26 Notable alumni of
University of West London
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The University of West London is 1535th in the world, 532nd in Europe, and 96th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from the University of West 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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Freddie Mercury
- Occupations
- rock musicianrecord producermanufacturerguitaristsinger
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Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he is known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen.
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Ronnie Wood
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- record producercomposersongwriterradio personalityguitarist
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Ronald David Wood is an English rock musician, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
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Jay Kay
- Occupations
- singer-songwritermusician
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Jason "Jay" Kay is an English singer and songwriter. In 1992, he co-founded the acid jazz and funk band Jamiroquai, and he still serves as their lead vocalist. As of 2017, the band had sold more than 26 million albums on international level.
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Bill Bailey
- Occupations
- comedianmusicianpianisttelevision presentersinger-songwriter
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Mark Robert "Bill" Bailey MBE is an English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books (2000–2004), and for his regular appearances on the panel shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI, as well as for his stand-up comedy work. He plays a variety of musical instruments and incorporates music into his performances.
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Ray Davies
- Occupations
- composertelevision actorsongwriterguitaristfilm actor
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Sir Raymond Douglas Davies CBE is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led, with his younger brother Dave providing lead guitar and backing vocals, and both of them were the only consistent members during the band's existence. He has also acted in, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. Known for focusing his lyrics on rock bands, English culture, nostalgia and social satire, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Britpop", though he disputes this title. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Kinks in 1990. After the dissolution of the Kinks in 1996, he embarked on a solo career.
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James Cleverly
- Occupations
- politician
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Sir James Spencer Cleverly is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2025. He previously served as Home Secretary from November 2023 to July 2024 and as Foreign Secretary from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Braintree since 2015. He previously served as Education Secretary from July to September 2022, Chairman of the Conservative Party alongside Ben Elliot from 2019 to 2020, and in other junior ministerial positions.
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Jung Chang
- Occupations
- linguistpoetbiographerwriterautobiographer
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Jung Chang CBE is a Chinese-born British author. She is best known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide but is banned in the People's Republic of China. Her 832-page biography of Mao Zedong, Mao: The Unknown Story, written with her husband, the Irish historian Jon Halliday, was published in June 2005. Reception of the work by academics has been largely negative, though the work has received acclaim in the popular press.
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Alex da Kid
- Occupations
- record producersongwriterassociation football player
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Alexander Junior Grant, known professionally as Alex da Kid or by.ALEXANDER, is a British music producer from Wood Green, London. He is known for his production work on songs for music industry artists, such as Dr. Dre ("I Need a Doctor"), Nicki Minaj ("Massive Attack"), B.o.B ("Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams), Eminem ("Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna), Matthew Koma ("Stars"), Diddy ("Coming Home" with Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey), Imagine Dragons ("Radioactive" "Demons") and Cheryl ("Under The Sun"). His style is noted for its blending of pop, hip-hop and alternative rock.
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Diane James
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Diane Martine James is a British politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 2014 to 2019. She was briefly leader-elect of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from September 2016 to October 2016, but resigned before formalising her leadership. At the time of her election to the European Parliament, James was one of three UKIP MEPs for South East England, before joining the Brexit Party in 2019.
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Alice Tai
- Occupations
- swimmer
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Alice Rose Tai is a British paralympic swimmer. Tai competes in the SB8, SM8 and S8. She has represented Great Britain at European and World Championships and at the Commonwealth and Paralympic Games, gold medals at all levels.
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Noh Omar
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Noh bin Omar is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative for second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from September 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from March 2008 to April 2009, Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government from June 2016 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Chairman of the Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB) from June 2020 to September 2021. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Karang from April 1995 to November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has served as Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU since January 2025. He was also the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of Selangor. He is also the father of Nurul Syazwani Noh, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Permatang.
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Faina Kirschenbaum
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- nursepolitician
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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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Jon Boden
- Years
- 1977-.. (age 49)
- Occupations
- composerpodcasterfiddlermusician
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Jon Boden is a singer, composer and musician, best known as lead singer and main arranger of Bellowhead. His first instrument is the fiddle and he is a proponent of "English traditional fiddle style" and also of "fiddle singing", both of which he employed in Bellowhead, in the duo Spiers & Boden, and previously as a member of Eliza Carthy’s Ratcatchers.
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Joe Loss
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- conductorbandleader
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Joshua Alexander Loss was a British dance band leader and musician who founded his own eponymous orchestra.
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Stewart Jackson
- Occupations
- politicianbanker
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Stewart James Jackson, Baron Jackson of Peterborough is a British politician and adviser. Jackson served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough from 2005 to 2017. After being ousted by Labour's Fiona Onasanya at the 2017 general election, he served as Chief of Staff, and Special Adviser to David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, until July 2018 when Davis resigned his position. He was made a member of the House of Lords as a life peer in November 2022.
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Leyla Hussein
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- psychologist
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Leyla Hussein OBE is a Somali-born British psychotherapist and social activist. She is the founder of Dahlia project, one of the co-founders of the Daughters of Eve non-profit organization and a Chief Executive of Hawa's Haven. In 2020, Hussein was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews, making her the third woman and first woman of colour to hold this position. Hussein received significant criticism during her role as Rector of the University of St Andrews owing to her lack of involvement in the role.
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Angela Browning
- Occupations
- politician
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Angela Frances Browning, Baroness Browning is a British Conservative Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiverton and Honiton from 1997 to 2010, having previously been MP for Tiverton from 1992 to 1997.
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Eli Cohen
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- military personneldiplomatkaratekapolitician
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Eli Cohen is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2002 and 2003. He was subsequently Israel's ambassador to Japan from 2004 until 2007.
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Ben Salter
- Occupations
- musician
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Ben Salter is an Australian musician currently based in Hobart, Tasmania, in addition to being a member of bands including Giants of Science, The Gin Club, The Wilson Pickers, Hownowmer and The Young Liberals.
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Jim McCarthy
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- 1956-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- comics artistillustratormusic journalist
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Jim McCarthy is a British writer and artist. He worked on the comic Bad Company in 2000 AD before going on to write a number of graphic novels based on musicians, as well as becoming a music journalist.
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Pacome Moubelet Boubeya
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- politicianminister
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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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Joe Leibham
- Occupations
- lobbyistbusinesspersonpolitician
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Joseph K. Leibham is an American business executive and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 9th District from 2002 to 2014. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 26th district from 1998 to 2002.
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Harold Lovell
- Occupations
- politician
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Harold Earl Edmund Lovell is a politician from Antigua and Barbuda. He was the Minister of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration. He was also the minister of tourism and civil aviation. He was the Foreign Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from August 2004 to January 2005, when Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer took over those posts in a cabinet reshuffle, giving Lovell his current posts.
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Byron Davies
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Henry Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower, is a Welsh Conservative politician, Life Peer and former Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Inspector.
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Yamilka Noa
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 46)
- Occupations
- poetwriter
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Yamilka Noa is a Cuban-Costa Rican poet and filmmaker, awarded five times by "Nosside World Poetry Prize" (Italy). Her works have been translated into three languages.
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Ruby Claudia Davy
- Occupations
- classical composerconductorpianistcomposer
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Ruby Claudia Emily Davy was an Australian pianist, composer and educator. She was the first woman in Australia to receive a DMus degree.
