18 Notable alumni of
University of Derby
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The University of Derby is 1956th in the world, 654th in Europe, and 115th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from the University of Derby sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Roy Wood
- Occupations
- oboistsinger-songwritercomposerrecord producerguitarist
- Biography
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Roy Wood is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard.
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Lucy Spraggan
- Occupations
- musiciansinger-songwritersinger
- Biography
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Lucy Honour Ruby Spraggan is an English singer-songwriter. Spraggan was a contestant on The X Factor in 2012, and she was the first contestant in the show's history to score a Top 40 single and album before the live shows aired, with her independently released album Top Room at the Zoo. Following the show Spraggan signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, and she has released seven studio albums in total.
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Mickey Levy
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianpolice officer
- Biography
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Mickey Levy is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and is a former Speaker of the Knesset. He served as Deputy Minister of Finance between 2013 and 2014. Before entering politics, he was a police officer.
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Maddy Cusack
- Years
- 1995-2023 (aged 28)
- Occupations
- marketing executiveassociation football player
- Biography
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Madeleine Cusack was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Nottingham, England, she began her career with local club Nottingham Forest before moving to Aston Villa, where she made her professional debut. She joined Birmingham City in 2017 and spent a year there before moving to Leicester City in 2018. She moved to Sheffield United in January 2019. She played for England U19s at international level. Cusack died by suicide in September 2023. In January 2024, the Football Association opened a formal investigation into her death after reports of wrongdoing by her club manager.
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Faina Kirschenbaum
- Occupations
- nursepolitician
- Biography
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Faina Kirschenbaum is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu between 2009 and 2015. In July 2021 she was sentenced to ten years in prison following a conviction for bribery.
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Graham Joyce
- Occupations
- writernovelistscience fiction writer
- Biography
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Graham William Joyce was a British writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards, including the O. Henry Award, the World Fantasy Award, and six times the British Fantasy Award for both his novels and short stories.
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Idris Khan
- Occupations
- artistvisual artistphotographervideo artistsculptor
- Biography
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Idris Khan OBE is a British artist based in London.
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Calum McSwiggan
- Occupations
- entertainertelevision producer
- Biography
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Calum McSwiggan is an author, content creator and radio presenter. McSwiggan writes and creates digital content on LGBT+ issues. He began creating online content in 2013 and published his first book in 2020.
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Andrew Bingham
- Occupations
- politiciancouncil member
- Biography
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Andrew Russell Bingham is a British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP). He was first elected as the MP for High Peak in Derbyshire at the 2010 general election, gaining the seat from Labour. Bingham was appointed the Parliamentary private secretary to Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mark Francois MP in July 2014. He lost his seat to the Labour candidate, Ruth George, at the 2017 general election.
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Alfred Edward Goodey
- Occupations
- philanthropistpainter
- Biography
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Alfred Edward Goodey was a collector of paintings, prints and photographs, especially those connected with the English Midlands town of Derby.
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Lydia Thompson
- Occupations
- rugby union playeroccupational therapistrugby sevens player
- Biography
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Lydia Bee Thompson is a member of the England Women's Rugby Team having made her debut in 2012. At club level, she plays for Worcester Warriors Women.
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Ingrid Pollard
- Occupations
- photographer
- Biography
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Ingrid Pollard MBE is a British artist and photographer. Her work uses portraiture photography and traditional landscape imagery to explore social constructs such as Britishness or racial difference. Pollard is associated with Autograph, the Association of Black Photographers. She lives and works in London.
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Khumbo Kachali
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Khumbo Hasting Kachali is a Malawian politician who was Vice President of Malawi from April 2012 to May 2014, serving under President Joyce Banda. He is the first vice president from the Northern Region of Malawi. The three previous vice presidents came from the central and southern regions. Kachali previously held a number of cabinet positions between 2004 and 2010.
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Stephen Amoah
- Enrolled in the University of Derby
- Graduated with Master of Science in Strategic financial management
- Occupations
- politicianchief executive officerconsultant
- Biography
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Stephen Amoah is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is the member of parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency. He is currently a board member of GCB Bank.
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Andrew Moffat
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 53)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Andrew Moffat MBE is a British teacher at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham, and the author of several books and educational resources, including the No Outsiders programme, an approach to teaching primary school-aged children about diversity and tolerance, for which he was nominated for the Global Teacher Prize. His programme has attracted protests on religious grounds, and was briefly halted in 2019, before being reinstated. Moffat was awarded an MBE in 2017 for services to equality in education.
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Neta Dobrin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Neta Dobrin is an Israeli former politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between February and April 2006.
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David Imms
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 80)
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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David Imms is an English artist and painter.
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Paul Clark
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paul Gordon Clark is a British former Labour Party politician and who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham from 1997 to 2010. During his time in government, Clark served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Derry Irvine, Charles Falconer, John Prescott, and Ed Balls, before being promoted in 2008 to the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport. At the 2010 general election Clark was defeated by the Conservative Party candidate Rehman Chishti in the newly formed constituency of Gillingham and Rainham.
