List of alumni of Christ Church, Oxford

A list of alumni of Christ Church, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its alumni include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics.

At least thirteen British prime ministers have been educated at Christ Church, including Sir Robert Peel (Prime Minister 1834–1835 & 1841–1846), Anthony Eden (1955–1957) and William Ewart Gladstone (1892–94, 1886, 1880–85, & 1868–74). At least ten Chancellors of the Exchequer have also been educated at Christ Church including Nigel Lawson (1983–1989) and William Murray (Lord Chief Justice 1756–1788 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1757) as well as other prominent UK politicians such as Quintin McGarel Hogg (Lord Chancellor 1979–1987). Christ Church has also educated many people who have gone on to take prominent political roles abroad, such as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (former Prime minister of Pakistan), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party), S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike (Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka)) and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

A number of members of royal families were educated at Christ Church including King Edward VII (1841–1910), King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India and his brother Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany as well as King William II of the Netherlands, Prince Abbas Hilmi from the Egyptian royal family, and Prince Hassan bin Talal from the Jordanian royal family.

There are numerous former students in the fields of academia and theology including seventeen Archbishops, most recently Rowan Williams (Archbishop of Canterbury 2002–2012). Other students in these areas include George Kitchin (the first chancellor of the University of Durham and Dean of Durham Cathedral), John Charles Ryle (first Bishop of Liverpool), John Wesley (leader of the Methodist movement), Richard William Jelf (Principal of King's College London), Ronald Montagu Burrows (Principal of King's College London) and Bishop William Stubbs (Bishop of Oxford and historian). Prominent philosophers including John Locke, John Rawls, Sir A. J. Ayer and Daniel Dennett also studied at Christ Church.

Albert Einstein was elected to undertake a 5-year Research Studentship in 1931,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] philosopher and polymath Robert Hooke and developmental biologist Sir John B. Gurdon (co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine), physician Sir Archibald Edward Garrod, the Father of Modern Medicine Sir William Osler, biochemist Kenneth Callow, radio astronomer Sir Martin Ryle and epidemiologist Sir Richard Doll are all associated with the college.

A number of successful businessmen have also been educated at Christ Church including Alex Beard (Glencore), Sir Michael Moritz (Sequoia Capital), Crispin Odey (hedge fund manager), Jacob Rothschild (N M Rothschild & Sons), Nicky Oppenheimer (De Beers), Peter Moores (Littlewoods), James A. Reed (Reed group), and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (twins associated with the founding of Facebook).

The college has educated six Olympic gold medalists including Jonny Searle in rowing. Other notable alumni include entrepreneur and founder of Pennsylvania William Penn, broadcaster David Dimbleby, composer Sir William Walton and the writers Lewis Carroll and W. H. Auden.

The college accepted men only for over four centuries, until 1980,^[6] which explains the dearth of women on this list of notable alumni.

The following list is not comprehensive and a fuller list can be found in the Category: Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford.

UK and foreign royalty

Edward VII (1841–1910), King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853–84), youngest son of Queen Victoria and brother of King Edward VII
King William II (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands
Prince Abbas Hilmi (1941–), Egyptian prince and financial manager^[7]
Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947–), son of King Talal
Princess Badiya bint Hassan (1974–), Daughter of Prince Hassan bin Talal
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893-1976) Prince Regent of Yugoslavia

British Prime Ministers

Name	Party	Years in Office
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon	Conservative	1955–1957
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery	Liberal	1894–1895
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby	Conservative	1852, 1858–1859, 1866–1868
George Canning	Tory	1827
George Grenville	Whig	1763–1765
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury	Conservative	1885–1886, 1886–1892, 1895–1902
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool	Tory	1812–1827
Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel	Conservative	1963–1964
Sir Robert Peel	Conservative	1834–1835, 1841–1846
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland	Whig (1783), Tory (1807–1809)	1783, 1807–1809
William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal	1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, 1892–1894
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne	Whig	1782–1783
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville	Whig	1806–1807
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath	Whig	1746 (For two days)

