Notable Alumni of University of Reading [Sorted List]

1. Vincent Gaffney

1958-. (aged 68)

archaeologist

Vincent Gaffney MBE FSA is a British archaeologist and the Anniversary Chair in Landscape Archaeology at the University of Bradford.

2. Adrian Bradshaw

photographer

General Sir Adrian John Bradshaw, KCB, OBE, DL is a former British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He also served as Director Special Forces from 2006 to 2009 and Commander Land Forces in 2013.

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3. Dragan Marušič

1953-. (aged 73)

mathematician editor

Dragan Marušič is a Slovene mathematician. Marušič obtained his BSc in technical mathematics from the University of Ljubljana in 1976, and his PhD from the University of Reading in 1981 under the supervision of Crispin Nash-Williams.

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4. Marilyn Singer

1948-. (aged 78)

writer children's writer

Marilyn Singer is an author of children's books in a wide variety of genres, including fiction and non-fiction picture books, juvenile novels and mysteries, young adult fantasies, and poetry. Some of her poems are written as reverso poems.

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5. Paul Barnes

1970-. (aged 56)

type designer graphic designer

Paul Barnes is a graphic designer and typographer.

6. Melanie Smith

1965-. (aged 61)

photographer visual artist

Melanie Smith is a British artist based in Mexico City.

7. Yadvinder Malhi

1968-. (aged 58)

researcher

Yadvinder Singh Malhi CBE FRS is Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford and a Jackson Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford.

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8. David Gann

1960-. (aged 66)

engineer civil engineer

David Michael Gann CBE FREng is a British business leader, systems engineer, government advisor, and academic. He frequently advises governments, large companies, and start-ups, on innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth, and has published widely in these fields.

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9. William Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw

1936-. (aged 90)

politician

William Peter Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw, commonly known as Bill Bradshaw, is a British academic and politician. A Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, he was formerly also a County Councillor in Oxfordshire from 1993 until his resignation in January 2008.

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10. David Karoly

1955-. (aged 71)

researcher climatologist meteorologist

David John Karoly FAA is an Australian atmospheric scientist, currently based at CSIRO.

11. Wendy Barclay

virologist

Wendy Sue Fox CBE FMedSci is a British virologist. She is currently head of Department of Infectious Disease and chair in Influenza Virology at Imperial College London. She leads a team of scientists studying the influenza virus and its physiology and morphology to discover novel vaccines. In particular, they are trying to understand more about influenza virus mutations, and how...

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12. Abdullah Al Nuaimi

engineer

Abdullah Al Nuaimi is an Emirati engineer and politician. He was the minister of infrastructure development from 2013 to 2020 and the minister of climate change and environment for one year between 2020 and 2021.

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13. Klajda Gjosha

1983-. (aged 43)

politician

Klajda Gjosha is an Albanian politician, who served as Minister of European Integration from 15 September 2013 to 11 September 2017 in the Edi Rama first government.

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14. Lynne Brindley

1950-. (aged 76)

librarian

Dame Lynne Janie Brindley is the former Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, a post she held until June 2020. Prior to this appointment she was a professional librarian, and served as the first female chief executive of the British Library, the United Kingdom's national library, from 2000 to 2012.

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15. Gill Valentine

1965-. (aged 61)

geographer

Gill Valentine FBA FAcSS is a British geographer and professor of geography and deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Sheffield.

16. Nadia Al-Sakkaf

1977-. (aged 49)

journalist politician

Nadia Abdulaziz Al-Sakkaf is a former Yemeni Minister and politician. She was the editor in chief of the Yemen Times from 2005 until 2014, before becoming Yemen's first female Minister of Information. She fled Yemen in 2015 after the coup and is currently an independent researcher in politics, media, development and gender studies based in the United Kingdom. In 2011,...

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17. Joan Solà Cortassa

1940-2010 (aged 70)

university teacher philologist writer romanist linguist

Joan Solà Cortassa was a Spanish linguist and philologist. He was professor of Catalan language and literature at the University of Barcelona from 1984 onwards, and vice president of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC) from 2009.

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18. Lynne Neagle

1968-. (aged 58)

politician

Lynne Neagle is a Welsh Labour & Co-operative politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Education since 2024. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, Neagle has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for the constituency of Torfaen since the Senedd was established in 1999.

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19. Anton Apriantono

1959-. (aged 67)

politician

Anton Apriantono is an Indonesian academic who was Indonesia's Minister of Agriculture between October 2004 and October 2009. He studied at the University of Reading and currently is a faculty in Department of Food Science and Technology at Bogor Agricultural University.

