16 Notable alumni of
University of Huddersfield
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The University of Huddersfield is 1947th in the world, 656th in Europe, and 113th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from the University of Huddersfield sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Robert James-Collier
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- television actormodelstage actoractor
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Robert James-Collier, sometimes billed as Rob James-Collier, is a British actor widely known for his roles as Liam Connor in Coronation Street, Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey, and Martin Evershed in Ackley Bridge.
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Adil Ray
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- screenwritertelevision presenterstand-up comediantelevision actorcomedian
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Adil Ray OBE is a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter. Ray is best known as the creator, co-writer and star of the long-running BBC One scripted comedy series Citizen Khan (2012–2016), and as a presenter on ITV's Good Morning Britain and on various BBC radio stations. He played the role of Sadiq Nawaz in the Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge, and also had major roles in Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance, ITV period drama series Beecham House, and in feature films Blithe Sprit, Arthur's Whiskey, and Picture This. Since 2021 he has presented the revival of the British game show Lingo.
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Sadegh Zibakalam
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- essayistwriterpolitician
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Sadegh Zibakalam Mofrad is an Iranian academic, author and pundit described as reformist and neo-liberal. Zibakalam is a former professor at University of Tehran and appears frequently on international news outlets including the BBC News and Al Jazeera. His books "How Did We Become What We Are? " and "An Introduction to Islamic Revolution" are among bestsellers and prominent books on Iranian contemporary politics.
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Philip Davies
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- politician
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Sir Philip Andrew Davies is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire from 2005 to 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
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Balvinder Sopal
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Balvinder Sopal is an English actress, whose acting career has spanned over two decades. She rose to prominence for her portrayal as Suki Panesar in the BBC soap opera EastEnders since January 2020. Sopal has also appeared in other British soap operas including Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Doctors and Hollyoaks, as well as voicing Simran Kaur in the radio soap opera Silver Street from 2004 to 2010. In 2025, she was a contestant on the twenty-third series of Strictly Come Dancing, where she reached the semi-final after breaking the record for most dance-off wins on the show.
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Kim Leadbeater
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- politicianpersonal trainer
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Kim Michele Leadbeater is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Spen Valley, formerly Batley and Spen, since 2021.
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Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
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- politician
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Susan Frances Maria Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford PC is a Conservative life peer who served as the Chief Whip of the House of Lords and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 2022 and 2024. In March 2022 she was made a member of the Privy Council. She has been Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords since July 2024.
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Imran Hussain
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- politician
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Imran Hussain is a British Labour politician, and barrister who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford East since 2015.
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Sir George Buckley
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- businesspersonmanager
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Sir George William Buckley is a British businessman. He is the former chairman, president, and chief executive of 3M. He was named to these positions on 7 December 2005. He is the chairman of Ownership Capital B.V., chairman of Arle Capital LLP, chairman of Smiths Group plc, and chairman of Expro International.
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Kavita Oberoi
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- businessperson
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Kavita Oberoi OBE is a British businesswoman of Indian heritage. She is the founder and managing director of Oberoi Consulting, a healthcare IT and business consultancy established in 2001.
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Matthew Postlethwaite
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- actor
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Matthew Postlethwaite is a British actor, writer, singer, artist and entrepreneur. He produced, created and starred in the 2020 short film The Great Artist.
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Belinda O'Hooley
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United Kingdom - Occupations
- pianistsingersinger-songwriter
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Belinda O'Hooley is a singer-songwriter and pianist from Yorkshire, England. Formerly a member of Rachel Unthank and the Winterset (now The Unthanks), she now records and performs as O'Hooley & Tidow with her wife Heidi Tidow (pronounced Tee-doe).
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Martin Whitfield
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- politician
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Martin David Whitfield is a Scottish Labour politician and former lawyer and primary school teacher who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region and the Convener of the Standards and Procedures and Public Appointments Committee since 2021.
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Matthew Stiff
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- opera singer
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Matthew William Tansley Stiff, formerly credited as Matt Stiff, is an English opera singer and former radio presenter, best known as the former bass singer with classical boyband G4.
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David James Richards
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- scientist
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David James Richards MBE is a British entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor. He co-founded WANdisco, an Anglo-American software company specialising in distributed computing in 2005.
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Mike Morton
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- geologistpetroleum geologist
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Douglas Michael "Mike" Morton was a British petroleum geologist and an authority on the geology of the Middle East.
