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{{Infobox residential college
| university     = [[University of Oxford]]
| name           = Worcester College
| full_name      = Worcester College in the University of Oxford<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/governance |year=2011 |title=Worcester College Governance |publisher=Worcester College, University of Oxford}}</ref>
| photo          = [[File:UK-2014-Oxford-Worcester College 02.jpg|294px]]
| caption        = East side of Main Quad
| scarf          = {{Scarf/University of Oxford |Worcester}}
| latin_name     = Collegium Vigorniense
| named_for      = Sir [[Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet|Thomas Cookes]],<br />[[Worcestershire]]
| previous_names = Gloucester College, Gloucester Hall
| established    = {{Start date and age|1283}}<br />as [[Gloucester College, Oxford|Gloucester College]],<br />{{Start date and age|1560}}<br />as [[Gloucester Hall]],<br />{{Start date and age|1714}}<br />as Worcester College
| sister_college = [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]]
| provost        = [[David Isaac (lawyer)|David Isaac, CBE]]
| undergraduates = 412<ref>{{cite web|title = Undergraduate numbers by college 2011–12
|publisher = University of Oxford|url = http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/colleges/undergraduate_numbers_by_college/index.html}}</ref> (2011/2012)
| graduates      = 167
| location       = [[Worcester Street]]
| coordinates    = {{coord|51.754971|-1.263701|display=inline,title}}
| location_map   = Oxford (central)
| shield         = [[File:Worcester_College_Oxford_Coat_Of_Arms.svg|150px]]
| blazon         = ''Argent, two chevronels gules between six martlets, three, two and one sable'' (modified arms of Cookes<ref>as seen on monument to Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) in St Bartholomew's Church, Tardebigge, Worcestershire[[:File:Tardebigge Worcs St Bartholomew's Church Cookes Windsor1.jpg]]</ref>)
| homepage       = {{URL|http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/}}
| boat_club      = [[Worcester College Boat Club]]
|architect=[[Nicholas Hawksmoor]]
[[James Wyatt]]
[[William Burges]]
|endowment = £59.6 million (2022)
|visitor=[[The Master of the Rolls]]}}

'''Worcester College''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-worcester.ogg|ˈ|w|ʊ|s|t|ər}} {{respell|WUUST|ər}}) is a [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|constituent college]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of [[Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet]] (1648–1701) of [[Norgrove]], Worcestershire, whose coat of arms was adopted by the college.<ref>Burke's General Armory</ref> Its predecessor, [[Gloucester College, Oxford|Gloucester College]], had been an institution of learning on the same site since the late 13th century until the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] in 1539. Founded as a men's college, Worcester has been coeducational since 1979.<ref>Communication from Emma Goodrum, college archivist</ref> The provost is [[David Isaac (lawyer)|David Isaac]] who took office on 1 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 July 2021|title=Welcome to our Provost David Isaac CBE|url=https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/news/welcome-our-provost-david-isaac-cbe}}</ref>

As of 2022, Worcester College had a [[financial endowment]] of £59.6 million.<ref name="worcester">{{cite web |title=Worcester College : Annual Report and Financial Statements : Year ended 31 July 2022 |url=https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/page/wco_2021-22_signed_accounts.pdf |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=ox.ac.uk |page=22}}</ref>

Notable alumni of the college include the media mogul [[Rupert Murdoch]], television producer and screenwriter [[Russell T Davies]], US Supreme Court justice [[Elena Kagan]], Fields medallist [[Simon Donaldson]], novelist [[Richard Adams]] (author of ''[[Watership Down]]''), professional basketball player and US Senator [[Bill Bradley]], and the Sultan of [[Perak]], [[Nazrin Shah of Perak|Nazrin Shah]].

