Fellows and honorands
People who have been made Fellows or granted honorary degrees by Goldsmiths.
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Fellows of Goldsmiths' College
Jean Adamson, 2016
Sir Keith Ajegbo OBE, 1997
Bernardine Evaristo, 2022
Dr Elly Barnes, 2022
Anthony Barnett, 2019
Camila Batmanghelidjh, 2006
Professor Alan Bevan, 2001
John Bird MBE, 2012
Bimini, 2023
Malorie Blackman OBE, 2011
Iwona Blazwick OBE, 2010
Dennis Bovell, 2017
Martyn Brabbins, 2004
Glenn Brown, 2011
Jack Brymer OBE, 1991
Moira Buffini, 2012
Sir Steve Bullock, 2018
The Hon. Sir Michael Burton, 1999
Kevin Cahill CBE, 2018
John Cale OBE, 1997
Sir Charles Carter FBA, 1994
Hilary Carty, 2012
Shami Chakrabarti, 2007
Sir Ross Chesterman, 1980
Julian Clary, 2005
Paule Constable, 2008
Wendy Cope OBE, 2013
Dr Geoffrey Copland CBE, 2000
Sarah Corbett, 2022
Graham Coxon, 2005
Professor Michael Craig-Martin CBE RA, 2001
Professor Geoffrey Crossick, 2011
Mary Curnock Cook OBE, 2018
Rob and Josie da Bank, 2016
Professor Fred D’Aguiar, 2011
Dimitris Daskalopoulos, 2023
Mike Davies CBE, 2007
Nick Davies, 2012
Angela Davis, 2013
The Right Hon. Lord Dainton FRS, 1984
Frances de la Tour, 1999
Declan Donnellan, 2010
Sir Edward Downes CBE, 1992
Sir Michael and Emily Eavis, 2016
Sir Vernon Ellis, 2011
Althea Efunshile, 2002
Edward Enninful OBE, 2018
Sir Richard Eyre CBE, 1993
Helen Fawkes, 2013
The Right Hon. Lord Flowers FRS, 1991
William Fox-Pitt, 2013
The Reverend Professor Peter Galloway LVO OBE, 1999
Sir Paul Girolami, 2001
Dr Kadija George, 2022
Candida Gertler, 2023
Sheena Gilby, 2015
Professor Stanley Glasser, 2001
Nigel Godrich, 2020
Lady Celia Goodhart, 2011
Antony Gormley OBE RA, 1998
Professor Jeffrey Grey, 2002
Professor Ken Gregory CBE, 1998
Shane Guy, 2004
Professor A H Halsey FBA, 1992
Vernon Handley CBE, 1987
The Right Hon. Lord Harris of Peckham, 1995
John Harvey, 2020
Leila Hassan Howe , 2024
Mona Hatoum, 2022
Andy Hawkins, 1995
Charles Hayward, 2023
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Heath KG MBE, 1994
Thomas Heatherwick, 2016
Lenny Henry, 2017
Dr Patsy Hickman, 2022
Dr Richard Hoggart, 1987
Jools Holland, 2005
Constance Howard MBE, 2000
Gary Hume RA, 2011
John Illsley, 1996
Albert Irvin RA, 2002
Alex James, 2008
Professor Chris Jenks, 2012
Sir Brian Jenkins CBE, 1998
Linton Kwesi Johnson, 2003
Christopher Jonas CBE, 2013
Brendan Keaney OBE, 2024
Rita Keegan, 2022
Dennis Kelly, 2017
Dr Edwin Kerr CBE, 1991
Kanya King, 2004
Jaliba Kuyateh, 2023
Jude Law, 2020
The Right Hon Baroness Doreen Lawrence OBE, 2012
James Lingwood MBE, 2012
Professor David Lodge, 1992
Patrick Loughrey, 2024
Hugo Manassei, 2017
Sir Michael Marmot, 2023
David Dean Marriott, 2022
Mustapha Matura, 2016
William McCall, 1996
The Right Hon. Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall, 2003
Patrick McKenna, 2012
Professor David McLellan, 2004
Dick Melly, 2016
The Right Hon. Lord Merlyn-Rees, 1984
Brian Molko, 2012
Gillian Moore, 2017
Estelle Morris, 2018
Michael Morris MBE, 2012
Mee Ling Ng, 2005
Sir David Nicholas, CBE 2004
Dr Marion North, 2013
Hughie O’Donoghue, 2022
Dave Okumu, 2018
Francis Outred, 2018
Marjorie Ouvry, 2020
David Peake, 2006
Brian Pearce CBE, 1998
Dr Mike Phillips OBE, 2007
Robert Pepper MBE, 2003
Sybil Phoenix MBE, 1993
Professor Ben Pimlott FBA, 2004
Professor Robert Pinker CBE, 1999
The Right Hon. Baroness Prashar CBE, 1992
Gabriel Prokofiev, 2017
Hope Powell, 2017
David Pugilist, 2013
Lord David Puttnam CBE, 2015
Dame Mary Quant CH DBE, 1993
