List of all Honorary Graduates and Chancellor's Medallists
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| A | Kathleen ADAMS, MA 1992 - Master of Arts |
| *Professor Cyril Clifford ADDISON, PhD, DSc, FInstP, FRSC, FRS, DSc 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| Charles ADEOGUN-PHILIPS LLD 2002 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Povl AHM, CBE, DSc 1994 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir George ALBERTI, MA , DPhil, BM, BCh, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPE, FRCPGlas, FRCPI, MD, DM, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Lord ALEXANDER OF WEEDON, BA, MA, QC, LLD 2003 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Catherine ALLEN, DLitt 2022 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Juliet AMERY, 2008 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Baroness AMOS OF BRONDESBURY, BA, MA, LLD 2000 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Mary ARDEN, DBE, MA, LLM, LLD 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Chris ARGYRIS, LLD 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir John ARMITT, CBE, FREng, FICE, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Vladimir Igorevic ARNOLD, DSc 1988 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir Eric ASH, CBE, BSc (Eng), PhD, DSc, FRS, FEng, DSc 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Edith Margaret Emily ASHCROFT, DBE, DLitt 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Michael Francis ATIYAH, MA, PhD, FRS, FRSE, OM, DSc 1969 - Doctor of Science | |
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*Professor Patrick ATIYAH, OM, RCL, QC, FBA, LLD 1989 - Doctor of Laws |
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Tash AW, DLitt 2018 - Doctor of Letters |
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| Rakie AYOLA, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Ungku Abdul AZIZ, BA, DEcons, DLitt 1985 - Doctor of Letters |
| B | Professor Sir George BAIN, BA, MA, DPhil, LLD 2003 - Doctor of Laws |
| Baron BAKER OF DORKING, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Sir Jack Edward BALDWIN, PhD, FRS, DSc 1988 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Joseph BAMFORD, CBE, DSc 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| Gautam BANERJEE, BA, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Chunli BAI , DSc 2019 - Doctor of Science | |
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*The Rt. Rev. Cuthbert Killick Norman BARDSLEY, CBE, MA, DD, DLitt 1976 - Doctor of Letters |
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*The Rt. Rev. Simon BARRINGTON-WARD, KCMG, MA, DD, DLitt 1998 - Doctor of Letters |
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Professor Alan BARRETT, DSc 2018 - Doctor of Science |
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| Matthew BARZUN, LLD 2018 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Born BARIKOR , DSc 2019 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Camila BATMANGHELIDJH, CBE, MA 2008 - Master of Arts | |
| Brendon BATSON OBE, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir David BAULCOMBE, DSc 2023 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Peter Lytton BAZALGETTE, KBE, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Rikki BEADLE-BLAIR, MBE, DLitt 2023 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Simon Russell BEALE, CBE, BA, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Keith BEDELL PEARCE, CBE, 2022 - Chancellors Medal | |
| Sir John BELL, GBE, FRCP, FRS, FMedSci, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Leonard BERNSTEIN, AB, DLitt 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Michael Victor BERRY, BSc, PhD, FRS, DSc 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Donald BERWICK, BA, MD, DSc 2008 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Joseph BESSERMAN, MA 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| Delroy BEVERLEY, DLitt 2023 – Doctor of Letters | |
| Anita K BHALLA, OBE, DLitt 2016 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Rashid BHAYAT, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Rodney BICKERSTAFFE, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Michael BILLINGTON, OBE, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters | |
| David Julian BINTLEY, CBE, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Pauline BLACK, OBE, DLitt 2022 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor David BLACKWELL, DSc 1990 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir Stephen R. BLOOM, DSc 2017 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Thomas Leon BLUNDELL, FRS, BA, DPhil, DSc 1995 - Doctor of Science | |
| Alecky BLYTHE, DLitt 2018 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Rev. Dr Allan BOESAK, BTh, DTh, LLD 1989 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Alan BOND, DSc 2017 - Doctor of Science | |
| Jennie BOND, BA, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Jean-Pierre BOURGUIGNON, DSc 2023 - Doctor of Science | |
| David BRADLEY, DLitt 2012 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Willy BRANDT, LLD 1990 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Alfred BRENDEL, Hon KBE, DLitt 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| David BRIERLEY, CBE, DLitt 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Timothy Robert Peter BRIGHOUSE, MA, Dip Ed, DLitt 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord BRITTEN OF ALDEBURGH, OM, CH, DLitt 1975 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Susan BROCK, 2014 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Professor Alec Nigel BROERS, BSc, PhD, ScD, FRS, FREng, FIEE, FInstP, DSc 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Timothy BROOK, PhD, DLitt 2010 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sheila Jeanne BROWNE, CB, MA, DLitt 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord BROWNE OF MADINGLEY, FRS, FREng, FGS, DSc 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| Colin BRUMMITT, OBE, IPFA, MA 1993 - Master of Arts | |
| *Dr Clark BRUNDIN, BS, MA, PhD, LLD 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| The Hon. Quentin Bryce AD CVO, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws (joint with Monash University) | |
