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London School of Economics and Political Science Alumni

LSE is a global powerhouse in social sciences, economics, and political thought. With alumni ranging from world leaders to Nobel laureates, LSE has had a major influence on politics, business, and academia around the world.

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Mick Jagger

Lead singer of The Rolling Stones

Attended

1960s (Did not graduate)

John F. Kennedy

Former U.S. President (attended briefly)

Attended

1935 (Did not graduate)

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission

MSc

1980s

David Attenborough

Broadcaster, natural historian

Honorary Degree

N/A

George Soros

Billionaire investor, philanthropist

MSc in Philosophy

1954

Paul Volcker

Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve

MSc

1951

Clement Attlee

Former British Prime Minister

Lecturer

Early 20th century

Pierre Trudeau

Former Canadian Prime Minister, father of Justin Trudeau

LLM

1949

Cherie Blair

Barrister, wife of former UK PM Tony Blair

LLM

1976

Romano Prodi

Former Italian Prime Minister and EU Commission President

PhD

1970s

Imran Khan

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, cricketer

BA (Econ)

1975

Aung San Suu Kyi

Burmese politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

BSc (Econ)

1964

B. R. Ambedkar

Indian economist, social reformer, chief architect of Indian Constitution

MA, DSc

1921, 1923

Queen Margrethe II

Queen of Denmark

Attended

1965

Ed Miliband

Former UK Labour Party Leader

MSc

1990s

Arundhati Roy

Author (The God of Small Things), activist

Attended

N/A

Janet Yellen

U.S. Treasury Secretary, former Fed Chair

Honorary

N/A

Shashi Tharoor

Indian MP, former UN diplomat, author

PhD

1978

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Indian economist, former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission

MA

1970s

Robert Mundell

Nobel-winning economist (father of the euro theory)

PhD

1956

Tony Fernandes

CEO of AirAsia

BSc

1987

Anne Applebaum

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian

MSc

1980s

George Alagiah

BBC newsreader, journalist

MSc

1980s

Jeffrey Sachs

Renowned economist, UN advisor

MSc

1970s

Karl Popper

Philosopher of science, faculty member

N/A

N/A

Baroness Shafik (Minouche)

President of Columbia University, former LSE Director

MSc, PhD

1980s

Harsha Bhogle

Indian cricket commentator and journalist

PG Diploma

1991

Kwasi Kwarteng

Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

PhD

2000

Faisal Al-Fayez

Former Prime Minister of Jordan

BA

1981

Students

37

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ers Applied

9

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ers Admitted

344

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