List of University of Cambridge people

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The University of Cambridge has a long and distinguished history, and many notable people have been associated with it. This list includes alumni, faculty members, and other affiliates of the university who have made significant contributions in various fields.

Notable Alumni[edit | edit source]

Politics and Government[edit | edit source]

Oliver Cromwell - Military and political leader who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
John Major - Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jawaharlal Nehru - First Prime Minister of India.
Manmohan Singh - Former Prime Minister of India.
Aung San Suu Kyi - Burmese politician, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Science and Mathematics[edit | edit source]

Isaac Newton - Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Charles Darwin - Naturalist, geologist, and biologist known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
Stephen Hawking - Theoretical physicist and cosmologist known for his work on black holes and author of "A Brief History of Time".
James Clerk Maxwell - Mathematician and physicist known for formulating the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
Rosalind Franklin - Chemist whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.

Literature[edit | edit source]

John Milton - Poet and intellectual, best known for his epic poem "Paradise Lost".
Lord Byron - Poet and leading figure in the Romantic movement.
E.M. Forster - Novelist, short story writer, and essayist known for works such as "A Passage to India" and "Howards End".
Sylvia Plath - Poet, novelist, and short-story writer known for her confessional style of writing.

Philosophy[edit | edit source]

Bertrand Russell - Philosopher, logician, and social critic, known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy.
Ludwig Wittgenstein - Philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

Economics[edit | edit source]

John Maynard Keynes - Economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments.
Amartya Sen - Economist and philosopher, awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics.

Notable Faculty[edit | edit source]

Paul Dirac - Theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.
Alan Turing - Mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist, widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
Mary Beard - Classicist and professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, known for her work on Roman history and culture.

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