This is a list of notable members of Peterhouse, a college of the University of Cambridge, England. It includes alumni, fellows and Masters of the college.
Alumni
Public servants
- Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss - First female Lord Justice of Appeal, 1988–1999, President of the Family Division, High Court of Justice, 1999–2005
- The Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1768-1770
- Elijah Mudenda, Prime Minister of Zambia, 1975-1977
- Michael Howard, Leader of the Conservative Party, 2003-2005
- Christopher Meyer, British Ambassador to the United States, 1997-2003
- Michael Portillo, Cabinet Minister, 1992-1997
- Nicholas Stern, author of the Stern Review on climate change
- Conrad Swan, Garter Principal King of Arms
- John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1583-1604
- David Wilson, Governor of Hong Kong, 1987-1992
Academics, artists, writers
- Kingsley Amis, writer
- Richard Baker (broadcaster), broadcaster
- Denis Brogan, historian
- Herbert Butterfield, historian, Master of Peterhouse, 1955–1968, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1959–1961, and Regius Professor of Modern History, 1963-1968
- Thomas Campion, 16th century composer
- John Ashton Cannon, historian
- Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden, official historian of the Conservative Party
- Patrick Cosgrave, journalist, author and advisor to Margaret Thatcher
- Maurice Cowling, historian
- Mike Dash, historian
- Marius De Vries, composer and producer, best known as music director of La La Land
- Roger Deakin, naturalist writer
- Robert Dudley Edwards, historian
- Richard Eyre, director, former artistic director of the National Theatre
- Ronan Fanning, historian
- John Finnemore, writer and actor
- Michael Gough, archaeologist
- Thomas Gray, poet
- Colin Greenwood, Radiohead bassist
- Luke Hughes, furniture designer
- Harold James, historian
- David Knowles, Regius Professor of Modern History, 1954–1963
- Denis Mack Smith, historian
- F.X. Martin, historian and first Catholic priest admitted to Cambridge since the Reformation
- James Mason, actor
- Simon McBurney, theatremaker, founder of Complicité
- Sam Mendes, Academy Award-winning film director (for American Beauty) and four-time Laurence Olivier Award winner
- David Mitchell, actor, comedian and writer
- A. L. Morton, Marxist historian
- Michael Postan, historian
- William Ridgeway, classical scholar and Disney Professor of Archaeology, Cambridge University
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American political historian.
- Karl Schweizer, historian and author.
- Peter Whitehead, filmmaker
Scientists and inventors
Fellows
Masters
For a list see Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge.
References
- ^ Halacy, Daniel Stephen (1970). Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer. Crowell-Collier Press. ISBN 0-02-741370-5.
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