List of University of Salford people

This is a list of University of Salford people, including staff (past and present) and alumni from the University of Salford.

Notable staff

Allan Boardman

• Allan Boardman: Physics
• Ralph Darlington: Employment Relations
• Trevor Cox: Acoustic Engineering
• Garry Crawford: Cultural Sociology
• Said Faiq: Translation & Interpreting
• Neal Hazel: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Andy Miah: Science Communication and Future Media
• Miklas Scholz: Water resources engineering
• Audrey Stuckes: Material science

Notable alumni

Academia

• Michael Atchia: Mauritian academician, former Chief and Programme Director with the United Nations Environment Programme
• Sydney Chapman: British mathematician and geophysicist
• Robert Garner: professor of political theory at the University of Leicester
• Adam Ledgeway: Professor of Italian and Romance Linguistics, Chair of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge
• Robert Lomas: writer, business studies and science academic, Freemasonry researcher
• Mary Mellor: Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Northumbria University
• Susan Price: Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Beckett University

Business

• Andy Bond: former Chief Executive of Asda^[1]
• Keith Ludeman: Chief Executive of the Go-Ahead Group
• Chris Moyes: former Chief Executive of the Go-Ahead Group
• Richard Parry-Jones: former group vice president-Global Product Development, and Chief Technical Officer, Ford Motor Company
• Mohammad Hashem Pesaran: British-Iranian economist
• Mohammed Rahif Hakmi: Chairman of Armada Group^[2]
• Kamaruddin Taib: Chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia
• Rita Oyoku: Trade Commissioner of the Vanuatu to Nigeria

Media, entertainment and design

Peter Kay

Jason Manford

• Jonathan Higgs: singer and song writer in the band Everything Everything
• Tom Short: comedian
• Sophie Abelson: actress
• Ross Adams: actor on BBC3 TV series The Gemma Factor
• Emma Atkins: actress
• Roma Babuniak: artist
• Chris Bisson: actor
• OJ Borg: radio and TV presenter
• Wes Butters: writer and radio broadcaster
• Nigel Clarke: Associate Composer to the Band of HM Grenadier Guards
• Sophia Di Martino: actress
• Andrew Diey: electronic musician, sound designer and record producer
• Jay Diggins: singer/songwriter
• Jason Done: actor
• Christopher Eccleston: actor
• Steve Edge: comedian and actor
• Yasmin Evans: TV and radio broadcaster
• Astor Fong: singer-songwriter, recording artist and record producer (studied Psychology)
• Liam Fray: lead singer and songwriter for Courteeners
• Stephen Fretwell: musician (studied at the university, but didn't complete)
• Honey G: rapper
• Sian Gibson: actress
• James Gourlay: conductor and internationally renowned tuba soloist
• Sarah Greene: TV presenter
• John Hammond: BBC weather presenter
• Matt Healy: actor
• Joanna Higson: actress
• Rob James-Collier: actor
• Evie Jessop: sports broadcaster for the BBC
• Jon the Postman: punk rock singer; born Jon Ormerod
• Peter Kay: comedian
• Frances Lennon: artist
• John Vernon Lord: illustrator and author
• L. S. Lowry: artist, studied at the Salford Royal Technical College, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in 1975
• Karl Lucas: comedian, writer, actor
• Jason Manford: Manchester comedian and Perrier nominee
• Sarfraz Manzoor: writer, journalist and documentary maker
• Conor McNamara: football commentator for the BBC
• Kristyna Myles: singer-songwriter (studied Popular Music and Recording)
• Maxine Peake: actress
• Nigel Pivaro: former actor, Edinburgh Fringe First winner, producer, journalist; studied as mature student for honours degree in Con Military and International History, attaining 2.1
• Robert Powell: actor
• Jen Pringle: TV presenter on Channel 5 children's show Milkshake!
• Caroline Redman Lusher: singer/songwriter, founder and Director of Rock Choir
• John Robb: musician and journalist
• Samantha Siddall: actress
• Richard Smith: Scottish screenwriter and film director
• Rosie Smith: former keyboardist in Cradle of Filth
• Ash Soan: drummer
• Jim Sturgess: actor^[3]
• Dan Tiernan: comedian
• Kaye Wragg: actress
• Neil Yates: jazz and folk musician
• Stephen Lawson: YouTuber and comedian, known as Stephen Tries

