List of alumni of St John's College, Oxford explained

A list of alumni of St John's College, Oxford, former students of the college of the University of Oxford. The overwhelming maleness of this list is partially explained by the fact that for over 90% of its history (from its foundation in 1555 until 1979), women were barred from studying at St John's.[1] The college maintains a growing list of profiles of prominent recent alumni on its website.[2]

Politicians in the United Kingdom

NameMDegreeNotesRef
1993BA PPELabour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow (2010–)[3]
1636MP for Devizes and Calne at various points between 1640 and 1679[4]
Aaron Bell1998BA PPEConservative MP for Newcastle-Under-Lyme (2019–)[5]
(HF)1972BA Jurisprudence (2nd, 1975)Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007); Labour MP for Sedgefield (1983–2007)[6] [7]
1998BA TheologyConservative MP for Cannock Chase (2010–2015)
1974BA Jurisprudence (1977)Conservative MP for Bury North (1983–1997) and North East Bedfordshire (2001–2019)
1976BA PPE (1979)Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton (1992–2019)[8]
1980BA PPELabour MP for Wallasey (1992–)
1979BA History and Economics (1982)Labour MP for Selby (1997–2010)[9]
1972MA Physiological SciencesLiberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome (1997–2015)[10]
1978DPhil ArchaeologyConservative MP for Henley (2008–)
1999DPhil HistoryLabour MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (2010–2015)
1969BA PPE, BPhilLabour MP for Oxford East (1987–2017); Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1999–2002); Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2002–2004)
1981MLittConservative MP for Bosworth (1987–2019)

Politicians and royalty of other countries

NameMDegreeNotesRef
1983Thailand Finance Minister (2008–2011)[11] [12]
2010align="center"-Visiting research student at the Faculty of Law; Head of the House of Giorgi (2014–)
1988align="center"-Visiting graduate student at the Department of Zoology; Prince Akishino of Japan[13] [14]
1972BA PPE (2nd, 1974) <-- not clear if DPhil was at SJC -->Rhodes Scholar; 27th Premier of Western Australia (2001–2006)[15] [16] [17]
1973BA JurisprudenceSt John's Overseas Scholar; Uganda's Ambassador to the United Nations (1980–1985); President of the International Peace Academy (1990–1998); UN Under-Secretary General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (1998–2005); President of the Uganda People's Congress (2010–)[18] [19] [20] [21]
(HF, 1946)1921BA Modern History (2nd, 1923), MA (1925)Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1957); 14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968)[22] [23]
1931BS (1933), MA (1934)Rhodes Scholar; Secretary of State of the United States (1961–1969)[24] [25]
(HF)1951BA PPE (2nd, 1953), MA3rd Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986–1991); 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)[26] [27]
1984BA Jurisprudence (1986, 1st) Rhodes Scholar; Canadian politician[28]
1983BA PPE (1st), MPhil27th Prime Minister of Thailand (2008–2011)[29]

Civil servants and diplomats

Judges and lawyers

Clergy

Saints, blessed and archbishops of Canterbury

NameMDegreeNotesRef
(F)-Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
-Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint[35]
(F)1598 <-- not sure of meaning of: elected 1598, matriculated 1602 -->BCL (1603), DCL (1621)President of St John's (1621-1633); Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1626-1628); Lord High Treasurer (1636-1641); 77th Archbishop of Canterbury (1660-1663)<-- should consult paper copy of reference, whole entry for Juxon not available online, may be additional details -->[36]
(F)1589BA (1594), MA (1598)President of St John's (1611–1621); Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1630–1641); 76th Archbishop of Canterbury (1633–1645)[37] <-- should consult paper copy of this, entry for Laud not available online -->
1596-Roman Catholic Benedictine monk, priest, martyr and saint[38]

