4.6 Honorary Graduates and Chancellor's Medallists
For further details of recent or forthcoming Honorary Graduates including orations, please visit our Honorary Graduates webpage
| A | Kathleen ADAMS, 1992 - Master of Arts |
| *Professor Cyril Clifford ADDISON, PhD, DSc, FInstP, FRSC, FRS, 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Povl AHM, CBE, 1994 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir George ALBERTI,MA , DPhil, BM, BCh, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPE, HonFRCPGlas, HonFRCPI, HonMD, HonDM, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Lord ALEXANDER OF WEEDON, BA, MA, QC, LLD 2003 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Juliet AMERY, 2008 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Baroness AMOS OF BRONDESBURY, BA, MA, 2000 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Mary ARDEN, DBE, MA, LLM, 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Chris ARGYRIS, 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir John ARMITT, CBE, FREng, FICE, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Vladimir Igorevic ARNOLD, 1988 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir Eric ASH, CBE, BSc (Eng), PhD, DSc, FRS, FEng, 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Edith Margaret Emily ASHCROFT, DBE 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Michael Francis ATIYAH, MA, PhD, FRS, FRSE, OM, 1969 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Patrick ATIYAH, MA, RCL, QC, FBA, 1989 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Ungku Abdul AZIZ, BA, DEcons 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 1988 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Joseph BAMFORD, CBE, 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| *The Rt. Rev. Cuthbert Killick Norman BARDSLEY, CBE, MA, DD 1976 - Doctor of Letters | |
| The Rt. Rev. Simon BARRINGTON-WARD, KCMG, MA, DD 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Camila BATMANGHELIDJH, MA 2008 - Master of Arts | |
| Simon Russell BEALE, CBE, BA, 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir John BELL, DM, FRCP, FRS2008, PMedSci, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Leonard BERNSTEIN, AB 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Michael Victor BERRY, BSc, PhD, FRS, 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Donald BERWICK, BA, MD, DSc 2008 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Joseph BESSERMAN, 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| Rodney BICKERSTAFFE, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Michael BILLINGTON, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor David BLACKWELL, 1990 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Thomas Leon BLUNDELL, FRS, BA, DPhil, 1995 - Doctor of Science | |
| Rev. Dr Allan BOESAK, BTh, DTh, 1989 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Jennie BOND, BA, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| David BRADLEY, DLitt 2012 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Willy BRANDT, 1990 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Alfred BRENDEL,Hon, KBE, 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| David BRIERLEY, CBE, 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Timothy Robert Peter BRIGHOUSE, MA, Dip Ed, DLitt 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord BRITTEN OF ALDEBURGH, OM, CH 1975 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Alec Nigel BROERS, BSc, PhD, ScD, FRS, FREng, FIEE, FInstP, 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Timothy BROOK, PhD, DLitt 2010 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sheila Jeanne BROWNE, CB, MA 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord BROWNE OF MADINGLEY, MA, MS, FIMM, FInstP, FREng, 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| Colin BRUMMITT, OBE, IPFA, 1993 - Master of Arts | |
| Dr Clark BRUNDIN, BS, MA, PhD, LLD 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Lord BULLOCK, FBA, MA, DLitt 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Ivor BULMER-THOMAS, CBE, MA, FSA, 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| 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, 1995 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Marilyn Speers BUTLER, MA, DPhil 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Herbert BUTTERFIELD, MA, FBA 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord BUTTERWORTH, CBE, JP, DL, MA, Hon DCL, 1986 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Lady BUTTERWORTH, 1986 - Master of Arts |
| C | Dame Fiona CALDICOTT, DBE, MA, BM, BCh, DPM, FRCPsych, FRCP, ARCPI, 1997 - Doctor of Science |