Politicians and civil servants

UK Cabinet Members

Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (1796–1866), Chancellor of the Exchequer
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), diplomat and statesman
Sir George Cornewall Lewis (1806–1863), writer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary
William Dowdeswell (1721–1775), Chancellor of the Exchequer
Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1759–1799), politician and Foreign Secretary
Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory (1899–1981), Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chancellor of the University of Exeter
Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn (1837–1916), Chancellor of the Exchequer
Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1907–2001), Lord Chancellor
Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby (1932–2023), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1983-1989), Member of Parliament for Blaby (1974-1992), Member of the House of Lords (1992-2022)
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815–1891), politician and Foreign Secretary
Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell (1886–1957), physicist and cabinet minister
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1709–1773), Chancellor of the Exchequer
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705–1793), Lord Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham (1753–1813), Foreign Secretary and statesman
George Ward Hunt (1825–1877), Chancellor of the Exchequer
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826–1902), politician and foreign secretary
Sir George Young, 6th Baronet (1941–), Leader of the House of Commons (2010-2012), Government Chief Whip (2012–14)
Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (1766–1851), Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet (1688–1740), Chancellor of the Exchequer

Current UK MPs

Alex Burghart (1978–), Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar since 2017
Nigel Huddleston (1970–), Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire since 2015
Neil O'Brien (1978–), Member of Parliament for Harborough since 2017

Former UK MPs

Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (1757–1829), Speaker of the House of Commons
Jonathan Aitken (1942–), Member of Parliament for Thanet East (1977-1983) and Thanet South (1983-1997)
Michael Ancram (1945–), Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801–1885), politician and philanthropist
Felicity Buchan (1970–), Member of Parliament for Kensington (2019-2024)
Tom Driberg, Baron Bradwell (1905–1976), politician and writer
Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth (1923–1981), MP and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds
Randolph Churchill (1911–1968), Member of Parliament for Preston (1940-1945) and son of Sir Winston Churchill
Alan Clark (1928–1999), politician and diarist
Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798–1877), politician
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (1946–), Conservative politician
William Henry Gladstone (1840–1891), MP and son of William Ewart Gladstone
Richard Graham (1958–), Member of Parliament for Gloucester (2010-2024)
James Gray (1954–), Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire (1997-2024)
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795–1869), MP Privy Council
Nicholas Walter Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate (1938–2010), Attorney General
Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet (1797–1878), politician
Louise Mensch (1971–), Member of Parliament for Corby (2010-2012)
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768–1854), soldier and politician
Mark Reckless (1970–), Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood (2010–15)
Chris Skidmore (1981–), Historian and Member of Parliament for Kingswood (2010–24)
George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough MP and great-grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill
Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry (1852–1915), Conservative politician, Lord President of the Council
William Vane, 2nd Viscount Vane (c. 1706 – 1734), Member of Parliament
Jamie Wallis (1984–), Member of Parliament for Bridgend (2019-2024)
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (1807–1884), Son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo
David Willetts (1956–), Member of Parliament for Havant (1992-2015), Member of the House of Lords (2015-)
William Wingfield (1772–1858), MP, Chief Justice of the Brecon Circuit

Members of the House of Lords

Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe (1951–), Hereditary Peer
David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home (1943–) Hereditary Peer and son of Alec Douglas-Home
William Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester (1795–1865), politician, Art Collector
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond (1818–1903), Leader of the House of Lords, Lord President of the Council
John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne (1940–), Hereditary Peer
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773–1840), Whig politician and minister
The 10th, 11th and 12th Dukes of Northumberland

Members of the European Parliament

Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington (1949–), Conservative MEP
William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth (1949-), UK Independence Party MEP

Foreign politicians

Solomon Bandaranaike (1899–1959), Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1956 to 1959
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979), Pakistani statesman, Founder chairman Pakistan Peoples Party
Murtaza Bhutto (1954–1996), Politician and former chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party of Shaheed Bhutto
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (1988–), Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party
Mark Filip (1966–), Attorney General of the United States
Edward (Ted) Bigelow Jolliffe (1909–1998), Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford (1902–1961)
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746–1825), early American statesman, diplomat and presidential candidate
Thomas Pinckney (1750–1828), early American statesman and diplomat

