65 Notable alumni of
University of Salford
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The University of Salford is 661st in the world, 239th in Europe, and 51st in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 65 notable alumni from the University of Salford sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ben Kingsley
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorcharacter actor
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Sir Ben Kingsley is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. In 2010, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013, he received the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.
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Christopher Eccleston
- Occupations
- film actorcharacter actortelevision actoractorexplorer
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Christopher Eccleston is an English actor. A twice BAFTA Award winner, he has been active in television and film, which includes his role as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (2005), playing Matt Jamison in The Leftovers (2014–2017), and his collaborations with filmmakers Danny Boyle and Michael Winterbottom.
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Jim Sturgess
- Occupations
- stage actorsongwriterfilm actorsinger-songwriteractor
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James Anthony Sturgess is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His first major role was as Jude in the musical romance drama film Across the Universe (2007). He played the male lead role of Ben Campbell in 21 (2008), Gavin Kossef in Crossing Over (2009), The Way Back (2010), and co-starred in the epic science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012).
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Sophia Di Martino
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- film actoractor
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Sophia Di Martino is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Loki, which earned her two MTV Movie & TV Awards and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has also had starring roles in the television shows Flowers (2016–2018) and Casualty (2009–2011).
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Peter Kay
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorcomedian
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Peter John Kay is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has written, produced, directed and acted in several television and film projects, and has written three books.
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Robert Powell
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- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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Robert Powell is a British actor who is known for the title roles in Mahler (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Tobias "Toby" Wren in the BBC science-fiction programme Doomwatch (1970), David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives (1993–1997) alongside Jasper Carrott, and Mark Williams in the medical drama Holby City (2005–2011).
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Robert James-Collier
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- stage actormodeltelevision actoractor
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Robert James-Collier, sometimes billed as Rob James-Collier, is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Liam Connor in Coronation Street and as Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey.
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Maxine Peake
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Maxine Peake is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in dinnerladies, a sitcom on BBC One (1998–2000), as Veronica Ball in Shameless, the comedy drama from Channel 4 (2004–2007), Martha Costello in the BBC One legal drama Silk (2011–2014), and Grace Middleton in the BBC One drama series The Village (2013–2014). In 2017, she starred in the Black Mirror episode "Metalhead". She has also played the title role in Hamlet, as well as the notorious serial killer Myra Hindley in See No Evil: The Moors Murders, the critically acclaimed 2006 dramatisation by ITV of the Moors murders.
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Kate Abdo
- Enrolled in the University of Salford
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistmedia consultantsports journalisttelevision presenter
- Biography
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Kate Abdo is an English sports broadcaster who currently hosts UEFA Champions League coverage for CBS Sports. Throughout her career she has worked internationally in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany and the United States.
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Jason Manford
- Occupations
- stand-up comediantelevision actoractortelevision presenter
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Jason John Manford is an English comedian, presenter, actor and singer.
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L. S. Lowry
- Enrolled in the University of Salford
- Studied in 1925
- Occupations
- graphic artistpaintervisual artistprintmaker
- Biography
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Laurence Stephen Lowry was an English artist. His drawings and paintings mainly depict Pendlebury, Greater Manchester (where he lived and worked for more than 40 years) as well as Salford and its vicinity.
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Afshan Azad
- Occupations
- YouTubermodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Afshan Noor Azad-Kazi is a British actress, model, and media personality. She is best known for playing the role of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film series, beginning in 2005 with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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Alok Sharma
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- businesspersoninternational forum participantpoliticianinvestment banker
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Sir Alok Kumar Sharma is a British Conservative Party politician who served as President for COP26 from 2021 to 2022, having previously served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2020 to 2021 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2019 to 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading West since 2010.
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Richard Tice
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Richard James Sunley Tice is an English businessman and politician who has been the leader of Reform UK (formerly the Brexit Party) since 2021.
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Norman Whiteside
- Occupations
- autobiographerassociation football player
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Norman Whiteside is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker.
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Nigel Adkins
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Nigel Howard Adkins is an English professional football manager and former player and physiotherapist. He is currently the manager and technical director at Tranmere Rovers.
