39 Notable alumni of
Royal Agricultural University
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Royal Agricultural University is 954th in the world, 329th in Europe, and 65th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 39 notable alumni from Royal Agricultural University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mark Phillips
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- military officerevent rider
- Biography
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Mark Anthony Peter Phillips is an English Olympic gold medal-winning horseman for Great Britain and the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. He remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles, a noted eventing course designer, and a columnist for Horse & Hound magazine.
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James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
- Occupations
- aristocrat
- Biography
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Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough, styled Earl of Sunderland until March 1972 and Marquess of Blandford until October 2014, and often known as Jamie Blandford or Jamie Marlborough, is an English peer and the current Duke of Marlborough.
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Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- aristocrat
- Biography
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Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th and 6th Duke of Argyll, styled as Earl of Campbell before 1973 and as Marquess of Lorne between 1973 and 2001, is a Scottish peer.
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Jonathan Dimbleby
- Occupations
- television presenterbroadcasterbiographer
- Biography
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Jonathan Dimbleby is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, author and historian. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of television presenter David Dimbleby.
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Simon Coveney
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Simon Coveney is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment since December 2022 and Deputy leader of Fine Gael since 2017. He previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2022 and Minister for Defence from 2014 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 2022. He has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency since 1998. He previously served as Tánaiste from 2017 to 2020, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government from 2016 to 2017 and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2011 to 2016. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South constituency from 2004 to 2007.
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James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
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- aristocratpolitician
- Biography
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James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife was a British landowner, farmer and peer. He was the grandson of Louise, Princess Royal, a daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. As a female-line great-grandson of a British sovereign, he did not carry out royal or official duties or receive any funds from the Civil List. He was the second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and King Harald V of Norway. Through his maternal grandfather, he was also a descendant of William IV and Dorothea Jordan.
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn
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- aristocratpolitician
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn,, styled Viscount Strabane until 1953 and Marquess of Hamilton between 1953 and 1979, is a British peer, courtier and politician.
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Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort
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- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- aristocrat
- Biography
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Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort, styled Marquess of Worcester between 1984 and 2017, also known as Harry Beaufort or Bunter Beaufort, previously as Bunter Worcester, is an English peer and landowner with estates in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire based at Badminton House.
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Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton
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- aristocratpromoter
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Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton, known as Harry Grafton, is an English peer and music promoter. He inherited the Dukedom of Grafton from his grandfather, Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton, on 7 April 2011. He is also a direct male-line descendant of Charles II of England.
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Dwijendralal Ray
- Occupations
- writercivil servantteacherpoetcomposer
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Dwijendralal Ray, also known as D. L. Ray, was an Indian poet, playwright, and musician. He was known for his Hindu mythological and nationalist historical plays and songs known as Dwijendrageeti or the Songs of Dwijendralal, which number over 500, create a separate subgenre of Bengali music.
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William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
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- land owneraristocratpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel, GCVO, PC, DL, styled Viscount Clanfield until 1969, is a British hereditary peer who was a Conservative peer from 15 May 1973 until October 2006 when, on his appointment as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, he became a crossbench (non-partisan) member of the House of Lords.
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Richard Drax
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- journalistpoliticianplantation owner
- Biography
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Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is a British Conservative Party politician, landowner, heir to a fortune tracing back to slavery, and former journalist serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset since 2010.
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Richard Benyon
- Occupations
- politicianfarmer
- Biography
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Richard Henry Ronald Benyon, Baron Benyon is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy since 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury from 2005 to 2019.
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Simon Hart
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Simon Anthony Hart is a British politician serving as the Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury since October 2022. He previously served as Secretary of State for Wales in the Johnson government from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire since 2010.
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James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 76)
- Enrolled in Royal Agricultural University
- Studied in 1978
- Occupations
- land agent
- Biography
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James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March,, also known as Jamie Neidpath, is a British peer and landowner.
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Antony Penrose
- Occupations
- writerphotographer
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Antony William Roland Penrose is a British photographer. The son of Sir Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, Penrose is director of the Lee Miller Archive and Penrose Collection at his parents' former home, Farley Farm House.
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Nicky Henderson
- Years
- 1950-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- horse trainer
- Biography
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Nicholas John Henderson is a British racehorse trainer. He has been British jump racing Champion Trainer six times.
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Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary personnel
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Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi until it was overthrown by a coalition of American and European businessmen in 1893. He later went on to become a representative in the Territory of Hawaii as delegate to the United States Congress, and as such is the only royal-born member of Congress.
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Richard Abel Smith
- Biography
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Colonel Richard Francis Abel Smith DL was a British Army officer.