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20. Nicholas Kay

1958-. (aged 68)

diplomat

Sir Nicholas Peter Kay KCMG is a British diplomat. He has served as the British ambassador to Afghanistan, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From 2013 to 2016 he was the United Nations Special Representative for Somalia.

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21. Haris Georgiades

1972-. (aged 54)

economist political scientist politician

Harris Georgiades is a Greek Cypriot economist and politician. He was pivotal in the successful implementation of the economic reform plan for Cyprus and its successful conclusion in 2016.

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22. Sharon Bowles

1953-. (aged 73)

lawyer politician

Sharon Margaret Bowles, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, is a Liberal Democrat politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South East England region of the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2014. She sat in the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe grouping. She was educated at the independent Our Lady's Abingdon, the University of Reading...

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23. Noel Stockdale

1920-2004 (aged 84)

businessperson

Sir Arthur Noel Stockdale DFM was an English businessman who co-founded the British supermarket chain Asda, alongside Peter and Fred Asquith.

24. Robert Gillmor

1936-2022 (aged 86)

illustrator ornithologist

Robert Allen Fitzwilliam Gillmor MBE was a British ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author, and editor. He was a co-founder of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) and was its secretary, chairman and president. He contributed to over 100 books, and received numerous awards.

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25. Joseph Belmont

1947-2022 (aged 75)

politician

Joseph Belmont was a Seychellois politician who was the Vice President of the Seychelles from 14 July 2004 until his retirement on 30 June 2010. He took office after President France-Albert René stepped down and the previous Vice-President, James Michel, replaced René as President. Belmont was one of the leading members of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front (SPPF).

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26. Zion Lights

1984-. (aged 42)

poet blogger climate activist

Zion Lights is a British science communicator, writer, author, and former environmental activist known for her pivot to advocacy of evidence-based environmental policy, particularly her support for nuclear energy as a tool for decarbonisation. She is a prominent voice in debates about climate change, energy policy, humanism, and the role of scientific reasoning in public discourse.

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27. Mark Gasson

computer scientist

Mark N. Gasson is a British scientist and visiting research fellow at the Cybernetics Research Group, University of Reading, UK. He pioneered developments in direct neural interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, has developed brain–computer interfaces and is active in the research fields of human microchip implants, medical devices and digital identity. He is known for his...

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28. Michael Cox

1947-. (aged 79)

expert university teacher writer historian political scientist

Michael E. Cox is a British academic and international relations scholar. He is currently Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE) and Director of LSE IDEAS. He also teaches for the TRIUM Global Executive MBA Program, an alliance of NYU Stern and the London School of Economics and HEC School of Management.

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29. Pippa Greenwood

1963-. (aged 63)

television presenter phytopathologist radio personality botanist writer

Pippa Greenwood is an English plant pathologist and television and radio presenter. She appears frequently on the BBC's long-running Gardeners' World television programme and has been a regular panellist on Gardeners' Question Time on BBC Radio 4 since 1994. She also was the gardening consultant on the ITV series Rosemary and Thyme in 2003–2006. Greenwood was awarded an honorary doctorate...

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30. Bolu Babalola

1991-. (aged 35)

screenwriter writer journalist

Bolu Babalola listen is a British Nigerian author, screenwriter, and journalist. Her debut anthology Love in Colour was published in 2020 and became a Sunday Times Bestseller. She appeared on the 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 list for Media and Marketing in Europe.

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31. Harriet Cross

1990-. (aged 36)

politician

Harriet Iona Cross is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Member of Parliament for Gordon and Buchan since the 2024 general election.

32. David Marks

1944-. (aged 82)

singer songwriter guitarist

David Francis Marks is a psychologist, author and editor of numerous articles and books concerned mainly with five areas of psychological research – judgement, health psychology, consciousness, parapsychology and intelligence. Marks is also the originator of the General Theory of Behaviour and has curated exhibitions and books about artists and their works.

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33. Sarah Darwin

1964-. (aged 62)

botanist

Sarah Catherine Darwin FLS is a British botanist.

34. Eve Balfour

1898-1990 (aged 92)

environmentalist agronomist farmer crime fiction writer

Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour, OBE was a British farmer, educator, organic farming pioneer, and a founding figure in the organic movement. She was one of the first women to study agriculture at an English university, graduating from the institution now known as the University of Reading.

