List of honorary fellows of Jesus College, Oxford

[1] Under the statutes of the college, Honorary Fellows cannot vote at meetings of the Governing Body and do not receive financial reward.

Some of those without previous connections were distinguished Welshmen – Jesus College has had strong links with Wales since its establishment in 1571.

The Welsh politician David Lloyd George was elected to an Honorary Fellowship in 1910 when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

As a Welshman, I have watched with pleasure and pride the prosperity, especially since you have been Principal, of the college which is so closely connected with our country, little thinking ever to find myself a member of it; and I can honestly say that no honour can fall to my lot which I shall prize more highly than this Fellowship which you have conferred upon me.

The first woman to be elected as an Honorary Fellow was the journalist and broadcaster Francine Stock, an Old Member of the college, in 2007.

David Lloyd George , pictured in 1911, was elected an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1910 and said that he would prize no honour more highly.
Elizabeth Blackburn was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2009 and appointed an Honorary Fellow in 2011.
Keith Burnett , a student from 1972 to 1979, was appointed an Honorary Fellow in 2007.
John Garstang , a student from 1895 to 1899, was appointed an Honorary Fellow in 1956.
John Richard Green , one of the first Honorary Fellows in 1877, was a student from 1856 to 1859.
Nigel Hitchin , appointed an Honorary Fellow in 1998, was a student from 1965 to 1968.
Lord Sankey , appointed an Honorary Fellow in 1917, was a student from 1885 to 1891.
David Williams , appointed an Honorary Fellow in 2008, was a student from 1956 to 1962.
Harold Wilson , a student from 1934 to 1937, was appointed an Honorary Fellow in 1963.