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Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
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- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alan Henry Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough, KG, KStJ, is a Northern Irish peer and landowner. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers who remain in the House of Lords; he sits as a crossbencher. He is the current Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh.
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Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
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- 1948-.. (age 76)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness,, is a Scottish Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is also 20th Lord Berriedale, 15th Baronet, of Canisbay, Co. Caithness, and chief of Clan Sinclair. He is the Chief Executive of the Clan Sinclair Trust.
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Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb
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- politicianfarmer
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Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, was a British politician and farmer who went into politics as a leader of the National Farmers' Union. He later became active in the Conservative Party and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He served as an MEP from 1979 to 1999, and was President of the European Parliament from 1987 to 1989, the only Briton to hold the post.
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Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Patrick Montagu Burgoyne Winthrop Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown, styled Viscount Stopford between 1957 and 1975, is an Irish peer and politician. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 and sits for the Conservatives.
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Roland Walker
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Sir Charles Roland Vincent Walker, KCB, DSO is a senior British Army officer, serving as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) since April 2021. He will take up the post of Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, in 2024.
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Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- politicianentrepreneurland owner
- Biography
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Herbert Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick, is a British landowner and estate manager. He sat as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords for the Conservative Party, from 1996 until his retirement in 2022.
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Roger Knapman
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- politician
- Biography
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Roger Maurice Knapman is a British politician who served as a Conservative MP before becoming Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
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Stuart Agnew
- Occupations
- politicianfarmer
- Biography
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John Stuart Agnew is a British politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England region for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2009 to 2019.
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
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- politician
- Biography
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Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for The Cotswolds since the 1992 general election.
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Baillie Scott
- Occupations
- designerarchitect
- Biography
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Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott was a British architect and artist. Through his long career, he designed in a variety of styles, including a style derived from the Tudor, an Arts and Crafts style reminiscent of Voysey and later the Neo-Georgian.
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Tim Payne
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Timothy Adam North Payne is a former English rugby union footballer who played at prop for London Wasps.
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Edward Mountain
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianland agent
- Biography
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Sir Edward Brian Stanford Mountain, 4th Baronet is a Scottish Conservative politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since 2016.
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Eleanor Anne Ormerod
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- editorlepidopteristbotanist
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Eleanor Anne Ormerod was a pioneer English entomologist. Based on her studies in agriculture, she became one of the first to define the field of agricultural entomology. She published an influential series of articles on useful insects and pests in the Gardeners' Chronicle and the Agricultural Gazette along with annual reports from 1877 to 1900. These annual reports were produced by summarizing information provided by her network of correspondents from across Britain. Belonging to the landed gentry, she worked as an honorary consulting entomologist with the Royal Agricultural Society of England and received no pay for any of her work. She also promoted the use of paris green as an insecticide and called for the extermination of the house sparrow.
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Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony
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- barristerpolitician
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Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony, known up to 1901 as Pierce Mahony, and from 1912 also as The O'Mahony of Kerry, was an Irish nationalist politician and philanthropist, who practised as a barrister from 1898 to 1900. He was remarkable in having had successively three names, two wives and three faiths, and for being honoured by the Kings of two opposing countries in World War I.
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Francis D. Egerton
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Francis David Egerton is a British novelist from the Egerton family.
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Archibald Weigall
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet, was a British Conservative politician who served as Governor of South Australia from 9 June 1920 until 30 May 1922.
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Augustus Voelcker
- Occupations
- chemist
- Biography
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John Christopher Augustus Voelcker FRS was a Royal Agricultural Society of England chemist. Voelcker was known for his methodical and precise analytical practices as applied to agricultural chemistry. He began a series of long-term experiments at Woburn on crop rotation and fertilization in 1876. This was continued after his death in 1884 by his son John Augustus Voelcker (1854-1937) who was also an agricultural chemist who headed a committee to investigate improvements to agriculture in India following famines there.
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Joseph-Xavier Perrault
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph-Xavier Perrault was a Quebec educator and political figure.
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William Bridges-Maxwell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Crawford William Bridges-Maxwell was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School and then the Royal Agricultural College in England, after which he became a veterinary scientist. In 1964, following the resignation of Roger Dean, Bridges-Maxwell was selected as the Liberal candidate for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Robertson in New South Wales, which he won in the by-election resulting from Dean's resignation. He held the seat until his defeat by Barry Cohen of the Labor Party in 1969. Bridges-Maxwell died in 1992.
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William Ivey
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- scientistacademic administrator
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William Edward Ivey was a New Zealand agricultural scientist and director. He was the inaugural head of what is now Lincoln University.
