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Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Alumni

Innovative Faculty, inspirational alumni.

A whole host of brilliant alumni have attended the historical and current iterations of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's - below is just a selection that have attended over the years.

The criteria for inclusion on this page can be found here.

Meet a selection of our alumni

Anita Anand

Broadcaster and author
Dina Asher-Smith

Athlete
Alain de Botton

Philosopher and author
Dr Kenneth Dike

Pioneer of African studies
Maureen Duffy

Poet, playwright and novelist
Susan Gilchrist

Communications World Leader
Susan Hill

Novelist
Derek Jarman

Film-maker and gay rights campaigner
John Keats

Poet
Hanif Kureishi

Writer
Sir Michael Morpurgo

Celebrated children's author
Kele Okereke

Musician
Tobi Oredein

Media entrepreneur and public speaker
Banita Sandhu

Actress and mental health spokesperson
Farrah Storr

Editor and diversity advocate
Desmond Tutu

Nobel Prize for Peace 1984
Onyinye Udokporo

Entrepreneur, educator and public speaker
Virginia Woolf

Writer and Feminist icon
Sylvia Wynter

Writer and academic

News & Events from the Faculty

From left to right: Manon Awst and Dylan Huw. Credit: Dewi Tannatt Lloyd

24 July 2025

King's alumnus Dylan Huw to represent Wales at the 2026 Venice Biennale

Dylan Huw (BA Liberal Arts with a Major in Film Studies, 2014-2017) has been selected by Arts…

Captured at Srinagar’s historic Jama Masjid image of a woman in prayer

24 July 2025

Perspectives of peace, from Kashmir to the British Coast, now on display in Imaging Peace

Images of harmonious Rwandan landscapes, a sea of Ukrainian flags and the quiet act of prayer in…

The British Academy exterior, Carlton House Terrace. Credit The British Academy.

22 July 2025

Arts & Humanities academics awarded British Academy Fellowship

In 2025, 58 UK Fellows, 30 International Fellows and 4 Honorary Fellows have been elected to the…

15 Jan

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Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics: Data-Driven Insights into Language and Cultural Change

15 January 2026

We invite submissions for the conference Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics:…