Alan Turing (1938) - Mathematician, computer scientist, and logician who is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
Christabel Pankhurst (1906) - Political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who fought for women's right to vote.
Anthony Burgess (1940) - Novelist, critic, and composer, best known for his dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange.
Robert Robinson (1905) - Chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1947 for his research on plant products of biological importance, especially alkaloids.
John Dalton (1794) - Chemist, physicist, and meteorologist who developed the atomic theory of matter.
Arthur Lewis (1940) - Economist who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1979 for his pioneering research into economic development with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries.
Shelagh Delaney (1958) - Playwright and screenwriter, best known for her debut work A Taste of Honey.
Thomas de Waal (1989) - Journalist, writer, and expert on the Caucasus region, particularly the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
David Lloyd George (1889) - Politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 and was a key figure in the creation of the welfare state.
Geoffrey Hill (1953) - Poet and professor of English literature, known for his complex and allusive style.