==Buildings and grounds==
[[File:UK-2014-Oxford-Worcester College 01.jpg|thumb|left|Front view of medieval cottages.]]
The buildings are diverse, especially in the main [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangle]]: looking down into the main quadrangle from the entrance through the main building, to the right is an imposing 18th-century building in the [[neo-classical style]]; and to the left a row of [[Middle Ages|medieval]] buildings known as "the cottages", which are among the oldest residential buildings in [[Oxford]]. These cottages are the most substantial surviving part of [[Gloucester College]], Worcester's predecessor on the same site: this was a college for [[Benedictine monks]], founded in 1283 and dissolved with the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] in about 1539.{{fact|date=March 2021}}

[[File:Gloucester-hall.jpg|thumb|left|[[Gloucester Hall]] in 1675, housed largely in the surviving buildings of Gloucester College]]
After a lapse of 20 years, the buildings of the old Gloucester College were used in the foundation of an [[academic halls of the University of Oxford|academic hall]], ''[[Gloucester Hall]]'', in around 1560. The penultimate principal, [[Benjamin Woodroffe]], attempted to establish there a '[[Greek College, Oxford|Greek College]]' for [[Greek Orthodox]] students to come to Oxford, part of a scheme to make ecumenical links with the [[Church of England]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Greek College at Oxford, 1699–1705 |first=E. D. |last=Tappe |url=http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1954/tappe.pdf |journal=[[Oxoniensia]] |volume=XIX |year=1954 |pages=92–111}}</ref> This was a going concern from 1699 to 1705, although only 15 Greeks are recorded as members.{{fact|date=March 2021}}

In 1714, thanks to a fortunate benefaction from a Worcestershire baronet, Sir [[Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet|Thomas Cookes]], Gloucester Hall was transformed into Worcester College. Even then, there were only sufficient funds to rebuild the Chapel, Hall and Library and the north side of the Front Quad, known as the Terrace. The designs were by [[George_Clarke_(British_politician)|George Clarke]], who had consulted [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]].{{fact|date=March 2021}}

In 1736, Clarke generously left to the college his great collection of books and manuscripts. These included the papers of his father [[William Clarke (English politician)|William Clarke]] (which are of crucial importance for the history of England during the period of the [[Commonwealth of England|Commonwealth]] and [[The Protectorate|Protectorate]]) and a large proportion of the surviving drawings of [[Inigo Jones]].{{fact|date=March 2021}}

[[File:WorcesterCollegeTHShepherdEarly19thc edited.jpg|thumb|left|[[Worcester College]] in the early 19th century. The projecting wings are the Hall (left) and the Chapel (right)]]
Owing to lack of funds, Worcester's 18th-century building programme proceeded by fits and starts. The west end of the Terrace and the Provost's Lodgings were added in 1773–1776 (architect: [[Henry Keene (architect)|Henry Keene]]). The medieval cottages were to have been replaced by a further classical range, but survived because money for this purpose was never available; the Hall and Chapel, by [[James Wyatt]], were not completed until the 1770s.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the College |url=https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/history-college |website=Worcester College, University of Oxford |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref>

===The Chapel===
The College Chapel was built in the 18th century. George Clarke, Henry Keene, and James Wyatt were responsible for different stages of its lengthy construction (1720–1791), owing to a shortage of funds. The interior columns and pilasters, the dome, and the delicate foliage plastering are all Wyatt's work. His classical interior was insufficiently emphatic for the tastes of militant Victorian churchmen, and between 1864 and 1866 the chapel was redecorated by [[William Burges]]. It is highly unusual and decorative; being predominantly pink, the pews are decorated with carved animals, including kangaroos and whales, and the walls are riotously colourful, and include frescoes of dodos and peacocks. Its [[stained glass]] windows were to have been designed by [[John Everett Millais]], but Burges rejected his designs and entrusted the work to [[Henry Holiday]]. Oscar Wilde said of the Chapel, "As a piece of simple decorative and beautiful art it is perfect, and the windows very artistic."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worcesterchapel.co.uk/the-chapel/ |title=Worcester College Chapel &#124; The Chapel |publisher=Worcesterchapel.co.uk |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2017-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220012548/http://www.worcesterchapel.co.uk/the-chapel/ |archive-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Worcester College Chapel, Oxford, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The interior of The Chapel]]

===The Chapel Choirs===
Worcester is unique among the Oxford colleges in that it has not one, but two chapel choirs of equal status, which share out the weekly services between them. There is a mixed-voice choir constituted of auditioned choral scholars and volunteers, which sings twice a week: weekly on Thursday and on alternating Sunday and Monday evenings. The Boys' Choir consists of trebles from [[Christ Church Cathedral School]] and alto, tenor and bass choral scholars. This choir also sings twice weekly; on Sunday and Tuesday evenings. These choirs are run on a day-to-day basis by Worcester's two Organ Scholars alongside the director of music.{{fact|date=March 2021}}

