45 Notable alumni of Staffordshire University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Staffordshire University is ranked #1,283 in the world and #91 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 45 notable alumni from Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gary Lock
1948-. (aged 78)
archaeologist
Gary R. Lock is a British archaeologist and emeritus professor at the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford. He is noted for his contributions to computational archaeology.
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2. Michelle Brown
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Michelle Margaret Freda Brown is a British lawyer and former politician who was a Member of the Senedd (MS) for North Wales from 2016 to 2021. In March 2019 she resigned from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to become an independent.
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3. Allison McGourty
1964-. (aged 62)
film producer
screenwriter
photographer
Allison McGourty is a British film producer and screenwriter.
4. Mohamed Zairi
1956-. (aged 70)
businessperson
Mohamed Zairi is a British academic and researcher in the field of total quality management and excellence management. Over a period of 35 years, he has been influencing Quality Management Thinking. He is also recognized as a luminary in the Global Quality Horizon. In addition to TQM and Excellence Management, Zairi has immense expertise in areas such as Performance Measurement,...
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5. Marcus Dillistone
film director
Marcus Dillistone is a British film director.
6. Lisa Marie Thalhammer
1981-. (aged 45)
painter
Lisa Marie Thalhammer is an artist living in Washington D.C.
7. Sam Stockley
1977-. (aged 49)
association football player
association football coach
Samuel Joshua Stockley is an English football coach and former professional player who is the academy manager at EFL Championship club Stoke City.
8. Hykmete Bajrami
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Hykmete Bajrami is a Kosovar politician. She has been the Minister of Finance of Kosovo from June 2020. She was the Minister of Trade and Industry in the Government of Isa Mustafa of the Republic of Kosovo.
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9. Adie Moses
1975-. (aged 51)
association football player
association football coach
Adrian Paul "Adie" Moses is an English former footballer. He made over 300 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League between 1993 and 2008, he notably played for Barnsley having also featured for Huddersfield Town, Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Gainsborough Trinity. He also represented England at Under-21 level.
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10. Christopher Stringer
1965-. (aged 61)
industrial designer
Christopher Stringer is an industrial designer, formerly of Apple. During his 22 years at Apple (1995-2017), he contributed to the design of the PowerBook, iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch, Apple Pencil, HomePod, USB-C. He currently holds over 1,400 patents, and was the key industrial design witness for Apple during the Apple vs. Samsung trial in 2012. In 2018...
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11. Olly Grender
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Rosalind Mary Grender, Baroness Grender MBE, known as Olly Grender, is a former Director of Communications for the Liberal Democrats and a party life peer.
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12. Paul Harvey
1918-2009 (aged 91)
radio personality
aircraft pilot
journalist
Paul Arthur Harvey is a British musician and Stuckist artist, whose work was used to promote the Stuckists' 2004 show at the Liverpool Biennial. His paintings draw on pop art and the work of Alphonse Mucha, and often depict celebrities, including Madonna.
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13. Luke Coulson
1994-. (aged 32)
association football player
Luke Coulson is an English footballer who plays as a winger for National League South club Weston-super-Mare.
14. Adam Yates
1983-. (aged 43)
association football player
Adam Paul Yates is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He made 520 league and cup appearances in a 16-year career as a professional and also won three caps as a semi-pro international with England.
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15. Charlie MacDonald
1970-. (aged 56)
association football player
Charles Lea MacDonald is an English footballer who last played for Barking.
16. David Morgan
1994-. (aged 32)
association football player
David Barry Morgan is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town.
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17. Mike O'Brien
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Michael O'Brien KC is a British lawyer and former Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire from 1992 to 2010, serving in a number of ministerial posts.
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18. Gareth Owen
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Gareth David Owen is an English-born Welsh former footballer.
19. Justin Richards
1980-. (aged 46)
association football player
Justin Donovan Richards is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He has a tally of around one goal every four games and has played mostly in the Conference and lower reaches of the English Football League. Something of a journeyman player, he has tended to play for teams in his local area around the Midlands and Southern...
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20. Craig Lindfield
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Craig Anthony Lindfield is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cymru North club Holywell Town.
21. John Mullins
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
John Christopher Mullins is an English former professional footballer who primarily played as a centre-back.
22. Chris Beardsley
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
association football coach
Christopher Kellan Beardsley is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a talent coach for FIFA.
23. Paul Hall
1972-. (aged 54)
association football player
association football coach
Paul Anthony Hall is a football coach and former professional footballer who is the head coach of EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers B team.
