Editing University of Manchester (section)

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of University of Manchester people}}
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Many notable people have worked or studied at the University of Manchester or its predecessor institutions, including 26 [[Nobel Prize]] recipients (the fourth largest number in the UK, only Cambridge, Oxford and UCL having a greater number of Nobel laureates).{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Some of the best-known scientists are: [[John Dalton]] (founder of modern atomic theory), [[Ernest Rutherford]] who proved the nuclear nature of the atom whilst working at Manchester, [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] (considered one of the most significant philosophers of the 20th century), [[George E. Davis]] (founder of the discipline of [[chemical engineering]]), [[Alan Turing]] (influential in theoretical [[computer science]], and notable figure in gay rights history), [[Marie Stopes]] (pioneer of birth control and campaigner for women's rights), [[Bernard Lovell]] (a pioneer of [[radio astronomy]]), [[Tom Kilburn]] and [[Frederic Calland Williams]] (who developed the [[Manchester Baby]], the world's first stored-program computer), and physicist and television presenter [[Brian Cox (physicist)|Brian Cox]].

Notable politicians and public figures associated with the university include: two current presidents - [[Michael D. Higgins|Michael D Higgins]] of the [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Samia Suluhu Hassan]] of [[Tanzania]] - and two current prime ministers - [[Abdalla Hamdok]] of [[Sudan]] and [[Gaston Browne]] of [[Antigua and Barbuda]] - as well as several ministers in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This includes the United Kingdom's current [[Secretary of State for Business and Trade]], [[Jonathan Reynolds]]. [[Chaim Weizmann]], a senior lecturer at the university, was the first president of Israel. [[Irene Khan]] is a former secretary general of [[Amnesty International]].

In the arts, alumni include: the author [[Anthony Burgess]] and [[Robert Bolt]] (two times [[Academy Award]] winner and three times [[Golden Globe]] winner), actors including [[Roger Allam]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], [[Toby Jones]] and [[Parineeti Chopra]]. The university also educated some of the leading figures of [[alternative comedy]]: [[Ben Elton]], [[Ade Edmondson]] and [[Rik Mayall]].