Staff •
James Buckman – professor of geology, botany, and zoology from 1848 to 1863. •
John D. Custance – professor of agricultural science in the late 1870s, later was responsible for establishing
Roseworthy Agricultural College in South Australia. •
John Scott, on the staff shortly from 1880, later became known as a tractor pioneer. • Sir Emrys Jones, former chief adviser to the Minister of Agriculture from 1967 to 1973, and director of the Government's Agricultural and Development Advisory Service (ADAS), was principal of the college from 1973 until 1978. He described his time at Cirencester as the most enjoyable period in his life. In 2011, a new teaching facility at the college was named in his honour. For university applicants with a connection to Wales, a scholarship has been set up that carries the former principal's name. •
Edward William Prevost, Professor of Chemistry 1879 to 1881 then retired to be a farmer •
George Stephen West (1876–1919), professor of natural history 1899–1906 •
John Wrightson (1840–1916), founder of
Downton Agricultural College •
Mark Horton, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research & Enterprise from 2021 •
Cassie Newland, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Heritage, Director of the Cultural Heritage Institute
Alumni Notable students from the institution include:
Arts and Media •
Mark Bence-Jones, writer •
Jonathan Dimbleby, television personality and political commentator •
Dwijendralal Ray Bengali poet •
Teddy McDonald, contemporary artist
Peerage •
Sir John Agnew, 6th Baronet •
David Brudenell-Bruce, 9th Marquess of Ailesbury •
Sir Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baronet •
Derek Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury •
Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough •
Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo •
Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll •
Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick, one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords •
Sir Thomas Chapman, 7th Baronet •
Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall •
David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton • Robin Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay •
Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland •
Nicholas Guy Halsey •
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn •
Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne •
Lord Nicholas Hervey •
Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa •
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole of Hawaii •
John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore •
John Lyttelton, 11th Viscount Cobham •
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie •
William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel •
Eric Saumarez, 7th Baron de Saumarez •
Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness •
Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort •
FitzRoy Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan •
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer •
James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough •
Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown •
Luke White, 6th Baron Annaly •
Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet Politics •
Stuart Agnew,
UK Independence Party MEP •
Richard Benyon, Member of Parliament •
William Bridges-Maxwell, Australian politician •
Sandy Bruce-Lockhart •
Julian Cayo-Evans •
Michael Colvin, former Member of Parliament •
Simon Coveney, former
Tánaiste,
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and
Deputy Leader of Fine Gael •
Richard Drax, Member of Parliament •
Simon Hart, Member of Parliament for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire •
Tim Johnston, Manx politician •
Timothy Kitson, former MP •
Roger Knapman, former leader of UKIP •
Arthur Nichols, Australian politician •
Joseph-Xavier Perrault •
Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, former chairman of the NFU and politician •
James Provan, former MEP •
Edward Cephas John Stevens •
Noel Stirling Austin Arnold Wallinger Sports •
Algernon Bligh. Somerset County cricketer •
Mark Anthony Peter Phillips, former husband of the Princess Royal, Great Britain equestrian rider, cross country course designer •
Jason Little, Australian rugby union player •
Ben Clarke, England, British Lions and Bath rugby union player •
Tim Payne, England, British Lions and Wasps rugby union player •
Peter Walton, Scotland, British Lions and Newcastle rugby union player •
Marcus Armytage, National Hunt jockey •
Henry Cecil, race horse trainer •
Aubrey Jackman, tattooist •
Nigel Gadsby, England cricketer •
Arthur Sclater, Sussex County cricketer •
Richard Nancekivell, Cornwall and Northampton Saints rugby union player •
John Pullin, England, British Lions and Bristol rugby union Player •
Andrew Balding, racehorse trainer •
Nicky Henderson, racehorse trainer •
Lisa Wooding, England and Great Britain hockey player, Olympian •
Mike Tucker, equestrian and agricultural show commentator
Other •
Richard Abel Smith •
James Buckman •
Charlotte Clark •
Michael Coulson (barrister) •
Tim Heywood •
Chris Keeble, soldier, The Parachute Regiment and Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford •
Eleanor Anne Ormerod •
Edward Packard, son of the founder of Fisons fertiliser •
Baron Rathcreedan, pedigree cow auctioneer • Sir
Wilfred de Soysa •
Augustus Voelcker, professor of agricultural chemistry •
John Wrightson, founder of
Downton Agricultural College File:The 5th Duke of Abercorn Allan Warren.jpg|
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn File:Stuartagnew.jpg|UKIP MEP
Stuart Agnew File:Richard Benyon Official.jpg|Conservative MP
Richard Benyon File:Simon Coveney2.png|Irish Cabinet Minister
Simon Coveney File:Tim Payne.jpg|England Rugby player
Tim Payne ==References==