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This is a partial list of
alumni and staff of the
Open University.
Alumni
The OU has over two million alumni, including:
Politicians
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Fleur Anderson, Labour
MP
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Ian Byrne, Labour MP
[1]
-
Laurie Bristow, British diplomat
[2]
-
Aimee Challenor, British politician and transgender activist
[3]
-
Barbara Follett, Labour MP
-
Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, former
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, completed his degree whilst serving as
Chancellor of the Open University
-
Bill Henderson, member of the
House of Keys (
Isle of Man)
-
David Heyes, Labour MP
-
Adam Ingram, Labour
Minister of State,
Northern Ireland Office
-
Andrea Jenkyns, Conservative MP
[4]
-
Marat Khusnullin –
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
-
Peter Law, Welsh politician and Independent Member of Parliament for
Blaenau Gwent
[5]
-
John McFall, Labour MP and Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
-
Wendy Morton – Conservative MP and former
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
-
Chris Pond, former Labour
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
-
John Reid – Former Labour
Home Secretary and Minister.
-
Graham Smith, CEO of
Republic
-
Meles Zenawi, former
Prime Minister of
Ethiopia
[6]
Entertainers
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Joan Armatrading, singer/songwriter
[7]
-
Steve Backshall, naturalist and television presenter
-
Connie Booth, actress
[8]
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Katy Cavanagh, actress
[9]
-
Julie Christie, actress
-
Lisa Coleman, actress and volunteer
occupational therapist
-
Micky Dolenz, formerly of
The Monkees
-
Lionel Fanthorpe, priest, entertainer, television presenter, author and lecturer
[10]
-
Romola Garai, actress
[11]
-
Hubert Gregg, radio presenter
-
Jerry Hall, model/actress
[7]
-
Frank Hampson, creator of
Dan Dare
[12]
-
Sheila Hancock, actress
[8]
-
Lenny Henry, entertainer
[7]
-
Nadiya Hussain, chef, author, television presenter
[13]
-
Matthew Kelly, television presenter
[8]
-
Mylene Klass, actress, singer, model, pianist and media personality
[7]
-
Clare Nasir, meteorologist and television presenter
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David Neilson, actor
-
Talulah Riley, actress
-
Dave Rowntree, drummer, politician, solicitor and composer
[14]
-
Julia Sawalha, actress
[7]
-
Graeme K Talboys, writer
-
Susan Tully, television producer and director; former actress
-
Holly Willoughby, television presenter
[7]
Scientists and engineers
Law
-
Nigel Bridge, Lord Bridge of Harwich, retired
Law Lord
- Trevor Pearce, QPM CBE. Former director of the National Crime Agency.
Sport
Military
Religion
Miscellaneous
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Elizabeth Arnold, children's writer
-
Nigel Benson, author and illustrator
-
Bobby Cummines OBE, charity chief executive and reformed offender.
[16]
-
J. Colin Dodds, President of
Saint Mary's University (Halifax)
-
Christine Grosart, cave diver and explorer
-
Rose Hanbury, peeress, model and political staffer
-
Jeanette Henderson, author, academic, Specialist Lay Mental health Tribunal judge, social worker, radio broadcaster
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Myra Hindley, convicted murderer and prisoner
[17]
- Air-Vice Marshal
David Anthony Hobart, Royal Air Force officer
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Gerry Hughes, sailor, first single-handed crossing of the Atlantic by a deaf person.
[18]
-
Natalya Kaspersky, co-founder and co-owner of
Kaspersky Lab
-
Paul Marsden, writer, businessman and former Labour/Liberal Democrat MP.
[19]
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Ian Rankin, Scottish writer
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Ken Robinson, educationalist
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Gwyn Singleton, dyslexia educationalist
[20]
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Mary Stuart, Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Lincoln
[21]
-
Peter Ventress, businessman
Honorary graduates
Staff
References