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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

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14 April 2025

Digital Futures Institute announces eleven new Fellows for 2025-26

Eleven interdisciplinary projects awarded Fellowships from the Digital Futures Institute for the…

Broken barbed wire against the sky

14 April 2025

Digital research led by Kings to forecast the emergence of slavery in war zones

Academics from the Department of Digital Humanities and King’s Digital Lab will spearhead digital…

Student Awat

14 April 2025

Arts & Humanities 2025 Student Awards winners announced

The annual King’s Arts & Humanities Student Awards recognises outstanding contributions by student…

27 Feb

250227 Ukraine Architecture of Despair and Hope. Maxim Dondyuk

Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope

27 February 2025

The exhibition brings together photography and 3D visualization to give a glimpse of destroyed…