| Professor Averil Millicent CAMERON, CBE, MA, PhD, FBA, FSA 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Mr Earl CAMERON, 2013 CBE - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Yvonne CARTER, CBE, (awarded posthumously) 2010 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Ian CAULFIELD, CBE, 2006 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| The Rt. Hon. Baroness CHALKER OF WALLASEY, 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Jung CHANG, PhD 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Julie CHRISTIE, 1994 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord CLARK, OM, CH, KCB, MA, CLit, FBA 1970 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lady Frances CLARKE, OBE, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Malcolm William CLARKSON, BA, PGCE, AcadDip 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Hugh Armstrong CLEGG, MA 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 | |
| *Massimo Aldo COEN, CBE, 1997 - Doctor of Laws | |
| His Honour Richard COLE, 2011 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| *Professor Patrick COLLINSON, CBE, BA, PhD, FBA, FRHistS, FAHA, DLitt 2003 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh CONSTANTINE, KBE, CB, DSO, 1978 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Sir John Warcup CORNFORTH, CBE, MSc, DPhil, FRS, 1976 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Alan Howard COTTRELL, BSc, PhD, FRS, FREng, 1971 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Fleur COWLES, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Malcolm COWLEY, AB 1975 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. The Earl of CRAWFORD AND BALCARRES, GBE, MA, RSA, FRIBA, FSA, FSAScot, DL 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| John CUNNINGTON, 2006 - Chancellor's Medal |
| D | *The Rt. Hon. Lord DAINTON, BSc, MA, PhD, ScD, FRS, 1970 - Doctor of Science |
| Paul DANIEL, CBE, 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Robert DARNTON, BA, BPhil, DPhil 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Tarun DAS, 1996 - Doctor of Science | |
| Andrew Wynford DAVIES, BA, DLitt, DArts, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir David Evan Naughton DAVIES, CBE, PhD, DSc, FEng, FRS, 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Graham DAY, LLB, 1991 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Rt Hon Baroness DEAN OF THORNTON-LE-FYLDE, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| William G. DEMAS, MA, MLitt, 1989 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Judith Olivia DENCH, DBE, 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Ambassador Barry DESKER, LLD, 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Marlon DEVONISH, MA 2006 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Avinash DIXIT, DSc, BA, PhD, Dr. Econ, LLD 2007 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Declan Michael Martin DONNELLAN, MA 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Nicholas M DONOFRIO, BS, MS, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Peter Howard DONOHOE, BMus, GRNCM, ARCM, Hon FRNCM 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Mary DOUGLAS, FBA, OBE, MA, DPhil 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Hugh Harrington Cazalet DOUTY, CBE, 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| Robert A. DOVER, BSc, FREng, FRSA, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Carol Ann DUFFY, CBE, OBE, BA, FRSL, DLitt 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Archbishop George DWYER, MA, DD, PhD 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 1973 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Kenneth John Richard EDWARDS, BSc, PhD, Hon MA, Hon LLD, Hon DSc 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| John EDWARDS, LLD 2008 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Sir John Huxtable ELLIOTT, FBA, MA, PhD 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| William John EMMOTT, BA, 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Dennis Joseph ENRIGHT, OBE, MA, DLitt 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Leon EPSTEIN, MA, PhD 1980 - Doctor of Letters |
| F | *The Rt. Hon. Baroness FAITHFULL OF WOLVERCOTE, OBE, 1978 - Doctor of Letters |
| Professor William James FEAST, BSc, PhD, FRS, DSc 2004 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Eric William FENBY, OBE, 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Collin FERGUSON, MA, FRICS 1997 - Master of Science | |