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35. Simon Gass

1956-. (aged 70)

diplomat

Sir Simon Lawrance Gass GCMG CVO is a British civil servant. He chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee from 2019 to 2023 and served as the British Prime Minister's representative on Afghanistan from 2021 to 2022 concurrently. Between 2018 and 2019, he was the Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies. During his diplomatic career, he served as British ambassador...

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36. Princess Dina Mired of Jordan

1965-. (aged 61)

Princess Dina Mired is a Jordanian royal and global health advocate, particularly in the field of cancer control and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). She served as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) from 2018 to 2020 and was Director-General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation.

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37. Mark Pawsey

1957-. (aged 69)

politician

Mark Julian Francis Pawsey is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby from the 2010 general election until stepping down at the 2024 general election. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

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38. Mark Prisk

1962-. (aged 64)

chartered surveyor politician

Michael Mark Prisk is a British politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertford and Stortford from 2001 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Minister of State for Business and Enterprise from 2010 to 2012 and Minister of State for Housing and Local Government from 2012 to 2013.

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39. Nina Allan

1966-. (aged 60)

science fiction writer columnist writer

Nina Allan is a British writer of speculative fiction. She has published five collections of short stories, multiple novella-sized works, and five novels. Her stories have appeared in the magazines Interzone, Black Static and Crimewave and have been nominated for or won a number of awards, including the Grand prix de l'Imaginaire and the BSFA Award.

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40. Jill Purce

1947-. (aged 79)

voice teacher family therapist

Jill Purce is a British voice teacher, Family Constellations therapist, and author. In the 1970s, Purce developed a new way of working with the voice, introducing the teaching of group overtone chanting, producing a single note whilst amplifying vocal harmonics. She is a former fellow of King's College London, Biophysics Department. She produced over 30 books as general editor of...

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41. John Marshall

1755-1835 (aged 80)

jurist lawyer writer judge politician

John Stanley Marshall was an English drummer and founding member of the jazz rock band Nucleus. He is most well known as the drummer for Soft Machine and its asscociated acts from 1972 until his retirement from the group in 2022.

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42. Andrew Nien-dzu Yang

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Yang Nien-dzu, also known by his English name Andrew Nien-dzu Yang, is a Taiwanese international relations professor who served as the 29th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China in 2013. Before this, he was the Deputy Minister of National Defense from 2009 to 2013.

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43. Peter Aldous

1961-. (aged 65)

chartered surveyor politician

Peter James Guy Aldous is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Waveney constituency in Suffolk from the 2010 general election until its abolition in 2024.

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44. Manolis Kefalogiannis

1959-. (aged 67)

politician

Manolis K. Kefalogiannis is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party from Heraklion, Crete, who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.

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45. Joan Smith

1953-. (aged 73)

novelist writer journalist

Joan Alison Smith is an English journalist and novelist, who is a former chair of the Writers in Prison committee in the English section of International PEN and was the Executive Director of Hacked Off.

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46. Hugh Robertson

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Sir Hugh Michael Robertson KCMG PC DL is a British businessman and former politician who served as the Chair of the British Olympic Association and of Birmingham Airport till 2025. He was Chair of Camelot Group, operator of the National Lottery, between 2018 and 2023.

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47. Rob Wilson

1965-. (aged 61)

politician

Robert Owen Biggs Wilson is an English politician and political author. He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for the Reading East parliamentary constituency in the 2005 general election, being re-elected in the elections of 2010 and 2015, before being defeated in 2017. He became Minister for Civil Society in the Cabinet Office on 27 September 2014.

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48. Alex Gregory

1984-. (aged 42)

rower

Alexander John Gregory, MBE is an English former representative rower. He is a six-time world champion and a two-time Olympic gold medallist at 2012 and 2016 in the Coxless four.

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49. Edmund Rubbra

1901-1986 (aged 85)

pianist musicologist composer

Edmund Rubbra was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame in the mid-20th century. The best known of his pieces are his eleven symphonies. Although he was active at a time when many...

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50. Dimeji Bankole

1969-. (aged 57)

economist businessperson polo player

Sabur Oladimeji "Dimeji" Bankole is a Nigerian politician who served as the 11th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He was the Action Democratic Party candidate in the 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election but lost to the All Progressives Congress candidate, Dapo Abiodun.

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51. Mike Penning

1957-. (aged 69)

politician

Sir Michael Alan Penning is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the member of parliament (MP) for Hemel Hempstead from 2005 to 2024.

