List of University of Sussex alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Sussex.

Hilary Benn , Labour Party Member of Parliament
Festus Mogae , President of Botswana
Thabo Mbeki , President of South Africa
Guy Scott , President of Zambia
Shamshad Akhtar , Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission
Helen Boaden , former BBC director
Ian McEwan , novelist and screenwriter
John Altman , film composer
Rebeca Grynspan , Head of United Nations Development Programme
Keith Skeoch , CEO of Standard Life