| *Baron BULLOCK, FBA, MA, DLitt 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Ivor BULMER-THOMAS, CBE, MA, FSA, DSc 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| David BURBIDGE, CBE, DL, DLitt 2017 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor John Boscawen BURLAND, MSc(Eng), PhD, DSc(Eng), FICE, MIStructE, MSA/CE, FGS, FEng, FRS, DSc 2003 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor (Susan) Jocelyn Bell BURNELL, CBE, BSc, PhD, FRAS, FInstP, DSc 1995 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Marilyn Speers BUTLER, MA, DPhil, DLitt 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Herbert BUTTERFIELD, MA, FBA, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord BUTTERWORTH, CBE, JP, DL, MA, DCL, DLitt 1986 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Lady BUTTERWORTH, MA 1986 - Master of Arts, BM 2017 - Benefactor's Medal | |
| Professor Edward BYRNE, AC, MBBS, MD, MBA, DSc 2014 - Doctor of Science |
| C | Professor Robert CALDERBANK, PhD, DSc 2013 - Doctor of Science |
| *Dame Fiona CALDICOTT, DBE, MA, BM, BCh, DPM, FRCPsych, FRCP, ARCPI, DSc 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Dame Averil Millicent CAMERON, CBE, DBE, PhD, FSA, FBA, DLitt 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Mr Earl CAMERON, CBE, DLitt 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Yvonne CARTER, CBE, (awarded posthumously) 2010 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Professor David CARDWELL, PhD, FInstP, FIET, CPhys, CEng, FREng, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Paul Anthony CARTLEDGE, DLitt 2017 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Ian CAULFIELD, CBE, 2006 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| The Rt. Hon. Baroness CHALKER OF WALLASEY, PC, FRGS, LLD 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor CHAN, Heng Chee, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Jung CHANG, CBE, PhD, DLitt 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Anthony CHEETHAM, DPhil, FRS, FRSC, FIMMM, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| Julie CHRISTIE, DLitt 1994 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Roy CHUNG, DSc 2019 - Doctor of Science | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Baron CLARK, OM, CH, KCB, MA, CLit, FBA, DLitt 1970 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Timothy CLARK, LLD 2018 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Lady Frances CLARKE, CBE, OBE, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Malcolm William CLARKSON, BA, PGCE, AcadDip, DLitt 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Hugh Armstrong CLEGG, MA, DLitt 1987 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dame Julia CLEVERDON, DCVO, CBE, BA, LLD 2002 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Craig CLUNAS, PhD, FBA, DLitt 2010 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Andrew COE, DSc 2023 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Massimo Aldo COEN, CBE, LLD 1997 - Doctor of Laws | |
| His Honour Richard COLE, 2011 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Reverend Richard COLES, MA, DLitt 2016 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Rory COLLINS, KBE FMedSci FRCP, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Patrick COLLINSON, CBE, BA, PhD, FBA, FRHistS, FAHA, DLitt 2003 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh CONSTANTINE, KBE, CB, DSO, LLD 1978 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Allan E COOK CBE, FREng, DSc 2022 - Doctor of Science | |
| Mr Dominic COOKE, CBE, DLitt (alumnus) 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Viki COOKE, DLitt 2020 - Doctor of Letters, Lambert Award | |
| *Professor Sir John Warcup CORNFORTH, CBE, MSc, DPhil, FRS, Dsc 1976 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Alan Howard COTTRELL, BSc, PhD, FRS, FREng, DSc 1971 - Doctor of Science | |
| Alexandra COTTON, DSc 2019 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Fleur COWLES, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Malcolm COWLEY, AB, DLitt 1975 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir George COX, 2017 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Professor Brian COX, CBE, FRS, DSc 2019 - Doctor of Science | |
| *The Rt. Hon. The Earl of CRAWFORD AND BALCARRES, GBE, MA, RSA, FRIBA, FSA, FSAScot, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| John CRIDLAND, CBE, MA, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Bryan R CULLEN, DSc 2016 - Doctor of Science | |
| John CUNNINGTON, 2006 - Chancellor's Medal |
| D | *The Rt. Hon. Baron DAINTON, BSc, MA, PhD, ScD, FRS, DSc 1970 - Doctor of Science |
| Paul DANIEL, CBE, DLitt 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Robert DARNTON, BA, BPhil, DPhil, DLitt 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Tarun DAS, DSc 1996 - Doctor of Science | |
| Baroness Professor Ingrid DAUBECHIES, PhD, DSc 2016 - Doctor of Science | |
| Andrew Wynford DAVIES, FRSA, BA, DLitt, DArts, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir David Evan Naughton DAVIES, CBE, PhD, DSc, FEng, FRS, DSc 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Dame Sally Claire DAVIES, DBE, MB ChB, MSc, FMedSci, FRS, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Graham DAY, LLB, DSc 1991 - Doctor of Science | |
| Martyn DAY, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *The Rt Hon Baroness DEAN OF THORNTON-LE-FYLDE, PC, FRSA, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *William G DEMAS, MA, MLitt, LLD 1989 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Judith Olivia DENCH, CH, DBE, FRSA, DLitt 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Ambassador Barry DESKER, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Marlon DEVONISH, MA 2006 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Jan de VRIES, DLitt 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Avinash DIXIT, DSc, BA, PhD, Dr. Econ, LLD 2007 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Declan Michael Martin DONNELLAN, OBE, MA, DLitt 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Nicholas M DONOFRIO, BS, MS, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Peter Howard DONOHOE, CBE, BMus, GRNCM, ARCM, Hon FRNCM, DLitt 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Gregory DORAN, KB, DLitt 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Dame Mary DOUGLAS, DBE, FBA, OBE, MA, DPhil, DLitt 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Hugh Harrington Cazalet DOUTY, CBE, MA 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| Robert A. DOVER, BSc, FREng, FRSA, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Mike DOWNEY, OBE, DLitt 2022 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Michael William DOYLE, PhD, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Mike O’ DRISCOLL, DLitt 2022 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dame Carol Ann DUFFY, DBE, CBE, OBE, BA, FRSL, DLitt 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Patrick DUNNE, 2023 - Chancellor’s Medal | |