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52. Rachel Treweek

1963-. (aged 63)

Anglican priest

Rachel Treweek is an English Anglican bishop who has served as Bishop of Gloucester since 2015 and is the joint third female bishop in the Church of England, and first female diocesan bishop. A former speech and language therapist, she was the archdeacon of Hackney in the Diocese of London from 2011 until 2015.

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53. Jan Kavan

1946-. (aged 80)

essayist journalist diplomat politician

Jan Kavan is a former Czech politician and diplomat.

54. Julian Baggini

1968-. (aged 58)

writer philosopher

Julian Baggini is an English philosopher, journalist and the author of over 20 books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine, and has written for some newspapers and magazines. In addition to writing on the subject of philosophy he has also written books on atheism, secularism and the nature of national identity. He...

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55. Vincent Connare

1960-. (aged 66)

designer engineer photographer

Vincent Connare is an American type designer and former Microsoft employee. Among his creations are the fonts Comic Sans and Trebuchet MS, as well as the Man in Business Suit Levitating emoji. Besides text typefaces, he finalized and hinted the font Marlett which has been used for scalable User Interface icons in Microsoft Windows since 1995 and created portions of...

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56. Peter Lovesey

1936-2025 (aged 89)

writer novelist short story writer crime fiction writer

Peter Harmer Lovesey, also known by his pen name Peter Lear, was a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. He was also one of the world's leading track and field statisticians.

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57. Rotimi Alakija

record producer disc jockey artist

Rotimi Alakijalisten, better known as DJ Xclusive, is a British-Nigerian disc jockey, record producer and recording artist.

58. Vasso Papandreou

1944-2024 (aged 80)

politician economist

Vasso Papandreou was a Greek politician. After being in exile during the rule of the Greek junta, she returned to Greece in 1974 and was a founding member of PASOK. In 1981, she was awarded a PhD in economics from the University of Reading.

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59. John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton

1950-. (aged 76)

chartered surveyor aristocrat politician

John Peter Michael Scawen Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, styled Viscount Knebworth from 1951 to 1985, is a British chartered surveyor, hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords.

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60. Stella Kyriakides

1956-. (aged 70)

politician clinical psychologist

Stella Kyriakides is a Cypriot psychologist and politician of the conservative Democratic Rally party who served as European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety from 2019 to 2024. She was the first Cypriot national and third woman to serve as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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61. Avi Shlaim

1945-. (aged 81)

historian writer

Avi Shlaim FBA is an Israeli and British historian of Iraqi Jewish descent. He is one of Israel's "New Historians", a group of Israeli scholars who put forward critical interpretations of the history of Zionism and Israel.

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62. Andy Mackay

1946-. (aged 80)

composer songwriter saxophonist manufacturer session musician

Andrew Mackay is an English musician, best known as a founding member (playing oboe and saxophone) of the art rock group Roxy Music.

63. Vince Dizon

1974-. (aged 52)

civil servant mechanical engineer

Vivencio "Vince" Bringas Dizon GCrL is a Filipino economist, consultant, and political aide who has served as the secretary of public works and highways since 2025 on an ad interim basis under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the 41st secretary of transportation under President Marcos from February to September 2025. He also served as President Rodrigo Duterte's adviser...

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64. Paul Scully

1968-. (aged 58)

politician

Paul Stuart Scully is a former British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister for London from February 2020 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy from October 2022. He was sacked in both roles at...

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65. Martin Hughes-Games

1956-. (aged 70)

presenter television producer

Martin Hughes-Games is a natural history programme producer, presenter and author. He is best known for co-presenting the BBC magazine-style nature series Springwatch and its spin-offs, Winterwatch, Autumnwatch, and Springwatch Unsprung.

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66. Rupert Lowe

1957-. (aged 69)

politician

Rupert James Graham Lowe is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth since 2024. Elected for Reform UK, he has sat as an independent since March 2025 following the suspension of the party whip. He founded the political organisation Restore Britain on 30 June 2025, converting it into an official political party on...

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67. Stephen Baxter

1957-. (aged 69)

writer science fiction writer novelist university teacher

Stephen Baxter is an English hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering.

68. Falz

1990-. (aged 36)

lawyer chief executive officer actor rapper singer

Folarin Falana, better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and actor. He began his career in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with a friend, before launching his professional music career in 2009. Falz gained wider recognition after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade.

