List of University of Birmingham people

This is a list of notable people related to the University of Birmingham.

## Chancellors

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Joseph Chamberlain in the Chancellor's robes

The University of Birmingham has had seven chancellors since gaining its royal charter in 1900.[1] Joseph Chamberlain, the first chancellor, was largely responsible for the university gaining its royal charter in 1900 and for the development of the Edgbaston campus.

Name  | Duration

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Joseph Chamberlain | 1900–1914
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (Nobel Peace Prize, 1937)  | 1918–1944
Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)  | 1945–1973
Sir Peter Scott | 1973–1983
Sir Alex Jarratt | 1983–2002
Sir Dominic Cadbury | 2002–2013
Lord Bilimoria | 2014–2024
Sandie Okoro | 2024–

## Vice-chancellors and principals

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Sir Oliver Lodge

* Sir Oliver Lodge, physicist, Principal of the University of Birmingham 1900–19
* Sir Charles Grant Robertson, British academic historian, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Principal of the University of Birmingham 1920–1923, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1923–1938
* Sir Raymond Priestley, geologist and early Antarctic explorer, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1938–1952
* Humphrey Francis Humphreys, academic, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1952–1953
* Sir Robert Aitken, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1953–1968, helped set up the University of Warwick
* Lord Hunter of Newington, physician, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1968–1981
* Edward Marsland, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1982–1987
* Sir Michael Thompson, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1987–1996
* Maxwell Irvine, theoretical physicist, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1996–2001[2]
* Sir Michael Sterling, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 2001–2009
* Sir David Eastwood, former Chief Executive at the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 2009–2021[3]
* Adam Tickell, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 2022–[4]

## Academics

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Main article: List of University of Birmingham academics

## Alumni

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Main article: List of University of Birmingham alumni

## Birmingham University OTC

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* William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Field Marshal, member of Birmingham University Officers' Training Corps 1912–14

## Birmingham University Air Squadron

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* Sir John Aiken, Air Chief Marshal, became Officer Commanding Birmingham University Air Squadron in 1950

## Others

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* Sir Julian Bullard, British diplomat, Foreign Office Minister and Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University
* Margery Fry, prison reformer and Principal of Somerville College, Oxford, first warden of University House, the first all-women university Hall of Residence in Britain[5]
* David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, British diplomat, Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University 2001–06.[6]
* James Marshall, member of the university clerical staff in the Faculty of Medicine, awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in the attack on the Sambre–Oise Canal in World War One on 4 November 1918
* Jonathan Nicholls, Registrar of Birmingham University

## References

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1. ^ "Chancellors of the University". Birmingham University. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
2. ^ "Obituary: Professor Maxwell Irvine". The Telegraph. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
3. ^ "University of Birmingham appoints new Vice-Chancellor". University of Birmingham appoints new Vice-Chancellor. University of Birmingham. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
4. ^ "University of Birmingham appoints new Vice-Chancellor". University of Birmingham appoints new Vice-Chancellor. University of Birmingham. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
5. ^ "Blue Plaque Guide" (PDF). Birmingham University. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
6. ^ "David Hugh Alexander Hannay". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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