===The Hall===
William Burges was commissioned to redecorate the Hall, but was forced to curtail his elaborate designs by a lack of funds. A reduced scheme was completed in 1877 but was substantially altered in the early-20th century, and in 1966 Wyatt's designs were restored using his original drawings (preserved in the College Library), under the direction of architect Emil Godfrey. The Hall was refurbished and redecorated in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worcestercollegelibrary.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/the-many-lives-of-worcester-college-hall/|title=The Many Lives of Worcester College Hall|last=Goodrum|first=Emma|date=2018-04-20|website=Treasures of Worcester College|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>

{{quote box|width=25em|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|align=left|quote="Exit Burges. [The college fellows] will be sorry in fifty years."|source=—[[Nikolaus Pevsner]] on the College Fellows' decision to remove Burges's work in the Hall and reinstate that of Wyatt.{{sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1996|p=223}} }}

===Modern buildings===
In more recent years, several new residential blocks for undergraduates and graduates have been added, thanks in part to a series of generous benefactions. The latest of these include the Earl Building, Sainsbury Building (which won the Civic Trust Award in 1984), Linbury Building, Canal Building, Ruskin Lane Building (for undergraduates), the Franks Building (for graduates), and the [[Nazrin Shah of Perak|Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre]], which won numerous architectural awards and was shortlisted for the 2018 [[Stirling Prize]].<ref name="RIBA">{{cite web |title=The Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre |url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-regional-awards/riba-south-award-winners/2018/the-sultan-nazrin-shah-centre |website=www.architecture.com |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>

The Canal Building sits next to the north entrance to the college and, as the name suggests, beside the [[Oxford Canal]]. It houses 50 students in large en-suite single rooms. The accommodation is usually reserved for third and fourth-year undergraduates.{{fact|date=March 2021}}

===The Gardens===
[[File:Oxford - Worcester College - playing field trees.jpg|thumb|Worcester's playing fields]]

Although Worcester is near the centre of Oxford today, it was on the edge of the city in the 18th century. This has proved a benefit in the long run, since it has allowed the college to retain very extensive gardens and contiguous [[playing fields]] (a total of {{convert|26|acre|ha|abbr=off|disp=or}}, including a lake).{{fact|date=March 2021}}

The gardens have won numerous awards, including the Oxford in Bloom college award every time they have been entered for the competition.{{fact|date=November 2024}} Extensive work on the gardens was carried out between 1817 and 1820, and they may have been laid out in the Picturesque style by Richard Greswell in 1827. They are now managed by head gardener Simon Bagnall and a team of seven gardeners.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml?xml=/gardening/2007/07/20/garden-borderlines-worcester120.xml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530174826/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml?xml=/gardening/2007/07/20/garden-borderlines-worcester120.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-05-30|title=Borderlines: Worcester College gardens |work=[[Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |first=Ursula |last=Buchan |date=2007-07-20}}</ref>

A production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' was directed by [[Patrick Garland]] in the gardens with [[Oz Clarke]] as [[Sir Toby Belch]] and [[Francis Matthews (actor)|Francis Matthews]]. Other garden plays have included ''[[The Tempest]]'' on the lake, directed by [[Nevill Coghill]] in 1949, and ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' in the Provost's garden, directed by provost [[Jonathan Bate]] and undergraduate Georgia Figgis in 2016.{{fact|date=March 2021}}

From February 2009 until December 2018 the college's gardeners kept a [[blog]] to provide an insight into the work involved in looking after the {{convert|26|acre|m2}}.<ref>[http://www.wocogaga.blogspot.com Worcester College Gardeners Blog].</ref>

