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Notable alumni[edit]

Heads of state and government[edit]

Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, President of the European Commission (6 January 1977 – 19 January 1981)
Barham Salih, Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan (1 September 2009 – 17 January 2012)
Faisal al-Fayez, Prime Minister of Jordan (25 October 2003 – 5 April 2005)

Politics[edit]

Christine Chapman, AM for Cynon Valley
Wayne David, MP for Caerphilly and Shadow Minister for Europe
Guto Harri, Communications Director for the Mayor of London Boris Johnson's administration at London City Hall
Elin Jones, AM for Ceredigion and Minister for Rural Affairs
Sir Emyr Jones Parry, former British Permanent Representative to the United Nations, (2003–2007^[1])
Glenys Kinnock, former MEP and former UK Foreign Office Minister
Neil Kinnock, Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (2 October 1983– 18 July 1992)
Mike Hedges AM for Swansea East
Hilary Marquand, former MP for Cardiff East
Robert Minhinnick, co-founder of Friends of the Earth (Cymru)^[2]
Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, advisor to Margaret Thatcher
Craig Oliver, current Conservative Party Director of Communications
Bill Rammell, former MP for Harlow
General Sir David Richards, current Chief of the Defence Staff
Brian Wilson, former MP for Cunninghame North

Academia[edit]

Professor Robin Attfield, philosopher
Professor Yehuda Bauer, Professor of Holocaust Studies at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Professor Leszek Borysiewicz, Deputy Rector of Imperial College London and Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
The Rt Revd Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph
Dr. Sheila Cameron QC, lawyer and ecclesiastical judge
Professor Archie Cochrane, pioneer of scientific method in medicine
Professor Peter Coles, Professor of Astrophysics
Rt Revd Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Professor Alun Davies, bioscientist
Jonathan Deibel, leading researcher into Wirewound Resistors
Professor Huw Dixon, economist
Professor Stephen Dunnett, neuroscientist
Professor Sir Martin Evans, Nobel Prize for Medicine^[3] 2007
Professor Dr Robert Huber, Professor of Chemistry, Nobel Laureate – The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1988^[4]^[5]
Professor John Loughlin, Professor of Politics
Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, (Chichele Professor of Public International Law in the University of Oxford
Professor Patrick Minford, Professor of Applied Economics
John Warwick Montgomery – American lawyer, theologian and academic known for his work in the field of Christian Apologetics; Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Christian Thought at Patrick Henry College.^[6]
Christopher Norris, literary critic
Professor Sir Keith Peters, FRS PMedSci (Regius Professor of Physic in the University of Cambridge)
Dr Alice Roberts, clinical anatomist and osteoarchaeologist
H. W. Lloyd Tanner, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy (1883–1909)
The Rt Revd Dominic Walker, OGS, Bishop of Monmouth
Professor Keith Ward, philosopher, Gresham Professor of Divinity, Gresham College
Richard Clarke, philosopher
Chandra Wickramasinghe, professor of Applied Mathematics – one of the foremost authorities on organic cosmic dust
Rheinallt Nantlais Williams, academic
Dr Mansoor Alawar – The Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, Dubai.
Dr Jamal Alsumaiti – Director General, Dubai Judicial Institute

Business[edit]

Stephen Bird, Chief Executive Officer of Citibank consumer banking in Asia Pacific
Spencer Dale, Chief economist, Bank of England.
Andrew Gould, Chairman and former CEO, Schlumberger Limited^[7]
Martin Lewis, personal finance journalist, television presenter and website entrepreneur
Dame Mary Perkins, Founder of Specsavers
Lorenzo Simonelli, President and CEO of GE Transportation

Sport[edit]

Nathan Cleverly, professional boxer and current WBO light heavyweight world champion
Gareth Davies, former Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player, and current chief executive of Cardiff Rugby Football Club
Gerald Davies, former Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player
Mike Hall, former Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player
Steven Outerbridge, Bermudian cricketer
Jamie Roberts, Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player
James Tomlinson, English cricketer
Bradley Wadlan, Welsh cricketer

Arts and Journalism[edit]

Matt Barbet, journalist
Manish Bhasin, journalist and television presenter
Nick Broomfield, documentary filmmaker and receiver of the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Documentary
Philip Cashian, composer
Rahul Kanwal, journalist and executive director Headlines Today.
Suw Charman-Anderson, journalist and social software consultant.
Adrian Chiles, television presenter
Gillian Clarke, poet and receiver of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
Huw Edwards, journalist
Ken Elias, artist/painter
Max Foster, CNN Anchor, CNN Today^[8]
M. A. Griffiths, poet
Julia Hartley-Brewer, journalist and television presenter
Jiang Heping, Executive Director of the CCTV Sports Programming Centre and Controller of CCTV-5
Tim Hetherington, photo-journalist and co-director of Academy Award-nominated Restrepo
Alun Hoddinott, composer
Karl Jenkins, composer
Alan Johnston, journalist
Riz Khan, journalist and television interviewer
Bernard Knight, crime writer
Siân Lloyd, television presenter
Los Campesinos!
Philip Madoc, actor
Paul Moorcraft, writer
Sharon Morgan, actress
Siân Phillips, actress
Susanna Reid, television presenter
James Righton, musician
Arlene Sierra, composer
Professor Richard Tait, former BBC Governor and BBC trustee
Craig Thomas, author
Vedhika Kumar, Indian Actress
Grace Williams, composer
Simon Lane, one half of the popular internet show "Yogscast"

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^ "Former Permanent Representatives". United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
^ "Robert Minhinnick". British Council. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
^ "Nobel laureate joins University". Cardiff University. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1988". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
^ "JWM's WEB SITE". Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^ "Schlumberger CEO to retire, remains as chairman". Forbes. Retrieved 1 August 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) ^{[dead link]}
^ "CNN International – Anchors & Reporters – Max Foster". CNN International. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

[1] "Former Permanent Representatives". United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

[2] "Robert Minhinnick". British Council. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

[3] "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

[4] "Nobel laureate joins University". Cardiff University. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

[5] "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1988". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

[6] "JWM's WEB SITE". Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[7] "Schlumberger CEO to retire, remains as chairman". Forbes. Retrieved 1 August 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) ^{[dead link]}

[8] "CNN International – Anchors & Reporters – Max Foster". CNN International. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

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