| *Patrick Leigh FERMOR, OBE, DSO, DLitt 1996 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Frank FIELD, BSc, 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Anne FINE, OBE, BA, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sheila FITZGERALD, FRSA, 2012 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord FLOREY, OM, MA, PhD, MD, FRS, 1967 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir Brian Keith FOLLETT, FRS, BSc, PhD, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Alec George FORD, MA, DPhil 1990 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor John FORTY,BSc , PhD, DSc, FRSE, FRSA, HonLLD, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Frederick Charles FRANK, OBE, BA, BSc, DPhil, FRS, 1981 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Jean M J FRÉCHET, DSc 2012 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Elisabeth FRINK, DBE, CBE, RA, 1983 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Terence Ernest Manitou FROST, Hon LLD, RA ,2000 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Carlos FUENTES, 1992 - Doctor of Letters |
| G | Professor Peter GALISON, PhD, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science |
| Paolo GALLI, 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Dame Helen Louise GARDNER, DBE, MA, DLitt, FBA, FRSL, 1976 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Alan GARNER, OBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Peter Harry GAYWARD, 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| Sir Anthony GILL, BScEng, FREng, FIMechE, FIProdE, 1992 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Paul GIROLAMI, FCA, FREConS, FIMC, FIMgt, FRSA, 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Evelyn GLENNIE, OBE, FRAM, FRCM, GRSM, LRAM, ARAM 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *William Gerald GOLDING, CBE, CLit, 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, 1978 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Matthew Alistair GRANT, 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Rev. Clive Malcolm GREGORY, BA, MA, 1999 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Robert GRUBBS, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science |
| H | Professor Erwin L HAHN, BSc, PhD, DSc 2007 - Doctor of Science |
| *Professor Philip HALL, MA, FRS, 1977 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Albert Henry HALSEY, BSc, MA, PhD, FBA, 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Simon HALSEY, MA 2007 - Master of Arts | |
| *Baron HAMLYN OF EDGEWORTH, CBE, 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Stuart HAMPSON, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Stanley Jaffa HARLEY, DL, BSc, CEng, FIMechE, FIProdE, 1978 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Wilfrid HARRISON, MA 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Roy Forbes HARROD, MA, FBA 1968 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Oliver HART, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Frank HARTLEY, CBE, BSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC, FPS, HonFRCP, HonFRCS, Hon FRSC, 1978 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Jacquetta HAWKES, OBE, 1986 - Doctor of Letters | |
| John HEARTH, CBE, 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Stephen HEIGHWAY, MA 2012 - Master of Arts | |
| *The Hon. Dame Rose HEILBRON, DBE, RBE, LLM, 1978 - Doctor of Laws | |
| John Henry HEMMING, CMG, DLitt, 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lenworth George HENRY, 1992 - Master of Arts | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord HEYWORTH OF OXTON, 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir John Richard HICKS, MA, BLitt, FBA, 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Geoffrey HILL, BA, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Friedrich HIRZEBRUCH, Dr Rer Nat. 1980 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Charles Antony Richard HOARE, MA, Cert Stats, FRS, HonDSc, 1985 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Dorothy HODGKIN, OM, MA, PhD, FRS, 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| *George Edward HODGKINSON, OBE, 1975 - Master of Arts | |
| Dr Eva HOFFMAN, PhD, DLitt 2008 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Michael HOLROYD, CBE, FRSL, FRHistS, FRSA, 1993 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Joseph HOMAN, 1988 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Leroy HOOD,MD , PhD, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Michael Murray HORDERN, CBE, 1987 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Most Rev. Trevor HUDDLESTON, MA, DD, CR, 1988 - Doctor of Letters | |
| John HUMPHRYS, LLD 2003 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Lord HUNT OF CHESTERTON, CB, PhD, Hon DSc, FRS, 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Rita HUNTER, CBE, 1978 - Doctor of Letters |
