54 Notable alumni of Nottingham Trent University
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Nottingham Trent University is ranked #672 in the world and #58 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 54 notable alumni from Nottingham Trent 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 Nottingham Trent University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Marc Spackman
1979-. (aged 47)
swimmer
Marc Spackman is a former England and Great Britain Olympic swimmer who had a successful International career spanning 10 years. Formerly ranked in the World top 20 in the 200 metres Freestyle, he is a current professional Swimming Coach for The Royal Wolverhampton School Swimming Club and a coach on The New York Breakers team in the International Swimming League...
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2. Stephen James Newton
1948-. (aged 78)
painter
Stephen Newton is a British artist. The art critic Mel Gooding described Newton's painting as a “psycho-conceptual project”. They explore primitive manic states; isolation; disassociation; loss; fear; loneliness and supplication, themes containing sinister elements common to us all.
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3. James Robert Ford
1980-. (aged 46)
installation artist
James R Ford is a contemporary British conceptual artist.
4. Shane Cullinan
1975-. (aged 51)
composer
Shane Cullinan is a composer, arranger and lyricist whose work ranges from compositions for TV and film to orchestral dramas and opera.
5. Joe Coombs
1991-. (aged 35)
canoeist
Joe Coombs is a British canoe slalom athlete who competed between 2003 and 2014. His results include a Silver Medal at the Junior European Championships in 2009 (team-event), 15th at the ICF Senior Pre-world Championships in 2010, and a UK ranking of 5th.
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6. Chris Lee Chun Kit
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Chris Lee Chun Kit is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pulau Tikus from May 2018 to August 2023. He also served as Member of the Penang Island City Council from 2013 to April 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan...
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7. Derrick Osaze
1993-. (aged 33)
boxer
Derrick Osazemwinde is a British professional boxer. He became Ultimate Boxxer III middleweight champion in 2019.
8. Nigel Healey
1957-. (aged 69)
economist
Nigel Healey is a British-New Zealand academic in management and higher education. His current research interests are in the internationalization of higher education, transnational education and higher education policy and management.
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9. Mohammed bin Jasim Alghatam
1951-. (aged 75)
civil servant
Mohammed bin Jasim Alghatam is a Bahraini politician, engineer, and army veteran. He has held various significant roles, including president of the University of Bahrain and Minister of Education of Bahrain.
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10. Andreas Schmidt
1967-. (aged 59)
artist
Andreas Schmidt is a Berlin based artist and gallerist.
11. Karen Alison Smith
1973-. (aged 53)
academic
Karen Alison Smith MNZM is a New Zealand management academic. She is a full professor at the Victoria University of Wellington.
12. Chris Harrison
1971-. (aged 55)
television presenter
presenter
Chris Harrison is an English photographer known for his work which has explored ideas of home, histories and class.
13. Peter Liddle
1940-. (aged 86)
painter
sculptor
Peter Liddle is a British landscape artist and sculptor, known for his allegorical depictions of the British Isles.
14. Barry North
1959-. (aged 67)
helicopter pilot
Air Marshal Sir Barry Mark North, KCB, OBE is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, who served as Deputy Commander (Personnel) at RAF Air Command. A helicopter pilot, North has held command appointments at all levels, notably No. 78 Squadron in the Falkland Islands, the Special Forces Flight as a squadron leader and the newly established No. 83 Expeditionary...
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15. Liz Blackman
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Elizabeth Marion Blackman is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erewash from 1997 to 2010. She served as a Government Whip from 2007 to 2008.
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16. Neal Lawson
1963-. (aged 63)
writer
Neal Derek Lawson is a British political commentator, consultant, lobbyist and organiser. He is the co-founder and chair of the Labour Party-affiliated centre-left pressure group Compass.
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17. Adam Burgess
1992-. (aged 34)
canoeist
Adam Burgess is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.
18. Glenis Willmott
1951-. (aged 75)
physician
medical researcher
politician
trade unionist
Dame Glenis Willmott, DBE is a British retired Labour Party politician who served as leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP) and as a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands.
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19. Adam Leventhal
1979-. (aged 47)
television presenter
Adam Leventhal is an English broadcaster, television presenter and journalist.
20. Dan Byles
1974-. (aged 52)
business executive
explorer
ocean rower
politician
Daniel Alan Byles FRGS is a former British politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire from 2010 to 2015.
