Notable UK university alumni

Steve Borthwick

rugby union player · b. 1979

English rugby union coach and former player

University of Hertfordshire

Steve Mattin

car designer · b. 1964

automobile designer

Coventry University

British actor

Loughborough University

Steven Marshall

business executive · b. 1968

Australian politician

Durham University

Scottish actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Stewart Stevenson

banker · b. 1946

Scottish politician (born 1946)

University of Aberdeen · University of Strathclyde

Sue Black

forensic anthropologist · b. 1961

forensic anthropologist; anatomist

University of Aberdeen

Susie Silvey

film actor · b. 1956

British actress, dancer and model

University of Westminster, London

South Sudanese politician and human rights campaigner

University of Buckingham

Swapan Dasgupta

journalist · b. 1955

Indian politician, journalist and columnist

SOAS University of London

British mathematician noted for his contribution to fluid dynamics (1903–1989)

University of Leeds

Sylvia Payne

psychoanalyst · 1880–1976

British medical doctor and psychoanalyst

Chesterfield College

Tadeusz Kościński

banker · b. 1956

Polish banker and civil servant

Goldsmiths, University of London

Pakistani actor (1940–2024)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

English actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Tanya Byron

journalist · b. 1967

Psychologist, television and radio presenter

University of Surrey · University of York

Taras Kuzio

university teacher · b. 1958

Academic in Ukrainian politics and Economy of Ukraine

University of Birmingham · University of Sussex

Tejinder Virdee

university teacher · b. 1952

British physicist

Queen Mary University of London

Malaysian politician

Queen's University Belfast

Teodor Shanin

sociologist · 1930–2020

Polish sociologist (1930–2020)

University of Birmingham

Thelma Ekiyor

peace activist

Nigerian peace activist

Imperial College London · University of Buckingham

Scottish classical scholar and historian (1701-1757)

University of Aberdeen

British composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Thomas Woodcock

genealogist · b. 1951

genealogist (born 1951)

Durham University

Tim Barrow

diplomat · b. 1964

British diplomat

University of Warwick

English children's writer (1953-)

University of East Anglia UEA

Tim Hughes

Anglican priest · b. 1977

singer, songwriter, clergyman

University of Sheffield

Tina May

jazz musician · 1961–2022

British singer

Cardiff University

Tolu Akinyemi

poet · b. 1985

Nigerian poet, writer and creative

University of Greenwich

Tolu Oni

public health scientist · b. 1980

Epidemiologist and public health scientist

Imperial College London

Tom Palmer

rugby union player · b. 1979

English rugby union footballer

University of Leeds

Tom Rosenthal

songwriter · b. 1986

British songwriter

Durham University

Tom Wright

architect · b. 1957

British architect

Kingston University

English-Welsh rugby union footballer

University of Leeds

British journalist and press officer (1936-2016)

Durham University

British musician

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Tony O'Reilly

rugby union player · 1936–2024

Irish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024)

University of Bradford

Tracy Brabin

politician · b. 1961

British politician and actress (born 1961)

Loughborough University

Trevor Cooper

television actor · b. 1953

English actor

Kingston University · University of Warwick

Trevor Wooley

university teacher · b. 1964

British mathematician

Imperial College London

Israeli conductor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Ukrainian violinist

Royal College of Music

Vic Reeves

autobiographer · b. 1959

English comedian

Middlesex University

Nigerian politician

University of St Andrews

Zimbabwean politician, activist and educator

University of Birmingham

Victoria Stilwell

television presenter · b. 1969

British television presenter

Middlesex University

British classical scholar and palaeographer (1858-1937)

University of Glasgow

Walton Newbold

journalist · 1888–1943

British politician (1888-1943)

University of Manchester

Wasfia Nazreen

social worker · b. 1982

Bangladeshi mountain climber, women's rights activist, social activist

Edinburgh Napier University

Wayne Marshall

music arranger · b. 1961

British pianist, organist and conductor

Royal College of Music

British writer (1944-)

University of Bristol

English composer (1876-1906)

Royal College of Music

British musician (1914-1982)

Royal College of Music

William Macewen

neuroscientist · 1848–1924

Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (1848–1924)

University of Glasgow

William MacGregor

scientific collector · 1846–1919

British colonial governor and administrator (1846-1919)

University of Aberdeen · University of Strathclyde

Welsh composer (1934-1992)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

William Windham

politician · 1750–1810

British politician; (1750-1810)

University of Glasgow

Willie Rennie

politician · b. 1967

former Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats

University of the West of Scotland

German Arabic scholar (1941–2014)

SOAS University of London

Yahya Al-Sarraj

university teacher · b. 1962

Mayor of Gaza City

University of Bradford · University of Leeds