List of University of Leicester people

• Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian (1957–1971)
• Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (1971–1984)
• Sir George Porter (1984–1995)
• Sir Michael Atiyah (1995–2005)
• Sir Peter Williams (2005–2010)[1]
• Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott (2013–)

• Charles Wilson (1957–1961)
• Fraser Noble (1962–1976)
• Maurice Shock (1977–1987)
• Kenneth Edwards (1987–1999)[2]
• Robert Burgess (1999–2014)
• Paul Boyle (2014–2019)[3]
• Nishan Canagarajah (from November 2019)

Anthony Giddens, sociologist

• Khurshid Ahmad, Islamic scholar
• Penelope Allison, Professor of Archaeology
• Lyman Andrews, American Studies
• Isobel Armstrong, scholar of nineteenth-century poetry and women's writing
• Graeme Barker, Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
• Richard Bonney, historian
• Alan Bryman, social scientist
• Grace Burrows, violinist and orchestra conductor
• Neil Christie, Reader in Archaeology
• Nicholas T. Clerk, Ghanaian academic, public administrator and Presbyterian minister
• John Coffey, Professor of Early Modern history.
• Heather Couper, astronomer and television presenter
• Rosemary Crompton, sociologist
• Nicholas J. Cull, US historian
• Panicos Demetriades, economist and Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus
• Gabriel Dover, geneticist
• Eric Dunning, sports sociologist
• Christopher Dyer, medieval historian
• Colin Eaborn FRS, chemist
• Norbert Elias, German sociologist
• Brian J. Ford, scientist, visiting professor
• G. S. Fraser, Scottish poet
• Anthony Giddens, prominent sociologist, taught social psychology at Leicester
• Reuben Goodstein, mathematician, proponent of Goodstein's theorem
• Cosmo Graham, Public law and Competition law specialist. Member of the Competition Commission
• Sarah Hainsworth, Professor of Materials and Forensic Engineering, involved in analysing the wounds on the skeleton of Richard III
• Rosalind Hill, historian
• Jeffrey A. Hoffman, NASA astronaut and physicist
• Richard Hoggart, sociologist
• W. G. Hoskins, (1931–1952) (1965–1968), local historian, author of The Making of the English Landscape
• Norman Housley, crusading historian
• Arthur Humphreys, inaugural Professor of English and first Dean of the Faculty of Arts
• Leonard Huxley, physicist
• Suzanne Imber, astrophysicist
• Sir Alec Jeffreys, geneticist, inventor of genetic fingerprinting
• Hans Kornberg, biochemist
• Philip Larkin, librarian and poet
• David Mattingly, Roman archaeologist
• John McManners, former Head of History Dept., Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford until retirement
• Marilyn Palmer, archaeologist and landscape historian, Professor of Industrial Archaeology and Head of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History (2000–2006)
• Ken Pounds, Emeritus Professor of Physics, discovered black holes were common in the universe
• Charles Rees, organic chemist
• Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, the Astronomer Royal, visiting professor at Leicester
• J.B. Schneewind, philosophy professor, Johns Hopkins University
• Malcolm Shaw QC, The Sir Robert Jennings Professor of International Law, prominent international lawyer and jurist
• Jack Simmons, professor of history 1947–1975
• Brian Simon, professor of education 1966-1980
• Sami Zubaida, political scientist

See also Alumni of the University of Leicester.

Peter Atkins, chemist

Natalie Bennett, British politician

Norman Lamb, MP

Bob Mortimer, comedian

Numerous public figures in many diverse fields have been students at the university, including:

• Peter Atkins, physical chemist
• Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales[4]
• David Blanchflower, economist, Dartmouth College professor
• Sir Malcolm Bradbury, author
• Justin Chadwick, actor and director
• Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief of Nature
• Andy Carter - Conservative MP for Warrington South.[5]
• Michael Cordy, novelist
• Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer
• Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott, former MP, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
• Phelan Hill, Team GB coxswain and Olympic bronze medalist
• Baroness Howarth of Breckland, peer, on the board of CAFCASS
• Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo
• Jinnwoo, British Folk Musician and Visual Artist [6]
• Graham Joyce, novelist
• Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland [7]
• Norman Lamb, MP
• Martin Löb, Logician and proposer of Löb's theorem
• Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino
• Pete McCarthy, writer, broadcaster, comedian
• Sunshine Martyn, Reality television star
• Bob Mortimer, comedian
• Massimiliano Neri, fashion model
• Michael Nicholson, journalist
• Bob Parr MBE, multi Emmy Award-winning television producer and former Special Air Service soldier
• David Perry, barrister
• J. H. Plumb, historian of 18th-century Britain
• Aaron Porter, President, National Union of Students (United Kingdom) 2010-11
• Patrick Redmond, novelist
• C. P. Snow, Physical Chemist, Director of the English Electric Company, Author, Life Peer
• Mary Ann Steggles, Commonwealth Scholar from Canada, international expert on British sculpture exported to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
• Sir John Stevens, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner and former adviser on international security issues to Gordon Brown
• John Sutherland, Guardian Columnist, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University College London
• Laurie Taylor, broadcaster, actor, sociologist
• Philip Tew, professor of English (Post-1900 Literature), Brunel University, novelist
• Steven Thiru, current president of Malaysian Bar
• Jon Tickle, celebrity
• Storm Thorgerson, artist
• Tony Underwood, England rugby union international
• Sir Alan Walters, economist and former Chief Economic Adviser to Margaret Thatcher, 1981–83 and 1989.
• Andrew Waterman, poet
• Quentin Willson, motoring journalist/expert and TV presenter
• Bryan R. Wilson, Oxford sociologist
• Ted Wragg, educationalist
• Malik Zahoor Ahmad, Pakistan Minister of Information