| *Archbishop George DWYER, MA, DD, PhD, DLitt 1980 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Eugene Borisovich DYNKIN, MS, PhD, DPhysandMaths, FIMS, FAAAS, DSc 2003 - Doctor of Science |
| E | Melanie EASTER, MA 2009 - Master of Arts |
| Professor David EDGAR, DLitt 2012 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Ronald Stanley EDWARDS, KBE, BCom, DSc, DLitt 1973 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Kenneth John Richard EDWARDS, BSc, PhD, MA, LLD, DSc 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| John EDWARDS, LLD 2008 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr Donald M. EIGLER, DSc 2017 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Sir John Huxtable ELLIOTT, FBA, MA, PhD, DLitt 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Vernon ELLIS, FCA, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| William John EMMOTT, BA, LLD 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Dennis Joseph ENRIGHT, OBE, MA, DLitt 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Leon EPSTEIN, MA, PhD, DLitt 1980 - Doctor of Letters |
| F | *The Rt. Hon. Baroness FAITHFULL OF WOLVERCOTE, OBE, DLitt 1978 - Doctor of Letters |
| Professor Charles FEFFERMAN, PhD, DSc 2018 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor William James FEAST, CBE, PhD, FRS, FRSC, DSc 2004 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Eric William FENBY, OBE, DLitt 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Rose De Wend FENTON, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Collin FERGUSON, MA, FRICS, MSc 1997 - Master of Science | |
| *Patrick Leigh FERMOR, OBE, DSO, DLitt 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Frank FIELD, BSc, LLD 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Christiana FIGUERES, DSc 2017 - Doctor of Science | |
| Anne FINE, OBE, BA, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Kevin FINNAN, MBE, MA, PhD, DLitt 2014 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sheila FITZGERALD, FRSA, 2012 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord FLOREY, OM, MA, PhD, MD, FRS, DSc 1967 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir Brian Keith FOLLETT, FRS, BSc, PhD, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Ken FOLLETT, FRS, DL, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Alec George FORD, MA, DPhil, DLitt 1990 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor John FORTY, BSc , PhD, DSc, FRSE, FRSA, LLD, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Frederick Charles FRANK, OBE, BA, BSc, DPhil, FRS, DSc 1981 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Jean M J FRÉCHET, DSc 2012 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Elisabeth FRINK, DBE, CBE, RA, DLitt 1983 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Terence Ernest Manitou FROST, Hon LLD, RA , DLitt 2000 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Carlos FUENTES, DLitt 1992 - Doctor of Letters |
| G | Professor Peter GALISON, PhD, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science |
| Paolo GALLI, LLD 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Dame Helen Louise GARDNER, DBE, MA, DLitt, FBA, FRSL, DLitt 1976 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Alan GARNER, OBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Advocate Bience GAWANAS, LLD 2023 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Peter Harry GAYWARD, MA 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| *Sir Anthony GILL, BScEng, FREng, FIMechE, FIProdE, DSc 1992 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Paul GIROLAMI, FCA, FREConS, FIMC, FIMgt, FRSA, LLD 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Evelyn GLENNIE, DBE, OBE, FRAM, FRCM, GRSM, LRAM, ARAM, DLitt 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir William Gerald GOLDING, CBE, CLit, DLitt 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Michael GOLDSTEIN, CBE, DSc 2003 - Doctor of Science | |
| Valerie GOODING, CBE, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Lawrence Cecil Barlett GOWER, LLM, FBA, LLD 1978 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Matthew Alistair GRANT, DSc 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Dame Clare GRAY, DSc 2024 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir J A Muir GRAY, CBE, FRCPSGlas, FCLIP, DSc 2018 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Malcolm GREEN, BSc, PhD, FRS, DSc 2014 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Rev. Clive Malcolm GREGORY, BA, MA, 1999 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Robert GRUBBS, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science | |
| Krishnan GURU-MURTHY, BA, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters |
| H | Professor Erwin L HAHN, BSc, PhD, DSc 2007 - Doctor of Science |
| *Professor Philip HALL, MA, FRS, DSc 1977 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Albert Henry HALSEY, BSc, MA, PhD, FBA, DLitt 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Simon HALSEY, MA 2007 - Master of Arts | |
| Andrew HALDANE, DSc 2019 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Baron HAMLYN OF EDGEWORTH, CBE, DLitt 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Stuart HAMPSON, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Stanley Jaffa HARLEY, DL, BSc, CEng, FIMechE, FIProdE, DSc 1978 - Doctor of Science | |
| Peter HARRIS, LLD 2018 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Michael John HARRISON, DLitt 2016 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Wilfrid HARRISON, MA, DLitt 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Roy Forbes HARROD, MA, FBA, DLitt 1968 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Oliver HART, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Frank HARTLEY, CBE, BSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC, FPS, FRCP, FRCS, FRSC, DSc 1978 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr David HALPERN, CBE, FAcSS, DSc 2020 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Jacquetta HAWKES, OBE, DLitt 1986 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *John HEARTH, CBE, LLD 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Stephen HEIGHWAY, MA 2012 - Master of Arts | |
