List of people associated with Middlesex University
This is a list of Middlesex University people, including notable alumni and staff associated with the university.
Alumni
[edit]Artists and sculptors
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- Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer and art director
- Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, Nigerian-born British visual artist
- Gillian Condy, South African botanical artist
- Allen Jones, sculptor
- Sir Anish Kapoor, sculptor
- Keith Khan, British artist, co-founder of Motiroti
- Langlands and Bell, artists
- Conrad Leach, artist and custom motorcycle designer
- John Lundberg, artist and filmmaker
- Stephen D. Nash, English wildlife artist
- Michael Petry, American multi-media artist; co-director of the Museum of Installation in London
- Jane Ray, British illustrator of children's books
- Deganit Stern Schocken, Israeli jewelry artist
- Lola Young, British artist, teacher and Crossbench peer
- David Wightman, English painter
Fashion and film industry
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- Freema Agyeman, actress (Martha Jones in Doctor Who)
- Charlotte Bellamy, British actress
- BodyMap, designers Mike Holah and Stevie Stewart
- Adam Brown, English actor, comedian, and pantomime
- Danyul Brown, celebrity stylist
- Mike Figgis, film director, writer and composer
- Ashley Isham, fashion designer
- Malcolm Kohll, South African script writer and producer
- Matthew Marsden, actor
- Oliver Mason, actor
- Petra Massey, British actress
- Helen Mirren, actress, star of Calendar Girls and The Queen
- Mark Nash, Film Historian
- Peter Polycarpou, actor
- Venkat Prabhu, Indian film director
- Kevin Sacre, actor; plays Jake Dean in Hollyoaks
- Dan Skinner, British actor and comedy writer
- Rob Spendlove, British actor
- Arulnithi Tamilarasu, Indian actor
- Dickon Tolson, British actor
- Arabella Weir, British comedian, actress and writer
Sports
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- Joe Beevers, professional poker player
- Montell Douglas, sprinter
- Joe Joyce, professional boxer
- Simeon Williamson, sprinter
- Zooey Perry, handball player
Literature, journalism and mass media
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- Monica Ali, writer, author of Brick Lane
- Ben Barkow, writer
- Nicholas Blincoe, novelist and screenwriter
- Henry Bond, writer and photographer
- Martin Booth, novelist
- Neil Daniels, freelance British writer
- John Diamond, British broadcaster and journalist
- Richard Dinnick, screenwriter and author
- Ruth England, British television presenter and actress
- James Heartfield, writer
- David Hepworth, journalist, broadcaster and magazine publisher
- James Herbert, novelist
- Laura Hird, novelist
- Stephen Jordan, writer and director
- Louise Lear, BBC weather presenter
- Suzanne Moore, British journalist
- Dermot O'Leary, TV presenter
- Tony Richards, dark fantasy or horror author
- Peace Hyde, West African correspondent for Forbes Africa
Music, radio and entertainment
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- Adam Ant (real name: Stuart Goddard), musician
- Kuljit Bhamra, composer, record producer, musician
- Bibio (real name: Stephen Wilkinson), British music producer
- Alan Carr, comedian
- Paul Carr, guitarist, former member of the James Taylor Quartet
- Jon "JS" Clayden and Mark Clayden, musicians (Pitchshifter)
- Ray Davies, CBE, musician (The Kinks)
- Marina Diamandis, singer-songwriter
- Jo Enright, comedian
- Adam Ficek, drummer for Babyshambles
- Bryn Fowler, bassist in The Holloways
- Roger Glover, musician (Deep Purple)
- Alison Goldfrapp, musician (Goldfrapp)
- Neil Grainger, actor and comedian
- Jake Hook, songwriter, music producer and singer
- Milton Jones, comedian
- Russell Kane, writer and comedian
- Kevin Kerrigan, music producer, composer
- Led Bib, jazz band[1]
- Iain Lee, radio presenter
- Naser Mestarihi, hard rock musician
- Deborah Mollison, British composer, songwriter
- Ruth Ojadi, singer
- Vic Reeves, comedian
- John Rocca,[2] dance music performer, remixer, percussionist, and record producer, most well known for his band Freeez.[3]
- Dave Sturt, British bass player and producer
- Johnny Vegas, comedian
- Joanne Yeoh, Malaysian violinist
Politics and public service
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- Kwame Addo-Kufuor, Ghanaian politician and physician
- Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed, Kenyan politician
- Gladys Asmah, Minister for Fisheries, Ghana
- Gareth Bennett, UKIP Member of the National Assembly for Wales
- Christine Butler, MP (Labour)
- Mike Gapes, MP (Labour)
- Mohamed Al-Amin Mohamed Al-Hadi, Somalian politician
- Abdi Yusuf Hassan, Somali politician and diplomat
- Nick Harvey, MP, Liberal Democrats
- Kim Howells, MP (Labour)
- Ray Lewis, Guyana-born youth worker, former Deputy Mayor of London
- Michael Lyons, former Labour Party councillor and the Chairman of the BBC Trust
- Clifford Sibusiso Mamba, Swazi diplomat; former Olympic athlete
- Tom Nairn, theorist on nationalism, political activist
- Steve Sinnott, general secretary, National Union of Teachers
- Tan Tee Beng, Malaysian politician
- Özlem Türköne, Turkish columnist and politician
Other
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- Ralph Alabi, Nigerian engineer, industrialist
- Yannis Behrakis, Greek photojournalist
- Charlie Camlin, American Anglican bishop
- Timothy Campbell, winner of The Apprentice
- Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret
- Slash Coleman, American storyteller, producer, and writer
- William Gibson, British historian, academic, and professor
- Mavin Khoo, Malaysian dancer
- Nick Leeson, former rogue derivatives trader
- Bello Bala Shagari, Nigerian activist
- Mazhar Majeed, sporting agent
- Suzannah Olivier, nutritionist
- John Rowan, counsellor, psychotherapist, clinical supervisor
- Sue Sanders, British LGBT rights activist
- Stephen Sizer, Anglican priest
- Dave Snowden, Welsh lecturer, consultant, researcher
- Victoria Stillwell, TV presenter; dog trainer
- Blay Whitby, philosopher and technology ethicist
- Myo Myint Kyaw, technopreneur
Academics
[edit]Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
[edit]- David Rain (Creative Writing)
- Chris Batchelor (jazz)
- Sonia Boyce (Fine Art)
- Richard Billingham (Photography)
- James Martin Charlton (Creative Writing)
- Katy Deepwell (Art theory and criticism)
- Peter Fribbins (Music)
- Nikki Iles (jazz)
- Keith Piper (Fine Art)
Faculty of Professional and Social Sciences
[edit]- David Conway, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
- Stephan Dahl (marketing)
- Ed Gallagher (environmental studies)
- John Grahl (European integration)
- Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Professor Emeritus of the History of Mathematics and Logic
- Bernard Ingham (marketing)
- John Lea (Criminology – left realism; law and order)
- Irena Papadopoulos (Transcultural nursing research)
- John Redwood (management)
- Ivan Roitt (Director, Centre for Investigative & Diagnostic Oncology)
- Vincenzo Ruggiero (Sociology – organised and corporate crime)
- Doirean Wilson (Equality Diversity & Inclusion and Cross Cultural Studies)
- Lola Young, Professor Emeritus of cultural studies
Faculty of Science and Technology
[edit]- Meir Manny Lehman (computing science)
- David Turner (computing science)
References
[edit]- ^ "From Middlesex to Mercury – graduates Led Bib are nominated for top music award" (PDF) (Press release). Middlesex University. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 517. ISBN 9780195313734.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Freeez Biography & History". AllMusic.