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Steve Edge
- Occupations
- stand-up comediantelevision actorcomedianactor
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Steve Edge is an English actor, writer and former stand-up comedian. He is most famous for his work on Starlings, Phoenix Nights, The Cup, The Visit, Peep Show, Benidorm and the satirical magazine show Star Stories.
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Sarfraz Manzoor
- Occupations
- announcerjournalistscreenwriter
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Sarfraz Manzoor is a British journalist, documentary maker, broadcaster, and screenwriter of Pakistani origin. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian, presenter of documentaries on BBC Radio 4, and a cultural commentator who appears on programmes such as Newsnight Review and Saturday Review. His first book, Greetings from Bury Park was published in 2007.
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Gary Stevens
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Michael Gary Stevens is an English physiotherapist and retired footballer who played as a right-back.
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Matthew Goodwin
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- political scientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Matthew James Goodwin is a British academic who is professor of politics in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent. His publications include National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy (with Roger Eatwell) and Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics.
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Dave Challinor
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- association football managerassociation football player
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David Paul Challinor is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of EFL League Two club Stockport County.
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Debbie Abrahams
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Deborah Angela Elspeth Marie Abrahams is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham East and Saddleworth since 2011.
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Hong Nam-ki
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hong Nam-ki is a former Minister of Economy and Finance and a Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea served under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2022. He is the longest serving Minister of Economy and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the country. He previously served as an acting Prime Minister from April to May 2021.
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Trudy Harrison
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Trudy Lynne Harrison is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Copeland since the February 2017 by-election. It was the first time Copeland had elected a Conservative MP since 1931, and the first time the constituency had elected a female MP. Three months after her by-election victory, Harrison was re-elected in the 2017 general election and held her seat in 2019.
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Gail Dines
- Occupations
- writerfeministuniversity teachersociologistpublic figure
- Biography
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Gail Dines is professor emerita of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Ross Adams
- Born in
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United Kingdom - Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Ross Adams is an English actor. He plays the role of Scott Drinkwell in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and previously played the role of Jeff Bowyer in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor.
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Ruth Cadbury
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ruth Margaret Cadbury is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Shadow Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation since 2023. A former planning consultant, Cadbury previously served on the opposition front bench as Shadow Minister for Housing from 2016 to 2017, Shadow Minister for Planning in 2021 and Shadow Minister for International Trade from 2021 to 2023.
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Andrew Gwynne
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andrew John Gwynne is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Denton and Reddish since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Shadow Minister for Social Care since 2023. He is the son of the late broadcaster and pundit John Gwynne.
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Rob Hulse
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Robert William Hulse is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
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Ieuan Evans
- Occupations
- rugby union playerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Ieuan Cennydd Evans is a former rugby union player who played on the wing for Wales and the British and Irish Lions. He is the fourth highest try scorer for Wales behind Shane Williams, George North and Gareth Thomas and joint 24th in the world on the all-time test try scoring list. Evans held the record for the most Wales caps as captain with 28, a record overtaken by Ryan Jones in 2012.
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Sydney Chapman
- Enrolled in the University of Salford
- Studied in 1902-1904
- Occupations
- physicistuniversity teacherastronomergeophysicistmathematician
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Sydney Chapman was a British mathematician and geophysicist. His work on the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer has inspired a broad range of research over many decades.
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George Howarth
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir George Edward Howarth is a British Labour Party politician who serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Knowsley. He also served the seat's predecessors since being elected in a by-election in 1986, firstly as the MP for Knowsley North (until 1997) and then Knowsley North and Sefton East (1997–2010).
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Anwar Choudhury
- Occupations
- governordiplomat
- Biography
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Anwar Bakht Choudhury is a British diplomat of Bangladeshi origin. He was Governor of the Cayman Islands until he was recalled in June 2018 after less than three months in post. Prior to that, he was British Ambassador to Peru, Director of International Institutions at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
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Barbara Keeley
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
- Biography
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Barbara Mary Keeley is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worsley and Eccles South, previously Worsley, since 2005.