| *The Hon. Dame Rose HEILBRON, DBE, RBE, LLM, LLD 1978 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Janet HEMINGWAY, CBE, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRS, FMedSci, FRCP, FRES (Hon), FAAM, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| John Henry HEMMING, CMG, DLitt, DLitt 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lenworth George HENRY, MA 1992 - Master of Arts | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord HEYWORTH OF OXTON, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir John Richard HICKS, MA, BLitt, FBA, DLitt 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Geoffrey HILL, BA, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Andrea HIRATA, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Friedrich HIRZEBRUCH, Dr Rer Nat. DSc 1980 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Nigel HITCHIN, BA, DPhil, DSc 2014 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Charles Antony Richard HOARE, MA, Cert Stats, FRS, DSc 1985 - Doctor of Science | |
| Major General Tim HODGETTS CB CBE, Hon DSc - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Dorothy HODGKIN, OM, MA, PhD, FRS, DSc 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| *George Edward HODGKINSON, OBE, MA 1975 - Master of Arts | |
| Dr Eva HOFFMAN, PhD, DLitt 2008 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Hon Charlotte Mary HOGG, BA, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Michael HOLROYD, CBE, FRHistS, FRSL, FRSA, DLitt 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Steven HOLLIS, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Joseph HOMAN, MA 1988 - Master of Arts | |
| Janet HOLMES, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor John HOOD, PhD, MPhil, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Leroy HOOD, MD , PhD, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Michael Murray HORDERN, CBE, DLitt 1987 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Alex HORNE, DLitt 2024 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Antonio HORTA-OSORIO, MBA, AMP, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *The Most Rev. Trevor HUDDLESTON, MA, DD, CR, DLitt 1988 - Doctor of Letters | |
| John HUMPHRYS, LLD 2003 - Doctor of Laws | |
| John Ting On HUNG, LLD 2023 – Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Lord HUNT OF CHESTERTON, CB, PhD, DSc, FRS, DSc 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| Vivian Y HUNT, AB, MBA, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Rita HUNTER, CBE, DLitt 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Neil HUTCHINSON, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws |
| I | *Eugène IONESCO, LèsL, DLitt 1974 - Doctor of Letters |
| *Sir Donald IRVINE, CBE, MD, FRCGP, FMedSci, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| Debbie ISITT, DLitt 2023 - Doctor of Letters |
| J | Smita JAMDAR, LLD 2018 - Doctor of Laws |
| Professor Sir Alec JEFFREYS, CH, PhD, FRS, DSc 2007 - Doctor of Science | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord JENKINS OF HILLHEAD, PC, MA, FBA, DLitt 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Alex JENNINGS, BA, DLitt 1999 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor James JOLL, MA, FBA, DLitt 1988 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *James Larkin JONES, MBE, CH, FCIT, DLitt 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Baron Jones of Birmingham, LLB, DUniv, DLitt, DL, CIMgt, FRI, LLD 2006 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr John Howel JONES, MA, MD, FRCP, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Ruth JONES, DLitt 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr DeAnne JULIUS, PhD, LLD 2000 - Doctor of Laws |
| K | Hon. Dr Justice George W. KANYEIHAMBA, PhD, LLD 2008 - Doctor of Laws |
| Professor Steven T KATZ, BA, MA, PhD, DLitt 2014 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Jackie KAY, BA, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
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Roland Francis Kester (Roly) KEATING, BA, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters |
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| Barrie KEEFFE, DLitt 2010 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Anthony John Patrick KENNY, FBA, STL, DPhil, DLitt 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dame Fiona KENDRICK, OBE, DSc 2019 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr Peter KENT, DLitt 2023 – Doctor of Letters | |
| *Clark KERR, AB, MA, PhD, LLD 1987 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Robert KERSLAKE, LLD, 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr Reuel KHOZA, LLD, 2020 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Brenda KING, MBE, MA 2009 - Master of Arts | |
| Sir David KING, FRS, DSc 2012 - Doctor of Science | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord KINGS NORTON, PhD, DIC, DSc 1986 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Ernst KITZINGER, DPhil, DLitt 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor KIYOSHI ITO, DSc 1992 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Aaron KLUG, OM, PhD, FRS, DSc 1994 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Lionel Charles KNIGHTS, MA, PhD, DLitt 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Hans Leo KORNBERG, MA, PhD, DSc, ScD, Hon DSc, PRS, FRS, FIBiol, DSc 1975 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Rt. Hon. Lord John Richard KREBS, MA, DPhil, FRS, DSc 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dame Parveen KUMAR, CBE, DSc 2018 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Alexander Adum KWAPONG, MA, PhD, DLitt 1971 - Doctor of Letters |
| L | Paul LADD, LLD 2016 - Doctor of Laws |
| Philip LADER, BA, MA, JD, LLD 2002 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Winifred LAKIN, MA 1988 - Master of Arts | |
| Sir Richard Peter LAMBERT, BA, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Pascal LAMY, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Michèle LAMONT , DLitt 2020, Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Tim LANG, Hon DSc - Doctor of Science | |
