List of University of Oxford people

The List of University of Oxford people includes notable alumni, professors, and administrators affiliated with the University of Oxford, one of the world's leading institutions of higher education located in Oxford, England. This list highlights the university's significant impact on various fields, including science, literature, politics, and more.

Notable Alumni

Politics and Government

• Margaret Thatcher - Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party.
• Tony Blair - Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Labour Party.
• Bill Clinton - Former President of the United States and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.

Literature and Media

• J.R.R. Tolkien - Author of The Lord of the Rings and professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford.
• Oscar Wilde - Renowned playwright, poet, and author known for works such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Science and Technology

• Stephen Hawking - Theoretical physicist known for his work on black holes and cosmology.
• Richard Dawkins - Evolutionary biologist and author, known for his advocacy of the gene-centered view of evolution and for his book The Selfish Gene.

Business

• Tim Cook - CEO of Apple Inc., who earned an MBA from Oxford.
• Ratan Tata - Former chairman of the Tata Group, one of India's biggest and oldest conglomerates.

Faculty

• Sir Roger Penrose - Mathematical physicist, philosopher, and Nobel laureate in Physics, known for his work in mathematical physics and his contributions to general relativity and cosmology.
• Iris Murdoch - British novelist and philosopher, who was also a lecturer in philosophy at Oxford.

Administration

• Louise Richardson - Political scientist specializing in international security and terrorism, and the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.

See also

• Rhodes Scholarship
• Oxford University Press
• Colleges of the University of Oxford