21. Lucy Orta
1966-. (aged 60)
performance artist
sculptor
artist
installation artist
visual artist
Lucy Orta is an English contemporary visual artist living and working between London and Paris where she has resided since 1991.
22. Crista Cullen
1985-. (aged 41)
field hockey player
Chay Crista Kerio Cullen is an Olympic Gold Medal-winning English field hockey player.
23. Nicholas Buckland
1989-. (aged 37)
ice dancer
figure skating choreographer
Nicholas "Nick" Buckland is a former English competitive ice dancer who represented Great Britain. With partner Penny Coomes, he is the 2014 European bronze medalist and has won six other international medals. They are also five-time British national champions (2012–2014, 2016, 2018), and they have also competed three-times at the Winter Olympics in 2010, 2014 and 2018.
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24. Alex Rodman
1987-. (aged 39)
association football player
futsal player
Alexander James Rodman is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
25. Ed Macfarlane
1984-. (aged 42)
record producer
songwriter
musician
Edward David MacFarlane is an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and the lead vocalist of the English electronic music band Friendly Fires. He is often called by the nickname "Ed Mac" to avoid confusion with his bandmate and guitarist Edd Gibson. He has written, co-written, produced or co-produced all of the Friendly Fires' songs.
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26. Duncan Baker
1979-. (aged 47)
chartered accountant
accountant
politician
Duncan Charles Baker is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk from 2019 until 2024.
27. James Bloodworth
1982-. (aged 44)
opinion journalist
orator
writer
journalist
blogger
James Bloodworth is an English journalist and writer. He has authored three full length books, also writing articles for newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. Much of Bloodworth's work concerns the struggles of working class people, yet he has been praised by both sides of the political spectrum. He lives in London.
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28. Mark Simmonds
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Mark Jonathon Mortlock Simmonds is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire, and was first elected in 2001, succeeding Sir Richard Body. He was re-elected in 2005 and 2010.
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29. Penny Coomes
1989-. (aged 37)
ice dancer
Penny Coomes is a former English competitive ice dancer who represented Great Britain. With partner Nicholas Buckland, she is the 2014 European Figure Skating Championships bronze medalist and has won six other international medals. They are also five-time British national champions (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018), and have competed three times at the Winter Olympics, in 2010, 2014 and...
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30. Matthew Offord
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Matthew James Offord is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon in North London from 2010 to 2024. He was previously a member of the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa Governing Council.
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31. Jon Burgerman
1979-. (aged 47)
illustrator
graphic designer
Jon Burgerman is an English artist living in New York, US.
32. Sir Roger Carr
1946-. (aged 80)
entrepreneur
Sir Roger Martyn Carr is a British businessman. He was chairman of BAE Systems until May 2023.
33. Nick Easter
1978-. (aged 48)
rugby union player
Nicholas James Easter is an English rugby union coach and former player. He played as a Number 8 for Orrell, Harlequins and the England national team.
34. Scout Niblett
1973-. (aged 53)
singer
astrologer
songwriter
guitarist
musician
Emma Louise Niblett, better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Niblett debuted in 2001 with her first full-length studio album Sweet Heart Fever, and has gone on to release five more studio albums. In 2013, Niblett released her sixth studio album, It's Up to Emma, which she mixed and produced.
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35. Keith Albarn
1939-2024 (aged 85)
artist
architect
Keith Albarn was an English artist. He was the father of musician Damon Albarn and artist Jessica Albarn.
36. Wilson Or
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Wilson Or Chong-shing, MH is a Hong Kong politician. He is an executive committee member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party. He is a member of Kwun Tong District Council, having represented Kwong Tak since 2000.
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37. Laura Knight
1877-1970 (aged 93)
printmaker
painter
autobiographer
draftsperson
graphic artist
Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater...
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38. Hazel Blears
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Hazel Anne Blears is a British former Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) successively for the constituencies of Salford and Salford and Eccles between 1997 and 2015.
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39. Alyn Smith
1973-. (aged 53)
lawyer
politician
Alyn Edward Smith is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stirling from 2019 until 2024 when he unsuccessfully stood for the Stirling and Strathallan seat. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Scotland from 2004 to 2019. He has been serving...
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40. Brendan Clarke-Smith
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Brendan Clarke-Smith is a British former politician and teacher. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw from 2019 to 2024.