| Jane LAPOTAIRE, DLitt 2000 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Philip Arthur LARKIN, CH, CBE, MA, FRSL, DLitt 1973 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Bruno LATOUR, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| The Hon. Martin Chu Ming LEE, BA, LLB, LLD 2006 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Mike LEIGH, OBE, FRSL, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters | |
| John LEIGHFIELD, CBE, LLD 2011 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Stephen R LEONE, DSc 2016 - Doctor of Science | |
| Ms Prudence LEITH, OBE, DLitt 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Jill LEPORE, DLitt 2017 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Richard LERNER, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Doris M. LESSING, DLitt 1994 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Adrian LESTER, DLitt 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Oi-sie Elsie LEUNG, GBM, JP, LLD 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Daniel A. LEVINTHAL, LLD 2017 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr Patricia LEWIS, MSc, PhD, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Jinghai LI, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr the Honourable Sir David K P LI, OBE, JP, MA, FCIB, FCA, LLD 1994 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Edmund LIGGINS, TD, LLD 1988 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Liliane LIJN, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Mr LIM Chuan Poh, DSc 2016 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor John Wilfrid LINNETT, MA, DPhil, FRS, DSc 1973 - Doctor of Science | |
| Norman Peter LISTER, OBE, JP, MA 1985 - Master of Arts | |
| *Lt. Col. J.E. LITTLE, LLD 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Penelope LIVELY, DBE, CBE, OBE, BA, OBG, FRSL, DLitt 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Kenneth LOACH, DLitt 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor David John LODGE, CBE, BA, MA, PhD, FRSL, DLitt 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor George LOEWENSTEIN, PhD, DSc 2014 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Colin LUCAS, DPhil, FRHistS, LLD 2006 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Humphrey Richard Adeane LYTTELTON, DLitt 1987 - Doctor of Letters |
| M | Neil MACGREGOR, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters |
| Mr Michael MACKENZIE, LLD 2013 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor William James Millar MACKENZIE, CBE, MA, LLB, FBA, DLitt 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Michael MALLETT, OBE, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Catherine MALLYON, CBE, DLitt 2023 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA, Hon OM, LLD 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Yuri I MANIN, PhD, DSc 2006 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Nicholas MANN, CBE, MA, PhD, DLitt 2006 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Josè Marià MARAVALL, BA, PhD, DLitt 1985 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Dr James MARTIN, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Gerald MARTIN, PhD, DLitt 2016 - Doctor of Letters | |
| John MATHERS, LLD 2016 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Peter MATHIAS, CBE, FRHistS, FBA, MAE, DLitt 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Denis James MATTHEWS, CBE, DMus, DLitt 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Robert Charles Oliver MATTHEWS, CBE, MA, FBA, DLitt 1980 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Robert MATTHEWS, MBE, MA 2001 - Master of Arts | |
| Dr Julie MAXTON, CBE, LLD 2018 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Peter MAXWELL DAVIES, CH, CBE, DLitt 1986 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Baron MAY of Oxford, OM, AC, FRS, DSc 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Simon MAYO, BA, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Paul MAY , LLD 2020 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Deirdre Nansen McCLOSKEY, LLD 2018 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Tarell Alvin McCRANEY, BFA, DLitt 2014 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Dusa McDUFF, FRS, CorrFRSE, DSc 2017 - Doctor of Science | |
| Robert Ian MEAKIN, MSc 1999 - Master of Science | |
| Dr Heather Patricia MELVILLE, OBE, CCMI, DLitt 2023 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Yehudi MENUHIN, OM, KBE, DLitt 1968 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Heidi MEYER, LLD 2018 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Douglas MILLER, MBA LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr Professor Sir James Alexander MIRRLEES, FRSE, FBA, DLitt 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Ole Danbolt MJOS, MD, PhD, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Brian MOFFAT, OBE, FCA, DSc 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr Mahmoud MOHIELDIN, Hon DSc - Doctor of Science | |
| Mr Terry MONNINGTON, 2013 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| David MOORCROFT, MBE, OBE, BEd, MA 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| *Henry MOORE, OM, CH, FBA, DLitt 1969 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Peter MOORES, CBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Geoffrey MOORHOUSE, FRSC, DLitt 2006 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Shigefumi MORI, DSc 2017 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Andrew MORRIS, DSc 2022 - Doctor of Science | |
| Rt Hon Estelle MORRIS, TCert, BEd, MP, LLD, DLitt 2003 - Doctor of Letters | |
| William MORRIS, LLD 2002 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Alistair MORTON, MA, DSc 1994 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr Russell MOSELEY, 2010 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Nigel MOSS, DLitt 2023 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Nevill Francis MOTT, MA, FRS, DSc 1968 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Anne Elisabeth MUELLER, DCB, MA, DLitt 1985 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor David MUMFORD, BSc, PhD, DSc 1983 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Jean Iris MURDOCH, DBE, MA, DLitt 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Noreen MURRAY, CBE, BSc, PhD, FRS, DSc 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| Riccardo MUTI, Hon KBE, DLitt 1983 - Doctor of Letters |
