Notable alumni

The University of Brighton is proud that our alumni have progressed into a wide variety of careers and significant activities. Below are just some of our notable graduates. If you know of others, please do get in touch.

Dato Ir. Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar
Former Vice-President of Petronas Petrochemical Business, Malaysia
Kate Allenby MBE
Modern pentathlon, bronze medal winner Sydney 2000 and Director of Fencing at London 2012
Adam Bates
Head of Tourism for the city of Brighton & Hove
Gresham Blake
Celebrity and bespoke tailor
Dr Gary Brickley
British Paralympic cycling team coach
Caraline Brown
Owner and Managing Director of Midnight Communications
Mandy Chessell
Computer scientist, Master Inventor and Fellow of the Royal Academy
Lin Cheung
Designer of the 2012 Paralympic medals
Dr Gillian Clarke MBE
Olympic hockey umpire at three Olympic games
Paddy Considine
Actor/director
Norman Cook
DJ, musician and producer
Ben Cooper
Controller, Radio 1 and 1Xtra
Keren Craig
Marchesa designer
Addison Cresswell
Celebrity agent
Matthew Dent
Designer of the current British coinage
Graham Duff
Writer, actor and producer
Polly Dunbar
Author and illustrator
Mark Eley
Eley Kishimoto designer
Sheila Flavell
Chief operating officer at the FDM Group, everywoman in Technology’s Leader of the Year in a corporate organisation 2012
Harvey Goldsmith CBE
Performing arts promoter
Emily Gravett
Children's book illustrator and author
Mini Grey
Award-winning children's author and illustrator
Ben Hawes
Great Britain field hockey team, Beijing 2008
Julie Howell
Disability rights and web accessibility campaigner, Alumnus Award winner 2012
Barbara Hulanicki
Founder of Biba
Anji Hunter
Director, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineers
Dr Steve Ingham
Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport (IES)
Tan Sri Dato Seri Ir. Shamsuddin bin Abdul Kadir
Chairman and Founder of Sapura Holdings, Malaysia
Simon Kernick
Crime fiction writer
Natasha Khan
Musician, Bat for Lashes
Saira Khan
TV presenter and business woman
Sandra King
Boccia competition manager for 2012 Paralympics
Alison Lapper MBE
Artist and author
Sue Law
Head of Equality & Child Protection, The FA Group
David Luckes
GB hockey player who participated in three summer Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000) and Head of Sport Competition for London 2012
Julien Macdonald OBE
Designer
Joseph Mount
Musician and founding member of Metronomy
Datuk Ir. Mohd Annas Mohd Nor
Former chairman of the Malaysian Energy Commission
Molly Parkin
Painter and journalist
John Pasche
Art designer, including Rolling Stones’ Tongue & Lip motif
Mark Power
Magnum photographer
Philip Reeve
Children's author
Chris Riddell
Cartoonist for The Observer, award-winning author and illustrator
John Rankin Waddell
Portrait and fashion photographer
Louise Rennison
Author and comedienne
Pooja Shah

Actress and model
Dr Chris Shambrook
Sports psychologist for the GB rowing team at London 2012
Darren Snow MBE
Youth and community worker
David Stone MBE
Paralympic cycling, two times gold medal winner Beijing 2008
Tanya Streeter
World Champion Free Diver
Keith Tyson
Artist and Turner Prize winner 2002
Nicky Walsh
Jerwood Photography Prize winner 2008
Martin Webb
Entrepreneur and TV business mentor
Orlando Weeks
Musician, The Maccabees
Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes
Former Chief Executive and Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Jo Whiley
DJ and TV presenter
Rachel Whiteread CBE
Artist and Turner Prize winner 1998
Cliff Wright
Artist and illustrator