Military

• Major General William Moore: 1976-79

Physiotherapy

The university has held a link for Physiotherapy with the Professional Footballers' Association since 1991.^[4] As of 2007 over 70 former professional footballers have graduated from Salford. In 2009 the PFA reported that they had 33 members undertaking the programme at the university.^[5]

• Nigel Adkins: former manager of Southampton
• Chris Banks: physiotherapist at Stoke City
• Charlie Barnett
• Matt Barrass
• Gregg Blundell: physiotherapist with Tranmere Rovers^[6]
• Jon Bowden
• Kieran Charnock
• Jeff Clarke^[7]
• Lee Collins
• Robert Duffy
• Joe Edwards
• Simon Farnworth
• Ashley Fickling^[8]
• Neil Foster: former England cricketer who played in 29 Tests and 48 ODIs from 1983 to 1993
• Ali Gibb
• Wayne Gill
• Jamie Green
• Rick Holden
• Phil Horner: physiotherapist with Blackpool F.C.
• Rob Hulse
• Stephen Jordan
• Mark Kilty
• Paul Lake: on the medical staff with Bolton Wanderers^{[citation needed]}
• Henry McStay
• Steve Macauley
• Lee Martin: physiotherapist with Tranmere Rovers
• David Moore: physiotherapist with Grimsby Town
• Paul Morgan
• Jamie Murphy: former Chief Physiotherapist with Manchester City
• Keith Oakes
• Joe O'Neill^[9]
• Alex O'Reilly
• Jason Oswell
• Les Parry: former manager of Tranmere Rovers
• Richie Partridge
• Mel Pejic: physiotherapist at Bolton Wanderers^[10]
• Jamie Pipe: former Derbyshire professional cricketer
• Jamie Pitman: Hereford United physiotherapist^[11]
• Mick Rathbone: former Head of Sports Medicine at Everton^[12]
• Nicky Reid: completed two degrees in Sports Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
• Phil Robinson
• Ian Rodgerson: physiotherapist for Hereford United
• Derek Ryan: Irish former international squash player
• Paul Scott
• Paul Showler
• Gary Stevens: former England international
• Rob Swire: chief physiotherapist at Manchester United
• Mark Taylor
• Paul Teather
• John Thompson
• Stuart Walker: physiotherapist at Aston Villa
• Steve Whitehall
• Jon Whitney: club physiotherapist at Walsall^[13]
• Ian Wilkinson
• Jon Worthington
• Rodger Wylde: physiotherapist for Stockport County^[14]

Politics

Alok Sharma

• Ruth Cadbury: Labour Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Pombe Magufuli: The Fifth President of The United Republic of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021 and former chairman of Chama Cha Mapinduzi party from 2016 to 2021
• Anwar Choudhury: British diplomat, former British High Commissioner to Bangladesh
• David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere
• Stuart Drummond: three times elected mayor of Hartlepool
• Andrew Gwynne: Labour Member of Parliament for Gorton and Denton
• Trudy Harrison: Conservative Member of Parliament for Copeland
• Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel: Labour life peer and deputy speaker of the House of Lords
• George Howarth: Labour Member of Parliament for Knowsley North and Sefton East
• Abdul Wahab Juned: Bruneian Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
• Barbara Keeley: Labour Member of Parliament for Worsley and Eccles South
• Alok Sharma: British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Reading West
• Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh: local Labour politician and life peer
• Richard Tice: Reform UK Member of Parliament
• Ruth Turner: Labour political advisor; co-founder of The Big Issue in the North
• Andrew Snowdon, Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire

Science

• Darwin Caldwell: Research Director, Italian Institute of Technology, key person in iCub project
• B. N. Suresh (Byrana Nagappa Suresh): Indian aerospace scientist; 2002 recipient of Padma Shri
• Dawn Edge, Professor of Mental Health and Inclusivity at the University of Manchester
• Nicolette Peel, British midwife and an advocate for women and families with cancer in pregnancy

Sports

• Eworitse Ezra Arenyeka: boxer
• Ieuan Evans: former international rugby union player for Wales^[15]
• David France: author and football historian
• Su Maozhen: assistant coach of the Chinese Olympic football team for Beijing Olympics, current head coach of U-20 national team
• Norman Whiteside: former Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballer who studied podiatry