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This list of people associated with the London School of Economics includes notable alumni, non-graduates, academics and administrators affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science. This includes 55 past or present heads of state, as well as 19 Nobel laureates.[1]

LSE started awarding its own degrees in its own name in 2008,[2] prior to which it awarded degrees of the University of London. This page does not include people whose only connection with the university consists in the award of an honorary degree.

The list has been divided into categories indicating the field of activity in which people have become well known. Many of the university's alumni have attained a level of distinction in more than one field, however these appear only in the category which they are most often associated.

Government and politics

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Heads of state or government

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State Image Leader Affiliation Office
 Barbados Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados, 1962–1966; 1966–1976; 1986–1987 Errol Barrow (1920–1987) BSc (Econ) 1950 Prime minister (1962–1966; 1966–1976; 1986–1987)
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, 2018–present Mia Mottley (born 1965) LLB 1986 Prime minister (2018–present)
 Benin Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of Benin, 2015–2016 Lionel Zinsou (born 1954) Course unknown Prime minister (2015–2016)
 Bulgaria Sergey Stanishev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 2005–2009 Sergey Stanishev (born 1966) Visiting Fellow International Relations 1999–2000 Prime minister (2005–2009)
 Canada Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, 1980–1984 Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000) Research Fee student 1947–1948 Prime minister (1968–1979; 1980–1984)
Kim Campbell, Prime Minister of Canada, 1993 Kim Campbell (born 1947) PhD student 1973 Prime minister (June–November 1993)
 Colombia Alfonso López Pumarejo, President of Colombia, 1934–1938 and 1942–1945 Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo Occasional Registration 1932–1933 President (1934–1938; 1942–1945)
Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, 2010–2018 Juan Manuel Santos MSc Economics 1975 President (2010–2018)
 Costa Rica Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica, 2006–2010, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias (born 1941) Enrolled 1967 President (1986–1990; 2006–2010)
 Denmark Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 1973–present HM Queen Margrethe II (born 1940) Occasional student 1965 Queen (1972–present)
 Dominica Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica, 1980–1995 Dame Eugenia Charles LLM 1949 Prime minister (1980–1995)
 Fiji Kamisese Mara, Founding father of Fiji, Prime Minister, 1970–1992 Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004) Diploma Econ & Social Admin 1962 Prime minister (1970–1992)
President (1994–2000)
 Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Finland, 2014–2015 Alexander Stubb (born 1968) PhD International Politics 1999 Prime minister (2014–2015)
 Germany Heinrich Brüning, Chancellor of Germany, 1930–1932 Heinrich Brüning BSc Economics student 1911–1913 Chancellor (1930–1932)
 Ghana Kwame Nkrumah, First Prime Minister of Ghana, 1957–1960 Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) PhD 1946 President (1960–1966)
Hilla Limann, President of Ghana, 1979–1981 Hilla Limann (1934–1998) BSc (Econ) 1960 President (1979–1981)
John Atta Mills, President of Ghana, 2009–2012 John Atta Mills (born 1944) LLM 1967–1968 President (2009)
 Gibraltar Joe Bossano, Chief Minister of Gibraltar, 1988–1996 Joe Bossano (born 1939) BSc Economics circa 1960 Chief Minister (1988–1996)
 Greece George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece, 2009–2011 George Papandreou (born 1952) MSc Sociology 1977 Prime minister (2009–2011)
Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece, 1996–2004 Constantine Simitis (born 1936) Research Fee student 1961–1963 Prime minister (1996–2004)
 Grenada Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, 1979–1983 Maurice Bishop (1943–1983) LLB circa 1967–1968 Prime minister (1979–1983)
 Guyana Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana, 1980–1985; Prime Minister of Guyana, 1964–1980 Forbes Burnham (1923–1985) LLB 1948 Prime minister (1964–1980)
President (1980–1985)
 India K.R. Narayanan, President of India, 1997–2002 K.R. Narayanan (1921–2005) BSc (Econ) 1945–1948 President (1997–2002)
 Israel Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel, 1954–1955 Moshe Sharett (1894–1965) BSc (Econ) 1924 Prime minister (1953–1955)
 Italy Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy, 2006–2008 Romano Prodi (born 1939) Research Fee student 1962–1963 Prime minister (1996–1998; 2006–2008)
 Jamaica Michael Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1972–1980 and 1989–1992 Michael Manley (1924–1997) BSc (Econ) 1949 Prime minister (1972–1980; 1989–1992)
P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1992–2006 P J Patterson LLB 1963 Premier (1992–2006)
 Japan Korekiyo Takahashi, Prime Minister of Japan, 1921–1922 Takahashi Korekiyo (1854–1936) Course unknown Prime minister (1920–1922; 1932)
Kim Campbell, Prime Minister of Japan, 1994 Tsutomu Hata (1935–2017) Course unknown Prime minister (1994)
Tarō Asō, Prime Minister of Japan, 2008–2009 Taro Aso (born 1940) Occasional student 1966 Prime minister (2008–2009)
 Kenya Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya, 1964–1978 Jomo Kenyatta (1891–1978) ADA 1936 President (1964–1978)
Mwai Kibaki (born 1931) BSc Economics 1959 President (2002–2013)
 Kiribati Anote Tong (born 1952) MSc Sea-Use Group 1988 President (2003–2016)
 Libya Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (born 1972) PhD 2006 Effective prime minister (2007–2011)[4]
 Malaysia Tuanku Jaafar (1922–2008) Course unknown Yang di-Pertuan Agong (elected monarch) (1994–1999)
 Mauritius Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985) Attended lectures whilst studying at University College London Chief Minister (1961–1968)
Prime minister (1968–1982)
Governor-general (1983–1985)
Veerasamy Ringadoo, first President of Mauritius, 1992 Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000) LLB 1948 President (March–June 1992)
Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius, 2005–2014 Navinchandra Ramgoolam (born 1947) LLB 1990 Prime minister (1995–2000; 2005–2014)
   Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal, 1995–1997, 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Sher Bahadur Deuba (born 1943) Research student, International Relations 1988–1989 Prime minister (1995–1997; 2001–2003; 2004–2005)
Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo LLM Vice President of Nigeria (2015-2023)
 Panama Harmodio Arias Madrid (1886–1962) Occasional student, 1909–1911 President (1932–1936)
 Peru Pedro Beltrán Espantoso (1897–1979) BSc (Econ) 1918 Prime minister (1959–1961)
Beatriz Merino, Prime Minister of Peru, 2003 Beatriz Merino (born 1947) LLM 1972 Prime minister (2003)
 Poland Edward Szczepanik, Prime Minister of Poland, 1986–1990 Edward Szczepanik (1915–2005) MSc Economics 1953 Prime minister of government in exile (1986–1990)
Marek Belka, Prime Minister of Poland, 2004–2005 Marek Belka (born 1952) Summer School 1990 Prime minister (2004–2005)
 Sierra Leone Banja Tejan-Sie (1917–2000) LLB circa 1950 Governor-general (1968–1971)
 Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, 1959–1990 Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015) Occasional student after circa 1945 Prime minister (1959–1990)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore, 2023–present Tharman Shanmugaratnam (born 1957) BSc (Econ) 1981 President (2023–present)
 Saint Lucia John Compton (1925–2007) LLB 1952 Premier (1964–1979)
Prime minister (February–July 1979; 1982–1996)
 Taiwan Yu Kuo-Hwa (1914–2000) Composition fee student 1947–1949 Premier (1984–1989)
Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan, 2016–present Tsai Ing-wen (born 1956) Ph.D. Law 1984 President (2016–present)
 Thailand Thanin Kraivichien, Prime Minister of Thailand, 1976–1977; President of the Privy Council of Thailand, 2016–present Tanin Kraivixien (born 1927) LLB 1953 Prime minister (1976–1977)
 Togo Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 1960–1963 Sylvanus Olympio (b. 1902–1963) BSc Economics Prime minister (1958–1961)
President (1961–1963)
 United Kingdom Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1929–1935 Ramsay MacDonald Lecturer Prime minister (1924; 1929–1935)
Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1945–1951 Clement Attlee (1883–1967) Lecturer in social science and administration, 1912–1923 Prime minister (1945–1951)

