List of alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford

• R. J. Q. Adams – American historian who specializes in the history of Great Britain • Christopher Bishop – Chief Research Scientist at Microsoft Research, Cambridge, and Chair of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh • Tim Brighouse – educationist, previously Schools Commissioner for London • Ben Britton - materials scientist and engineer • Andrew Stewart Coats - cardiologist • John Cornforth – 1975 Nobel laureate in Chemistry • Denis Cosgrove – former Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles • Chris Greening - biochemist and microbiologist • Carl Marci – American neuroscientist • Mark Miodownik – materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster • Seamus Perry - lecturer in English Literature • Gene Sharp – leading theoretician on nonviolent struggle • John Vane – 1992 Nobel laureate in Medicine • Rudolf Vleeskruijer – founder of the English Institute of the University of Utrecht • John E. Walker – 1997 Nobel laureate in Chemistry • Paul Wilmott – British mathematician and quantitative analyst • David Yates – previous Warden of Robinson College, Cambridge ==Public life==

• Benazir Bhutto – Pakistani politician, elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the College 1989 • John Birt – former Director-General of the BBC • Simon Bridges - New Zealand politician, previously Leader of the Opposition (National Party) • Christian Cole - barrister, first black graduate of the University of Oxford • Alexander Curtis - youngest mayor in the United Kingdom • Barun De – historian; formerly Chairman, West Bengal Heritage Commission • Clark Kent Ervin – first Inspector General of the US Department of Homeland Security • Timothy Garden, Baron Garden – Liberal Democrat • Farooq Leghari – former President of Pakistan • Peter Mandelson – architect of "New Labour", several times a UK Cabinet minister, and Trade Commissioner in the Barroso Commission 2004–2008 • Hiren Mukherjee – Member of Parliament, Calcutta North East, 1952–77 • Richard Newby, Baron Newby – Liberal Democrat politician • Bob Peirce – diplomat • Ellie Reeves – British politician and Chair of the Labour Party • Yannis Stournaras - Governor of the Bank of Greece • H. S. Suhrawardy – first Bengali Prime Minister of Pakistan • Eric Williams – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago ==Religion==

• Alan Chesters – Church of England Bishop of Blackburn • Audrey Elkington – Archdeacon of Bodmin • Dewi Zephaniah Phillips – Philosopher of religion ==Writers==

• Clive Barnes – theatre critic • Mark Beech – writer and broadcaster, rock critic • Michael Billington – critic, author and radio presenter • Euros Bowen – Welsh poet • Jeremy Duns – British author • Adam Foulds – novelist and poet • Joseph Heller – American author and playwright; Catch-22 • Ernest Hilbert – American poet, book critic, opera librettist, and editor • Sam Llewellyn – author • David Rudkin – playwright • Paul Spike – author, editor and journalist • Maurice Wiggin - journalist and author • Simon Winchester – author and historian; The Surgeon of Crowthorne; The Map that Changed the World • Jeanette Winterson – author of books including Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Sexing the Cherry, Written on the Body, The World and Other Places • P. C. Wren – novelist, author of Beau Geste ==Performing arts==

• Alice Eve – actress • Emilia Fox – actress • Grant Gee – film director, best known for the documentary Meeting People is Easy • Guthrie Govan - musician • Richard Herring – comedian • Amara Karan - actress • Olly Mann – podcaster and broadcaster, co-creator of the podcast Answer Me This! • James Marsh - film director • George Peck – theatre director, founder of the Oxford School of Drama • Tom Phillips – artist and Royal Academician • Alex Polizzi – television presenter • Benjamin Ross – film director • Mark Simpson – clarinetist, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006, and BBC Young Composer of the Year 2006 • Ben Willbond - actor, star of Horrible Histories, Yonderland and Ghosts • Emily Woof – actress • Helen Zaltzman – podcaster, co-creator of the podcast Answer Me This! ==Business==

• Victor Blank – Chairman of Lloyds TSB • Hans-Paul Burkner – Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group • J. Paul Getty – American mogul and philanthropist ==Sports==

• Phil de Glanville – former England rugby captain • David Hemery – Olympic gold medallist in athletics • Christopher Liwski – American rower and 2005 Oxford Blue • Matthew Pinsent – Quadruple Olympic gold medallist in rowing • Colin Smith – British rower and three time Oxford Blue • Andrew Triggs Hodge- British rower, double Olympic gold medallist • Derek Wyatt – rugby international, former MP and founder, Oxford Internet Institute ==References==