25 Notable alumni of
St George's, University of London
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The St George's, University of London is 2036th in the world, 685th in Europe, and 118th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from the St George's, University of London sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Edward Jenner
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- naturalistphysicianbiologist
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Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines and created the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. The terms vaccine and vaccination are derived from Variolae vaccinae ('pustules of the cow'), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the title of his Inquiry into the Variolae vaccinae known as the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox.
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Paul Sinha
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- television personalitystand-up comediancomedianbloggerquizzer
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Supriya Kumar "Paul" Sinha is a British professional quizzer and comedian. He has written and performed extensively on BBC Radio 4, and is one of the six Chasers on the ITV game show The Chase.
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Harry Hill
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- television presentercomediantelevision actoractorscreenwriter
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Matthew Keith Hall, known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an offbeat, energetic performance style that fused elements of surrealism, observational comedy, slapstick, satire and music. When performing, he usually wears browline glasses and a dress shirt with a distinctive oversized collar and cuffs.
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Mike Wozniak
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United Kingdom - Occupations
- stand-up comediantelevision actor
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Michael James Wozniak is a British comedian, writer, actor and former medical doctor. He portrays Brian in the Channel 4 sitcom Man Down and is a member of the team that makes Small Scenes for BBC Radio 4.
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John Hunter
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- university teachersurgeonanatomistmilitary physicianphysician
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John Hunter FRS was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific methods in medicine. He was a teacher of, and collaborator with, Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine. His wife, Anne Hunter (née Home), was a poet, some of whose poems were set to music by Joseph Haydn.
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Patrick Vallance
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- university teacherpharmacologistphysician
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Patrick John Thompson Vallance, Baron Vallance of Balham, is a British physician, scientist, life peer, and clinical pharmacologist who has served as Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero since September 2025. He previously served as Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from July 2024 until September 2025. He served as HM Government chief scientific adviser from 2018 to 2023.
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Henry Marsh
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- neurosurgeonnon-fiction writeruniversity teachersurgeon
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Henry Thomas Marsh CBE FRCS is a British neurosurgeon and author, a pioneer of awake craniotomy techniques and of neurosurgical work in Ukraine.
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Henry Gray
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- biologistsurgeonwriteranatomistphysician
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Henry Gray FRS was a British anatomist and surgeon most notable for publishing the book Gray's Anatomy. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) at the age of 25.
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Francis Darwin
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- botanist
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Sir Francis Darwin FLS FRS FRSE was a British botanist. He was the third son of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin.
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William Hunter
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- gynecologistphysiologistanatomistsurgeon
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William Hunter FRS was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He was a leading teacher of anatomy, and the outstanding obstetrician of his day. His guidance and training of his equally famous brother, John Hunter, was also of great importance.
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Edward Adrian Wilson
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- explorerpainterphysicistornithologistnaturalist
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Edward Adrian Wilson FZS was an English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist.
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Henry Vandyke Carter
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- surgeonanatomistillustratormilitary physicianscientific illustrator
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Henry Vandyke Carter was an English anatomist, surgeon, and anatomical artist most notable for his illustrations of the book Gray's Anatomy.
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Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
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- physiologistsurgeon
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Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, FRS was an English physiologist and surgeon who pioneered research into bone and joint disease.
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Théodore Maunoir
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- surgeon
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Dr. Théodore Maunoir was a Swiss surgeon and co-founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
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Henry Bence Jones
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- chemistphysician
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Henry Bence Jones FRS was an English physician and chemist.
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Nik Johnson
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Nik Johnson is a British Labour Co-op politician and paediatrician who served as the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough from 2021 to 2025.
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Clinton Thomas Dent
- Enrolled in the St George's, University of London
- Studied in 1872
- Occupations
- physicianmountaineersurgeon
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Clinton Thomas Dent FRCS was an English surgeon, author and mountaineer.
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Francis Laking
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- physicianapothecarysurgeon
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Sir Francis Henry Laking, 1st Baronet, GCVO, KCB was an English physician who was Surgeon-Apothecary in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, and Physician-in-Ordinary to King Edward VII and King George V.
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Hannah Valantine
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- cardiologist
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Hannah A. Valantine is the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity at the United States National Institutes of Health.
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Christine Lee
- Years
- 1943-.. (age 83)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Christine Ann Lee is an English medical researcher. She is Emerita Professor of Haemophilia at the University of London, and founding Editor of Haemophilia. She trained in medicine at Somerville College, Oxford, where she was awarded First Class Honours and was the first female scholar of the Oxford University Medical School. She was awarded a Doctorate of Science (Medicine) by the University of London in 1996.
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George Pearson
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- 1751-1828 (aged 77)
- Occupations
- entomologist
- Biography
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George Pearson FRS was a British medical doctor, chemist and early advocate of Jenner's cowpox vaccination.
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Theodore Duka
- Enrolled in the St George's, University of London
- In 1853 studied medicine
- Occupations
- biographerlinguistmilitary physiciansurgeon
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Theodore Duka or Duka Tivadar was a Hungarian army officer, who later became a medical doctor in the United Kingdom and worked in India on various topics, especially philology.
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David Webb
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- pharmacologist
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David John Webb is a British physician, scientist and clinical pharmacologist, who currently holds the Christison Chair of Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh.
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Russell Bencraft
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- cricketerassociation football referee
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Sir Henry William Russell Bencraft JP was an English first-class cricketer, sports administrator, medical doctor, businessman and philanthropist. Bencraft was an important figure in the early history of Hampshire County Cricket Club, overseeing the club from the loss of its first-class status to its reacquisition of that status, both as a player and an administrator. As an administrator, he is credited with saving Hampshire County Cricket Club from extinction in 1880, and later played a role in its reacquisition of first-class status and joining of the County Championship in 1895. Outside of Hampshire cricket, he sat on the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club, then the governing body of cricket.
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John William Fisher
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- surgeon
- Biography
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Sir John William Fisher was a British surgeon.