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69. Jamie Cullum

1979-. (aged 47)

jazz musician composer singer-songwriter pianist guitarist

Jamie Paul Joseph Cullum is an English jazz-pop singer, pianist, songwriter and radio presenter. Although primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums. He has recorded nine studio albums, three compilation albums, one live album and twenty-four singles. Since April 2010, he has presented a weekly Tuesday evening jazz show on BBC...

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70. Julian Barratt

1968-. (aged 58)

television director composer film actor comedian stage actor

Julian Barratt Pettifer is an English comedian, actor, and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of the Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside his comedy partner Noel Fielding.

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71. Michael Rosen

1946-. (aged 80)

television producer novelist children's writer writer author

Michael Wayne Rosen is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written more than 200 books for children and adults. Select books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) and Sad Book (2004). He...

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72. Arthur Brown

1942-. (aged 84)

singer songwriter

Arthur Wilton Brown is an English singer and songwriter best known for his flamboyant and theatrical performances, eclectic (and sometimes experimental) work and his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice, in particular his high pitched banshee screams. He is also notable for his unique stage persona, featuring extreme facepaint, movement, dance, costume changes and a burning helmet.

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73. Amina J. Mohammed

1961-. (aged 65)

politician minister

Amina Jane Mohammed GCON is a Nigerian-British diplomat and politician who is serving as the 5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016 and was a player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process. She is also Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

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74. Adrian Tchaikovsky

1972-. (aged 54)

science fiction writer legal executive writer

Adrian Czajkowski is a British fantasy and science fiction author. Heavily influenced by the natural world, his books frequently deal with themes of artificial intelligence and alienness, often in the context of non-human characters. He is best known for his series Shadows of the Apt, and for his Hugo Award-winning Children of Time series.

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75. Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland

1956-. (aged 70)

aristocrat farmer land agent chartered surveyor large estate owner

Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, DL, styled Lord Ralph Percy until 1995, is a British hereditary peer and rural landowner and head of the House of Percy.

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76. Penny Mordaunt

1973-. (aged 53)

politician

Dame Penelope Mary Mordaunt is a British former politician who served as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from 2022 until 2024. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she ran for the party leadership in 2022, losing to Liz Truss....

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77. Tang Wei

1979-. (aged 47)

model actor

Tang Wei is a Chinese actress. She rose to international fame for her role in Golden Lion-winning Lust, Caution (2007) by Ang Lee, for which she was banned by the Chinese government due to the explicit sexual nature of her performance, until her comeback in Crossing Hennessy in 2010. She gained further acclaim for her performances in Late Autumn (2010),...

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78. Wilfred Owen

1893-1918 (aged 25)

poet writer

Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War. His war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was much influenced by his mentor Siegfried Sassoon and stood in contrast to the public perception of war at the time and to the confidently patriotic...

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79. Charlotte Scott

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Charlotte Harland Scott is a British-born Zambian economic and social development specialist who served as the First Lady of Zambia from October 2014 to January 2015 during the tenure of her husband, interim President Guy Scott. She had previously served as the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation for UNICEF Zambia from 2007 until 2012....

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80. James Cracknell

1972-. (aged 54)

ocean rower rower

James Edward Cracknell, OBE is a British rowing and endurance athlete, double Olympic gold medalist and winner of six world championship titles. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours List.

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81. Sophie Walker

1971-. (aged 55)

journalist politician

Sophie Walker is a British political activist who was the founding leader of the Women's Equality Party (WE) in the United Kingdom.

82. Bob and Roberta Smith

1963-. (aged 63)

painter photographer artist

Patrick Brill OBE RA, better known by his pseudonym Bob and Roberta Smith, is a British contemporary artist, writer, author, musician, art education advocate, and keynote speaker. He is known for his "slogan" art, is an associate professor at the School of Art, Architecture and Design at London Metropolitan University and has curated public art projects such as Art U...

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83. Cornelia Parker

1956-. (aged 70)

installation artist sculptor artist printmaker

Cornelia Ann Parker CBE RA is an English visual artist, best known for her sculpture and installation art.

84. Edison James

1943-. (aged 83)

politician

Edison Chenfil James is a Dominican politician who was the prime minister of Dominica from June 14, 1995, to February 3, 2000, as well as the member of parliament for the Marigot constituency from 1990.

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85. Bunny Guinness

1955-. (aged 71)

landscape architect journalist television presenter horticulturist

Peta "Bunny" Guinness is a British chartered landscape architect, journalist and radio personality who is a regular panellist on the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme, Gardener's Question Time. She also writes a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph. She presented The Great Garden Challenge on Channel 4 in 2005.

