University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is a leading university located in Sheffield, UK.

Notable alumni

• Sir Donald Bailey, civil engineer and inventor of the Bailey bridge
• Carol Barnes, newsreader
• David Blunkett, politician (BA(Hons) Political Theory and Institutions, 1972)
• Stephen Daldry, film director
• David Davies, Football Association chief executive
• Martin Fry, lead singer of ABC
• Nicci Gerrard, author
• Joanne Harris, author (later became faculty)
• Penny Hughes, former president of Coca-Cola Enterprises (UK) (BSc(Hons) Chemistry)
• Eddie Izzard, comedian
• Amy Johnson, pilot (BA(Hons) Economics, 1926)
• The Rt. Hon Lord Justice Maurice Kay, Lord Justice of Appeal
• Sir Hans Kornberg, biochemist
• Harold Kroto, Nobel Prize-winning chemist (BSc(Hons) Chemistry, 1961; PhD, 1961-1964)
• Vanessa Lawrence, Ordnance Survey director general
• Sir Peter Middleton, Camelot chairman
• John O'Leary, Times Higher Education Supplement editor
• Dame Anne Rafferty, High Court judge
• Richard Roberts, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist (BSc(Hons) Chemistry, 1965; PhD, 1968)
• Jack Rosenthal, playwright
• Helen Sharman, astronaut (BSc(Hons) Chemistry, 1984)
• Linda Smith, comedian
• Ann Taylor, politician
• David Wetherall, footballer
• Howard Wilkinson, football manager