Simon Fanshawe

Simon Fanshawe OBE
Fanshawe in 2021
Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2024
Preceded by	Debora Kayembe
Personal details
Born	26 December 1956 (1956-12-26) (age 67) Devizes, England
Residence(s)	Kemp Town, Brighton
Education	Chafyn Grove School Marlborough College
Alma mater	University of Sussex
Occupation	Writer, activist and broadcaster

Simon Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe OBE (born 26 December 1956, in Devizes, England) is a writer, activist and broadcaster.^[1] He contributes frequently to British newspapers, television and radio. He is also now a consultant and non-executive director of public and private organisations. Fanshawe was one of the founders of the LGBT charity Stonewall. He won the Perrier Comedy Award in 1989. In 2019, he became one of the supporters of the initiative that led to the formation of the LGB Alliance.