List of alumni of Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College, Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. Its alumni include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics. Some alumni went on to become Fellows of the college; 14 students later became Principal of the college. The college was founded in 1571 by Queen Elizabeth I, at the request of a Welsh clergyman, Hugh Price. There are still strong links with Wales, with about 15% of students being from Wales. [cite web|url=http://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/welcome/wales.php|title=Jesus College and Wales|publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|accessdate=2007-07-14] The Jesus Professor of Celtic, which is the only chair in Celtic Studies at an English university, is associated with a Professorial Fellowship of Jesus College. Distinguished Celtic scholars, such as John Rhys and Ellis Evans, have held the position since its creation in 1877. [cite web|url=http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/celtic/|title=Celtic at Oxford|publisher=Modern Languages Faculty, University of Oxford|accessdate=2007-07-15] About 100 undergraduates enter the college each year and there are about 130 graduate students at the College at any one time. [cite web|url=http://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/welcome/principal.php|title=Principal's welcome|publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|accessdate=2007-07-14] Women have been admitted to Jesus College since 1974, when the college was one of the first five men's colleges to become co-educational. [cite web|url=http://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/history/modernday.php|title=Jesus College Oxford – The Modern Day|publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|date=27 September 2005|accessdate=2007-07-14] Old members of Jesus College are sometimes known as "Jesubites". [cite web|url =http://alumni.jesus.ox.ac.uk/TT2005%20newsletter.pdf|title = Jesubites go forth!|accessdate = 2007-03-28|last = Orringe|first = Natalie|year = 2005|month = Trinity Term|format = pdf|work = JCN|pages = 2–3 ]

From the world of politics, the list includes two Prime Ministers (Harold Wilson of Britain and Norman Washington Manley of Jamaica), one Speaker of the House of Commons (Sir William Williams), a co-founder of Plaid Cymru (D. J. Williams) and a co-founder of the African National Congress (Pixley ka Isaka Seme). Members of Parliament from the three main political parties in the United Kingdom have attended the college, as have politicians from Australia (Neal Blewett), New Zealand (Harold Rushworth), Sri Lanka (Lalith Athulathmudali) and the United States (Heather Wilson). The list of lawyers include one Lord Chancellor (Lord Sankey) and one Law Lord (Lord du Parcq). The list of clergy includes three Archbishops of Wales (Alfred George Edwards, Glyn Simon and Gwilym Owen Williams). Celticists associated with the college include Sir John Morris-Jones, Sir Thomas (T. H.) Parry-Williams and William John Gruffydd, whilst the list of historians includes the college's first graduate, David Powel, who published the first printed history of Wales in 1584, and the Victorian historian John Richard Green. The list includes a recipient of the Victoria Cross (Angus Buchanan) and T. E. Lawrence, better known as "Lawrence of Arabia." Record-breaking quadriplegic solo sailor Hilary Lister was also a student here, whilst from the field of arts and entertainment there are names such as Magnus Magnusson, presenter of "Mastermind", the National Poet of Wales Gwyn Thomas and television weather presenters Kirsty McCabe and Siân Lloyd.

Alumni

The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category (e.g. Politics and law).

Abbreviations used in the following tables:
*M — Year of matriculation
*G — Year of graduation / conclusion of study
*DNG — Did not graduate: left college without taking a degree
*? — Year unknown; approximate year used for table-sorting purposes
*(F/P) after name — later became Fellow or Principal of Jesus College, and included on the list of Principals and Fellows
*(HF) after name — later became an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, and included on the list of Honorary Fellows

The degree classification is also included in brackets, where known.

Politicians from England and Wales

Other lawyers

Cathedral clergy

Military personnel

Geographers and cartographers

cientists and physicians

Artists and writers

Other people in public life

Fictional students of Jesus College

*Sir David Metcalfe QC — Character in Jeffrey Archer's play "Beyond Reasonable doubt".cite journal|title=Jesus College and Crime Fiction|year=1995/1996|last=Jenkinson|first=Leonard|journal=JCR|pages=66–67]
*Logan Mountstuart — Character in "Any Human Heart" (a novel by an old member, William Boyd) who studies History at Jesus College in the 1920s and is awarded a third-class degree. [cite web|title=Any Human Heart by William Boyd|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A10927-2003Feb27|accessdate=2007-07-16|last=Cameron|first=Peter|date=2 March 2003|work=The Washington Post]
*Cedric Downes — Fellow of Brasenose in Colin Dexter's "The Jewel That Was Ours", who reveals that he was an undergraduate at Jesus, which he describes as "one of the less fashionable colleges".
*Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart, of Jesus College, Oxon. — from "The Expedition of Humphry Clinker" (1771), an epistolary novel by Tobias Smollett. Phillips is the recipient of letters from one of the characters, Jery Melford. There is no evidence that Phillips was based on any Jesus individual, but others named in Melford's letters (Griffy Price, Gwyn, Mansel, Basset and "our old friend Barton") may be based on men attending Jesus College in the 1720s and 1730s. [Baker, 45]
*Mark Treasure — detective in various novels by David Williams. His Jesus College tie is recognised by a Welsh parson in "Divided Treasure".

External links

* [http://alumni.jesus.ox.ac.uk/notableOMs.php List of notable Old Members, Jesus College alumni website]

References

General

;Histories of the College
*Hardy, E. G., "Jesus College" (1899) F. E. Robinson & Co., London. Cited in references as: Hardy
*Baker, J. N. L., "Jesus College, Oxford 1571–1971" (1971) Oxonian Press Ltd, Oxford (ISBN 0950216402). Cited in references as: Baker;College publications
*"The Jesus College Record" – annual publication. Cited in references as: "JCR"
*"Jesus College Newsletter" – bi-annual publication (Trinity Term and Michaelmas Term). Cited in references as: "JCN";Biographical dictionaries
*Oxford Dictionary of National Biography – [http://www.oxforddnb.com subscription access] (Oxford University Press). Cited in references as: "ODNB"
* [http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/index.html Welsh Biography Online] (The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion of London and National Library of Wales). Cited in references as: "WBO";Other reference works
*Foster, Joseph, "Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714" and "Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886" (both 1891–92) (reprint ISBN 978-1855068438). Cited in references as: Foster
*Foster, Joseph, "Oxford Men & their Colleges. Illustrated with portraits & views. Together with the matriculation register, 1880–1892" (1893). Cited in references as: "Oxford Men"
*Who's Who – [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/ subscription access] (January 2008) A&C Black (Publishers) Ltd. Cited in references as: "Who's Who"
*Who Was Who – [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/ subscription access] (January 2008) A&C Black (Publishers) Ltd. Cited in references as: "Who Was Who"

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