United Kingdom

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Current members of the House of Commons

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Yvette Cooper, Labour MP
Margaret Hodge, former Labour MP
Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Current members of the House of Lords

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Former members of parliament

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Civil servants

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United States

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Canada

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Latin America and the Caribbean

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Europe

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Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway

Africa

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Asia

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, First Law Minister of India and architect of Indian Constitution

Australia and New Zealand

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Middle East

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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

International organisations and ambassadors

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Central bankers

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  • Janet Yellen, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, 2014–2018
    Janet Yellen, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, 2014–2018
  • Stanley Fischer, Vice president of the US Federal Reserve, 2014–2017; governor of the Bank of Israel, 2005–2013
    Stanley Fischer, Vice president of the US Federal Reserve, 2014–2017; governor of the Bank of Israel, 2005–2013
  • Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, 2003–2013
    Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, 2003–2013
  • Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 1979–1987
    Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 1979–1987
  • Puey Ungpakorn, governor of the Central Bank of Thailand
    Puey Ungpakorn, governor of the Central Bank of Thailand

Nobel laureates

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Main article: List of Nobel laureates affiliated with the London School of Economics

Guy Medal (statistics) recipients

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Academics

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Economists

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For Nobel Prize winning economists, see § Nobel laureates.

Economic historians

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Niall Ferguson, historian

Employment relations and management

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Historians

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Human geography

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International relations

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Law

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Linguists

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Philosophers

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Karl Popper, Austro-British philosopher and professor at LSE
Paul Feyerabend

Political scientists

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Sociologists

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Anthony Giddens, current Emeritus Professor at LSE

Social anthropology

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Bronislaw Malinowski, eminent anthropologist and functionalist

Social policy analysts and workers

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William Beveridge, the author of the Beveridge Report and former director of LSE

Social psychology

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Statisticians

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Arts and media

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Film, music and performance

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Sir Mick Jagger
Frank Turner

Television and radio

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Mark Urban, historian and journalist

Authors and journalists

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Pulitzer Prize winners

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Year Recipient Prize
1968 Nick Kotz Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
1987 Anne Applebaum Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1990 David A. Vise Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism
1993 Roy Gutman Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
1994 David Levering Lewis Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
2000 John Bersia Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
2001 David Levering Lewis Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
2013 Bret Stephens Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

Business and finance

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Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur, CEO of AirAsia
David Rockefeller, former chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank
George Soros, billionaire
Yevhenia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian entrepreneur

Law enforcement

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Lawyers and judges

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NGOs, charities and pressure groups

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Sport

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Others

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Fictional

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Founders of LSE

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First the four generally accepted co-founders:[36]

George Bernard Shaw, one of the founders of the LSE and Nobel laureate

The original governors of the LSE were, besides Beatrice Webb:[37]

References

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Further reading

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