100 Notable alumni of Loughborough University
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Loughborough University is ranked #356 in the world and #36 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Loughborough 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 Loughborough University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Carole Tongue
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Carole Tongue, FRSA is a former Member of the European Parliament for London East (from 1984 to 1999) and Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (from 1989 to 1991).
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2. Bill Bedford
1920-1996 (aged 76)
fighter pilot
Alfred William Bedford OBE AFC FRAeS was a British test pilot and pioneered the development of V/STOL aircraft.
3. Claire Allan
1985-. (aged 41)
rugby sevens player
rugby union player
Claire Louise Allan is an English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and Great Britain in rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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4. Rhona Lloyd
1996-. (aged 30)
rugby union player
Rhona Lloyd is a Scottish professional rugby union player from Edinburgh. She has played in multiple Women's Six Nations Championships, including the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. She collected 25 caps for Scotland before the age of 23.
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5. Amanda Barr
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Amanda Jayne Maslin-Barr is an English women's football striker. She scored ten goals in 39 appearances for England after making her international debut in 2001. Barr spearheaded the England attack at the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, hosted in her native North West. In domestic football, she played for several different clubs at senior level from 1999 to 2012.
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6. Ken Jones
1952-. (aged 74)
police officer
Kenneth Jeffrey Jones OBE was a Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer. He played for both Wales and the British Isles. He is best known in Wales for his contribution to Welsh rugby, but most notably for his winning try against the All Blacks in 1953.
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7. Matthew Gotrel
1989-. (aged 37)
sailor
rower
Matthew Anthony William Gotrel is a British rower.
8. Jessica Turner
1995-. (aged 31)
athletics competitor
Jessica Ann Turner is an English athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, she won a silver medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships.
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9. Kate Haywood
1987-. (aged 39)
swimmer
Kate Emma Haywood is an English former elite swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and represented England in the Commonwealth Games. She competed predominantly as a breaststroke swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where...
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10. Jon Schofield
1985-. (aged 41)
kayaker
canoeist
Jon Schofield is a British canoeist. He partnered with Liam Heath in the men's kayak double 200m sprint event, and they have won a bronze in K-2 200 at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and a silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the same event. They have also won gold at the European Championships three times as well as silver...
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11. Paul Bomani
1925-2005 (aged 80)
diplomat
minister
politician
Paul Lazaro Bomani was a Tanzanian politician and ambassador to the United States and Mexico.
12. Fiona Pennie
1982-. (aged 44)
kayaker
canoeist
Fiona Pennie-Douglas is a former British slalom canoeist who competed internationally from 1997 until 2021. She lives in Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire.
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13. Robert Blair
1981-. (aged 45)
badminton player
Olympic competitor
Robert Blair is a Scottish badminton player.
14. David Hibbert
1986-. (aged 40)
association football player
David John Hibbert is an English former footballer who played as a forward; he is now working as a set-piece coach at EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
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15. William Sharman
1984-. (aged 42)
bobsledder
athletics competitor
William "Will" Sharman is a British/Nigerian former athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. He started his career as a junior high jumper and decathlete, but focused entirely on hurdling after a shoulder injury. He made his international debut for Great Britain at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and went on to compete at the 2007 Summer Universiade. Sharman...
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16. Tony Diprose
1972-. (aged 54)
rugby union coach
rugby union player
Tony Diprose is a former English rugby union footballer. He played at number 8.
17. George Hendy
2002-. (aged 24)
rugby union player
George Hendy is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a full-back for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.
18. Nanna Vainio
1991-. (aged 35)
badminton player
Olympic competitor
Nanna Vainio is a right handed Finnish badminton player who lives in Espoo in Finland. Since 2009 she has been the Finnish singles champion several times.
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19. Jodie Swallow
1981-. (aged 45)
triathlete
Jodie Ann Swallow is a British triathlete and former swimmer from Brentwood, Essex.