Civil servants and diplomats

Sir Antony Acland (1930–), Head of the Diplomatic Service
Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster (1927–2020), Head of the Civil Service
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618–1685), diplomat and statesman
Ian Blair (1953–), Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Sir Charles Brickdale (1857–1944), Chief Registrar of HM Land Registry
Richard Burn (1871–1947), Indologist and civil servant in India
David Durie, Sir (1944–) Governor of Gibraltar from 2000 to 2003
Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons (1817–1877), diplomat
Cecil Harmsworth King (1901–1987), director at the Bank of England
Maharaja Gaj Singh II (1948–), erstwhile ruler of Marwar-Jodhpur, India, former Member of Parliament and Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad & Tobago
Maharaja Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra-Halvad (1923–2010), Uprajprajpramukh (and sometime Acting Rajpramukh) of Saurashtra, anthropologist
Roger Mellor Makins, 1st Baron Sherfield (1904–1996), diplomat
Sir Crispin Tickell (1930–2022), Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Sir Brian Urquhart (1919–2021), Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

Members of the UK Supreme Court

David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury (1948–), President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Viceroys and Governors General

William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773–1857), Governor-General of India
Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook (1826–1904), Viceroy of India and First Lord of the Admiralty
Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839), soldier and Governor-General of India
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812–1860), politician and Governor-General of India
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811–1863), Governor-General of Canada and Viceroy of India
Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812–1862), politician and Governor-General of India
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784–1849), politician and Governor-General of India
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751–1814), politician and Governor-General of India
Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk (1915–2002) Major General
General John Guise (1682/3–1765), Amy Officer, Art Collector
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826–1902), Governor-General of Canada and Viceroy of India
Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan (1865–1946), Chief of the Imperial General Staff
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (1872–1938), Governor of New South Wales
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823–1889), Governor of Madras
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Foreign Secretary and Governor-General of India
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881–1959), Foreign Secretary and Viceroy of Ind

Philosophers

Sir Alfred Ayer (1910–1989), philosopher
John Lane Bell (1945– ), logician
Daniel Dennett (1942– ), philosopher
John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683–1744), philosopher
Sir Michael Dummett (1925–2011), philosopher
John Locke (1632–1704), philosopher
Gilbert Ryle (1900–1976), philosopher
John Rawls (1921–2002), philosopher
John Searle (1932– ), philosopher

Theologians

Lancelot Blackburne 1658–1743), Archbishop of York
Adam Blakeman (1596–1665), preacher and American settler
Michael Cox (1689–1779), Archbishop of Cashel
Percy Dearmer (1867–1936), priest and liturgist
John Dolben (1625–1686), Archbishop of York
Robert Hay Drummond (1711–1776), Archbishop of York
John Fell (bishop) (1625–1686), Dean of Christ Church and Bishop of Oxford
Samuel Fell (1584–1649) Dean of Christ Church, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
John Gilbert (1693–1761), Archbishop of York
Bernard Gilpin (1517–1583), 'Apostle of the North'
William Howley (1766–1848), Archbishop of Canterbury
Trevor Huddleston (1913–1998), Archbishop of Mauritius and anti-Apartheid campaigner
Edward King (1829–1910), high church Bishop of Lincoln
George William Kitchin (1827–1912), theologian and Dean of Durham Cathedral
Charles Longley (1794–1868), Archbishop of Canterbury
John Macquarrie (1919–2007), Christian Existentialist
William Markham (bishop) (1719–1807), Archbishop of York
Eric Lionel Mascall (1905–1993), Anglo-Catholic theologian
Tobias Matthew (1546–1628), Archbishop of York, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
John Moore (1730–1805), Archbishop of Canterbury
John Morris (1595-1648), Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford
John Piers (1522/3 – 1594), Archbishop of York
John Potter (1674–1747), Archbishop of Canterbury
Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800–1882), churchman and progenitor of the Oxford Movement
John Charles Ryle (1816–1900), evangelical Anglican leader and first Bishop of Liverpool
Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757–1847), Archbishop of York
Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562), theologian
William Wake (1657–1737), Archbishop of Canterbury
Charles Wesley (1707–1788), Methodist preacher and hymnist
John Wesley (1703–1791), leader of the Methodist movement
Rowan Williams (1950–), Archbishop of Canterbury

