44 Notable alumni of University of Wolverhampton
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Wolverhampton is ranked #1,144 in the world and #85 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 44 notable alumni from University of Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Andrew White
1974-. (aged 52)
guitarist
Andrew White is a writer, filmmaker and broadcaster. He is the senior editor of the multimedia brand Walks Around Britain, and the presenter/producer of the associated TV series.
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2. Michael Salu
graphic designer
Michael Salu, British-born of Nigerian heritage, is a creative director, art and photography editor, designer, brand strategist, writer and illustrator.
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3. Anne Schwegmann-Fielding
1967-. (aged 59)
painter
sculptor
Anne Schwegmann-Fielding is a British sculptor and mosaic artist, who has been producing artworks made from recycled materials since the early 1990s.
4. Helen Calcutt
1988-. (aged 38)
journalist
dancer
Helen Calcutt, is a British poet, dancer, and choreographer.
5. Rick Rudd
1949-. (aged 77)
potter
Richard Steward Rudd MNZM is an English-born New Zealand potter.
6. Charles Wheeler
1926-2022 (aged 96)
politician
Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler KCVO CBE PRA was a British sculptor who worked in bronze and stone who became the first sculptor to hold the presidency of the Royal Academy, from 1956 until 1966.
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7. Alice Ong
1994-. (aged 32)
model
Alice Ong is a Burmese actress, model and beauty pageant title holder of Shan-Chinese descent. She gained popularity after starring in the 2018 film Dimensions which brought her wider recognition.
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8. Steven Linares
barrister
teacher
politician
The Hon. Steven Ernest Linares is a Gibraltarian teacher, trade unionist, barrister and former politician affiliated to the Liberal Party of Gibraltar. He was an MP at the Gibraltar Parliament and as of December 2011 formed part of the Government of Gibraltar as Minister for Sport, Culture, Heritage, Youth, Utilities, Refuse Collection, Fire Service, Civil Contingencies and Postal Services. Since...
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9. Terence Naidu
1968-. (aged 58)
lawyer
Terence Naidu is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Bedamar from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
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10. Vaughan Grylls
1943-. (aged 83)
artist
Vaughan Grylls is a British artist, photographer, and author. Known for his fine art photography and sculptures, Grylls first received recognition for his 1960s pun-sculptures and, later, for his 1980s photography and panoramic photo collages.
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11. Michael John Foster
1963-. (aged 63)
lecturer
financial analyst
politician
Michael John Foster is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester from 1997 until 2010, and was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development.
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12. Sarah Graley
1991-. (aged 35)
illustrator
comics artist
Sarah Graley is a British cartoonist, best known for the ongoing webcomic, Our Super Adventure, and for their work on comic series such as Kim Reaper, Glitch, Minecraft and Donut The Destroyer.
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13. Han Sai Por
1943-. (aged 83)
sculptor
Han Sai Por is a Singaporean sculptor and artist. A graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), East Ham College of Art, Wolverhampton College of Art (now the School of Art and Design of the University of Wolverhampton), and Lincoln University, New Zealand, she worked as a teacher and later as a part-time lecturer at NAFA, the LASALLE-SIA...
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14. Exodus Geohaghon
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Exodus Isaac Geohaghon is an English football manager and former player who is the manager of Northern Premier League Division One West club Darlaston Town 1874.
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15. Omar Deghayes
1969-. (aged 57)
Omar Amer Deghayes is a Libyan citizen who had legal residency status with surviving members of his family in the United Kingdom since childhood. He was arrested in Pakistan in 2002. He was held by the United States as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay detention camp from 2002 until 18 December 2007. He was released without charges and returned...
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16. Mark O'Shea
1956-. (aged 70)
herpetologist
zoologist
Mark Timothy O'Shea MBE is an English herpetologist, photographer, author, lecturer, and television presenter. He presents the Animal Planet/Discovery Channel series O'Shea's Big Adventure.
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17. Trevor Beattie
1958-. (aged 68)
creative director
copywriter
private astronaut
Trevor Beattie is a British advertising executive. He is a founding partner, chairman and creative director of Beattie McGuinness Bungay (BMB), and was formerly the chairman and creative director of TBWA London. Considered one of the leading figures in advertising in Britain, Beattie has been responsible for a number of high-profile and sometimes controversial advertising campaigns, most notably the "fcuk"...
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18. David Carruthers
1957-. (aged 69)
businessperson
David Carruthers is a British businessman who was the CEO of online gambling company BETonSPORTS plc from July 2000 until July 2006. He was arrested in the United States on 16 July 2006 on charges related to his role as CEO of the company. He was subsequently convicted of racketeering conspiracy, and sentenced to 33 months in prison.
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19. Robert Wringham
1982-. (aged 44)
writer
Robert Wringham is a British writer, best known for his humor writing and as the editor of New Escapologist magazine. His first collection, A Loose Egg, was shortlisted for the 2015 Leacock Medal. He has also written two histories of alternative comedy and a comic novel.
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20. Brian Jenkins
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Brian David Jenkins is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth from 1997 until 2010. From 1996 to 1997, he was MP for South East Staffordshire before minor boundary changes in 1997.
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21. Chelsie Giles
1997-. (aged 29)
judoka
Chelsie Giles is a British judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Giles' medal was the first awarded to Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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22. Pandikar Amin Mulia
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
politician
Pandikar Amin bin Mulia is a Malaysian politician who has served as President of United Sabah National Organisation (New) (USNO Baru) since February 2021. He served as 8th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from April 2008 to April 2018, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from December 1999 to November 2002, State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah from...