20. Dani Christmas
1987-. (aged 39)
sport cyclist
middle-distance runner
Danielle Christmas is a British former racing cyclist and middle-distance runner, who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Drops–Le Col. She is currently a commentator on Eurosport for women's cycling, and also a DS (Director Sportife) for the AG Insurance - Soudal women's professional cycling team
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21. Kirstie Gordon
1997-. (aged 29)
cricketer
Kirstie Louise Gordon is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Kent, The Blaze and Trent Rockets as a slow-left arm orthodox bowler. She played for Scotland from 2012 to 2017, before switching nationality to England for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire, Loughborough Lightning, Birmingham Phoenix and Otago.
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22. Sadia Kabeya
2002-. (aged 24)
rugby union player
Sadia Kabeya MBE is an English rugby union player. She plays for England internationally and Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s.
23. Lee McConnell
1978-. (aged 48)
sprinter
Lee McConnell is a retired Scottish athlete, who competed in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles having started her career as a high jumper. She is a three-time Olympian who represented Great Britain in 2004, 2008 and 2012. With 12 medals from major championships, McConnell is the third most decorated Scottish track and field athlete of all-time (after Eilidh...
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24. Guy Learmonth
1992-. (aged 34)
athletics competitor
Guy Learmonth is a Scottish and Great British athlete specialising in the 800 metres. His personal best currently stands as 1:44.73 and he is the third fastest Scottish 800m athlete of all time. Learmonth reached the final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2015 European Indoor Championships and the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, finishing sixth overall in all three....
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25. Jemma Rose
1992-. (aged 34)
association football player
Jemma Helen Rose is a former English footballer. She has represented England, making her debut at senior level in November 2015. Rose was named the FA Women's Young Player of the Year in 2011.
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26. Caitlin McClatchey
1985-. (aged 41)
swimmer
Caitlin McClatchey is a British former swimmer. Representing Scotland, she won two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, in the 200 metres freestyle and 400 metres freestyle. Representing Great Britain, she won bronze medals in the 400 m freestyle at the 2005 World Championships and 2006 European Championships. She has also competed at three Olympic Games and reached the...
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27. Sam Ruddock
1990-. (aged 36)
athletics competitor
Samuel Ruddock is a Paralympic athlete who represented Great Britain in the T35 classification in 2012 in the 100 metres and in the F35 classification in 2016 in the shot put. He subsequently turned to track cycling, in which he won gold medals in the C1 classification at the 2022 and 2023 UCI World Championships.
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28. Fraser Balmain
1991-. (aged 35)
rugby union player
Fraser John Balmain is an English professional rugby union player who plays prop forward for Saracens in Premiership Rugby. He previously played for Gloucester and Leicester Tigers.
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29. Nassib Lahoud
1944-2012 (aged 68)
diplomat
engineer
politician
Nassib Lahoud was a Lebanese political figure. He held various posts including Member of parliament, Ambassador to the United States of America, and Minister of State (without portfolio). He was also head of the Democratic Renewal Movement and a leading figure in the March 14 coalition, which nominated him as their presidential candidate when they held the parliamentary majority in...
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30. Zachary Test
1989-. (aged 37)
rugby sevens player
rugby union player
Zachary "Zack" Test is an American retired rugby union player who played for the United States national rugby sevens team. With 143 career tries in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Test led all U.S. players in tries scored until Perry Baker broke his record in early 2018. He is the former head coach of the San Diego Legion of Major...
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31. Rosalind Gill
1963-. (aged 63)
sociologist
Rosalind Clair Gill FBA is a British sociologist and feminist cultural theorist. She is currently Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at City, University of London. Gill is author or editor of ten books, and numerous articles and chapters, and her work has been translated into Chinese, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.
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32. Lizzie Simmonds
1991-. (aged 35)
swimmer
Elizabeth Clare Simmonds is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA World Aquatics Championships, and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. She specialises in backstroke events, and is a former European champion in the 200-metre backstroke.
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33. Lisa Dobriskey
1983-. (aged 43)
middle-distance runner
Lisa Jane Dobriskey is a retired English middle-distance runner. She was the Commonwealth Games champion in the 1500 m in 2006 and won a silver medal in the same distance at the 2009 World Championships.
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34. Sophie Bradley-Auckland
1989-. (aged 37)
association football player
Sophie Elizabeth Bradley-Auckland is an English former international football defender who played for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Lincoln Ladies, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool, and Sheffield United.