| I | *Eugène IONESCO, LèsL, 1974 - Doctor of Letters |
| Sir Donald IRVINE, CBE, MD, FRCGP, FMedSci, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science |
| J | Professor Sir Alec JEFFREYS, PhD, FRS, DSc 2007 - Doctor of Science |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord JENKINS OF HILLHEAD, PC, MA, FBA 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Alex JENNINGS, BA, 1999 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor James JOLL, MA, FBA, 1988 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *James Larkin JONES, MBE, CH, FCIT, 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr John Howel JONES, MA, MD, FRCP, DSc 2002 - Doctor of Science | |
| Lord Digby JONES, LLB, DUniv, DLitt, DL, CIMgt, FRI, LLD 2006 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr DeAnne JULIUS, PhD, 2000 - Doctor of Laws |
| K | Hon. Dr Justice George W. KANYEIHAMBA, PhD, LLD 2008 - Doctor of Laws |
| Jackie KAY, BA, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Barrie KEEFFE, DLitt 2010 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Anthony John Patrick KENNY, FBA, STL, DPhil, DLitt 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Clark KERR, AB, MA, PhD, 1987 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Robert KERSLAKE, LLD, 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir David KING, DSc 2012 - Doctor of Science | |
| Brenda KING, MBE, MA 2009 - Master of Arts | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord KINGS NORTON, PhD, DIC, 1986 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Professor Ernst KITZINGER, DPhil 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor KIYOSHI ITO, 1992 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Aaron KLUG,OM , PhD, FRS, 1994 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Lionel Charles KNIGHTS, MA, PhD 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Hans Leo KORNBERG, MA, PhD, DSc, ScD, Hon DSc, PRS, FRS, FIBiol, 1975 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Sir John Richard KREBS, MA, DPhil, FRS, 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| Alexander Adum KWAPONG, MA, PhD 1971 - Doctor of Letters |
| L | Philip LADER, BA, MA, JD, LLD 2002 - Doctor of Laws |
| *Winifred LAKIN, 1988 - Master of Arts | |
| Sir Richard Peter LAMBERT, BA, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Pascal LAMY, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Jane LAPOTAIRE, 2000 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Philip Arthur LARKIN, CH, CBE, MA, FRSL, 1973 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Bruno LATOUR, LLD 2009 - Doctor of Laws | |
| The Honourable Martin Chu Ming LEE, BA, LLB, LLD 2006 - Doctor of Laws | |
| John LEIGHFIELD, CBE, LLD 2011 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Ms Prudence LEITH, OBE 2013 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Richard LERNER, DSc 2010 - Doctor of Science | |
| Doris M. LESSING, 1994 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Oi-sie Elsie LEUNG, GBM, JP 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Jinghai LI, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr The Hon. David K. P. LI, OBE, MA, FCIB, FCA, 1994 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Edmund LIGGINS, TD, 1988 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Liliane LIJN, 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor John Wilfrid LINNETT, MA, DPhil, FRS, 1973 - Doctor of Science | |
| Norman Peter LISTER, OBE, JP, 1985 - Master of Arts | |
| *Lt. Col. J.E. LITTLE, 1996 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Penelope LIVELY, DBE, CBE, OBE, BA, OBG, FRSL, 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Kenneth LOACH, 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor David John LODGE, CBE, BA, MA, PhD, FRSL, 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Colin LUCAS, DPhil, FRHistS, LLD 2006 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Humphrey Richard Adeane LYTTELTON, 1987 - Doctor of Letters |
| M | Neil MACGREGOR, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters |
| *Professor William James Millar MACKENZIE, CBE, MA, LLB, FBA, 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Michael MALLETT, OBE, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA, Hon OM, 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, 1985 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr James MARTIN, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| Peter MATHIAS, CBE, FBA, MA, DLitt 1995 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Denis James MATTHEWS, CBE, DMus, 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Robert Charles Oliver MATTHEWS, CBE, MA, FBA, 1980 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Robert MATTHEWS, MBE, 2001 - Master of Arts | |