| N |
Lucy NEAL , DLitt 2019-Doctor of Letters |
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Professor Sir Stephen NICKELL, CBE, BA, MSc, FBA, DSc 2008 - Doctor of Science |
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| Adrian NOBLE, BA, DLitt 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Denis NOBLE, CBE, BSc, BA, PhD, FMedSci, FRS, DSc 2008 - Doctor of Science | |
| Harry NOBLE, MA 1993 - Master of Arts | |
| *Sir Sidney NOLAN, OM, AC, ARA, DLitt 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord NOLAN, MA, PC, DL, LLD 1998 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Humphrey Nicholas NOLAN, BA, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Gulam NOON, MBE, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Pippa NORRIS, LLD 2017 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Trevor Robert NUNN, CBE, BA, DLitt 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Paul NURSE, OM, CH, FRS, FMedSci, DSc 2013 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr Ian NUSSEY, OBE, FREng, 2006 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Dr Kanayo F NWANZE, BSc, PhD, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| Michael NYMAN, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters |
| O | *Sir Richard O’BRIEN, DSO, MC, DLitt 1983 - Doctor of Letters |
| Sir Gus O’DONNELL, CB, BA, MPhil, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr Phil O’DONOVAN, Hon DSc - Doctor of Science | |
| Frances Lorraine Maria O'GRADY, BA, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Peter OGDEN, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Dame Bridget OGILVIE, DSc 2017 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir Stephen O'RAHILLY, FRS , FMedSci, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Herman OUSELEY, LLD 1998 - Doctor of Laws |
| P | Dr Rajendra PACHAURI, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science |
| Professor Jacob PALIS, PhD, DSc 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Stuart PALMER, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| Baron Bikhu PAREKH OF KINGSTON UPON HULL, BA, MA, PhD, LLD 2001 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Richard PARRY-JONES, CBE, FREng, DSc 2014 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Roy PASCAL, MA, DLitt, FBA, DLitt 1977 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Edwin John Victor PASMORE, CH, CBE, DLitt 1985 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Betty PATTISON, MA 1999 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Christopher PEACOCKE, BA, MA, PPE, BPhil, DPhil, FBA, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Brian PEARCE, OBE, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Dr Yesu PERSAUD, DLitt 2008 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Keith PETERS, DSc 2012 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Hon. Pierre PETTIGREW, PC, BA, MPhil, LLD 2008 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon PEVSNER, CBE, MA, PhD, FBA, FSA, DLitt 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Cyril Henry PHILIPS, MA, PhD, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord PHILLIPS, BSc, PhD, FRS, FlnstP, DSc 1982 - Doctor of Science | |
| Alan PHILLIPS, BSc , CMG, LLD 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Trevor PHILLIPS, OBE, BSc, FRSA, MA, DLitt, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Bernd PISCHETSRIEDER, Dip-Ing, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| Roland Francis Kester (Roly) KEATING, BA, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Jane Christine PLATT, CBE, CISI, MA, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Baron PLUMB of Coleshill, DL, MEP, LLD 1990 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Sir Martyn POLIAKOFF CBE, FRS, FREng, DSc 2023 – Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Sir Karl Raimund POPPER, CH, MA, PhD, DLitt, FRS, FBA, DLitt 1971 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Jonathon PORRITT, CBE, BA, LLD 2003 - Doctor of Laws | |
| David Edwin POTTER, CBE, MA, PhD, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Kenneth POUNDS, CBE, BSc, PhD, FRS, DSc 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Terence David John PRATCHETT, OBE, DLitt 1999 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Oliver PRENN, LLD 2001 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Ted and *Myrtle PRIDGEON - 2006 Benefactors Medal | |
| Alexandra Jane Reina PRINGLE, BA, DLitt 2014 - Doctor of Letters |
| R | *The Rt. Hon. Viscount RADCLIFFE, GBE, PC, MA, FBA, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters |
| Professor Katri RÄIKKÖNEN, DSc 2024 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Hon. Sir Shridath S RAMPHAL, OE, GCMG, AC, QC, FKC, LLD 1988 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Donald K RANVAUD, DLitt 2016 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Shabir RANDEREE, CBE, LLD 2019 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Raj REDDY, BE, MTech, PhD, FIEEE, FAAII, DSc 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dr Alan REECE, DSc 2012 (in absentia) - Doctor of Science | |
| Dame Helen REEVES, DBE, OBE, BA, LLD 2001 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Pamela (Jones) RELPH, MBE, DSc 2018 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dame Fiona REYNOLDS, DBE, DSc 2013 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Rex RICHARDS, DSc , FRS, FRSC, FBA, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| David RICHARDS, CBE, MA 2009 - Master of Arts | |
| *Gilbert Stanley Nowell RICHARDS, CBE, LLB, MA 1979 - Master of Arts | |
| Dame Stella RIMINGTON, DCB, LLD 2017 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Joseph ROACH, PhD, MA, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Gordon ROBERTS, MA 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| Profesor James ROBINSON, BSc, MA, PhD, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Philip ROBINSON, JP, MA 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| *Willy RONIS, DLitt 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Albert Richard ROSE, MA 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| Cindy ROSE, OBE, DSc 2022 - Doctor of Science | |