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35. Adrian Bailey
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
Adrian Edward Bailey is a retired British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich West from 2000, when he won the seat at a by-election in November 2000 until he stood down at the general election in 2019. He was the Chairman of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee 2010–2015.
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36. Joanne Jackson
1986-. (aged 40)
swimmer
Joanne Amy Jackson is an English freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She was born in Northallerton and went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.
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37. Barbara Slater
1959-. (aged 67)
artistic gymnast
television producer
Barbara Jane Slater, CBE is a former English sports producer, who was BBC Director of Sport for 15 years before retiring in March 2024. She was also an ex-Olympic gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
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38. Henry Pyrgos
1989-. (aged 37)
rugby union player
Henry Benjamin Pyrgos is a former Scotland international rugby union player and now coach. He is currently the head coach at Edinburgh University RFC, having previously been an assistant coach at Boroughmuir. He previously played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship; and is a centurion for Glasgow Warriors, winning the Pro12 title with the club in 2015. He...
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39. Steve Matchett
1962-. (aged 64)
sports journalist
Steve Matchett is a commentator for American TV network Fox Sports on its Formula E programming. He formerly co-hosted live Formula One practices, qualifying sessions, and races alongside David Hobbs and Bob Varsha.
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40. Hannah Macleod
1984-. (aged 42)
field hockey player
Hannah Louise Macleod is an English field hockey player.
41. Bandar M Hajjar
1953-. (aged 73)
economist
Bandar Al Hajjar is a Saudi Arabian economist and former Hajj minister. He was removed from post over 2015 Hajj stampede.
42. Laura Marsh
1986-. (aged 40)
cricketer
Laura Alexandra Marsh is an English former cricketer. Born in Pembury, Kent, she began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off spin. She played county cricket for Kent Women, represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against India in 2006. She was part of...
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43. Giselle Ansley
1992-. (aged 34)
field hockey player
Giselle Anne Ansley is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for the England and Great Britain national teams.
44. Joanne Harten
1989-. (aged 37)
netballer
Joanne Elizabeth Harten MBE is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She also sits on the board of the Australian Netball Players’ Association.
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45. Ama Agbeze
1982-. (aged 44)
netballer
Ama Agbeze MBE is a former England netball international. She was captain when England won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2019 she received an MBE for her services to netball. She was also a member of the England team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. As of 2020, Agbeze has played for...
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46. Liam Heath
1984-. (aged 42)
kayaker
canoeist
Liam Heath is a British sprint canoeist. He is the most successful British canoeist at the Olympics with a total of four medals; he won a gold medal in the individual 200m kayak sprint event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the 2020 Olympics, as well as a silver in the men's double with Jon Schofield in...
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47. Laura Unsworth
1988-. (aged 38)
field hockey player
Laura Roper is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for East Grinstead and the England and Great Britain national teams.
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48. Liam Tancock
1985-. (aged 41)
swimmer
Liam John Tancock is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He specialised in backstroke and individual medley events. He is a three-time world champion and a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and held the world record in the 50-metre backstroke (long course)...
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49. Mihir Bose
1947-. (aged 79)
journalist
Mihir Bose is a British Indian journalist and author. He writes a weekly "Big Sports Interview" for the London Evening Standard, and also writes and broadcasts on sport and social and historical issues for several outlets including the BBC, the Financial Times and Sunday Times. He was the BBC Sports Editor until 4 August 2009.
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50. Dan Kelly
2001-. (aged 25)
rugby union player
Daniel Kelly is a professional rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship. Between 2020 and 2025 he played 98 times Leicester Tigers. His usual position is centre. Born in Manchester, England, Kelly represented Ireland Under 20s, before being capped for the England national team in 2021. In 2025 he represented Ireland A, tying him to Ireland internationally...
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51. Namrata Purohit
1993-. (aged 33)
professional fitness coach
Namrata Purohit is an Indian weightlifter from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. She serves in the Indian Army.
52. Nirj Deva
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya, known as Nirj Deva, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for South East England from 1999 to 2019. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons from 1992 to 1997, for the seat of Brentford and...