| Sir Peter MAXWELL DAVIES, CBE, 1986 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Robert McCredie MAY, BSc, PhD, FRS, 1997 - Doctor of Science | |
| Simon MAYO, BA, DLitt 2005 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Robert Ian MEAKIN, 1999 - Master of Science | |
| *Sir Yehudi MENUHIN, OM, KBE, 1968 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Professor Sir James Alexander MIRRLEES, BA, PhD, FBA 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Ole Danbolt MJOS, MD, PhD, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Brian MOFFAT, OBE, FCA, 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| Mr Terry MONNINGTON, 2013 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| David MOORCROFT, MBE, OBE, BEd, 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| *Henry MOORE, OM, CH, FBA 1969 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Peter MOORES, CBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Geoffrey MOORHOUSE, FRSC, DLitt 2006 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Rt Hon Estelle MORRIS, TCert, BEd, MP, LLD, DLitt 2003 - Doctor of Letters | |
| William MORRIS, LLD 2002 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Sir Alistair MORTON, MA, 1994 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr Russell MOSELEY, 2010 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| *Sir Nevill Francis MOTT, MA, FRS, 1968 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Anne Elisabeth MUELLER, DCB, MA, 1985 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor David MUMFORD, BSc, PhD, 1983 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dame Jean Iris MURDOCH, DBE, MA, 1979 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Noreen MURRAY, CBE, BSc, PhD, FRS, 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| Riccardo MUTI, Hon KBE, 1983 - Doctor of Letters |
| N | Professor Stephen NICKELL, CBE, BA, MSc, FBA, 2008 - Doctor of Science |
| Adrian NOBLE, BA 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Denis NOBLE, CBE, BSc, BA, PhD, FMedSci, FRS, DSc 2008 - Doctor of Science | |
| Harry NOBLE, 1993 - Master of Arts | |
| *Sir Sidney NOLAN, OM, AC, CBE, ARA, 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord NOLAN, MA, PC, DL, 1998 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Humphrey Nicholas NOLAN, BA, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Gulam NOON, MBE, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Trevor Robert NUNN, CBE, BA, 1982 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Ian NUSSEY, OBE, FREng, 2006 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Michael NYMAN, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters |
| O | *Sir Richard O’BRIEN, DSO, MC, 1983 - Doctor of Letters |
| Sir Gus O’DONNELL, CB, BA, MPhil, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Peter OGDEN, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Stephen O'RAHILLY,FRS , FMed Sci, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Herman OUSELEY, 1998 - Doctor of Laws |
| P | Dr Rajendra PACHAURI, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science |
| Professor Jacob PALIS, PhD, 2000 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Stuart PALMER, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| Baron Bikhu PAREKH OF KINGSTON UPON HULL, BA, MA, PhD, 2001 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Roy PASCAL, MA, DLitt, FBA, 1977 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Edwin John Victor PASMORE, CH, CBE, 1985 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Betty PATTISON, 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, 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Cyril Henry PHILIPS, MA, PhD, 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord PHILLIPS, BSc, PhD, FRS, FlnstP, 1982 - Doctor of Science | |
| Alan PHILLIPS,BSc , CMG, LLD 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Trevor PHILLIPS, OBE, BSc, FRSA, Hon MA, Hon DLitt, LLD 2004 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Bernd PISCHETSRIEDER, Dip-Ing, 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Rt. Hon. Lord PLUMB, DL, MEP, 1990 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Sir Karl Raimund POPPER, CH, MA, PhD, DLitt, FRS, FBA, 1971 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Jonathon PORRITT, BA, LLD 2003 - Doctor of Laws | |
| David Edwin POTTER, CBE, MA, PhD, 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Kenneth POUNDS, CBE, BSc, PhD, FRS, 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| Terence David John PRATCHETT, OBE, 1999 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Oliver PRENN, 2001 - Doctor of Laws |
