Alumni Jesus College, Oxford

t. e. lawrence

notable former students of college have included politicians, scientists, writers, entertainers , academics. t. e. lawrence ( lawrence of arabia ), known part in arab revolt of 1916–1918 , writings including 7 pillars of wisdom, studied history @ college. thesis on crusader castles (the fieldwork marked beginning of fascination middle east) held in fellows library. other former students include pixley ka isaka seme (a founder , president of african national congress), sir william williams (speaker of house of commons 1680–1685), , lord sankey (lord chancellor 1929–1935). members of parliament 3 main political parties in united kingdom have attended college, have politicians australia (neal blewett), new zealand (harold rushworth), sri lanka (lalith athulathmudali) , united states (heather wilson).

the founders hopes college produce prominent welsh clergy fulfilled in no small measure when former student, a. g. edwards, elected first archbishop of wales when church in wales disestablished in 1920. 2 later archbishops of wales, glyn simon (archbishop 1968 1971) , gwilym owen williams (archbishop 1971–1982) educated @ college. celticists associated college include sir john rhys, sir john morris-jones, , sir thomas (t. h.) parry-williams, whilst list of historians includes college s first graduate, david powel, published first printed history of wales in 1584, , victorian historian j. r. green. angus buchanan won victoria cross during first world war. record-breaking quadriplegic solo sailor hilary lister student here, whilst field of arts , entertainment there names such magnus magnusson, presenter of mastermind, national poet of wales gwyn thomas, , television weather presenters kirsty mccabe , siân lloyd. nigel hitchin, savilian professor of geometry @ oxford since 1997, studied @ college, did edward hinds (a physicist won rumford medal in 2008), chris rapley (director of science museum), , zoologists edward bagnall poulton , james brontë gatenby.