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53. Martyn Rooney
1987-. (aged 39)
athletics competitor
sprinter
Martyn Joseph Rooney is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay. A mainstay on the anchor leg of the Great Britain and England 4 × 400 metre relay teams, at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...
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54. Beth Potter
1991-. (aged 35)
triathlete
athletics competitor
Beth Potter is a Scottish triathlete and long distance runner. She competed for Great Britain in athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In 2019 she won the gold medal at the European Triathlon Championships in Weert, Netherlands. In 2022, she won individual bronze at the 2022 World Triathlon Sprint Championships, and silver with Team Great Britain...
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55. Malcolm Sayer
1916-1970 (aged 54)
military flight engineer
engineer
car designer
Malcolm Gilbert Sayer was a British aircraft engineer during wartime and later automotive aerodynamist and designer. His most notable aerodynamic work was the engineering body development and design of the E-Type Jaguar and early style guidelines for Jaguar XJS. He spent the last twenty years of his life working at Jaguar Cars and was one of the first engineers to...
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56. David Moorcroft
1953-. (aged 73)
long-distance runner
middle-distance runner
David Robert Moorcroft OBE DL is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1983 and...
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57. Vicky Holland
1986-. (aged 40)
triathlete
Vicky Holland is a British former triathlete who was part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic team. Holland was the 2018 World Triathlon champion, the fourth British woman to win the title. She was also the first female triathlete to win an Olympic medal for Great Britain, a bronze in 2016, holding off housemate, compatriot and fellow world...
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58. Chris Read
1978-. (aged 48)
cricketer
Christopher Mark Wells Read is an English former cricketer who was the captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He played for the England cricket team in 15 Tests and 36 ODIs. He was a wicket-keeper.
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59. Goldie Sayers
1982-. (aged 44)
javelin thrower
Katherine Dinah "Goldie" Sayers is a British former javelin thrower, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
60. Nick Knight
1958-. (aged 68)
fashion photographer
film director
director
photographer
Nicholas Verity Knight is an English cricket commentator and former England cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman and a fine fielder, Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing his retirement from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup.
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61. Lim Swee Say
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
badminton executive and administrator
Lim Swee Say is a Singaporean former politician who served as Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress between 2005 and 2015, Minister for Manpower between 2015 and 2018, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office between 2004 and 2015, Second Minister for National Development in 2004 and 2005, and Minister for the Environment between 2000 and 2004.
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62. Ben Kay
1975-. (aged 51)
rugby union player
Benedict James Kay MBE is an English retired international rugby union footballer who played second row forward for Leicester Tigers, England and the British & Irish Lions.
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63. Ben Ryan
1971-. (aged 55)
rugby union player
Ben Ryan CF is an English sports coach who is best known for coaching the Fiji sevens team to a gold medal in sevens rugby at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is currently Performance Director at Premier League association football club Brentford.
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64. WillNE
1996-. (aged 30)
television producer
YouTuber
association football player
William Jonathan Lenney, better known as WillNE, is an English YouTuber and internet personality. Lenney's content is noted for both his videos focusing around internet culture and his practical jokes, such as getting a variety of YouTubers to collaboratively sing the song "All Star" without their knowledge, and fooling several media organisations into thinking he was a contestant on I'm...
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65. Lesley Paterson
1980-. (aged 46)
film producer
triathlete
screenwriter
Lesley Paterson is a Scottish triathlete, author, screenwriter and film producer.
66. Rajiv Ouseph
1986-. (aged 40)
badminton player
Olympic competitor
Theratil Rajiv Ouseph is a former international badminton player from England who has represented both England and Great Britain. A long-time English and British No.1, Ouseph's most significant international tournament achievement was becoming the European Men's Singles Champion, winning the title in 2017.
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67. Daniel Bennett
1979-. (aged 47)
saxophonist
Daniel Mark Bennett is a former professional footballer. Mainly a centre-back, Bennett is a versatile player who is a strong reader of the game, allowing him to make crucial interceptions despite not being blessed with great pace; he is also known for his trademark long-range free kicks.