| R | *The Rt. Hon. Viscount RADCLIFFE, GBE, PC, MA, FBA, 1967 - Doctor of Letters |
| The Hon. Sir Shridath S. RAMPHAL, OE, GCMG, AC, QC, FKC, 1988 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Raj REDDY, BE, MTech, PhD, FIEEE, FAAII, 2001 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Dr Alan REECE, DSc 2012 (in absentia) - Doctor of Science | |
| Dame Helen REEVES, DBE, OBE, BA, 2001 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Fiona REYNOLDS, DBE 2013 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Rex RICHARDS,DSc , FRS, FRSC, 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| David RICHARDS, CBE, MA 2009 - Master of Arts | |
| *Gilbert Stanley Nowell RICHARDS, CBE, LLB, 1979 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Joseph ROACH, PhD, MA, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Gordon ROBERTS, 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| Philip ROBINSON, JP, 1991 - Master of Arts | |
| *Willy RONIS, 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Albert Richard ROSE, 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| Lord Nathaniel Charles Jacob ROTHSCHILD, OM, GBE, BA, FKC, Hon FBA, Hon FRIBA, Hon Fram, Hon PhD, Hon DLitt, Hon LLD, Hon DCL, DLitt2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| David ROWE, 2012 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Anthony RUDGE, MA, FIB, 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, MD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FRS, 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| Margaret RYLATT, 1989 - Master of Arts | |
| *Gilbert RYLE, MA, 1969 - Doctor of Letters |
| S | *Professor Edward SAID, AB, AM, PhD, 2001 - Doctor of Laws |
| Lady SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE, CBE, Hon FRAM, FRSA, 2012 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE, BA, MBA, Hon FREng, LLD 2008 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Abdus SALAM, Hon. KBE, BA, MA, PhD, FRS, 1991 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Saskia SASSEN, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Michael SAUNDERS WATSON, CBE, DL, 1991 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Richard Sidney SAYERS, MA, FBA, 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Nicholas Vernon SCHEELE, KCMG, BA, 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice SEDLEY,BA , 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Samuel SELVON, 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Richard SENNETT, 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, 1978 - Doctor of Science | |
| Dr Nemat SHAFIK, LLD 2012 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Michael Lewis SHATTOCK, OBE, MA, LLD 2000 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Sir Antony SHER, KBE, DLitt 2007 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Ignazio SILONE, 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Brian SIMON, MA, 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord SIMPSON OF DUNKELD, FCCA, FIMI, FCIT, 1995 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Yakov SINAI, DSc 2011 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Clive M. SINCLAIR, CBE, 1983 - Doctor of Science | |
| Lord Robert SKIDELSKY, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Peter SLOTERDIJK, DLitt 2009 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Stephen SMALE, MS, PhD, 1974 - Doctor of Science | |
| Timothy Bartel SMIT, BA, DSc 2003 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Robert Merton SOLOW, MA, PhD 1976 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Richard William SOUTHERN, MA, FBA, FRSL, FRHistS 1978 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor Sir Richard SOUTHWOOD, BSc, MA, PhD, DSc, FRS, FIBiol, DL, FMedSci, 1989 - Doctor of Science | |
| *John Hanbury Angus SPARROW, OBE, MA, 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Patrick SPOTTISWOODE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Hugh Worrell SPRINGER, GCMG, GCVO, KA, CBE, MA, 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 Sir John Richard Nicholas STONE, CBE, MA, ScD, FBA, 1975 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Tom STOPPARD, CBE, OM, FRSL, 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Dennis Parnell SULLIVAN, PhD, 1984 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Barry Emmanuel SUPPLE, CBE, BSc Econ, PhD, LittD, Hon Dlitt, FRHistS, FBA, 2000 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Mrs Jyotsna SURI, LLD 2010 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Lord SUTHERLAND OF HOUNDWOOD, DLitt 2001 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Janet SUZMAN, BA, 1990 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Helen SUZMAN, Hon DBE, BComm, 1990 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Sir Peter SWINNERTON-DYER, KBE, FRS, CBE, 1993 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Richard SYKES, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRS, 1999 - Doctor of Science |
