List of University of Wolverhampton people explained

This is a list of notable people related to the University of Wolverhampton and its predecessor institutions, such as Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical College, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire College of Technology, Wolverhampton College of Art, and The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton.

Notable alumni

Thant Htet Sint (Engineer)
Nando Bodha, Minister of Tourism & Leisure and Minister of Agriculture, Mauritius
Trevor Beattie (advertising executive)
Peter Bebb, special effect artist^[1]
Sir Terence Beckett (former director-general, CBI
Vernie Bennett (singer, formerly of Eternal)
Major J. Alan Biggins TD MA MSc PhD FSA - Scientist and Surveyor; applied Biology 1972
Scott Boswell (former professional cricketer)
David Carruthers (former online gambling executive)
Dennis A Bayley C.Chem. FIMMM. Research Chemist, Polymer Chemistry consultant, life member Association of the Profession of Chemistry in Ontario.
Mimi-Isabella Cesar, rhythmic gymnast^[2]
Major Peter Cottrell (soldier, author and military historian)
Claire Darke, 161st Mayor of Wolverhampton
Paul Darke, academic, artist and disability rights activist
Tim Dutton, Actor.
Bill Etheridge (UKIP MEP)
Michael John Foster (former Labour MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development)
Maggie Gee, novelist
His Honour Judge Jonathan Gosling, Circuit Judge (LLB, 1978)^[3] ^[4]
Matt Hayes (television angler)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative MP)
Brian Jenkins (former Labour MP)
Jenny Jones (former Labour MP)
Steven Linares, MP in the Gibraltar Parliament and Minister for Sport, Culture, Heritage & Youth in the Government of Gibraltar
Juhar Mahiruddin (Governor of Sabah, Malaysia, and Chancellor of University Malaysia Sabah)
Mil Millington (author)
Magnus Mills (author)
Mark O'Shea (zoologist and television presenter)
Cornelia Parker (artist/sculptor)
Richard Duncan, author and philanthropist
Julian Peedle-Calloo (television presenter)
Suzi Perry (television presenter and journalist)
Robert Priseman (artist)
Ken Purchase (former Labour MP)
Chauhdry Abdul Rashid, former Lord Mayor of Birmingham and former Chancellor of Birmingham City University
Michael Salu (graphic artist and creative director)
Ged Simmons (television actor)
John Spencer-Barnes (BBC broadcaster)
Gillian Small (University Dean for Research, City University of New York)
Ben Stewart, head of media at Greenpeace
Clare Teal (jazz singer and broadcaster)
Andy Thompson (footballer)
Patrick Trollope (editor of UK's first online-only regional newspaper)
Yatindra Nath Varma, former Attorney General of the Government of Mauritius (LLB, 1998)
Sir Charles Wheeler, sculptor, President of the Royal Academy
Annemarie Wright (artist)
David Wright (Labour MP)
Su Keong Siong (苏建祥) a Malaysian lawyer and Ipoh Timor MP.

Notable academics

Roy Ascott, artist
John Buckley, military historian
David Carpanini, artist
Stephen Gill, political scientist
Kimberly Hutchings, Professor of Politics and International Relations
Howard Jacobson, Man Booker Prize-winning British author and journalist (Jacobson's experience formed the basis of his novel Coming from Behind, set at a "fictional" polytechnic in the Midlands.)
Sir Anish Kapoor, sculptor^[5]
Steve Molyneux, educational technologist
Jeff Randall, broadcaster/journalist
Laura Serrant, Professor of Community and Public Health Nursing
Sir Alan Tuckett, Professor of Education and adult education specialist
Peter Waddington, social scientist
Paul Willis, social scientist known for his work in sociology and cultural studies

Notes and References

http://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-events/news-releases/2011/february-2011/graduate-hopes-for-oscar-win.php "Graduate hopes for Oscar win"
Web site: Mimi-Isabella Cesar. University of Wolverhampton. 9 December 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201209093449/https://www.wlv.ac.uk/alumni/case-studies/mimi---isabella-cesar/. 9 December 2020.
Web site: Raising the Bar - University of Wolverhampton . 9 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717174939/https://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/corporate-information/wlvdialogue/previous-issues/wlvdialogue---november-2010/raising-the-bar/ . 17 July 2015 . dead .
Web site: Mervyn Flack, Esq Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today . 2015-04-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150705112114/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/27031/Jonathan-Vincent-Ronald-GOSLING . 5 July 2015 . dmy-all .
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/sculptors/anish-kapoor-ra,110,AR.html Anish Kapoor bio at the Royal Academy website