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68. Philip Serrell
1954-. (aged 72)
television presenter
writer
auctioneer
Philip Martyn Serrell is an English auctioneer, antiques expert and television presenter who appears as regular presenter on BBC TV antiques programmes such as Bargain Hunt and Flog It!. He began his career as a livestock trade auctioneer, but he became a chartered surveyor in 1988 to analyse antiques. Serrell has also participated in musical charity events, performing as a...
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69. Clive Woodward
1956-. (aged 70)
rugby union player
Sir Clive Ronald Woodward OBE is an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the England team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also coached the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, losing the test series 3–0. He is currently a pundit for ITV...
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70. Henry Pollock
2005-. (aged 21)
rugby union player
Henry Pollock is an English rugby union player who plays for Northampton Saints and the England national team. He currently holds the record for the youngest tryscorer of any English player in Six Nations history.
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71. Dario Gradi
1941-. (aged 85)
association football player
association football coach
Dario Gradi is an Italian-English former football player, coach and manager. He was associated for more than 36 years with Crewe Alexandra, where he was variously manager, director of football and director of the Academy, until October 2019.
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72. Dany Chamoun
1934-1990 (aged 56)
politician
Dany Chamoun was a prominent Lebanese politician. A Maronite Christian, the younger son of former President Camille Chamoun and brother of Dory Chamoun, Chamoun was also a politician in his own right. He was murdered on October 21, 1990 at age 56, along with his family.
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73. Jeanette Kwakye
1983-. (aged 43)
sprinter
Jeanette Boahemaa Kwakye is a British broadcaster and retired sprinter.
74. Jake Wightman
1994-. (aged 32)
athletics competitor
Jake Wightman is a British middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 1500 metres. He won the gold medal at the 2022 World Championships, the first global gold in a middle-distance event for a British male since Seb Coe's 1500 m title at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. At the European Athletics Championships, Wightman earned a bronze in 2018 and...
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75. Rob Smedley
1973-. (aged 53)
engineer
Robert Smedley is a British automotive engineer who works for the Formula One Group after many years working within the Williams, Ferrari and Jordan Formula One teams.
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76. Monty Panesar
1982-. (aged 44)
cricketer
Mudhsuden Singh "Monty" Panesar is a former English international cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day International debut for England in 2007. In English county cricket, he last played for Northamptonshire in 2016, and has previously played for Northamptonshire until 2009, Sussex from 2010 to 2013 and Essex...
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77. Tanni Grey-Thompson
1969-. (aged 57)
television presenter
athletics competitor
politician
Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh life peer, television presenter and former wheelchair racer.
78. Colin McFarlane
1961-. (aged 65)
voice actor
television actor
actor
film actor
Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is known for his roles in film and television including Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2008) and Ulysses in the STARZ series Outlander (2018–2020). McFarlane's voice roles include JJ in Bob the Builder (2001–2003), Bulgy and Beresford in...
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79. Sam Billings
1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
cricketer
Samuel William Billings is an English professional cricketer. Billings is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Pembury in Kent and has played for Kent County Cricket Club teams since he was eight years old, making his senior debut for the First XI in 2011. In October 2017 he was appointed as the vice-captain of...
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80. Ross Edgley
1985-. (aged 41)
open water swimmer
model
water polo player
swimmer
Ross Edgley is a British athlete, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author. He holds multiple world records, but is perhaps most recognised for completing the World's Longest Staged Sea Swim in 2018, when he became the first person in history to swim 1,780 miles (2,860 km) around Great Britain, in 157 days (voted Performance of the Year by the World Open...
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81. Casey Stoney
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
association football coach
Casey Jean Stoney MBE is an English professional football manager and former player who currently serves as the head coach of the Canada women's national soccer team.
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82. Bob Wilson
1926-2014 (aged 88)
basketball player
Robert Primrose Wilson OBE is a former Scotland international football goalkeeper and later broadcaster / anchorman.
83. Paula Radcliffe
1973-. (aged 53)
long-distance runner
Paula Jane Radcliffe is a British former long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), the 2002 Chicago Marathon winner and the 2005 World Champion in the Marathon from Helsinki. She was previously the fastest female marathoner of all time, and held the Women's World Marathon...
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84. Mary Earps
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Mary Alexandra Earps MBE is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain. At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she served as the vice captain for England, and received the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper of the tournament. Earps was announced the winner of 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year...