| T | Ratan TATA, BSc, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science |
| *Alan John Percivale TAYLOR, BA, 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Lord TAYLOR OF WARWICK,BA , 1999 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Dame Kiri TE KANAWA, DBE, 1989 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Professor René THOM, DEtat, 1970 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Keith THOMAS, BA, FBA 1998 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Alan John THORPE, PhD, 2012 - Doctor of Science | |
| Colin Gerald Dryden THUBRON, DLitt 2002 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Michael TIPPETT, OM, CH, CBE, 1974 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord TODD OF TRUMPINGTON, OM, MA, DPhil, Dr Phil nat, DSc, FRS, FRSC, 1979 - Doctor of Science | |
| The Rt. Hon. Lord TOMBS, BSc(Econ), FIMechE, FlEE, FInstE, FREng, 1990 - Doctor of Science | |
| Sir Michael TOMLINSON, CBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *The Rt. Hon. The Viscount TONYPANDY, PC, 1984 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor Martin TROW, ME, HonDLitt, PhD 1997 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Alan TUCKETT, OBE, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Ronald Ernest TUNBRIDGE, OBE, JP, BSc, MSc, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, 1979 - Doctor of Science |
| U | Sir Brian URQUHART, KCMG, MBE, 1989 - Doctor of Laws |
| V | Professor David VANDELINDE, BA, MA, PhD, Hon DEd, LLD 2007 - Doctor of Laws |
| Mario VARGAS LLOSA, BA, PhD, DLitt 2004 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sándor VÈGH, 1988 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Arthur VICK, OBE, PhD, FIEE, FInstP, MRIA, 1993 - Doctor of Science | |
| Nazmudin Gulamhusein VIRANI, 1990 - Doctor of Laws |
| W | Derek Alton WALCOTT, BA, 1998 - Doctor of Letters |
| Dr Roberta WARMAN, 2013 - Chancellor's Medal | |
| Baroness WARNOCK, DBE, FRCP, FRSM, 1991 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Professor William Alexander WATERS, MA, PhD, ScD, FRS, 1977 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Arthur James WAUGH, 1977 - Master of Arts | |
| Professor Dorothy Enid Cole WEDDERBURN, MA, 1984 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Stanley WELLS, CBE, BA, PhD, Hon DLitt, Hon DPhil, DLitt 2008 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sheila WHITAKER, BA, LLD 2005 - Doctor of Laws | |
| Professor Roger WHITTENBURY, CBE, BSc, MSc, PhD, 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Frank WHITTLE, OM, FEng, KBE, CB, FRS, MA, 1968 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Andrew WILES, MA, PhD, FRS, 1998 - Doctor of Science | |
| *Sir Edgar Trevor WILLIAMS, CB, CBE, DSO, MA, FRHistS, DL, 1967 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Sir Peter WILLIAMS, CBE, MA, PhD, FREng, FRS, 1999 - Doctor of Science | |
| Rhys WILLIAMS, DSc 2005 - Doctor of Science | |
| Rees WILLIAMS, BEd, 1992 - Master of Arts | |
| Martin WOLF, CBE, DSc 2009 - Doctor of Science | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Lord WOLFENDEN OF WESTCOTT, CBE, MA, 1977 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr Eric WOOD, LLD 2007 - Doctor of Laws | |
| *Dr Brian WOOD-SCAWEN, Chancellor's Medal 2012 (awarded posthumously) | |
| *The Rt. Hon. Baroness WOOTTON OF ABINGER, CH, MA, 1972 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Sir Robert (Milton) WORCESTER, KBE, Hon Prof, Hon FKC, Hon DSc, Hon DLitt, Hon LLD, BSc, 2012 - Doctor of Laws |
| Y | Dr Tadataka YAMADA, KBE, DSc 2008 - Doctor of Science |
| *William YARDLEY, 1997 - Master of Arts | |
| *Dame Frances Amelia YATES, DBE, OBE, MA, DLitt, FBA, 1981 - Doctor of Letters | |
| *Sir Richard Dilworth YOUNG, BSc, FIMechE, CBIM, 1987 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Muhammad YUNUS, 1996 - Doctor of Laws |
| Z | *Professor George ZARNECKI, CBE, MA, PhD, FSA, FBA, 1978 - Doctor of Letters |
| Professor Sir Erik Christopher ZEEMAN, FRS, MA, PhD, HonD, HonDSc, 1988 - Doctor of Science | |
| Professor Natalie ZEMON DAVIS, PhD, DLitt 2006 - Doctor of Letters | |
| Professor Harriet ZUCKERMAN, DLitt 2011 - Doctor of Letters |
*Deceased
