List of University of Oxford People in British Public Life

List Of University Of Oxford People In British Public Life

This is a list of University of Oxford people in British public life. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the University, and others held fellowships at a college.

This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford – for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.


This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

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... Name College Years at Oxford Notes Ref Peter Benenson Balliol 1939–1940 Left Oxford because of WWII ... Hall 2004–2007 Son of Tony Blair, Bachelor of Arts Modern History, Co-Chair Oxford University Labour Club Trinity Term 2006, schoolmaster Beau Brummell Oriel 1794–? Arbiter of ... Vivien Duffield Lady Margaret Hall 1963–? Philanthropist Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman University 1976–1986 (Master of University College) Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain 1965–72 Aletha Hayter Lady ...

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