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