11 metres, which was her silver medal result at the 1998 European Championships.
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11. Gervase Phinn
1946-. (aged 80)
teacher
writer
Gervase Phinn is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside. He graduated from Leeds Trinity University in 1970 with a degree in Education.
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12. Steven Linares
barrister
teacher
politician
The Hon. Steven Ernest Linares is a Gibraltarian teacher, trade unionist, barrister and former politician affiliated to the Liberal Party of Gibraltar. He was an MP at the Gibraltar Parliament and as of December 2011 formed part of the Government of Gibraltar as Minister for Sport, Culture, Heritage, Youth, Utilities, Refuse Collection, Fire Service, Civil Contingencies and Postal Services. Since...
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