| Lord Nathaniel Charles Jacob ROTHSCHILD, OM, GBE, CVO, FKC, FBA, FRIBA, Fram, PhD, DLitt, LLD, DCL, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| David ROWE, 2012 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Anthony RUDGE, MA, FIB, LLD 1991 - Doctor of Laws | |
| James RUSHTON, 2008 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| *Sir Edward Lionel RUSSELL, CBE, MA, DLitt 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Michael RUTTER, CBE, FRS, MD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Margaret RYLATT, MA 1989 - Master of Arts | |
| *Gilbert RYLE, MA, DLitt 1969 - Doctor of Letters |
| S | *Dr Oliver SACKS, CBE, MD, FRCP, DSc 2014 - Doctor of Science |
| Stephen SACKUR, DLitt 2018 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Edward SAID, AB, AM, PhD, LLD 2001 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Lady SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE, CBE, FRAM, FRSA, DLitt 2012 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE, BA, MBA, FREng, LLD 2008 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Abdus SALAM, Hon. KBE, BA, MA, PhD, FRS, DSc 1991 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr Nick SANDERS, 2016 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Vita SANDERSON, Hon DSc - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Saskia SASSEN, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Michael SAUNDERS WATSON, CBE, DL, DLitt 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Richard Sidney SAYERS, MA, FBA, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Nicholas Vernon SCHEELE, KCMG, BA, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Richard SCHOEN, PhD, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Stephen John SEDLEY, BA, LLD 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Samuel SELVON, DLitt 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Richard SENNETT, OBE, FBA, FRSL, DLitt 2010 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr John SEXTON, BA, MA, PhD, JD, LLD 2011 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord SHACKLETON OF BURLEY, KG, OBE, PC, MA, FBIM, DSc 1978 - Doctor of Science | |
| Nemat Talaat Shafik, Baroness SHAFIK, DBE, BA, MSc, DPhil, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Dudley SHALLCROSS, BSc, M.Ed, D.Phil, DSc 2023 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Adi SHAMIR ForMemRS, DSc 2023 – Doctor of Science | |
| Michael Lewis SHATTOCK, OBE, MA, LLD 2000 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Ritula SHAH, DLitt 2019,- Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Antony SHER, KBE, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Mike SHORT CBE, DSc 2022 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Ignazio SILONE, DLitt 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Brian SIMON, MA, DLitt 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord SIMPSON OF DUNKELD, FCCA, FIMI, FCIT, DSc 1995 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Yakov SINAI, PhD, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Clive M. SINCLAIR, CBE, DSc 1983 - Doctor of Science | |
| Karamjit SINGH, Hon LLD - Doctor of Laws | |
| Vivek SINGH, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord Robert, Baron SKIDELSKY, FBA, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Anne-Marie SLAUGHTER, MPhil, DPhil, JD, LLD 2013 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Peter SLOTERDIJK, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Stephen SMALE, MS, PhD, DSc 1974 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Timothy Bartel SMIT, KBE, BA, DSc 2003 - Doctor of Science | |
| Phil SMITH, BSc, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Margaret J SNOWLING, CBE, PhD, FBA, FMedSci, DSc 2016 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Robert Merton SOLOW, MA, PhD, DLitt 1976 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Richard William SOUTHERN, MA, FBA, FRSL, FRHistS, DLitt 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Richard SOUTHWOOD, BSc, MA, PhD, DSc, FRS, FIBiol, DL, FMedSci, DSc 1989 - Doctor of Science | |
| *John Hanbury Angus SPARROW, OBE, MA, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Ralf SPETH KBE, FREng, FRS, DSc 2023 – Doctor of Science | |
| Patrick SPOTTISWOODE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Hugh Worrell SPRINGER, GCMG, GCVO, KA, CBE, MA, DLitt 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Venu SRINIVASAN, BEng, MBA, DSc 2004 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Barbara STAFFORD, DLitt 2010 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Max STAFFORD-CLARK, DLitt 2006 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Nicholas STERN, BA, DPhil, FBA, DSc 2006 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Ian STEWART, 2022, Chancellors Medal | |
| *Professor Sir John Richard Nicholas STONE, CBE, MA, ScD, FBA, DLitt 1975 - Doctor of Letters | |
| (William) Oliver STONE, DLitt 2016 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Tom STOPPARD, CBE, OM, FRSL, DLitt 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Dennis Parnell SULLIVAN, PhD, DSc 1984 - Doctor of Science | |
| Larry SULLIVAN, LLD 2017 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Barry Emmanuel SUPPLE, CBE, BSc Econ, PhD, LittD, Hon Dlitt, FRHistS, FBA, DLitt 2000 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Subra SURESH, MS, ScD, DSc 2014 - Doctor of Science | |
| Mrs Jyotsna SURI, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Lord SUTHERLAND OF HOUNDWOOD, DLitt 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dame Janet SUZMAN, DBE, BA, DLitt 1990 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Helen SUZMAN, Hon DBE, BComm, LLD 1990 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Sir Peter SWINNERTON-DYER, KBE, FRS, CBE, DSc 1993 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Richard SYKES, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRS, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science |
| T | Ratan TATA, BSc, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science |