Other bishops

Other priests

Journalists and writers

Sports

NameMDegreeNotesRef
2005MPhil Development Studies (2007)Rhodes Scholar. 2004 Athens Paralympics Wheelchair Basketball medal for the USA.[43] [44] [45]
2006BCL, DPhil (2011)Rhodes Scholar from New Zealand. 2005 Oceania Mountain Biking champion. 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games medal. 2008 Beijing Olympics Women's Mountainbike Cross-Country 9th.[46] [47] [48]
1997DPhil Biochemistry (2001)Rhodes Scholar. 1996 Atlanta Olympics Swimming (800m freestyle relay) medal for the USA.[49]

Others

Fictional

Notes and References

  1. Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist
  2. Alumni Spotlight | https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-spotlight/
  3. Web site: General Election 2015: Rushanara Ali's campaign to win Bethnal Green and Bow - and undo the work of Lutfur Rahman . The Independent . 24 April 2015 . 25 June 2015.
  4. Web site: BAYNTUN, Edward (1618–79), of Spye Park, Bromham, Wilts. - History of Parliament Online. www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  5. Web site: Contact information for Aaron Bell - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament. 2020-12-21. members.parliament.uk. en.
  6. Web site: Euan Blair to leave university with 2:1 - like his father . The Telegraph . 17 July 2005 . 25 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Never mind the ballots . Oxford Today . 6 April 2015 . 25 June 2015.
  8. Web site: The Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP . GOV.UK . 25 June 2015.
  9. Web site: Advisory Council . Ukrainian-British City Club . 25 June 2015.
  10. Web site: David Heath MP . Liberal Democrats . 25 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Abhisit and Korn Were Registered to Vote in UK as Citizens . Robert Amsterdam Thailand . 31 March 2012 . 29 June 2013.
  12. Web site: About Korn . Korn Chatikavanij . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219120021/http://www.korndemocrat.com/en/about.html . 19 February 2012 . 29 June 2013.
  13. Web site: His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino . Yamashina Institute for Ornithology . 30 June 2013.
  14. News: Undercover with the Vice-Chancellor . China Thinking . June 2012 . 27 June 2013 . University of Oxford China Office . Hong Kong . welcomed by not only one but three members of Imperial Oxford alumni - Prince Akishino (St John’s 1988).
  15. News: Luke . McIlveen . Gallop's act of public service – Praise from former premier . . News Limited . 2 . 17 January 2006 . Awarded Rhodes Scholarship in 1972 and graduated in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford in 1974 .
  16. Web site: Geoff Gallop: Research & Writings . David . Black . John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library . 15 April 2009 . 29 June 2013 .
  17. Oxford University Gazette, Volume 103, 1973-4, p1276
  18. News: Diary: Ask a silly question, Tony Blair and Barack Obama's surprising link and a poet cornered . John . Rentoul . The Independent . 16 September 2013 . London . 15 September 2013.
  19. Book: Blair, Tony . Tony Blair

    . Tony Blair . A Journey . 2010 . Random House . 9781409060956 . 80.

