Notable UK university alumni
13,528 people who studied at a UK university and have Wikipedia coverage. Ranked by international notability (number of language Wikipedias they appear in). Sourced from Wikidata.
Marissa Callaghan
association football player · b. 1985
Northern Irish association football player (born 1985)
Ulster University
Mark Burton
film director · b. 1969
British screenwriter and filmmaker
University of York
Mark Cueto
rugby sevens player · b. 1979
English rugby union footballer
Manchester Metropolitan University
Mark Gertler
painter · 1891–1939
British artist (1891–1939)
University of Westminster, London
Mark Tami
trade unionist · b. 1962
Welsh politician and MP (born 1962)
Swansea University
Mark Wallinger
installation artist · b. 1959
British sculptor (born 1959)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Marta Ortega
chief executive officer · b. 1984
Spanish businesswoman
Regent's University London
Martha Cheung
translator · 1953–2013
Chinese translator
University of Kent
Martin Allen
association football player · b. 1965
English footballer and manager (born 1965)
University of Warwick
Martin Phipps
film score composer · b. 1968
British composer
University of Manchester
Marwa Elselehdar
ship captain · b. 1992
Egyptian ship captain
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Mary Rees
mathematician · b. 1953
British mathematician
University of Warwick
Matt Stevens
rugby union player · b. 1982
English rugby union footballer
University of Bath
Matthew Broome
film actor · b. 2001
actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Matthew Smith
draftsperson · 1879–1959
British painter (1879-1959)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Max Porter
writer · b. 1981
English writer and editor
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
May East
activist · b. 1959
Brazilian singer
University of Dundee
Mazisi Kunene
civil rights advocate · 1930–2006
South African poet (1930–2006)
SOAS University of London
Melvyn Gale
pianist · b. 1952
British musician
Guildhall School of Music & Drama · Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Melvyn Tan
musician · b. 1956
British musician
Royal College of Music
Michael Berkeley
speaker · b. 1948
British composer and broadcaster on music
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Michael Duff
physicist · b. 1949
British physicist
Imperial College London · Queen Mary University of London
Michael Elphick
film actor · 1946–2002
English actor (1946-2002)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Michael Feast
film actor · b. 1946
English actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Michael Finnissy
classical composer · b. 1946
British composer and pianist
Royal College of Music
Michael Gorman
librarian · b. 1941
British librarian (1941-)
University of West London
Michael Grandage
film actor · b. 1962
British theatre director
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Michael McKinnell
university teacher · 1935–2020
American architect (1935-2020)
University of Manchester
Michael Price
film score composer · b. 2000
English composer
University of Surrey
Michael Szwarc
university teacher · 1909–2000
British polymer chemist (1909-2000)
University of Manchester
Michelle Duncan
film actor · b. 1978
British actress
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh · University of St Andrews
Mike Edwards
viol player · 1948–2010
musician (1948–2010)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Mike Parker Pearson
prehistorian · b. 1957
English archaeologist
University of Southampton
Mike Penning
politician · b. 1957
British politician (born 1957)
University of Reading
Mike Taylor
paleontologist · b. 1968
British computer programmer and paleontologist
University of Portsmouth
Mike Weir
politician · b. 1957
British politician (born 1957)
University of Aberdeen
Mimi Webb
songwriter · b. 2000
British singer
BIMM University
Miriem Bensaleh-Chaqroun
businessperson
Moroccan businesswoman, former President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises
ESCP Business School
Morna Hooker
biblical scholar · b. 1931
British theologian, Professor of Divinity
University of Bristol · University of Manchester
Nadine Ibrahim
film director · b. 2000
Nigerian film director
University of Gloucestershire
Najat Kaanache
chef · b. 1978
Chef, Spanish Actress
University of Surrey
Nana Ayew Afriye
nurse · b. 1978
Ghanaian politician
University of Leeds
Nancy Bertler
ecologist · b. 1950
Antarctic researcher
Royal Holloway, University of London
Nancy Johnson
politician · b. 1935
American politician
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Natasha Barrett
composer · b. 1972
British composer and performer of electroacoustic music
University of Birmingham
Nay El Rahi
journalist · b. 1985
Lebanese journalist and activist
SOAS University of London
Nazir Afzal
lawyer · b. 1962
British lawyer
University of Birmingham
Neena Prasad
dancer
Indian dancer
University of Surrey
Neil Ardley
jazz musician · 1937–2004
British jazz musician (1937–2004)
University of Bristol
Neil Oliver
archaeologist · b. 1967
Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author
University of Glasgow
Nell McCafferty
women's rights activist · 1944–2024
Irish writer (1944–2024)
Queen's University Belfast
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
translator · b. 1973
Vietnamese poet and author
Lancaster University
Nia Roberts
actor · b. 1972
Welsh actress
University of Birmingham
Nicholas Kaiser
university teacher · 1954–2023
British astronomer (1954-2023)
University of Leeds
Nick Baines
broadcaster · b. 1957
Bishop of Leeds; Bishop of Bradford; Bishop of Croydon; British Anglican bishop
University of Bradford
Nick Bourne
politician · b. 1952
British politician (born 1952)
Aberystwyth University
Nick Gibb
politician · b. 1960
British politician (born 1960)
Durham University
Nigel Mills
politician · b. 1974
British politician
Newcastle University
Njoki Susanna Ndung'u
lawyer · b. 1965
Kenyan judge
University of Leicester
Nur Masalha
university teacher · b. 1957
Palestinian historian and writer
SOAS University of London