Notable Alumni
Did you know that among Trinity Hall’s former students are an Oscar-winning actress, a 16th-century Protestant martyr, a Director of the National Theatre and a Prime Minister? They’re a sporty lot, too, with 20 Olympians including 15 medal winners.
Matriculation year:
1519
Thomas Bilney
16th-century Protestant reformer and martyr
Matriculation year:
1759
Arthur Middleton
Signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776
Matriculation year:
1903
Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Matriculation year:
1908
Ba U
Second President of Union of Burma
Matriculation year:
1912
Khwaja Nazimuddin
Pakistan’s second Prime Minister
Matriculation year:
1919
J B Priestley
Novelist and playwright
Matriculation year:
1928
Billy Fiske
Olympic gold medallist (Bobsleigh)
Matriculation year:
1948
Geoffrey Howe
Former Deputy Prime Minister
Matriculation year:
1979
Chris Blackhurst
Editor of The Independent
Matriculation year:
1977
Andrew Marr
Political journalist and broadcaster
Matriculation year:
1963
David Johnston
The Governor General of Canada
Matriculation year:
1952
David Thouless
Physicist and Nobel Laureate (Physics, 2016)
Matriculation year:
2001
Emma Pooley
Olympic & Commonwealth Games silver medalist (cycling)
Matriculation year:
1952
Hans Blix
Head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
Matriculation year:
1979
Harriet Lamb
CEO of International Alert, former CEO of Fairtrade International
Matriculation year:
1979
Isabel Wolff
Author
Matriculation year:
1956
Mark Tully
Journalist and writer
Matriculation year:
1934
Marshall McLuhan
Media theorist
Matriculation year:
1974
Nicholas Hytner
Former Director of the National Theatre
Matriculation year:
1988
Rachel Weisz
Academy Award-winning actor
Matriculation year:
1977
Richard Vranch
Comedian, actor and musician
Matriculation year:
1998
Sophie Winkleman
Actor
Matriculation year:
1962
Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicist
Matriculation year:
2002
Tom James
Olympic gold medalist (rowing)
Matriculation year:
1979
Tony Slattery
Actor and comedian
