1. Hilary Benn
2. Zhang Xin
3. Frankie Boyle
4. Ian McEwan
5. Shamshad Akhtar
6. Dermot Murnaghan
7. Bob Mortimer
8. Billy Idol
9. Darren Foreman
10. Shantanu Gupta
Topic expertise: Finance, Net worth, Culture, Student life, Accommodation, Jobs & Careers
FAQs on Famous University of Sussex Alumni
Notable Sussex alumni include novelist Ian McEwan, punk icon Billy Idol, Labour MP Hilary Benn, CNN anchor Becky Anderson, business leader Zhang Xin, comedian Frankie Boyle, broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan, and comic Bob Mortimer.
Yes, alumni include two Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry and several former heads of state—Thabo Mbeki (South Africa), Festus Mogae (Botswana), Guy Scott (Zambia), and Carlos Alvarado Quesada (Costa Rica).
Prominent media alumni include Becky Anderson (CNN), Helen Boaden (BBC), Dermot Murnaghan (Sky News), Michael Buerk (BBC), and Emily Buchanan (BBC World Affairs).
Yes, Zhang Xin is CEO of SOHO China and one of the world’s most influential businesswomen. Other alumni include Tosin Akinluyi (Morgan Stanley), Estelle Akofio-Sowah (Google West Africa), and entrepreneur Bianca Miller-Cole.
Sussex alumni have made major contributions to the arts, including Ian McEwan and Philippa Gregory (authors), Billy Idol (musician), Frankie Boyle and Bob Mortimer (comedians), and Emmy-winning composer Dr. John Altman.
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