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86. Jonathan Foyle

architect

Jonathan Foyle is a British architectural historian, broadcaster and advocate for heritage sites. He is also an artist.

87. Cath Bishop

1971-. (aged 55)

rower

Catherine Bishop is a former British rower. In partnership with Katherine Grainger she was World Champion in the coxless pair in 2003, and in 2004 they won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Following a career as a diplomat she is now a leadership speaker, writer and consultant.

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88. Tan Yee Kew

1953-. (aged 73)

politician

Tan Yee Kew is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wangsa Maju from May 2018 to November 2022, for Klang from April 1995 to March 2008 and Parliamentary Secretary of International Trade and Industry from March 2004 to March 2008. She is a member and Chairperson of the Disciplinary Board of the People's Justice...

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89. Fuziah Salleh

1959-. (aged 67)

politician

Fuziah binti Salleh is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ministers Salahuddin Ayub and Armizan Mohd Ali as well as Senator since December 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of...

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90. Elisa Ferreira

1955-. (aged 71)

politician economist

Elisa Maria da Costa Guimarães Ferreira, GCC is a Portuguese politician and economist who served as the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms in the administration of President Ursula von der Leyen between 2019 and 2024. She previously served as vice-governor of the Bank of Portugal from 2016 until 2019. She was as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for...

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91. Francis Zammit Dimech

1954-2025 (aged 71)

politician

Francis Zammit Dimech was a Maltese politician who served in domestic Maltese politics as a member of the House of Representatives of Malta between 1987 and 2017 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 2017 till 2019. During his tenure within Maltese politics, Zammit Dimech held office as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Lawrence Gonzi...

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92. Gordon Hillman

1943-2018 (aged 75)

anthropologist archaeologist

Gordon Hillman was a British archaeobotanist and academic at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. He has been described as "a pivotal figure in the development of archaeobotany at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, through his research, publications and teaching had a major influence on the field worldwide."

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93. Frauke Petry

1975-. (aged 51)

politician choir director entrepreneur chemist organist

Frauke Petry is a German far right politician who chaired the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from July 2015 to September 2017. A chemist by training and with a professional background as a businesswoman, some political scientists described Petry as a representative of the national conservative wing of that party.

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94. Jürgen Handke

1954-. (aged 72)

university teacher linguist

Jürgen Handke is a German professor of English linguistics.

95. Chibamba Kanyama

1965-. (aged 61)

businessperson

Chibamba Favour Kanyama is a Zambian media executive, economist and diplomat. Since March 2023, he has served as the Ambassador of Zambia to the United States of America he is also accredited on a non-residential basis to ten other countries. Prior to his appointment, Chibamba served as the founding CEO at Bridges Limited, a Zambian consultancy firm, since 2016. He...

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96. Shukuru Kawambwa

1957-. (aged 69)

politician minister

Shukuru Jumanne Kawambwa is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bagamoyo constituency from 2005 to 2020. He is the former Minister of Education and Vocational Training. He has also served as the Minister of Infrastructure Development

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97. Nick Thorpe

1960-. (aged 66)

documentarian journalist television presenter foreign correspondent

Nick Thorpe is a British journalist and documentary filmmaker who is the Central Europe Correspondent for BBC News, the main newsgathering department of the BBC, and its 24-hour television news channels BBC World News and BBC News Channel, as well as the BBC's domestic television and radio channels and the BBC World Service. He is based in Budapest and has...

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98. James Wainaina Macharia

1959-. (aged 67)

politician minister

James Wainaina Macharia is a Kenyan accountant who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for transport in November 2015. He replaced in acting capacity Michael kamau who was suspended in March 2015. Before that he was the cabinet secretary for health.

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99. Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

1968-. (aged 58)

writer author novelist screenwriter

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is a Kenyan writer who is the author of novels, short stories and essays. She won the 2003 Caine Prize for African Writing for her story "Weight of Whispers". Yvonne is also the co-founder of The Macondo Literary Festival,a non-profit organization that seeks to organize regular literary festivals that promote literature and authors of Africa and from...

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100. Soo Wincci

1985-. (aged 41)

singer beauty pageant contestant model

Soo Wincci is a Malaysian singer, actress, beauty pageant titleholder and model. She crowned Miss World Malaysia in 2008 and represented Malaysia in the Miss World 2008 beauty pageant. In 2013, she was selected by Hollywood's Independent Critics as one of the 100 most beautiful women in the world. In 2016 she was awarded the "Top 10 Most Outstanding Young...

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