16 Notable alumni of St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
St Mary’s University, Twickenham is ranked #2,551 in the world and #128 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from St Mary’s University, Twickenham sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with St Mary’s University, Twickenham won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gordon Gray
1910-1993 (aged 83)
theologian
Catholic bishop
Catholic priest
Gordon Joseph Gray was a Scottish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh from 1951 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. He was the first resident Scottish cardinal since the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy in 1878 and the first since the Reformation.
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2. David Bedford
1949-. (aged 77)
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
David Colin Bedford OBE is an English former long-distance runner, whose athletic career spanned the early 1970s. Post-retirement, he served as race director of the London Marathon until 2012, and is the Chairman of the IAAF Road Running Commission (since 2012), as well as sitting on the IAAF Cross Country Committee as the UK Athletics elected representative.
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3. Jemma Simpson
1984-. (aged 42)
middle-distance runner
Jemma Louise Simpson OLY is a British athlete who competes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She is a former British champion over 800m, winning both 2007, 2009 and 2010 British Championships. She was formerly coached by Olympic medallist Mark Rowland.
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4. Ama K. Abebrese
1980-. (aged 46)
film producer
television presenter
actor
film actor
Ama Konadu Abebrese is a British-Ghanaian actress, television presenter and producer. She was born in Ghana and raised in West London in the United Kingdom. She won the 2011 Best Actress in a Leading Role at the AMAA Awards for her stellar performance in Sinking Sands. Her film credits include Azali, the first Ghanaian nominated for an Academy Award, and...
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5. Yasmin Benoit
1996-. (aged 30)
LGBTQ rights activist
writer
model
Yasmin Benoit is an English lingerie and alternative model. She is also an asexual and aromantic activist and researcher.
6. Gordon Pirie
1931-1991 (aged 60)
orienteer
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie was an English long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 5000 m in 1956, placing fourth in 1952. Born in Leeds, Pirie grew up in Coulsdon, Surrey, and ran for the South London Harriers. He died of...
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7. Pat McQuaid
1949-. (aged 77)
sport cyclist
Patrick "Pat" McQuaid is an Irish former road racing cyclist who served as the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale from 2005 to 2013.
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8. JP Doyle
1979-. (aged 47)
rugby union match official
rugby union player
John Paul "JP" Doyle is an Irish born rugby union referee. Doyle was one of ten full-time rugby union referees employed by the English Rugby Football Union until his redundancy in August 2020. In 2021, he was a referee in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. In 2022, he was named high performance referee coach by Scottish Rugby...
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9. Georgia Steel
1998-. (aged 28)
actor
Georgia Steel is an English television personality. In 2018, she appeared on the fourth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island. She has since made appearances in various reality television series including Celebs on the Ranch, Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity Coach Trip, Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love, Love Island Games and Love Island: All-Stars.
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10. Emile Cairess
1997-. (aged 29)
athletics competitor
Emile Michael John Cairess is a British long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 European Under-23 Championships and a silver for the men's race at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships. Cairess is the European record holder for the road 10 miles. He finished fourth in the marathon in the 2024 Summer Olympics,...
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11. Pete Postlethwaite
1946-2011 (aged 65)
television actor
stage actor
film actor
character actor
Peter William Postlethwaite OBE was an English character actor. After various stage and minor television appearances, Postlethwaite's first major success arose through the film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), directed by Terence Davies. He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in Alien 3 (1992), and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the...
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12. Lara Lewington
1979-. (aged 47)
television presenter
Danielle Lara Lewington is a British television presenter, journalist and former weather presenter. She co-presented the BBC's technology programme Click.
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13. Christian Wade
1991-. (aged 35)
American football player
rugby union player
Christian Wade is an English professional rugby union player, former American football player, and former rugby league footballer, who currently plays wing for Prem Rugby club Newcastle Red Bulls and the England national team.
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14. Clara Amfo
1984-. (aged 42)
musician
Clara Amfo is a British radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist. She is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1.
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15. Chris Chibnall
1970-. (aged 56)
executive producer
showrunner
writer
television producer
prose writer
Christopher Antony Chibnall is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV mystery-crime drama Broadchurch (2013–17) and as the third showrunner of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (2018–22). Chibnall wrote five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and he...
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16. Rebecca Romero
1980-. (aged 46)
rower
track cyclist
sport cyclist
Rebecca Jayne Romero, is an English sportswoman, a former world champion and Olympic Games silver medallist in rowing, and a former world and Olympic champion in track cycling.
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