  20. Web site: UPC President Olara Otunnu . Uganda Peoples Congress . 16 September 2013.
  21. Web site: African (And British) Gay Rights . Crawford . Charles . 7 January 2010 . 16 September 2013.
  22. Web site: Lester B. Pearson (Canada) . UN General Assembly . 29 June 2013.
  23. Web site: Lester B Pearson Graduate Studentship . St John's College Oxford . 29 June 2013.
  24. Web site: Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Dean David Rusk . Office of the Historian . 29 June 2013.
  25. Web site: Biographical Profiles: (David) Dean Rusk . John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum . 29 June 2013.
  26. Web site: The Honourable Arthur N.R. Robinson, MP . Trinidad and Tobago Parliament . 29 June 2013.
  27. Web site: Honorary and Emeritus Fellows . St John's College Oxford . 29 June 2013 .
  28. Web site: Craig M. Scott (CV) . 29 June 2013 . 23 September 2012 . IP Osgoode . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200101/http://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/sites/default/files/faculty/cv/scott_craig_cv.pdf . 29 October 2013 .
  29. Web site: Biography . The Official Abhisit Vejjajiva Website . 29 June 2013.
  30. Web site: Rhodes Scholar Database . Rhodes House . 30 July 2022.
  31. http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/docs/events/2006/Khoo%20Boon%20Hui.pdf
  32. Web site: The World of Policing. www.oxbridge.org.sg. 22 April 2010 .
  33. Web site: 2016-04-18 . HM Letter to Parents April 2016 by Chigwell School - Issuu . 2023-08-30 . issuu.com . en.
  34. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Heath P. Tarbert to the Department of the Treasury - The White House. National Archives. whitehouse.gov.
  35. Book: Hegarty . Andrew . A Biographical Register of St. John's College, Oxford, 1555-1660 . 2011 . Boydell & Brewer Ltd . 9780904107241 .
  36. Juxon, William (bap. 1582, d. 1663) . Quintrell . Brian . 30 June 2013 . January 2008 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/15179 .
  37. Laud, William (1573–1645) . Milton . Anthony . 30 June 2013 . May 2009 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/16112 .
  38. Roberts, John [St John Roberts] (1576–1610) ]. Carlyle . E. I. . Bellenger . Dominic Aidan . 30 June 2013 . January 2008 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/16112 .
  39. Web site: Alumnae Profiles . 2012-07-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110424134414/http://www.walthamstow-hall.co.uk/alumnae-profiles-senior-school/ . 2011-04-24 .
  40. http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/10831/Victor-James-%28Vic%29-MARKS
  41. Web site: Alumni Weekend 2012 - St John's College Oxford . 2014-10-18 . 2014-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107104131/http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/1225-1429/Alumni-Weekend-2012.html . dead .
  42. Web site: Player profile: John Young. CricketArchive. 11 December 2011.
  43. Web site: Oxford at the Olympics . University of Oxford . 7 July 2014.
  44. Web site: Jennifer Howitt Browning - sportanddev.org. www.sportanddev.org.
  45. Web site: TW Spring 2012 . 4 . 2012 . St John's College, Oxford . 7 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102328/http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/4105/TW9%20final%20web%20version.pdf.download . 24 September 2015 .
  46. Web site: Rosara Joseph Bio, Stats, and Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075935/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/rosara-joseph-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-Reference.com . Yardbarker . 7 July 2014.
  47. Book: The War Prerogative: History, Reform, and Constitutional Design . Amazon . 26 September 2013 . OUP Oxford . 7 July 2014.
  48. Web site: Rosara Joseph - Graduate and Student Profiles . University of Canterbury . 7 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130720010123/http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/profiles/students/rosara_joseph.shtml . July 20, 2013 .
  49. Web site: Annette Salmeen To Be Inducted Into UCLA Athletics Hall Of Fame . UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry . 7 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813121950/http://chemistry.ctrl.ucla.edu/news/item?item_id=7413 . August 13, 2011 .
  50. https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/arthur-doyne-courtenay-bell "Arthur Doyne Courtenay Bell"
  51. Web site: Ian Bostridge - St John's College Oxford . 2014-11-09 . 2014-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018105950/http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/383-7445/Ian-Bostridge.html . dead .
  52. News: Hector Catling - Obituaries . The Telegraph . 6 March 2013 . 1 March 2013 . London.
  53. Web site: Herbert Paul Grice - Oxford Reference.
  54. Web site: Guthrie, Tyrone (1900-1971), theater director and producer - American National Biography.
  55. Web site: Alumnus Awarded OBE - St John's College Oxford . 2013-05-08 . 2012-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823094530/http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/167-4409/Alumnus-Awarded-OBE.html . dead .
  56. Book: Shaheen, Faiza . Faiza Shaheen . 2023 . Know Your Place . London . Simon and Schuster . 978-1398505377.
  57. News: Obituary: Sir Peter Strawson. Jane. O'Grady. The Guardian . 15 February 2006. www.theguardian.com.

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