KCL Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of KCL

• Florence Nightingale (1851) - Founder of modern nursing, known for her work during the Crimean War.
• Desmond Tutu (1966) - South African Anglican bishop and theologian, Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his role in the opposition to apartheid.
• Thomas Hardy (1862) - Renowned English novelist and poet, known for works like 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' and 'Far from the Madding Crowd'.
• Edmund Barton (1868) - First Prime Minister of Australia and a key figure in the federation of Australia.
• Rudyard Kipling (1886) - Famous author and poet, best known for 'The Jungle Book' and 'Kim'.
• John Keats (1816) - One of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets, known for 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
• Virginia Woolf (1901) - Influential modernist writer, known for 'Mrs Dalloway' and 'To the Lighthouse'.
• P. D. James (1949) - Celebrated crime writer, known for her detective Adam Dalgliesh series.
• Michael Morpurgo (1968) - Award-winning author of children's books, known for 'War Horse', which inspired a successful stage play and film.
• Arthur C. Clarke (1948) - Science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist, known for '2001: A Space Odyssey'.