Many Queens' students go on to excel in their chosen careers and leave their mark on the world. Of the many Queens' alumni who have made contributions to all aspects of modern life, a selection are listed below. (Please note this list is a work in progress and should by no means be considered exhaustive).
- Politics & Government
- Law
- The Arts
- Film & Television
- Science
- Business, Economics & Maths
- Theology & Religion
- Sport
Politics & Government
- Awn Al-Khasawneh, former judge of the International Court of Justice and former Prime Minister of Jordan
- Suella Braverman, Attorney General & Home Secretary
- Alexander Crummell, minister, academic and African nationalist (1819-1898)
- Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE, former head of MI6
- Charlie Falconer, Shadow Attorney General
- Manohar Gill, Indian politician
- Liz Kendall, politician
- 斯蒂芬·诺克, politician
- Neil Hudson, politican
- Sir Thomas Smith, scholar and diplomat (1513-1577)
- Baroness Worthington, politician
Law
- Awn Al-Khasawneh, former judge of the International Court of Justice and former Prime Minister of Jordan
- Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, Mexican diplomat and jurist and former judge of the International Court of Justice
- Suella Braverman, Attorney General
- Charlie Falconer, Shadow Attorney General
- Kate Grange KC, barrister and currently counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
- Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Chief Justice of Pakistan
The Arts
- Jeremy Black MBE, historian and writer
- Edward Cullinan CBE, architect (1931-2019)
- Elizabeth Day, journalist and novellist
- Paul Ginsborg, historian
- Richard Hickox CBE, conductor (1948-2008)
- Tom Holland, writer and historian
- John Holloway, poet (1920-1999)
- Peter Mathias CBE, economic historian (1928-2016)
- Sir Robin Millar CBE, record producer and musician
- Dame Alison Peacock, educator, public speaker and writer
- Sir Roland Penrose CBE, artist, poet, collector of modern art and major promoter of the Surrealist movement in Britain (1900-1984)
- Charles Herbert Reilly, architect (1874-1948)
- Naomi Segal, professor of modern languages, literature, culture and gender studies
- Professor Thomas Shippey, pre-eminent Tolkien scholar, medievalist and science fiction novellist
- Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer (1852-1924)
- Graham Swift, novellist
- Charles Tomlinson, poet (1927-2015)
- Terence White, novellist (1906-1964)
Film & Television
- Khalid Abdalla, actor and activist
- Simon Bird, actor
- Stephen Fry, actor, comedian and writer
- Paul Greengrass CBE, film director, producer and screenwriter
- Waris Hussein, director
- Emily Maitlis, journalist, documentary-maker and newsreader
- Roger Michell, theatre, television and film director
- Hannah Murray, actress
- Joanna Scanlan, actress and screenwriter
- Iain Softley, film director, producer and screenwriter
- Manish Pandey, film-writer
- Mark Watson, comedian and novellist
Science
- Colin Butler OBE FRS, entomologist and bee specialist (1913-2016)
- Michael Foale, astronaut
- Demis Hassabis CBE FRS, scientist and entrepreneur
- Yadvindher Malhi CBE FRS, professor of ecosystem science
- Isaac Milner FRS, mathematician and inventor (1750-1820)
- James Niven, physician best known for his work during the 1918 influenza outbreak as Manchester's medical officer of Health (1851 - 1925)
- 托马斯·奥德海波, entomologist and environmental activist (1931-2003)
- Jane Osbourne OBE, scientist and chair of UK BioIndustry Association
- Osborne Reynolds FRS, innovator in fluid dynamics (1842-1912)
- Roderick Smith FREng, professor of railway engineering
- Pippa Wells, physicist
Business, Economics & Maths
- Sir John Banham, business leader (1940-2022)
- Sir David Walker, financier
- Sir Robert Chote, economist
- Professor James Maynard, mathematician, Fields Medal Winner 2022
Theology & Religion
- Alexander Crummell, minister, academic and African nationalist (1819-1898)
- Desiderius Erasmus, philosopher, theologian and scholar (1456-1536)
- Mark Santer, retired Anglican bishop
Sport
- George Band OBE, mountaineer (1929-2011)
- Mike Gibson MBE, rugby player, Ireland and British & Irish Lions
- Gamini Goonesena, captain of Sri Lankan cricket team (1931-2011)
- Simon Harris, Boat Race umpire
- Fiona Hughes, Olympic Cross-Country skier 2010
- James Horwill, rugby player, Australia captain
- Jamie Roberts, rugby player, Wales and British & Irish Lions
- Walter Robins, captain of the English cricket team (1906-1968)
- John Spencer, rugby player, England captain, British & Irish Lions
- Ruby Tew, rower, New Zealand Olympian at Tokyo 2020
- Grace Prendergast MNZM, rower, New Zealand Olympic Champion at Tokyo 2020