===Gallery===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150" style="font-size:88%; line-height:130%">
File:WorcesterQuadrangle.JPG|The main quadrangle of Worcester College; on the left are the medieval buildings known as "the cottages", the most substantial surviving part of [[Gloucester College, Oxford|Gloucester College]], Worcester's predecessor
File:Worcester_College,_Oxford_archway.JPG|The 15th-century gate of Gloucester College, surviving to the side of the current gate and bearing the arms of the abbeys of [[Winchcombe Abbey|Winchcombe]], [[St Albans]] and [[Ramsey Abbey|Ramsey]]
File:Worcester College from the quad.JPG|The main building rebuilt between 1720 and 1786. Above the arcade is the Old Library; behind the arcade are the main entrance to the College (centre) and the entrances to the Chapel (left) and the Hall (right)
File:Worcester College, Oxford - geograph.org.uk - 1325095.jpg|North range of the Quad, the 18th-century Terrace
File:Oxford - Worcester College - Provost lodging.jpg|Provost's Lodgings, added to the North range in 1773–1776 by the architect [[Henry Keene (architect)|Henry Keene]]
File:Worcester College Oxford England.jpg|The cottages from the Nuffield lawn
File:Oxford - Worcester College - lake sun.jpg|Lake
File:Sainsbury Building.jpg|Sainsbury Building (which won the Civic Trust Award in 1984)
File:Nazrin Shah Centre.jpg|Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, added in 2017, viewed across the cricket field
</gallery>

==Traditions==
[[File:Oxford - Worcester College - lake playing field.jpg|thumb|The lake and the playing field]]

Every three years in June, the college hosts a [[commemoration ball]].{{fact|date=March 2021}}

The College holds a [[Formal (university)|Formal Hall]] on several days of the week; dress is formal with gowns compulsory for matriculated students. Before each meal, the college grace is recited by a scholar, or student studying a field related to [[Literae Humaniores]]. The text is the same as that recited at [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] but, in comparison, always given in the long form, in [[Latin language|Latin]]:

{{quote|"''Nōs miserī hominēs et egēnī, prō cibīs quōs nōbis ad corporis subsidium benignē es largītus, tibi, Deus omnipotēns, Pater cælestis, grātiās reverenter agimus; simul obsecrantēs, ut iīs sobriē, modestē atque grātē ūtāmur. Īnsuper petimus, ut cibum angelōrum, vērum panem cælestem, verbum Deī æternum, Dominum nostrum Iēsum Christum, nōbis impertiāris; utque illō mēns nostra pascātur et per carnem et sanguinem eius fovēāmur, alāmur, et corrōborēmur. Amen.''"}}

Translated into English:

{{quote|"''We unhappy and unworthy men do give thee most reverent thanks, [[Almighty God]], our heavenly Father, for the victuals which thou hast bestowed on us for the sustenance of the body, at the same time beseeching thee that we may use them soberly, modestly and gratefully. And above all we beseech thee to impart to us the food of angels, the true bread of heaven, the eternal [[Word of God (Bible)|Word of God]], [[Jesus Christ]] our Lord, so that the mind of each of us may feed on him and that through his flesh and blood we may be sustained, nourished and strengthened. [[Amen]].''"}}

Every Hilary (spring) term on the Saturday of 4th Week, second-year members of the College celebrate 'Midway' to mark the point at which they are exactly halfway through their degree (given that students on 3-year courses attend for nine terms, each lasting eight weeks). The occasion is marked with the taking of professional photographs: one in formal dress (but not gowns), and the other in costumes made by the students, usually reflecting themes decided by individual groups of friends. Later in the day, a meal is served in [[Formal (university)|Formal Hall]] to distinguish the event.

==Sports==
Worcester College is known for its sporting prowess, especially in football, cricket, and hockey, and is one of the few colleges to have its sporting grounds onsite (football, rugby, tennis, basketball, netball, croquet, and cricket). In the 2011/2012 season, Worcester won Men's and Women's Football Cuppers. During recent years the hockey side has won numerous league titles, 'Varsity Cuppers' or 'Supercuppers' in 2015, and Cuppers in 2016.{{fact|date=March 2021}}. 
The [[Worcester College Boat Club]] was founded in 1825 and shares the boathouse building with [[Merton College Boat Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wcbc.worc.ox.ac.uk/history/|title=History|website=Worcester College Boat Club}}</ref>

