David Attenborough (Clare 1943)
Sir David is a broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection that together constitutes a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth.
Mary Beard (Newnham 1973)
Dame Mary is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature. She is the Classics editor of The Times Literary Supplement, where she also writes a regular blog, "A Don's Life". Her frequent media appearances and sometimes controversial public statements have led to her being described as "Britain's best-known classicist.
Christopher Clark (Pembroke 1987)
Sir Christopher Munro Clark, FBA (born 14 March 1960) is an Australian historian living in England and Germany. He is the twenty-second Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge.
Katie Derham (Madgalene 1988)
Katie Derham is a BBC Radio 3 presenter and the face of the BBC Proms.
James Fox (Emmanuel 2001)
James Fox is a British art historian and BAFTA-nominated broadcaster. Fox is a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College and specialises in 20th-century art.
Antony Gormley (Trinity 1968)
Antony Gormley is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space.
Dan Jones (Pembroke 1999)
Dan Jones is a British historian, TV presenter and journalist. Over four weeks in March 2019, Dan, with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and engineer Rob Bell, presented London: 2,000 years of history, for Channel 5 (UK)
Andrew Marr (Trinity Hal 1977)
Andrew Marr, former BBC political editor, interviews key newsmakers and shines a light on what's happening in the world. Includes a review of the Sunday newspapers, weather forecast and news bulletin
George Mpanga aka George the Poet (Kings 2010)
George the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage.
Chris Smith
Chris Smith is a medical consultant specialising in clinical microbiology and virology at Cambridge University and its teaching hospital, Addenbrooke's.
Sandi Toksvig (Girton 1977)
Sandi is a British-Danish writer, comedian, broadcaster, actor, and producer on British radio, stage, and television.