24. Angellah Kairuki
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
minister
Angellah Jasmine Mbelwa Kairuki is a Tanzanian CCM politician and cabinet Minister. On 1 September 2023, she began her post as the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania.
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25. Andrew Triggs Hodge
1979-. (aged 47)
rower
Andrew Triggs Hodge OBE is a British former rower - a three time Olympic champion and four time world champion. In the British coxless four in 2012 he set a world's best time which still stood as of 2023.
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26. Carol Shanahan
1957-. (aged 69)
businessperson
association football player
Carol Ann Shanahan OBE is an English businesswoman and club chairperson of Port Vale Football Club.
27. Russell Leetch
1982-. (aged 44)
musician
guitarist
Russell Jonathan Leetch is an English bass guitarist who plays with Birmingham-based indie rock band Editors. He studied music technology at University of Staffordshire where he met his fellow Editors band members. He went to secondary school at Arden School, Knowle.
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28. Chris Iwelumo
1978-. (aged 48)
association football player
Christopher Robert Iwelumo is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a striker.
29. Matt Bloomfield
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
association football coach
Matthew James Bloomfield is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently head coach of EFL Championship club Oxford United.
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30. Boris Malagurski
1988-. (aged 38)
screenwriter
political analyst
film director
documentarian
film producer
Boris Malagurski is a Serbian-Canadian film director, producer, writer, political commentator, television host, and activist. His films include the documentary series The Weight of Chains.
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31. Tom Smith
1984-. (aged 42)
painter
television producer
Thomas Michael Henry Smith (born 29 April 1981) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Editors.
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32. Kevin Betsy
1978-. (aged 48)
association football player
association football coach
Kevin Eddie Lewis Betsy is a football coach and a former professional footballer having played at the Championship level, briefly in the Premier League, and for the Seychelles national team. Betsy is currently the first team development coach at championship club Queens Park Rangers.
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33. Chris Birchall
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Christopher Birchall CM is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, scoring 21 goals in 322 appearances in a 16-year professional career. Born in England, he played 44 international matches for Trinidad and Tobago, scoring four goals.
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34. Ian McMillan
1956-. (aged 70)
writer
playwright
poet
journalist
Ian McMillan FRSL is an English poet, journalist, playwright, and broadcaster. He is known for his strong and distinctive Yorkshire accent and his incisive, friendly interview style on programmes such as BBC Radio 3's The Verb.
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35. Jim Davies
1973-. (aged 53)
guitarist
James Donald Davies is an English musician, best known as the former guitarist for the Prodigy and Pitchshifter.
36. Clarke Carlisle
1979-. (aged 47)
association football player
Clarke James Carlisle is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and was chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.
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37. Jared O'Mara
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Jared Cain O'Mara is a British convicted fraudster and former Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019.
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38. Shafie Apdal
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Mohd Shafie bin Apdal is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Semporna since April 1995, State Leader of the Opposition of Sabah since September 2020 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Senallang since May 2018. He served as the 15th Chief Minister and the State Minister of Finance of...
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39. Lemmy
1945-2015 (aged 70)
rock musician
record producer
guitarist
composer
bass guitarist
Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy Kilmister, Lemmy from Motörhead or simply Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975.
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40. Fabrice Muamba
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
association football coach
Fabrice Ndala Muamba is a Congolese-born English former professional footballer who played for Arsenal, Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers as a central midfielder. Born in Zaire, Muamba moved to England at the age of 11 and subsequently played for England up to under-21 level.
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41. Kevin Kilbane
1977-. (aged 49)
association football player
sports commentator
Kevin Daniel Kilbane is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back or left winger.
42. Avdullah Hoti
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Avdullah Hoti is a Kosovan politician who served as Prime Minister of Kosovo from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the minister of Finance of Kosovo between 2014 and 2017 in the PDK/LDK coalition government.
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43. Fatmir Besimi
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Fatmir Besimi is a Macedonian politician and economist of Albanian ethnicity. He served as Minister of Finance in North Macedonia from 2020 to 2024. He also served twice as Minister of Economy (December 2004 – June 2006 and August 2008 – July 2011) then Minister of Defence (August 2011 – February 2013) and after that he was Deputy Prime Minister...
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44. Mathias Meinrad Chikawe
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
minister
Mathias Meinrad Chikawe is a Tanzanian CCM politician and diplomat.
45. Ahmed Adeeb
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor is a Maldivian politician who served as Vice President of Maldives in 2015. Prior to his appointment on 22 July 2015, he served as the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
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