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41. Richard Hope
1953-. (aged 73)
actor
television actor
Richard Hope is a British actor who gained recognition from Brideshead Revisited as the doltish junior officer, Hooper, under Jeremy Irons' charge. He is best known for playing Harris Pascoe in the UK TV drama Poldark. His theatre career includes portraying Pierre Bezukhov in War and Peace at the Royal National Theatre and having starred as Levin in an adaptation...
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42. Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
1990-. (aged 36)
association football player
Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk is an English football pundit and former player. She played as a forward, most recently in the FA Women's Championship. She has also previously played for Liverpool, Everton, Notts County and Lincoln Coventry City, Leicester City and Sheffield United. She also represented England at under-23 level.
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43. Vernon Coaker
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Vernon Rodney Coaker, Baron Coaker is a British politician and life peer serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gedling from 1997 to 2019.
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44. Richard Bacon
1975-. (aged 51)
television producer
film critic
journalist
television presenter
Richard Paul Bacon is an English television and radio presenter and producer. He has worked on television shows including Blue Peter, The Big Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, and on radio stations including Capital FM, Xfm London and BBC Radio 5 Live. In 2016, Bacon became the presenter of The National Geographic Channel's reboot of its documentary and panel discussion TV...
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45. Steve Hogarth
1956-. (aged 70)
singer
guitarist
songwriter
composer
keyboardist
Steve Hogarth, also known as "h", is an English musician. Since 1989, he has been the lead singer of the rock band Marillion, for which he also performs additional keyboards and guitar. Hogarth was formerly a keyboard player and co-lead vocalist with the Europeans and vocalist with How We Live. AllMusic has described Hogarth as having a "unique, expressive voice"...
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46. Anne Marie Waters
1977-. (aged 49)
conspiracy theorist
politician
Anne Marie Dorothy Waters is a far-right politician and activist in the United Kingdom. She founded and led the party For Britain until its dissolution in 2022. She is also the director of Sharia Watch UK, an organisation launched in April 2014. In January 2016, Waters launched Pegida UK in conjunction with activist Tommy Robinson and far-right politician Paul Weston.
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47. Ben Bradley
1989-. (aged 37)
politician
Benjamin David Bradley is a British politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Mansfield from 2017 to 2024.
48. Matt Berry
1974-. (aged 52)
musician
film actor
comedian
television actor
actor
Matthew Charles Berry is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. Noted for his distinctive voice, he is best known for his television roles in comedy series such as The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh, Snuff Box, What We Do in the Shadows, Krapopolis, and Toast of London, the last of which he also co-created and scored.
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49. Paul Kaye
1964-. (aged 62)
television actor
stage actor
actor
comedian
Paul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Thoros of Myr in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2013–17). He started as shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on The Sunday Show (1995–97). His other TV roles include Mike Strutter in the MTV series Strutter (2006–2007), Vince the fox in the BBC...
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50. Jonathan Glazer
1965-. (aged 61)
writer
film director
director
screenwriter
Jonathan Glazer is an English filmmaker. He began his career in theatre before transitioning into film, directing the features Sexy Beast (2000), Birth (2004), Under the Skin (2013), and The Zone of Interest (2023). His accolades include a BAFTA Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a César Award. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards.
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51. Shane Meadows
1972-. (aged 54)
screenwriter
director
film director
film editor
actor
Shane Meadows is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film This Is England (2006) and its three television sequels (2010–2015).
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52. Varun Dhawan
1987-. (aged 39)
model
film actor
Varun Dhawan is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, Dhawan has appeared in a variety of genres, from romantic-comedies to action. Between 2012 and 2018, he appeared in eleven consecutive commercially successful films. During the 2010s, he was featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, reflecting his commercial presence within the Indian film...
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53. Chuka Umunna
1978-. (aged 48)
lawyer
writer
politician
Chuka Harrison Umunna // is a British businessman and former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham from 2010 until 2019. A former member of the Labour Party, he was part of the Shadow Cabinet from 2011 to 2015. He left Labour in February 2019, when he resigned to form The Independent Group, later Change UK, along...
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54. Libor Michálek
1968-. (aged 58)
civil servant
economist
politician
broker
Libor Michálek is a Czech financial analyst, politician, and whistleblower. He led successful corruption cases against the Czech National Property Fund and the Czech Ministry of the Environment, as a former employee of both. Michálek was the member of the Czech Senate for Prague 2 from 2012 to 2018, representing the Pirate Party. He was the first Pirate Party candidate...
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