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