List of fictional University of Oxford people

This is a list of fictional people associated with the University of Oxford. Some characters attended fictional colleges; others attended genuine colleges at the university.

List

• Sir Humphrey Appleby GCB (Baillie, perhaps Balliol College) Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister
• Stephen Barley The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• Lyra Belacqua (the fictional Jordan) His Dark Materials
• Edmund Bertram Mansfield Park
• Anthony Blanche Brideshead Revisited
• James Bond Tomorrow Never Dies
• Lord Brideshead Brideshead Revisited
• Tom Brown (St Ambrose's, probably based on Oriel) Tom Brown at Oxford
• Prince Bumpo Doctor Dolittle
• 'Chacko' The God of Small Things
• The Clerk of Oxenford The Canterbury Tales
• Simon Cormack The Negotiator
• Frasier Crane Frasier
• Thomas Crown The Thomas Crown Affair
• Dick Diver (Rhodes Scholar) Tender Is the Night
• Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm
• Kivrin Engle Doomsday Book
• Gervase Fen (the fictional St Christopher's) by Edmund Crispin
• Edward Ferrars Sense and Sensibility
• Lord Sebastian Flyte (Christ Church) Brideshead Revisited
• Charles Gardner (the fictional St Sebastian's) Hut 33
• Jay Gatsby The Great Gatsby
• Rupert Giles Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Patrick Grant (the fictional St Mark's) by Margaret Yorke
• Verdant Green (Brazenface) The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green
• Rev. Mr. Hale (the fictional Plymouth, based on Exeter College) North and South
• Basil Hallward The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Bill Haydon by John le Carré
• Captain Hook (Balliol) Peter Pan
• Master Keaton and his wife (Somerville)
• John Kemp Jill
• Vanessa Kensington Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
• Chatter Lal Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• Canon Leigh (Christ Church) Towers in the Mist by Elizabeth Goudge
• Alwin Lowdham The Notion Club Papers
• Helen Magnus Sanctuary
• Pincher Martin (Christ Church)
• Mary, Marie, Margaret and Myfanwy (the fictional St Bride's College (Somerville)) by Philip Larkin
• Ranald McKechnie (the fictional Surrey College) A Staircase in Surrey
• Jenny Mellor (Merton College) An Education
• Colonel Sebastian Moran The Adventure of the Empty House
• Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse (St John's) Colin Dexter's Morse novels and TV adaptations
• Fox Mulder The X-Files
• Duncan Patullo (the fictional Surrey College) A Staircase in Surrey
• Paul The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• Paul Pennyfeather (the fictional Scone College) Decline and Fall
• Charles Reding (the fictional St Saviour's College) Loss and Gain
• Rumpole of the Bailey (Keble or the fictional St Joseph's)
• Mary Russell by Laurie R. King
• Charles Ryder Brideshead Revisited
• Connie Sachs by John le Carré
• Donna Sheridan (New College) Mamma Mia!
• George Smiley (Lincoln) by John le Carré
• Roderick Spode The Code of the Woosters
• Gwen Stacy (Somerville) in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• Prince Nasir al-Subaai and Prince Meshal al-Subaai Syriana
• Connie Tate The West Wing TV series
• Sir Leigh Teabing The Da Vinci Code
• Paul Temple by Francis Durbridge
• Nigel Thornberry The Wild Thornberrys
• Henry Tilney Northanger Abbey
• Professor Timberlake (J. R. R. Tolkien) (the fictional Surrey College) A Staircase in Surrey
• Harriet Vane (the fictional Shrewsbury College (Somerville)) by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Lord Peter Wimsey (Balliol) by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Viscount St George Wimsey (Christ Church) by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Bertie Wooster (Magdalen) by P. G. Wodehouse
• Lord Henry Wotton The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Charles Xavier (Pembroke) X-Men

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University of Oxford

Leadership

• Chancellor
  • The Lord Patten of Barnes
• Vice-Chancellor
  • Irene Tracey
• Registrar
• Heads of houses

Colleges

• All Souls
• Balliol
• Brasenose
• Christ Church
• Corpus Christi
• Exeter
• Green Templeton
• Harris Manchester
• Hertford
• Jesus
• Keble
• Kellogg
• Lady Margaret Hall
• Linacre
• Lincoln
• Magdalen
• Mansfield
• Merton
• New College
• Nuffield
• Oriel
• Pembroke
• Queen's
• Reuben
• St Anne's
• St Antony's
• St Catherine's
• St Cross
• St Edmund Hall
• St Hilda's
• St Hugh's
• St John's
• St Peter's
• Somerville
• Trinity
• University College
• Wadham
• Wolfson
• Worcester

Permanent private halls

• Blackfriars Hall
• Campion Hall
• Regent's Park
• St Stephen's House
• Wycliffe Hall

Divisions and departments

Humanities	Asian and Middle Eastern Studies American Institute Art Classics History Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics Medieval and Modern Languages Music Philosophy Theology and Religion
Medical Sciences	Biochemistry Human Genetics Medical School Pathology Population Health
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences	Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth Sciences Engineering Science Materials Mathematical Institute Physics
Social Sciences	Archaeology Business Continuing Education Economics Government International Development Law Politics & International Relations Social Policy and Intervention
Gardens, Libraries & Museums	Ashmolean Museum Bodleian Libraries Botanic Garden History of Science Natural History Pitt Rivers

Institutes and affiliates

• Begbroke Science Park
• Big Data Institute
• Ineos Oxford Institute
• Jenner Institute
• Internet Institute
• Oxford-Man Institute
• Martin School
• Oxford University Innovation
• Oxford University Press
• Ripon College Cuddesdon
• Smith School

Recognised independent
centres

• Buddhist Studies
• Energy Studies
• Hebrew and Jewish Studies
• Hindu Studies
• Islamic Studies

Sports

• Australian rules football
• Boxing
• Cricket
• Cycling
• Dancesport
• Football
  • Women's
• Handball
• Ice hockey
• Mountaineering
• Quidditch
• Polo
• Rowing
  • Men's
  • Women's
  • Men's Lightweight
  • Women's Lightweight
• Rugby

• Competitions
  • Cuppers
  • The Boat Race
  • Women's Boat Race
  • Henley Boat Races
  • Polo Varsity Match
  • Rugby League Varsity Match
  • Rugby Union Varsity Match
  • University Cricket Match
  • University Golf Match

• Venues
  • Bullingdon Green
  • Christ Church Ground
  • Magdalen Ground
  • New College Ground
  • Roger Bannister running track
  • University Parks

Student life

• Cherwell
• The Mays
• Oxford Union
• Student Union

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