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- Stephen Hawking. Born in. United Kingdom. Years. 1942-2018 (aged 76) Enrolled in the University of Cambridge. 1962-1966 graduated with doctorate. Occupations.
- Isaac Newton. Born in. United Kingdom. Years. 1642-1727 (aged 85) Occupations. philosopher mathematician. Biography. Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher.
- Robert Oppenheimer. Born in. United States. Years. 1904-1967 (aged 63) Occupations. university teacher science administrator theoretical physicist engineer art collector.
- Charles Darwin. Born in. United Kingdom. Years. 1809-1882 (aged 73) Enrolled in the University of Cambridge. In 1828 studied theology. Occupations. naturalist ethologist writer geologist botanist.
- J. R. R. Tolkien. Born in. South Africa. Years. 1892-1973 (aged 81) Enrolled in the University of Oxford. 1911-1915 graduated with Master of Arts in classics and English studies.
- Rupert Murdoch. Born in. Australia. Years. 1931-.. (age 93) Enrolled in the University of Oxford. In 1953 graduated with Master of Arts. Occupations. entrepreneur editor businessperson publisher financier.
- Anthony Eden. Born in. United Kingdom. Years. 1897-1977 (aged 80) Occupations. diplomat politician aristocrat. Biography. Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957.
- Imran Khan. Born in. Pakistan. Years. 1952-.. (age 72) Occupations. politician cricketer international forum participant investor autobiographer. Biography. Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer who served as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022.
- Barack Obama. United States. 1961-.. (age 63) Enrolled in Harvard University. 1988-1991 graduated with Juris Doctor in law. Occupations. political writer international forum participant jurist podcaster community organizer.
- John F. Kennedy. United States. 1917-1963 (aged 46) Enrolled in Harvard University. 1936-1940 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in international relations.
- Bill Gates. United States. 1955-.. (age 69) Enrolled in Harvard University. Studied in 1973-1975. Occupations. programmer entrepreneur philanthropist.
- Mark Zuckerberg. United States. 1984-.. (age 40) Enrolled in Harvard University. In 2002 studied psychology and computer science. Occupations.
- Christopher Meyer. Year of Study: 1965. Field: History. Starting our list of famous Cambridge alumni, we have Christopher Meyer, who was a British Diplomat and served as the Ambassador to the United States and Germany.
- John Sawers. Year of Study: 1976. Field: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Another addition to the list of University of Cambridge notable alumni is John Sawers.
- Shirin Ebadi. Year of Study: 1969. Field: Law. Shirin Ebadi is one of the most famous Cambridge University alumni. She is an Iranian lawyer, Nobel Laureate, writer, and teacher.
- Sir Andrew Wood. Year of Study: 1961. Field: Modern and Medieval Languages. Sir Andrew Wood also joins the esteemed list of famous University of Cambridge notable alumni as a former British diplomat, specializing in Russian affairs.
- Henry Blodget
- Oliver Cromwell — Sidney Sussex College, 1617. After dropping out of Cambridge, Cromwell went on to lead the Roundheads in the English Civil War, which they won.
- John Milton — Christ's College, 1629. The "Paradise Lost" author ranked fourth in his year of graduates. Not a fan of his Cambridge peers though, Milton said of his fellow students: "They thought themselves gallant men, and I thought them fools."
- Charles Darwin — Christ's College, 1831. Often coined the father of modern biology, Darwin was sent to Cambridge by his father to study the Arts, in the hope that he might one day become an Anglican country parson.
- Alan Turing — King's College, 1934. "The Imitation Game" protagonist unsurprisingly read maths at Cambridge — he was elected a college fellow on the strength of his dissertation.
Several Cambridge alumni who have made outstanding contributions across a wide range of areas including nursing, archaeology, conservation and foreign policy have been recognised in the King's first birthday honours list.
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