Academics

Spencer Barrett (1914–2001), classical scholar
Edward de Bono (1933–)
Anthony Chenevix-Trench (1919–1979), classicist and headmaster of Bradfield College, Eton College and Fettes College
Homi K. Bhabha (1949–), Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language
Robert Blake, Baron Blake (1916–2003), historian
Robert Burchfield (1923–2004) scholar, writer, and lexicographer
Shahid Javed Burki (1938–), Vice-President of the World Bank
Ronald Montagu Burrows (1867–1920), Principal of King's College London (1913–1920)
William Camden (1551–1623), antiquarian and historian
Richard Carew (1555–1620), translator and antiquary
Sir Raymond Carr (1919–), historian
Norman Cohn (1915–2007), historian
Sir William Deakin (1913–2005), historian and diplomat
Robert William Eyton (1815–1881), antiquarian of Shropshire
Charles Dennis Fisher (1877–1916), classical scholar
SR Gardiner (1829–1902), historian
Mark Girouard (1931-), architectural historian
Sonia Harris (1974-) legal academic and High Court judge
Sir Roy Harrod (1900–1978), economist
Sir Michael Howard (1922–2019), historian
Richard William Jelf (1798–1871), Principal of King's College London (1843–1868)
Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1922–2009), classical scholar
Sir Halford Mackinder, (1861–1947), geographer and educationalist
Jan Morris (1926–2020), writer and historian
Richard Newton, (1676–1753), founder and principal of the first Hertford College, Oxford in 1740
Laurence Nowell (c.1515-c.1571), antiquary and cartographer
Prince Dmitriy Obolensky (1918–2001), historian
Bishop William Stubbs (1825–1901), distinguished constitutional historian and ecclesiastic
A. L. Rowse (1903–1997), historian
Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre (1914–2003), historian

Mathematicians and scientists

Sir Wallace Akers (1888–1954), Chemist
Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), botanist
John D. Barrow (1977–1980), cosmologist, Templeton Laureate, RAS Gold medallist
William Buckland (1784–1856), geologist, palaeontologist and omnivore
Kenneth Callow (1901–1983), biochemist
Ted Cooke-Yarborough (1918–2013), computer and radar pioneer
Sir Richard Doll (1912–2005), epidemiologist
Albert Einstein (elected to a 5-year Research Studentship in 1931)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
John Freind (1675–1728), physician and chemist
Sir Archibald Garrod (1857–1936), physician and pioneer molecular geneticist
John B. Gurdon (1933–), developmental biologist, co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Clare Grey, chemist, University of Cambridge professor
Edmund Gunter (1581–1626), mathematician
John Kidd (1775–1851), physician, chemist and geologist
Robert Hooke (1635–1703), scientist and inventor
Sir Ray Lankester (1847–1929), invertebrate zoologist and evolutionary biologist, Copley Medal award winner
Richard Lower (physician) (1631–1691), first to perform blood transfusion
Sir John Maddox (1925–2009), science writer
Sir William Osler (1849–1919), physician, Father of Modern Medicine, and Regius Chair of Medicine (Oxford, 1905–1919)
Sir Martin Ryle (1918–1984, radio astronomer
Sir Francis Simon (1893–1956), physicist
Alfred Ubbelohde (1907–1988), Chemist
Patrick David Wall (1925–2001), Neuroscientist
Sir Denys Wilkinson (1922–2016), nuclear physicist
Mark Williamson, biologist
Thomas Willis (1621–1675), physician and neurologist
Sir Martin Wood (1927–), engineer

Sports people

Harold Barker, Silver in the Coxless Four – 1908 GB
John Pius Boland (1870–1958), MP and winner of gold medal for tennis in the 1896 Olympics
Robin Bourne-Taylor, Eight – 2004, Pair – 2008 GB
Peter Cazalet (1907–73), English cricketer, jockey, racehorse owner and trainer
Lewis Clive, Gold in the Coxless Pair – 1932 GB, killed in action in the Spanish Civil War
Hugh R A (Jumbo) Edwards, Gold in the Coxless Pair – 1932, Gold in the Coxless Four – 1932 GB
Albert Gladstone, Gold in the Eight – 1908 GB
Charles Grimes (rower), Gold in the Eight – 1956 USA
Ante Kušurin, Double Sculls – 2008 Croatia
Max Mosley, President of FIA 1993–2009
David Sawyier, Coxed Four – 1972 USA
Jamie Schroeder, Quadruple Sculls – 2008 USA
Jonny Searle (1969–), Gold in the Coxed pair – 1992 Summer Olympics, Bronze in the Coxed Four – 1996 Summer Olympics
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Coxless Pair – 2008 Summer Olympics USA, see also business