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Joe Edwards
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Joseph Robert Edwards is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains EFL Championship side Plymouth Argyle, as a full-back or midfielder.
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John Longworth
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Longworth is a British business consultant and politician. He was the director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce from September 2011 until March 2016, when he departed in controversy by breaking with the organisation's line on Brexit on the day of its conference.
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Petrus du Plessis
- Occupations
- rugby union playerkinesiotherapistrugby union coach
- Biography
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Petrus du Plessis is a professional rugby coach and former player, most recently for Glasgow Warriors. He played as a Tighthead Prop and acted as player-coach at the club.
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Rosie Smith
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- musiciansaxophonist
- Biography
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Rosemary Ellen "Rosie" Smith is an English rock and metal musician, best known as the former keyboardist of the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, with whom she remained until 2009.
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Robert Lomas
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- 1947-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- historianwriteruniversity teacherbiographereconomist
- Biography
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Robert Lomas is a British writer, physicist and business studies academic. He writes primarily about the history of Freemasonry as well as the Neolithic period, ancient engineering, and archaeoastronomy.
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Victoria Coleman
- Born in
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Greece - Enrolled in the University of Salford
- 1978-1981 graduated with bachelor's degree
- 1981-1983 graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- researchercomputer scientist
- Biography
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Victoria Stavridou-Coleman is currently serving as the 37th Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force. She took her oath of office on April 6, 2021, administered by the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.
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Ben Futcher
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Benjamin Paul Futcher is an English football coach and former professional footballer, he works for the Football Association as a youth coach developer. He is currently the interim head coach of the England Men's Elite League squad, formerly the U20s.
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Jodie Broughton
- Occupations
- rugby league player
- Biography
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Jodie Broughton is an English rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship. He is a four-time England Knights international.
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Robert Garner
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- political scientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Robert Garner is a British political scientist, political theorist, and intellectual historian. He is a Professor Emeritus in the politics department at the University of Leicester, where he has worked for much of his career. Before working at Leicester, he worked at the University of Exeter and the University of Buckingham, and studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Salford.
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Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dato' Seri Ir. Ahmad Zakiyuddin bin Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pinang Tunggal from May 2018 to August 2023. He has served as Chairman of the Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) since January 2021. He also served as the Deputy Chairman of MAINPP from January 2018 to his promotion to the chairmanship in January 2021. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.
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Luay al-Khatteeb
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- 1968-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Dr. Luay al-Khatteeb is an Iraqi independent politician who was the former Electricity Minister and member of the Federal Energy Council in the Government of Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Prior to this, he was the founding director of the Iraq Energy Institute, a think tank producing scholarship and analysis on current, historic and future energy, economy and technology trends in Iraq, as well as organizing high-level fora on energy reform in Iraq and the region.
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John Vernon Lord
- Occupations
- writerillustrator
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John Vernon Lord is an illustrator, author and teacher. He is widely recognized for his illustrations of various texts such as Aesop's Fables,The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear; the Folio Society's Myths and Legends of the British Isles. He has also illustrated classics of English literature, including the works of Lewis Carroll and James Joyce. Lord has written and illustrated several children's books, which have been published and translated into multiple languages. His book The Giant Jam Sandwich has been in print since 1972
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Rashid Al Leem
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- 1966-.. (age 58)
- Biography
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H.E Dr. Rashid Al Leem is the former chairman of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA). The ruler of Sharjah, His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi chose him at the young age to the project of building and economic zone in the emirate. He has also written several books. The Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, honoured him the title Ambassador of Knowledge of the UAE.
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Caroline Redman Lusher
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
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Caroline Redman Lusher is an English singer and musician, best known for being the founder and director of Rock Choir, the world's largest amateur contemporary choir. She is considered to be "responsible for the contemporary choir movement in the UK", and "the businesswoman behind one of Britain's biggest brands". She has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist, performing on the Together album by vocal group Blake and several albums by The Soldiers, including Coming Home, which reached double platinum status.
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Andrew Procter
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Andrew John Procter is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made one appearance for the England C national team.