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23. Laura Harvey
1980-. (aged 46)
association football player
association football coach
Laura Kate Harvey is an English football manager and former player who currently manages Seattle Reign FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She holds USSF "A" and UEFA "A" coaching licenses.
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24. Ville Skinnari
1974-. (aged 52)
ice hockey player
advocate
politician
Ville Skinnari is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade in the cabinet of Prime Minister Antti Rinne and then in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sanna Marin from 2019 to 2023.
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25. Bill Etheridge
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
William Milroy Etheridge is an English politician who was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands region. He was elected in 2014 as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate, but left the party in October 2018. He briefly joined the Thurrock Independents before joining the Libertarian Party and serving as its deputy chairman. In 2019,...
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26. McHenry Venaani
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
McHenry Venaani is a Namibian politician and the President of the Popular Democratic Movement, a party with five seats in the National Assembly of Namibia and one seat in the National Council of Namibia. Venaani was a presidential candidate in the 2024 Namibian general election and came in third. Venaani has been a member of the National Assembly from 2002...
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27. Jono Bacon
1979-. (aged 47)
musician
guitarist
engineer
journalist
computer scientist
Jonathan Edward James Bacon is a writer and software engineer, originally from the United Kingdom, but now based in California. He works as a consultant on community strategy. He is the founder of Stateshift, a consulting firm focused on developer relations and go-to-market strategy.
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28. Abi Daré
writer
Abimbola "Abi" Daré is a Nigerian author and public speaker who now lives in Essex, England. In 2018, she won the Bath Novel Award, and was a finalist in the Literary Consultancy Pen Factor 2018. Her debut novel The Girl with the Louding Voice was published in 2020 to critical acclaim.
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29. Adesua Etomi
1986-. (aged 40)
film producer
actor
musician
Tolulope Adesua Etomi-Wellington, commonly known as Adesua Etomi (Listen), is a Nigerian actress and entrepreneur. She debuted her film career with Knocking On Heaven's Door (2014). Etomi has starred in several films and received several awards, including Best Actress in a Drama at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Falling.
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30. Alice Amter
1966-. (aged 60)
actor
film actor
Alice Amter is an English actress, best known for her character Mrs. Koothrappali in the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory and Dr. Kapoor on Hot in Cleveland.
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31. Moazzam Begg
1968-. (aged 58)
Moazzam Begg is a British Pakistani who was held in extrajudicial detention by the US government in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility and the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, in Cuba, for nearly three years. Seized by Pakistani intelligence at his home in Pakistan in February 2002, he was transferred to the custody of US Army officers, who held him in...
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32. Chris Heaton-Harris
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
association football referee
Christopher Heaton-Harris is a British former politician who served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from September 2022 to July 2024, and as Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from February to September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Daventry...
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33. 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.
34. Fazle Noor Taposh
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is a Bangladeshi politician and former mayor of South Dhaka. Previously, he served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Dhaka-10 and Dhaka-12 from the Bangladesh Awami League. He is a grandnephew of Bangladesh's first president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and a first-cousin nephew of Sheikh Hasina. He reportedly fled from Bangladesh to Singapore on 3...
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35. Juhar Mahiruddin
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
politician
Juhar bin Mahiruddin is a Malaysian politician who served as the 10th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah from January 2011 to December 2024, Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from December 2002 to December 2010, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinabatangan from October 1990 to November 1999. He is also the longest-serving...
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36. Gohar Ali Khan
1978-. (aged 48)
barrister
lawyer
politician
Gohar Ali Khan is a Pakistani politician and barrister who has served as the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since December 2023. He has also been serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as the PTI's chief election commissioner from July 2023 to November 2023. As an attorney, Khan has...
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37. Hannah Wants
1986-. (aged 40)
disc jockey
Hannah Alicia Smith is a British house music DJ and producer better known by her stage name Hannah Wants, and a former professional footballer.
38. Suzi Perry
1970-. (aged 56)
presenter
model
journalist
television presenter
Suzi Perry is a British television presenter covering Grand Prix motorcycle racing for BT Sport. She is known for covering Grand Prix motorcycle racing for the BBC for 13 years, The Gadget Show on Channel 5 for eight years and the BBC's Formula One coverage from 2013 to 2015.
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39. Antonio Zappulla
1999-2002 (aged 3)
Antonio Zappulla is the CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters. The foundation is an independent charity registered in the UK and the US.
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40. Yemisi Aribisala
1973-. (aged 53)
writer
Yemisi Aribisala Listen is a Nigerian essayist, writer, painter, and food memoirist. She has been described as having a "fearless, witty, and unapologetic voice" Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, Vogue magazine, Chimurenga, Popula, Google Arts & Culture, The Johannesburg Review of Books, Critical Muslim 26: Gastronomy, Sandwich Magazine (The African Scramble), The Guardian (UK), Aké Review,...
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41. Eddie Duggan
1950-. (aged 76)
photographer
Eddie Duggan is a British photographer, film-maker, screenwriter, author and academic games historian.
42. Nando Bodha
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Nandcoomar Bodha, commonly known as Nando Bodha, is a Mauritian barrister, TV news presenter, politician and former government minister.
43. Obi Emelonye
1967-. (aged 59)
film director
screenwriter
Obi Emelonyelisten is a Nigerian film director. He is known for directing award-winning films such as Last Flight to Abuja (2012), The Mirror Boy (2011), and Onye Ozi (2013).
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44. Reno Omokri
1974-. (aged 52)
critic
lawyer
writer
Reno Bemigho Omokri is a Nigerian author, columnist, adventure traveller, and social media influencer.