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85. Karen Carney
1987-. (aged 39)
reality television participant
association football player
Karen Julia Carney OBE is an English sports journalist and former professional footballer who played as a winger and midfielder. Carney has been a regular broadcaster for live football on TNT Sports, Sky Sports, ITV and Amazon Prime, including Women's Super League and men's Premier League matches since 2019. She is also a sports columnist for BBC Sport and The...
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86. Ore Oduba
1986-. (aged 40)
television presenter
presenter
journalist
Ore Oduba is a British television and radio presenter who has also worked as an actor. From 2008 until 2013, he presented the CBBC news programme Newsround. In 2018 he hosted the game show And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief. In 2019 he began his musical theatre career, starring in the UK tour of Grease. He also appeared...
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87. Lolly Adefope
1990-. (aged 36)
actor
comedian
stand-up comedian
Ololade "Lolly" Adefope is an English stand-up comedian and actress, specialising in character comedy. She is known for playing the role of Fran in the Hulu comedy series Shrill, and as Kitty, the ghost of a Georgian noblewoman in the BBC comedy Ghosts, for which she was nominated for a National Comedy Award in 2021.
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88. David Hunt
1954-. (aged 72)
television actor
film director
actor
film actor
David Hunt is an English actor, producer, and director who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His best known U.S. film role is Harlan Rook, in the 1988 action film The Dead Pool, the fifth installment in the Dirty Harry series. He has also had guest roles on the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond as...
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89. Michael Fabricant
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Sir Michael Louis David Fabricant is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lichfield in Staffordshire, formerly Mid Staffordshire, from 1992 until his defeat in 2024.
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90. Tracy Brabin
1961-. (aged 65)
actor
screenwriter
politician
Tracy Lynn Brabin is a British Labour Co-op politician and former actress who has been the Mayor of West Yorkshire since the office was established on 10 May 2021. She was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from 2016 to 2021.
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91. Jill Scott
1987-. (aged 39)
photographer
association football player
Jill Louise Scott is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. The FIFA technical report into the 2011 Women's World Cup described Scott as one of England's four outstanding players; " energetic, ball-winning midfielder who organises the team well, works hard at both ends of the pitch and can change her team's angle of attack."
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92. Sebastian Coe
1956-. (aged 70)
middle-distance runner
autobiographer
athletics competitor
politician
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH, KBE, Hon FRIBA, often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British sports administrator, former politician and retired track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set nine outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance...
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93. Tobias Ellwood
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
army soldier
Tobias Martin Ellwood VR, PC is a former British-American Conservative Party politician and soldier who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East from 2005 to 2024. He chaired the Defence Select Committee from 2020 to 2023, and was Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel at the Ministry of Defence from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his...
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94. 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.
95. Michael Landy
1963-. (aged 63)
photographer
draftsperson
installation artist
sculptor
painter
Michael Landy CBE RA is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs). He is best known for the performance piece installation Break Down (2001), in which he destroyed all his possessions, and for the Art Bin project (2010) at the South London Gallery. On 29 May 2008, Landy was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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96. Rabiu Kwankwaso
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
minister
Mohammed Rabi'u Musa KwankwasoListen, FNSE FNIQS is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. After he lost his re-election in 2003, he was appointed the first Minister of Defence of the Fourth Republic with no prior military background, from 2003 to 2007, under the administration of President Olusegun...
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97. 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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98. Marie Wattel
1997-. (aged 29)
swimmer
Marie Wattel is a French swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, she won the silver medal in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 56.14 seconds.
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99. Ivaylo Kalfin
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
economist
Ivaylo Georgiev Kalfin is a Bulgarian politician. A three-term deputy, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and Deputy Prime Minister from 2005 to 2009 in the Stanishev Cabinet. Kalfin was a Member of European Parliament between 2009 and 2014. Between 7 November 2014 and May 2016 he served as Deputy Prime-Minister of Bulgaria, and Minister of Labor and...
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100. Antonio Navarro Wolff
1948-. (aged 78)
partisan
sanitary engineer
university teacher
politician
Antonio José Navarro Wolff is a Colombian engineer, politician, and former combatant.