List of University of Cambridge people

Summary

This is a list of notable alumni from the University of Cambridge, featuring members of the University of Cambridge segregated in accordance with their fields of achievement. The individual must have either studied at the university (although they may not necessarily have taken a degree), or worked at the university in an academic capacity; others have held fellowships at one of the university's colleges. Honorary fellows or those awarded an honorary degree are not included and neither are non-executive chancellors. Lecturers without long-term posts at the university also do not feature, although official visiting fellows and visiting professors do.

The University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England

The list has been divided into categories indicating the field of activity in which people have become well known. Many of the university's alumni/ae have attained a level of distinction in more than one field. These individuals may appear under two categories. In general, however, an attempt has been made to put individuals in the category with which they are most associated.

Cantabrigians is a term for members of the university derived from its Latin name Cantabrigia, a medieval Latin name for Cambridge.

Politics and royalty edit

Monarchs edit

Royalty edit

Diplomats edit

Viceroys edit

Ambassadors edit

Heads of state and heads of government edit

British Prime Ministers edit

Signatories of the American Declaration of Independence edit

Soviet spies edit

Known:

Suspected:

(for other suspects, see Cambridge Five)

Other political figures edit

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E–M edit

N–Z edit

Clergy and spiritual leaders edit

Archbishops of Canterbury edit

Literature edit

Fiction writers edit

A–G edit

H–M edit

N–Z edit

Non-fiction writers edit

A–Z edit

Poets edit

A–M edit

N–Z edit

Literary scholars edit

Travel writers edit

The arts edit

Actors, comedians, directors, producers and screenwriters edit

A–G edit

H–M edit

N–Z edit

Architects edit

Artists edit

Art critics, museum directors, and historians of art edit

Musicians edit

A–G edit

H–M edit

N–Z edit

Groups edit

Academic disciplines edit

Scientists, technologists, and mathematicians edit

A–C edit

D–G edit

H–M edit

N–R edit

S–Z edit

Astronauts edit

Philosophers edit

A–M edit

N–Z edit

Economists edit

* Not part of official Cambridge Nobel count.

Historians edit

A–M edit

N–Z edit

Linguists edit

Classicists edit

Armed forces edit

Educationalists edit

A–M edit

N–Z edit

Entrepreneurs, business leaders and philanthropists edit

A–M edit

N–Z edit

The law edit

Judges and lawyers edit

Legal academics edit

Journalists and media personalities edit

Sportspeople edit

Olympians edit

Backgammon edit

Bridge edit

  • Sandra Landy (1938-2017), international player for England and for Great Britain; world champion 1981
  • Tom Townsend, Britain and England international and writer

Cricketers edit

Footballers edit

Mountaineers edit

Racing drivers edit

Racehorse trainers edit

Rowers edit

Rugby footballers edit

Sports administrators edit

Explorers edit

See also edit

References edit

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