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John Thompson
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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John Paul Thompson is an Irish former professional footballer. He was a tough-tackling versatile defender, although he was equally comfortable in midfield. He was a full Irish International who has also played for Nottingham Forest, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Notts County and Mansfield.
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David Slinn
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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David Arthur Slinn is a retired British diplomat. He was Chargé d'Affaires to Albania in 1995 to 1996. Slinn was the first British ambassador to North Korea. Slinn was head of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team between 2007-08. He was appointed ambassador to Croatia in 2012 and retired from the Diplomatic Service in 2015. He also held posts in Geneva, Ulan Bator, Pretoria, Tirana, Belgrade, and Pristina.
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James Gourlay
- Enrolled in the University of Salford
- Graduated with Doctor of Music Arts
- Occupations
- conductor
- Biography
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James Gourlay is a Scottish conductor and tubist.
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Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel is a British Labour Party politician and life peer.
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Jody Handley
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jody Handley is an English former footballer from Stafford, who most recently played for FA WSL 2 club Doncaster Rovers Belles. A pacy and intelligent attacking player, she featured as both a wide midfielder and striker for England as well as clubs including Wolves Women, Liverpool Ladies and Everton Ladies. She has featured in four FA Women's Cup finals with three clubs, losing the first three but captaining Everton Ladies to their win in 2010.
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Pacome Moubelet Boubeya
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya is a Gabonese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon from 2020 to 2022, he previously served in the same role from 2016 to 2017. He also was Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2016.
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Nathan McAvoy
- Occupations
- rugby union playerrugby league player
- Biography
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Nathaniel Joseph McAvoy is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre or wing. He spent most of his club career with Salford (1994–98 and 2004–05) and Bradford Bulls (1998–2002 and 2007), but also had short spells with Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors and Leigh Centurions. At international level, he was capped four times for England between 1996 and 1999. He also played rugby union for Saracens in 2003–04. As of 2011, he is a qualified PE teacher and teaches in Manchester.
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Michael Dexter
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- hematologist
- Biography
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(Thomas) Michael Dexter FRS (born 15 May 1945) is a British haematologist and director of the Wellcome Trust, from 1998 to 2003.
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Neil Yates
- Occupations
- jazz musician
- Biography
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Neil Yates is a British jazz and folk musician.
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Andrew James Bond
- Biography
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Andrew James Bond is a former Chief Executive Officer of Asda having resigned in April 2010.
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Derek Ryan
- Occupations
- squash player
- Biography
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Derek Ryan is a retired Irish professional squash player who at the peak of his career rose to No. 7 in the world rankings, and for many years was the Irish men's number 1 player.
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Roma Babuniak
- Occupations
- artist
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Roma Babuniak is an artist whose work is associated with bone china and unglazed biscuit porcelain. She lives and works in Germany and France She has won many prizes and awards, in 1986, the 1st International Ceramics Contest Mino, Japan, (Award with Honorable Mention for outstanding achievement) and the 1999 Premio Diputacio da Valencia; International BiennalManises, Museu de ceramic de Manises, Spain among others.
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Paul Scott
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Paul Scott is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League with Huddersfield Town, Bury and Morecambe.
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Michael Atchia
- Occupations
- scientistacademic
- Biography
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Michael Atchia is a Mauritian academician. He is the former chief and programme director with the United Nations Environment Programme. He is a pioneering specialist in the field of sustainable development and has worked internationally in educational reform, international and regional environmental project management and conflict resolution, environmental education and curriculum development. As international consultant he has undertaken numerous consultancies in more than 50 countries and has worked with organizations such as UNESCO, World Health Organization, UNDP, ILO, GTZ/DSE of Germany and the British Council.
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Raymond Leonard
- Years
- 1941-.. (age 83)
- Occupations
- poetacademicwriterengineer
- Biography
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Raymond Leonard is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Technology at Manchester University, known for both his scientific and literary work.
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Nigel Linge
- Enrolled in the University of Salford
- Studied in 1983
- In 1987 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Nigel Linge is Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Salford. He is a specialist in computer networking and telecommunications heritage.
