This is a list of notable people related to the University of Keele and its predecessor, the University College of North Staffordshire.
Presidents and Chancellors
John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby (1949–55) HRH Princess Margaret (1956–86) Claus Moser, Baron Moser (1986–2002) Sir David Weatherall (2002–2012) Sir Jonathon Porritt (2012–2022) James Timpson (2022-...)
Principals and Vice-Chancellors
Lord Lindsay of Birker (1949–52) Sir John Lennard-Jones (1953–54) Sir George Barnes (1956–60) Harold McCarter Taylor (1961–67) W. A. Campbell Stewart (1967–79) Sir David Harrison (1979–84) Sir Brian Fender (1985–95) Dame Janet Finch (1995–2010) Nick Foskett (2010–2015) Trevor McMillan (2015– )
Academics
Tony Barrand – Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Boston University
Jonathan Dollimore – English sociologist
Richard English – historian
Roy Fisher – American Studies lecturer and poet
Jill Gibbon – graphic artist
Oliver Harris – professor of American literature and expert in the works of William Burroughs Sir Nick Partridge – British health care specialist Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer – British political scientist