==People associated with Worcester==
===Provosts===
{{div col}}
* Richard Blechinden, 1714–1736
* William Gower, 1736–1777
* [[William Sheffield (academic)|William Sheffield]], 1777–1795
* [[Whittington Landon]], 1795–1839
* [[Richard Lynch Cotton]], 1839–1881
* [[William Inge (priest, born 1829)|William Inge]], 1881–1903
* [[C. Henry Daniel]], 1903–1919
* [[Francis John Lys]], 1919–1946
* [[John Cecil Masterman]], 1946–1962
* [[Oliver Franks, Baron Franks]], 1962–1976
* [[Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs]], 1976–1991
* [[Richard Smethurst]], 1991–2011<ref name="2011Provost">{{cite web|url=http://alumni.worc.ox.ac.uk/News/a_index.php|title=College News|date=2010-07-05|work=Worcester College Alumni Website|publisher=Worcester College External Relations Office|location=Worcester College, Oxford|at=Election of New Provost|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219130753/http://alumni.worc.ox.ac.uk/News/a_index.php|archive-date=2010-12-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Sir [[Jonathan Bate]], 2011–2019<ref name="2011Provost"/>
* [[Kate Tunstall (academic)|Kate Tunstall]], Interim Provost 2019–21<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/news/dr-kate-tunstall-appointed-office-interim-provost |title=Dr Kate Tunstall appointed to the Office of Interim Provost |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=15 March 2019 |website=Worcester College, Oxford |access-date=14 September 2019 }}</ref>
* [[David Isaac (lawyer)|David Isaac]], from 1 July 2021–<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement of a new Provost {{!}} Worcester College |url=https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/news/announcement-new-provost |website=www.worc.ox.ac.uk |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Fellows===
{{see|Category:Fellows of Worcester College, Oxford|List of Honorary Fellows of Worcester College, Oxford}}