Artists and writers

Sir Harold Acton (1904–1994) writer and scholar
W. H. Auden (1907–1973), poet
F. W. Bain (1863–1940), writer of fantasy stories
Daubridgecourt Belchier(1580–1621), dramatist
Kate Brooke, screenwriter
Robert Burton (1577–1640), writer of 'The Anatomy of Melancholy'
David Carritt (1927–1982), British art historian, dealer and critic
Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), (real name, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), writer, clergyman and mathematician
Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886–1959), Antarctic explorer and writer
Richard Curtis (1956–), comedy writer
Sir Robert Dudley (1574–1649), explorer and cartographer
Geoffrey Faber (1889–1961), publisher
Peter Fleming (1907–1971), traveller and writer
Charles Greville (1794–1865), diarist and cricketer
Bryan Guinness 2nd Lord Moyne (1905–1992), poet and brewer
Desmond Guinness (1931–), conservationist and author
Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1938–1988), art patron
Richard Hakluyt (1552–1616), writer
Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon (1901–1990), artist
Henry Hitchings (1974–), author and critic
Barney Hoskyns (1959–) acclaimed music journalist
Lennie Lee (1958–), artist
Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818), novelist and dramatist
Sir John Masterman (1891–1977), academic, sportsman, author and spymaster
Adrian Mitchell (1932–2008), poet, novelist and playwright
Lewis Charles Powles (1860-1942), artist
Clere Parsons (1908–1931), poet
Bishop Thomas Percy (1729–1811), balladeer and early romantic poet
Frank Prewett, (1893–1962), poet
Adrian Mitchell (1932–2008), poet, novelist and playwright
John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974), American poet, critic and academic
John Ruskin (1819–1900), critic, poet and artist
Anthony Sampson (1926–2004), writer
Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586), poet and soldier
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope(1805–1875), founder of the National Portrait Gallery
J. I. M. Stewart (Michael Innes) (1906–1994), literary critic and novelist
Christopher Sykes (1907–1986), author
James Twining (1972–), novelist
Theippan Maung Wa (1899–1942), a pioneer of Burmese literary movement
Auberon Waugh (1939–2001), author and journalist
Stanley Weyman (1855–1928), novelist
Theodore Zeldin (1933–), writer

Marina Hyde

Performing Arts

Riz Ahmed (1982–), actor and rapper
Sir Thomas Armstrong (1898–1994), musician
Kenneth Barnes (1878–1957), Director of R.A.D.A.
Sir Adrian Boult (1889–1983), conductor
Laurence Cummings, conductor, organist, harpsichordist
John Dowland (1563–1626), lutenist and composer
Giles Farnaby (c. 1563–1640), composer and virginalist
Michael Flanders (1922–1975), actor, writer and broadcaster
Howard Goodall (1958–), composer and broadcaster
Colin Gordon (1911–1972), actor
Harry Lloyd (1983–), actor
Norman Painting (1924–2009), radio actor (The Archers)
Hugh Quarshie (1954–), actor
Douglas Reith (1953–), actor
James Ross, conductor
Donald Swann (1923–1994), composer, musician and entertainer
John Taverner (1490–1545), composer
Sir William Walton (1902–1983), composer
Peter Warlock (1894–1930), composer and critic

Journalists and Broadcasters

Adam Boulton (1959–), Editor-at-large, Sky News
David Dimbleby (1938–), broadcaster
Mehdi Hasan, journalist
Anthony Howard (1934–2010), journalist and broadcaster
Marina Hyde, journalist at The Guardian
Sir Ludovic Kennedy (1919–2009), broadcaster and writer
Dominic Lawson (1956–), Journalist and son of Nigel Lawson
S. P. B. Mais (1885–1975), author, journalist and broadcaster
Hugh Pym (1959-) Health Editor, BBC News
Richard Stengel (1955–), Managing Editor of Time Magazine
Sonya Walger (1974–), actress