| *Alan John Percivale TAYLOR, BA, DLitt 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord TAYLOR OF WARWICK, BA, LLD 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Matthew TAYLOR, BA, MA, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Kiri TE KANAWA, DBE, DLitt 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor René THOM, DEtat, DSc 1970 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Keith THOMAS, CH, FBA, FRHistS, FLSW, DLitt 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Alan John THORPE, OBE, PhD, DSc 2012 - Doctor of Science | |
| Paul THOMPSON, MBE, BSc, LLD 2016 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Colin Gerald Dryden THUBRON, CBE, FRSL, FRAS, DLitt 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Tidjane THIAM, LLD 2016 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Michael TIPPETT, OM, CH, CBE, DLitt 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord TODD OF TRUMPINGTON, OM, MA, DPhil, Dr Phil nat, DSc, FRS, FRSC, DSc 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Frances Leonard, Baron TOMBS of Brailes, BSc(Econ), FIMechE, FlEE, FInstE, FREng, DSc 1990 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Michael TOMLINSON, CBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. The Viscount TONYPANDY, PC, LLD 1984 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Martin TROW, ME, HonDLitt, PhD, DLitt 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Alan TUCKETT, OBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Ronald Ernest TUNBRIDGE, OBE, JP, BSc, MSc, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, DSc 1979 - Doctor of Science |
| U | Professor Stéphane UDRY, Hon DSc - Doctor of Science |
| *Sir Brian URQUHART, KCMG, MBE, LLD 1989 - Doctor of Laws |
| V | Professor Leslie VALIANT, PhD, DSc 2013 - Doctor of Science |
| Vanessa VALLELY OBE, Hon DSc - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor David VANDELINDE, BA, MA, PhD, DEd, LLD 2007 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Jorge Mario Pedro VARGAS LLOSA, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa, BA, PhD, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sándor VÈGH, DLitt 1988 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Arthur VICK, OBE, PhD, FIEE, FInstP, MRIA, DSc 1993 - Doctor of Science | |
| Nazmudin Gulamhusein VIRANI, LLD 1990 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Mechai VIRAVAIDYA, LLD 2017 - Doctor of Laws |
| W | *Sir Derek Alton WALCOTT, BA, DLitt 1998 - Doctor of Letters |
| Simon WALKER, LLD 2016 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr Roberta WARMAN, 2013 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| *Baroness WARNOCK, CH, DBE, FBA, FMedSci, LLD 1991 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Baroness Diana WARWICK, DSc 2022 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor William Alexander WATERS, MA, PhD, ScD, FRS, DSc 1977 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Arthur James WAUGH, MA 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| *Professor Dorothy Enid Cole WEDDERBURN, MA, DLitt 1984 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Stanley WELLS, CBE, BA, PhD, DLitt, DPhil, DLitt 2008 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Anthony Ian (Tony) WHEELER, AO, BSc, MSc, DLitt 2015 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sheila WHITAKER, BA, LLD 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Baron WHITBY OF HARBORNE IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, DSc, FloD, LLD 2014 - Doctor of Laws | |
| The Very Reverend John WITCOMBE, DLitt 2022 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Sharon WHITE, DSc 2022 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Stanley WHITTINGHAM, DSC 2023, Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Roger WHITTENBURY, CBE, BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Frank WHITTLE, OM, FEng, KBE, CB, FRS, MA, DSc 1968 - Doctor of Science | |
| Willard WIGAN, MBE, DLitt 2018 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Brett WIGDORTZ, OBE, LLD 2016 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Sir Andrew John WILES, KBE, FRS, PhD, DSc 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Edgar Trevor WILLIAMS, CB, CBE, DSO, MA, FRHistS, DL, DLitt 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Peter WILLIAMS, CBE, PhD, FREng, FRS, DSc 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| Rees WILLIAMS, BEd, MA 1992 - Master of Arts | |
| Rhys WILLIAMS, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science | |
| Baron WILLIAMS of Oystermouth, PC, FBA, FRSL, FSW, LLD 2016 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dorothy WILSON, MBE, FRSA, DLitt 2014 - Doctor of Letters | |
| The Very Reverend John WITCOMBE, DLitt 2022 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Ruth WODAK, DLitt 2023 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Martin WOLF, CBE, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord WOLFENDEN OF WESTCOTT, CBE, MA, DLitt 1977 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Anne WOOD, CBE, DLitt 2017 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Eric WOOD, LLD 2007 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Dr Brian WOOD-SCAWEN, 2012 Chancellor's Medal (awarded posthumously) | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Baroness WOOTTON OF ABINGER, CH, MA, DLitt 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Robert (Milton) WORCESTER, KBE, DL, Hon Prof, FKC, DSc, DLitt, LLD, BSc, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws |
| Y | *Dr Tadataka YAMADA, MD, Hon KBE, DSc 2008 - Doctor of Science |
| *William YARDLEY, MA 1997 - Master of Arts | |
| *Dame Frances Amelia YATES, DBE, OBE, MA, DLitt, FBA, DLitt 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Janet L YELLEN, LLD 2015 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Ada YONATH, PhD, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Richard Dilworth YOUNG, BSc, FIMechE, CBIM, DSC 1987 - Doctor of Science | |
| Gary Andrew YOUNGE, FAcSS, FRSL, DLitt 2019 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Muhammad YUNUS, LLD 1996 - Doctor of Laws |
| Z | *Professor George ZARNECKI, CBE, MA, PhD, FSA, FBA, DLitt 1978 - Doctor of Letters |
| *Professor Sir Erik Christopher ZEEMAN, FRS, MA, PhD, DSc 1988 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Natalie ZEMON DAVIS, PhD, DLitt 2006 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Xinxin ZHANG, DSc 2018 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Harriet ZUCKERMAN, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Harald zur HAUSEN, MD, DSc 2015 - Doctor of Science |
*Deceased