31 Notable alumni of
University of Greenwich
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The University of Greenwich is 1321st in the world, 460th in Europe, and 86th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 31 notable alumni from the University of Greenwich sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Christine McVie
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- singerkeyboardistsongwriter
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Christine Anne McVie was an English musician. She was the keyboardist and one of the vocalists and songwriters of the rock band Fleetwood Mac.
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John Boyega
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is an English actor and producer. He first gained recognition in Britain for his role as a teenage gang leader in the comedy horror film Attack the Block (2011) before he had his international breakthrough playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). During his time as a cast member of the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2017 and 2019), Boyega received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016, and the Trophée Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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Natasha Bedingfield
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- singer-songwriterrecording artistsingermusician
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Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British and New Zealand singer. She released her debut studio album, Unwritten, in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music. It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide. Bedingfield received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track "Unwritten", and at the 2005 and 2006 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Artist. Unwritten also produced her only UK number one, "These Words".
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Charles K. Kao
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- scientistentrepreneurphysicistelectrical engineerexecutive
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Sir Charles Kuen Kao was a Hong Kong electrical engineer who contributed to the development and use of fibre optics in telecommunications. In the 1960s, Kao created various methods to combine glass fibres with lasers in order to transmit digital data, which laid the groundwork for the evolution of the Internet and the eventual creation of the World Wide Web.
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Dave Rowntree
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- percussionistdrummermusician
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David Alexander De Horne Rowntree is an English musician, politician, lawyer, composer and animator. He is best known as the drummer for the rock band Blur.
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Claire Fox
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- writerpolitician
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Claire Regina Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley, is a British writer, journalist, lecturer and politician who sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated life peer. A right-wing libertarian, she is the director and founder of think tank the Academy of Ideas, formerly known as the Institute of Ideas.
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Jme
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- singerrecord producerrapperdisc jockeysongwriter
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Jamie Adenugalisten, known professionally as Jme, is an English grime MC, songwriter, record producer, rapper and DJ. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. He also serves as a sole owner and director of an associated company, Boy Better Know Limited, which he incorporated in 2008. He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later Roll Deep alongside his older brother, Skepta.
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Ann Packer
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- middle-distance runner
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Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE is an English former sprinter, hurdler and long jumper. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver in the 400 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Rui Moreira
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- politician
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Rui de Carvalho de Araújo Moreira is a Portuguese businessman and politician, Mayor of Porto from 2013 to 2025. While officially an independent, he was supported by the CDS – People's Party since 2013 and the Liberal Initiative since 2021.
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Brian Jacks
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- judoka
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Brian Jacks is a British judoka who won Britain's first medal at a World Championships taking a bronze in Salt Lake City 1967, and gained a second bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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Etienne Schneider
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- politician
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Etienne Schneider is a Luxembourgish politician and economist who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2020. He is a member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).
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Graham Kendrick
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- 1950-.. (age 76)
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterhymnwriter
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Graham Kendrick is a British Christian singer, songwriter and worship leader.
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Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy
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- model
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Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy is a Vietnamese beauty pageant titleholder and model. She is known for being crowned Miss Vietnam 2022 and then became famous when she was crowned Miss International 2024.
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Gershon Baskin
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- journalistinternationalist
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Gershon Baskin is an Israeli columnist, social and political activist, and a researcher of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and peace process. In February 2025, Baskin, together with Samer Sinijlawi, founded the Alliance for Two States.
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Nina Stibbe
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- 1962-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- nannywriter
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Nina Stibbe is a British writer born in Willoughby Waterleys and raised in Fleckney, Leicestershire. She became a nanny in the household of Mary-Kay Wilmers, editor of the London Review of Books. Her letters home to her sister became her first book, Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life, which was adapted into the 2016 BBC television series, Love, Nina.
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Gareth Thomas
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- politician
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Gareth Richard Thomas is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West since 1997. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports from July 2024 to September 2025. Thomas also served as Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs between 2008 and 2010. He was the Chair of the Co-operative Party from 2001 until 2019.
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Leo Fortune-West
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- association football playerassociation football coach
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Leopold Paul Osborne Fortune-West is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in the Football League for Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Rotherham United, Brentford, Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United and Shrewsbury Town.
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John Behr
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- 1966-.. (age 60)
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- Eastern Orthodox priestchurch historianuniversity teachertheologian
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John Behr FBA is a British Eastern Orthodox priest and theologian. Since 2020, he has served as the Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen. He is the former dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, where he was the director of the Master of Theology Program and the Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics. He was ordained to the diaconate on 8 September 2001 and the priesthood on 14 September 2001. He served as the editor of the Popular Patristics Series, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, from 1999 until 2020. He was elected dean of the seminary on 18 November 2006 and served from 2007 until 2017 when he was named Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics.