The Right Hon. Lord Quirk CBE FBA, 1987
Heather Rabbatts CBE, 2008
Fiona Rae, 2015
Neil Rhind MBE, 2011
Ian Rickson, 2005
Bridget Riley CH CBE, 1987
Dame Janet Ritterman DBE, 2009
Tessa Ross, 2016
Martin Rowson, 2014
Dame Joan Ruddock CBE MP, 1996
Professor Andrew Rutherford CBE, 1992
Sarah Sands, 2016
Dame Cicely Saunders OM, 2001
Peter Seah, 2013
Sir Nicholas Serota, 1993
Nabil Shaban, 2019
Yinka Shonibare, 2003
Keir Simmons, 2017
Justine Simons OBE, 2024
The Right Hon. Lord Slynn of Hadley, 1993
Ali Smith, 2015
Timothy Spall OBE, 2011
Rob Stringer, 2010
John Sullivan OBE, 2008
Adrian Sutton, 2015
George Szirtes, 2014
Britt Tajet-Foxell, 2006
Peter Tatchell, 2014
Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2008
Dr Gillian Tett OBE, 2017
Stewart Till CBE, 2006
Professor Jon Thompson, 2003
Shirley Joy Thompson, 2022
Rose Tremain CBE, 2012
Sir William Utting CB, 2007
Edward Vulliamy, 2020
Errollyn Wallen MBE, 2019
Mark Wallinger, 2009
Sarah Waters, 2016
Paul Watson, 2010
Gillian Wearing OBE, 2002
Mary Wedd, 2007
Professor Dorothy Wedderburn, 2001
The Right Hon. Lord Wedderburn of Charlton QC FBA, 2009
Professor Carel Weight CH CBE RA, 1991
Colin Welland, 2000
The Right Hon. the Viscount Whitelaw KT CH MC, 1991
Ed Williams, 2018
Zoe Williams, 2016
Honorary degrees of the University of London, conferred at Goldsmiths' College
John Akomfrah OBE (DLit), 2012
Fleur Adcock CNZM OBE FRSL (DLit), 2010
Neal Ascherson (DLit), 2014
Cecil Balmond (DSc(Eng)), 2009
Professor Zygmunt Bauman (DSc), 2002
Professor Howard Becker (DLit), 2015
The Right Hon. Tony Benn (LLD), 2012
Farooq Chaudhry (DLit), 2023
Professor Shirley Brice Heath (DLit), 2009
Professor Vicky Bruce OBE (DSc), 2002
Sir Michael Caine CBE (DLit), 1994
Professor Dipesh Chakrabarty (DLit), 2010
Dorothy Cross (DLit), 2017
Professor Angela Davis (DLit), 2013
Sir Daniel Day-Lewis (DLit), 2015
Sir Vernon Ellis (DLit), 2011
Anne Enright (DLit), 2012
Professor Brian Ferneyhough (DMus) 2012
Lord Anthony Giddens (DLit), 2016
Professor Paul Gilroy (DSc), 2005
Carlo Ginzburg (DLit), 2016
Dame Dr Jane Goodall DBE (DSc (Social Science), 2012
Dame Zaha Hadid (DLit), 2014
Professor Stuart Hall (DLit), 1997
Lord Tony Hall CBE (DLit), 2009
Professor David Harvey (DSc (Social Science)), 2012
P J Harvey (DLit), 2014
Professor Dick Hebdige (DLit)
Dr Charles Jencks (DLit), 2011
Sir Nicholas Kenyon CBE (DMus), 2006
Sir David King (DSc), 2006
Professor Peter Kivy (DMus), 2008
Professor Jean La Fontaine (DLit), 2008
Jude Kelly OBE (DLit), 2013
Professor Elizabeth Loftus (DLit), 2015
Professor James Lovelock CH CBE FRS (DSc), 2011
Neil MacGregor (DLit), 1999
Professor Ezio Manzini (DSc), 2008
Professor Mark Mazower (DLit), 2009
Walter D. Mignolo (DLit), 2018
Professor Elizabeth Loftus (DLit), 2015
Professor James Lovelock CH CBE FRS (DSc), 2011
Neil MacGregor (DLit), 1999
Professor Ezio Manzini (DSc), 2008
Professor Mark Mazower (DLit), 2009
Harold Pinter CH CBE (DLit), 1999
Professor Alan Roberts OBE (DSc), 2005
Mstislav Rostropovich (DMus,) 2000
Nitin Sawhney (DMus), 2012
Sir Rabinder Singh (LLB), 2022
Professor Margaret Snowling (DSc), 2007
Professor Alexander Sokolov (DMus), 2004
Professor Deyan Sudjic OBE, 2024
Graham Swift (DLit), 2003
Professor Laurie Taylor (DSc (Social Science), 2013
Professor Kevin Thompson (DLit), 2023
Claire Tomalin (DLit), 2009
Jeremy White (DLit), 2005
The Right Hon. Shirley Williams (Baroness Williams of Crosby) (LLD), 2011
Titles were correct at the time of the person receiving their honorary degree.