Business

Alex Beard (1967–), businessman, Glencore^[8]
Kate Bingham (1965-), venture capitalist
Russ Dallen,^[9]^[10] Publisher; investment bank head
Sir William Goodenough (1899–1951), Chairman of Barclays Bank
Sir Peter Green (1924–1996), Chairman of Lloyds Bank^[11]^[12]
Paul Hamlyn (1926–2001), Publisher (Octopus Publishing Group) and philanthropist.
Christopher Jones (1976-), venture investor, UVM Health Network Ventures
Oswald Lewis (1887–1966), Partner in John Lewis & Company
Sir Henry Meux (1817–1883), Head of brewery Meux and Co
Sir Charles Mills (1792–1872), Director of the East India Company
Charles Mills (1830–1898), Partner at Glyn, Mills & Co and MP
Sir Nigel Mobbs (1937–2005), Chairman of Slough Estates and director of Barclays Bank
Russi Mody (1918–2014), Chairman and managing director, Tata Steel (formerly TISCO), India
Peter Moores (1932–2016), Founder of Littlewoods
Michael Moritz (1954–), venture capitalist, Sequoia Capital
Crispin Odey (1959–) hedge fund manager
David Ogilvy (1929–1999) Iconic advertisement guru; known as the 'Pope of Advertising', he founded Ogilvy & Mather
Nicky Oppenheimer (1945–) South African at De Beers
Jonathan Oppenheimer (1969–) South African at De Beers
Weetman Pearson (1910–1995), Chairman and President of S. Pearson & Son
Oliver Poole (1911–1993), Chairman of Lazzard, Director of S Pearson & Sons, and MP for Oswestry
James A. Reed (1963–), Chairman of the Reed group of companies
Jacob Rothschild (1936–), investment banker
Sir (Henry) Saxon Tate (1931–2012), MD of Tate & Lyle
Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath (1905–1992), Developer of Longleat Safari Park and MP for Frome
Fredric Warburg (1898–1981), publisher
Stuart Wheeler (1935–) businessman at IG Index
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (1981–), twins associated with the founding of Facebook

Other people

Ambrose St. John (1815–1875), close companion of John Henry Newman
Fra' Andrew Bertie (1929–2008), Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury(1938–2004)
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893–1971) Marshal of the Royal Air Force and Chief of the Air Staff, Second World War
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1674–1731), Statesman and patron of the sciences.
Christopher Codrington (1668–1710), plantation and slave owner, endowed Codrington College and Codrington Library
Gottfried von Bismarck (1962–2007)
General Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748–1843), commander in the Peninsular War
James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868), Soldier and Commander of the Light Brigade at Balaclava
John Chapman (1865–1933), abbot of Downside Abbey and founder of Worth School.
Richard Fitzgeorge de Stacpoole, 1st Duc de Stacpoole (1787–1848)
John Boyd (1718–1800), art collector and sugar merchant
Jonathan Hancock (1972–), Memory champion
Kurt Hahn (1886–1974), Founder of Outward Bound and the Duke of Edinburgh Award
John Steel "Jock" Lewes (1913-1941), President of the Oxford University Boat Club (1936-37) and "co-founder" of the Special Air Service.
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (1720–1760), last member of the House of Lords hanged in England
Timothy Potts Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Redmond Watt (1950–) Commander-in-Chief, Land Command, British Army
Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch (1954–), Scotland's largest private landowner
Richard Busby (1606–1695), Headmaster of Westminster School
Henry Liddell (1811–1898) dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, and headmaster of Westminster School.
Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet (1943–), Father of George Osborne
William Penn (1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania
Hubert Chesshyre, retired British officer of arms found to have committed child sexual abuse^[13]
N. Handley

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[:4-1] Fox, Robert (9 May 2018). "Einstein in Oxford". Notes Rec. 72 (3): 293–318. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2018.0002. ISSN 0035-9149.

[:0-2] Grenville, Anthony (February 2004). "Sebastian Flyte, Meet Albert Einstein ..." Association of Jewis Refugees. 4 (2): 5. (link: PDF page).

[:1-3] Liese, Debra (1 December 2015). "Andrew Robinson to talk on 'Einstein in Oxford' at Christ Church". Princeton University Press Blog. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

[:2-4] Fenton, Ben (8 February 2008). "Einstein's taxing time at Oxford". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

[:3-5] Robinson, Andrew (2015). "Einstein in Oxford" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2017.

[6] Communication from Judith Curthoys, college archivist

[7] Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). Burke's Royal Families of the World. Vol. II: Africa & the Middle East. London: Burke's Peerage. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6.

[8] "Chemoil Energy Limited Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Chemoil.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[9] "Argentina's holdout saga: pacta sunt servanda". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[10] Church, Christ. "Development Matters 2015–2016 Report" (PDF).

[11] "Obituary: Sir Peter Green". The Independent. 31 July 1996. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[12] "Peter Green". oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[13] Jamie Doward (30 March 2019). "Honours system under scrutiny after sex abuser kept title for years". The Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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