St Catherine's College, Oxford

Notable alumni

It should be noted that the association of some of these alumni is with the St Catherine's Society, rather than the college itself.

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• John Birt – Former Director-General of the BBC.
• Sir John Cornforth – 1975 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
• Joseph Heller – American author; Catch-22.
• Peter Mandelson – Architect of "New Labour" and twice a UK Cabinet minister.
• Tom Phillips – Artist and Royal Academician.
• Matthew Pinsent – Quadruple Olympic gold medallist in rowing.
• Sir John Vane – 1992 Nobel Laureate in Medicine.
• John E. Walker – 1997 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
• Simon Winchester – British author and historian; The Surgeon of Crowthorne; The Map that Changed the World.
• Jeanette Winterson – British author; Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.