ReferenceList RulesPeople on this list must have gone to Somerville College, Oxford and be of some renown.
List of famous alumni from Somerville College, Oxford, with photos when available. Prominent graduates from Somerville College, Oxford include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. This list of distinguished Somerville College, Oxford alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended Somerville College, Oxford are at the top of the list. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from Somerville College, Oxford.
List is made up of graduates like Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi.
This list answers the questions “Which famous people went to Somerville College, Oxford?” and “Which celebrities are Somerville College, Oxford alumni?”1
Indira Gandhi
PoliticianAge: Dec. at 67 (1917-1984)
Birthplace: Allahabad, India
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: [ˈɪndɪraː ˈɡaːndʱiː] (listen); née Nehru; 19 November 1917... more on Wikipedia2
Margaret Thatcher
Statesman, PoliticianAge: Dec. at 88 (1925-2013)
Birthplace: Grantham, United Kingdom
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was... more on Wikipedia3
Iris Murdoch
Novelist, AuthorAge: Dec. at 80 (1919-1999)
Birthplace: Phibsborough, Republic of Ireland
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was a British novelist and... more on Wikipedia4
Dorothy L. Sayers
Copywriter, PoetAge: Dec. at 64 (1893-1957)
Birthplace: Oxford, United Kingdom
Dorothy Leigh Sayers (; 13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime writer and poet.... more on Wikipedia5
A. S. Byatt
Poet, NovelistAge: 84
Birthplace: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dame Antonia Susan Duffy HonFBA (née Drabble; born 24 August 1936), known professionally as... more on Wikipedia6
Kathleen Kenyon
ArchaeologistAge: Dec. at 72 (1906-1978)
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a leading British... more on Wikipedia7
Esther Rantzen
Journalist, Television producerAge: 80
Birthplace: Berkhamsted, United Kingdom
Dame Esther Louise Rantzen (born 22 June 1940) is an English journalist and television... more on Wikipedia8
Dorothy Hodgkin
ChemistAge: Dec. at 84 (1910-1994)
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin (12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994) was a British chemist who... more on Wikipedia9
Vera Brittain
Nurse, NovelistAge: Dec. at 77 (1893-1970)
Birthplace: Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment... more on Wikipedia10
Philippa Foot
PhilosopherAge: Dec. at 90 (1920-2010)
Birthplace: Owston Ferry, England
Philippa Ruth Foot, FBA (; née Bosanquet; 3 October 1920 – 3 October 2010) was a British... more on Wikipedia11
Eleanor Rathbone
PoliticianAge: Dec. at 74 (1872-1946)
Birthplace: Europe, Eurasia, United Kingdom, London, England
Eleanor Florence Rathbone (12 May 1872 – 2 January 1946) was an independent British member of... more on Wikipedia12
Kathleen Ollerenshaw
Mathematician, PoliticianAge: Dec. at 102 (1912-2014)
Birthplace: Withington, United Kingdom
Dame Kathleen Mary Ollerenshaw, (née Timpson; 1 October 1912 – 10 August 2014) was a British... more on Wikipedia13
Olive Margaret Willis (26 October 1877 – 11 March 1964) was an English educationist and... more on WikipediaOlive Willis
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Premiership of Margaret Thatcher
Lawyer, ScientistBirthplace: Grantham
Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 4 May 1979 and served until... more on Wikipedia
15Sarah Ioannides
Conductor, Music DirectorAge: 48
Birthplace: Canberra, Australia
Sarah Ioannides (born 1972, in Canberra) is a Greek Cypriot-Scottish-Australian conductor. ... more on Wikipedia16
Barbara Ward
Journalist, EconomistAge: Dec. at 67 (1914-1981)
Barbara Mary Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, (23 May 1914 – 31 May 1981) was a British... more on Wikipedia- 17
Celia Green
PhilosopherAge: 84
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Celia Elizabeth Green (born 26 November 1935) is a British writer on philosophical skepticism... more on Wikipedia 18
Shirley Williams
Politician, JournalistAge: 90
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, (née Catlin; born 27... more on Wikipedia- 19
Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera
Politician, BankerAge: 58
Birthplace: Uganda
Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera, PC (born 23 June 1962) is a British investment banker and... more on Wikipedia - 20
Margaret Forster
Journalist, NovelistAge: 82
Birthplace: Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Margaret Forster (25 May 1938 – 8 February 2016) was an English novelist, biographer,... more on Wikipedia - 21
Michèle Roberts
Poet, JournalistAge: 71
Birthplace: Bushey, United Kingdom
Michèle Brigitte Roberts (born 20 May 1949) is a British writer, novelist and poet. She is the... more on Wikipedia - 22
Genevieve Lloyd
PhilosopherAge: 78
Birthplace: Australia
Genevieve Lloyd (born at Cootamundra, New South Wales, 16 October 1941) is an Australian... more on Wikipedia - 23
Nia Griffith
PoliticianAge: 63
Birthplace: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Nia Rhiannon Griffith (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour politician, who has been the... more on Wikipedia 24
Nina Bawden
Novelist, AuthorAge: Dec. at 87 (1925-2012)
Birthplace: Ilford, London, United Kingdom
Nina Bawden CBE FRSL JP (19 January 1925 – 22 August 2012) was an English novelist and... more on Wikipedia- 25
Rose Macaulay
Novelist, AuthorAge: Dec. at 77 (1881-1958)
Birthplace: Rugby, United Kingdom
Dame Emilie Rose Macaulay, (1 August 1881 – 30 October 1958) was an English writer, most... more on Wikipedia
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