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Abdi Warsame
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- politician
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Abdi Warsame is a Somali-American politician in Minnesota's Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. After moving to London as an asylum-seeker, he immigrated to Minnesota in 2006. In November 2013, he was elected to the Minneapolis City Council, becoming the first Somali official to be elected to the position. Warsame was reelected for a second term in 2017. He resigned from the position in 2020 to become the head of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
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Mark Daly
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- politician
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Mark Daly is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann since 12 February 2025. He previously served as Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from December 2022 to February 2025 and as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from June 2020 to December 2022. He has served as a senator for the Administrative Panel since July 2007.
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Uru Eke
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United Kingdom - Occupations
- actorfilm director
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Uru Eke // is a Nigerian actress and film producer. She is known for her producing debut Remember Me, her role as Obi in Ndani TV's popular web series Rumour Has It, Last Flight to Abuja, Africa Magic's Drama series Baby Drama and her second film as a producer, For Old Times' Sake. The actress, who was an IT professional before joining Nollywood, still shares her time between the Entertainment industry and the Tech world.
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Peter Skinner
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- university teacherpolitician
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Peter William Skinner is a British former Labour Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 until 2014, first for the Kent West constituency from 1994 to 1999, and then from 1999 for South East England, after the reforms in European Elections created multi-member constituencies based on British regions. On 31 March 2016, Skinner was found guilty of fraudulently claiming expenses whilst an MEP, and subsequently jailed for 4 years.
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Sarah Gillespie
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- singerpaintersinger-songwriterguitaristsongwriter
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Sarah Gillespie is a British-American singer-songwriter, poet and producer known for her blend of poetic lyrics with folk, blues, and jazz influences. She has released five albums, which have received critical acclaim. Gillespie has collaborated with prominent jazz musicians including Chris Montague, Mercury prize nominated Kit Downes, Laura Jurd, James Maddren, and Ruth Goller. Her style is often compared to Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. Her work extends into arts education and advocacy: she founded the Create Now Academy in 2020 to mentor women in songwriting and creativity, and in 2025 launched the non-profit initiative She Writes Songs, with events in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Inga Kennedy
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Commodore Inga Jane Kennedy, CBE, VR, QHNS is a Scottish nurse and retired senior Royal Navy officer. From 2017 to 2021, she served as head of the Royal Navy Medical Service and Medical Director General (Naval). She was the most senior female officer in the Royal Navy by year of promotion. She previously served as Matron-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (2011–2015) and Inspector General of the Defence Medical Services (2015–2017).
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Abid Qaiyum Suleri
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- journalist
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Abid Qaiyum Suleri is a Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner with a PhD in Food Security from University of Greenwich, UK. He has been the Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute since 2007. Suleri gives policy advice and serves on various policy forums/advisory boards at national, regional, and international levels. Currently he is a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council; member of the National Advisory Committee of Planning Commission of Pakistan; and of Trade Policy Advisory Committee, Government of Pakistan. He serves on Board of Studies of various universities and also a member of Government of Punjab Vice Chancellor's search committee for Agricultural Universities in Punjab.
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Adam Simmonds
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Adam Simmonds was the Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2016. He is the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012. Simmonds represents the Conservative Party.
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Liz Bacon
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- 1963-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- computer scientist
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Liz Bacon is a British computer scientist and academic leader. She is a Professor of Computer Science and currently serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Chartered Engineer, Chartered IT Professional and Chartered Scientist; she is known for her work in artificial intelligence, technology-enhanced learning, and STEM diversity advocacy. Bacon has held prominent leadership roles, including past President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and was named one of the most influential women in UK IT.
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Juneydi Basha
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- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
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Juneidi Basha is an Ethiopian business executive who served as the General Manager of Harar Brewery and Vice President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations. He most recently served as the President of the Ethiopian Football Federation.
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Tolu Akinyemi
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- poetwriter
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Tolu Akinyemi, listenalso referred to as Poetolu, is a Nigerian writer and poet. His work is notable for its relatable insights and humorous take on everyday human experiences.
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Halima Adan
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- human rights defender
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Halima Ali Adan is a Somali gender rights activist and an expert on female genital mutilation. She is national co-chair of the Gender Based Violence (GBV) working group and program manager for Save Somali Women and Children (SSWC), a non-profit humanitarian organization based in Somalia.
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Demitu Hambisa Bonsa
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- diplomatministerpolitician
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Demitu Hambisa Bonsa is an Ethiopian politician, who has held several ministerial posts under Prime Ministers Hailemariam Desalegn and Abiy Ahmed, including the Minister for Gender, Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Minister for Science and Research.