===Notable alumni===
{{further|:Category:Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford}}
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File:Sen. Bill Bradley (NJ) (cropped).jpg|[[Bill Bradley]]
File:110818 Gemma Chan in an interview for Collider Video.png|[[Gemma Chan]]
File:Russelltdavies.jpg|[[Russell T Davies]]
File:Elena Kagan SCOTUS portrait.jpg|[[Elena Kagan]]
File:Ellie Kemper photo by Josephine Sittenfeld.jpg|[[Ellie Kemper]]
File:Rupert Murdoch - WEF Davos 2007.jpg|[[Rupert Murdoch]]
File:Senipramoj Cropped.jpg|[[Seni Pramoj]]
File:Emma Watson 2013.jpg|[[Emma Watson]]
</gallery>
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Richard Adams]]
* [[Perry Anderson]]
* [[Giles Andreae]], a.k.a. Edward Monkton or Purple Ronnie
* [[Bill Bradley]]
* [[Stornoway (band)|Brian Briggs]], singer-songwriter with Stornoway and The Glass Aisle<ref>{{cite news |title=Briggs is flying high |url=https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/10828183.briggs-is-flying-high/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |publisher=Kidderminster Shuttle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Burns |first1=Zoe |title=ALUMNI STORIES: 'THE EXCITEMENT I GET FROM NATURE FINDS ITS WAY INTO EVERY SONG I WRITE' |url=https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/alumni-stories-the-excitement-i-get-from-nature-is-why-the-outdoors-finds-its-way-into-every |website=Oxford Alumni |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood]]
* [[Alastair Burnet]]
* [[Simon Burns]]
* [[Peter Clift]]
* [[Andrew Cockburn]]
* [[Alex Cox]]
* [[Gemma Chan]]
* [[Russell T Davies]]
* Sir [[Kenelm Digby]] (Gloucester Hall)
* [[Arthur Lee Dixon]]
* [[Simon Donaldson]]
* [[Jill Duff]]
* [[John Feckenham|John de Feckenham]] (Gloucester College)
* [[Richard Flanagan]]
* Sir [[Peter Gibson (judge)|Peter Gibson]], Lord Justice of Appeal
* [[Jason Gissing]]
* Sir [[Iain Glidewell]], Lord Justice of Appeal
* Rev [[Archibald Edward Glover]] 
* [[Robert Govett]]
* [[Andy Green (RAF officer)|Andy Green]]
* Sir [[Jeremy Greenstock]]
* [[Matthew Hall (writer)|Matthew Hall]] Novelist, Screenwriter
*Sir [[Peter Hayman (diplomat)|Peter Hayman]], Diplomat and paedophile<ref name=independent-19920411>{{cite news |url=http://ianpace.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/two-obituaries-of-peter-hayman-senior-diplomat-mi6-officer-and-pie-member/ |title=Obituary: Sir Peter Hayman |author=Denis Greenhill |author-link=Denis Greenhill |newspaper=The Independent |date=11 April 1992 |access-date=2 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[Tony Hey]]
* [[Nicky Hoberman]]
* [[John Hood (university administrator)|John Hood]]
* Sir [[Martin Jacomb]]
* [[Robin Hull (music critic)|Robin Hull]], music critic
* [[Alice Jolly]], novelist and memoirist
* [[Elena Kagan]]
* [[Bryan Kelly]], composer
* [[Ellie Kemper]]
* [[Charles Kent (rugby player)|Charles Kent]]
* [[David Kirk]]
* [[Peter Kosminsky]]
* [[John Lahr]]
* [[Robb LaKritz]]
* [[Toby Litt]]
* [[Serge Lourie]]
* [[Richard Lovelace (poet)|Richard Lovelace]] (Gloucester Hall)
* [[Nelson McCausland]]
* [[Randal Alexander McDonnell, 10th Earl of Antrim]]
* [[Anna Markland]]
* [[John Cecil Masterman]]
* [[Glyn Maxwell]]
* Sir [[William McKie (musician)|William McKie]]
* Sir [[Roy Meadow]]
* [[John Michuki]]
* [[Francis Orpen Morris]]
* Sir [[Alastair Morton]]
* [[Candida Moss]]
* [[Rupert Murdoch]]
* [[Herbert Murrill]]
* Sir [[David Nabarro]]
* [[Brooks Newmark]]
* [[Steven Norris]]
* [[Cristina Odone]]
* [[Anton Oliver]]
* [[Lindsay Owen-Jones|Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones]]
* [[Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby]]
* [[Rachel Portman]]
* [[Dennis Price]]
* [[Nicholas Purcell (Classicist)|Nicholas Purcell]]
* [[Thomas De Quincey]]
* [[Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall]]
* [[Peter Rodman]]
* [[Michael Radford]]
* [[John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover]]
* [[Anthony Seldon]]
* [[Abdullah of Pahang]]
* [[Nazrin Shah of Perak]]
* [[Seni Pramoj]]
* [[Philip MacDonald Sheppard]]
* [[Anne-Marie Slaughter]]
* [[Laura Solon]]
* [[Jon Speelman]]
* Sir [[Brian Stewart (diplomat)|Brian Stewart]]
* [[Nicholas Stewart]]
* [[Merlin Charles Sainthill Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley|Lord Sudeley]]
* [[Plum Sykes|Victoria "Plum" Sykes]]
* Sir [[Stephen Tomlinson]], Lord Justice of Appeal
* [[Emma Watson]], visiting student
* [[David Wood (actor)|David Wood]], Actor and Playwright
* [[Woodrow Wyatt]]
}}

Fictional alumni of the college include Nick Guest from [[The Line of Beauty]] by [[Alan Hollinghurst]].{{fact|date=March 2021}}

==See also==
* [[Bromsgrove School]] that shares a similar coat of arms, based on those of their joint benefactor, Sir Thomas Cookes of Norgrove.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book
 | last1 = Sherwood
 | first1 = Jennifer
 | last2 = Pevsner
 | first2 = Nikolaus
 | year = 1996
 | title = Oxfordshire
 | series = The Buildings of England
 | publisher = Yale University Press
 | isbn = 978-0-300-09639-2
 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NEzDOwAACAAJ
 }}

==External links==
{{commons category|Worcester College, Oxford}}
* [http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/ Worcester College homepage]
* [http://jcr.worc.ox.ac.uk/ Worcester College JCR]
* [http://mcr.worc.ox.ac.uk/ Worcester College MCR]
* [http://www.worcesterchapel.co.uk/ Worcester College Chapel]
* {{oscoor gbx|SP509065}}

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