Honorary Graduates
A number of prominent public figures have been awarded Honorary Graduate status including the following:
- HRH Anne, Princess Royal - DSc(Hon), Patron, The Cranfield Trust
- HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - DSc(Hon), former University Visitor
- HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent - DSc(Hon), current University Visitor
- Mr Neil Armstrong - DSc(Hon), deceased, astronaut
- Sir Roger Bannister - DSc(Hon), athlete
- Giovanni Bisignani - DSc(Hon), Director General, and CEO, IATA, former CEO Alitalia
- Claude M. Bolton, Jr. - DSc(Hon), United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
- Sir Roy Fedden - DSc(Hon), deceased, designer, Bristol Aero Engines
- Prof. John Fozard - DSc(Hon), DCAe(Cranfield, 1950), deceased, Chief Designer, Harrier Jump Jet.
- Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou - DSc(Hon), founder, EasyJet
- Sir Freddie Laker - DSc(Hon), deceased, founder, Laker Skytrain
- Prof. Joachim Milberg - DSc (Hon), engineer and former CEO, BMW
- Mr David Richards - DSc(Hon), co-founder of Prodrive, former team principal of Benetton Formula and BAR racing teams
- Sir John Rose - DSc(Hon), CEO, Rolls-Royce plc
- Sir Jackie Stewart - DSc(Hon), Formula One World Champion
- Sir Crispin Tickell DSc(Hon) British diplomat, environmentalist, and academic
- Mr Woodrow Whitlow Jr. - DSc(Hon), Director, NASA Glenn Research Center
- Air Cdre Sir Frank Whittle - DSc(Hon), deceased, inventor, jet engine
- Lord Winston - DSc(Hon), medical scientist
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