11 Notable alumni of University of Winchester
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Winchester is ranked #2,055 in the world and #114 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from University of Winchester sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Winchester won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Claire Fuller
1967-. (aged 59)
visual artist
novelist
illustrator
writer
Claire Fuller is an English novelist and short story writer.
2. Andrew Norriss
1947-. (aged 79)
children's writer
screenwriter
writer
Andrew Norriss is a British children's author and a writer for television.
3. Stuart Brennan
1982-. (aged 44)
actor
screenwriter
Stuart Brennan is a BAFTA Cymru-winning British actor, playwright, producer and director. He is an advocate for independent film, helping set up and establish film festivals across the world.
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4. Anne Snelgrove
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Anne Christine Snelgrove is a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Swindon South for one term.
5. Imruh Bakari
1950-. (aged 76)
filmmaker
Imruh Bakari is a film maker and writer born in 1950 on St Kitts, who is also referred to as Imruh Bakari Caesar or Imruh Caesar. He currently teaches Film Studies at the University of Winchester. He works in the UK and a number of African countries in the area of culture and the creative industries.
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6. Martin Bashir
1963-. (aged 63)
television actor
television writer
journalist
film actor
Martin Henry Bashir is a British former journalist. He was a presenter on British and American television and for the BBC's Panorama programme, for which he gained an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretences in 1995. Although the interview was much heralded at the time, it was later determined that he used forgery and deception to secure...
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7. Nick Helm
1980-. (aged 46)
actor
television actor
stand-up comedian
Nicholas Tristan Phillip Helm is an English comedian, actor and rock musician known for his comedic confrontational delivery. His routines have been described as "brash and bullish". Many of his performances begin with him acting calmly and see him gradually getting more and more enraged about what he is talking about. He came to prominence following the success of his...
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8. Shappi Khorsandi
1973-. (aged 53)
comedian
writer
novelist
cabaret performer
stand-up comedian
Shaparak Khorsandi, who previously performed as Shappi Khorsandi, is an Iranian-born British comedian and author. She is the daughter of the Iranian political satirist and poet Hadi Khorsandi.
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9. Dirk Maggs
1955-. (aged 71)
radio producer
writer
director of radio drama
David George Dirk Maggs is a British freelance writer and director. During his career as a Senior Producer in BBC Radio he made radio drama adopting a cinematic-sounding approach, combining filmic story construction, layered sound effects, orchestral music and digital recording technology. Maggs introduced productions in Dolby Surround in BBC Radio and termed the result, "Audio Movies".
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10. Stephanie Twell
1989-. (aged 37)
athletics competitor
Stephanie April Twell is a British middle- and long-distance runner who competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She trains at Aldershot, Farnham & District AC. She won the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and is a three-time winner of the European Junior...
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11. Lauren Cohan
1982-. (aged 44)
actor
television actor
model
film actor
stage actor
Lauren Cohan is a British-American actress known for her role as Maggie Rhee in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead (2011–2018; 2020–2022), a role she reprises in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023–present). Her other notable TV roles include Bela Talbot in the dark fantasy drama Supernatural (2007–2008), Rose in the supernatural teen drama The Vampire Diaries...
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